Belfast news

• Upper Springfield Road reopened after police searches uncover suspected firearm

  25-10-2017 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Upper Springfield Road in Belfast has reopened after police returned to the area to conduct further searches.
  
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• Upper Springfield Road reopened after police searches uncover item

  25-10-2017 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Upper Springfield Road in Belfast has reopened after police returned to the area to conduct further searches.
  
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• Man charged with causing death of Lesley-Ann McCarragher released on bail

  25-10-2017 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with causing the death of a teenage jogger hit by a car is to be released from custody, a High Court judge has ruled.
  
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• Brexit impact on Northern Ireland could sway border poll result: survey

  25-10-2017 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Brexit that damages Northern Ireland could lead to a close result in a referendum on the border, latest polling suggests.
  
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• Watch: Lonely Planet travel writer explains why Northern Ireland tops must-see 2018 locations

  25-10-2017 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast and the Causeway Coast have been named as the top travel destinations for 2018 by Lonely Planet.
  
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• UK passengers face enhanced security measures on US-bound flights

  25-10-2017 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UK passengers flying to the US face enhanced security measures from Thursday.
  
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• Northern Ireland passengers face enhanced security measures on US-bound flights

  25-10-2017 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UK passengers flying to the US face enhanced security measures from Thursday.
  
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• Maine woman accused of killing infant son to go on trial

  25-10-2017 19:19
  A Troy mother accused in January of killing her 7-week-old son is scheduled to go on trial next week at Waldo County Superior Court in Belfast. Miranda Hopkins, 32, pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in February, a month after investigators arrested her at her home.
  
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• Belfast and Causeway coast named world's best region for tourism - The Guardian

  25-10-2017 19:15
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  Belfast and Causeway coast named world's best region for tourism
  The Guardian
  Once synonymous with bomb explosions, gun battles and sectarian assassinations, post-Troubles Belfast has reinvented itself as one of the top-rated tourist destinations in the world. After a decade of regeneration and investment, as well as some help ...
  See why Belfast and the Causeway Coast is 2018's top destinationhellomagazine.com
  Belfast and Giant's Causeway the number one places to go in 2018IrishCe
  
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• Belfast and Causeway coast named world’s best region for tourism

  25-10-2017 19:15
  Lonely Planet praises Northern Ireland’s transformation from the Troubles to a destination with high-grade attractionsOnce synonymous with bomb explosions, gun battles and sectarian assassinations, post-Troubles Belfast has reinvented itself as one of the top-rated tourist destinations in the world.After a decade of regeneration and investment, as well as some help from some of the city’s most famous exports, Belfast and the Causeway coast has been named by Lonely Planet as the best
  
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• Police searches close Belfast Upper Springfield Road

  25-10-2017 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have returned to the Upper Springfield Road to conduct further searches.
  
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• Police find item during Belfast Upper Springfield Road search

  25-10-2017 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have returned to the Upper Springfield Road to conduct further searches.
  
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• Westminster committee to investigate threat to Bombardier jobs over Boeing feud

  25-10-2017 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Westminster committee is set to examine the threat to thousands of Bombardier workers in Northern Ireland amid a trade dispute with giant Boeing.
  
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• Windsor Park at centre of multi-million pound legal challenge, court hears

  25-10-2017 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Major subsidence which forced the demolition of a stand at Northern Ireland's national football stadium is at the centre of multi-million pound legal action, it has emerged.
  
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• Northern Ireland universities respond to letter asking for Brexit lecturers

  25-10-2017 16:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The two universities centrally-based in Northern Ireland are responding to a controversial letter sent to them by a Brexit-backing Tory MP.
  
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• No serious wrongdoing over supply contracts investigation: PSNI chief

  25-10-2017 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's police chief has said policies may not have been fully followed, but no serious wrongdoing was committed during a police inquiry which is now the subject of a Police Ombudsman probe.
  
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• Varadkar accuses Adams of giving up on deal to save Stormont powersharing

  25-10-2017 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Taoiseach has accused Gerry Adams of giving up on a deal to save Stormont and trying to push the blame for its failure on to others.
  
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• Suspected UDA chief Dee Coleman wants intelligence files, court hears

  25-10-2017 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected UDA chief is seeking disclosure of any intelligence used to support allegations he is second in command of a notorious Belfast unit, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Sentence criticised

  25-10-2017 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Tom Humphries was jailed for grooming a teenage girl and sexually abusing her.
  
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• Video: You decide - just how good is Dan Gordon playing Frank Carson?

  25-10-2017 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Award-winning actor Dan Gordon is taking to the stage in Belfast with his acclaimed take on comedy legend, the late comic Frank Carson.
  
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• Exclusive preview: Dan Gordon as Frank Carson - it's the way he tells them

  25-10-2017 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Award-winning actor Dan Gordon is taking to the stage at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast next month with his acclaimed take on comedy legend, the late comic Frank Carson.
  
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• NI paramedic traumatised after second assault in six months

  25-10-2017 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The paramedic was delivering a patient to hospital when the attack took place.
  
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• Dublin stabbing: Knife found by police

  25-10-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The 37-year-old French woman suffered several stab wounds, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Tragic paupers

  25-10-2017 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  An anonymous mass grave used to bury Ballymoney's poor will finally be marked by a headstone.
  
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• Ministerial decisions needed for health service action plan to proceed - report

  25-10-2017 13:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some progress has been made on Stormont's major health service transformation but the ongoing absence of ministers means the big decisions cannot be made, a report has warned
  
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• Mother's plea on Stevens-Johnson Syndrome death

  25-10-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Elaine McGrinder died at the age of 33 from of an extremely rare syndrome caused by a reaction to medication.
  
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• Atlantic Sessions 2017: Full line-up guide

  25-10-2017 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 50 musicians are set to perform live across Northern Ireland's north coast next month as the Atlantic Sessions return for another year.
  
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• Woman (29) dies following road crash in Fermanagh

  25-10-2017 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 29-year-old woman has died following a two-vehicle road crash in Co Fermanagh.
  
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• Belfast doctor Declan O'Neill accused of killing mum Anne

  25-10-2017 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland doctor has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his mother in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast doctor Declan O'Neill accused of killing his mum Anne

  25-10-2017 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland doctor has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his mother in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast doctor accused of killing his mum Anne O'Neill remanded in custody

  25-10-2017 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland doctor has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his mother in Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland abortion law 'criminalises exceptionally vulnerable women and girls'

  25-10-2017 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's strict abortion law criminalises "exceptionally vulnerable" women and girls and subjects them to "inhuman and degrading" treatment, the UK's highest court has heard.
  
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• Belfast man convicted in Germany for 1996 IRA attack on Army barracks

  25-10-2017 12:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man has been convicted in Germany of attempted murder for participating in an IRA attack on a British Army barracks in the city of Osnabrueck more than two decades ago.
  
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• Laurence Shaw murder accused Jackie McDowell made 'full admission' over death

  25-10-2017 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who had to use a wheelchair at one stage in court has made a "full and frank admission" to causing the death of Larne man Laurence Shaw.
  
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• Watch: Robbie Williams cancelled gigs due to 'very worrying' medical results

  25-10-2017 11:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Robbie Williams has said his recent gig cancellations were due to 'very worrying' medical results.
  
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• Oona Doherty takes on Belfast's hardest men with dance - Irish Times

  25-10-2017 11:11
  Irish Times
  Oona Doherty takes on Belfast's hardest men with dance
  Irish Times
  Performances normally begin with theatre lights dimmed or a curtain raised. Oona Doherty's Hope Hunt opens with the audience standing outside the theatre, waiting. Suddenly, a black Volkswagon Golf screeches to a halt outside the theatre, music booming ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Crawfordsburn Road reopens after earlier crash

  25-10-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Crash on Crawfordsburn Road in Newtownards

  25-10-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Flap over app

  25-10-2017 10:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Jack Delaney, 14, who designed an app to help pigeon racers, wins a prestigious scholarship from Apple.
  
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• Tragic paupers finally remembered in Ballymoney

  25-10-2017 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  An anonymous mass grave used to bury Ballymoney's poor will finally be marked by a headstone.
  
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• Man convicted of killing and cooking dog

  25-10-2017 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Dominic O'Connor, 27, cooked his pet collie Jess "with a few onions and an Oxo cube".
  
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• Northern Ireland man cooked collie he got via Facebook - jury reaches verdict in 300 seconds

  25-10-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A jury took less than five minutes yesterday to convict a Kircubbin man of animal cruelty for killing a dog and feeding it to his own animal.
  
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• Belfast Royal Exchange plans to build 27-storey high-rise and create 6,000 jobs

  25-10-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The £400m Royal Exchange revamp of part of Belfast city centre could include a 27-storey high-rise building as part of the ambitious scheme which it's claimed will create 6,000 jobs.
  
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• Catholic Helen Scott wins religious discrimination case

  25-10-2017 09:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Helen Scott had republican slogan "Tiocfaidh ar lá" shouted into her face by a colleague.
  
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• NI paper review: Horrific dog cruelty and UFO drug fears

  25-10-2017 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A man who cooked his collie, dangerous drugs and sectarian discrimination feature in the papers.
  
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• Horrific dog cruelty

  25-10-2017 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A man who cooked his collie, dangerous drugs and sectarian discrimination feature in the papers.
  
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