“He was a fraud”: Allison Morris, Sam McBride and Suzanne Breen react as Jeffrey Donaldson found guilty of sex offences

Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of 18 historical sex offences, including one count of rape, 13 of indecent assault and four of gross indecency. The offences were against two women when they were children. His wife Eleanor Donaldson has been found to have committed the acts relating to off…

GUILTY: Jeffrey Donaldson is now a convicted child rapist

Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of all charges – the judge said prison is “inevitable”. A jury of seven men and five women had considered its verdicts for more than nine hours over two days, and reached a verdict just after lunch on Monday. The 63-year-old former MP had pleaded n…

Extra: Starmer out - 'de facto' PM Andy Burnham in

Another British Prime Minister is heading for the exit. Just days after insisting he would stay and fight, Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, bringing a sorry end to a premiership that lasted just two years. With his only serious rival out of the running, Andy Burnham now appears to have…

Best of the BelTel: The long history of fascism and the far-right in Ireland

Ireland has long flirted with the far-right – and has had political movements with profoundly antisemitic views. Historian Pádraig Óg Ó Ruairc has written a new book - ‘Burn Them Out – A History of Fascism and The Far-Right in Ireland’ investigating the history of fascism in Ireland. He joined …

Best of the BelTel: Eugene Reavey tells the story of his fight for justice for his brothers

Eugene Reavey, 79, has reached settlements worth £400,000 with the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Ministry of Defence over claims of security force collusion in the murders of his brothers John Martin, Brian and Anthony Reavey in January 1976. Back in August 2025, Eugene joined Niamh …

Noah Donohoe: ‘Questions over teen’s death may never be answered’, final witness tells inquest

Noah Donohoe’s remains were found in a storm drain in north Belfast on June 27, 2020. The 14-year-old had gone missing six days earlier. A post-mortem examination found that the likely cause of death was drowning. The inquest into his death, which is being heard before a jury, is in…

Nicola Tallant on why Katie Simpson’s tragic murder leaves so many unanswered questions

Katie Simpson was a talented showjumper whose short adult life centred around the equine industry she'd grown up in. So, when first responders collected her, unconscious and not breathing, from the care of Jonathan Creswell, who would eventually be charged with her murder, police initially believed…

Donaldson Trial: Evidence “not sufficiently reliable” to convict, court hears

Jeffrey Donaldson’s trial is nearing its end. The court has now heard the closing arguments – all that remains is for the judge to give directions to the jury. On Wednesday, Donaldson’s barrister told the jury the complainants were “not sufficiently reliable enough to drive you to a sure conclu…

Donaldson Trial: ‘It is their word against his word’, defence tells jury

A prosecution barrister has told a jury that the two complainants in the case against Jeffrey Donaldson had ‘No reason to lie’. But Jeffrey Donaldson’s barrister has told the jury to look at evidence ‘dispassionately’, and that “When all is said and done, it is their word against his word”. …

Sam McBride assaulted as he questions protesters in east Belfast

Belfast Telegraph’s Sam McBride went to East Belfast to ask people blocking a road – albeit peacefully – why they were protesting. That led to him being assaulted, challenged to a fight, intimidated and sworn at. The fallout from last week’s riots continues with 35 arrests, and 23 people charged.…