Belfast news

• Republic of Ireland defeated by Wales

  16-10-2018 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A depleted Wales beat the Republic of Ireland as Harry Wilson's beautiful free-kick illuminates an otherwise drab Nations League match in Dublin.
  
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• Trust your unionist instincts, Arlene Foster tells Prime Minister ahead of Brexit summit

  16-10-2018 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster's message to the Prime Minister ahead of a major EU summit in Brussels is to "trust her unionist instincts".
  
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• Brexit: Trust your unionist instincts, Arlene Foster tells Prime Minister Theresa May

  16-10-2018 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has appealed to the Prime Minister to "trust her unionist instincts" after her party threatened to frustrate the work of Theresa May's government in passing legislation in the Commons should any Brexit deal appear to damage the union.
  
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• Belfast author's winning moment

  16-10-2018 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The author from Northern Ireland took away the award for her book set during the Troubles.
  
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• Northern Ireland U21 1-0 Slovakia U21

  16-10-2018 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland U21s round off an impressive Euro 2019 qualifying campaign with a win over 10-man Slovakia at Windsor Park.
  
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• Man dies after four-car crash in Lisburn

  16-10-2018 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died from his injuries in hospital after he was involved in a four-car crash in Lisburn last month.
  
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• Stephen Carson murder trial: Mother recalls hearing of son's death

  16-10-2018 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Carson's mother tells jurors the names of those she believes were behind her son's death.
  
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• Sinn Fein criticise DUP silence over Ian Paisley's Jimmy Savile retweet

  16-10-2018 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has criticised the silence from the Democratic Unionists over a retweet on Ian Paisley’s Twitter account which appeared to link Jimmy Savile with Remain voters.
  
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• 'There are a number of outstanding issues'

  16-10-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Tánaiste Simon Coveney says the EU cannot sign up to a time-limited backstop on the Irish border.
  
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• Irish will shoot each other 'if they want to,' says Stanley Johnson

  16-10-2018 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stanley Johnson has said irrespective of the solution for the border on the island of Ireland after Brexit if the Irish people "want to shoot each other, they will shoot each other".
  
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• RHI inquiry: Emails sent to DUP were 'of type' leaked to media

  16-10-2018 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  It emerges during the inquiry into a flawed energy scheme that left taxpayers with a £490m bill.
  
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• Brexit: Irish foreign minister Coveney rejects 'dangerous' proposal on deferring Irish backstop plan

  16-10-2018 18:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland's foreign minister has rejected any suggestion considerations were being given to deferring the Irish backstop issue.
  
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• Pro-Palestine protesters confront UK’s Israeli ambassador in Belfast

  16-10-2018 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were angry scenes as pro-Palestinian protesters confronted the UK’s Israeli ambassador at Queen’s University in Belfast.
  
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• Dromore teen creates Northern Ireland's first alcohol-free gin

  16-10-2018 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Inspired by a recent Duke of Edinburgh award project, Dromore based teenager, Hana Hughes (16) has created Northern Ireland’s first alcohol-free gin with local distillery, Hughes Craft Distillery.
  
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• DUP MP blasts Kim Kardashian over fixation on 'skinny living'

  16-10-2018 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP MP has hit out at reality television star Kim Kardashian as he said society was fixated on "skinny living".
  
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• Cyclist dies after being struck by car near Dunmurry

  16-10-2018 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The collision happened on Sunday morning on the Glenside road, Dunmurry.
  
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• Pippa Middleton gives birth to baby boy

  16-10-2018 16:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pippa Middleton, 35, gave birth to a boy in the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in London on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Cyclist Timmy Little named as Belfast crash victim

  16-10-2018 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A cyclist struck by a car in Co Antrim at the weekend has died.
  
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• DUP threat over Brexit backstop deal

  16-10-2018 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The party could paralyse the government if NI's place in the union is jeopardised, warns deputy leader.
  
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• Seann Walsh and Katya Jones to shun romance with Quickstep in next dance

  16-10-2018 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Seann Walsh will perform a Quickstep to avoid a romantic dance with partner Katya Jones when Strictly Come Dancing returns.
  
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• EU calls for new proposals from Theresa May to break Brexit deadlock

  16-10-2018 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU is demanding new “concrete proposals” from Theresa May on how to end the deadlock in Brexit talks, warning that a breakthrough may not be possible without further movement from the UK.
  
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• Belfast man (42) groomed schoolgirl, court told

  16-10-2018 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 42-year-old man appeared in court today accused of grooming and inciting a schoolgirl into sexual activity.
  
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• Belfast lawyer secures apology for Duchess of York over false Royal tell-all book claims

  16-10-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast libel lawyer has secured an apology for the Duchess of York over false media claims linking her to a tell-all book about the Royal Family.
  
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• Southern Health Trust underspend 'makes you angry'

  16-10-2018 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Anne Mallon, who cares for her disabled daughter hits out at the trust's £7m underspend.
  
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• Boy charged with homeless man's murder granted bail

  16-10-2018 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The body of Piotr Krowka, 36, was found in a former parochial house in Maghera in April.
  
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• May calls on Cabinet to ‘stand together and stand firm’ on Brexit

  16-10-2018 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has called on her Cabinet to “stand together and stand firm” on Brexit, after negotiations with the EU stalled in the run-up to a crucial summit.
  
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• People Before Profit hits back at SF in Brexit row over DUP comparison

  16-10-2018 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People Before Profit has slammed an attempt by Sinn Fein "to equate the socialist politics of People Before Profit with the politics of the DUP... and the Tories".
  
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• Man accused of revealing rugby rape trial woman given time over charge

  16-10-2018 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of revealing the name of a woman at the centre of a rape trial involving two rugby stars has been given more time to confirm if he is to fight the charge.
  
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• Man accused of revealing rugby rape trial woman considering fighting charge

  16-10-2018 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of revealing the name of a woman at the centre of a rape trial involving two rugby stars has been given more time to confirm if he is to fight the charge.
  
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• Belfast model Mairead O'Neill dies aged just 21

  16-10-2018 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast model Mairead O'Neill has passed away suddenly at the age of 21.
  
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• Belfast's Queen's Film Theatre celebrates fifty years

  16-10-2018 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Internationally renowned Queen's Film Theatre (QFT) will host a special event tonight to mark its fiftieth anniversary.
  
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• Campaign tackles 'brutal reality' of paramilitary style attacks - 417 in five years

  16-10-2018 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new hard-hitting campaign has been launched to convey the "brutal reality" of paramilitary style attacks after 417 over the past five years.
  
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• Ulster Rugby: Cooney and Curtis in fitness race for Racing 92 trip

  16-10-2018 12:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster are monitoring the fitness of John Cooney and Angus Curtis for their European Champions Cup match against Racing 92.
  
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• Child with autism 'constructively expelled' from Northern Ireland school

  16-10-2018 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A tribunal has ruled that a student with autism was "constructively excluded" from a Belfast special school.
  
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• Southern Trust underspent by £7m on services for adults with disabilities

  16-10-2018 12:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Southern Health and Social Care Trust has underspent on services for adults with learning disabilities by over £7m since 2014.
  
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• £28m Camlin factory creating 300 jobs in Lisburn

  16-10-2018 12:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A high-tech electrical manufacturer in Lisburn has announced nearly 300 new jobs as it opens a new £28m factory.
  
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• Camlin creates almost 300 new Lisburn jobs

  16-10-2018 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Engineering firm Camlin announces 298 jobs as part of a £28m expansion of its headquarters.
  
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• Commons Speaker grants bullying debate amid increasing calls for him to quit

  16-10-2018 11:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Speaker John Bercow has granted an urgent question on bullying in the Commons as calls for him to quit his role intensified in the wake of a damning probe.
  
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• Take responsibility and be constructive in Brexit talks, Germany urges May

  16-10-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Germany has urged Theresa May to “take responsibility” for Brexit, as a crunch summit approaches with no sign of any breakthrough in negotiations.
  
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• Man (23) charged with attempted murder after attack on woman in Co Tyrone

  16-10-2018 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following an attack on a woman in Co Tyrone.
  
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• QUB refuses to withdraw invite to Israeli Ambassador - saying invite also issued to Palestinian Ambassador

  16-10-2018 10:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Queen's University have rejected calls to withdraw an invitation to the Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom to speak at an event on Tuesday.
  
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• NI Paper Review: A crisis in education and the saga of Brexit

  16-10-2018 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The papers tackle Brexit and the education funding crisis
  
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• Anger after 'appalling' attack on Belfast memorial to civilian killed in Troubles crossfire

  16-10-2018 10:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An attack on a memorial to a civilian killed during a shoot-out between the British Army and the IRA in north Belfast has been described as "appalling".
  
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• New Belfast restaurant creates 20 jobs

  16-10-2018 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new restaurant at Custom House Square has brought 20 new jobs to Belfast city centre.
  
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• Accessories firm Claire's 'discussing closures'

  16-10-2018 08:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fashion accessories chain Claire's, which has 14 outlets across Northern Ireland, is understood to be considering a raft of UK store closures as it becomes the latest high street firm to show signs of distress.
  
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• Q: So, when is a Brexit customs union not a customs union? A: When it is a customs arrangement ...

  16-10-2018 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May is performing verbal contortions that would make an Olympic gymnast proud to send different messages to her domestic and EU audiences. The Prime Minister can't win. If she placates Tory eurosceptics and the DUP, she can't strike a Brexit deal with the EU. But if she makes concessions to the EU to get a withdrawal agreement, she runs into trouble at home. That's the phase we are now in.
  
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• Proud adoptive parents back drive to find forever homes for children in care

  16-10-2018 08:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new campaign to encourage more people to consider adoption has been launched to combat a drop in application numbers.
  
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