Belfast news

• Ulster captain Rory Best 'reassured' by arrival of coach Dan McFarland

  21-08-2018 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster captain Rory Best says the province's squad feel reassured by the arrival of new head coach Dan McFarland this week.
  
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• Police officers cleared of withholding medication from assault suspect

  21-08-2018 23:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Police Ombudsman has cleared police officers and custody officers of withholding medication from a man arrested for assault.
  
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• Van hijacked and cash stolen in east Belfast

  21-08-2018 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A van has been hijacked following an incident in east Belfast.
  
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• Woman remanded in custody accused of having sword in public

  21-08-2018 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman was remanded in custody on Tuesday accused of having a sword in public.
  
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• Bus lane suspended in Titanic Quarter

  21-08-2018 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Motorists complained of "horrendous" tailbacks in the area following the introduction of new bus lanes.
  
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• Belfast man allegedly tried to injure police officers, court hears

  21-08-2018 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man allegedly tried to injure two police officers attempting to stop a car stolen during a suspected burglary spree, a court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Derry sprinter Jason Smyth smashes record to take European gold

  21-08-2018 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jason Smyth has beaten his own World Para-athletics European Championship record to take gold in the T13 200m race in Berlin.
  
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• Teen road deaths investigation 'serious failings'

  21-08-2018 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Debbie Whyte, 14, and Nathan Gault, 15, had just got off a school bus when they were hit by a car.
  
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• Jason Smyth: Irish sprinter sets record to win European gold in Berlin

  21-08-2018 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's Jason Smyth beats his own World Para-athletics European Championships record to comfortably secure 200m gold.
  
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• Yellowhammer: Farmers urged to save 'iconic bird'

  21-08-2018 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Signing up to agri-environment schemes 'can help reverse falling numbers of birds like the yellowhammer'
  
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• Reversing the decline in yellowhammers

  21-08-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Conservationists are encouraging farmers to improve habitats for wild birds
  
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• Drew Harris: Decision due on Garda legal challenge

  21-08-2018 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A legal challenge is under way to the appointment of Drew Harris as head of the Republic of Ireland's police.
  
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• 'I lost self worth' says worker

  21-08-2018 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A council worker took a discrimination case after she was told to clean toilets because they needed a "woman's touch".
  
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• Charity Commission investigates group funded by Quaker trust

  21-08-2018 17:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Conflict Resolution Services Ireland received more than £385,000 from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.
  
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• Para-athlete Brown 'more to give'

  21-08-2018 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland Para-athlete Sally Brown says she "still has so much more to give" as she prepares to compete in three events at the World Para Athletics European Championships.
  
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• Coroner refers death crash probe to prosecutors amid fears of phone tampering

  21-08-2018 16:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coroner investigating a crash that killed two schoolchildren has referred it to prosecutors amid concerns a botched police probe enabled illegal tampering with the driver’s phone logs.
  
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• Belfast Harbour Estate announces changes to bus lanes after traffic gridlock

  21-08-2018 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bus lane introduced in the Titanic Quarter in Belfast is to be suspended due to traffic delays.
  
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• Belfast man banned for drink driving on mobility scooter

  21-08-2018 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man caught twice for drink-driving on his mobility scooter has been disqualified from getting behind the wheel for three years.
  
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• Nearly 10,000 banned from Northern Ireland roads for driving under influence

  21-08-2018 15:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 10,000 people in Northern Ireland were disqualified from driving after being convicted of drink or drug driving offences in the five years up to 2017.
  
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• Cyclist hurt in Belfast Antrim Road crash

  21-08-2018 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A cyclist has been injured in an incident in Belfast.
  
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• SDLP silent on claim Fianna Fail merger talks 'most serious yet'

  21-08-2018 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The SDLP and Fianna Fail have refused to comment on claims talks on a merger between the two are at an advanced stage.
  
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• Irish department store Guiney's to open in Belfast

  21-08-2018 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Guiney's department store will be opening a Belfast outlet at the end of November, creating 20 jobs.
  
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• DUP and TUV fined by Electoral Commission

  21-08-2018 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Both the DUP and Traditional Unionist Voice received fines totalling £1,000.
  
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• Chris Brunt: West Brom midfielder retires from Northern Ireland duty

  21-08-2018 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom's Northern Ireland midfielder Chris Brunt announces his retirement from international football after earning 65 caps.
  
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• Northern Ireland star Chris Brunt announces retirement from international football

  21-08-2018 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chris Brunt has retired from international football after taking time to consider his decision.
  
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• Vatican: Francis will meet clerical sex abuse victims when he visits Ireland

  21-08-2018 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis will meet clerical sex abuse victims when he visits Ireland this weekend, the Vatican confirmed.
  
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• Irish department store Guineys 'to open first Northern Ireland store'

  21-08-2018 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish department store Guineys is opening up in the former BHS premises in Belfast city centre, it has been reported.
  
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• Belfast ice hockey player jailed for Dumfries sex attack

  21-08-2018 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  The 26-year-old's victim feared she was going to die during the assault in an alley in Dumfries.
  
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• Woman held as car 'rams Irish Government Buildings gates'

  21-08-2018 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman is arrested and is being questioned about the incident on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Birthday boy Nolan's pain at 'reaching 60 early' in DIY store

  21-08-2018 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Nolan has said he has "yet to recover" after a shop assistant told him he looked 60 years old.
  
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• Genesis Crafty bakery sold to Tayto crisp boss

  21-08-2018 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  260 jobs secured at troubled County Londonderry bakery.
  
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• 'We deserve better' campaigners pull out of Belfast rally after request to reconsider speakers

  21-08-2018 13:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A campaign group has pulled out of co-hosting a 'we deserve better' event in Belfast after it was asked to reconsider inviting LGBT and pro-choice speakers.
  
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• No injuries after car crashes into Taoiseach's office in Dublin - woman held

  21-08-2018 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested after driving into the gates of Government Buildings on Merrion Street in Dublin.
  
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• No injuries after car crashes into Irish Taoiseach's office in Dublin - woman held

  21-08-2018 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested after driving into the gates of Government Buildings on Merrion Street in Dublin.
  
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• Pine marten's return to the wild

  21-08-2018 11:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A pine marten's lucky escape after his family is almost wiped out by cars following a forest fire.
  
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• DUP fined £1,000 over ‘inaccurate’ loan reporting

  21-08-2018 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has been fined £1,000 by the Electoral Commission for “inaccurate” loan reporting.
  
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• Misconduct charges against Hillsborough police chief dropped

  21-08-2018 10:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former police chief Sir Norman Bettison will not be prosecuted over alleged lies he told following the Hillsborough disaster after charges against him were dropped.
  
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• Manager helps deliver baby boy at Belfast shopping centre

  21-08-2018 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An assistant manager at an east Belfast shopping centre has told of her "amazing" experience helping to deliver a baby boy after a shopper went into labour.
  
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• A flock without shepherds?

  21-08-2018 09:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The Pope is set to visit a predominantly Catholic country that struggles to recruit priests.
  
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• GPs' dread and boxer theft

  21-08-2018 09:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The dread of NI GPs, the death of a legend and Carl Frampton's jacket all feature in Tuesday's papers.
  
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• Actor Will Smith signs up Northern Ireland companies to help launch 'ethical' water

  21-08-2018 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Northern Ireland companies will be involved in the UK production and distribution of a new water brand created by actor and rapper Will Smith and his son Jaden, creating up to 20 new roles.
  
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• Mickey Harte 'happy' as Tyrone maintain RTE boycott for All-Ireland Final

  21-08-2018 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyrone turn down a request from RTE in advance of the All-Ireland Football final to end their boycott of the Irish national broadcaster.
  
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• Young woman dies following two-car Omagh crash at weekend

  21-08-2018 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed a young woman aged in her early 20s died following a two vehicle road traffic collision on Deverney Road in Omagh on Saturday.
  
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• Young mum killed in Bundoran crash involved in another car accident just hours earlier

  21-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The young mother who died in a horror car crash in Co Donegal at the weekend was involved in another collision in Co Fermanagh hours earlier, it has emerged.
  
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• The Great British Bake Off: Tyrone woman Imelda to mix it on Channel 4 show

  21-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An amateur baker from Co Tyrone is hoping to rise to the challenge after being selected as a contestant for this year's The Great British Bake Off.
  
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• Stressed Northern Ireland doctors live in fear of making fatal mistake

  21-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The workload of GPs across Northern Ireland is so high they are living in fear of making a mistake that could lead to them being accused of manslaughter, it has been claimed.
  
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• Revealed: Northern Ireland councils spend on luxury cars in three years

  21-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Councils in Northern Ireland have spent more than £165,000 of ratepayers' cash on luxury vehicles for mayors and chairmen over the past three years.
  
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• Pope in Ireland: Why meeting Francis would have been an easy gig for Arlene Foster

  21-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster's attempts at bridge-building haven't just hit a bump in the road, there's been a crash landing with the DUP leader's decision not to meet the Pope this weekend.
  
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• Pope in Ireland: DUP has shot itself in foot by snubbing invite, insists Catholic UUP councillor

  21-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Catholic Ulster Unionist councillor has said Arlene Foster's decision not to meet the Pope represents a "lost opportunity" for the DUP.
  
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