Belfast news

• Explosives linked to dissident republicans discovered in Co Tyrone

  03-05-2018 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Explosives linked to dissident republicans have been discovered at two locations in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Diego Costa goal ends Arsenal dream of Europa League glory

  03-05-2018 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Diego Costa ensured Arsene Wenger’s 22-year reign as Arsenal manager will end in Huddersfield and not Lyon as the former Chelsea man hit the winner for Atletico Madrid in a closely fought Europa League semi-final.
  
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• Facing the Mass Extinction,' in Belfast

  03-05-2018 22:04
  The Peace and Justice Group of Waldo County's monthly Film Forum will screen "Call of Life: Facing the Mass Extinction" Wednesday, May 16, at 6 p.m. in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library, 106 High St. All are welcome. This moving documentary, introduced by Peter Coyote, investigates the growing threat posed by the rapid and massive loss of biodiversity on the planet.
  
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• Homes evacuated after suspicious object found in Carrickfergus

  03-05-2018 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of homes in Carrickfergus have been evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Post-Troubles teenagers want peace walls abolished

  03-05-2018 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  At the half-way point in a 10-year plan to bring down all of Northern Ireland's peace walls, teenagers tell BBC News NI they want them abolished.
  
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• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn invited to speak at Queen's University

  03-05-2018 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been invited to give a lecture at Queen's University Belfast.
  
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• Device discovered at home of PSNI officer's parents in Londonderry declared a hoax

  03-05-2018 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in the Londonderry has ended after a suspicious object left in the Brandywell area was declared an elaborate hoax.
  
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• Bombardier secures $1.4bn deal to sell 30 jets to American Airlines

  03-05-2018 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aerospace giant Bombardier has won a deal worth a potential $1.4bn to sell up to 30 regional jets part-made in Belfast to American Airlines.
  
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• Londonderry man was dealing home-made cannabis sweets

  03-05-2018 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A drug dealer was charged with selling drug-infused chocolate sweets to his friends
  
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• The big issue

  03-05-2018 17:17
  Even if the proposed salmon farm has good state-of-the-art technology and, even if Nordic Aquafarms is a reputable, well-financed business that develops projects with minimal environmental impacts, there are people who will not accept this proposal under any circumstances. Some opponents will not be satisfied if a business of this size is built anywhere in Belfast.
  
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• Watch: First look at Jamie Dornan in new Robin Hood trailer

  03-05-2018 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Dornan has decided to keep his Northern Ireland accent for his next big feature film - Robin Hood.
  
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• Body recovered from Belfast Harbour

  03-05-2018 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed a body has been recovered from the water in Belfast Harbour on the afternoon of May 3.
  
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• DUP backs push to add folic acid to flour - 'this is too important to be ignored'

  03-05-2018 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A meeting convened jointly by the DUP's Nigel Dodds has been held at Parliament on Thursday to push for the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid.
  
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• Business group take aim at 'over-zealous' traffic wardens after 150,000 tickets issued

  03-05-2018 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A major Northern Ireland business group has hit out at "over-zealous approach" of traffic attendants after 150,000 parking tickets were issued last year.
  
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• Supergrass Haggarty could be freed before appeal against six-year term is heard, court hears

  03-05-2018 15:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former loyalist paramilitary chief who admitted five murders could be freed before an appeal against his six-and-a-half-year prison term is heard, his lawyer predicted on Thursday.
  
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• Man arrested after reports of gunman threatening voters at Co Tyrone polling station

  03-05-2018 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear or alarm after an incident at a polling station in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Watch: Local fans perform catchy tune to fire Coleraine to Irish Cup glory

  03-05-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  "I wanna know have you ever seen Coleraine playing down the Ballycastle Road."
  
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• Derry Jazz festival hits the right notes

  03-05-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Van Morrison and Buck Taylor are among the international artists performing at the 18th festival
  
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• Over 50 new jobs created by Maghera joinery firm

  03-05-2018 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Specialist Joinery Group in Maghera creates 52 new jobs.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Two roads in Carrickfergus closed after suspicious object discovered

  03-05-2018 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Airport road closed after crash

  03-05-2018 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• DUP slam Sinn Fein for 'bland commentary' after anti-Semitic speech by Abbas

  03-05-2018 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Paul Girvan has called on Sinn Fein to answer questions over its response to a speech widely criticised as anti-Semitic.
  
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• Watch: Here's how Belleek Pottery make Harry and Megan Royal Wedding basket

  03-05-2018 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belleek Pottery have launched a limited edition Royal Wedding celebration basket ahead of Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle.
  
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• US airline giant to buy up to 30 Bombardier regional jets

  03-05-2018 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier is selling up to 30 of its regional jets to American Airlines.
  
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• West Tyrone by-election: Polls open in seat vacated after McElduff resignation

  03-05-2018 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The polls opened at 7am this morning as voters began to cast their votes in West Tyrone.
  
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• West Tyrone by-election: Police arrest 59-year-old man in connection with gun incident at polling station

  03-05-2018 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 59-year-old man has been arrested following reports of a gunman threatening voters at a polling station at Greencastle.
  
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• West Tyrone by-election: Orfhlaith Begley elected MP as Sinn Fein retains seat

  03-05-2018 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's Orfhlaith Begley is the new West Tyrone MP following a parliamentary by-election triggered when Barry McElduff quit amid claims he mocked victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
  
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• West Tyrone by-election: 'Democracy is under attack' says DUP's Foster after man arrested in connection with gun incident at polling station

  03-05-2018 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 59-year-old man has been arrested following reports of a gunman threatening voters at a polling station at Greencastle.
  
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• West Tyrone by-election: Counting underway, 55.13% turnout announced

  03-05-2018 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Counting is under way in the parliamentary by-election triggered when an MP quit amid claims he mocked victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
  
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• Cloudy outlook for Northern Ireland as UK basks in bank holiday weekend heatwave

  03-05-2018 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A cloudy bank holiday weekend has been forecast for Northern Ireland while other regions in the UK prepare for a mini heatwave.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of lavish Lisburn dream home boasting spa, pool, and cinema room

  03-05-2018 11:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The stuff of dreams, this sumptuous modern home has to be one of Northern Ireland's finest.
  
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• Belfast Marathon 2018: Archive video over the years

  03-05-2018 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  As runners prepare to take part in the 2018 Belfast Marathon, Mervyn Jess looks back at the history of the annual event.
  
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• Tyrone family's €420,000 injury claim dismissed - there was 'no accident'

  03-05-2018 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In a multiple damages claim for personal injuries totalling €420,000, a judge has held that a piece of plastic from a people carrier had been planted on a lorry to suggest there had been an impact between the two vehicles.
  
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• The Sixties model who joined the UDR - and was still turning heads at 75

  03-05-2018 11:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Her striking, saucer-like eyes, her head-turning radiance and her wispy blonde hair helped propel model Nikki Ross onto the covers of the world's top glamour magazines and made her a target for international playboys in the Sixties.
  
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• Jackson and Olding's Sale move in balance as critics put pressure on Sharks

  03-05-2018 10:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding’s move to England is in the balance after Sale Sharks issued a statement denying they are signing the former Ireland internationals.
  
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• Women saved from devastating Portrush apartment fire

  03-05-2018 09:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two women were rescued from a fire which caused extensive damage to a Portrush apartment.
  
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• RVH doctor probe: Zoe waited for four years for brain scan - now her illness is terminal

  03-05-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman whose daughter was belatedly diagnosed with a terminal brain condition after more than four years in the care of Dr Michael Watt says she is "disgusted and heartbroken" by the neurologist's failure to investigate the condition sooner.
  
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• RVH doctor probe: Pressure mounts on Belfast health trust over its 'wall of silence'

  03-05-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland health trust at the centre of a growing misdiagnosis scandal has been accused of hiding behind a wall of silence.
  
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• Time running out for journalists of future to enter competition

  03-05-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just over a week is left to enter a competition to find budding reporters of the future.
  
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• Barnardo's Belfast cafe visited by Princess Diana to close

  03-05-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Barnardo's-run cafe in Belfast that trains young people with learning disabilities towards a career in catering has announced that it is to shut due to funding and staffing issues.
  
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• Campaigning over as West Tyrone by-election polls open

  03-05-2018 08:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The result in the West Tyrone by-election isn't expected until the early hours of Friday as voters across the constituency go to the polls today.
  
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• Ballymurphy massacre victim's son rubbishes UVF claim it was involved as bid to deflect blame

  03-05-2018 08:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of a man killed in the Ballymurphy massacre says he's sceptical after the UVF admitted being involved in the shootings.
  
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• Varadkar feels heat over smear tests scandal in Republic of Ireland

  03-05-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Women affected by the cervical cancer smear controversy in the Irish Republic will be compensated, the Taoiseach has said.
  
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• Scottish loyalist Jim Dowson who stirred flag protest 'is now leading light of UK's far-right'

  03-05-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Scottish loyalist branded the UK's most influential far-right activist by anti-racism campaigners has been closely involved with Belfast's flag protests, the BNP's activities here and the Ulster campaign against abortion.
  
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