Belfast news

• Rescue 116 helicopter wreckage lifted from sea off Irish coast

  02-04-2017 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The crashed helicopter is recovered off the Irish coast but two crew members remain missing.
  
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• Coastguard say County Down kayaker alarm was elaborate hoax

  02-04-2017 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The coastguard call off a search operation for a kayaker reported to be in difficulty near Donaghadee.
  
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• Football League Division Two: Down escape as Fermanagh and Derry are relegated

  02-04-2017 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Down draw with Cork to escape relegation but Fermanagh and Derry drop to Division Three after the Oak Leafers snatch a win at Brewster Park.
  
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• Bounce & Beer Adventure

  02-04-2017 17:43
  Join Maine Yoga Adventures for a Saturday of big fun at the trampoline park and our long awaited return ride on The Growler Bus - this time we head towards Belfast! The adventure will begin at the Orono Trampoline Park with bouncing on trampolines, flipping into foam pits, a big dodge ball battle, and more From the park, adventurers will head out to Nocturnem Draft Haus to meet up with our guide and driver of The Growler Bus. With some snacks and perhaps a growler to go, we'll hop on board and h
  
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• Football League Division One: Monaghan and Donegal miss out on final

  02-04-2017 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Monaghan and Donegal miss out as Dublin and Kerry qualify for the Division One final in the Football League with Cavan relegated.
  
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• Man (60) in stable condition after assault in Londonderry

  02-04-2017 16:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 60-year-old man is in a stable condition following a serious assault in Londonderry.
  
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• 60 year old man in 'very serious' condition after assault in Londonderry

  02-04-2017 16:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 60 year old man is in a "very serious" condition following an assault in Londonderry, police have said.
  
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• Celtic beat Hearts 5-0 to secure sixth Premiership title in a row

  02-04-2017 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sensational Scott Sinclair hat-trick helped Celtic secure their sixth successive Premiership title in a commanding 5-0 win over Hearts at Tynecastle.
  
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• Stop pandering to DUP, Sinn Fein tells British government

  02-04-2017 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British government must "stop pandering to the DUP" if there is any hope for the restoration of powersharing at Stormont, Sinn Fein has said.
  
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• One Direction star on the lookout for the next Rory McIlroy

  02-04-2017 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Niall Horan just can’t get enough of Northern Ireland. The One Direction star is coming back to the province this August for the Northern Ireland Open golf tournament, presented by Modest! Golf.
  
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• Police launch murder probe after man dies in Belfast City Centre

  02-04-2017 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a 31-year-old man in Belfast City Centre.
  
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• Police launch murder investigation after death of Paul McCready

  02-04-2017 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have named the murder victim who died after an altercation in Belfast city centre as 31-year-old Paul McCready.
  
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• Police launch murder investigation after death of 31 year old Paul McCready

  02-04-2017 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have named a murder victim who died after an altercation in Belfast City Centre as 21 year old Paul McCready.
  
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• World Superbikes: Rea's winning run ends as Davies clinches Aragon victory

  02-04-2017 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Champion Jonathan Rea's run of five successive World Superbike victories ends as he comes second to Chaz Davies at Aragon.
  
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• Gerry Adams says 'sustainable' Stormont deal needed in the absence of Martin McGuinness

  02-04-2017 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said that if a power-sharing deal was made at Stormont tomorrow it wouldn't last unless it is "sustainable", due to the absence of Martin McGuinness.
  
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• Police establish identity of body washed up on Murlough beach

  02-04-2017 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have now established the identity of a male whose body was found on Murlough beach on Friday. A post mortem examination has been carried out and the death is not being treated as suspicious.
  
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• Man dies in one-vehicle crash in Crossgar, County Down

  02-04-2017 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is killed in a crash on Crossgar's Saintfield Road in the the early hours of Sunday.
  
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• Film star John Cusack 'glad to be invited to Belfast'

  02-04-2017 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hollywood actor John Cusack is in Belfast for a number of events as part of the Belfast Film Festival, including a talk to more than 150 politics students at St Mary's College.
  
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• Man dies after Crossgar road crash

  02-04-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died following a collision in Crossgar, Co Down in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• What Tears Us Apart; What Holds Us Together

  02-04-2017 08:31
  Elliot Benjamin facilitates this discussion group every other Sunday at 93 Main St., Belfast. Goal is to find common ground for people of all political persuasions to work toward understanding.
  
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• Am I Hungry?

  02-04-2017 08:31
  Mindful Eating Program, Biscone Medical Building, 119 Northport Ave., Belfast. Maybe you've attended weekly meetings, eliminated entire food groups, logged your food and exercise into an app, or any of a thousand other so called "solutions."
  
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• Effort launched in Midcoast to ban plastic bags

  02-04-2017 03:46
  The city council is scheduled to discuss a proposal that would either ban stores from giving out plastic bags for free or to impose a fee for each bag. The April 3 meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. at city hall.
  
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• 'Longtail' superstition

  02-04-2017 01:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC reporter Rick Faragher takes a look at superstitions after he is forced to break one when covering a story about an infestation of "longtails".
  
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• Up to 20 people watched asylum seeker beaten by gang, neighbours claim

  02-04-2017 01:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of up to 20 people watched on as a gang punched and kicked a young asylum seeker so badly he was left with a fractured skull and a blood clot on the brain, neighbours claim.
  
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