Belfast news

• PDC World Championship: Gurney beaten by Henderson in London

  23-12-2017 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland player Daryl Gurney is out of the PDC World Championship after a 4-2 defeat by John Henderson on Saturday night.
  
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• Elite League: Edinburgh Capitals 3-6 Belfast Giants

  23-12-2017 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  David Rutherford scores twice as Belfast Giants ease to an Elite League victory over Edinburgh Capitals on Saturday night.
  
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• Pro14: Connacht 44-16 Ulster

  23-12-2017 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster go down to a heavy Pro14 defeat at the Sportsground as Connacht run in six tries in a one-sided Irish derby.
  
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• Former NI Ombudsman Maurice Hayes dies, aged 90

  23-12-2017 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  He was a key figure at during the transformation of policing in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ulster crushed by six-try Connacht in final game of 2017

  23-12-2017 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There'll be no festive joy at Kingspan Stadium as Ulster were hammered in their final game of the year, losing 44-16 to Connacht at the Sportsground.
  
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• Gogglebox favourite Leon dies aged 83

  23-12-2017 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gogglebox star Leon Bernicoff has died aged 83 after a short illness, Channel 4 said.
  
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• Former senior civil servant and GAA figure Dr Maurice Hayes dies age 90

  23-12-2017 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former senior civil servant and GAA figure Dr Maurice Hayes has died, aged 90.
  
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• Drugs and cash stolen from pharmacy in south Belfast

  23-12-2017 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A man armed with a suspected handgun entered the pharmacy on the Lisburn Road on Friday night.
  
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• Belfast Black Santa charity appeal in 41st year

  23-12-2017 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The charity appeal may be in its 41st year, but it seems the generosity of passers by in Belfast is not waning,
  
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• 'Large quantity' of prescription medication stolen in south Belfast armed robbery - PSNI issue warning

  23-12-2017 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A large quantity of prescription medication has been stolen during an armed robbery in south Belfast.
  
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• Staff member assaulted in Newtownabbey Credit Union robbery

  23-12-2017 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A member of staff has been assaulted following a robbery in Newtownabbey.
  
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• Man suffers head wounds after west Belfast disturbance

  23-12-2017 15:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man suffered head wounds following a disturbance in the west Belfast.
  
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• Belfast woman breached curfew searching for lost kitten

  23-12-2017 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading lawyer slammed the PSNI for having a “Scrooge-like” attitude after charging a woman for breaching her curfew because she was searching for a lost kitten.
  
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• Man cut from car after it overturns in Broughshane

  23-12-2017 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being cut from a car in Broughshane.
  
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• West Belfast: Man suffers head wounds after disturbance

  23-12-2017 11:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A man has suffers head wounds after a disturbance west Belfast on Saturday morning.
  
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• NI weekly paper review: Christmas lights and Strabane 'bloodbath'

  23-12-2017 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  There's a case of Christmas light envy in this weeks local papers.
  
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• Woman wakes to man holding her by throat

  23-12-2017 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman in Lurgan, County Armagh awoke to find a masked man holding her by the throat.
  
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• 21-year-old Moira bird seeks new man

  23-12-2017 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Urgent appeal for a gander after County Down goose loses her mate
  
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• Northern Ireland politics: An A-Z of a busy 2017

  23-12-2017 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Two elections, fights, fallouts and headlines galore - here's an A-Z rundown of a busy 2017 in politics.
  
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• Church of Ireland opens doors to Catholic neighbours

  23-12-2017 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The Church of Ireland opens its doors to a Catholic congregation in their time of need.
  
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• Warm tributes paid at funeral of 'talented and caring' Philip Hagan who died in Philadelphia

  23-12-2017 09:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old Co Armagh man found dead weeks before he was due home for Christmas has left a hole in his family's life that will "never be filled", his funeral has heard.
  
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• Special gift for family whose baby’s ashes were stolen

  23-12-2017 09:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A community has rallied to bring comfort to a Belfast family whose baby daughter’s ashes were stolen in a burglary.
  
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• Special gift for Belfast family whose baby’s ashes were stolen

  23-12-2017 09:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A community has rallied to bring comfort to a Belfast family whose baby daughter’s ashes were stolen in a burglary.
  
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• Christmas leave for 79 inmates from Northern Ireland prisons

  23-12-2017 09:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fewer prisoners than last year have been granted temporary release to spend Christmas with their families.
  
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• Christmas leave for 79 inmates from local prisons

  23-12-2017 09:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fewer prisoners than last year have been granted temporary release to spend Christmas with their families.
  
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• 14 murders in Northern Ireland in 2017, two fewer than previous year

  23-12-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A total of 14 people have been murdered in Northern Ireland so far this year, two fewer than 2016, police figures show.
  
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• Northern Ireland boy banned from Santa trip gets a VIP visitor

  23-12-2017 09:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young boy whose school said he couldn’t attend a Santa trip because of his behavioural issues has finally met Father Christmas.
  
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• Birthday girl Annabelle's perfect gift - saving a turkey from the festive dinner table

  23-12-2017 09:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young girl is giving up her birthday presents to save a turkey from ending up on the Christmas dinner table.
  
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• Friends rally round Hugo Duncan after taxman bankrupts radio star

  23-12-2017 09:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC broadcaster Jackie Fullerton has said his friend and Radio Ulster colleague Hugo Duncan will bounce back after the country star was declared bankrupt at the High Court in Belfast.
  
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• Friends rally round Hugo Duncan after taxman bankrupts BBC radio star

  23-12-2017 09:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC broadcaster Jackie Fullerton has said his friend and Radio Ulster colleague Hugo Duncan will bounce back after the country star was declared bankrupt at the High Court in Belfast.
  
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