Belfast news

• Man arrested over paramilitary-style attack released unconditionally

  01-11-2018 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man arrested on suspicion of carrying out a paramilitary-style attack has been released unconditionally, police said.
  
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• Barry McElduff received death threats following Kingsmill video scandal

  01-11-2018 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barry McElduff has received several death threats since posting a video on social media that saw him accused of mocking victims of the Kingsmill massacre.
  
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• Police appeal after woman sexually assaulted in Co Antrim

  01-11-2018 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been sexually assaulted in the early hours of Thursday morning in Rathcoole.
  
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• Primark fire: Secretary of State defends £2m regeneration fund

  01-11-2018 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The Northern Ireland Secretary says the money will help to increase trade in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Six vehicles set on fire after Halloween night arson attack

  01-11-2018 17:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six cars have been set alight in a Halloween night arson attack in Carrickfergus.
  
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• £2m facelift for Belfast's last Victorian shopping arcade

  01-11-2018 16:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Work is expected to start on the city's last remaining Victorian shopping arcade in January.
  
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• Derry republican loses stop and search challenge

  01-11-2018 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  A Londonderry man, stopped and searched under anti-terrorism legislation more than 150 times, loses a new High Court challenge.
  
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• Judge tells serial Belfast shoplifter she is 'very lucky' to avoid jail

  01-11-2018 16:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A serial shoplifter from Dublin who returned to Belfast to steal hundreds of pounds worth of home furnishings has avoided jail once more.
  
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• Shots fired through window of Belfast house- no injuries

  01-11-2018 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and woman were in a house in south Belfast when two shots were fired through a window, police have said.
  
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• Man jailed for 'horrific' Dublin rapes of Spanish teen

  01-11-2018 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  A judge says Eoin Berkeley "so terrorised the woman" she was effectively his prisoner.
  
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• Sinn Fein suspends TD for ‘serious breach’ of party rules

  01-11-2018 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein politician Peadar Toibin has been suspended from the party for voting against the liberalisation of Ireland’s abortion laws.
  
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• Lord Trimble attacks Dublin Brexit stance, claiming it is damaging Good Friday Agreement

  01-11-2018 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ulster Unionist Party leader Lord Trimble has accused the Irish government of using the Brexit negotiations to undermine the Good Friday Agreement.
  
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• Number of obesity-related deaths in Northern Ireland almost doubles

  01-11-2018 15:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New figures have shown the number of obesity-related deaths in Northern Ireland almost doubled over a eight-year period.
  
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• Police officer climbed through window of homeless hostel to drink with residents

  01-11-2018 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer in Northern Ireland has been disciplined after breaching a homeless hostel’s policies by climbing in through a window and spending several hours drinking with residents.
  
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• Derry man stopped and searched 150 times loses challenge against police action

  01-11-2018 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Derry man stopped and searched under anti-terrorism legislation more than 150 times has lost a new High Court challenge to the police actions.
  
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• Northern Ireland politicians scathing as Bradley leaves to catch flight

  01-11-2018 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's politicians have issued scathing criticism of Secretary of State Karen Bradley after she reportedly cut short a meeting to catch a flight.
  
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• 'It's embarrassing' - Northern Ireland politicians scathing as Bradley leaves briefing to catch flight

  01-11-2018 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's politicians have issued scathing criticism of Secretary of State Karen Bradley after she reportedly cut short a meeting to catch a flight.
  
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• Britain's Got Talent auditions coming to Belfast next month

  01-11-2018 14:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain's Got Talent will be holding auditions in Belfast next month on a search to find talented acts for the latest series.
  
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• Major Leave donor Arron Banks under investigation over referendum cash

  01-11-2018 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leave campaigner Arron Banks is being investigated by the National Crime Agency for “suspected criminal offences” committed during the Brexit referendum.
  
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• Derry Girls Jamie-Lee promotes pro-choice charities 'because it's right thing to do' - and slams payment claims

  01-11-2018 12:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derry Girls actor Jamie-Lee O'Donnell has hit back at an accusation she has been paid to promote pro-choice charities.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of beautiful high-end Helen's Bay home

  01-11-2018 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This beautiful Victorian home is nestled in mature grounds in one of Northern Ireland's most popular coastal towns.
  
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• Epic trek

  01-11-2018 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A bereaved family's anger at a PPS decision, and a boy's epic mountain trek make the NI daily papers.
  
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• Gang of yobs pelt Northern Ireland bar with bricks and bottles after being refused entry

  01-11-2018 12:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gang of men have reportedly pelted a bar with bricks and bottles after being refused entry in Ballymena.
  
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• WW1 art in Dublin cathedral

  01-11-2018 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  An art installation to commemorate World War One is unveiled in Dublin
  
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• Larne quarrying group buys English firm for £4.5m

  01-11-2018 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Kilwaughter, in Larne, operates a 75-acre-limestone quarry and makes products used in construction, agriculture and industry.
  
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• Scare tactics

  01-11-2018 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The Return of the Ancients festival ran for nine days over Halloween
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Delays and disruption

  01-11-2018 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• New cannabis laws 'disappointing' says Billy Caldwell's mother

  01-11-2018 11:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of Co Tyrone teenager Billy Caldwell - a leading campaigner for a rule change on the legality of medicinal cannabis in the UK - has expressed disappointment at new legislation introduced on Thursday.
  
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• Derry Halloween attracts 'record numbers'

  01-11-2018 09:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Tens of thousands descend on Derry for Europe's biggest Halloween gathering.
  
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• Thousands attend Halloween parade and fireworks in Londonderry

  01-11-2018 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands attend Halloween parade and fireworks in Derry, said to be biggest celebration in Europe.
  
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• Belfast plunges down list of UK's best cities to live and work

  01-11-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast has slipped downwards for the third year in a row in a ranking of the best UK cities in which to live and work, according to a report today.
  
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• I want this church I built from scratch in Magherafelt to be my lasting legacy, says firebrand McCrea as he steps away from pulpit after 50 years

  01-11-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was July 21, 1968 when a young preacher first set up camp in Magherafelt.
  
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• I want church I built from scratch to be my lasting legacy, says firebrand McCrea as he steps away from pulpit after 50 years

  01-11-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was July 21, 1968 when a young preacher first set up camp in Magherafelt.
  
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• Fermanagh woman being chased by family shot with crossbow, court told

  01-11-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman was allegedly shot while being pursued by her brother and father wielding crossbows, the High Court heard yesterday.
  
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• Northern Ireland A&E fails twice to diagnose baby's pneumonia - mum tells of anguish

  01-11-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of an 11-month-old baby has warned others to heed their maternal instinct after the little girl was sent home from A&E twice before being diagnosed with pneumonia.
  
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• Road ban for man disturbed by tumour misdiagnosis

  01-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim man who said he was wrongly told he had a terminal brain tumour by Dr Michael Watt is still waiting on the return of his driving licence.
  
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• Parents 'donating toilet roll' to Northern Ireland primary school

  01-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A primary school principal has said parents are "donating toilet roll" to his school due to budget cuts.
  
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• Number of Northern Ireland children in workless households biggest in UK

  01-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland had the highest percentage of children living in long-term workless households across the UK for the third year running, a study has found.
  
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• McElduff has got away with sick Kingsmill insult, insist families

  01-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of a man murdered in the Kingsmill massacre has claimed that former Sinn Fein MP Barry McElduff has "got away with dancing on the graves of the victims".
  
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• Four-star £4m hotel will be landmark for Lisburn to be proud of, promises Wolsey

  01-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The man behind The Merchant in Belfast will open a new £4m hotel in Lisburn next year, creating 75 jobs.
  
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• DUP’s anti-gay outbursts to take centre stage in composer’s new opera

  01-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First it was Iris Robinson the politician. Then it was Iris Robinson and the toyboy. Now Belfast is to see Iris Robinson the opera.
  
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• Couple forced to go to England for abortion of baby with fatal condition slam 'barbaric' Northern Ireland law

  01-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A heartbroken couple have hit out at "barbaric" legislation that forced them to travel to England for healthcare after their unborn baby was diagnosed with a fatal foetal abnormality.
  
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• Belfast’s Catholics wait longer for homes than Protestants - The Economist

  01-11-2018 08:00
  Belfast’s Catholics wait longer for homes than Protestants  The EconomistIN BELFAST, THE past is constantly passed. Protestants heading to the shops might walk by a mural of “King Billy”, as they call William of Orange, who helped ...
  
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• Woman sheds four stone in a year

  01-11-2018 07:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Sarah McMinn says she was overweight from childhood but decided to take back control after seeing a photo of herself.
  
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• Hearts 0-0 Hibs: Neil Lennon hit by object from crowd in draw

  01-11-2018 00:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Hibs manager Neil Lennon is struck in the face by an object thrown from the crowd as Hearts have a stoppage-time effort disallowed in a ferocious Edinburgh derby.
  
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• Derry Halloween parade and fireworks attracts thousands

  01-11-2018 00:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Tens of thousands descend on Derry for Europe's biggest Halloween gathering.
  
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