Belfast news

• Pinwheel Brothers spin at Rock City

  17-02-2017 22:33
  Rock City CafA©, 316 Main St., will present The Pinwheel Brothers Saturday, Feb. 25, from 7 to 9 p.m. The Belfast-based group features Ben Hatfield on guitar; Phil Mancini on mandolin, banjo and guitar; and Vic Tredwell on bass. Food is available until closing.
  
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• Two men arrested on suspicion of firearms offences

  17-02-2017 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested two men aged 21 and 24 on suspicion of firearms offences.
  
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• DUP leader claims it is 'dangerous' to transfer votes to nationalists

  17-02-2017 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has said it is "dangerous" to encourage unionists to share their vote with nationalist candidates as it would increase the chance of a border poll.
  
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• NI Assembly election: Continental views and milk price posers

  17-02-2017 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A round-up of happenings on the assembly election campaign trail over the past 24 hours.
  
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• Belfast, Derry and Strabane in 2023 capital of culture bid

  17-02-2017 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast, Derry and Strabane are to work on a joint bid to become European Capital of Culture in 2023, the BBC learns.
  
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• Wrightbus planning major new factory at Ballymena site

  17-02-2017 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wrightbus is planning a major expansion of its Ballymena in factory.
  
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• Baa-rilliant app

  17-02-2017 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A two-week-old lamb is rescued from a pipe that is several metres underground - with the help of a smart phone app.
  
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• Microsoft announce the creation of 600 new Dublin jobs

  17-02-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company has been in Ireland since 1985 and now has 1,200 full-time employees and 700 contractors.
  
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• Tony Blair: Scottish independence 'more credible' after Brexit vote

  17-02-2017 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tony Blair will say the case for Scottish independence is "much more credible" after the Brexit vote.
  
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• DUP under pressure to say who bankrolled its pro-Brexit campaign

  17-02-2017 17:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pressure is mounting on the Democratic Unionist Party to reveal who bankrolled its expensive UK-wide pro-Brexit campaign.
  
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• Lord Mountbatten IRA bomb blast 'indefensible,' says Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy

  17-02-2017 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ex-IRA man and Sinn Fein election candidate Conor Murphy has described the terror group's bombing of Lord Louis Mountbatten - which killed two boys aged 14 and 15 - as "indefensible".
  
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• Doomsday ready: UK people preparing for apocalypse

  17-02-2017 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All of us have probably experienced a fleeting thought  - probably after watching Armageddon or The Day After Tomorrow – about what we would do in the event of a global disaster.
  
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• West Belfast: Shooting of boy, 16, was 'child abuse'

  17-02-2017 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A gun attack on a 16-year-old boy in west Belfast was "child abuse" a senior police officer says.
  
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• West Belfast shooting of teenager is 'act of tyranny'

  17-02-2017 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP MLA Alex Attwood has condemned the shooting of a teenager on Forest Street near the Springfield Road area of west Belfast.
  
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• West Belfast shooting of teenager carried out by 'predators in community'

  17-02-2017 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have condemned the shooting of a teenager on Forest Street near the Springfield Road area of west Belfast.
  
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• West Belfast: Shooting of boy, 16, was 'child abuse' - BBC News

  17-02-2017 15:24
  
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  West Belfast: Shooting of boy, 16, was 'child abuse'
  BBC News
  A gun attack on a boy in west Belfast was "child abuse," a senior police officer has said. The 16-year-old was shot in the leg on Thursday and is in a stable condition in hospital. It happened at Forest Street, off the Springfield Road, at about 20:50 GMT.
  Boy (16) among two shot in Belfast within 24 hoursIrish Times
  Police slam shooting of boy (16) in west Belfast as 'child abuse ...Belfast Telegraph
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• Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell calls for Enda Kenny to step down

  17-02-2017 15:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fine Gael backbencher Alan Farrell has broken ranks to demand Taoiseach Enda Kenny stands down.
  
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• Weekly newspaper review: Undercover stings and school disco blues

  17-02-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In this week's local papers - tanning salons get burned and why the party could be over for school formals.
  
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• Women's World Cup Qualifier: Pakistan end Ireland's World Cup dream

  17-02-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland women's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup were ended by Pakistan in a 86-run defeat in Friday's Super Six clash in Colombo.
  
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• Police chief brands attack 'child abuse'

  17-02-2017 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief Superintendent Chris Noble says attack on 16-year-old is 'child abuse'
  
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• Chief Superintendent Chris Noble says attack on 16-year-old is 'child abuse'

  17-02-2017 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief Superintendent Chris Noble says attack on 16-year-old is 'child abuse'
  
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• Belfast shooting: Police say attack on 16-year-old was 'child abuse'

  17-02-2017 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief Superintendent Chris Noble says attack on 16-year-old is 'child abuse'
  
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• Your pictures from around Northern Ireland

  17-02-2017 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of your pictures of Northern Ireland sent in over the last week. Send your photos to [email protected]
  
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• Tony Blair has forgotten what democracy is about, says Ian Duncan Smith after former PM demands uprising against Brexit

  17-02-2017 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Duncan Smith has said Tony Blair seems to have 'forgotten what democracy is about' after the former prime minister called for an uprising against Brexit.
  
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• Belfast Jewish community subjected to antisemitic online abuse | UK ... - The Guardian

  17-02-2017 13:57
  
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  Belfast Jewish community subjected to antisemitic online abuse | UK ...
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  Racist image sent to Facebook page follows desecration of Jewish graves in city cemetery last August.
  Jewish Community In Belfast Receives Anti-Sematic Threats - 4ni4ni.co.ukall 6 news articles »
  
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• Belfast Jewish community subjected to antisemitic online abuse

  17-02-2017 13:57
  
  Racist image sent to Facebook page follows desecration of Jewish graves in city cemetery last AugustBelfast’s dwindling Jewish community has been subjected to online antisemitic abuse, it has emerged.The Belfast Jewish Community group confirmed that the abuse contained a racist image sent to its Facebook page. The incident comes just over six months after 13 Jewish graves were desecrated in Belfast’s city cemetery. Continue reading...
  
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• West Belfast: Three men arrested after burglaries and assault

  17-02-2017 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three men are arrested in west Belfast after two burglaries, an assault on a teenage boy and a vehicle theft.
  
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• Watch: Firefighters channel best sheep impressions and phone app for lamb rescue

  17-02-2017 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was a rescue with a difference for the Northern Ireland Fire Service - as they came to the aid of a two-week-old lamb who became trapped in a pipe after wandering into a manhole.
  
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• Dogs have a human-like sense of morality, new research suggests

  17-02-2017 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dogs have the ability to work out when someone is being rude or dishonest, according to a new study into the morality of man’s best friends.
  
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• PSNI investigates allegations of misconduct at Garnerville

  17-02-2017 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PSNI is investigating allegations of misconduct and crime at its training college at Garnerville in east Belfast.
  
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• Women threatened at knifepoint, teen assaulted and car stolen in spree of incidents across Belfast

  17-02-2017 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two women have been threatened with a knife, a teen boy was assaulted and a car was stolen during a spree of incidents across Belfast.
  
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• Dublin Tech Summit: Robot speaker RoboThespian steals the show

  17-02-2017 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A robot named George stole the show at the Dublin Tech Summit, telling a panel discussion that how we choose to use robots will likely determine mankind's fate.
  
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• Ulster v Glasgow (Sat)

  17-02-2017 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news and preview for Saturday's Pro12 meeting between Ulster and Glasgow.
  
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• NHS cuts blamed for 30,000 deaths

  17-02-2017 13:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Research papers have linked an unprecedented increase in “excess deaths” in England and Wales to underfunding in the NHS and social care system.
  
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• West Belfast: Boy, 16, injured in shooting

  17-02-2017 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old boy is shot in the leg in west Belfast - the second attack of its kind in the area within 24 hours.
  
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• Belfast: Eyewitness describes hearing shooting

  17-02-2017 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eyewitness describes overhearing shooting incident on Forest Street, off the Springfield Road in Belfast on Thursday.
  
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• RHI scandal: O'Neill learned of budget pressures 'at end'

  17-02-2017 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michelle O'Neill only learned of the huge hole in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) budget at the time the scheme was closing, the Department for Agriculture confirms.
  
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• RHI scandal: O'Neill learned of budget pressures as scheme closed

  17-02-2017 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michelle O'Neill only learned of huge hole in Renewable Heat Incentive budget as scheme was closing, department says.
  
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• Baa-rilliant app assists in lamb rescue

  17-02-2017 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A two-week-old lamb is rescued from a pipe that is several metres underground - with the help of a smart phone app.
  
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• NI League Cup final: Carrick keeper Brian Neeson plays down rib injury scare

  17-02-2017 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Carrick Rangers goalkeeper Brian Neeson has allayed fears about his fitness ahead of Saturday's League Cup final against Ballymena United.
  
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• Supermarket fuel prices may not be the best, Northern Ireland motorists warned

  17-02-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motorists in Northern Ireland have been warned to no longer rely on supermarket filling stations for the best deals on fuel.
  
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• Donegal garda Keith Harrison welcomes McCabe inquiry

  17-02-2017 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Irish policeman welcomes his inclusion in the investigation of false allegations against garda whistleblowers.
  
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• Bus lane trial for taxis in Belfast to begin next week

  17-02-2017 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 12-week trial scheme for some taxis to use bus lanes on Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) routes is to begin next week.
  
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• Genesis Open: Graeme McDowell makes solid start in California

  17-02-2017 10:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Graeme McDowell cards a two-under par round of 69 at the opening round of the weather-interrupted Genesis Open
  
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• Newspaper review: Political Lotharios and Fantastic Mrs Fox

  17-02-2017 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cliff-edge adventures of a vixen prove more exciting than the first TV election debate.
  
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• Pro-lifer reported to PSNI over her David Ford 'Hitler' placard

  17-02-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anti-abortion campaigner Bernadette Smyth of Precious Life has been reported to the police after brandishing a poster picturing former Alliance Party Justice Minister David Ford alongside Adolf Hitler.
  
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• Jewish group reviewing security after Facebook abuse

  17-02-2017 09:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group representing Jewish people in Belfast says it is reviewing security after it received anti-Semitic abuse on Facebook.
  
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• Ryanair warns of UK flight suspension over Brexit

  17-02-2017 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has warned there is a remote chance of all flights between the UK and Europe being suspended in March 2019 if the UK Government opts for a "cliff-edge" Brexit.
  
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• Republic 'scouting out' locations for border posts

  17-02-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish Government officials have reportedly started scoping work to identity locations where customs checkpoints could be set up along the border with Northern Ireland.
  
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