Belfast news

• DUP 'divorces' from Loyalist endorsement

  06-06-2017 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A DUP MP has distanced himself from an endorsement by an umbrella group which is backed by loyalist paramilitary organisations.
  
  Read more

• BBC NI election debate: Sinn Fein and DUP politicians clash over claims of paramilitary influence

  06-06-2017 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein and DUP politicians have clashed in a televised debate over claims of paramilitary influence in the election campaign.
  
  Read more

• Crusaders sign ex-Linfield defender Sean Ward

  06-06-2017 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Glentoran and Linfield player is the second signing of the off-season for Crusaders
  
  Read more

• Crusaders raid Linfield to sign utility player Sean Ward

  06-06-2017 23:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former Glentoran and Linfield player is the second signing of the off-season for Crusaders
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Neva M. Heath

  06-06-2017 23:18
  Our sweet mother, grandmother, aunt and friend Neva May Cuthbertson Heath left us after a brief illness June 2, 2017, surrounded by family and friends in Seattle, where she had moved in 2014 to be near her oldest daughter, Carole. Neva, or NeNe as she was affectionately called by her grandmother, was born May 20, 1933, in Belfast to Leota and Charles Cuthbertson.
  
  Read more

• Belfast stabbing: Man charged in city centre murder case

  06-06-2017 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old who was arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Belfast city centre is charged with murder.
  
  Read more

• Attack 'won't change UK to Ireland travel'

  06-06-2017 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brexit secretary David Davis says the London attack won't change the UK and Ireland Common Travel Area.
  
  Read more

• Attack 'won't change UK-Ireland travel'

  06-06-2017 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brexit secretary David Davis says the London attack won't change the UK and Ireland Common Travel Area.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Labour is ‘real, serious and here’, Jeremy Corbyn tells star-studded Birmingham rally attended by 6,000

  06-06-2017 21:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour is “going all-out” to win the General Election and show its doubters that the party is “real, serious and here”, Jeremy Corbyn has told an impassioned rally.
  
  Read more

• Theresa May vows to rip up human rights laws that 'stop us from tackling terrorism'

  06-06-2017 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has said she will rip up some human rights laws if they stop her from tackling terrorism.
  
  Read more

• General election 2017: Geared for debate; 'dirty tricks' letter

  06-06-2017 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the five main parties get ready for debate, the smaller contenders make a final push on the doorsteps.
  
  Read more

• PSNI lend support after Manchester and London terror attacks

  06-06-2017 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police officers from Northern Ireland are used to dealing with paramilitary activity.
  
  Read more

• Padraig Harrington injured after being struck by amateur during coaching session

  06-06-2017 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three-time major winner Padraig Harrington has withdrawn from this week's FedEx St Jude Classic after being hit on the elbow by an amateur during a coaching session.
  
  Read more

• Padraig Harrington suffered a bizarre elbow injury while coaching an amateur player

  06-06-2017 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Padraig Harrington withdraws from the St Jude Classic in Memphis after suffering an unusual elbow injury.
  
  Read more

• VoXX summer concert series begins

  06-06-2017 18:50
  The auditioned Midcoast a cappella vocal ensemble VoXX: Voice of Twenty will open its 2017 summer concert series, titled Where There is Love a , Friday, June 16, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Church UCC, 8 Court St. The program will feature music that explores that most human of emotions. Early works, both sacred and secular, by Monteverdi, Victoria, Weelkes and Wilbye; are contrasted with contemporary pieces including two iterations of "Ubi Caritas" and a pair of brand-new love songs written for Vo
  
  Read more

• West Belfast: Couple struck by car on Andersonstown Road

  06-06-2017 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The men are arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after incident in Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Lurgan kidnap victim Kevin Conway was bound and shot, court hears

  06-06-2017 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A farmer has recalled the moment he discovered a body lying in a derelict house on his land in Aghalee.
  
  Read more

• Historic Rosetta Cottages in Belfast to be restored

  06-06-2017 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six of the Rosetta Cottages, that were built in the 1800s, have fallen into disrepair.
  
  Read more

• Cottage industry

  06-06-2017 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Six of the Rosetta Cottages, that were built in the 1800s, have fallen into disrepair.
  
  Read more

• Orangeman's car that hit pedestrians had no mechanical defects, court hears

  06-06-2017 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were "no mechanical defects" with a car driven by an Orangeman that collided with a group of pedestrians at a north Belfast interface, a court has heard.
  
  Read more

• RHI legal challenge delayed until Autumn

  06-06-2017 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Economic analysis from group of boiler owners has added "new dimension" to proceedings, court hears.
  
  Read more

• Belfast hit and run: Police appeal for witnesses as four men held on suspected of attempted murder

  06-06-2017 16:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four men have been arrested after a man and a woman were struck by a car while walking along the Andersonstown Road in west Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
  
  Read more

• PSNI motorcyclist trapped under car after Belfast crash

  06-06-2017 16:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after a PSNI motorcyclist became trapped under a car in Belfast on Tuesday morning.
  
  Read more

• Poll: Less than 1% between Sinn Fein and the DUP

  06-06-2017 16:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The two biggest parties in Northern Ireland are neck and neck going into the general election, according to the latest poll.
  
  Read more

• Aaron Dundon: Ulster appoint former Leinster hooker as scrum coach

  06-06-2017 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ulster appoint Grenoble forwards coach Aaron Dundon to Les Kiss' backroom team as he is named as scrum coach.
  
  Read more

• Man accused of trying to kill Carrick pub doorman cut off electronic tag in 'moment of madness', High Court hears

  06-06-2017 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man on bail accused of trying to kill a pub doorman in a suspected loyalist paramilitary feud attack cut off his electronic tag in a "moment of madness", the High Court heard on Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• Belfast East: Alliance and DUP go head to head in tight battle - Irish Times

  06-06-2017 14:36
  
  Irish Times
  Belfast East: Alliance and DUP go head to head in tight battle
  Irish Times
  Straight fight between Gavin Robinson of the DUP and new Alliance leader Naomi Long.
  East Belfast looks like a two horse race but who will win in key ...Belfast Telegraphall 2 news articles »
  
  Read more

• Galway mosque vandalised during Ramadan prayers

  06-06-2017 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The mosque was targeted while a full congregation of Ramadan worshippers was inside.
  
  Read more

• Celebrating Pride Month on an Island with a Three-Year-Old

  06-06-2017 14:28
  It's Pride Month , a time to acknowledge and and celebrate the human rights struggles faced by LGBTQI+ communities worldwide, as well as have a little rainbow-colored fun. Here on the island, Pride doesn't get its own parade - the closest one is in Belfast - so I've been finding little ways to bring some of the teaching and celebration of the season into my school and home.
  
  Read more

• Lord Mayor helps launch the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic

  06-06-2017 14:14 via youtube.com
  
  
  View video

• Raymond McCord in legal action against PSNI over son's murder inquest delays

  06-06-2017 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland victims campaigner is taking legal action against the police over delays in an inquest into the loyalist killing of his son 20 years ago.
  
  Read more

• Belfast stabbing: Police get more time to question suspect

  06-06-2017 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the murder is not being treated as a hate crime and do not believe race was a factor.
  
  Read more

• Police on mission to 'boldly go' and track down stolen Star Trek cards

  06-06-2017 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PSNI go all intergalactic in their mission to find thousands of sci-fi trading cards stolen in a robbery in Londonderry.
  
  Read more

• Manchester United's under-18s to open SuperCupNI against N Ireland

  06-06-2017 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Man United's return to this year's SuperCupNI will include the club's under-18s taking on the Northern Ireland under-18s.
  
  Read more

• DUP urged to clarify stance on endorsement from loyalist paramilitary body

  06-06-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP is facing calls to clarify the party's stance on a pre-election endorsement from a body representing loyalist paramilitaries.
  
  Read more

• Legal challenge to cutting of Renewable Heat Incentive payments delayed until autumn

  06-06-2017 13:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A legal challenge to the cutting of Renewable Heat Incentive payments is to be delayed until the autumn, it emerged on Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• Sycerika McMahon: Twice European medallist retires at the age of 22

  06-06-2017 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twice European Championship medallist Sycerika McMahon retires from competitive swimming at the age of 22.
  
  Read more

• London terror attack: Third terrorist named as Youssef Zaghba

  06-06-2017 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The third London Bridge terrorist has been named as Youssef Zaghba, an Italian national of Moroccan descent.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!