Belfast news

• RHI: Belfast City Council backs call for full public inquiry into Stormont's botched green energy scheme

  03-01-2017 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast councillors have backed a motion calling for a full public inquiry into the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme that is set to cost Stormont around £500 million.
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother returns with new line-up

  03-01-2017 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celebrity Big Brother returns to screens with a new line-up of stars both old and new to the show.
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother returns: Calum Best and mum Angie among stars to enter 2017 house

  03-01-2017 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Calum Best and his mother Angie are among the new crop of Celebrity Big Brother contestants that have entered the house for their first night together.
  
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• Hillary and Bill Clinton 'to attend Donald Trump's inauguration'

  03-01-2017 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Clintons will attend Donald Trump's inauguration as President of the United States, according to their aides.
  
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• RHI scandal: Ulster Farmers' Union 'warned of spike in applications'

  03-01-2017 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Farmers warned Stormont of a potential spike in applications for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme three months before it happened, it has emerged.
  
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• Carrickfergus man guilty over Metro racism

  03-01-2017 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four Chelsea fans who pushed a black man off a Paris Metro train are given suspended sentences.
  
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• Belfast radio station to mentor broadcast students

  03-01-2017 19:56
  BELFAST: Belfast Community Radio , WBFY 100.9 FM, plans to sponsor and train Belfast High School students in radio broadcasting. Interested students will get the chance to learn the craft by spending on-air time at the radio station, as well as by attending a proposed class at the high school.
  
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• Political donations: Alliance calls for change in law

  03-01-2017 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Alliance Party is calling for a change to legislation which keeps the source of donations to political parties in Northern Ireland secret.
  
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• RHI scandal: Foster's position 'untenable if she does not step aside'

  03-01-2017 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin says if Arlene Foster does not step aside to enable an independent investigation into the 'cash-for-ash' scandal' her position will become "untenable".
  
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• Hundreds faced 12-hour emergency wait

  03-01-2017 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 400 patients waited at least 12 hours at emergency departments over the Christmas period.
  
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• Apollo House: Call for Nama buildings to open to homeless

  03-01-2017 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The group behind the occupation of Apollo House in Dublin has called for the Irish minister for finance to instruct Nama to open up its buildings for the homeless.
  
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• Cap on 2m departures from Belfast airport set to be lifted - Irish Times

  03-01-2017 19:22
  
  Cap on 2m departures from Belfast airport set to be lifted
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  Decision subject to noise-management concerns being resolved at George Best Belfast City Airport.
  
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• Former RUC officer among four Chelsea fans found guilty over racist incident on Paris train

  03-01-2017 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four Chelsea fans have been found guilty of racist violence in Paris, almost two years after they allegedly blocked a black man from boarding a Paris metro train.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Ards-Crusaders on after power restored

  03-01-2017 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Premiership game between Ards and Crusaders on Tuesday night will go ahead after power was restored in Bangor.
  
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• Debt and chocolate: How 2017 is set to hit your pocket

  03-01-2017 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inflation, debt and chocolate - how the financial forecast is shaping up in 2017.
  
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• Ultan Dillane: Connacht lock a doubt for early part of Ireland's Six Nations

  03-01-2017 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Connacht lock Ultan Dillane could miss the early part of Ireland's Six Nations campaign because of an ankle injury.
  
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• Lough Neagh: Environmental group challenges sand ruling

  03-01-2017 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An environmental group is appealing a court decision over unregulated sand extraction from Lough Neagh.
  
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• Free tickets for Belfast's Titanic Experience up for grabs - Derry Journal

  03-01-2017 17:07
  
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  Free tickets for Belfast's Titanic Experience up for grabs
  Derry Journal
  Derry people are being offered the chance to win free tickets to the iconic 'Titanic Belfast' experience on Sunday coming, January 8. Titanic Belfast's NI Citizens Day event on Sunday will provide the opportunity for locals to visit or re-visit the ...
  Free golden tickets to Titanic Belfast up for grabsBelfast Live
  Titanic Belfast giving away free tickets as a 'thank you'Belfast Newsletterall 3 news articles&
  
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• Friends of the Earth renewing legal bid to halt Lough Neagh sand dredging

  03-01-2017 16:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Friends of the Earth is renewing its legal bid to force a halt to sand dredging from Lough Neagh, it emerged on Tuesday.
  
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• Officer disciplined after armed police raid wrong address

  03-01-2017 16:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A PSNI officer has been disciplined after armed police mistakenly searched the home of an innocent man.
  
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• Police officer disciplined over wrongful arrest in County Down

  03-01-2017 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police officer is disciplined after armed police are sent to the wrong address for a search in County Down.
  
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• Italian priest accused of organising orgies in rectory and pimping out 15 women

  03-01-2017 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Italian priest is being investigated for allegedly organising orgies in his rectory and pimping out up to 15 women.
  
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• Government won't intervene over public inquiry call into RHI controversy

  03-01-2017 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has rejected a call to instigate a public inquiry into a botched green energy scheme that is set to cost Stormont around £500 million.
  
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• Free Titanic Belfast tickets as 'thank you' to Northern Ireland public

  03-01-2017 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fancy seeing the world's leading tourist attraction - and for free?
  
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• Belfast man Bell accused of bid to murder cousins to stand trial - Belfast Telegraph

  03-01-2017 15:29
  
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  Belfast man Bell accused of bid to murder cousins to stand trial
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  Police at the scene of a stabbing incident on the Limestone Road in north Belfast. A man is to stand trial accused of trying to murder two cousins in Belfast, a judge has ordered. James Bell was allegedly involved in stabbings at an apartment block on ...
  Belfast man denies trying to murder two cousinsITV Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Belfast man Bell accused of bid to murder cousins to stand trial

  03-01-2017 15:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is to stand trial accused of trying to murder two cousins in Belfast, a judge has ordered.
  
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• On the record

  03-01-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sales of vinyl records reached their highest level for 25 years in 2016 - why are we seeing such a resurgence?
  
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• UK's EU ambassador attacks 'muddled thinking' in his resignation letter

  03-01-2017 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain's outgoing EU ambassador has hit out at the "ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking" of politicians in his shock resignation letter.
  
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• UK ambassador to EU quits ahead of tough Brexit negotiations

  03-01-2017 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain's EU ambassador has quit his post just months before tough Brexit negotiations are set to begin.
  
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• Britain's ambassador to EU quits months before Brexit talks

  03-01-2017 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain's EU ambassador has quit his post just months before tough Brexit negotiations are set to begin.
  
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• Derry disabled musician in music venue campaign

  03-01-2017 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Londonderry musician says that physical barriers in music venues are hindering performers with disabilities.
  
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• Mother reveals that George Michael secretly funded her IVF treatment

  03-01-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother who was able to have an IVF baby thanks to a donation from the late singer George Michael has said she "cannot thank him enough".
  
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• You're more likely to die if treated by male doctor, finds study of 1.5m hospital visits

  03-01-2017 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Female doctors offer better patient care than their male counterparts, according to a new study.
  
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• Bid to boost trading ties between British and Irish firms amid Brexit challenges

  03-01-2017 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A network has been launched to strengthen trading ties between British and Irish businesses as they confront the challenges of Brexit.
  
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• Annotated version of Hitler's Mein Kampf a hit in Germany

  03-01-2017 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An annotated edition of Mein Kampf - Adolf Hitler's notorious manifesto - has become a non-fiction best-seller in Germany.
  
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• If Sinn Fein want election over RHI scandal then bring it on, says DUP's Gregory Campbell

  03-01-2017 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Gregory Campbell has said if their partners in government Sinn Fein want an election, then they will face it head on.
  
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• Donegal pick under-21 squad for Dr McKenna Cup campaign which starts on Sunday

  03-01-2017 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donegal have followed through with their plan to field a under-21 squad in the McKenna Cup which starts on Sunday.
  
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• West Belfast: Man gets '£200 ransom demand' for missing pet dog - BBC News

  03-01-2017 12:54
  
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  West Belfast: Man gets '£200 ransom demand' for missing pet dog
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  A dog lover whose pet went missing has received a bizarre ransom demand. "Pay us £200 and you can have your dog back," Stephen Flynn, 22, from west Belfast was told. Tiny, a three-year-old Staffordshire terrier, disappeared from her Lagmore home early ...
  Belfast pet owner's anguish at £200 ransom demand for return of Staffordshire terrier TinyBelfast Telegraph
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• Weather forecast

  03-01-2017 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland weather forecast
  
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• West Belfast: Man gets '£200 ransom demand' for missing pet dog

  03-01-2017 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Belfast dog lover whose pet has gone missing, receives a ransom demand for £200 to get her back.
  
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• Belfast's St George’s Market battles for best in UK crown

  03-01-2017 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fans of Belfast’s historic St George’s Market are rallying to help have it lift the title of Britain’s Favourite Market.
  
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• Sinn Fein's Declan Kearney hits out at 'juvenile journalists' over his party's confusion on RHI investigation

  03-01-2017 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein chairman Declan Kearney hit out at "juvenile journalists" over the confusion surrounding the type of investigation needed into the Renewable Heating Incentive scandal - confusion which was generated by his own party.
  
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• Police close Derry road - man arrested

  03-01-2017 10:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested in Londonderry following an incident which led to part of the Foyle Road being closed by police.
  
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• Girl, 12, raped after being dragged off street in Levenshulme

  03-01-2017 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old girl has been raped after she was dragged off a street into an alleyway.
  
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• Belfast City Airport's 2m seat sale limit to be lifted

  03-01-2017 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A planning restriction which limits the number of departure seats sold by George Best Belfast City Airport is set to be lifted.
  
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