Belfast news

• Sinn Fein claim UFF stopped grieving mother waking her son in Belfast home

  29-07-2018 21:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MLA Caral Ni Chuilin has claimed that loyalist paramilitaries ordered a woman to leave her north Belfast home on Sunday, while her son was due to be waked.
  
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• Muckamore pensioner's home deluged by filthy water

  29-07-2018 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Residents face a massive clean up after their homes were severely damaged in Saturday's floods.
  
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• Over 70 pigs saved from slurry tank in Northern Ireland's largest ever animal rescue operation

  29-07-2018 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) led a rescue team which saved over 72 pigs from a slurry tank on a farm in Co Antrim on Sunday.
  
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• Kincora survivor finds family after answering advert

  29-07-2018 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Jim Miller thought he was an only child until he answered an advert in a newspaper.
  
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• Orange Hall attacked with republican graffiti in 'sectarian hate crime'

  29-07-2018 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are treating vandalism at a Co Antrim Orange Hall as a "sectarian hate crime".
  
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• Emergency payment scheme for flooded homeowners

  29-07-2018 16:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An emergency payment scheme for homeowners flooded during Saturday’s heavy downpours in Northern Ireland has been opened.
  
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• Camp Bestival shuts down as rain and strong winds break heatwave

  29-07-2018 16:06
  Belfast gets a month’s rain in hours as mercury falls across much of UK, albeit temporarilyThe UK’s heatwave has been abruptly interrupted by heavy rains and strong gusting winds, with the music festival Camp Bestival forced to shut down because of the bad weather.With a dramatic drop in temperatures and stormy conditions across much of the country, the festival closed down its main stages because of safety concerns. In a statement posted on social media organisers said that they wer
  
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• Revealed: Three men arrested following high-speed motorway chase

  29-07-2018 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the trio accused of running a cocaine factory who were dramatically scooped after a high-speed motorway chase.
  
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• Killer Colin Howell will be allowed out of prison to visit dad's grave

  29-07-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland's most notorious killers is to be let out of jail in the coming weeks to visit his father's grave following a funeral yesterday, according to prison sources.
  
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• Emotional farewell to Crumlin teenager who died in Spain weeks after dad

  29-07-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Crumlin teenager has been laid to rest just weeks after the death of his father.
  
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• Family sought

  29-07-2018 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Jim Miller thought he was an only child until he answered an advert the day after his 51st birthday.
  
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• MLA Jim Wells brands LGBTQ event at Stormont 'an utter disgrace'

  29-07-2018 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Jim Wells has branded an LGBTQ event held at Stormont on Saturday night as an "utter disgrace".
  
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• LGBTQ event at Stormont "an utter disgrace" says MLA Jim Wells

  29-07-2018 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Jim Wells has branded an LGBTQ event held at Stormont on Saturday night as an "utter disgrace".
  
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• Belfast Telegraph helps reunite Kincora survivor with family

  29-07-2018 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An advert taken out in the Belfast Telegraph has helped a man reunite with family members that he didn't know he had.
  
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• Stand up to EU or they will ‘swindle you’, Italian populist tells PM

  29-07-2018 11:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May should take a hard line with the EU over Brexit negotiations or risk being cheated, Italy’s deputy prime minister has said.
  
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• Flood relief scheme activated after rain causes chaos across Northern Ireland

  29-07-2018 11:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A flood relief scheme has been activated after a day of heavy rain caused damage to homes across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Mandela Hall memories: Fans say farewell with one final gig

  29-07-2018 11:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were emotional scenes on Friday night as hundreds of music fans gathered to say a fond farewell to one of Belfast's oldest music venues.
  
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• Four DUP MLAs failed to disclose donations that paid for Israel trip

  29-07-2018 10:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four DUP MLAs have failed to disclose payments that paid for a four-day visit to Israel in May.
  
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• UK set for more heavy rain and strong gusts as heatwave yields

  29-07-2018 09:57
  Belfast gets a month’s worth of rain in a weekend as mercury falls across much of UK – albeit temporarilyMore heavy rain and gusts of up to 50mph will see the weekend washout continue following weeks of hot, dry weather.A deluge of rainfall and a dramatic drop in temperatures on Saturday brought an end to the summer heatwave for much of the country. Continue reading...
  
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