Belfast news

• Ireland abortion poll: Campaign enters its final week

  17-05-2018 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  As the referendum campaign enters its final week, BBC NI's Dublin correspondent talks to both sides.
  
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• PSNI investigate response to family call

  17-05-2018 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The PSNI is reviewing its response to a report of a suspicious object thrown at a family home.
  
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• North West 200: Alastair Seeley extends victory record with Supersport win

  17-05-2018 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Alastair Seeley takes his record tally of North West 200 successes to 22 while Peter Hickman and Martin Jessopp also win on Thursday night.
  
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• More stories at the Farwell Mill

  17-05-2018 22:56
  The Farwell Project is presenting and celebrating tales of Waldo County and beyond in a series of story-and-food events in and around the historic Farwell Mill. The Call for Stories series continues Sunday, May 27, at 5 p.m. with "railroad riffraff a backyard blues."
  
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• Ulster SFC: Colm Cavanagh passed fit for Tyrone's Monaghan tie

  17-05-2018 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Colm Cavanagh has been deemed fit to start in Tyrone's Ulster SFC quarter-final against Monaghan on Sunday.
  
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• Cabinet agrees Brexit customs 'backstop' option

  17-05-2018 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK could match EU tariffs after 2020 "for a matter of months" to avoid a hard Irish border.
  
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• PSNI offer advice for keeping property safe after number of burglaries

  17-05-2018 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI have offered advice to householders on how to keep their property and possessions safe after a spate of burglaries in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Two foreign nationals accused of targeting Co Antrim pensioners for burglaries

  17-05-2018 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two foreign nationals accused of burgling a 94-year-old woman allegedly targeted other pensioners living in facilities across Co Antrim, the High Court heard on Thursday.
  
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• Balmoral Show: Bradley tells Anderson 'enjoy the show'

  17-05-2018 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson grabs a chance to lobby the NI secretary at the Balmoral Show.
  
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• Bradley and Anderson clash at the Balmoral Show

  17-05-2018 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  NI Secretary Karen Bradley received some impromptu lobbying from Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson.
  
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• Watch: Secretary of State and Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson in row at Balmoral Show

  17-05-2018 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A row erupted at the Balmoral Show on Thursday between Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karin Bradley and Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson.
  
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• Jono Gibbes: Ulster coach holds talks with La Rochelle

  17-05-2018 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster head coach Jono Gibbes holds talks with La Rochelle about the managerial vacancy at the Top14 club.
  
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• Stormont stalemate puts £1bn of infrastructure projects at risk

  17-05-2018 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  More than £1bn of infrastructure projects are at risk, says the Institute of Directors.
  
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• Prime Minister set to reveal plan to break Irish border deadlock

  17-05-2018 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has told EU leaders she will “shortly” table proposals to resolve the vexed issue of the Irish border which is threatening to derail the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Rasharkin death nephew in court charged with murder

  17-05-2018 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A 36-year-old man appears in court charged with the murder of his uncle in County Antrim.
  
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• Oshimas play benefit Spring Fling

  17-05-2018 18:45
  Belfast Dental Care and several other local businesses have joined forces to host Spring Fling, a party to raise funds for the Tuition Assistance Program at Cornerspring Montessori School, Saturday night, May 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the United Farmer's Market of Maine, 18 Spring St. The event, featuring live music by local favorites the Oshima Brothers, is the largest fundraiser of the year for Cornerspring and funds the majority of its tuition assistance budget. The ability to offer tuition ass
  
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• Belfast hate speech trial of Britain First leaders delayed

  17-05-2018 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A trial involving the leaders of far-right group Britain First for allegedly inciting hatred in Belfast has been put back to the autumn.
  
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• RHI Inquiry: Boss 'did not read' problems report

  17-05-2018 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Energy chief cannot remember seeing notes on the flawed heating scheme that he commissioned.
  
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• Queen's appoint Peter Robinson as an honorary professor

  17-05-2018 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Former first minister is appointed an honorary professorship in Peace Studies by Queen's University.
  
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• Gardai treating death of girl (14) as 'suspicious'

  17-05-2018 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai are treating the death of a 14-year-old girl as suspicious after her body was found in Lucan this afternoon.
  
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• Man accused of 'bloody unprovoked attack' at Belfast Zoo refused bail

  17-05-2018 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of a launching an unprovoked attack at Belfast Zoo and filming the blood-covered victim must remain in custody, a High Court judge ruled today.
  
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• Peter Robinson appointed honorary peace professor at Queens University

  17-05-2018 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former first minister of Northern Ireland Peter Robinson has been appointed honorary Professor in Peace Studies at Queen’s University.
  
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• Northern Ireland Secretary warns against knee-jerk reaction following civil service unrest

  17-05-2018 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Secretary has warned against knee-jerk reactions to the incinerator High Court judgment.
  
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• Sinn Fein to open own book of condolences for Gaza victims at City hall following unionist opposition

  17-05-2018 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have decided to open their own book of condolence for those killed in Gaza earlier this week, after similar requests were blocked by the two main unionist parties.
  
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• Hotel Employment Academy celebrated at the opening of new Maldron Hotel

  17-05-2018 17:15 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Security alert in north Belfast ends after suspicious object declared a hoax

  17-05-2018 17:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in north Belfast has ended after police confirmed that a suspicious object found was a hoax device.
  
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• Oisín McConville calls for extension of gambling law change

  17-05-2018 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Former GAA star Oisín McConville said it is "unbelievable" the changes will not apply in NI.
  
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• Clooney greenway scheme gets funding lifeline

  17-05-2018 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Two Londonderry greenway projects will share a funding package of almost £1m
  
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• Quarter of Northern Ireland GPs cannot cope with stress due to shortage of doctors

  17-05-2018 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than a quarter of Northern Ireland GPs feel they cannot cope with the stress every week, a survey showed.
  
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• North West 200: Fans travel to NI from around the world

  17-05-2018 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI caught up with some of the racegoers who have made long journeys to the North West 200.
  
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• Arizona to the NW 200

  17-05-2018 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI caught up with some of the racegoers who have made long journeys to the North West 200.
  
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• Video: Watch first tall ships arrive in Belfast for Maritime Festival 2018

  17-05-2018 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the first of the tall ships to arrive in the city for this year's Belfast Maritime Festival.
  
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• NI Secretary 'aware of concerns' after court decision

  17-05-2018 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  NI Secretary Karen Bradley says she is "aware of concerns" over what decisions departments can make in the absence of ministers.
  
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• North west crematorium plans take a step forward

  17-05-2018 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Three councils are to fund a business case for a second crematorium in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man charged with uncle's murder in Northern Ireland village - victim had 63 injuries

  17-05-2018 14:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court in Northern Ireland accused of battering his uncle to death in a drunken argument over rent.
  
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• Irish Open: Lahinch links to host event in 2019

  17-05-2018 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The Lahinch club in County Clare will stage the Irish Open for the first time next year.
  
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• Northern Ireland drug offences rise by 20%

  17-05-2018 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  There were a total of 6,502 recorded offences in 2017/18, compared to 5,416 the year before.
  
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• Theresa May and Leo Varadkar meet in Sofia

  17-05-2018 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar told Theresa May that the Irish position in Brexit negotiations has not changed.
  
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• First Belfast city centre Bob & Berts coffee shop opens

  17-05-2018 13:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The coffee shop Bob & Berts has opened its first Belfast city centre store in an investment worth £200,000.
  
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• Christine Lampard admits to feeling ‘nervous’ over revealing pregnancy

  17-05-2018 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Christine Lampard has told of how she has waited until she was quite far along in her pregnancy before sharing the news, because she was “anxious”.
  
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