Belfast news

• RNLI rescues crew of 18 on Spanish fishing boat

  04-03-2018 21:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of Donaghadee RNLI have come to the rescue of 18 crew members on a Spanish fishing vessel, after they were left marooned by a broken engine.
  
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• Mark Downey outside of the medals at World Track Championships

  04-03-2018 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dromore man Mark Downey's hopes of a medal at the World Track Championships were ended on Sunday as Team Ireland managed a 9th place finish in the men's Madison event.
  
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• Ice warning extended to Monday, but conditions set to thaw

  04-03-2018 17:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Icy conditions caused by the combination of the 'Beast from the East' and Storm Emma are set to continue into early next week.
  
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• Adrian Donohoe murder: Second arrested man released

  04-03-2018 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A man in his 50s is released after being arrested over the murder of Det Garda Adrian Donohoe.
  
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• World Cup Qualifier: Ireland defeat Netherlands in Harare opener

  04-03-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland make a winning start to the World Cup Qualifier tournament with a 93-run victory over Netherlands in Zimbabwe.
  
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• Men rob off-licence with claw hammer in south Belfast

  04-03-2018 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after an armed robbery at an off-licence in south Belfast.
  
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• Weather warning for Northern Ireland is extended to Monday

  04-03-2018 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A yellow weather warning for ice for Northern Ireland is extended until 11:00 GMT on Monday.
  
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• Brexit: Dublin casts doubt on UK's latest NI border plan

  04-03-2018 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish foreign minister says he is "not sure" the EU would accept waiving new checks on 80% of firms.
  
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• Azlan Shah Cup: Ireland 3-5 Argentina

  04-03-2018 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Gonzalo Peillat is the difference between the sides as Ireland lose out to Argentina at the Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia.
  
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• Captain of Fiorentina Davide Astori dies suddenly aged 31

  04-03-2018 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Italy international and captain of Fiorentina Davide Astori has died at the age of 31.
  
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• Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a sub-four minute mile, dies aged 88

  04-03-2018 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Roger Bannister, the first man to run a sub-four minute mile, has died aged 88, his family have said.
  
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• The DUP's Christopher Stalford announces birth of child

  04-03-2018 12:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Christopher Stalford has announced the birth of his fourth child.
  
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• Murder investigation after Londonderry stabbing

  04-03-2018 11:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Three men are arrested after a man is stabbed to death in Londonderry's Grafton Street area.
  
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• Brexit: Theresa May urges EU to buy into 'ambitious' vision

  04-03-2018 11:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM tells the BBC her vision for trade relations after the UK leaves is "practical and credible".
  
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• Man stabbed to death at house in Derry - three arrested

  04-03-2018 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was stabbed to death at a house in Londonderry.
  
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• What lies beneath

  04-03-2018 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Stories in Sound explores the shipwrecks in Northern Ireland's coastal waters.
  
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• Shipwrecks of NI explored in Radio Ulster documentary

  04-03-2018 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Stories in Sound explores the shipwrecks in Northern Ireland's coastal waters.
  
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• 325 animals seized in NI over cruelty complaints in 2017

  04-03-2018 10:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The figures come in a first report giving a statistical breakdown of cruelty reports and outcomes.
  
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• 'Something has got to change': Grief, anger felt at vigil for Marissa Kennedy

  04-03-2018 02:22
  Feelings of grief, shock and anger were voiced by the more than 150 people gathered in Belfast's Post Office Square to remember the life of Marissa Kennedy, the ten year-old girl who was found dead on Feb. 25, allegedly beaten to death by her mother and stepfather in their Stockton Springs condominium. The candlelight vigil was the first of three, with a second planned for 6 p.m. Sunday outside the Stockton Springs town office, and a third set for 5 p.m. Monday at Cascade Park in Bangor.
  
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