Belfast news

• DUP calls on Sinn Fein leadership to clarify if they would support prosecution of disappeared murderers

  18-09-2018 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP MLA has called on the Sinn Fein leadership to clarify if they would support the prosecution of those responsible for the murders of the disappeared.
  
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• Storm Ali set to sweep Northern Ireland with 80mph gales

  18-09-2018 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Travel disruption, power cuts and flying debris are possible as Storm Ali brings severe gales of up to 80mph to the UK and Ireland.
  
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• Drug amnesty bins installed in north west

  18-09-2018 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The eight bins have been installed at a number of locations across the Derry and Strabane council area.
  
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• Former Derry primary school damaged in arson attack

  18-09-2018 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  A former primary school in Londonderry is badly damaged in an arson attack.
  
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• EU is ready to make new offer on the Irish border, says Barnier

  18-09-2018 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said he is ready to come forward with an “improved” proposal on the Irish border in an attempt break the deadlock in the Brexit talks.
  
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• Last-gasp Inter Milan winner denies Tottenham point in Champions League opener

  18-09-2018 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have lost three successive games under Mauricio Pochettino for the first time after a late capitulation saw Inter Milan win their Champions League opener 2-1 at San Siro.
  
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• Simon Coveney calls for watertight solution to Irish border

  18-09-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's deputy prime minister was speaking after meeting EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
  
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• Father of Lurgan man who took his own life in Maghaberry demands answers from Prison Service

  18-09-2018 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of a man who took his own life while being held in Maghaberry has vowed to continue a protest outside the prison until he is given answers from the authorities.
  
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• Police condemn thieves after nurse's wheels stolen outside Northern Ireland hospital

  18-09-2018 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Callous thieves have stolen the wheels from a nurse's car while she was working at a hospital in Co Armagh.
  
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• Woman dies after stabbing in Dundalk

  18-09-2018 17:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been stabbed to death in Dundalk.
  
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• Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Fein records not available on Mairia Cahill's alleged abuser

  18-09-2018 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mary Lou McDonald said she does not know if the man accused of sexually abusing Mairia Cahill was a Sinn Fein member as the party’s “record keeping was not as it is now 20 years ago”.
  
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• Culture Night Belfast 2018: Everything you need to know

  18-09-2018 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Culture Night Belfast returns as thousands are expected to take to the streets for an evening filled with theatre, music, arts and a bit of craic.
  
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• Co Tyrone teenager accused of attacking 84-year-old and stealing her wedding ring refused bail

  18-09-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager accused of breaking into an 84-year-old woman's home, attacking her and taking her wedding ring must remain in custody, a High Court judge ruled on Tuesday.
  
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• Space technology firm creates 33 jobs in Belfast

  18-09-2018 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The jobs at Belfast-based business 3DEO will include space system engineers and data consultants.
  
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• Boiler owners' challenge to reduced RHI tariffs stalls over doubts about public cost

  18-09-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A legal challenge to cuts in Renewable Heat Incentive payments could be set for a new hearing focused on the cost of the flawed scheme over just one year.
  
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• Primark to donate £500,000 to Belfast city centre recovery effort

  18-09-2018 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Primark has announced it will donate £500,000 to the recovery effort for Belfast city centre as a "gesture of goodwill".
  
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• Belfast councillor Bunting suspended due to complaints

  18-09-2018 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Councillor Jolene Bunting has been suspended from Belfast City Council for four months.
  
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• SDLP and Unite hit with Electoral Commission fines over donation reports

  18-09-2018 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The SDLP and Unite the Union are among the groups hit with fines over their reporting to the Electoral Commission.
  
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• Girl 'stable' after hit-and-run in Derry

  18-09-2018 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The child was hit by a silver car on the Ballyarnett Road at about 16:00 BST on Monday.
  
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• Livestream: Ireland's National Ploughing Championships at Tullamore

  18-09-2018 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people are expected to descend on Tullamore today to attend Europe's largest outdoor event, the National Ploughing Championships.
  
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• Man attacked during armed robbery in Ballymena house

  18-09-2018 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was attacked during an armed robbery at a residential premises in Ballymena on Monday night.
  
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• Former Liverpool defender forced into retirement after motor neurone disease diagnosis

  18-09-2018 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bolton defender Stephen Darby has announced his retirement, aged 29, after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
  
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• Alliance leader Long 'accidentally' liked Tweet mocking Jamie Bryson

  18-09-2018 11:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alliance Party Leader Naomi Long has said that she accidentally liked a Tweet mocking loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson for having a speech impediment.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather warning upgraded to Amber as Storm Ali sweeps in

  18-09-2018 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office have warned that lives could be at risk in Northern Ireland with a weather warning in place on Wednesday upgraded from yellow to amber.
  
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• 'Lives put at risk' as former Derry school targeted by arsonists

  18-09-2018 10:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The site of a former primary school in Londonderry has been damaged in an arson attack.
  
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• Newly minted

  18-09-2018 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The first in a three coin series has been issued to commemorate Irish guitar legend Rory Gallagher
  
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• US burger chain Five Guys to open third Northern Ireland restaurant

  18-09-2018 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Top end burger chain Five Guys is to open its third Northern Ireland restaurant in south Belfast.
  
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• 12 Ulster Bank buildings for sale with £1.2million total price tag

  18-09-2018 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ulster Bank branches in Northern Ireland that include three listed properties have gone on the market, prompting calls for their character and style to be maintained.
  
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• Bangor cabbie who drove at man after refusal to pay fare avoids prison

  18-09-2018 08:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A taxi driver who deliberately drove at his passenger when he refused to pay his fare has narrowly escaped a jail sentence.
  
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• Death of Laura in car crash plunged community into darkness, funeral told

  18-09-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Londonderry teenager who was killed in a crash near the Donegal border last week was a "bubbly, outgoing girl who made everyone smile" - mourners at her funeral were told yesterday.
  
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• Cliftonville to ban fans involved in attack on memorial to soldiers killed by IRA

  18-09-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cliftonville Football Club has said it will not hesitate to ban fans if it is proven they were involved in the desecration of the Narrow Water memorial.
  
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• Brexit: DUP's Dodds calls for EU clarity on Ireland border backstop

  18-09-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has called on the EU to clarify its plans for a Brexit backstop as Sinn Fein accused Theresa May of showing "scant regard" for Ireland in her negotiations.
  
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• 602 Presbyterians in protest letter over same-sex stance

  18-09-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 600 Presbyterians have signed a letter sent to the Church's leader saying they will not be silenced in the growing row over same-sex relationships.
  
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• Dad’s plea for stem cell donor who could save his son’s life

  18-09-2018 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down businessman has appealed for people to be tested to see if they can become stem cell donors and save his son's life.
  
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• Belfast nightclub's 60p drinks offer for students condemned

  18-09-2018 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast nightclub has come under fire for a student night drinks promotion offering bottles, spirits, mixers and shots for as little as 60p each.
  
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• Anger over House of Fraser gift cards

  18-09-2018 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The store's new owners told customers to send in gift cards, but a month later they've heard nothing.
  
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