Belfast news

• Derry and Strabane: SDLPs John Boyle elected mayor

  04-06-2018 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  SDLP councillor John Boyle is the new mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council.
  
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• Proposals to reverse £400k bonfire diversion rejected by Belfast Council

  04-06-2018 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A proposal to reverse a decision to give £400k of public money to community groups for “bonfire diversion” has been rejected at Belfast City Hall.
  
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• New Belfast lord mayor wants prosperous city based on rights

  04-06-2018 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  New Belfast lord mayor, Deirdre Hargey, says she wants to see a prosperous city based on rights.
  
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• 'Significant concern' over police role in incident where man was hospitalised: Sinn Fein's O'Dowd

  04-06-2018 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd has welcomed a Police Ombudsman investigation into an incident in which a man was hospitalised.
  
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• Former Magdalene residents called on to take part in new research

  04-06-2018 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former residents of Magdalene laundries and mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland have been urged to take part in new research.
  
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• Magee medical school: Department waiting on revised business case

  04-06-2018 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The Department of Health is waiting on a revised business case for a proposed medical school in Londonderry.
  
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• IRA atrocity banners will only be removed if they threaten public safety: PSNI

  04-06-2018 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has said it will only remove flags or banners if they pose a threat to public safety, after material depicting IRA atrocities appeared in a Belfast shared housing estate.
  
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• Watch: Footage shows dramatic rescue of two climbers in Co Antrim

  04-06-2018 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dramatic footage has emerged of the rescue and evacuation of two climbers who fell up to 50 metres at Fairhead in Co Antrim.
  
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• Christine Lampard describes ‘sinister’ tweets allegedly sent by stalker

  04-06-2018 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Christine Lampard has described tweets allegedly sent to her by a stalker as “sinister and dark”.
  
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• Alliance councillor 'wrongly suspended' from role, court told

  04-06-2018 17:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Alliance councillor was wrongly suspended from his elected position following a drink-driving conviction, the High Court heard.
  
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• PSNI hits out at 999 fake tan emergency call

  04-06-2018 17:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has expressed dismay after receiving a 999 call from a member of the public complaining about their local tanning salon being shut down.
  
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• Police slam 999 fake tan emergency call

  04-06-2018 17:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has expressed dismay after receiving a 999 call from a member of the public complaining about their local tanning salon being shut down.
  
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• Pharmaceutical firm Almac sees profits increase by 22%

  04-06-2018 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The pharmaceutical firm's turnover broke the £500m barrier for the first time.
  
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• DUP out of step with public opinion on abortion – Sinn Fein

  04-06-2018 16:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has accused the DUP of being out of step with public opinion on abortion, as it expressed doubt some of its voters were defecting to the unionist party on the issue.
  
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• Tributes to motorcyclist Declan Jordan killed in Dundrod crash

  04-06-2018 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to the motorcyclist killed in a crash in Dundrod on Sunday.
  
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• DUP’s Arlene Foster denies threatening PM over Brexit after ‘red line’ comments

  04-06-2018 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has denied threatening the Prime Minister over Brexit, insisting she does not think Theresa May would even consider a deal that would treat Northern Ireland differently.
  
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• 12 things happening in Northern Ireland, June 4-10 - including Maggie Yer Ma, Don McLean and Women's Work Festival

  04-06-2018 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With the arrival of summer it's festivals galore in Northern Ireland, not to mention the usual mix of music and theatre. Here's our pick of the top events happening in Northern Ireland this week.
  
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• Isle of Man TT: Scottish racer Adam Lyon killed following crash in Supersport race

  04-06-2018 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scottish racer Adam Lyon has died following a crash at the Isle of Man TT.
  
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• Ban for drink-driving former Ulster rugby player

  04-06-2018 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Ulster rugby star endangered himself and other road users after being caught almost three times the drink drive limit.
  
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• Northern Ireland Water pleads guilty to river pollution charge

  04-06-2018 13:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Water Limited has pleaded guilty to causing a pollution spill from one of its water stations in Co Londonderry.
  
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• New York pizza firm Slice creates 50 Belfast jobs

  04-06-2018 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Slice provides an online ordering platform for independent pizzerias to compete with big chains.
  
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• Pictured: Northern Ireland couple 'refused' wedding at Catholic Church because of pro-choice views

  04-06-2018 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the couple who claim to have been refused marriage in a Catholic Church because of the groom's pro-choice beliefs.
  
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• Prince Harry death plot man works in Belfast tattoo studio

  04-06-2018 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Muslim convert jailed for threatening to kill Prince Harry is now working at a popular Belfast tattoo parlour, Sunday Life can reveal.
  
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• Belfast women in punk under spotlight at music exhibition

  04-06-2018 12:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The only permanent exhibition of popular music in Northern Ireland is set to focus on women and Belfast punk in the late 1970s.
  
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• Review: New Audi A6 - a beauty and a real beast

  04-06-2018 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Audi has been on something of a crusade in refreshing its top-end luxury machines of late. Last year saw a new A8 and A7 grace the market, and now there's the new A6, the latest fresh face joining the German firm's line-up.
  
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• Nearly 35,000 assaults on Northern Ireland NHS hospital staff over past five years

  04-06-2018 11:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were nearly 35,000 assaults on NHS hospital staff in Northern Ireland in the last five years, it has been revealed.
  
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• Alex Best: My return to part of Northern Ireland where George and I were happiest together

  04-06-2018 11:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly 13 years after George Best passed away, his former wife Alex will retrace the steps she and the footballing legend took on carefree summer days in Northern Ireland when she attends this year’s Portaferry Festival.
  
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• Veteran runner completes park run inside Magilligan Prison

  04-06-2018 11:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A veteran runner has completed the last of 22 parkruns across Northern Ireland at Magilligan Prison.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Latest updates

  04-06-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Controlled explosion on hoax device during Northern Ireland security alert

  04-06-2018 09:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A controlled explosion was carried out on a suspicious object which had been left in the garden of a home in Londonderry.
  
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• Londonderry homes evacuated in security alert

  04-06-2018 09:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A security alert in Londonderry is described as a hoax.
  
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• UUP want to axe Stormont flags body that's run up £650k bill

  04-06-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Stormont body examining flags and identity that has cost nearly £650,000 since it was established in 2016 should be suspended until there is a minister it can report to, the Ulster Unionists have said.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather: Sweltering June set to follow sunniest May on record

  04-06-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the early summer heatwave looks set to continue for another week, crowds of sunseekers headed for the great outdoors.
  
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• My little boy’s life is a misery due to cystic fibrosis... the NHS can help by providing a vital new drug

  04-06-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a 15-month-old Downpatrick boy with cystic fibrosis is urging the Prime Minister to step in to provide a "life-changing" new drug on the NHS.
  
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• Crash victim Gary Lennon left lifetime of special memories, funeral hears

  04-06-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mourners attending the funeral of a Co Down man who died in a car crash last week have been urged to cherish life and their loved ones.
  
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• Northern Ireland same-sex backers send May a message

  04-06-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has been warned that the campaign for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland is not going away.
  
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• Belfast woman Leah Weir (28) dies during holiday in France

  04-06-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A community in Belfast is in shock after the sudden death of Shankill woman Leah Weir while on holiday.
  
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• Parishioners hail 'wonderful' cleric at centre of pro-choice weddings row

  04-06-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Catholic priest who told a couple that their support for abortion could mean he may not officiate at their wedding was keeping a low profile yesterday.
  
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