Belfast news

• Ireland to hold referendum on blasphemy law

  12-06-2018 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Blasphemy is currently punishable in the Republic by a fine of up to 25,000 euros (£21,000).
  
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• May sees off rebellion with concession which makes no-deal Brexit less likely

  12-06-2018 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has seen off a threatened rebellion on Brexit with last-minute concessions which could give MPs a bigger say on the final withdrawal agreement and make a “no-deal” EU exit all but impossible.
  
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• Hospitals with Catholic ethos expected to carry out abortions – Varadkar

  12-06-2018 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish hospitals with a Catholic ethos will be expected to carry out abortions when the country’s new laws on terminations come into effect, the Taoiseach has made clear.
  
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• Man poses as water board representative to rob woman in Co Antrim

  12-06-2018 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after a man posed as a representative of the water board to distract an "older woman" while two other people robbed her in Newtownabbey.
  
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• Cancellation of sailings for nearly 19,000 passengers as ferry delivery delayed

  12-06-2018 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 19,000 Irish Ferries passengers have had their sailings to France cancelled because of a delay in the delivery of a new ferry, the company has said.
  
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• Prince Charles meets Manchester United hero Harry Gregg during Northern Ireland trip

  12-06-2018 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales met a Manchester United hero during a visit to the Ulster University in Coleraine.
  
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• Prince Charles in Coleraine as part of NI visit

  12-06-2018 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  He visits the Ulster University after appearing at a church in north Belfast on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Irish government to appeal Hooded Men decision

  12-06-2018 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The group say they were subjected to torture techniques after being held without trial in 1971.
  
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• Fire safety concerns at Belfast flats force residents out

  12-06-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Residents of a Belfast tower block will be moved out within four weeks after a fire risk assessment.
  
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• Sixty people forced to leave Belfast tower block due to fire safety concerns

  12-06-2018 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sixty people are going to have to be re-housed from a block of flats in Belfast due to fire safety concerns.
  
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• MPs launch inquiry into protecting British Army veterans from Troubles prosecutions

  12-06-2018 17:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An influential committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into protecting British war veterans from prosecution following all conflicts.
  
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• Game of Thrones prequel gets green light in boost for Northern Ireland film industry

  12-06-2018 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s film industry is set for another massive boost as TV bosses gave the go-ahead for a Game Of Thrones prequel series.
  
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• Dublin-Cherbourg bookings cancelled over new ship delay

  12-06-2018 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The WB Yeats was due to begin sailings between Ireland and France from the 30 July.
  
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• Irish Government to appeal against decision that UK did not torture ‘Hooded Men’

  12-06-2018 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government is to appeal against a European court decision that found the UK did not torture 14 men interned without trial during the Troubles.
  
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• Gerry Kelly urges unionists to ‘reciprocate’ after shaking Prince Charles’ hand

  12-06-2018 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly urged unionists to reciprocate after he and party colleagues shook hands with the Prince of Wales.
  
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• Bangor pier teen attack accused 'facing abuse' from nationalists and loyalists

  12-06-2018 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager accused of involvement in the “vicious assault” on Bangor pier has faced abuse from both sides of the community, a judge was told.
  
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• Medicinal cannabis could be legal in a year: Tory MP

  12-06-2018 15:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Tory MP has said medicinal cannabis could become legal in the UK in a year after border officials seized a British mother’s supply to treat her son’s severe epilepsy.
  
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• Prince Charles begins two-day visit to Northern Ireland

  12-06-2018 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  His first engagement is an event at Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church in north Belfast.
  
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• Demolished Londonderry house still receives post

  12-06-2018 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The letterbox at 66 Spencer Road in the Waterside still receives post, even though the property was knocked down.
  
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• £400k tax cheat Northern Ireland pub owner faces challenge to suspended sentence

  12-06-2018 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland builder and pub owner spared jail for cheating the revenue out of more than £400,000 in unpaid taxes is facing a legal bid to have his sentence increased.
  
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• DUP 'fines politicians for media interviews'

  12-06-2018 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The party declines to comment on claims it fines its politicians if they talk to the media without permission.
  
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• Prince Charles meets ex-IRA bomber Kelly with a smile and a handshake during Belfast visit

  12-06-2018 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales has shaken hands with former IRA bomber and Sinn Fein Stormont Assembly member Gerry Kelly during a visit to Belfast.
  
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• 150 Northern Ireland women get smear test recall - tests carried out in Belfast GP surgeries

  12-06-2018 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One hundred and fifty women in Northern Ireland have been recalled amid "possible shortcomings" in their cervical smears, the Public Health Agency (PHA) said.
  
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• 150 Northern Ireland women face smear test recall - tests carried out in Belfast GP surgeries

  12-06-2018 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One hundred and fifty women in Northern Ireland have been recalled amid "possible shortcomings" in their cervical smears, the Public Health Agency (PHA) said.
  
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• Defiant spire

  12-06-2018 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Carlisle Memorial Methodist Church was derelict just a few years ago - on Tuesday, it is hosting royalty.
  
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• Public Health Agency recalls 150 women for cancer test

  12-06-2018 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  150 patients are being contacted to have their cervical smear test redone.
  
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• Watch: Cattle swim across Lough Erne - incredible footage of annual quest for new pastures

  12-06-2018 13:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cattle at a National Trust wildlife haven in Northern Ireland have completed their unconventional annual pilgrimage – by swimming 100m across a lake to graze fresh pasture.
  
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• Five classrooms destroyed in deliberate Belfast blaze

  12-06-2018 12:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected arson attack has destroyed five mobile classrooms in Belfast, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
  
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• Joe Tomane: Australian back joins Leinster from Montpellier

  12-06-2018 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  European Champions Cup winners Leinster announce the signing of Australian back Joe Tomane from Montpellier.
  
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• Northern Ireland braced for 60mph winds as Met Office issue yellow weather warning

  12-06-2018 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is braced for 60mph winds after the Met office issued a yellow weather warning.
  
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• NI unemployment remains low

  12-06-2018 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Jobs in manufacturing, food production and retail are on the increase.
  
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• Garth Brooks tells Northern Ireland fan - 'If they say yes, I'll be at Croke Park'

  12-06-2018 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Country superstar Garth Brooks has said if decision makers ever say yes to proposals to stage his cancelled Croke Park shows, he will be there.
  
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• DUP whistleblower claims party 'detests' BBC's Stephen Nolan 'with every fibre' for RHI coverage

  12-06-2018 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP whistleblower has claimed the party “detests” Stephen Nolan and his BBC producers “with every fibre of its body” for the show's coverage of the RHI scandal.
  
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• William Dunlop: TT withdrawal because of concern for pregnant partner

  12-06-2018 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland rider William Dunlop says he pulled out of the recent Isle of Man TT Races because of worrying baby scan results.
  
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• 6 ways that drinking beer could actually be good for your health

  12-06-2018 11:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thomas Jefferson once said: "Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health." Though he may not always be right about the temper - ask the bouncers at any UK nightclub - he may be surprisingly correct about the health claim.
  
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• Tory minister Phillip Lee quits over ‘irresponsible’ Brexit plan in blow to Theresa May

  12-06-2018 10:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has suffered a ministerial resignation ahead of crunch Commons votes on Brexit, with Phillip Lee hitting out at the Government’s “irresponsible” approach.
  
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• Minister quits over ‘irresponsible’ Brexit plan in blow to Theresa May

  12-06-2018 10:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has suffered a ministerial resignation ahead of crunch Commons votes on Brexit, with Phillip Lee hitting out at the Government’s “irresponsible” approach.
  
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• DUP MPs to back Theresa May in crucial Brexit votes

  12-06-2018 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MPs will support Theresa May’s government in a series of crucial upcoming Brexit votes at Westminster.
  
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• Trump thanks Kim for taking ‘bold step towards new future’ after historic summit

  12-06-2018 09:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for “taking the first bold step towards a bright new future for his people” after their historic Singapore summit.
  
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• Paper Review: YouTube apology call, Hollywood comes to Portrush

  12-06-2018 09:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The YouTube row rumbles on, is investment down and Hollywood comes to the north coast.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Antrim Road in Glengormley closed from 7-9pm

  12-06-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Biker Jamie Hamilton recalls TT horror smash

  12-06-2018 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Today marks three years to the day since Jamie Hamilton's life as he knew it came crashing to a halt. The promising Ballyclare road racer, who turned down a potential football career with Bolton Wanderers for his love of motorbikes, was pushing for a podium finish in the Senior TT on the Isle of Man, and that's about as much as he remembers.
  
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• Carrick barber heartbroken by arson attack eight weeks after opening

  12-06-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owner of a barber shop in Carrickfergus has said she is "heartbroken" after an arson attack damaged part of her newly-owned business.
  
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• William Dunlop quit Isle of Man TT over baby scan fears

  12-06-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ballymoney road racer William Dunlop has said he will take some time out to consider his future after withdrawing from the Isle of Man TT last week.
  
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• Noisy neighbours sparked half of all complaints to Northern Ireland councils

  12-06-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than half of almost 23,000 nuisance complaints made to councils across Northern Ireland in a year related to excessive noise.
  
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