Belfast news

• Cambridge Analytica chief suspended following undercover sting

  20-03-2018 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of the controversial British data firm at the centre of allegations of electoral interference has been suspended, the company has announced.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Cliftonville v Ballymena United latest score

  20-03-2018 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest score from Tuesday's Irish Premiership contest between Cliftonville at Ballymena United at Solitude.
  
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• RAF engineer dies after Red Arrows crash

  20-03-2018 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An RAF engineer has died after a Red Arrows jet crashed in a “big fireball” at the air force’s fighter pilot training ground in north Wales.
  
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• Barnier upbeat on Brexit border backstop

  20-03-2018 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish border question can not be left pending, says the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier,
  
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• NI Executive 'should decide on payments for abuse victims'

  20-03-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland Secretary rules out approving compensation payments for victims of historical abuse.
  
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• Jamal Lewis targets 'amazing' debut for Northern Ireland against South Korea

  20-03-2018 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland defender Jamal Lewis says a Windsor Park debut against South Korea would be a "real moment in my life".
  
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• Irish call over 'Hooded Men' case rejected

  20-03-2018 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Fourteen men said they were subjected to torture techniques after being held without trial in 1971.
  
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• Brexit deal 'throws NI fishermen to the sharks'

  20-03-2018 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Fishermen are angry over the agreement to keep EU fishing policies during the Brexit transition period.
  
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• DUP politicians ‘ready to get back into government without preconditions’

  20-03-2018 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP politicians “stand ready” to get back into Stormont without any preconditions or red lines to tackle the issues which matter to the people of Northern Ireland, the party’s Westminster leader has said.
  
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• Liam Kelly: Reading man turns down Republic to keep England option open

  20-03-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Reading's Liam Kelly declines a place in the Republic of Ireland squad for Friday's game against Turkey to keep his England option open.
  
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• Disability vehicle stolen from severely disabled man in Belfast

  20-03-2018 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A severely disabled man has had his "independence taken away" after heartless thieves stole his disability vehicle from his home in south Belfast.
  
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• PSNI 'will learn' from death of Insp Peter Magowan

  20-03-2018 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The Coroner says there were "lost opportunities" before an inspector shot himself with a colleague's gun.
  
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• Leo Varadkar warns final agreement still to be reached on Brexit

  20-03-2018 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that gaps still remain between the EU and the UK over Brexit.
  
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• Grand Slam winners Rory Best, Iain Henderson and Rob Kearney sign IRFU contract extensions

  20-03-2018 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory Best, Iain Henderson and Rob Kearney pen IRFU contract extensions in the wake of Ireland's Grand Slam success.
  
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• Boxer Conor Wallace willing to live away from other athletes to get back on Commonwealth Games team

  20-03-2018 16:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A champion boxer is willing to live apart from other athletes in a bid to be reinstated to Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games team, the High Court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Thomas Pearson guilty over car used in murder of John Boreland

  20-03-2018 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  A man whose car was used in fatal shooting is convicted of making property available to terrorists.
  
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• Red Arrows jet crashes after incident at RAF Valley

  20-03-2018 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Red Arrows jet has crashed after an incident at RAF Valley in north Wales, the Ministry of Defence has said.
  
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• Jacob Stockdale: Ireland Grand Slam hero set to feature in Ulster's Cardiff contest

  20-03-2018 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland Grand Slam hero Jacob Stockdale is in line to play for Ulster in Saturday's Pro14 game against Cardiff Blues.
  
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• Warrington IRA bombing: Minute's silence to mark 25th anniversary

  20-03-2018 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Warrington remembers the bombing 25 years ago that killed two children and injured 54 people.
  
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• Hungry much?

  20-03-2018 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Considerable damage was caused to the fast food outlet after it was rammed by the telehandler.
  
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• Digger in McDonald's 'drive-thru' robbery

  20-03-2018 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Considerable damage was caused to the fast food outlet after it was rammed by the telehandler.
  
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• Man found guilty of providing car used by UDA to murder John 'Bonzer' Boreland

  20-03-2018 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A painter and decorator has been found guilty of providing his car to the UDA which was used in the murder of loyalist rival John 'Bonzer' Boreland.''
  
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• Belfast schoolboy kicked in head by another pupil wins court battle over criminal charge

  20-03-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland schoolboy allegedly kicked about the head by another youth has won a High Court battle over a decision to reduce the criminal charge.
  
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• RHI Inquiry: Sterling admits responsibility for failings

  20-03-2018 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  David Sterling says he admits personal responsibility for failings in the green energy scheme.
  
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• NI mental health system 'failing children'

  20-03-2018 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The mother of a girl who has made repeated attempts on her own life criticises mental health care.
  
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• Swedish expert offers post-Brexit Irish border solution

  20-03-2018 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  There is a technical solution to keeping an open border after Brexit, says a former customs officer.
  
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• Why Mark Allen's 'all time low' has left his World Championship place in doubt

  20-03-2018 13:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dafabet Masters Champion Mark Allen is in danger of missing out on an automatic spot at next month's World Championships.
  
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• Home Office interpreters 'reluctant to travel to NI'

  20-03-2018 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A human trafficking case is delayed because interpreters do not want to come to NI, a court hears.
  
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• Belfast celebrates St. Patrick's Day

  20-03-2018 12:18 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Belfast bar launches Northern Ireland's first menu for dogs

  20-03-2018 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bar in Belfast has launched Northern Ireland's first ever pub menu for four-legged customers.
  
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• 'It's a fact' - Sinn Fein's O Muilleoir stands by claims of RUC link to terror attack at Milltown Cemetery funeral

  20-03-2018 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MLA Mairtin O Muilleoir has said he is standing by his claim that the RUC were involved on Michael Stone's attack during a funeral Milltown Cemetery in 1988.
  
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• Derry woman's mid-flight proposal over Donegal beach

  20-03-2018 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The woman's boyfriend gives her the surprise of a lifetime during a flying lesson over County Donegal.
  
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• Belfast one of least attractive cities in the UK to live and work, study finds

  20-03-2018 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast is one of the least attractive cities in the UK to live and work in, according to a new study.
  
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• Grand Slam captain Rory Best signs new Ireland contract

  20-03-2018 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory Best has signed a new contract with the IRFU until the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
  
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• European court rules 'Hooded Men' were not tortured by British Army

  20-03-2018 10:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected a request by the Irish government to find that people detained by the UK during the Troubles in the so-called Hooded Men case suffered torture.
  
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• Delay to full opening of Royal Victoria Hospital critical care building branded a 'disgrace'

  20-03-2018 10:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A councillor has branded the delay in fully opening the new critical care building at the Royal Victoria Hospital "a disgrace."
  
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