Belfast news

• Belfast food truck owners moving up to full-scale downtown restaurant

  22-11-2016 23:53
  Neighborhood, a restaurant dealing in world cuisine, is expected to open in this building at 132 High Street in downtown Belfast sometime in mid-December. Sarah Waldron of Belfast assembles chairs at the future site of Neighborhood restaurant in downtown Belfast on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016.
  
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• Leicester 2-1 Club Brugge: Foxes take top spot in Group G of Champions League

  22-11-2016 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester are through to the last 16 of the Champions League after beating Club Brugge 2-1 in their Group G match at the King Power Stadium.
  
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• Rory McIlroy pens touching letter to a young golf fan

  22-11-2016 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy made one young golfer's day by writing to him after he caught a ball that the Northern Irishman threw into the crowd on the way to winning the Tour Championship.
  
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• CS Lewis Square opens in Belfast

  22-11-2016 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  CS Lewis Square, the latest phase of the £40m Connswater Greenway regeneration project, has opened in Belfast.
  
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• Peter Weir calls on NASUWT to suspend strike action

  22-11-2016 19:19
  
  Education Minister Peter Weir calls for a teacher's union to suspend strike action.
  
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• Stormont Executive accused of 'control freakery' over regeneration powers

  22-11-2016 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Stormont Executive has been accused of "control freakery" after it was announced regeneration powers would not be devolved to councils.
  
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• Executive accused of 'control freakery' over regeneration powers

  22-11-2016 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Stormont Executive has been accused of "control freakery" after it was announced regeneration powers would not be devolved to councils.
  
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• John Fitzgerald dies following collision near Belfast International Airport

  22-11-2016 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died from injuries he received following collision close to Belfast International Airport.
  
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• Teachers' pay demands branded 'fantasy figures' by Stormont minister

  22-11-2016 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont's education minister has urged teachers' unions to live in the "real world" as he described some of their pay demands as "fantasy figures".
  
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• Donald Trump's 'extreme' Muslim registry plans revealed by potential cabinet minister Kris Kobach

  22-11-2016 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Details have emerged of what a plan for a Muslim registry under Donald Trump might look like, after they were revealed - apparently accidentally - by one of his potential cabinet members.
  
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• Pen Bay, Waldo County General outline expansion plans

  22-11-2016 17:10
  Expansions of the emergency departments and new physician office complexes are on the horizon at both Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital. Hospital officials outlined the construction plans during the first of what are planned as annual meetings of the Coastal Healthcare Alliance Community Advisory Council.
  
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• Rates: Máirtín Ó Muilleoir proposes higher bills for 7,000 households

  22-11-2016 14:49
  
  Around 7,000 households in Northern Ireland could face higher rates bills under a proposal from the Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir.
  
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• Londonderry security alert an 'elaborate hoax'

  22-11-2016 14:42
  
  Police say a security alert, which closed a day care centre in Londonderry, was an "elaborate hoax".
  
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• Option open for Ashers Gay Cake case to be heard by UK Supreme Court, says Belfast judge

  22-11-2016 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Christian bakers found to have unlawfully refused to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan may have a new route of appeal to the UK's highest court, it has emerged.
  
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• Nama's Project Eagle sale had unusual features, property expert says

  22-11-2016 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The £1.2 billion sale of Northern Ireland property loans by the Republic's toxic assets agency Nama was marked by unusual features, a property expert hired to advise on the deal has said.
  
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• Nama made an 'eejit' out of deal-brokers in Northern Ireland property loans sale

  22-11-2016 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nama made an "eejit" out of internationally renowned deal-brokers involved in the controversial £1.2 billion sale of its Northern Ireland property loans, a parliamentary committee has been told.
  
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• Toll roads may be introduced in Northern Ireland, hints Sinn Fein minister Hazzard

  22-11-2016 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has hinted that toll roads could be introduced in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Supermarkets should introduce slow lanes for OAPs, report says

  22-11-2016 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets have been urged to introduce dedicated slow lanes for the elderly who value the chance to talk when they are out shopping.
  
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• NI knowledge economy 'second fastest growing in the UK'

  22-11-2016 12:03
  
  NI's knowledge economy is the second fastest growing in the UK, according to a new report.
  
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• Suspicious object sparks Derry security alert

  22-11-2016 11:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert has been sparked in Londonderry following the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Derry security alert declared 'elaborate hoax'

  22-11-2016 11:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert sparked in Londonderry following the discovery of a suspicious object has been declared an elaborate hoax.
  
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• 'Object of interest' found after exhumation of 1972 MRF shooting victim Daniel Rooney

  22-11-2016 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An "object of interest" has been found following the exhumation of the remains of a teenager killed by an undercover Army unit more than 40 years ago.
  
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• Closure of Irish TV in Northern Ireland leads to dozens of job losses

  22-11-2016 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The closure of television company Irish TV's Northern Ireland office has been branded a sad loss by one of its best-known stars.
  
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• Antrim Hospital patients warned of long waits

  22-11-2016 10:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients attending Antrim Area Hospital's Emergency Department are advised it is currently experiencing pressures.
  
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• Manus Deery: Calls for prosecutions after MOD admission

  22-11-2016 10:46
  
  The sister of a boy shot dead by the Army in 1972, calls for prosecutions after the Ministry of Defence (MOD) accepts his innocence.
  
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• Fermanagh waits on 800 call centre jobs one year after deal

  22-11-2016 09:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of new call centre jobs promised for Co Fermanagh have still not been created more than a year after a major Invest NI announcement.
  
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• Winter snow blankets Mourne landscape that inspired Narnia as magical CS Lewis square opens in Belfast

  22-11-2016 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A magical space dedicated to one of Belfast's most famous authors is set to open tonight.
  
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• Parking fines cancelled for Belfast charity bikers

  22-11-2016 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Letters warning of legal action against a group of pensioners who were issued with parking fines while taking part in a charity moped run in Belfast are to be cancelled.
  
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• Northern Ireland business rates shake-up aims to help retail and hospitality sectors

  22-11-2016 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A major shake-up in business and domestic rates across Northern Ireland will include helping retailers and the hospitality sector, new regeneration pilot schemes and the scrapping of a ratings cap on homes here, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Garda killer on driving and drug charges refused bail by Derry court

  22-11-2016 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Garda killer who was jailed for seven years in 2011 has been charged with driving and drugs offences in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Four victims of the Troubles die waiting on pension since 2011

  22-11-2016 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A victims' campaign group has said four of its members have died since they first asked Stormont leaders in 2011 to agree on a pension for those left unable to work after being injured during the Troubles.
  
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• Northern Ireland Brexit split widens as Sinn Fein's McGuinness calls for consent motion

  22-11-2016 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Assembly should be allowed to give its approval before the Government kick starts formal negotiations on Brexit, Martin McGuinness has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland's beaches worst in UK for litter

  22-11-2016 09:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland has some of the dirtiest beaches in the UK -for the second year in a row.
  
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• Vandalism cost Translink £550k in Northern Ireland last year

  22-11-2016 08:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cost of clearing up after vandalism to Translink property and premises last year in Northern Ireland was a staggering half a million pounds, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Naomi Long said nothing about cancer during flag protest 'because I didn’t want anyone to think I was seeking sympathy'

  22-11-2016 08:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alliance leader Naomi Long has revealed that she was diagnosed with cancer at the height of the flag protests, when she was under threat from loyalists.
  
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• Tyrone village hit by death of Darren Taylor in second suspected substance-related tragedy

  22-11-2016 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s has died suddenly in Coagh in the second suspected drug-related death to hit the village in a month.
  
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• Last picture of Belfast man Jamie Burns just hours before he died after taking ecstasy

  22-11-2016 08:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken father of a young man who died after collapsing suddenly in the early hours of Sunday morning has spoken out about the dangers of drugs.
  
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• Moment besotted English penpal wed police killer in Northern Ireland jail and tore her family apart

  22-11-2016 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of an English woman who wed killer Brendan McConville behind bars say they'll never accept the dissident republican as her husband.
  
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• Kanye West 'in hospital for exhaustion' after scrapping tour

  22-11-2016 04:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kanye West has reportedly been admitted to hospital for exhaustion, a day after cancelling his tour.
  
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• Great Candy Challenge nets 350 pounds for active military

  22-11-2016 01:20
  Students at Ames Elementary School, Searsmont, are pictured with Halloween candy and other sweets they've collected for service men and women on active duty. They presented the candy, following a Veterans Appreciation Ceremony Nov. 10, to Belfast VFW members, from left, Steven Brown, Cliff Hooper, Bill Pollock, Jim Roberts and Jim Wood.
  
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