Belfast news

• Ulster Under-21 Football: Tyrone earn U21 replay with Donegal

  15-03-2017 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tyrone draw with Donegal while Ulster U21 holders Monaghan crash out and there are quarter-final wins for Armagh and Cavan.
  
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• School Reporters act on homelessness

  15-03-2017 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With homelessness on the rise, a group of pupils from Abbey Grammar School in Newry take action
  
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• Are schools prepared for cyberbullying?

  15-03-2017 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  School reporters at St Patrick's College in Maghera investigate the increase in cyberbullying.
  
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• Dungannon: How might Brexit affect migrants living in NI?

  15-03-2017 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dungannon students explore how Brexit might affect migrants living in Northern Ireland.
  
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• North West 200 2017: Ryan Farquhar to back Lee Johnston in Supertwins class

  15-03-2017 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Farquhar will back Lee Johnston for the Supertwins class at the North West 200 in 2017.
  
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• Mayo helicopter crash: Accident investigators from UK to join search

  15-03-2017 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Accident investigators from the UK to join the search for the black box from the Irish coastguard search and rescue helicopter
  
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• Doctors report rare case of ‘penile strangulation’

  15-03-2017 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Doctors in the Republic of Ireland faced an unusual medical dilemma after a metal ring became stuck on a man's penis.
  
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• Your Company Could Be One of the "Best Places to Work" in Maine

  15-03-2017 22:05
  Portland, ME-March 15, 2017- The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management is on the lookout for employers who qualify for its "Best Places to Work in Maine" honors. The program recognizes companies that have established and consistently fostered outstanding workplace environments.
  
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• Rory McIlroy: I won't have a great taste in my mouth at Muirfield

  15-03-2017 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has indicated he cannot easily forgive Muirfield members despite their belated vote to admit women members for the first time in the 273-year history of the course this week.
  
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• Muirfield: Rory McIlroy says women ban was 'obscene'

  15-03-2017 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World number three Rory McIlroy remains critical of Muirfield after the club votes to admit women members for the first time.
  
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• Lagan College alert ends after white powder found to be 'not hazardous'

  15-03-2017 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An alert over an envelope of white powder at a school ends after the substance is found to be "not hazardous".
  
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• Tyrone woman scoops £10k Best Dressed Lady prize at Cheltenham

  15-03-2017 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone woman has scooped the Best Dressed prize at Ladies' Day at Cheltenham, worth over £10,000.
  
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• Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash: Signal from black box of Rescue 116 detected

  15-03-2017 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rescue workers searching for three missing Irish Coast Guard members have detected a signal from the black box belonging to the R116 helicopter.
  
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• Robinson criticises Anderson's 'belligerent utterance'

  15-03-2017 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Féin MEP who said the Prime Minister could stick a hard or soft border where the sun doesn't shine is dismissed as "belligerent"
  
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• School Report: How does sport impact school life?

  15-03-2017 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  School Report: How does sport impact school life?
  
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• Some Troubles information can never be made public, says James Brokenshire

  15-03-2017 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some information from the Troubles can never enter the public domain because it would put lives at risk, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.
  
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• Special measures to deter St Patrick's student unrest

  15-03-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast students are warned of an increased police presence on the streets ahead of St Patrick's Day.
  
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• Creating hi-tech Irish border system 'won't be easy'

  15-03-2017 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brexit Secretary says there is "quite a lot of design work to do" on a system to monitor goods crossing the Irish border.
  
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• Connswater Greenway bonfire site removed due to 'pride in the area' say bonfire collectors - but refuse to be drawn on where tyres come from

  15-03-2017 17:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bonfire site on the multi-million pound Connswater Greenway has been removed because collectors have "pride in the area", a group representing them has said.
  
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• Video: Neighbourhood surrounding new Belfast transport hub to be ... - the Irish News

  15-03-2017 17:11
  
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  Video: Neighbourhood surrounding new Belfast transport hub to be ...
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  DRAWING inspiration from Belfast's industrial heritage, the neighbourhood surrounding the city's new transport hub is to be called Weavers Cross.and more »
  
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• Man convicted of raping woman while on release from prison has sentence reduced

  15-03-2017 17:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man convicted of raping a woman while on release from prison has won an appeal against his nine-year jail term.
  
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• Donegal woman Danielle McLaughlin killed in Indian tourist spot, heartbroken mother leads tributes

  15-03-2017 16:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has confessed to raping Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin who was found dead at an Indian tourist spot, according to police.
  
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• Family of dead pilot talk about their loss

  15-03-2017 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Family of dead helicopter pilot Dara Fitzpatrick talk about their loss
  
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• Mum takes on Enniskillen school over haircut punishment

  15-03-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A self-confessed "overprotective mummy" says her son was put in isolation as his haircut portrayed the wrong image.
  
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• A cutting punishment

  15-03-2017 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A self-confessed "overprotective mummy" says her son was put in isolation as his haircut portrayed the wrong image.
  
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• Border posts between Northern Ireland and the Republic ruled out post-Brexit

  15-03-2017 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Government has ruled out introducing Irish border posts after leaving the EU.
  
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• Free College Planning Workshops at UMaine Hutchinson Center in ...

  15-03-2017 15:17
  Belfast. The Maine Educational Opportunity Center will be hosting FREE workshops entitled Essentials of College Planning for adults 19 & over at the Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave., each Tuesday in February.
  
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• Irish language act could cost £19m: Conradh na Gaeilge

  15-03-2017 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish language group Conradh na Gaeilge has claimed an Irish language act could cost £19m over five years.
  
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• Belfast Lagan College: Pupils leaving school after lockdown as police investigate package received with white powder

  15-03-2017 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently at a Belfast school after it was reported a package was received containing white powder.
  
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• Belfast Lagan College on lockdown as police investigate package received with white powder

  15-03-2017 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently at a Belfast school after it was reported a package was received containing white powder.
  
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• Northern Ireland grammar school puts pupil in isolation over haircut

  15-03-2017 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother has told of her disbelief after her son was put in isolation at a Northern Ireland grammar school because of his haircut.
  
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• Chancellor Philip Hammond in dramatic U-turn over Budget National Insurance hike

  15-03-2017 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government was accused of being in "chaos" after Chancellor Philip Hammond committed a dramatic U-turn over his planned Budget hike in National Insurance Contributions (NICs) for the self-employed.
  
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• Supermarket ATM damaged in Newcastle

  15-03-2017 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives are investigating damage to an ATM machine outside a supermarket in Newcastle.
  
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• Clipper yacht race set to return to Londonderry in 2018

  15-03-2017 12:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Londonderry will once again be a stopover city in the prestigious Round The World yacht race.
  
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• NI unemployment level falls in February

  15-03-2017 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of NI people claiming unemployment benefits fell in February, but the unemployment rate has risen.
  
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• Act up and we'll kick you out: QUB and UU warn students over St Patrick's day trouble in Belfast's Holyland

  15-03-2017 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Queen's and Ulster University have warned students that if they are caught causing trouble over the St Patrick's Day festivities, they face being kicked out.
  
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• Man charged with 43 Belfast burglaries set for court date

  15-03-2017 10:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have charged a man with 43 counts of burglary.
  
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• Citigroup gives Belfast reassurance

  15-03-2017 10:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Head of Citigroup in the UK gives a reassurance about the future of the bank's operation in Belfast.
  
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• Prof Kelly feared BBC snub after kids hijacked interview

  15-03-2017 10:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The professor interrupted by his two mischievous children in a live TV interview said his first reaction was "mortification" and worry that the BBC would never call him again.
  
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• Voting under way in Netherlands election

  15-03-2017 10:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Polling booths have opened across the Netherlands in parliamentary elections.
  
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• Voters head to polls in Netherlands election

  15-03-2017 10:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte and anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders have defined the Dutch parliamentary election as a litmus test for populism in Europe.
  
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• Rutte 'wins Netherlands election'

  15-03-2017 10:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is on track to notch up a dominating parliamentary election victory over anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders.
  
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• PM claims his Dutch election victory stopped the 'wrong sort of populism'

  15-03-2017 10:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jubilant Mark Rutte said his election victory over anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders stopped the "wrong sort of populism" in its tracks.
  
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• Blueprint for £65m office on the site of Belfast's Dublin Road cinema lodged - Belfast Telegraph

  15-03-2017 09:48
  
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  Blueprint for £65m office on the site of Belfast's Dublin Road cinema lodged
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  A £65 million office block on the site of a Belfast city centre cinema has moved a step closer after plans were submitted for the 12-storey building. Under the project the Movie House on Dublin Road will be razed and replaced by a development with a ...
  This is what £65m development on Belfast's Movie House site could look likeBelfast Live
  Office space for 3000 work
  
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• Young Irish woman murdered in Goa was travelling under British passport - man arrested

  15-03-2017 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish woman believed to have been murdered after being found dead near a beach in Goa was travelling under a British passport.
  
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