Diarmuid Pepper

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‘Compounded barriers' include sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, legal status and disability and can ‘compound the barriers' in accessing support.

A Department spokesperson said the new law gives employees choice and does not require anyone to stay in work if they prefer to retire.

The jury has been considering its verdict for close to seven hours so far.

Three days of deliberation came to an end today, with a guilty verdict on all 18 charges made against the former DUP leader. Reporting from Newry Crown Court

Less than a decade after being a Westminster power broker, Jeffrey Donaldson found himself being driven away to prison in a police van.

Martin further accused Sinn Féin of ‘playing politics' by putting in amendments to the Finance Bill around fuel costs which it knew would get voted down.

Donaldson was recognised by the late Queen Elizabeth in her 2016 Birthday Honours and given a knighthood.

‘If we're judging past performance as an indicator of future performance, we all draw our own conclusion.'