Belfast news

• Boris Johnson backs bridge linking Northern Ireland and Scotland

  11-06-2018 23:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has given his backing to a proposed £15bn bridge linking Northern Ireland and Scotland.
  
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• Seaforde security alert 'viable device'

  11-06-2018 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  It is understood the device found at a house in Seaforde was a pipe bomb.
  
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• Lisnaskea farm death being investigated

  11-06-2018 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The incident, which involved farm machinery, happened at about noon in Lisnaskea.
  
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• Censorship claim over removed YouTube band videos

  11-06-2018 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The company has removed some videos of loyalist parades, saying it does not allow promotion of terror organisations.
  
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• 'Viable device' discovered during Co Down security alert

  11-06-2018 22:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A viable device has been found during a security alert in the Co Down village of Seaforde.
  
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• Billy Caldwell cannabis oil plea rejected by Home Office

  11-06-2018 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  His mother brought the banned substance back from Canada but it was confiscated at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Ex-scout leader jailed for historical child sexual abuse

  11-06-2018 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  James Desmond McNamee accepted 15 counts of indecent assault and five of gross indecency involving two children.
  
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• Plane diverted to Shannon Airport after 'bomb threat' message

  11-06-2018 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A written message was found on board a transatlantic United Airlines flight.
  
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• US-bound plane diverts to Shannon Airport after 'note relating to bomb threat' found

  11-06-2018 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A transatlantic flight has diverted to Shannon Airport following an apparent bomb threat.
  
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• Ulster Football Championship: Fury in Armagh as Donegal demolish Down

  11-06-2018 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest wobbly mobile phone images detailing GAA disgrace were a hard watch although Donegal's Ulster semi-final display was altogether more positive.
  
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• Fate of Belfast centre buildings on former Royal Exchange site to be decided

  11-06-2018 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several buildings in the heart of Belfast are set to be demolished to make way for the £400m urban regeneration project formally known as Royal Exchange.
  
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• Lack of resources to hold legacy inquests ‘must be addressed’

  11-06-2018 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s Lord Chief Justice said the lack of resources available to him to hold inquests into the deaths of more than 50 people killed during the Troubles must be addressed.
  
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• PSNI execute warrant at Belfast social club

  11-06-2018 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police visited a Belfast social club suspected of continuing to trade without a license on Monday.
  
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• Put your house on it: Belfast residents organise giant World Cup sweepstake

  11-06-2018 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Football fans in Belfast have turned their streets into giant World Cup sweepstakes, with each house flying the flag of a competing nation.
  
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• European Championships: Semi-final defeat for Belfast boxer Michaela Walsh

  11-06-2018 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Michaela Walsh takes bronze at the European Women's Championships after losing her semi-final by split decision.
  
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• Minister would be 'delighted' if Presbyterian Church stopped ordaining women

  11-06-2018 17:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Presbyterian minister has said he would be "delighted" if the church stopped ordaining women.
  
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• Jason Smyth: Para-athletes deserve more recognition

  11-06-2018 17:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's five time Paralympic champion Jason Smyth says his achievements on the track deserve greater recognition.
  
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• Legal technicalities delaying the cutting of MLAs pay

  11-06-2018 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government needs to overcome employment law technicalities before making a final announcement on cutting the pay of members of Stormont’s crashed assembly, Karen Bradley has said.
  
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• American wanted in connection with Belfast attack had been regularly visiting Northern Ireland

  11-06-2018 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An American citizen wanted for allegedly fracturing another man's skull in Belfast more than three years ago had been returning to Northern Ireland on a monthly basis, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Pope Francis to visit 'very different' Ireland - Martin

  11-06-2018 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Pope Francis' two-day visit in August will include events at Croke Park, Phoenix Park and Knock.
  
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• Northern Ireland abortion laws must not be changed in Westminster, says Bradley

  11-06-2018 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Westminster politicians are not qualified to change abortion laws for Northern Ireland, the region’s Secretary of State has said.
  
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• 5NINES data centre opens in NI's first enterprise zone

  11-06-2018 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  5NINES is based at the Atlantic Link Campus in Coleraine - Northern Ireland's first enterprise zone.
  
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• Paul Dunleavy in court over child sex abuse claims

  11-06-2018 16:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul Dunleavy faces a total of 41 charges from his time at a Newry primary school.
  
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• Ex-principal at Northern Ireland school to stand trial for sex offences against nine boys

  11-06-2018 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former primary school principal is to stand trial accused of sexual offences against nine boys, a judge ordered on Monday.
  
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• Effective systems at under-scrutiny Belfast care home, review finds

  11-06-2018 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast care home which has been under intense scrutiny fully complies with regulations, an independent assessment said.
  
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• Poundworld collapse threatens 190 jobs

  11-06-2018 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Discount retailer Poundworld has appointed administrators, putting 5,100 jobs at risk.
  
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• Making Minecraft...Londonderry's Minecraft mogul

  11-06-2018 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet the 21-year-old who has turned stacking shelves into building bricks.
  
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• Video: Three people seen scaling 100ft crane in Derry

  11-06-2018 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A video showing three people scaling a 100ft crane in Londonderry has emerged online.
  
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• Archbishop Martin disappointed Pope will not visit N Ireland on visit to Republic

  11-06-2018 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Catholic church in Ireland said he is disappointed that Pope Francis is not visiting Northern Ireland when he travels to the Republic in August.
  
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• 'Life-saving' cannabis oil for Northern Ireland boy Billy Caldwell (12) seized at Heathrow

  11-06-2018 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Potentially life-saving medication has been confiscated from the mother of a 12-year-old Northern Ireland boy at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Government refuse to give back 'life-saving' cannabis oil for Northern Ireland boy Billy Caldwell

  11-06-2018 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Home Office Minister Nick Hurd has refused to give potentially "life-saving" cannabis oil back to the mother of Northern Ireland boy Billy Caldwell.
  
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• 9 things happening in Northern Ireland, June 11-17 - from Nile Rodgers to Liam Gallagher

  11-06-2018 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This week sees Belsonic kick off in Belfast, plus plenty of arts, theatre and fun family days to keep everyone entertained - here's our pick of the best.
  
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• Donald Trump optimistic ahead of historic summit with Kim Jong Un

  11-06-2018 12:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are preparing for an unprecedented summit in Singapore that could define the fate of millions as well as their own political futures.
  
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• In pictures: Summit of the century in Singapore

  11-06-2018 11:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US president Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are preparing for an unprecedented meeting that could define the fate of millions.
  
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• Shane Todd announces first stand-up tour - full list of dates

  11-06-2018 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland comedian Shane Todd has announced a stand-up tour this autumn.
  
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• Almost 200 Poundworld jobs under threat at Northern Ireland's 12 outlets

  11-06-2018 11:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 200 jobs at 12 Poundworld stores here are at risk after the budget retailer called in administrators today.
  
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• Derry: Video emerges of people scaling 100ft crane

  11-06-2018 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The three people climbed the crane at a building site on Strand Road.
  
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• Londonderry: Three people filmed scaling a 100ft crane

  11-06-2018 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A construction company says it is unclear how three people entered its site and scaled a 100ft crane.
  
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• Jonathan Rea signs new deal with Kawasaki to stay in World Superbikes

  11-06-2018 10:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three-time world champion Jonathan Rea has signed a new two-year deal with the Kawasaki Racing Team to stay in the World Superbikes for the 2019 and 2020 campaigns.
  
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• Daisy Hill lifeline

  11-06-2018 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The hospital's emergency department is saved and it's down to 'people power'
  
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• Daisy Hill Hospital given £1.65m to help emergency services

  11-06-2018 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The hospital's emergency department is saved and it's down to 'people power'
  
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• All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers: Down to play Cavan at Brewster Park

  11-06-2018 10:10 via bbc.co.uk
  All-Ireland SFC round-two qualifier draw: Cavan v Down; Carlow v Tyrone; Sligo v Armagh; Waterford v Monaghan.
  
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