Belfast news

• Three men arrested in connection with INLA activity released

  07-03-2018 20:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men arrested in Londonderry in relation to INLA activity have been released unconditionally.
  
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• Declining dairy prices spur concerns about farmer suicides

  07-03-2018 19:33
  Dairy farmers continue to face financial stress as prices paid to them continues to fall well below their cost of production. Following the suicide of a member farmer in January 2018, some Northeast dairy farmers received a list of mental health services and a suicide prevention hotline from their dairy cooperative, along with their milk checks.
  
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• Woman injured after being attacked with hammer during Belfast burglary

  07-03-2018 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been attacked with a hammer during a burglary at her Belfast home.
  
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• Nerve agent used in murder attempt on Russian double agent and daughter

  07-03-2018 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned with a nerve agent, counter-terror police believe.
  
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• Paddy Jackson rejects claims he 'pushed and pushed' alleged rape victim

  07-03-2018 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland and Ulster rugby player Paddy Jackson has denied raping a woman then "grandstanding about what a fabulous night it had been" in a WhatsApp conversation hours after the alleged attack.
  
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• 'Bored and lonely' Belfast car park attendant pocketed payments

  07-03-2018 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car park attendant operated a ticketing scam to pocket up to 70 customer payments because he was bored and lonely, a court heard today.
  
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• Irish court rules on rights of 'unborn'

  07-03-2018 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The Supreme Court ruling, following an appeal by the government, paves the way for an abortion referendum.
  
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• Pensioner banned after Benny Hill style chase in Belfast park

  07-03-2018 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pensioner motorist was pursued by police through a public park and just avoided pedestrians in a scene reminiscent of The Benny Hill TV comedy show, a court heard today.
  
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• Paddy Jackson denies 'concocting story' after alleged attack took place

  07-03-2018 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland and Ulster rugby player Paddy Jackson has told a jury how he would have "completely freaked out" had he known a woman left his house crying and upset.
  
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• Heavy police presence at court as brothers appear over murder of Karol Kelly

  07-03-2018 14:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police reinforcements were called to the Magistrate's Court in Londonderry on Wednesday when two brothers appeared charged with the murder of father-of-five Karol Kelly.
  
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• Councillors clash over renaming of council buildings

  07-03-2018 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City and Strabane District Council votes to ban naming its buildings after political figures.
  
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• Wedding ring stolen from car parked at cemetery branded 'despicable act'

  07-03-2018 13:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A handbag containing a number of personal items, including a wedding ring, has been stolen from a car at a cemetery in a Co Antrim town.
  
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• Rainey Endowed win their first Schools' Cup after Mulholland heroics in penalty shoot-out

  07-03-2018 13:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rainey Endowed have won the Belfast Telegraph Schools' Cup on penalty strokes.
  
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• Live Schools' Cup hockey final: Rainey Endowed v Banbridge Academy at Playball

  07-03-2018 13:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Banbridge Academy won the Belfast Telegraph Schools' Cup for the first time last season and could now make it two in a row.
  
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• Video, pictures and report: Royal School Armagh beat holders RBAI to reach Schools' Cup final

  07-03-2018 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Royal School Armagh will face Campbell College in the final of the 2018 Danske Bank Schools’ Cup after they held on at the death against defending champions RBAI to win 26-22 at Kingspan Stadium.
  
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• Live Schools' Cup rugby: Royal School Armagh v RBAI at Kingspan

  07-03-2018 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Danske Bank Schools' Cup holders RBAI are two steps away from winning the trophy for the fourth time.
  
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• Rights of unborn child confined to provisions in Irish constitution, Supreme Court rules

  07-03-2018 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that protections for the unborn child offered under the state’s constitution do not extend beyond the right to life.
  
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• Simon Hamilton says chance of devolution return 'bleak' due to Sinn Fein

  07-03-2018 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Simon Hamilton has said the prospects of devolution returning to Northern Ireland in the short-term are bleak.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Paddy Jackson tells court he has never thrown a punch

  07-03-2018 12:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland rugby player Paddy Jackson has taken the stand on the opening day of the defence case at his rape trial in Belfast.
  
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• Newry boxer Conor Wallace deselected from Commonwealth Games squad

  07-03-2018 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boxer Connor Wallace has been deselected from the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games squad.
  
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• Review: Subaru takes a new direction with latest XV model

  07-03-2018 12:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Subaru has made a determined play into the crowded small SUV market with the all-new XV.
  
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• Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: Ireland out classed by Australia

  07-03-2018 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia are on the brink of a place in the final of the Azlan Shah Cup after a 4-1 victory over Ireland in Malaysia.
  
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• TV deal shock for Ulster rugby fans as games go to pay channel

  07-03-2018 11:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This move will bring further new audiences to the game and support our development of the sport at grassroots level - that was the assessment of Ulster's CEO Shane Logan when, in 2010, it was announced that what was then the Magners League would be brought to free-to-air TV.
  
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• Three arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing in Belfast city centre

  07-03-2018 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was stabbed in the centre of Belfast.
  
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• Corrie’s Bill Roache granted compassionate leave following death of daughter

  07-03-2018 10:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street star Bill Roache has been granted compassionate leave from the soap following the death of his eldest daughter.
  
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• NI paper review: Brexit meetings and transport price hike

  07-03-2018 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Brexit negotiations and a public transport price hike make the headlines in Wednesday's papers.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Broken down lorry on A5 causing tailbacks

  07-03-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• £450,000 price tag for former restaurant in Newcastle

  07-03-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Indian restaurant in a prime location in Newcastle has gone on the market for £450,000.
  
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• Ex-soldier: I may have killed Kathleen Thompson in 1971, but not deliberately

  07-03-2018 08:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The soldier who fired two shots into the garden of the home of Kathleen Thompson accepts it was possible his bullets killed the mother-of-six, a Coroner's Court has heard.
  
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• QUB student and Eva Grosman lock horns over £275 conference price

  07-03-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Campaigner Eva Grosman has become embroiled in an online spat after suggesting a political activist could volunteer at a conference if she couldn't afford the £275 ticket.
  
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• Pensioner 'is a dirty, filthy man', alleged victim tells child abuse trial

  07-03-2018 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Strabane pensioner accused of historical sex offences against four girls in a family was "a dirty, filthy man, who betrayed family trust", an alleged victim has said.
  
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• Belfast shop owner fleeced customers of £150k with sob stories

  07-03-2018 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 53-year-old shop owner who preyed on friends and vulnerable elderly customers, fleecing them of "tens of thousands of pounds", has been jailed for 18 months.
  
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• Queen's University distances itself from prof's criticism of BBC Nolan Show 'negativity'

  07-03-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Queen's University has moved to distance itself from a professor who accused the BBC's Stephen Nolan of "escalating tensions" in Northern Ireland and questioned why Jim Allister appeared so often on radio and TV.
  
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• Parents skipping meals and taking out loans to pay for rising cost of childcare

  07-03-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland parents of young children in Northern Ireland are now spending almost 40% of their household income on childcare.
  
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• Paisley tweet over ‘terror attack’ sparks confusion

  07-03-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's Ian Paisley sparked confusion yesterday with a tweet saying a police officer had come under attack from terrorists.
  
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• IRA victims slam Barnardo's for 'lost childhood' Sinn Fein tweet

  07-03-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  IRA victims have slammed a children's charity in the Republic for promoting its 'Lost Childhood' campaign with a tweeted photograph that includes Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams and former IRA prisoner Dessie Ellis TD.
  
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• Revealed: 10 most popular Northern Ireland tourist experiences ranked on Tripadvisor

  07-03-2018 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast's most popular attractions for holidaymakers have been revealed by TripAdvisor.
  
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• Ol' Blue Eyes and Bill

  07-03-2018 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Bill Taylor, 91, rubbed shoulders with Sinatra in New York - now he's hoping to launch his Troubles musical.
  
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• Frank Sinatra-approved 91-year-old's stage musical dream

  07-03-2018 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Bill Taylor, 91, rubbed shoulders with Sinatra in New York - now he's hoping to launch his Troubles musical.
  
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• Lurgan-based charity missing more than £50k

  07-03-2018 07:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The Charity Commission says money "cannot be traced" through the accounts of a charity it closed down.
  
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• Restorative Justice mentor training begins March 15

  07-03-2018 03:01
  Looking for a few good mentors! The Restorative Justice Project of the Midcoast is seeking stable, compassionate, and resourceful volunteers to become mentors. Training begins with an informational session Thursday, March 15. Mentorsi provide guidance to juveniles and adults who are taking responsibility for causing harm by participating in RJP's Community Resolution Program, or Maine Coastal Regional Reentry Center residents seeking healthy re-integration into the community.
  
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• Brexit break-up custody battle focuses on border

  07-03-2018 01:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The emotional fallout over the post-Brexit Irish border is proving tricky to navigate.
  
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• Elderly man helped to safety from west Belfast house fire

  07-03-2018 00:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Neighbours led a man in his 80s away from the house in west Belfast after the fire broke out.
  
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