Belfast news

• O Muilleoir is a 'failed finance minister', says DUP's Wilson after Sinn Fein MLA criticises budget

  31-10-2018 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has labelled Sinn Fein MLA Mairtin O Muilleoir a "failed finance minister" after he criticised the amount of money secured for Northern Ireland in chancellor Philip Hammond's latest budget.
  
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• Brexit: Dominic Raab 'expects deal by 21 November'

  31-10-2018 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The Brexit secretary is upbeat, but his department downplays the idea of a set date when talks will conclude.
  
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• Police appeal after men enter homes in Belfast disguised as water service staff

  31-10-2018 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after two attempted distraction style burglaries in Belfast involving two men pretending to be from the water service
  
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• World Boxing Super Series: Donaire 'fired up' for Burnett bout in Glasgow

  31-10-2018 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Nonito Donaire says beating Ryan Burnett on Saturday will be a step along the way to fulfilling his only remaining ambition in boxing.
  
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• Psychoactive drugs 'not being detected' at Northern Ireland prison

  31-10-2018 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prisons’ watchdog has said it is “alarming” that new psychoactive substances are not being detected by drug dogs at Magilligan Prison.
  
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• Ex-GAA official Thomas McKenna denied bail over abuse claims

  31-10-2018 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The High Court hears claims the accused had more than 50,000 photos and video clips.
  
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• Brexit Secretary suggests EU withdrawal deal may be done within three weeks

  31-10-2018 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has indicated that he expects a deal on Britain’s EU withdrawal to be finalised by November 21.
  
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• Man jailed for kicking partner in head at bonfire

  31-10-2018 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Jason Sharkey kicked the woman after finding her 'getting it on' with his friend at a bonfire site.
  
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• Weather warning: Fog set to sweep across Northern Ireland

  31-10-2018 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fog is set to hit Northern Ireland with a yellow weather warning in place from Wednesday night through to Thursday morning.
  
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• Shots fired at parked car in Lurgan - no one hurt

  31-10-2018 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car in Lurgan has been left damaged after a number of shots were fired at it.
  
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• Barry McElduff will not be prosecuted for Kingsmill tweet

  31-10-2018 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Sinn Féin MP posted a video of himself balancing a Kingsmill loaf on his head.
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings: Inquests to start next year

  31-10-2018 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham city centre left 21 people dead and another 182 injured.
  
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• South Belfast: Would-be robbers stab man and attack woman

  31-10-2018 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Would-be robbers stab a man and attack a woman in south Belfast.
  
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• Ex-GAA official McKenna accused of sex abuse and voyeurism

  31-10-2018 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine alleged victims have made complaints against a former GAA official accused of sexual abuse and voyeurism offences over a 30-year period, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Probe after ‘shots fired at car’ in Co Armagh

  31-10-2018 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched following a report that seven shots were fired at a car in Co Armagh.
  
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• Ian Baraclough: Northern Ireland Under-21 manager signs new two-year contract

  31-10-2018 15:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland Under-21 manager Ian Baraclough agrees a new two-year contract with the Irish Football Association.
  
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• Belfast man stabbed in the head and woman punched in face in early morning robbery

  31-10-2018 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been stabbed and a woman punched in the face in an early morning incident in south Belfast.
  
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• Agriculture Bill: Michael Gove rejects DUP claim about food production

  31-10-2018 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  David Simpson says there is not enough emphasis on food production in Agriculture Bill.
  
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• Maghaberry primary school principal says parents donating toilet roll

  31-10-2018 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  NI principal criticises politicians for "pathetic games" as MPs hear about school budget cuts.
  
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• School principal: Politicians are playing 'pathetic games'

  31-10-2018 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  School principal Graham Gault tells MPs that parents are "donating toilet roll" to his school due to budget cuts.
  
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• Hyponatraemia: Peer calls for updates on child deaths report

  31-10-2018 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Baroness Angela Smith calls for transparency following the hyponatraemia report into the deaths of five children.
  
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• Jamie Bryson asks court to order return of items seized by PSNI

  31-10-2018 14:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson was in court today seeking the return of property which police seized from him during an investigation into the illegal supply of door staff.
  
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• Car owned by daughter of former Sean Quinn manager targeted in arson

  31-10-2018 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A car belonging to the daughter of an ex-associate of Sean Quinn was set on fire.
  
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• Bradley ‘actively considering’ external mediator to aid NI powersharing talks

  31-10-2018 13:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Karen Bradley is “actively considering” how and when an external mediator could play a “constructive” role in attempts to re-establish formal powersharing talks in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Police mock alleged drug dealer on social media after door left open

  31-10-2018 13:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of pounds worth of drugs have been seized in Lurgan after an alleged dealer left their door open.
  
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• Primary school head tells Northern Ireland politicians to ‘stop playing pathetic games’

  31-10-2018 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A primary school principal has urged Northern Ireland’s politicians to “set aside petty squabbles” and “stand up for children”.
  
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• Disposal bins yield thousands of drugs in north west

  31-10-2018 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The majority of drugs dumped have been prescription and over the counter medications.
  
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• Security alert: Homes evacuated in Omagh after suspicious object discovered

  31-10-2018 13:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Homes in Omagh have been evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Robert McCartney: Ombudsman rejects claim killers protected

  31-10-2018 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The police ombudsman says there is no evidence Robert McCartney's killers were protected from justice.
  
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• Merchant hotel owners reveal new plans for Lisburn

  31-10-2018 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm that owns Belfast's Merchant Hotel is to open an 'urban-style' 52-bedroom hotel in Lisburn next year.
  
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• New £4m hotel being opened by Merchant and Bullitt owners

  31-10-2018 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owners of Belfast’s luxury Merchant Hotel has announced plans to open a new £4m hotel in Lisburn, bringing 75 new jobs.
  
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• 8 reasons to citybreak in Belfast - Lonely Planet's best place in the world to visit 2018

  31-10-2018 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Whether you’ve been to Belfast lately or not, there is no doubting it has become a vibrant city break destination with plenty to see and do.
  
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• Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe to retire

  31-10-2018 12:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe, who sparked an inquiry into a smear campaign against him is to retire
  
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• James McClean poppy decision: 'Stop pretending to be offended,' says SDLP leader Eastwood

  31-10-2018 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of the SDLP has called for people to "stop pretending to be offended" over whether or not someone chooses to wear the poppy.
  
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• Barry McElduff will not face prosecution for Kingsmill Twitter video

  31-10-2018 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barry McElduff will not face prosecution over a controversial video posted to Twitter which resulted in him resigning his parliamentary seat.
  
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• Nando's to open another restaurant in Northern Ireland

  31-10-2018 11:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new branch of international chicken chain Nando's is set to open in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Conor Murray: Injured Irish scrum-half not being ruled out of NZ Test

  31-10-2018 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Conor Murray is not being ruled out of Ireland's Autumn international against New Zealand on 17 November.
  
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• Cantona's city tour

  31-10-2018 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A report on the murder of Robert McCartney, and Eric Cantona's Belfast trip make the NI daily newspapers.
  
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• Exclusive: IFA and FAI to make all-Ireland bid to host Euro U21 Championship

  31-10-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland will make history tomorrow when they unveil plans to submit a joint bid to host the Uefa Under-21 Championship in 2023.
  
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• Belfast flat where pensioner lay dead for two years on market for £65k - Belfast Telegraph

  31-10-2018 08:12
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  Belfast flat where pensioner lay dead for two years on market for £65k
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  The west Belfast home where a woman lay dead for two years has been put on the market. The remains of Marie Conlon (68) were discovered in an extreme state of decomposition in the bedroom of the apartment at Larkspur Rise in October 2017. Last week ...
  
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• Northern Ireland Ku Klux Klan gang condemned by churches

  31-10-2018 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Churches have united to condemn the actions of a group of men who posed as Ku Klux Klan members outside an Islamic prayer house in Co Down.
  
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• Belfast flat where pensioner lay dead for two years on market for £65k

  31-10-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The west Belfast home where a woman lay dead for two years has been put on the market.
  
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• Belfast Halloween revellers besiege Elliotts for scary outfits

  31-10-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It has been a part of Belfast's Halloween tradition for more than a century, helping generations of young people turn into would-be witches, ghosts and superheroes.
  
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• Belfast Halloween revellers beseige Elliotts for scary outfits - Belfast Telegraph

  31-10-2018 07:51
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  Belfast Halloween revellers beseige Elliotts for scary outfits
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  It has been a part of Belfast's Halloween tradition for more than a century, helping generations of young people turn into would-be witches, ghosts and superheroes. And Elliotts fancy dress shop has yet again seen queues out the door and down Ann ...
  
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• Who is woman in green? Riddle of unknown reporter on glass-strewn Belfast street who's featured on cover of new book

  31-10-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An appeal has gone out for eagle-eyed people in Northern Ireland to help solve the mystery of the woman in green.
  
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• Outpouring of love for Erin O'Hara who rejected abortion after tragic baby diagnosis

  31-10-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Messages of support have come flooding in for a pregnant Northern Ireland mother who hopes to carry her baby to term despite knowing the child won't survive outside the womb.
  
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