Belfast news

• Grenfell fire: Five London tower blocks evacuated over fire safety fears

  23-06-2017 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eight hundred households are to be evacuated from a council estate in north London in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire to allow "urgent fire safety works" to take place.
  
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• Residents attend protest rally against UVF flags in south Belfast

  23-06-2017 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 250 residents in south Belfast have attended a protest demanding that UVF and unionist flags be removed from their area.
  
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• Man shot in ankle in west Belfast - BBC News - BBC News

  23-06-2017 20:44
  
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  The victim has been taken to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
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• Belfast City Council probe into storage of bonfire pallets

  23-06-2017 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An investigation will take place into a decision by Belfast City Council to store up to 3,000 pallets meant for loyalist bonfires in the city.
  
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• West Belfast shooting: Man taken to hospital

  23-06-2017 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s has been taken to hospital after he was shot in the ankle in west Belfast.
  
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• Tesco to increase pay rate for 250,000 workers by 10.5%

  23-06-2017 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tesco said it will hand around a quarter of a million staff a 10.5% pay rise, marking its biggest investment in store pay for 10 years.
  
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• George Gilmore murder: Detectives receive two anonymous letters

  23-06-2017 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murder of high-profile loyalist Geordie Gilmore have appealed to the authors of two anonymous letters containing "vital information" on the killing to come forward as soon as possible.
  
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• Celtic forgo tickets for Linfield match in Belfast amid safety fears - The Guardian

  23-06-2017 18:34
  
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  Celtic fans will not be sold tickets by the club for any Champions League meeting at Linfield. Photograph: Russell Cheyne/Reuters. Celtic. Celtic forgo tickets for Linfield match in Belfast amid safety fears. • Clubs on course to meet in Champions ...
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• Five electrocuted at water park in Turkey

  23-06-2017 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five people, including two teenagers and a 12-year-old, have died after being electrocuted at a water park pool in north-west Turkey, media reports said.
  
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• Celtic refuses ticket allocation for potential Belfast tie with Linfield

  23-06-2017 17:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic fans will not be issued with tickets for the club's potential clash with Linfield in Belfast.
  
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• Dog bites through child's ear in attack in Northern Ireland

  23-06-2017 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a Londonderry child that required surgery after being bitten by a dog has spoken about the shock of her son's attack.
  
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• Coleraine businessman who sexually assaulted a female was snared after victim used her mobile phone to film him

  23-06-2017 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Coleraine businessman who sexually assaulted a female was snared when his victim used her mobile phone to film him touching her breast.
  
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• Harry Holland murder: Officer disciplined over 999 call response

  23-06-2017 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer has been disciplined after an Ombudsman report found that the PSNI's response to a 999 call less than two hours before Belfast man Harry Holland was murdered was "inadequate".
  
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• 'Boy held viable device' found in Cornshell Fields, Londonderry

  23-06-2017 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Féin councillor says that a teenager handled a viable device in Londonderry before it was made safe.
  
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• Invest NI head wants to see return of Stormont ministers

  23-06-2017 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The head of Invest NI was speaking as a Belfast software firm announced 165 new jobs.
  
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• Belfast man tried to stab his granny, court told

  23-06-2017 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man was remanded in custody today accused of trying to stab his grandmother to death.
  
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• Watch: Gust of wind gets the better of TV3 weatherman Deric Hartigan

  23-06-2017 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV3 weatherman Deric Hartigan had a bit of a blustery start to his Friday when a gust of wind got the better of him.
  
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• Weekly paper review: Boat row, 'elf n safety and dressy dogs

  23-06-2017 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The local papers focus on Queen's honours list recipients, a nautical row and some cute twins.
  
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• Revealed: Danske Bank Premiership fixtures - Champions Linfield start title defence against Carrick Rangers

  23-06-2017 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Champions Linfield will start their title defence against Carrick Rangers.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Linfield to start title defence against Carrick

  23-06-2017 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield will begin their bid to retain the Irish Premiership title with a Windsor Park game against Carrick Rangers on 12 August.
  
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• Gary Haggarty: Ex-senior loyalist pleads guilty to 200 terror charges

  23-06-2017 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gary Haggarty, so-called supergrass, pleads guilty to 200 charges including five murders.
  
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• Harry Holland: Officer disciplined over actions on night of murder

  23-06-2017 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police Ombudsman says there was 'significant failing' on the night of west Belfast man's murder.
  
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• Gary Haggarty: Victim's son angry at supergrass murderer's deal

  23-06-2017 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-paramilitary who admitted five murders should "never see daylight," says victim's son.
  
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• Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers announce gig at Belfast's Limelight

  23-06-2017 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers will perform at the Limelight in Belfast later this year.
  
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• Ex-paramilitary commander turned supergrass admits 200 terrorist offences

  23-06-2017 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former loyalist paramilitary commander turned supergrass has pleaded guilty to 200 terrorist offences, including five murders.
  
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• Ex-loyalist commander turned supergrass admits 200 terrorist offences

  23-06-2017 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former loyalist paramilitary commander turned supergrass has pleaded guilty to 200 terrorist offences, including five murders.
  
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• Police appeal for missing 17-year-old girl Louise Craig

  23-06-2017 12:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a missing 17-year-old Louise Craig who was last seen in Coleraine.
  
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• NI traffic alerts: Latest travel updates

  23-06-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the feed below for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Grenfell Tower fire started in fridge - insulation and tiles had failed safety tests, police consider manslaughter charges

  23-06-2017 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Grenfell Tower fire started in a faulty fridge and insulation and tiles on the block have failed safety tests, Metropolitan Police Detective Superintendent Fiona McCormack has said.
  
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• Virgin Media issue warning for customers over security

  23-06-2017 10:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Virgin Media is advising more than 800,000 customers with a specific router to change their password immediately after an investigation found hackers could gain access to it.
  
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• Ulster University 'optimistic' on new medical school at Magee

  23-06-2017 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prof Hugh McKenna says that plans to install NI's second medical school have moved a step closer.
  
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• Viable explosive device found in Derry

  23-06-2017 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Security forces in Northern Ireland have carried out a controlled explosion on a viable device in Londonderry.
  
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• Controlled explosion carried out in Cornshell Fields, Londonderry

  23-06-2017 09:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A security alert ends after army bomb disposal experts carry out a controlled explosion in Derry.
  
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• Newspaper review: Stolen pallets, Simply Red and Stormont pups

  23-06-2017 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The police's "inadequate" response to a tragic murder dominates the front pages of the papers.
  
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• Brexit: Hard border in Ireland is biggest fear among frontier folk of Tyrone

  23-06-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Exactly a year ago the United Kingdom went to the polls and voted to leave the European Union - but today for people along Northern Ireland's border, there is still huge uncertainty about what the future holds.
  
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• Potential Linfield v Celtic tie moved to July 14 over security concerns

  23-06-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast clash between Linfield and Celtic has been pencilled in for July 14 - avoiding the security nightmare of a powderkeg eve-of-Twelfth tie.
  
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• Furniture firm Fultons back in Northern Ireland with £1m store

  23-06-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the best-known names in Northern Ireland retail has returned, creating 10 new jobs following its collapse during the economic crash.
  
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• SDLP's Attwood still drawing £55k pay despite losing his job as MLA

  23-06-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former MLA Alex Attwood is still receiving his £55,000 salary as a member of the Assembly Commission - three-and-a-half months after he lost his West Belfast seat.
  
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• 3,000 bonfire pallets stolen in raid on Belfast council depot

  23-06-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Up to 3,000 pallets being controversially stored by Belfast City Council for loyalist bonfires have been stolen.
  
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• Irish processor's Brexit vow to NI dairy farmers

  23-06-2017 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aurivo says it is committed to its Northern Ireland farmers through the Brexit process.
  
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• Jeremy Guscott column: Do the Lions have the magic formula to beat All Blacks?

  23-06-2017 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British and Irish Lions, armed with a clinical attacking edge, are good enough to beat the All Blacks, says Lions great Jeremy Guscott.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn polls better than Theresa May on Prime Minister suitability

  23-06-2017 07:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has overtaken Theresa May for the first time on the question of who voters think would make the best prime minister, a poll suggests.
  
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• NI schools told they 'won't be allowed to overspend'

  23-06-2017 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They were also told cuts are likely to schemes for disadvantaged children.
  
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• Linfield fans react to new date for potential Celtic match

  23-06-2017 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield fans respond to the news of a July date change for their potential match against Celtic.
  
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