Belfast news

• Belfast city council calls on social media giants to tackle misogyny

  01-05-2018 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast city council will write to Facebook and Twitter calling on them to address their “failure” to tackle threats of violence and abuse directed at women.
  
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• Real Madrid book place in Champions League final

  01-05-2018 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich goalkeeper Sven Ulreich committed a huge blunder as holders Real Madrid edged into the Champions League final.
  
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• Steven Gerrard confirms his interest in becoming Rangers manager

  01-05-2018 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steven Gerrard has confirmed his interest in taking over as manager of Rangers.
  
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• European Commission ‘pushing back’ against UK proposals for Irish border

  01-05-2018 19:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Union is “pushing back” against the UK’s proposals for keeping the Irish border open after Brexit, David Davis has confirmed.
  
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• Joleen Corr funeral told Belfast woman had a 'heart of gold'

  01-05-2018 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of mourners who attended the funeral of a west Belfast woman who died almost a year-and-a-half after being viciously attacked were told she had a "heart of gold".
  
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• Belfast hospital trust recalls 2,500 patients over treatment fears

  01-05-2018 18:59
  Patients with brain disorders may have been misdiagnosed by doctor, trust saysA major NHS hospital trust has recalled more than 2,500 patients with brain disorders amid fears they have been misdiagnosed by a doctor who is no longer on frontline duties.The Belfast health and social care trust has set up special clinics so that the patients concerned – some as young as 14 – can have their condition assessed as soon as possible.Continue reading...
  
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• UUP west Tyrone By-election candidate Chris Smyth reports online death threats to PSNI

  01-05-2018 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A UUP candidate standing in the west Tyrone by-election has reported death threats he received online to the PSNI.
  
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• Anti-abortion campaigner accuses Health Minister of ‘untruths’ in billboard row

  01-05-2018 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An anti-abortion campaigner has accused the Health Minister of “untruths” in a row over billboards.
  
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• PIP: Call to change 'inhumane system'

  01-05-2018 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  People with life-limiting health conditions say the PIP benefit system is "draining and worrying".
  
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• Broadway's Tony nod for Belfast actor

  01-05-2018 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Broadway musicals based on Mean Girls and SpongeBob SquarePants lead the award nominations.
  
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• Same sex cake case: Activist who placed order did nothing wrong, court told

  01-05-2018 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An activist who asked a Christian bakery to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan did nothing wrong, his lawyer told the Supreme Court.
  
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• Gay cake row: Activist who placed order did nothing wrong, court told

  01-05-2018 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An activist who asked a Christian bakery to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan did nothing wrong, his lawyer told the Supreme Court.
  
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• I thought Lord Kilclooney ‘typical Indian’ tweet was parody – Leo Varadkar

  01-05-2018 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he initially thought the Twitter account of Lord Kilclooney – who called him a “typical Indian” – was a parody.
  
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• Tyrone DUP councillor questions treatment of Derry and Strabane Council during Barnier visit

  01-05-2018 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP councillor has questioned if councils were treated differently during the visit of Michel Barnier to Northern Ireland.
  
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• 'We are broken' - Inga Maria Hauser's soul will never rest, says heartbroken sister in plea for information

  01-05-2018 15:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of Inga Maria Hauser has made a heartfelt plea to anyone with information about her murder to come forward.
  
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• Lord Mayor launches the Belfast Titanic Maritime Festival

  01-05-2018 15:35 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Gay activist backs baker

  01-05-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The protagonists are easily spotted, but many are left scratching their heads about where they stand.
  
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• Michel Barnier meets business leaders in Londonderry

  01-05-2018 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The EU's chief negotiator says they will consider "any solution" which maintains the integrity of the Belfast Agreement
  
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• Date revealed for Carl Frampton's dream fight at Windsor Park in August

  01-05-2018 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton will fight at Windsor Park on Saturday, August 18, according to promoter Frank Warren.
  
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• Bangor teen attack video: Accused barred from pier scene

  01-05-2018 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old girl accused of taking part in a sustained attack on another girl which was then filmed and then posted online is banned from going near the scene, a High Court judge ordered today.
  
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• Christian militant loyalist?

  01-05-2018 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Jim Dowson is a central figure in a Christian militant group operating in the UK and abroad.
  
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• Scale of Trust recall 'unprecedented'

  01-05-2018 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 2,500 neurology patients in Northern Ireland, including children, are being recalled for a case review.
  
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• PSNI charge man over 'driving at 150mph and filming himself' on the M1

  01-05-2018 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with dangerous driving after allegedly driving at 150mph on Northern Ireland's M1 motorway.
  
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• Game of Thrones actor sparks return rumours after being spotted in Belfast

  01-05-2018 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Game of Thrones fans have been left wondering what a certain actor's visit to Belfast could mean for the season eight plotline.
  
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• Michel Barnier given tour of Derry’s historic walls after business summit

  01-05-2018 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier walked the historic walls of Londonderry and was shown the Bogside area of the city where British soldiers opened fire on Bloody Sunday.
  
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• Rangers: Former Northern Ireland international Jimmy Nicholl to take caretaker charge as Graeme Murty sacked

  01-05-2018 12:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland star Jimmy Nicholl will take caretaker charge of Rangers until the end of the season, alongside Jonatan Johansson.
  
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• Graeme Murty SACKED by Rangers as Steven Gerrard closes in on manager's role

  01-05-2018 12:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graeme Murty has been sacked by Rangers after his side's 5-0 thumping in Sunday's Old Firm derby.
  
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• Video: 2,500 Northern Ireland patients recalled over Royal Victoria doctor's work

  01-05-2018 11:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Health Trust is recalling 2,500 patients following an independent review of patient notes relating to the work of a single consultant neurologist.
  
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• 2,500 Northern Ireland patients recalled over Royal Victoria doctor's work

  01-05-2018 11:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Health Trust is recalling 2,500 patients following an independent review of patient notes relating to the work of a single consultant neurologist.
  
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• Talk: 'You're Sitting in My Pew!'

  01-05-2018 10:45
  The First Church in Belfast, 104 Church St. The Rev. Dr. Douglas Showalter presents a slide program entitled: "You're Sitting in My Pew!: The Long Journey of Massachusetts/Maine Congregationalists from Meeting Houses to Churches, Free Pews, Offerings at Worship, and Individual Communion Cups."
  
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• 'Gay cake' case key dates

  01-05-2018 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI looks at the key dates in the 'gay cake' case.
  
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• Northern Ireland man dies while on holiday in Spain

  01-05-2018 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man has died while on holiday in Spain.
  
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• Sickening video of Northern Ireland schoolgirl being attacked by bullies - mum slams school chiefs

  01-05-2018 08:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a 12-year-old girl who has endured months of misery at the hands of bullies has slammed a Co Down school and police for failing to protect her daughter.
  
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• Woman's hair pulled out in horror attack in Northern Ireland club

  01-05-2018 08:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 20-year-old woman who was dragged across a dance floor by her hair in a vicious attack that left her with gaping bald patches has described the ordeal as "terrifying".
  
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• Michel Barnier: I'm committed to a Brexit deal that protects Belfast Agreement but respects UK constitution

  01-05-2018 08:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I have very much enjoyed my time in Ireland and Northern Ireland over the past two days. Yesterday, I attended the fourth All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit in Dundalk and I met - and learned a lot from - a whole range of people.
  
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• Sausage tycoon's Northern Ireland home has sizzling £2.75m price tag

  01-05-2018 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland's most luxurious homes owned by sausage manufacturer Kevin McWhinney has just gone on the market for a sizzling £2.75m.
  
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• Belfast hotel for sale after 30 staff laid off

  01-05-2018 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Lansdowne Hotel in north Belfast has gone on the market just two weeks after around 30 staff were laid off after management said it was about to go through a "major refurbishment".
  
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• Northern Ireland street preacher charged with resisting police

  01-05-2018 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who hands out Gospel tracts on Saturdays on the streets of Coleraine has appeared at the town's magistrates court charged with disorderly behaviour and resisting police.
  
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• Derry man Jimmy Boyle dies after street brawl in city

  01-05-2018 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police probing the death of a man in Londonderry on Sunday have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
  
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• Belfast RVH doctor probed for claims of misdiagnosing disorders

  01-05-2018 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior medic at the Royal Victoria Hospital (RVH) in Belfast is being investigated over claims of misdiagnosing disorders, it has emerged.
  
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• Enchanting insight into how Belfast put itself on tourist map 90 years ago

  01-05-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ninety years ago the 1928/1929 booklet, Belfast, the Official Guide was published, a valiant marketing puff-piece designed to wax lyrical on everything positive about the city that had been trying hard to recover from the First World War and more localised troubles. In terms of timing, and who would have known, it preceded the London Stock Exchange and the Wall Street crashes of 1929. But whatever state the world was in or was heading towards, the business of enthusing visitor interest in Belfas
  
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• Woman attacked female police officer at Portrush nightclub

  01-05-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman headbutted a woman in a nightclub then punched and pulled a policewoman by the hair after being ejected, Coleraine Magistrates Court has heard.
  
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• Northern Ireland education body busts budget by £19m fuelling watchdog concerns

  01-05-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Education Authority overspent its budget by nearly £20m in 2016/17, according to a report from a key public sector watchdog.
  
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• Gay marriage cake row reaches UK's supreme court in Belfast

  01-05-2018 07:00
  Ashers bakery to challenge ruling that its refusal to bake cake was discriminatoryA bakery run by evangelical Christians is to launch a fresh attempt to overturn a £500 award made against it for refusing to bake a cake promoting same-sex marriage.Ashers bakery, which has branches in Northern Ireland and is financially supported by the Christian Institute, is taking its claim to the supreme court on Tuesday, which is sitting in Belfast this week. Continue reading...
  
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