The ex-MP has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences.

The former DUP leader is on trial at Newry Crown Court charged with a number of sexual offences.

Donaldson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences.

The former DUP leader has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

The former DUP leader has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

The 63-year-old has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

The 63-year-old denies a total of 18 alleged historical offences.

Neither Jeffrey or Eleanor Donaldson were present in court for the ruling.

Donaldson has denied charges of aiding and abetting her husband and former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson, who is himself charged with 18 offences.

The former DUP leader is facing allegations of historical sex offences, which he denies.

The trial of the ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Eleanor Donaldson has been delayed twice due to medical issues related to her.

The wife of the former DUP leader is facing charges of aiding and abetting.

Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife Lady Eleanor Donaldson have been accused of alleged historical sexual offences which they deny.

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife are facing charges relating to historical sex offences.

A previous court hearing had been told that there had been a deterioration in the medical condition of Eleanor Donaldson.

A lawyer said the court was waiting for an assessment over whether ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s wife was fit to stand trial later this year.

At Newry Crown Court on Friday Judge Paul Ramsey granted an adjournment application on medical grounds.

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife both attended court ahead of a trial

A judge said he does not want to interfere with a date to start the trial of former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife.

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson and his wife will go on trial in March facing a number of historical sex offences.

Eleanor Donaldson is the co-accused in a historical sex offences case involving her husband, former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson.

He made a brief appearance before Newry Crown Court on Tuesday.

Sinn Fein has emerged for the first time as the party in Northern Ireland with the largest representation at Westminster.

Ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson quit the leadership in March after being charged with historical sexual offences

The former DUP leader and his wife, Eleanor Donaldson, are appearing before Newry Magistrate's Court

The 61-year-old and his wife are expected to appear in court on Wednesday.

Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson first won the seat as an Ulster Unionist in 1997 and has defended it ever since.

The former DUP leader, who is set to remain Lagan Valley MP until the election, is facing 11 historical charges.

The former DUP leader is facing 11 charges

The former DUP leader resigned last month

The former DUP leader has not resigned his position as MP.

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the coming week

East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson insisted the DUP should not be distracted by a leadership contest this side of a general election

Jeffrey Donaldson resigned as leader of the DUP.

Jeffrey Donaldson assumed leadership of the DUP in 2021 during a turbulent time for the party.

The DUP will oppose the regulation which requires cross-community consent from Stormont MLAs. If the regulation is not passed then the UK government will decide if it should be introduced.

The unionist party is to use an applicability motion at Stormont on Tuesday to allow the Northern Ireland Assembly to vote on a new EU regulation.

Campaigner Jamie Bryson challenged DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to a public debate on post-Brexit trading arrangements.

Leader Jeffrey Donaldson said that ‘seeking out heretics’ in the DUP was a ‘sure and certain path to self-destruction’

The DUP gave the green light for the recall of the Stormont Assembly on the back of a deal with the British government

Former deputy leader of the DUP Nigel Dodds suggested there was a divergence of views within the party.

The end of the two-year Stormont blockage was signalled when DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson secured the backing of his party executive.

The party has been using a veto power to block Stormont ‘s devolved institutions for two years in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.