Belfast news

• Walkers winched to safety from Fair Head

  28-12-2017 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Red Bay RNLI rescue two walkers stranded on the Boulder Field at Fair Head, County Antrim.
  
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• Red Bay RNLI called out to stranded walkers on Fair Head

  28-12-2017 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Red Bay RNLI were called out on Thursday afternoon to the aid of stranded of walkers on Fair Head.
  
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• Hunt for man who took charity box in shop robbery

  28-12-2017 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A charity box has been stolen from a shop after a man threatened staff with a crutch.
  
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• Road To Respect wins Leopardstown Christmas Chase

  28-12-2017 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Road To Respect powers to victory in the Leopardstown Christmas Chase as Gold Cup winner Sizing John trails in seventh.
  
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• Aer Lingus plane makes emergency landing due to technical fault

  28-12-2017 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Aer Lingus flight from Dublin to Los Angeles has landed safely after making an emergency stop at Shannon Airport.
  
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• Date for fresh political talks 'to be set in next few days'

  28-12-2017 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  DUP MP Gregory Campbell said talks with Sinn Féin will restart within 10 days.
  
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• Pro14: Ulster v Munster (Mon)

  28-12-2017 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster fly-half Christian Lealiifano is poised to return for the derby against Munster but Iain Henderson and Jacob Stockdale are rested.
  
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• By McCormick & Associates...

  28-12-2017 17:33
  Working with Architects, Engineers and Owners to build a project, to fill the Clients dreams, needs and desires, has always been the goal of McCormick & Associates. Staffed with project managers, estimators, foremen, carpenters, plumbers, painters, and select sub-contractors, along with the personal touch of the owner, Allen Mitchell, each project, no matter how big or small, is important to the success of McCormick & Associates.
  
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• Belfast girl who captured Adele's heart during bedside visit dies

  28-12-2017 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast girl Rebecca Gibney, who came to the public attention after receiving a visit from Adele, has died.
  
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• Ship's captain Patryk Tetzlaff 'four times over limit'

  28-12-2017 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Patryk Tetzlaff is fined £1,000 after a court heard he had drunk half a bottle of vodka.
  
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• Green Party set to protest New Year's Day hunt in Co Down village

  28-12-2017 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Green Party is set to stage a New Year's Day protest in opposition to a fox hunt taking place in a Co Down village.
  
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• Aberdeen: Niall McGinn returns for second spell at Pittodrie

  28-12-2017 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland international Niall McGinn signs a three-and-a-half-year deal to return to Aberdeen.
  
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• Sea captain found drunk in Belfast Port fined £1,000

  28-12-2017 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sea captain found drunk in charge of his ship at Belfast Port on Boxing Day has been fined £1,000.
  
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• County Tyrone pub broken into twice over Christmas

  28-12-2017 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest incident took place in the early hours of Christmas morning at Hempton's Bar in Newtownstewart
  
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• Man, 19, is charged with woman's murder

  28-12-2017 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Police have charged a man with murder and two counts of attempted murder.
  
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• Man (19) charged with murdering Northern Ireland mum Jayne Toal Reat on Christmas Day

  28-12-2017 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with the Christmas Day killing of Jayne Toal Reat.
  
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• Man accused of injuring two people and damaging four vehicles

  28-12-2017 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The list of charges was so long that not all of them were read out at Belfast Magistrates Court.
  
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• Belfast man in court over Boxing Day crime spree

  28-12-2017 14:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged burglar has been remanded into custody accused of crashing into other cars during a Boxing Day crime spree in Belfast.
  
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• Michael O'Neill: Irish FA planning fresh contract talks with their manager

  28-12-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The IFA is hoping to persuade Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill to sign a new six-year contract.
  
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• This trending Trump video is the best belated Christmas gift you didn’t even know you wanted

  28-12-2017 13:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Christmas is over, but the festive spirit is still alive and kicking for the crew of YouTube channel Bad Lip Reading.
  
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• Meghan Markle’s half-sister hits back over Harry’s comments about family

  28-12-2017 13:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle’s half-sister has reacted strongly to claims by Prince Harry his relatives are the family his fiancee “never had”.
  
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• Northern Ireland Game Of Thrones dogs drive surge in rare breed's popularity

  28-12-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two wolf dogs from Northern Ireland who starred in Game Of Thrones are helping drive a surge in the rare breed's popularity.
  
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• Game Of Thrones drives surge in popularity of 'wolf dog' breed

  28-12-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two wolf dogs from Northern Ireland who starred in Game Of Thrones are helping drive a surge in the rare breed's popularity.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather warning with snow and ice to hit Friday commuters

  28-12-2017 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a fresh weather warning with snow and ice set to hit commuters on their way to work on Friday.
  
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• Building the Millennium Falcon on Malin Head

  28-12-2017 12:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Eddie Gallen assembled the iconic spaceship at Malin Head in Donegal for The Last Jedi.
  
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• Turkey of a Christmas as Tesco refunds customers over bad quality dinners

  28-12-2017 11:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tesco is refunding and compensating customers who complained that the turkey they bought for their Christmas dinner was “rotten” or had “gone off”.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Crash outside Ballygowan

  28-12-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Crash Belfast's Westlink - M2 traffic delays

  28-12-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Increased Christmas demand for A&E and out of hours doctors

  28-12-2017 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Patients are urged to avoid A&E or using the out-of-hours GPs in the Western Trust area unless it's an emergency.
  
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• SNP presses Jeremy Corbyn to help keep Britain in EU single market

  28-12-2017 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is facing calls for Labour to combine with other opposition parties to keep Britain in the EU single market and the customs union.
  
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• Maurice Hayes' funeral carries on cross-community theme that was bedrock of his life

  28-12-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  HUNDREDS gathered at two Downpatrick churches yesterday - one Catholic, the other Protestant - to salute highly respected former senior civil servant and prominent GAA figure Dr Maurice Hayes.
  
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• PSNI search for missing girls Kayla Hassan and Kristina Matuskova

  28-12-2017 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of two teenagers who have been reported missing.
  
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• Poll: Should the New Year's Day bank holiday be scrapped?

  28-12-2017 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Christmas shutdown costs the local economy around £100m in lost productivity, an expert has claimed.
  
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• Northern Ireland's 10 days off for Christmas 'costs businesses £100m'

  28-12-2017 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Christmas shutdown costs the local economy around £100m in lost productivity, an expert has claimed.
  
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• Free prescriptions cost Northern Ireland health service more than £1m per day

  28-12-2017 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cost of free prescriptions in Northern Ireland is running at more than £1million a day, it can be revealed.
  
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• Travellers stranded at shut Botanic station in Belfast

  28-12-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Translink has apologised after passengers were left stranded on the platform of a local train station.
  
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• National Trust replaces stolen lions at Rowallane Garden

  28-12-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For more than a century they had pride of place at the National Trust's Ulster headquarters.
  
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• Friend of murdered Northern Ireland woman Jayne Toal Reat vows justice for her 'second mummy'

  28-12-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has vowed to "get justice for her second mummy" after a murder in Lisburn on Christmas morning.
  
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• Rory McIlroy married Erica Stoll but his game's in the rough - just don't bet against miraculous comeback in 2018

  28-12-2017 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was as close to sporting perfection as you're ever likely to see. To be at Congressional that weekend was to bear witness to something truly special. Rory McIlroy not only destroyed the opposition, he eviscerated the Maryland course itself.
  
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• Belfast traffic police give breath test to boat captain

  28-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The captain of a boat in Belfast is alleged to have been found to be over the legal drink drive limit - by the PSNI Roads Policing Unit.
  
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• Bees in January, early blooms and tuna in our seas - 2017 was a year when the seasons became all mixed up

  28-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK has seen "blurring" of the seasons again this year in the face of rising temperatures, with mixed fortunes for wildlife, the National Trust said.
  
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• Year in pictures: Part 1

  28-12-2017 07:38 via bbc.co.uk
  A selection of BBC News NI's year in pictures from January to March 2017.
  
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• Varsity blue

  28-12-2017 07:32 via bbc.co.uk
  From a vintage fair in Los Angeles to a vintage shop in Omagh, the search is on for a US cheerleader.
  
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• NI Education: Money dominated the 2017 headlines

  28-12-2017 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  There were achievements to celebrate in 2017 but it was often money - or the lack of it - that made the news.
  
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