Belfast news

• Recruit 'citizens army of paedophile hunters,' says former top cop

  21-09-2017 23:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former senior police officer who was once in charge of preventing child exploitation online has said police forces should tap into the frustration people fell over child abuse and recruit them to hunt down offenders.
  
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• Principal speaks of heartbreak as girl (10) dies after collapsing at Northern Ireland primary school

  21-09-2017 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid following the sudden death of a 10-year-old Co Down schoolgirl.
  
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• We must convince unionists to support united Ireland: Gerry Adams

  21-09-2017 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has said work must be done to convince unionists to support a united Ireland.
  
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• Newry businessman Linden guilty of £160k tax fraud

  21-09-2017 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Poyntzpass businessman who stole £160,000 through a VAT fraud has been handed a suspended sentence.
  
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• Dublin search for missing man Trevor Deely ends

  21-09-2017 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Trevor Deely was last seen walking home from a Christmas party in the Baggot Street area in December 2000.
  
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• Welfare 'rape clause' protests in Belfast and Londonderry

  21-09-2017 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The clause will cap benefits at a parent's first two children, unless a third was conceived by rape.
  
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• Michael Conlan: Belfast fighter has fourth professional bout in Arizona - BBC Sport

  21-09-2017 20:30
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  Michael Conlan: Belfast fighter has fourth professional bout in Arizona
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  Michael Conlan will aim to continue his winning start to his professional career against unbeaten Kenny Guzman in Arizona on Friday night. Former world amateur champion Conlan and Guzman have both won their opening three pro bouts but the Belfast ...and more »
  
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• Green river mystery solved

  21-09-2017 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  A dense carpet of duckweed is responsible for turning the Lagan Canal luminous green, says NIEA.
  
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• Belfast swings past host Mount View at Country View - Republican Journal

  21-09-2017 19:24
  Belfast swings past host Mount View at Country View
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  Brooks — The Belfast and Mount View golf teams renewed their Waldo County links rivalry at the par-36 Country View Golf Club on Wednesday, Sept. 20, as the host Mustangs looked to even the season score with the Lions — and also secure their first win ...and more »
  
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• My conscience is clear, says Northern Ireland peer Lord Laird over £48k expense claims

  21-09-2017 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland member of the House of Lords has said his conscience is clear and he will continue doing what he is doing after it emerged he claimed almost £50,000 in a year.
  
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• 'Recruit paedophile hunters'

  21-09-2017 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Jim Gamble calls for a "citizens' army" to work with police to identify abusers and gather evidence.
  
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• Northern Health Trust cuts will see 65 beds close

  21-09-2017 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Cuts to services, which management say are temporary, could come as early as November.
  
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• Picture This: We want to be the next U2, but better

  21-09-2017 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Rainsford and Ryan Hennessy - known together as Picture This - have got huge ambitions for the future, namely setting their sights on emulating the success of arguably the biggest band in the world, U2.
  
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• Girl (10) dies after collapsing at Northern Ireland school

  21-09-2017 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid following the sudden death of a 10-year-old Co Down schoolgirl.
  
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• Belfast protest over "cruel and inhumane" rape clause - Belfast Live

  21-09-2017 17:29
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  Belfast protest over "cruel and inhumane" rape clause
  Belfast Live
  The two-child cap for tax credits and the so-called rape clause are an attack on women, campaigners in Belfast said. Protesters held a city centre rally outside the offices of the Communities Department responsible for implementing the policy in ...
  Welfare 'rape clause' protests in Belfast and LondonderryBBC Newsall 5 news articles »
  
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• Donald Trump unveils new sanctions against North Korea over nuclear programme

  21-09-2017 16:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has announced a new order to help the US target people, companies and banks financing and facilitating trade with North Korea.
  
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• Belfast boy (15) missing for four days - police launch appeal

  21-09-2017 16:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in west Belfast have said they are concerned for the wellbeing of missing teenager Gerard McCabe.
  
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• Prosecutors rule out appeal of Margaret Henderson three-year jail term for pensioner killing

  21-09-2017 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors will not be appealing the sentence handed down to a woman who killed a Co Antrim pensioner, it was confirmed on Thursday.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Warrenpoint Town 1-4 Linfield

  21-09-2017 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Linfield move top of the Premiership on goal difference after Louis Rooney's double helps the champions to a 4-1 win at Warrenpoint.
  
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• Watch: 'Business end' of major PSNI investigation as woman charged with 31 offences

  21-09-2017 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Craigavon have arrested a woman suspected of numerous offences including stealing £1,500 from an elderly woman who had lifted the money to pay for Christmas presents.
  
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• Tyrone man Frizelle accused of trying to strangle sister

  21-09-2017 15:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man accused of trying to strangle his sister and having a crossbow and hatchet as weapons must remain in custody, a High Court judge ruled today.
  
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• Isle of Man seals and Lisburn divers' caught on camera

  21-09-2017 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A diving group from Northern Ireland get up close and personal with a playful seal off the Manx coast.
  
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• PSNI concerned for missing West Belfast teenager Gerard McCabe - Belfast Live

  21-09-2017 14:56
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  PSNI concerned for missing West Belfast teenager Gerard McCabe
  Belfast Live
  Gerard McCabe, 15, has been reported missing by his family and police said they are concerned. A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police are concerned for Gerard McCabe who has been reported missing by his family. He is 15 years of age and from West Belfast.
  Belfast boy (15) missing for four days - police launch appealBelfast Telegraphall 3 news articles »
  
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• Two jailed over Londonderry PSNI recruitment drive bomb

  21-09-2017 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Two dissident republicans sentenced to ten years for bomb attack at Waterfoot Hotel in Londonderry
  
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• Campaigners condemn two-child cap for tax credits and 'rape clause'

  21-09-2017 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The two-child cap for tax credits and the so-called rape clause constitute an attack on women, campaigners in Belfast said.
  
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• PSNI sergeant to stand trial in case linked to one-punch death

  21-09-2017 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A detective sergeant in the PSNI based in Coleraine has failed in her legal challenge that she should not stand trial in a case involving a single-punch death.
  
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• Fentanyl alert: Traces drug that killed Prince found in Northern Ireland

  21-09-2017 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Traces of a drug said to be 100 times more powerful than morphine have been found in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Two men jailed over bid to bomb Londonderry police recruitment event

  21-09-2017 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been handed jail terms at Laganside Crown Court for attempting to plant a bomb ahead of a PSNI Recruitment event in Londonderry in 2015.
  
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• Brexit: Verhofstadt rejects UK proposals for Irish border

  21-09-2017 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Parliament's Brexit negotiator says technical solutions cannot solve Irish border issues.
  
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• Tyrone man loses appeal over informer recruitment claims

  21-09-2017 12:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An ex-prisoner from Northern Ireland who claims he was "hunted" abroad by police in a failed bid to recruit him as an informer has lost his legal action against the Chief Constable.
  
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• Street art festival Hit The North kicks off Belfast Culture Night celebrations - Belfast Telegraph

  21-09-2017 12:46
  Belfast Telegraph
  Street art festival Hit The North kicks off Belfast Culture Night celebrations
  Belfast Telegraph
  Belfast's annual Culture Night celebrations have kicked off early with Ireland's biggest street art festival returning to the city for the fifth time. Hit The North will take place in Belfast from Thursday, September 21 - Friday, September 22. Artists ...
  
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• Nightlife: Bot Wednesdays, Belfast - September 20 2017 [Photos] - Belfast Telegraph

  21-09-2017 12:11
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  Nightlife: Bot Wednesdays, Belfast - September 20 2017 [Photos]
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  People out at the first Bot Wednesdays of the new school term. 20th September 2017. 81 81 People out at the first Bot Wednesdays of the new school term. 20th September 2017. Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX. People out in Belfast at the first Bot Wednesdays of ...
  
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• Bere Island buzzing over mystery lottery win

  21-09-2017 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Only 180 people live on Bere Island, County Cork - and it seems one of them has won £450,000.
  
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• Man pulled from River Bann in late-night rescue

  21-09-2017 10:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers in Northern Ireland have rescued a man from the River Bann in a late-night rescue.
  
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• Management pressure on staff is root cause of Civil Service sickness rate

  21-09-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Each year data is published on Civil Service sickness absence. This is not a report, as a report would seek to provide qualitative analysis as to what lies underneath the data.
  
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• Dissident republican posters threaten PSNI officers

  21-09-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Posters featuring a Continuity IRA warning to police in Omagh may be directly linked to a recent threat to drug dealers from masked men, a local Ulster Unionist councillor has said.
  
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• Call to probe 'phenomenal' scale of Civil Service sickness in Northern Ireland

  21-09-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Auditors have been urged to investigate spiralling sickness levels within the Civil Service after it reached its highest point in a decade.
  
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• Northern Ireland schoolgirl fell through moving bus window - found on verge by principal

  21-09-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager who was seriously injured after falling out of a school bus window in Co Fermanagh is lucky to be alive, says her mother.
  
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• Unionists attack Brexit chief's hint of special status for Northern Ireland

  21-09-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has told the European Parliament's Brexit co-ordinator that special status must not be granted to allow Northern Ireland to remain in the EU.
  
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• 5 things to do in Belfast today, Thursday, September 21 - Belfast Live

  21-09-2017 08:44
  Belfast Live
  5 things to do in Belfast today, Thursday, September 21
  Belfast Live
  Join HMS Caroline this evening for the lecture - Irish Women: The Vote, War and Revolution. Tickets cost £12 per lecture, or a joint ticket for £30. This includes evening access to the ship, audio tour and lecture. Pre-booking is essential, via ...
  
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