No sign of him, say neighbours as Jeffrey Donaldson vanishes into vastness of London town

John Toner on the banks of the Thames in Greenwich near Jeffrey Donaldson's London apartment

John Toner in London

Embattled former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been keeping a low-profile at his London bolthole ahead of his first court appearance on historical sex charges.

The former DUP leader (61) is to answer a raft of historic child sex abuse charges at Newry Magistrates Court at the end of the month.