N. Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson leaving court during his trial. He has short grey hair and round-rimmed glasses. He is wearing a blue suit with a white shirt and a blue and gold tie. Behind him a man with white hair and beard can be seen holding up a broadcast TV camera filming him. He is wearing a dark raincoat.

Assembly launches review into Donaldson's behaviour while MLA

The assembly has launched a review into disgraced former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson's behaviour while an MLA.

15 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

'We will find people': Minister says benefit fraud down by £60m

Gordon Lyons says annual results show that in 2025, benefit fraud dropped to £170.9m compared to £233m in 2024.

3 days ago

Northern Ireland

This 'ambitious' tree planting action plan is a first for NI

Northern Ireland has a target of achieving 12% woodland cover by 2050.

3 days ago

Northern Ireland

'They wanted me to repent': Inside the push to ban conversion practices

Introduced to the assembly on Tuesday, the bill contains provisions that could see a two year sentence imposed on people who conduct conversion practices in NI.

6 days ago

Northern Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson. He has short grey hair, wearing glasses, a blue blazer, white shirt, blue and yellow tie, with a fish pin on his lapel.

Child safety expert to lead review into DUP and Jeffrey Donaldson

Jim Gamble has been commissioned to lead an independent review for the DUP over Jeffrey Donaldson's actions.

2 days ago

Northern Ireland Politics

John Hume, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, stands on the walls of Derry. He is looking at the camera while the houses of the city's Bogside can be seen in the background

Award launched to honour Nobel Laureate John Hume

Irish prime minister Micheál Martin announced the new award in Strasbourg on Tuesday.

3 days ago

Northern Ireland

Emma Little-Pengelly says she was 'shocked and revolted' by Donaldson revelations

On Tuesday, the Belfast Telegraph reported that a woman had alleged Donaldson had sexually assaulted her in 2016, and that she had made a senior member of the party aware of what happened.

3 days ago

Northern Ireland Politics

Hilary Benn, a man with short, white, hair and glasses, is pictured mid-speech while talking to journalists in London in November 2025. He is wearing a black suit, a white shirt and a red tie. The background is blurred.

'Progress made' on bid to agree Stormont budget at castle talks

Local parties met UK government ministers in a new attempt to agree a Stormont budget.

Two men, both with grey hair, wearing grey suits with blue ties. They are stood in front of a DUP banner and engaged in conversation. On the left, Jeffrey Donaldson is wearing black rimmed glasses and appears to be speaking.

'I would have never protected Jeffrey Donaldson', says Poots

Sinn Féin calls on the Speaker to "stand aside" over his handling of misconduct concerns a young woman raised about Jeffrey Donaldson.

Rear view of teenage boy looking down along a vanishing point of rows of trees in a park

Bid to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility formally fails

Unionist parties opposed to increasing the age from 10 to 14 in most cases had deployed a veto known as a petition of concern.

A man is looking sideways, directly at the camera. He has short dark hair and is wearing rounded glasses. The man is dressed in a dark suit jacket with white shirt and light pink tie, which has a textured pattern. There is a small silver fish symbol attached to the lapel of his jacket.

A gay sauna visit and an 'exploited' young woman – the double life of Jeffrey Donaldson

BBC NI Spotlight investigates the long-serving Christian politician jailed for child sex offences.

A female student with blonde hair and wearing a blue and green striped cardigan sitting at a desk in a classroom with a laptop. There are other students sitting on her left and behind her.

Magee student target date 'under review', MLAs told

The campus currently has about 6,500 students, with a target of reaching 10,000 students by 2032.