Belfast news

• This Week in Nova Scotia History: April 16-22

  15-04-2018 19:15
  April 16, 1930 - Germain Bartlett Alexis, sometimes known as Jerry Bartlett; known in Mi'kmaq as Slme'n Laksi , but better known yet as Jerry Lonecloud, died. He was born in Belfast, Maine in 1854 and became a well-known Mi'kmaq guide, herbalist and folklorist.
  
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• West Brom hand title to Manchester City

  15-04-2018 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are Premier League champions after Jay Rodriguez secured rock-bottom West Brom a win at Manchester United that was as remarkable as it had looked unlikely.
  
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• Village turns out to welcome home Grand National champion Tiger Roll

  15-04-2018 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Grand National winner Tiger Roll received a hero’s welcome as the champion horse and his trainer Gordon Elliott were treated to a rapturous homecoming in the village of Summerhill in County Meath on Sunday.
  
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• Sir Patrick Stewart lends voice to demands for another referendum

  15-04-2018 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Veteran actor Sir Patrick Stewart has joined a campaign to demand another referendum on the final Brexit deal.
  
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• Man (21) arrested on suspicion of arson after house fire in Co Antrim

  15-04-2018 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after a house fire in Co Antrim.
  
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• Celtic breeze into Scottish Cup final after demolishing 10-man Rangers

  15-04-2018 16:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic hammered hapless 10-man Rangers 4-0 at Hampden Park to book a William Hill Scottish Cup final date with Motherwell next month.
  
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• Man arrested after shopkeeper and driver held at knifepoint

  15-04-2018 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A 25-year-old man is arrested after a shopkeeper and taxi driver were held at knifepoint.
  
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• Titanic victims remembered during service at Belfast City Hall

  15-04-2018 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wreaths have been laid during a service in Belfast in memory of the more than 1,500 people who died aboard the Titanic.
  
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• West Belfast bus service to be diverted away from area following spate of attacks

  15-04-2018 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast bus service is to be diverted away from the Lagmore View area after a recent spate of attacks.
  
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• Pair charged with brothel keeping offences by Paramilitary Crime Task Force

  15-04-2018 12:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paramilitary Crime Task Force detectives have charged a man and a woman with brothel keeping offences.
  
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• Thousands of families turn out for Autism NI family fun days

  15-04-2018 11:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of families turned out to support the ‘Making Sense of Autism’ fun days throughout Northern Ireland.
  
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• Minister's concern over Northern Ireland broadband project

  15-04-2018 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Minister for Digital says the lack of a Stormont Executive means £150m project is being delayed.
  
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• Christine Lampard left 'shaken and terrified' after thieves target £10m London home

  15-04-2018 10:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Irish broadcaster Christine Lampard has been left “shaken and terrified” after an intruder targeted the £10million home she shares with ex-footballer Frank Lampard.
  
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• Independent News and Media: High court decision due

  15-04-2018 10:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's high court to decide whether or not to investigate the country's largest media group.
  
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• First Titanic menu set to fetch £100,000 at auction

  15-04-2018 10:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A menu of the first meal ever served on the Titanic is expected to fetch up to £100,000 at auction.
  
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• Veterans of past and future wars rededicate Armistice Bridge

  15-04-2018 05:01
  What do the end of World War I and the 20th anniversary of a Belfast after-school program based around non-electronic games have in common? Ray Estabrook, a co-founder the Game Loft, posed that rhetorical question to a group gathered at the east end of the footbridge Saturday morning for a joint event recognizing the two apparently unrelated events. He answered it starting with the 55 names on a bronze plaque installed on the bridge in memory of soldiers from Waldo County who were killed in Worl
  
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