Belfast news

• Brokenshire on upcoming lung surgery

  07-01-2018 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The Northern Ireland secretary is resigning due to ill health.
  
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• Mass brawl involving hammer, baseball bat and golf club breaks out in west Belfast

  07-01-2018 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shocking footage of a mass brawl in west Belfast has surfaced on social media.
  
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• Peter Sutherland, former Irish attorney general, dies aged 71

  07-01-2018 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish president says Peter Sutherland had left "an important legacy" following his death aged 71.
  
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• Christmas heave-ho

  07-01-2018 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's one and only festive fir fling competition gets underway.
  
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• High air pollution monitored in Derry

  07-01-2018 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The pollution levels are the result of the cold, calm weather conditions, lead to the build-up of emissions.
  
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• Maine Celtic Celebration fetes Burns Night

  07-01-2018 17:26
  The Maine Celtic Celebration will celebrate the 258th birthday of Scotland's most beloved storyteller, poet and lyricist, Robert Burns, with its annual Burns supper Saturday, Jan. 20, at the Waldo County Shrine Club, 85 Northport Ave. Burns Nights are held across the globe to celebrate the contributions of Burns' work to preserving Scottish culture and heritage both in Scotland and abroad. These events range from stately, ostentatious gatherings of esteemed scholars and nobles to rowdy, raucous
  
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• Man sustains puncture wounds in early-morning east Belfast assault

  07-01-2018 16:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has sustained what police have described as puncture wounds in an early-morning assault in east Belfast.
  
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• Loose Women set to visit Belfast with public urged to get involved

  07-01-2018 15:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  ITV's Loose Women is set to visit Belfast next week, with the public asked to get involved with the programme.
  
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• Police dealing with security alert pelted with petrol bombs and fireworks

  07-01-2018 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PSNI officers dealing with a security alert in Londonderry have been pelted with petrol bombs and fireworks.
  
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• Two hospitalised after baseball bat gang break into Newtownabbey property

  07-01-2018 13:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been hospitalised after an attack by three men wielding baseball bats at a property in Newtownabbey.
  
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• Sign of peace: Aussie flu leads to handshake ban at mass

  07-01-2018 13:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The outbreak of cases from the flu group that includes the so-called 'Aussie Flu' has led to the temporary suspension of the 'sign of peace' in Northern Ireland's largest Catholic diocese.
  
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• Man dies after blast near underground station in Sweden

  07-01-2018 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died after he picked up an unidentified object from the ground near an underground station in Stockholm that detonated in his hand.
  
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• Belfast Giants trounce Sheffield Steelers 5-1

  07-01-2018 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Stena Line Belfast Giants avenged defeat on Friday with a 5-1 win over the Sheffield Steelers on Saturday night in Belfast.
  
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• Catholic diocese suspends 'sign of peace' due to flu

  07-01-2018 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The Diocese of Down and Connor has also advised priests to disinfect their hands before they distribute Holy Communion.
  
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• Snow Patrol return

  07-01-2018 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody discusses his battle to overcome four years of writer's block.
  
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• Children smoke cigarettes as village celebrates Epiphany

  07-01-2018 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Children as young as five have continued a tradition of smoking cigarettes during Epiphany celebrations in a Portuguese village.
  
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• 'Very stable genius' Donald Trump condemns 'very weak' libel laws in US

  07-01-2018 09:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has bemoaned his country's "very weak" liberal laws, saying he is "like, really smart" and, indeed, a "very stable genius".
  
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• Bannon tries to make amends as aides defend Trump's fitness

  07-01-2018 09:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump's former chief strategist has reaffirmed his support for the commander in chief and praised Mr Trump's eldest son as "both a patriot and a good man", as he faced a growing backlash.
  
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• May will stay PM ‘as long as people want me to’ as she prepares reshuffle

  07-01-2018 07:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has said she will carry on as Prime Minister for “as long as people want me to serve” as she prepares to reshuffle her Cabinet team.
  
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• Tracing bomb parts may be key to putting Constable Ronan Kerr's killer in jail

  07-01-2018 01:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr in Northern Ireland believe tracing bomb parts may hold the key to putting his killers behind bars.
  
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