Belfast news

• DUP founding member and former West Tyrone MLA Oliver Gibson passes away

  27-04-2018 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former West Tyrone MLA and founding member of the DUP Oliver Gibson has passed away at the age of 83.
  
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• PSNI hunt men on run after committing a number of offences

  27-04-2018 20:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives from the PSNI's Public Protection Branch are appealing to the public for information on the whereabouts of two men, James White and Alexis Guesto.
  
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• Gary Marshall acquitted of kidnapping Kevin Conway

  27-04-2018 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Portadown man Gary Marshall is cleared of involvement in the abduction of a man shot dead in 1998.
  
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• DUP's Gregory Campbell welcomes President Trump's UK visit and invites him to Portrush

  27-04-2018 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Gregory Campbell has welcomed the July visit of United States President Donald Trump to the United Kingdom.
  
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• West Belfast school principal to return after two years

  27-04-2018 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Claire White has been on leave from De La Salle College since May 2016.
  
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• Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd accuses Arlene Foster of 'breath-taking arrogance' in latest war of words

  27-04-2018 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MLA John O’Dowd has accused DUP Leader Arlene Foster of displaying ‘breath-taking arrogance’ in an attack on the DUP leader.
  
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• Mother of boys mowed down by serial criminal demands tougher jail terms

  27-04-2018 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of two young boys who were killed when a drugged up serial criminal ploughed into them at twice the speed limit has demanded immediate action to toughen sentences for such crimes after the driver was jailed for just nine years.
  
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• Trinity College launch initiative targeting NI students

  27-04-2018 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Only 136 students from Northern Ireland began full-time undergraduate study in the Republic in 2016/17.
  
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• Waldo County YMCA- Volunteers needed for ...

  27-04-2018 17:48
  The Waldo County YMCA is forming a team to participate in the 1st Annual Belfast Roadside Clean Up. This is an amazing community cause and we are very proud to be a part of it.
  
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• DUP challenges Sinn Fein candidate Órfhlaith Begley to answer questions on Kingsmill Massacre ahead of west Tyrone by-election

  27-04-2018 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has challenged Sinn Fein candidate Órfhlaith Begley to answer two questions about the Kingsmill Massacre ahead of the west Tyrone by-election.
  
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• Sinn Féin votes help unionist into Irish senate

  27-04-2018 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Former president of the Ulster Famers' Union Ian Marshall is elected to Irish government's upper house.
  
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• Court told admission by man who abused sisters was not reported to police

  27-04-2018 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A court is told that an admission by a Londonderry man who sexually abused two sisters was not reported to the police at the time
  
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• 'No dignity' for girl forced to wash in paddling pool

  27-04-2018 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Nine-year-old Hannah Shortall from County Armagh has to bathe in a paddling pool in her living room.
  
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• 5 of the best chocolate experiences in Belfast

  27-04-2018 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Who doesn’t love chocolate? Ok, there may be a few of us who haven’t succumb to the joys of chocolate (yet), but chances are that a huge majority of us can’t get enough of the good stuff.
  
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• RUC officer asked to lie about shooting of IRA man, court told

  27-04-2018 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A retired police officer who shot an IRA man 27 years ago was allegedly asked to lie if questioned about events after the killing, the High Court heard.
  
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• Unionist candidate Ian Marshall elected to Irish Senate

  27-04-2018 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A unionist candidate has been elected to the Irish Senate for the first time.
  
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• 10 top company jobs in Belfast

  27-04-2018 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Regardless of the sector, or the level, nijobfinder works for you to find local jobs that suit your needs.
  
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• Daily Express newspaper issues apology to Liverpool fans and suspends journalist over controversial Anfield attack article

  27-04-2018 15:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The journalist who wrote an article for the Daily Express where he alleged that Liverpool fans were culpable for the violent scenes ahead of the Champions League semi-final against Roma on Tuesday night has been suspended.
  
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• Ulster Rugby: Has season been PR car crash?

  27-04-2018 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster Rugby have struggled to contain the fall-out from recent rape trial - but what should they have done?
  
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• Newry council may ban offensive tattoos in swimming pools

  27-04-2018 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The move follows complaints relating to a tattoo on an individual at Newry's council-owned pool.
  
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• RUC officer told to lie about IRA shooting if questioned

  27-04-2018 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Former RUC officer was 'asked to be untruthful' by colleagues after Colum Marks was killed.
  
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• PPS to review attempted murder charge after death of Joleen Corr

  27-04-2018 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The attempted murder charge in the case of Joleen Corr - who died on Thursday after being in a coma for 18 months - is set to be reviewed.
  
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• Councillor caught drink-driving breached code of conduct

  27-04-2018 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Alliance councillor Patrick Brown is suspended for six months after being convicted of drink-driving.
  
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• Northern Ireland teachers hit out at 'blatant sexual discrimination' over gender pay gap

  27-04-2018 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teachers in Northern Ireland have hit out at ‘blatant sexual discrimination’ over the gender pay gap in the profession.
  
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• Joleen Corr dies 16 months after being attacked

  27-04-2018 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Mother-of-one Joleen Corr, 27, dies days after a ruling from a judge to withdraw her food and fluids.
  
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• Locust found in supermarket salad

  27-04-2018 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Sainsbury's apologises to a man who found (half) a locust in one of the supermarket's ready-made salads.
  
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• Locust found in supermarket salad lunch

  27-04-2018 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Sainsbury's apologises to a man who found (half) a locust in one of the supermarket's ready-made salads.
  
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• Northern Ireland parents receive school confirmation letters - scramble for remaining places

  27-04-2018 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 4% of children in Northern Ireland have not yet secured a placed a pre-school, while less than 1% are still waiting for a primary school place.
  
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• Former soldiers to stand trial for killing of Official IRA man.

  27-04-2018 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two former soldiers are due to stand trial in Belfast next year, accused of murdering an Official IRA man in the city over four decades ago, a court has heard.
  
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• Pictured: Belfast Zoo says ‘hola’ to two little capybara amigos

  27-04-2018 13:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Zoo has said ‘hola’ to two new arrivals this month - two little capybara amigos.
  
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• Government commissioner suspends Northern Ireland councillor over drink-driving offence

  27-04-2018 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Local Government Commissioner for Standards has suspended a Northern Ireland councillor from his position after he was convicted of drink driving.
  
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• New stores to open at Northern Ireland shopping centre creating 30 jobs

  27-04-2018 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three new stores in a Banbridge shopping centre are to create a total of 30 new jobs.
  
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• From The Jungle Book to Louis Theroux: The world reacts to the royal baby name

  27-04-2018 12:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced the name of their third child: Louis Arthur Charles.
  
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• Revealed: Number of border crossings between Northern Ireland and Republic

  27-04-2018 11:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of border crossings between Northern Ireland and the Republic has been revealed for the first time since the island was partitioned in 1921.
  
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• Live and unfiltered: Kim Jong Un captivates South Koreans

  27-04-2018 10:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  South Koreans watched as history unfolded and Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader they normally only see in heavily edited footage, walked across the border and had his every word broadcast live and unfiltered on airwaves across the country.
  
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• Newspaper Review

  27-04-2018 09:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The taxi driver at the centre of a high-profile kidnapping case has spoken about his ordeal.
  
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• Man dies in crash between car and lorry

  27-04-2018 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The collision happened on the main Belfast road outside Ballynahinch, County Down.
  
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• Ulster University lecturer Rikala hit with £10k costs over neglected pets

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior Ulster University lecturer has been banned from keeping animals after being convicted of neglecting a flea-ridden dog and keeping cats living in faeces.
  
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• Northern Ireland woman thanks staff who kept her alive after heart attack in aerobics class

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Newtownabbey woman who suffered a cardiac arrest at a fitness class has been reunited with the leisure centre staff who saved her life.
  
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• Northern Ireland mum and daughter banned from keeping animals for life after dogs starve to death

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother and daughter from Belfast who allowed a Jack Russell and a Staffordshire bull terrier to die "painful and miserable" deaths due to starvation were yesterday banned from keeping animals for life.
  
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• Northern Ireland man arrested after fatal stabbing of artist in Ecuador

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A traveller understood to be from Northern Ireland has been arrested in Ecuador for allegedly stabbing an Argentinian artist to death.
  
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• Man killed in Ballynahinch road crash between car and lorry

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died following a crash between a lorry and a car in Co Down.
  
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• Judge cuts jail time for cannabis farmer over 'unsatisfactory and unexplained' police delays

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A judge slashed the potential jail sentence for a man caught operating a cannabis factory because of the "unsatisfactory and unexplained" delay by police and the Public Prosecution Service in finalising the case.
  
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• Family pay tribute to Northern Ireland gran Ann McCrea who died in Spain

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a popular Londonderry woman who died suddenly while on holiday in Spain.
  
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• Driver left counting cost of 'inconclusive' car blaze probe

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car owner whose Vauxhall Mokka 4x4 mysteriously caught fire says she will be left out of pocket after an investigation failed to pinpoint the cause.
  
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• Belfast dad Graham dies days after discovering small cut on hand

  27-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Losing a beloved husband and father is devastating - but when it comes as a result of a rare and deadly superbug commonly known as flesh eating disease, it is even harder to bear. Those were the tragic circumstances that Belfast mum Lisa Hewitt found herself in nearly three years ago when husband Graham died of the horrific disease.
  
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