Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is a paedophile, a jury has unanimously found: Guilty on all 18 counts, including rape of a primary school girl. Judge says jail is "inevitable" and ex-MP immediately remanded into custody. Full breaking coverage: https://t.co/7BnVqpS7io
Donaldson arrived at Newry Crown Court in a nice car. He's leaving in a prison vehicle and is going on to the sex offender register. One of NI’s most powerful politicians, who was mentored by Enoch Powell, he has lived up to Powell’s famous dictum.
One of the worst heatwaves in European history is underway.
Peak high temperatures forecast this week:
France: 45°C / 113°F Monday-Tuesday
London: 39°C / 102°F
Amsterdam: 34°C / 93°F
Berlin: 38°C / 100°F
Paris: 41°C / 106°F
Alarming UKV output this morning. Highs of 41-42°C. 🌡️
That is literally July 2022 all over again there with the numbers and the location of the peak heat.
The one exception is the 41-42°C temperatures also being shown in parts of Somerset and Wales too for this event! 😳
Wouldn’t be shocked if there was buyers remorse in a section of the Labour Party 12-18 months from now.
A fractured party for the foreseeable. Just when it can’t afford to be.
Netanyahu:
They told me not to enter Rafah. I entered Rafah.
I was told not to strike Hezbollah. We struck Hezbollah.
They told me not to confront Iran. We confronted Iran!
Speaking in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran has been prevented from "carrying out a plan to annihilate us".
He adds: "We prevented that from happening. We removed an existential danger."
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🇮🇱🇱🇧The Israeli ambassador claims that "𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧". But, several senior members of the Netanyahu government signaled the opposite
🇮🇱🇱🇧Israeli minister of defense said the IDF will stay in southern Lebanon "with no time limit". Israel's minister of national security said he wants to build Jewish settlements in southern Lebanon
🇮🇱🇱🇧At least two political organizations affiliated with Netanyahu coalition partners are working on plans for settlements in Lebanon and getting support from lawmakers in Netanyahu's coalition
🇮🇱🇱🇧Read more about it here: https://t.co/EIJ618muUd
𝐇𝐞𝐳𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥.
Terrorists lie.
Hezbollah is a terrorist organization.
Hezbollah lies.
Iran is using its proxy to extract concessions. That is the modus operandi of the murderous regime in Tehran.
Don't be fooled.
𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧.
Israel seeks to live side by side with its neighbors behind secure and recognized borders.
𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬, 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝.
More details to come.