Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson appeared in a packed courthouse in Newry on Wednesday morning, charged with rape and a number of other historical sex offences.
As the political situation in the Middle East continues to escalate, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu shows no signs of tempering his hardline stance.
Notorious criminal Michael O'Loughlin turned his back on his gangland associates and broke ranks, simply by pleading guilty to the many crimes he committed.