Belfast news

• Teenager arrested in connection with Piotr Krowka murder investigation

  06-04-2018 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of Piotr Krowka have arrested a 19-year-old man.
  
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• RSU 71 superintendent gives notice, will serve out school year

  06-04-2018 23:53
  Knowles submitted his letter of resignation on April 2 during an executive session at a regular meeting of the district's Board of Directors. Reached by phone Friday, Knowles said he had "no comment" on his decision to leave or plans for the future, noting that these were his "personal business."
  
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• Pro14: Edinburgh 20-32 Ulster

  06-04-2018 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster move to within eight points of third-placed Edinburgh with a bonus-point win over Richard Cockerill's side in Pro14 Conference B.
  
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• Conor McGregor: UFC fighter bailed after being charged with assault by NYPD

  06-04-2018 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor is released on bail after being charged with assault and criminal mischief.
  
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• Ulster keep slim play-off hopes alive by edging out Edinburgh

  06-04-2018 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster kept their play-off hopes alive after edging past Edinburgh 32-20 in a breathless encounter at BT Murrayfield.
  
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• Sinn Féin says it has Brexit NI impact papers

  06-04-2018 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Research papers on Brexit's impact on NI had to be "dragged out of the civil service", says an MEP.
  
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• Pensioner to face no further action over intruder killing

  06-04-2018 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pensioner arrested for fatally stabbing an intruder at his home will face no further action, police said.
  
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• Thousands of escaped fish cause concern for Loughs Agency

  06-04-2018 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  About 387,000 farmed trout ended up in rivers after August floods, threatening wild fish habitats.
  
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• NHS 'shambles'

  06-04-2018 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Fourteen-year-old girl had to go abroad for spinal surgery because of delays in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man and woman attacked with hatchet during aggravated burglary in Co Antrim

  06-04-2018 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have been attacked with a hatchet during an aggravated burglary in Co Antrim.
  
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• Sinn Fein MEP claims to have obtained Brexit Northern Ireland impact papers

  06-04-2018 17:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MEP has claimed to have obtained secret civil service documents outlining “the disastrous consequences” Brexit will have on Northern Ireland.
  
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• Inga Maria Hauser murder: Police have 'suspect in mind'

  06-04-2018 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Inga Maria Hauser, 18, went missing 30 years ago after she arrived in NI on a ferry from Scotland.
  
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• Detective's appeal over Inga Maria Hauser murder

  06-04-2018 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Det Ch Supt Raymond Murray says nobody should put loyalty over the need of human decency to come forward and tell what they know about Inga Maria Hauser's murder.
  
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• Sinn Fein to hold march in Derry on 50th anniversary of historic civil rights protest

  06-04-2018 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein are planning to hold a march in Derry on the 50th anniversary of a historic civil rights protest in the city.
  
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• Danielle McLaughlin: Goa murder trial begins

  06-04-2018 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The man who discovered Danielle McLaughlin's body after her murder tells an Indian court what he saw.
  
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• Paddy Jackson says he is 'sorry' and 'ashamed'

  06-04-2018 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The rugby player says he is "ashamed" that the woman who accused him of rape left his home distressed.
  
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• Dryer weekend with rising temperatures after Friday wash out

  06-04-2018 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland has been hit with heavy rain and flooding on Friday, but conditions are set to improve over the weekend.
  
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• Paddy Jackson apologises for ‘betraying family values’ after rape acquittal

  06-04-2018 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rugby star Paddy Jackson has said he is ashamed the woman who accused him of rape left his home distressed and has apologised for betraying the values of his family.
  
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• PSNI visit Scotland to probe ‘brutal’ backpacker murder 30 years on

  06-04-2018 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives hunting the killers of a German backpacker have travelled to Scotland in an attempt to piece together her final movements.
  
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• Man attacked by masked pair with metal bars in paramilitary-style assault

  06-04-2018 12:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Coleraine are appealing for information following a report of a paramilitary-style assault on a man in his thirties near Ballymoney on Thursday.
  
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• Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: 'A united Ireland is not going to happen'

  06-04-2018 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the wake of reaction to comments from DUP leader Arlene Foster saying she would consider leaving Northern Ireland in the event of a united Ireland DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has reiterated "a United Ireland is not going to happen".
  
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• Man charged following discovery of over £100k worth of drugs in Belfast

  06-04-2018 11:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 37-year-old man has been charged with a number of drugs offences following the discovery of a suspected amphetamine base in Belfast on Thursday.
  
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• Belfast Spring Fair and Flower Show: Everything you need to know

  06-04-2018 11:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It may seem like the longest winter in history but Spring is finally here and Belfast is ready to celebrate with its annual fair.
  
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• Seven men charged over illegal Easter parade in Derry

  06-04-2018 11:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Two further men are charged in Londonderry with taking part in an illegal parade in the city.
  
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• Londonderry shirt factory workers in temporary lay-off

  06-04-2018 10:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff at Smyth & Gibson are being laid off for a period of five weeks
  
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• McGregor to appear in Brooklyn court to face charges of assault and criminal mischief

  06-04-2018 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A NYPD spokesperson has confirmed that Conor McGregor will face assault and criminal mischief charges in a Brooklyn court later on Friday.
  
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• Murder probe launched after body found at house in Co Derry

  06-04-2018 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched a murder investigation after a man's body was found at a property in Co Londonderry.
  
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• NI paper review: McGregor custody and bonfire dispute

  06-04-2018 09:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Police progress in backpacker murder and a new Troubles exhibition also feature in the papers.
  
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• Photographs tell powerful story of our troubled years

  06-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new exhibition revealing the desolation and destruction experienced during the Troubles will be launched in Belfast next week.
  
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• Unionists launch fresh bid to remove name of IRA man from play park

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unionist councillors have launched a fresh bid to have the name of an IRA hunger striker removed from a children's play park.
  
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• Sports stars pay last respects as 'giant of airwaves' Adam Coates is laid to rest

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stars from the worlds of sport and journalism turned out to pay tribute to the 'unflappable' Adam Coates at the radio presenter's funeral yesterday.
  
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• Runher stages first half-marathon... with 15% discount

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph is supporting a first for women's-only running in Ireland for the 2018 Hoka Runher Series.
  
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• Record profits for Apprentice winner Dr Leah's Botox clinics

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cosmetic skincare clinic business operated by Northern Ireland 'Botox queen' Dr Leah Totton enjoyed record sales and profits last year.
  
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• Net is tightening on those behind murder of backpacker, says PSNI

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are closing in on those responsible for one of Northern Ireland's most notorious unsolved murders, a senior detective has said.
  
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• Net is tightening on those behind murder of backpacker Inga Maria Hauser, says PSNI

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are closing in on those responsible for one of Northern Ireland's most notorious unsolved murders, a senior detective has said.
  
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• Man wanted for dissident murder held in Spain

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of a dissident republican who was shot dead five years ago is relieved that a man who had been charged with his murder was arrested in Spain after 15 months on the run.
  
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• Malone RFC issue apology over their players' 'Jackson and Olding' photo

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Malone Rugby Football Club has launched an investigation after an "inappropriate" photograph of two of its players was posted online.
  
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• Good Friday Agreement has been undermined and isn't working, says Swann

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Unionist leader Robin Swann says the high hopes of the Good Friday Agreement have not been fulfilled.
  
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• Football ace Fitzpatrick opens up on family's pain over deaths of two brothers

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish League footballer has revealed how the loss of two of his brothers had a devastating impact on his family.
  
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• Council to vote over report into row on bonfire pallets storage

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A much-discussed report commissioned by Belfast City Council following a row around the storage of bonfire material could be published early next week.
  
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• Advert published calling on Ireland and Ulster to ditch Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding

  06-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people have taken out a newspaper advert to demand that rugby stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding never play for Ulster or Ireland again.
  
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• Maradona and the GAA

  06-04-2018 07:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The Gaelic Athletic Association proves a whole new new ball game for the UAE-based soccer star.
  
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