Belfast news

• Ovarian cancer drug niraparib approved for use in NI

  29-01-2019 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The drug could help women with ovarian cancer live for longer.
  
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• Heartbreaking message from woman whose sister died on Belfast streets - Belfast Live

  29-01-2019 22:50
  Heartbreaking message from woman whose sister died on Belfast streets  Belfast LiveDays after her sister begged for her to be accepted into a rehabilitation centre, Catherine Kenny died alone in a doorway on the streets of Belfast.
  
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• DUP react angrily to claim Brexit vote 'ripped up Good Friday Agreement'

  29-01-2019 22:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has reacted angrily to claims that an amendment to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has effectively "ripped up the Good Friday Agreement".
  
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• Belfast bar lamp 'stolen' by three customers - Belfast Live

  29-01-2019 22:17
  Belfast bar lamp 'stolen' by three customers  Belfast Live"The bar manager is a kindly soul and appreciates people's high spirits on a night out..."
  
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• MPs vow to support May's Brexit deal if Irish border backstop is replaced

  29-01-2019 21:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs have voted to support Prime Minister Theresa May's withdrawal agreement if the controversial Irish border backstop is replaced with an alternative plan.
  
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• Four to stand trial accused of £78k banking fraud

  29-01-2019 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men and two women are to stand trial for alleged involvement in a banking fraud of up to £78,000, a judge ordered today.
  
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• 'Go to the chippy': DUP MP Sammy Wilson criticised over remark

  29-01-2019 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Sammy Wilson suggested going "to the chippy" if a no-deal Brexit leads to food shortages.
  
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• DUP MP Sammy Wilson: 'Go to the chippy'

  29-01-2019 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  DUP MP Sammy Wilson suggests going "to the chippy" if a no-deal Brexit leads to food shortages.
  
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• Ian Ogle murder: Victim 'lived in fear' for 18 months

  29-01-2019 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Ian Ogle's daughter says he was targeted after his son was involved in an incident in a bar.
  
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• Landmark case could overturn Northern Ireland abortion ban

  29-01-2019 20:25
  Sarah Ewart’s action at Belfast high court aims to find law in breach of human rightsA landmark case at Belfast high court could find Northern Ireland’s abortion law in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.The legal action is being launched by Sarah Ewart, who embarked on a long, fraught journey in 2013 when a 19-week scan showed that the baby she was carrying had a fatal defect, revealing that the brain and skull had not developed properly. Continue reading...
  
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• Ian Ogle murder: Family were terrorised, says daughter

  29-01-2019 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The daughter of murdered Ian Ogle has said her family had been "terrorised" for 18 months.
  
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• Conor McGregor handed six-month suspension over Khabib brawl at UFC 229 and NAC issue warning over 'unacceptable' trash talk

  29-01-2019 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor has been handed a six-month suspension, backdated to the day of UFC 229, following the brawl which broke out in the octagon following his fight with Khabib Nurmagomedov.
  
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• Daughter of Ian Ogle blames murder on UVF - 'He didn't stand a chance'

  29-01-2019 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The daughter of east Belfast community worker Ian Ogle has blamed his murder on the UVF.
  
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• Police release details of getaway car involved in Ian Ogle murder

  29-01-2019 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an appeal for information after identifying the getaway car used in the murder of Ian Ogle in east Belfast on Sunday night.
  
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• Post Offices run out of Irish passport forms

  29-01-2019 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Fears about Brexit have seen "huge demand" for Irish passports in Northern Ireland, officials say.
  
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• 'Time for EU to stop ignoring voice of unionists' says Dodds as Sinn Fein vow 'Ireland won't be pushed around'

  29-01-2019 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has welcomed Prime Minister Theresa May's plans to return to Brussels in an attempt to renegotiate her Brexit withdrawal deal.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round Up podcast S2E24: Rumoured Ulster signings and a special Six Nations preview with Ireland international Claire McLaughlin

  29-01-2019 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Rugby Round Up is back and this time with our first ever current Irish international.
  
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• One person taken to hospital after air ambulance attends scene of Co Antrim crash

  29-01-2019 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One person has been taken to hospital after the air ambulance attended the scene of a crash between a car and van in Co Antrim.
  
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• Man arrested following State Police child pornography raid on Belfast residence - PenBayPilot.com

  29-01-2019 18:00
  Man arrested following State Police child pornography raid on Belfast residence  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — A Belfast home was raided by Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit Jan. 25, following an investigation into child pornography being shared on ...
  
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• Spitting sightseer's screams 'ruptured policeman's eardrum', Belfast court hears - The Irish News

  29-01-2019 17:47
  Spitting sightseer's screams 'ruptured policeman's eardrum', Belfast court hears  The Irish NewsA SIGHTSEER arrested for spitting on a man in Belfast city centre screamed so loudly that she ruptured a policeman's eardrum, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• Divorce referendum: Ireland to vote on separation restrictions

  29-01-2019 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The poll would ask voters whether to scrap a constitutional restriction on the granting of divorce.
  
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• Belfast murder victim Ian Ogle was killed in 'barbaric' attack while praying - Irish Mirror

  29-01-2019 16:34
  Belfast murder victim Ian Ogle was killed in 'barbaric' attack while praying  Irish MirrorMembers of his family are understood to have come across the brutal assault as it ended.
  
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• Belfast murder of Ian Ogle 'not in the name of loyalism', says UVF - The Guardian

  29-01-2019 16:32
  Belfast murder of Ian Ogle 'not in the name of loyalism', says UVF  The GuardianParamilitary group that has been blamed for murder says it is 'seeking answers' over killing.
  
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• Donegal crash victims names are released

  29-01-2019 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The four men, understood to be in their 20s, died in the single vehicle crash on Sunday night.
  
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• Drunk sightseer's scream burst Belfast police officer's eardrum - Belfast Telegraph

  29-01-2019 16:01
  Drunk sightseer's scream burst Belfast police officer's eardrum  Belfast TelegraphA sightseer arrested for spitting on a man in Belfast city centre screamed so loudly that she ruptured a policeman's eardrum, a court heard today.
  
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• Drunk sightseer's scream burst Belfast police officer's eardrum

  29-01-2019 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sightseer arrested for spitting on a man in Belfast city centre screamed so loudly that she ruptured a policeman's eardrum, a court heard today.
  
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• Buoys removed from Belfast square to make way for Blitz memorial - Belfast Telegraph

  29-01-2019 15:48
  Buoys removed from Belfast square to make way for Blitz memorial  Belfast TelegraphThree buoys have been removed from a Belfast city centre square to make way for a new Blitz memorial.
  
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• Men accused of assault and kidnap appear in court

  29-01-2019 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men were remanded in custody today accused of having a wheel brace and iron bar to inflict injuries on a kidnapping victim.
  
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• Augusta firefighters douse blaze at antiques shop off North Belfast Avenue - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

  29-01-2019 15:36
  Augusta firefighters douse blaze at antiques shop off North Belfast Avenue  Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelAUGUSTA — A fire at a home-occupied antiques business off North Belfast Avenue was doused by crews before spreading Tuesday morning as the ...
  
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• 'I'll keep murdered son's memory alive'

  29-01-2019 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Colin Horner, 35, was shot dead by a lone gunman in front of his three-year-old in Bangor in May 2017.
  
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• Londonderry courthouse bombing admitted by ‘the IRA’

  29-01-2019 15:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group calling itself “the IRA” has claimed the bomb attack on a Londonderry courthouse.
  
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• Brexit live: Super Tuesday showdown in the Commons

  29-01-2019 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May faces a crucial day in the Commons that could carve the shape of Brexit, with fewer than 60 days remaining until the UK is due to leave the EU.
  
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• Stormont MLAs rake in more than £10m since collapse of powersharing

  29-01-2019 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont Assembly members have received more than £10 million in salaries and other contributions since powersharing collapsed.
  
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• PM ready to reopen EU negotiations in bid to win MPs’ support

  29-01-2019 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has told Cabinet she is ready to reopen Brexit negotiations with the EU to secure changes to the controversial backstop plan to avoid a hard border in Ireland.
  
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• US firms seek changes to UK standards on beef and drugs

  29-01-2019 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  US trade lobby groups urge the UK to change standards closer to their own for a post-Brexit trade deal.
  
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• Pharmaceutical firm Sangers-AAH to cut 50 Belfast jobs - BBC News

  29-01-2019 13:41
  Pharmaceutical firm Sangers-AAH to cut 50 Belfast jobs  BBC NewsThe firm is the major supplier of drugs to pharmacies, dispensing doctors and hospitals in NI.
  
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• Pharmaceutical firm Sangers-AAH to cut 50 Belfast jobs

  29-01-2019 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm is the major supplier of drugs to pharmacies, dispensing doctors and hospitals in NI.
  
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• Brexit: NI businesses vent their frustrations over the deadlock

  29-01-2019 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland firms trading across the border vent their Brexit frustrations.
  
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• Belfast developments could be halted by deteriorating sewers - Belfast Telegraph

  29-01-2019 12:56
  Belfast developments could be halted by deteriorating sewers  Belfast TelegraphHousing and office development will be halted across large parts of Northern Ireland by further deterioration in the sewers, builders have warned.
  
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• Belfast primary school pupil offered money after being approached by man - Belfast Live

  29-01-2019 12:45
  Belfast primary school pupil offered money after being approached by man  Belfast LiveThe Belfast pupil who was approached by a man last Thursday was offered a sum of money to wait on him - it can be revealed.
  
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• DUP backs 'Malthouse alternative' to Brexit withdrawal agreement

  29-01-2019 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has backed the so-called "Malthouse" alternative proposals to the draft Brexit withdrawal agreement.
  
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• Belfast developments could be halted by deteriorating sewers

  29-01-2019 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Housing and office development will be halted across large parts of Northern Ireland by further deterioration in the sewers, builders have warned.
  
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• Sangers AAH cuts 48 jobs in Northern Ireland at Belfast site

  29-01-2019 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly 50 jobs are to be lost at a pharmaceutical company in Northern Ireland.
  
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• What's new on Netflix: Feb 2019 - from Russian Doll and Velvet Buzzsaw to Black Adder and The Hobbit

  29-01-2019 11:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Make the most of the last of this cold weather and curl up with a cuppa and these TV treats hitting Netflix in February.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Ice and snow causing delays and disruption

  29-01-2019 11:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
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• Snow and ice yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland

  29-01-2019 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning for ice and snow has been issued for Northern Ireland by the Met Office.
  
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• NI gas supplier Firmus sold to London-based investor

  29-01-2019 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Equitix Investment Management bought the business from iCON Infrastructure for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• Roy Carroll to discuss future with 'gutted' Linfield boss Healy after season-ending injury

  29-01-2019 11:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield manager David Healy admitted he was gutted to lose goalkeeper Roy Carroll to a serious injury for the rest of the season which could potentially end his career after watching the Blues defeat Glentoran 4-2 at Windsor Park.
  
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• Ian Ogle funeral appeal raises £6k - Belfast man was attacked by gang in street

  29-01-2019 11:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than £6,000 has been raised to help pay for the funeral of father-of-two Ian Ogle who was brutally murdered in Belfast on Sunday.
  
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• Brussels negotiations failed to underpin the principles of the Belfast Agreement… - Slugger O'Toole

  29-01-2019 10:31
  Brussels negotiations failed to underpin the principles of the Belfast Agreement…  Slugger O'TooleThere's growing criticism in Dublin of the government's strategy of putting all its eggs in one backstop basket (of which more anon). Government and opposition ...
  
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