Belfast news

• 'Nothing can be built with petrol bombs' - Hundreds attended Londonderry peace rally

  13-07-2018 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bishop of Derry Donal McKeown called for an end to the violence that has plagued the city over the last week when addressing a solidarity rally on Friday.
  
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• Newtownards girl granted licence for medicinal cannabis

  13-07-2018 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Seven-year-old girl Sophia Gibson from Newtownards has been granted a licence for medicinal cannabis.
  
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• Irish PM welcomes Brexit white paper as ‘evolution of UK’s position’

  13-07-2018 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The white paper produced by the UK Government represents an evolution in its position on Brexit, Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar has said.
  
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• Londonderry will not be dragged back to the past says McDonald ahead of rally

  13-07-2018 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein President Mary-Lou McDonald has said that Derry must not let recent sustained violence and attacks on police officers drag it back to the past.
  
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• Tattoo industry's 'Black Friday' 13th in Belfast

  13-07-2018 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Why Friday the 13th is the 'Black Friday' of the tattoo industry.
  
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• Tributes paid to young Derry hurler following sudden death

  13-07-2018 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to 19-year-old Derry hurler Aodhan O'Donnell.
  
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• Co Tyrone woman enjoys second slice of lottery luck and hopes it ‘won’t be the last time’

  13-07-2018 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman from Co Tyrone has won 25,000 euro on the Irish lottery, 12 years after winning a trip to New York City.
  
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• 50-year-old man charged with disorderly behaviour after Londonderry arrest

  13-07-2018 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 50-year-old man has been charged with disorderly behaviour.
  
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• Belfast shoppers offered £12 Build-A-Bear voucher after promotion chaos

  13-07-2018 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Customers across the United Kingdom are being offered £12 Build-A-Bear vouchers after a promotion by the store descended into chaos.
  
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• Chief Constable: 'New IRA' behind Londonderry attacks

  13-07-2018 17:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton has said that the 'New IRA' are behind a week of violence in Derry
  
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• Heatwave's hidden history

  13-07-2018 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The recent heatwave has helped open a gateway to the past. In County Down a gateway to the Mourne mountains has emerged.
  
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• Watch: Protesters stage anti-Trump protest outside Belfast City Hall

  13-07-2018 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Protesters have taken to the streets of Belfast to oppose the visit of Donald Trump to the United Kingdom.
  
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• Watch: Huge plumes of thick black smoke caused by Dromore tyre fire

  13-07-2018 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Huge plumes of smoke have been seen strewn across parts of Co Down because of a tyre fire at a farm near Dromore.
  
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• Londonderry riots orchestrated by cowards hiding in the shadows: Doug Beattie

  13-07-2018 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rioting in Londonderry is being orchestrated by violent republicans "hiding in the shadows", according to an Ulster Unionist MLA.
  
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• People of Londonderry ‘angry, heartbroken and infuriated’ by violent scenes

  13-07-2018 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The people of Londonderry are angry, heartbroken and infuriated by the scenes of violence in the Bogside, the city’s MP has said.
  
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• 'Love rat' allegedly attacked teenager mother after text discovery, court told

  13-07-2018 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man described as a "love rat" allegedly attacked the teenage mother of his new-born baby after she discovered text messages from another woman, a court heard on Friday.
  
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• Police renew appeal for information following death of Philip Capper in Drumbo

  13-07-2018 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have once again appealed for information in connection with the death of Philip Capper.
  
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• Man's body recovered from River Foyle

  13-07-2018 12:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A body of a man has been recovered from the River Foyle.
  
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• Keep the lights on

  13-07-2018 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI's Political Editor give his analysis on what the Brexit White Paper means for Northern Ireland
  
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• Man cautioned after incident in Salisbury city centre

  13-07-2018 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has received a caution after being arrested on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly in Salisbury city centre.
  
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• Discussions took place on Trump development in Titanic Quarter: Paisley

  13-07-2018 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The construction of a Trump hotel in Belfast had been on the table during the development of the Titanic Quarter, Ian Paisley has said.
  
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• Baby blimp that made Trump ‘feel unwelcome’ takes off in Parliament Square

  13-07-2018 11:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A blimp depicting Donald Trump as a whingeing nappy-clad baby clutching a mobile phone was successfully launched in Parliament Square as protests against the US President’s visit mounted.
  
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• Bronze bust of Great War VC hero to be erected in Lurgan after public raises £25,000

  13-07-2018 10:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bronze memorial will be erected in the home town of a First World War hero from Co Armagh who was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously.
  
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• Someone will be killed if Derry rioting continues: Arlene Foster

  13-07-2018 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has said "someone will be killed" if rioting on the streets of Londonderry continues.
  
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• MLA accuses BBC's Nolan of stoking fires with 'shock jock' tactics

  13-07-2018 09:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC NI presenter Stephen Nolan has come under fire for the role his radio show is alleged to have played in stoking bonfire tensions across Belfast on the Eleventh Night with "shock jock" tactics.
  
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• Cannabis oil plea girl home from hospital

  13-07-2018 09:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Newtownards girl Sophia Gibson has been released from hospital as her family await a decision from the Home Office on a medicinal cannabis licence.
  
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• DUP's Little-Pengelly tells of hopes for equality at suffrage event

  13-07-2018 08:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Emma Little-Pengelly has urged young women to become career trailblazers in "non-traditional" fields as her contribution to a major suffrage exhibition was unveiled yesterday.
  
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• 1,400 police 999 calls...from 10 Northern Ireland addresses

  13-07-2018 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just 10 Northern Ireland addresses made 1,448 emergency calls to police last year - with one accounting for 405 of them.
  
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• Tributes to 'bubbly' nurse who died in fall from holiday balcony

  13-07-2018 08:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a "bubbly" and "outgoing" west Belfast nurse who died after falling from a balcony while on holiday in Turkey.
  
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• Fresh travel chaos as Ryanair pilots announce more strikes

  13-07-2018 08:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Travel plans for holidaymakers have been thrown into further chaos after a section of Ryanair pilots announced another two strike dates.
  
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• Orange Order needs to change with the times, says Rev Mervyn Gibson

  13-07-2018 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior Orangeman the Rev Mervyn Gibson yesterday urged the Order to change with the times in order to meet challenges it faces today.
  
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• Sixth successive night of violence in Londonderry

  13-07-2018 08:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Disorder yesterday flared in Londonderry for a sixth successive night.
  
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• Call for MLAs' pay to be redirected to help meet the policing bill for recent mayhem

  13-07-2018 08:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The policing bill for recent disorder in east Belfast and Londonderry will easily run into millions, an ex-officer has warned.
  
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• Europe threatens to sink May's new plan over Irish border concern

  13-07-2018 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Parliament has threatened to veto Theresa May's new Brexit plan if she does not come forward with a "credible" policy to prevent a hard border in Ireland.
  
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• Dancing in street in Belfast as crowds celebrate the Twelfth

  13-07-2018 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast was a wash of red, white and blue yesterday as thousands joined in the Twelfth celebrations.
  
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• Regatta revival

  13-07-2018 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Boating and history fans get their paddles out for the first ever Belleek cot racing regatta.
  
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