Belfast news

• Detective Jerry McCabe awarded freedom of Limerick

  13-06-2018 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Jerry McCabe was killed and a colleague injured during an armed raid on a post office van.
  
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• Police seize £1m of suspected class B drugs in Antrim - Man in custody

  13-06-2018 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a 38-year-old man after seizing £1m of class B drugs in Co Antrim.
  
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• DUP reject call to give Republic's new MEP seats to Northern Ireland

  13-06-2018 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has rejected suggestions that two new Member of European Parliament (MEP) seats set to be allocated to the Republic of Ireland as a result of Brexit could be given to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Elderly UK couple die in County Limerick crash

  13-06-2018 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman in her 70s and her husband, in his 80s, died at the scene of the County Limerick collision.
  
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• 'Charles’ Omagh visit shows victims not forgotten' says man who lost son in bombing

  13-06-2018 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales’ visit to the scene of one of the biggest mass killings in the Northern Ireland conflict shows victims have not been forgotten, a campaigner said.
  
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• Sinn Fein call on Orange Lodge to withdraw application to parade in north Belfast

  13-06-2018 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have called on a new Orange Lodge to withdraw their application to parade through a mixed area of north Belfast.
  
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• Funeral takes place of well-known Belfast undertaker Hugh Dougal

  13-06-2018 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral well-known Belfast undertaker Hugh Dougal took place at St Brigid's Church on Wednesday.
  
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• Commissioner for Older People condemns care home conditions

  13-06-2018 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Commissioner for Older People Eddie Lynch describes conditions at Dunmurry Manor as 'disgraceful'.
  
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• Belfast-based IT firm wins £100m contract

  13-06-2018 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Novosco will manage IT infrastructure and support services for Cambridge University Hospitals Trust.
  
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• Appeal dismissed for Belfast man who admitted cleaning murder scene

  13-06-2018 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man jailed for the murders of two friends in east Belfast feared he could become his "psychopathic" co-accused's next victim, he told the Court of Appeal today.
  
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• UK tourists killed in Co Limerick road crash

  13-06-2018 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly couple from the UK have died in a car crash while on holiday in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Woman stabbed during Belfast supermarket car park robbery

  13-06-2018 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after a woman was stabbed in the hand as a man stole her handbag.
  
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• Man denies attempting to murder father after losing temper over mobile phone

  13-06-2018 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 55-year old man has denied trying to murder his elderly father in their east Belfast home after losing his temper over a mobile phone.
  
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• MPs hear no Brexit deal ‘off the table’ after commitment to no hard border in Northern Ireland

  13-06-2018 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A commitment that there will be no “physical infrastructure, including border posts, or checks and controls” in Northern Ireland has effectively killed a no deal scenario with the EU, MPs have heard.
  
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• Man accused of murdering three-year-old Northern Ireland boy remanded in custody

  13-06-2018 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a three-year-old boy.
  
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• Man accused of murdering Northern Ireland boy Kayden McLaughlin (3) remanded

  13-06-2018 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a three-year-old boy.
  
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• Belfast couple pulled suspected joyrider from stolen car, court told

  13-06-2018 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A husband and wife pulled a so-called joyrider from a stolen car he was struggling to control close to their Belfast home, the High Court heard.
  
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• Derry toddler murder: Liam Whoriskey, 23, remanded in custody

  13-06-2018 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A 23-year-old man is remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with murdering a toddler in Londonderry.
  
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• Horrific report on Northern Ireland care home - residents endured sex assaults and spent last moments of their lives in appalling circumstances at Dunmurry Manor

  13-06-2018 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents at a Northern Ireland care home endured horrific treatment, including physical and sexual assaults, with many spending the last few months of their lives living in appalling circumstances, a damning report has found
  
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• Strike-hit Ulster University students may have marks increased

  13-06-2018 12:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some students at Ulster University (UU) could have exam marks increased if they have been affected by strike action, the BBC reports.
  
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• Customer fury over Irish Ferries cancellations

  13-06-2018 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  19,000 people have been affected after Irish Ferries cancelled 6,000 bookings due to its new ship being delayed.
  
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• Style and substance: Fiat 500X gets tech-driven upgrade

  13-06-2018 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fiat's 500X, a mix of the famously funky city car and a larger crossover-style vehicle, has received a model update for 2018.
  
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• Attacks on murals in Shankill condemned as 'evil and ignorant'

  13-06-2018 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two murals in the lower Shankill celebrating the role of Polish and Jewish people in the Second World War have been attacked over night.
  
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• 8 ways to explore the wild side of the Causeway Coast

  13-06-2018 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Explore the wild side of the Causeway Coast and marvel at the stunning surroundings on a seaside adventure.
  
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• Royal Mail unveils rainbow truck in support of LGBT community in Northern Ireland

  13-06-2018 11:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail has adopted the Pride rainbow on one of its Belfast trucks to support colleagues and the LGBT community in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Tourists on Derry Walls told Catholics 'not welcome' at Memorial Hall, claims councillor

  13-06-2018 10:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tourists on the Derry Walls are being told by some tour guides that Catholics are not welcome in the Memorial Hall in Society Street, according to DUP Alderman Graham Warke.
  
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• 'Sickening' thugs threaten to kill man in Ulster pigeon fancying row

  13-06-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A double cancer survivor has spoken out after "sickening" thugs threatened to kill him in a pigeon fancying row.
  
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• Belfast man beaten with gun by masked men during aggravated burglary

  13-06-2018 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has sustained a fractured eye socket after being beaten with a firearm during an aggravated burglary in Belfast.
  
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• Lord Mayor welcomes Prince Charles to Belfast

  13-06-2018 09:18 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Belfast man who murdered child in Australia returns to UK

  13-06-2018 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A child murderer has been flown from Australia to the UK after being granted release on parole following 25 years in jail, according to reports.
  
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• We all have right to remember our dead - I won't stop doing so, says Sinn Fein's O'Neill

  13-06-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein vice-president Michelle O'Neill says she does not foresee a day when she will stop attending IRA commemorations.
  
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• Spinal jab by recall probe Belfast medic has left us in agony, say duo

  13-06-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients who underwent an epidural blood patch procedure at the hands of a suspended Belfast neurologist claim they have been left in "agony" and are urging others who believe they are experiencing side-effects to come forward.
  
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• Same-sex policy won't be changed, insists former Presbyterian moderator

  13-06-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland says there will be no backing down from its new policy that means anyone in a same-sex relationship cannot be a full member.
  
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• I was following in footsteps of McGuinness, says Sinn Fein's Kelly after shaking Prince’s hand

  13-06-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former IRA bomber Gerry Kelly said he and Caral Ni Chuilin were "following in the footsteps" of the late Martin McGuinness by shaking Prince Charles's hand at a north Belfast church yesterday.
  
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• Final farewell to dad-of-three Wilson Atchison killed in car crash

  13-06-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Londonderry father-of-three was laid to rest yesterday after he was killed in a car crash.
  
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• Brexit: Arron Banks dines with DUP after MPs' grilling

  13-06-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The founder of the Leave.EU Brexit campaign and his chief spin doctor yesterday walked out of a fiery clash with a Commons committee investigating so-called "fake news" to have lunch with two DUP MPs.
  
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• Northern Ireland boy Kayden McLaughlin (3) was murdered, say police - man arrested

  13-06-2018 07:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with murdering a three-year-old boy in Northern Ireland last year.
  
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• Kevin Spacey back on screen in film Billionaire Boys Club

  13-06-2018 02:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kevin Spacey will return to the big screen at least one more time in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations with an appearance in the upcoming film Billionaire Boys Club.
  
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