Belfast news

• Ulster SFC: Cavan name four debutants for Donegal preliminary-round tie

  11-05-2018 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Cavan include four championship debutants for Sunday's Ulster Football opener against Donegal at Ballybofey.
  
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• BBC's Nolan takes aim at 'cowardly internet trolls' and speaks of anguish over malicious social media smear campaign

  11-05-2018 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC presenter Stephen Nolan has spoken of his anguish after an old image of him on his television show was "twisted and distorted" to suggest he was "acting inappropriately" while on a foreign holiday.
  
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• Beautician found guilty of hammer attack on Belfast woman

  11-05-2018 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A 37-year-old beautician is found guilty of blinding another woman in a hammer attack.
  
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• Farming groups agree post-Brexit policy at Belfast talks

  11-05-2018 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Fifteen organisations met at the headquarters of the Ulster Farmers' Union in Belfast.
  
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• Men jailed for burning car used in John Boreland murder

  11-05-2018 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast loyalist John Boreland was shot dead in what a judge called a "cold-blooded assassination".
  
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• Prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg hasn't visited the Irish border recently.

  11-05-2018 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Prominent Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg hasn't visited the Irish border. He said: "My going and wandering across a few roads isn't going to tell me anything about that further."
  
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• Simon Danielli's ex-wife fails to overturn conviction

  11-05-2018 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The ex-wife of former rugby player Simon Danielli has a conviction for criminal damage upheld.
  
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• Irish PM says women let down by cervical cancer scandal

  11-05-2018 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar has apologised to the women at the centre of the Irish cervical cancer scandal.
  
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• Dissident weapons seized in Lurgan and Benburb

  11-05-2018 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The weapons including two shotguns, four handguns, explosives, ammunition and a suspected mortar tube.
  
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• NI same-sex marriage bill blocked at Westminster

  11-05-2018 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The bill, brought by Labour MP Conor McGinn, moves to its second reading on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Victims' commissioner says PM's facts 'incorrect'

  11-05-2018 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Victims' commissioner says there is no evidence ex-soldiers are unfairly targeted by legacy investigations.
  
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• Lagan Construction Group £45m in debt

  11-05-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  About 200 jobs were lost when four companies within the group collapsed.
  
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• Newtownbutler wedding shooting: Father and son jailed

  11-05-2018 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  One man was killed while another was injured during the incident outside a Church in Fermanagh in 2015.
  
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• Victims' families learn of loyalist supergrass Haggarty's release through news reports

  11-05-2018 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The loyalist supergrass Gary Haggarty has been released from prison, with the families of his victims only learning of his release through media reports.
  
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• Families learn of loyalist supergrass Gary Haggarty's prison release through news reports

  11-05-2018 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The loyalist supergrass Gary Haggarty has been released from prison, with the families of his victims only learning of his release through media reports.
  
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• Ireland v Pakistan: Raining on Ireland's Test parade

  11-05-2018 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The first day of Ireland's long-awaited Test debut is rained off without a ball being played.
  
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• UVF killer: Gary Haggarty profile

  11-05-2018 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The most senior loyalist ever to become a 'supergrass' is released from prison.
  
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• UVF 'supergrass' Gary Haggarty released from prison

  11-05-2018 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-UVF leader was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in January but has now been put into witness protection.
  
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• Bid to introduce same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland blocked

  11-05-2018 17:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bid to introduce same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has been blocked from progressing the legislative process in the House of Commons.
  
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• Ireland v Pakistan: Day one of inaugural Test rained off

  11-05-2018 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  No play is possible on day one of Ireland's inaugural Test against Pakistan because of persistent rain and strong winds in Dublin.
  
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• McErlain murder: Christopher Keenan given 12 years

  11-05-2018 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Christopher Keenan, 36, pleaded guilty to the killing in Ballycastle in 2016 and was given a mandatory life sentence.
  
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• Man jailed for dropping baby who fell 23ft from window

  11-05-2018 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A court hears the man was drunk when the child fell from his arms and out of a second-floor window.
  
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• Man accused of breaking ex-partner's jaw granted bail

  11-05-2018 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of breaking his ex-partner's jaw and telling a female accomplice to hold her face so he could see what he was kicking has been granted High Court bail.
  
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• IRA men shot dead at Loughgall had been under surveillance for weeks, court told

  11-05-2018 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of an IRA unit shot dead in an SAS ambush 31 years ago had been under military surveillance for weeks, the High Court heard.
  
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• No support for statute of limitations over Troubles, Northern Ireland Secretary says

  11-05-2018 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People’s desire not to draw a line in the sand on Troubles investigations informed a decision to exclude a prosecution amnesty from plans to address the legacy of the conflict, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said.
  
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• Belfast City Council advertises for Irish language officer

  11-05-2018 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council has advertised for a new Irish language officer.
  
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• Retail NI recommends 'Small Business Sunday' to solve Sunday Trading dispute

  11-05-2018 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Trade body Retail NI has outlined a “compromise option” in attempt to solve Belfast City Council’s Sunday trading hours dispute.
  
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• Máirtín Ó Muilleoir questioned over McElduff Kingsmill tweet

  11-05-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has been questioned by police about retweeting Barry McElduff's Kingsmill video.
  
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• Vandalism of sign shows need for Irish Language Act says Sinn Fein

  11-05-2018 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MLA has claimed the vandalism of the Irish language on a sign in Co Tyrone shows the need for an Irish Language Act.
  
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• Drunk man who dropped baby out window jailed

  11-05-2018 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A drunken 21-year-old man who ran off after he'd dropped a baby out of a window, fracturing the infant's skull, was sentenced to two and a half years on Friday.
  
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• Drunk man who dropped baby out window before running off, jailed

  11-05-2018 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A drunken 21-year-old man who ran off after he'd dropped a baby out of a window, fracturing the infant's skull, was sentenced to two and a half years on Friday.
  
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• Former Stormont minister quizzed over Kingsmill tweet

  11-05-2018 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former minister in the Stormont Executive has been questioned by police investigating social media activity.
  
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• Q&A: Cervical cancer scandal

  11-05-2018 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Following Ireland's health service chief's departure, BBC News NI looks at the background to the cervical cancer scandal.
  
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• British Government launches legacy consultation to deal with Northern Ireland's past

  11-05-2018 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Government has launched a consultation into dealing with Northern Ireland’s troubled past.
  
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• Irish Bishop suggests abortion can be 'worse than rape'

  11-05-2018 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish Bishop has said experiencing an abortion can be a worse experience than rape in some circumstances.
  
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• School Choir hopes to hit perfect pitch

  11-05-2018 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Strathearn chamber choir reaches the final of the Songs of Praise Young Choir of the Year.
  
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• Nigel Farage dismisses speculation he is to join the DUP

  11-05-2018 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage has quashed speculation that he was considering joining the DUP.
  
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• Jacob Rees-Mogg: 'Walking through fields' at Irish border won't provide insight on Brexit

  11-05-2018 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has said that a visit to the Irish border would not provide him any further insight into Brexit.
  
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• Nigel Farage 'could join DUP' amid speculation he could be making another bid for Parliament

  11-05-2018 12:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nigel Farage “could join” the DUP amid speculation he is considering another bid to be elected as an MP.
  
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• Dementia kit helps carers experience disease symptoms

  11-05-2018 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The training kit uses specially adapted equipment to replicate the symptoms of the condition.
  
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• 'Dementia kit' for carers

  11-05-2018 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The training kit uses specially adapted equipment to replicate the symptoms of the condition.
  
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• Shriners Hospital Screening Clinic

  11-05-2018 11:23
  In conjunction with Shriners Hospitals for Children, Anah Shriners sponsor a free orthopedic and burn injury medical screening clinic at Waldo County Shrine Club, 85 Northport Ave., Belfast. No appointment needed.
  
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• Irish Eurovision entry censored in China

  11-05-2018 11:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Mango TV allegedly censored LGBT symbols and tattoos during the first semi-final of the song contest.
  
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• NI newspaper review: Haunted by the past; spicing up the future

  11-05-2018 10:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The legacy of the Troubles fills the papers, but a Lurgan man has left his painful NI past behind.
  
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• Stormont favoured more RHI sign-ups rather than cost control, inquiry told

  11-05-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Civil servants tried to suspend a renewable energy scheme after the monthly payments to claimants increased almost six-fold in a year - from £264,000 to £1.5m by June 2015 - a public inquiry heard yesterday.
  
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• Leave.EU faces record fine and possible police probe over EU referendum spending

  11-05-2018 09:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit campaign group Leave.EU has been fined a record-equalling £70,000 and its chief executive has been referred to police over its spending during the EU referendum campaign, the Electoral Commission said.
  
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• Family's anguish as people try to 'capitalise' on death of country legend Big Tom

  11-05-2018 09:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The promotion of Big Tom McBride memorial cards as spot prizes in a raffle has caused anguish to the singer’s loved ones, it has emerged.
  
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• Video: 'Shame' of Stormont history locked up in Belfast storage unit

  11-05-2018 09:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gathering dust in a storage unit on the outskirts of Belfast, a treasure trove of historical artefacts integral to Northern Ireland’s history lies hidden from public view.
  
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