Belfast news

• New government legislation on Northern Ireland 'direct rule in all but name'

  27-03-2018 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland secretary Peter Hain has said the UK Government legislating for the region in the absence of an executive amounts to "direct rule in all but name".
  
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• Sinn Fein senator apologises to Brian Stack family over ‘inappropriate’ tweets

  27-03-2018 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein senator suspended after retweeting an offensive message about the IRA killing of prison officer Brian Stack has formally apologised to his family.
  
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• Brexit quide

  27-03-2018 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A quick guide to Brexit and why it seems to be taking so long for the UK to leave the European Union.
  
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• Call for action to tackle political emblems on Belfast bonfires following report

  27-03-2018 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been calls for the implementation of the recommendations of a report carried out by Dr Tom Frawley into decisions taken on bonfires last year in Belfast City Council.
  
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• NI killer found guilty of second murder

  27-03-2018 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The pair had denied raping and murdering Quyen Ngoc Nguyen who was found dead in a burning car.
  
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• Dublin to expel Russian diplomat after poisoning

  27-03-2018 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland joins 16 EU member states in expelling diplomats following the Salisbury nerve agent attack.
  
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• Alert after Stormont email accounts hit by cyber attack

  27-03-2018 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission's email service has been hit by a cyber attack.
  
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• Woman 'flew to Belfast from South Africa to attack husband,' court hears

  27-03-2018 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman allegedly flew from South Africa to assault her estranged husband in Belfast, a court has heard.
  
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• Two men and woman arrested in PSNI historical child sex probe

  27-03-2018 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been arrested as part of a PSNI investigation into serious allegations of historical child sex abuse in Co Down.
  
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• Belfast man Neil Pinkerton acquitted of animal cruelty charges

  27-03-2018 15:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An east Belfast man has been acquitted of animal cruelty charges by the direction of a senior judge.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Jurors to continue deliberations on Wednesday

  27-03-2018 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The jurors presiding in the trial of two Ireland Ulster rugby players accused of rape will be returning to Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday to continue their deliberations.
  
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• Rugby rape trial: Judge tells jurors 'don't leap to conclusions'

  27-03-2018 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The jurors presiding in the trial of two Ireland Ulster rugby players accused of rape were sent out to deliberate their verdicts after a judge told them 'not to leap to conclusions'.
  
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• Bill Clinton and George Mitchell to receive freedom of Belfast

  27-03-2018 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former US president Bill Clinton and Senator George Mitchell are set to receive the freedom of Belfast.
  
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• Rugby rape trail: Jury sent out to begin deliberations on verdict

  27-03-2018 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The jury has been sent out in the high profile rape case of Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.
  
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• Ex-soldiers to stand trial over murder of Official IRA man Joe McCann

  27-03-2018 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two ex-soldiers are to stand trial charged with murdering an Official IRA man in Belfast 46 years ago, a judge has ordered.
  
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• Pier tragedy rescuer had 'no intent to sue family'

  27-03-2018 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephanie Knox looked after the sole survivor when four-month-old Rionaghac-Ann was pulled from a sinking car.
  
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• Co Down woman dies after car crash near Portaferry

  27-03-2018 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down woman has died after her car crashed just outside Portaferry.
  
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• How the Irish League champions will get a double European chance next season

  27-03-2018 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Either Crusaders or Coleraine will be parading the Gibson Cup at the end of the Danske Bank Premiership season and looking ahead to a Champions League qualifier.
  
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• To minute or not

  27-03-2018 09:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Claims civil servants were told not to attend a meeting after which policy was changed make headlines.
  
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• 20 kids 'terrorising' Belfast neighbourhood - police tell parents 'take control'

  27-03-2018 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Trouble has flared again in the New Lodge area of north Belfast.
  
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• Worm invasion costing Northern Ireland £34m a year

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An invasion of killer worms cost Northern Ireland £34m last year, with the deadly species from Down Under ruining our soil and preying on native earthworms.
  
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• Revealed: How Northern Ireland’s legal cases drag out for twice as long as they do in England

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's justice system is failing victims with cases taking too long to reach court, a report warns today.
  
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• Nesbitt 'disgust' as Pensioners Parliament group funding denied

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt MLA has described as "disgusting" a decision by a Stormont department to deny funding to the organisation responsible for the Pensioners Parliament.
  
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• Memorial service to be held for victims of Derrylin house blaze

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A memorial service for the four victims of the Derrylin house fire will take place tomorrow.
  
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• Man ordered to leave hostel 'because of his race' awarded £2,000

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A French national of Algerian descent has been awarded £2,000 after being asked to leave a youth hostel in Belfast.
  
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• Lurgan man Luke O'Neill accused of plotting to murder police bailed due to delay in case

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors failed yesterday in a High Court bid to have a man accused of plotting to kill police officers kept in custody - because of long delays in the case.
  
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• Friends pay tribute to Belfast man Ryan McManus (22) killed in Co Antrim crash

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid online to a young man who died following a crash in Co Antrim at the weekend.
  
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• Celebrated chef Michael Deane blasts Northern Ireland's 'biblical' Good Friday drink laws

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading Belfast restaurateur has slammed Northern Ireland's 'biblical' licensing laws which forbid serving alcohol with meals before 5pm on Good Friday.
  
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• Brexit more important to the people of Great Britain than keeping Northern Ireland in the Union: poll

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leaving the EU is more important to many voters in Great Britain than maintaining the Union with Northern Ireland, a survey has suggested.
  
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• Boy (14) tells of sectarian gang attack that left him suffering fractured skull

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A north Belfast teenager has told of how he came under attack by a gang with bats and hammers while walking home on Saturday evening.
  
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• A woman is entitled to say no, rugby rape trial jury told

  27-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The judge in the high profile rape case against Ulster and Ireland rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding yesterday reminded the jury that women "have the right to say 'no'" when it comes to sex.
  
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• ‘Strategic oversights’ kept fire service away from Manchester Arena bomb scene

  27-03-2018 04:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The fire service was “outside of the loop” of the police and ambulance emergency response to the Manchester Arena attack leading to a two-hour delay, a major report said today.
  
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• 'Paedophile hunter' Mark O'Brien released on bail on several conditions

  27-03-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim man accused of being a so-called "paedophile hunter" has been ordered to desist from any role in such groups as part of his bail conditions.
  
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• Police concerned for welfare of missing 17-year-old girl

  27-03-2018 00:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Derry have said they are becoming 'increasingly concerned' for the welfare of missing 17-year-old Shaquitta Muir.
  
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