Belfast news

• PSNI are 'not overplaying Brexit border threat'

  16-11-2018 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The PSNI chief constable says "anything that re-emphasises the border" presents challenges for policing.
  
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• Policing patrol on the Irish border with a PSNI officer

  16-11-2018 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC's Ireland correspondent Chris Page joins a police officer based near the Irish border on patrol.
  
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• Racist graffiti daubed on wall in Ballymena treated as hate crime

  16-11-2018 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An investigation has been launched after police discovered racist graffiti daubed on a wall in Ballymena.
  
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• Ireland v New Zealand: How All Blacks have shaped Ireland's rugby rise

  16-11-2018 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Lessons learned from past defeats could help Grand Slam champions Ireland overcome three-time world champions New Zealand on Saturday.
  
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• Lady Sylvia Hermon ‘needs assurances from PM’ to back EU withdrawal deal

  16-11-2018 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s sole independent MP has said she is considering voting for the proposed EU withdrawal agreement.
  
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• Republic fans booing God Save the Queen a 'disgrace', says Sinn Fein TD

  16-11-2018 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein TD has hit out at fans of the Republic of Ireland heard booing the British national anthem during Thursday's match against Northern Ireland.
  
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• Brexit: Leo Varadkar says deal is 'only way to avoid a hard border'

  16-11-2018 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar also warns any attempt to renegotiate the agreement could see it unravel.
  
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• Brexit: Leo Varadkar says draft deal only way to avoid hard border

  16-11-2018 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warns any attempt to renegotiate or pick apart the agreement could see it unravel.
  
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• 'Dissident bullets explode' in west Belfast house fire

  16-11-2018 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  AK-47 rifles and more than 100 rounds of ammunition were among weapons left on a hot boiler, police say.
  
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• PSNI: Weapons hide a 'total disregard for safety of locals'

  16-11-2018 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior police officer says weapons found in a boiler house caused 'significant danger' to residents.
  
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• Brexit: Lady Sylvia Hermon expects to meet PM over deal

  16-11-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Lady Sylvia Hermon says she wants face-to-face assurances from Theresa May before any Commons vote.
  
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• Draft withdrawal 'not perfect' but paves the way for trade deal, say Northern Ireland businesses

  16-11-2018 18:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's business groups have come together to give a cautious welcome to the proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement.
  
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• Why the Irish border is a big deal in Scotland

  16-11-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK government is under fire over its backstop plans for Northern Ireland - but why is it so controversial in Scotland?
  
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• Hyponatraemia: Dr Robert Quinn called before medical tribunal

  16-11-2018 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  It is understood Dr Robert Quinn will appear before the tribunal in London in February.
  
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• Ballymena: Racist graffiti on wall 'a hate crime'

  16-11-2018 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  "Romas go home" was daubed on a wall near Ballymena town centre.
  
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• New ministers appointed to replace Dominic Raab and Esther McVey

  16-11-2018 17:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two new ministers have been appointed to replace Dominic Raab and Esther McVey after the pair dramatically quit in protest at the proposed Brexit agreement.
  
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• Rudd returns to Cabinet as May seeks to shore up position

  16-11-2018 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amber Rudd made a dramatic return to Theresa May’s Cabinet as the Prime Minister sought to bolster her position following the backlash to her Brexit deal.
  
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• Future of A5 Derry to Tyrone road in doubt as judge scraps approval

  16-11-2018 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A decision to approve Northern Ireland's biggest roads project is to be quashed, a High Court judge confirmed on Friday.
  
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• Clive Staunton shot dead near his home in County Kildare

  16-11-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish broadcaster RTÉ says that detectives believe the shooting is linked to the Hutch-Kinahan feud.
  
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• Man accused of murdering Co Fermanagh woman Pauline Kilkenny appears in court

  16-11-2018 13:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman who was found dead at her home in Co Fermanagh.
  
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• Pauline Kilkenny: Man, 28, charged with murder of Fermanagh woman

  16-11-2018 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Joseph Dolan is accused of the murder of Pauline Kilkenny at her remote home in County Fermanagh.
  
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• Northern Ireland farmers and businesses urge DUP to rethink opposition to Brexit deal

  16-11-2018 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Influential farming and business organisations in Northern Ireland have urged the Democratic Unionists to drop their opposition to the draft Brexit deal.
  
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• Farmers and businesses urge DUP to rethink opposition to Brexit deal

  16-11-2018 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Influential farming and business organisations in Northern Ireland have urged the Democratic Unionists to drop their opposition to the draft Brexit deal.
  
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• Video shows PSNI officer using CS spray on Belfast supermarket robbery suspect

  16-11-2018 12:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footage has emerged of a police officer using CS spray on a suspected robber as he kicked his way out of a Belfast city centre supermarket.
  
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• Spice girls will start tour in Dublin

  16-11-2018 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The girl group will kick off their reunion stadium tour in Croke Park, 21 years after they last performed in Ireland.
  
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• Belfast security alert ends after two suspicious objects removed

  16-11-2018 11:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in Belfast has ended after two suspicious objects were found in Ulidia House.
  
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• Ulster Rugby introduces sexual consent classes for players

  16-11-2018 10:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Rugby have introduced behavioural classes for its academy and professional players.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Delays on M1 after crash

  16-11-2018 09:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Belfast's Sydenham Bypass closed

  16-11-2018 09:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• DUP will review Tory pact if draft Brexit deal passes parliament, warns Donaldson

  16-11-2018 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP will review its confidence and supply agreement with the Conservative Party if Theresa May's Brexit deal passes parliament, the DUP's chief whip has revealed.
  
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• Derry Girls cause a stir as hit TV show puts Army back on streets

  16-11-2018 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Army and members of the RUC were back on the streets of Londonderry yesterday - but no one on the Guildhall Square or Shipquay Street batted an eyelid.
  
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• Disabled woman unfairly sacked from her job over chopping onions wins £11k payout

  16-11-2018 08:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A disabled woman has been awarded almost £12,000 for unfair dismissal after an industrial tribunal ruled her employer should have made reasonable adjustments for her eye problems.
  
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• Relatives of murder victim Pauline Kilkenny ‘devastated’

  16-11-2018 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of murdered Fermanagh woman Pauline Kilkenny have spoken of their "devastating loss" as police continue their investigation.
  
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• Belfast party bike fall teen was in a lot of distress, say pair who gave CPR

  16-11-2018 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Volunteers at a Belfast homeless centre have spoken of the terrifying moment they gave CPR to a man who stopped breathing when he fell from a 'party' bike in Belfast.
  
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• Prison officer jailed for smuggling drugs into Maghaberry jail

  16-11-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former prison officer who was caught smuggling drugs into Maghaberry jail committed a "gross breach of trust", a court has been told.
  
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• Man accused of wrecking troops' memorial denied bail

  16-11-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A lorry driver accused of damaging a memorial to murdered soldiers has been refused bail amid fears he would interfere with the police investigation.
  
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• Man accused of stabbing nephew 'seen with knife'

  16-11-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has told a court how he saw a bare-chested man carrying a large knife in the street outside his house in north Belfast after he was woken from his sleep.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes’ son: my moment of terror on dream honeymoon in South Africa as lions came far too close for comfort

  16-11-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For a brief moment, Declan Holmes thought the fairytale was about to come to a terrifying end. The lions were so close, he could almost smell their breath. Declan and his new bride, Jenny, sat motionless in the jeep. Any sudden movement could be fatal, and even the guide looked concerned.
  
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• Ballymurphy Massacre inquest: Soldiers 'mocked daughter' as she frantically searched for missing father

  16-11-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The daughter of a man who was shot in the Ballymurphy massacre has told an inquest that her hair fell out as a result of the shock of identifying her father's body.
  
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• Unionists urged to end their 'petty squabbling' and unite against deal

  16-11-2018 08:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Brexit turmoil intensified in London, the DUP and Ulster Unionists clashed over the fall-out from the Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Defiant May toughs it out as backlash grows over her EU deal

  16-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has vowed to fight on and deliver Brexit, after one of the toughest days of her premiership saw her hit by four ministerial resignations and a wave of demands for her removal as Prime Minister.
  
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• DUP will wait and see on Conservative deal

  16-11-2018 02:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says the confidence and supply pact will be reviewed if the Brexit agreement passes Parliament
  
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• Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards: Send us your nominations

  16-11-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards are back for another year, with plenty of our biggest names vying yet again for our top awards after another stellar year for Northern Irish sport.
  
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