Belfast news

• Five-time darts world champion Eric Bristow has died aged 60

  05-04-2018 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to five-time world champion Eric Bristow, who has died aged 60 after suffering a heart attack.
  
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• Doubles for Ramsey and Lacazette have Arsenal on course for Europa League semis

  05-04-2018 22:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette each scored twice as Mesut Ozil put on a Europa League masterclass to overwhelm CSKA Moscow and all but book Arsenal’s place in the semi-finals.
  
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• Conor McGregor wanted for questioning after 'incident at Barclays Center' in New York

  05-04-2018 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor is wanted for questioning "regarding an incident at the Barclays Center" in Brooklyn earlier today, a New York City Police Department.
  
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• Football club concern over alleged online grooming

  05-04-2018 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Some youth players were allegedly approached online by a man posing as a 14-year-old girl.
  
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• Benefits mistakes affect more than 8,000 in NI

  05-04-2018 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  SDLP MLA says the claimants affected have been underpaid by an average of about £3,000 each.
  
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• Man who went on run while facing trial for murder of dissident republican arrested in Spain

  05-04-2018 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Dublin man who went on the run 15 months ago while facing trial for the murder of a dissident republican five years ago has been arrested in Spain.
  
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• Langmesser remembered as one in a million

  05-04-2018 17:03
  Uwe Langmesser, a larger-than-life figure easily recognized in Midcoast Maine, died in Bonn, Germany, March 23, 2018, of an extremely rare and very fast-acting prion disease that attacks the brain. By dint of his 6-foot, 9-inch physical stature, his bristling intelligence, and his outsized enthusiasm for life and how the world works, Langmesser was a one-in-a-million character whose life was suddenly and tragically cut short by a one-in-a-million disease.
  
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• Woman arrested in connection with £1.3m Dromore drugs haul

  05-04-2018 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 29-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the importation of a controlled drug following searches of a premises in the Lurgan Tarry area on Thursday.
  
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• Brexit: Northern Ireland driven 'back into silos'

  05-04-2018 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the negotiators for the Good Friday Agreement says the Brexit vote has created uncertainty.
  
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• New car sales in NI fall almost 17%

  05-04-2018 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Latest figures for car sales in Northern Ireland are broadly in line with the UK as a whole.
  
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• Cardinal Keith O’Brien asked for forgiveness in will, mourners told

  05-04-2018 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cardinal Keith O’Brien, who was once the Catholic Church’s most senior cleric in Britain, asked in his will for forgiveness from those he offended, mourners at his funeral were told.
  
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• Woman hit by car driving down wrong side of Co Armagh road

  05-04-2018 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in have urged drivers to be careful after a woman was struck by a car driving down the wrong side of the road in Lurgan, Co Armagh.
  
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• DUP will 'take no lectures' from Sinn Fein about social media

  05-04-2018 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has hit back after calls from Sinn Fein for clarification on its links to AggregateIQ in the wake of a data leak scandal involving Cambridge Analytica and Facebook.
  
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• 8000 ESA claimants lost £3k due to errors, claims SDLP

  05-04-2018 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP deputy leader Nichola Mallon has said that 8000 Employment and Support Allowance claimants in Northern Ireland could have lost around £3k each due to administrative errors.
  
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• DUP's Dodds hails report claiming Brexit will not require hard border in Ireland

  05-04-2018 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Nigel Dodds has said that a new report from the Migration Advisory Committee has suggested that there will be no need for 'border infrastructure' in Northern Ireland following Brexit.
  
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• Irish police arrest man after organised crime raids

  05-04-2018 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish police seize items including almost 28,000 euros in cash in 21 searches across five counties.
  
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• Residents in Co Antrim warned about scam Housing Executive door caller

  05-04-2018 13:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have warned the residents in Ballymoney to be aware of a scam house caller pretending to be from the Housing Executive.
  
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• NI peace deal has lasting impact on agreements worldwide, study finds

  05-04-2018 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Key elements of Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement peace deal have had a lasting impact on subsequent accords worldwide, researchers said.
  
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• City of Derry Airport a "colossal waste of money"

  05-04-2018 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A Conservative councillor calls for City of Derry Airport to close because it is a "colossal waste of money".
  
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• DUP chief Arlene Foster 'might leave' if border poll produced united Ireland

  05-04-2018 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has said that she might leave the country in the event of a United Ireland.
  
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• Malone Rugby investigates 'inappropriate' photograph

  05-04-2018 12:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Malone RFC says an investigation is under way after an 'inappropriate' photograph emerged of two of its players.
  
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• Police investigate hand-delivered ‘fascist and Islamophobic’ leaflets

  05-04-2018 12:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are working to establish who was behind a series of anti-Islamic leaflets posted through letterboxes in parts of Belfast.
  
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• Festival of One-Act Plays

  05-04-2018 12:28
  Cold Comfort Theater presents staged readings of the works of six emerging playwrights at the University of Maine's Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave./Route 3, Belfast. Free/donations for UMaine Hutchinson Scholarship Fund.
  
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• Northern Ireland rugby players' 'inappropriate' photo investigated by club

  05-04-2018 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Malone Rugby Football Club have confirmed they are conducting an internal investigation after an "inappropriate" photograph emerged of two of their players.
  
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• Van Morrison among famous faces at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in Belfast

  05-04-2018 10:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Van Morrison was among the famous faces to appear at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in Belfast on Wednesday night.
  
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• Anti-Islam leaflets distributed on lower Ravenhill Road

  05-04-2018 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A councillor for the area says there are "a significant number of young immigrant families" in the community.
  
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• Masters updates: Live leaderboard, latest scores, tee-off times - follow Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods Augusta fortunes

  05-04-2018 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sergio Garcia's title defence effectively came to an embarrassing early end as he took an amazing 13 shots to play the 15th hole in the opening round of the Masters.
  
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• NI paper review: Mental health and costly benches

  05-04-2018 09:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Youth mental health figures, costly bench replacement and online grooming make the headlines.
  
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• Five men charged over illegal Easter parade in Derry

  05-04-2018 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Five men are charged with taking part in an illegal republican parade on Easter Monday in Londonderry.
  
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• Tributes as sister of Guildford Four’s Gerry Conlon laid to rest

  05-04-2018 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to justice campaigner Ann McKernan who was laid to rest on Thursday.
  
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• Sinn Fein MP McCallion's video tribute to IRA angers bomb survivor

  05-04-2018 08:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pensioner who survived the Claudy bomb has slammed a Sinn Fein MP for sharing a video commemorating IRA members online.
  
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• Patrick Kielty was told of dad’s murder in school office

  05-04-2018 08:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland comedian Patrick Kielty has spoken about the moment he found out about his father's murder.
  
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• Ex-Maze deputy governor rejects IRA man's claims warders beat up prisoners

  05-04-2018 08:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former deputy governor at the Maze has hit back at claims by an ex-IRA prisoner of assaults by jail staff, branding them "dishonest".
  
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• Almost half of Northern Ireland young people have mental health problems, study reveals

  05-04-2018 08:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost half of young people in Northern Ireland say they have experienced a mental health problem, a report reveals today.
  
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• Norwegian Air cancels its Belfast-US flights during winter months

  05-04-2018 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Budget airline Norwegian Air has confirmed it will be suspending its transatlantic service from Belfast for the winter months.
  
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• Carter Carson Tenerife hit-and-run death: man is charged

  05-04-2018 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged in connection with the death of a Co Antrim boy in Tenerife.
  
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• Cruise ship docks in Belfast for massive refit

  05-04-2018 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 600ft cruise liner has sailed into Belfast Lough to undergo a multi-million pound refit at the Harland & Wolff shipyard.
  
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• 'Wonderful whitewater' expected for 45th annual Passagassawakeag canoe race

  05-04-2018 08:02
  Brian Wagner of Lisbon picks his canoe from the water after dumping while racing in the Passagassawaukeag Canoe Race near the Poors Mill Road bridge in Belfast on Saturday. Ryan Wirth of Belfast went on to win the 8-mile race with a time of 41 minutes, 22 seconds.
  
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• Revealed: 80 rapes reported in Northern Ireland every month

  05-04-2018 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An average of 80 rapes and over 200 other sexual offences are reported in Northern Ireland every month, shocking figures have revealed.
  
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• Northern Ireland drink-driver with 10-year ban can't be stopped using mobility scooter

  05-04-2018 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A court has been unable to prevent a Dungannon man from using a mobility scooter as part of a driving disqualification - because a licence is not required for the vehicle.
  
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• Live Auction

  05-04-2018 08:02
  Hosted by the Local Advisory Committee at Redmen Hall, 153 Main St. Belfast. View auction items at 5 p.m.; auction begins at 6 p.m. Items include gift certificates, homemade crafts, heating oil, firewood, collectibles, jewelry and pottery.
  
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• Kids Yoga Day

  05-04-2018 08:02
  Join some 27,000 school children worldwide as they mold themselves into trees, flamingos, windmills, kites and other kid-friendly yoga positions. Mallory Banks Harnden of Helping Hands Family School, 37 Miller St., Belfast, says, "Kids' Yoga Day is a great opportunity to remind our families and the larger community of the physical and mental benefits of doing yoga with children."
  
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• Commonwealth Games: Gymnast Rhys McClenaghan makes superb start

  05-04-2018 07:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Rhys McClenaghan leads the pommel horse qualification and is also set for the all-round final as Northern Ireland's swimmers start well.
  
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• Ocean wreckage

  05-04-2018 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  A davit from the ill-fated Lusitania, which sank in 1915, goes to a County Cork museum.
  
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• Lifeboat davit from Lusitania wreck leaves County Down

  05-04-2018 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  A davit from the ill-fated Lusitania, which sank in 1915, goes to a County Cork museum.
  
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• Guildford pub bombs: Conlons' fight continues after sister's death

  05-04-2018 01:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Ann McKernan, whose brother and father were jailed over the Guildford pub bombings, died in Belfast.
  
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