Belfast news

• Car set on fire in north Belfast near New Lodge flats

  08-08-2017 23:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car was set on fire in north Belfast on Tuesday night near a bonfire beside the New Lodge flats.
  
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• PSNI Chief shares frustration over political impasse in meeting with Sinn Fein

  08-08-2017 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's police chief has expressed frustration at a political stalemate over introducing new mechanisms to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
  
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• Rhinestone Cowboy singer, Glen Campbell, dies aged 81

  08-08-2017 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glen Campbell, the country singer known for his hit Rhinestone Cowboy, has died aged 81.
  
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• New Woods works at Skidompha

  08-08-2017 20:46
  Woods paints 10 sports featuring male and female figures. The energy of the sport action is evoked by carefully crafted geometry and color choices.
  
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• PSNI Chief Constable pledges action over Belfast disorder

  08-08-2017 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's police chief has vowed to bring to justice those responsible for the disorder that saw his officers attacked and property torched in Belfast.
  
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• BBC presenter's shock at Eleventh night bonfires: 'There's no way on earth you'd be able to do this in England. You'd be in so much trouble'

  08-08-2017 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A BBC presenter expressed her shock at loyalist bonfires in Northern Ireland as she traveled here to make a documentary about the DUP's confidence and supply deal to support Theresa May's government.
  
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• Mary Peoples on moment pipe bomb landed on her bed

  08-08-2017 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A pensioner speaks about the terrifying moment when a pipe bomb smashed through her bedroom window.
  
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• Revived series The Generation Game looking for Northern Ireland contestants

  08-08-2017 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Classic gameshow The Generation Game is returning to TV screens for a four episode run and producers are looking for contestants from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ex-Glamorgan cricketer cleared of damaging locks at Belfast sheltered accommodation

  08-08-2017 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former first-class cricketer was acquitted on Tuesday of damaging locks on seven doors at his sheltered housing accommodation in Belfast.
  
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• Three charged after £250k cannabis seizure

  08-08-2017 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men and a woman have been charged following the seizure of around £250,000 of cannabis.
  
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• Fuel 'disguised as apple juice' seized at Dublin Port

  08-08-2017 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  About 25,000 litres of suspected laundered marked gas oil was seized at Dublin Port.
  
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• Sectarian 'Fenians Out' graffiti daubed on wall outside Londonderry care home

  08-08-2017 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has condemned sectarian graffiti daubed outside a care home in Londonderry and said that those responsible will not create "no go" areas of the city.
  
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• Health bodies 'serious' on vaginal meshes

  08-08-2017 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Letters are sent to agencies advising how to deal with complaints about the vaginal mesh procedure.
  
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• Stella Creasy criticises Health Department on abortion

  08-08-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Stella Creasy is strongly criticises the NI Department of Health for not updating its abortion guidance.
  
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• Strabane alert: Pipe bomb lands on woman's bed

  08-08-2017 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The pipe bomb was thrown through a Strabane window, in an attack being blamed on dissident republicans.
  
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• Man in court over Karl Haugh stabbing in Kilkee

  08-08-2017 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Haugh, 25, was stabbed in a laneway in the Marian estate in Kilkee in the early hours of Sunday.
  
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• Police treating pipe bomb attack on Strabane pensioner as attempted murder

  08-08-2017 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are treating an attack in Strabane as attempted murder after a pensioner had a pipe bomb thrown through her window which landed on her bed.
  
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• World Championships: Ireland team change London hotel after norovirus outbreak

  08-08-2017 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish athletes scheduled to stay at the London hotel at the centre of a suspected norovirus outbreak will be moved to another hotel.
  
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• Women's Rugby World Cup: Hosts Ireland name team for Australia opener

  08-08-2017 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Women's Rugby World Cup hosts Ireland include Ashleigh Baxter and Eimear Considine in their side to face Australia.
  
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• Belfast takeaway hit with fine for food hygiene offences

  08-08-2017 15:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast takeaway has been hit with a £300 fine for food hygiene offences.
  
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• Halfords 'temporarily suspends' sale of e-bikes in Northern Ireland due to 'confusing' legislation

  08-08-2017 15:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cyclists using electric bikes have to undergo testing, have insurance and a motorcycle licence - but only in Northern Ireland, it's been revealed.
  
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• Spectators at Twelfth had to jump to avoid drink driver, court hears

  08-08-2017 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spectators jumped out of the way to avoid being hit by a drink driver following a Twelfth of July parade, a court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• 'Fairy curse' behind dips in Irish road - Danny Healy-Rae

  08-08-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  An Irish member of parliament says road damage was caused by bad luck from disturbed fairy forts.
  
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• Tougher sentence urged for ex-Royal Marine terrorist bomb-maker

  08-08-2017 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A terrorist bomb-maker who infiltrated the British military should receive a tougher sentence, a former armed forces minister has said.
  
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• Unlocked homes in Derry hit by burglaries

  08-08-2017 13:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI in Londonderry has appealed for information after three houses in the city were hit by burglars in quick succession.
  
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• NI electric bike riders 'must have licences'

  08-08-2017 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Anyone riding an electric bike in Northern Ireland without a motorcycle licence could face a fine of up to £1,000.
  
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• Belfast disorder: PSNI appeal for calm

  08-08-2017 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A fire at the former credit union building was among incidents that followed the removal of bonfire material.
  
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• Watch: Will Young tackles the weather and gets Ireland and England mixed up

  08-08-2017 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pop star, Will Young, tried his hand at a slightly different career in front of the television cameras as a weather presenter - only for his efforts to fall flat.
  
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• Northern Ireland house-building sees more growth

  08-08-2017 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Work started on more than 1,800 new houses in the first quarter of 2017, up 16% on last year.
  
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• Lord Mayor launches Ciclovia Belfast 2017

  08-08-2017 13:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Sinead O'Connor says she's 'suicidal' in Facebook video

  08-08-2017 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The singer is seen crying in a 12-minute video uploaded to her Facebook page.
  
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• Belfast trouble: Children as young as 12 involved, officer hurt and no arrests - police to up patrols across city

  08-08-2017 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are to up patrols across the city in a bid to curb violence following a spate of trouble in nationalist areas in the city.
  
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• Labour Party resignations: Eight quit NI committee

  08-08-2017 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Eight members quit the party in Northern Ireland over "a vocal and troublesome element".
  
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• Dog tied to brick and drowned in Newry Canal - USPCA offering reward for information

  08-08-2017 12:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals has offered a £500 reward for information leading to a conviction about a drowned dog in Co Down.
  
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• Uefa Women's U19 Championship: Europe's elite set for kick-off in Northern Ireland

  08-08-2017 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  England, Scotland and hosts Northern Ireland are among eight teams vying for glory in the Uefa Women's U19 Championship.
  
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• Former DUP MLA Jonathan Craig blames Sinn Fein for Belfast disorder as son's car torched

  08-08-2017 11:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former DUP MLA has blamed Sinn Fein for disorder in nationalist areas of Belfast.
  
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• Woman (64) arrested on suspicion of drug dealing offences in Enniskillen

  08-08-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Enniskillen have arrested a 64-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing offences.
  
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• Altnagelvin hospital: Trust suspends inpatient bookings

  08-08-2017 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The move affects non-urgent procedures at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry.
  
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• Cars set on fire during trouble in Belfast

  08-08-2017 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say they dealt with disorder involving small groups of people across Belfast.
  
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• Northern Trust under fire for ‘startling’ failings in ambulance service back-up

  08-08-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised over the lack of ambulance back-up after almost 70% of emergency cover was not met in a six-month period.
  
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• Belfast slips to 43rd in league table of UK's leading sporting cities and towns

  08-08-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast has been ranked 43rd out of 49 in the UK's great sporting cities and towns of 2017 despite recently hosting major events such as the Gran Fondo.
  
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• 'Running battles'

  08-08-2017 08:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Violence in Belfast after bonfire material is removed and a stolen statue takes centre stage at a music festival.
  
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• Strabane resident picks up bomb thrown through window and lobs it back out

  08-08-2017 08:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Strabane resident who had a bomb thrown through his window picked it up and threw it back out.
  
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• Home evacuated in Northern Ireland security alert

  08-08-2017 08:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert is underway in Strabane.
  
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