Belfast news

• Man arrested over Warrenpoint murder of Wayne Boylan

  12-02-2019 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in police custody undergoing questioning for the murder of Wayne Boylan.
  
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• Police called in to separate crowds of young people in Belfast - Belfast Live

  12-02-2019 22:15
  Police called in to separate crowds of young people in Belfast  Belfast LiveA councillor has urged young people not to get involved.
  
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• Man and woman charged with Clogher murder of Pat Ward

  12-02-2019 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have been charged with the murder of Pat Ward in Clogher over the weekend.
  
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• 'Disgust' at attack on Teebane memorial - police treating as sectarian hate crime

  12-02-2019 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are treating an attack on a memorial to eight Protestant workmen killed by the IRA in the early 1990s as a sectarian-motivated hate crime.
  
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• Irish cabinet to make €100m in savings

  12-02-2019 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The largest single saving comes from the delays to the construction of the A5 totalling €27m.
  
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• Plan to turn former Belfast Ulster Bank into restaurants - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2019 20:35
  Plan to turn former Belfast Ulster Bank into restaurants  Belfast TelegraphA former bank building in Belfast could be turned into two new hot food retail outlets.
  
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• Dublin pulls funding for Northern Ireland's 'most dangerous road' upgrade work - lack of Executive blamed

  12-02-2019 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government has pulled a promised 27million euro (£23.7m) for a major Northern Ireland roads project this year blaming the lack of a Stormont Executive.
  
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• Pictured: Armagh road closed after lorry fire - travel latest

  12-02-2019 20:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast street was a blueprint for Northern Ireland, Ballymurphy inquest told - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2019 19:11
  Belfast street was a blueprint for Northern Ireland, Ballymurphy inquest told  Belfast TelegraphA west Belfast street was a “blueprint for Northern Ireland” in 1971, with Catholics and Protestants living side by side in harmony – but the introduction of ...
  
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• Watch: 'Poet' Eamonn Holmes sends wife Ruth three page texts on his love .. and she responds with just emoji

  12-02-2019 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast-born TV presenter Eamonn Holmes gushed over wife Ruth Langsford as he made a guest appearance on Loose Women on Tuesday.
  
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• Mexican drug lord El Chapo convicted by US jury

  12-02-2019 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mexico’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, has been convicted of running an industrial-scale smuggling operation after a three-month trial.
  
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• Claim police and soldiers assisted UVF Dublin, Monaghan bombings, court hears

  12-02-2019 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers and soldiers allegedly assisted a notorious loyalist paramilitary gang in carrying out the Dublin and Monaghan bomb atrocities, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Changing cinema habits blamed as Belfast Movie House closes - BBC News

  12-02-2019 17:43
  Changing cinema habits blamed as Belfast Movie House closes  BBC NewsKainos will take over the Dublin Road cinema which is closing amid changing viewing habits.
  
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• Changing cinema habits blamed as Belfast Movie House closes

  12-02-2019 17:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Kainos will take over the Dublin Road cinema which is closing amid changing viewing habits.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Police investigation closes Newry road

  12-02-2019 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast drivers spent 190 hours stuck in traffic last year - second worst in UK - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2019 16:42
  Belfast drivers spent 190 hours stuck in traffic last year - second worst in UK  Belfast TelegraphDrivers in Belfast spent an average of 190 hours stuck in traffic congestion in 2018, a new report has found.
  
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• Belfast drivers spent 190 hours stuck in traffic last year - second worst in UK

  12-02-2019 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers in Belfast spent an average of 190 hours stuck in traffic congestion in 2018, a new report has found.
  
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• Fashion retailer Zara to reopen 'as soon as possible' in Belfast following Primark fire - The Irish News

  12-02-2019 16:33
  Fashion retailer Zara to reopen 'as soon as possible' in Belfast following Primark fire  The Irish NewsFashion store Zara has confirmed that it plans to reopen in Belfast city centre "as soon as possible".
  
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• Pat Jennings: I honed goalkeeping talents watching the 'greatest' Gordon Banks

  12-02-2019 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's legendary goalkeeper Pat Jennings hailed Gordon Banks as the best ever.
  
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• Belfast street was a blueprint for Northern Ireland, Ballymurphy inquest told

  12-02-2019 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast street was a “blueprint for Northern Ireland” in 1971, with Catholics and Protestants living side by side in harmony – but the introduction of internment destroyed it in one night, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Man accused of carrying 'zombie knife' in Belfast appears in court - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2019 15:14
  Man accused of carrying 'zombie knife' in Belfast appears in court  Belfast TelegraphA man has appeared in court accused of carrying a so-called.
  
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• Man accused of carrying 'zombie knife' in Belfast appears in court

  12-02-2019 15:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court accused of carrying a so-called "zombie knife" on a south Belfast street.
  
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• Jury retires in Northern Ireland film director sex assault case

  12-02-2019 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jurors in the trial of a Bafta-nominated film director accused of sexual assault have retired to consider their verdict.
  
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• Co Antrim woman avoids jail in fake child maintenance scam

  12-02-2019 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim woman who faked child maintenance letters to con her ex-partner out of thousands of pounds has avoided jail.
  
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• Crane used to lift overturned lorry in Co Antrim

  12-02-2019 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A crane was brought in to lift an overturned lorry that veered of a road in Co Antrim.
  
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• PM May pledges to address Northern Ireland's 'Brexit fears' and tells MPs to 'hold your nerve'

  12-02-2019 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has said she sent an unequivocal message to the EU that her government could only support a deal with legally binding changes to the Irish backstop.
  
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• Chimpanzees escape Belfast Zoo enclosure with makeshift ladder - USA TODAY

  12-02-2019 14:14
  Chimpanzees escape Belfast Zoo enclosure with makeshift ladder  USA TODAYA chimpanzee escaped an enclosure at the Belfast Zoo after using a branch as a makeshift ladder, according to local reports.
  
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• Zara to reopen Belfast store following Primark blaze - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2019 13:33
  Zara to reopen Belfast store following Primark blaze  Belfast TelegraphRetailer Zara has announced it will be reopening its store in Belfast.
  
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• Zara to reopen Belfast store following Primark blaze

  12-02-2019 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retailer Zara has announced it will be reopening its store in Belfast.
  
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• Brexit threatens Northern Ireland peace, says dad of Omagh bomb victim Aidan Gallagher

  12-02-2019 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of one of the victims of the Omagh bomb has said those who were killed during the Troubles "died for peace" and warned Brexit threatens a return to those "dark days".
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: A2 Belfast road reopens after earlier crash

  12-02-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• DUP presents united front as it plays down reports of divided opinions over backstop

  12-02-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has said the party is united over Brexit after reports that its politicians are split on whether the backstop should be removed or changed.
  
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• Bangor Road Newtownards crash claims life of pensioner struck by car - Belfast Live

  12-02-2019 11:56
  Bangor Road Newtownards crash claims life of pensioner struck by car  Belfast LivePolice are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward.
  
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• Tom Odell and Roe to join The Coronas at Belfast CHSq gig

  12-02-2019 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish rockers The Coronas have announced a headline gig at Belfast's CHSq in August.
  
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• Woman (80s) dies in hospital after being hit by car

  12-02-2019 11:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman aged in her 80s has died in hospital after being struck by a car in Newtownards.
  
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• Romance scam Northern Ireland women defrauded of £105k

  12-02-2019 11:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning after two women from Northern Ireland lost a total of £105,000 in romance scams.
  
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• Brexit immigration rules 'threat to NI'

  12-02-2019 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Proposed minimum salaries for foreign workers would be bad for Northern Ireland, the CBI says.
  
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• Gordon Banks: The story of England's World Cup winning goalkeeper who has died aged 81

  12-02-2019 10:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England's 1966 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Gordon Banks has died, aged 81.
  
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• One person in hospital after crash on Belfast's Sydenham bypass - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2019 10:35
  One person in hospital after crash on Belfast's Sydenham bypass  Belfast TelegraphOne person has been taken to hospital after a crash on the Sydenham bypass caused traffic chaos in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast Moviehouse cinema closure confirmed for May - site bought by software firm

  12-02-2019 10:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast-city centre cinema is to close in May after its site was bought by a software company as its new headquarters.
  
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• Pat Ward murder probe officers get more time to question suspects

  12-02-2019 10:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of Pat Ward in Clogher have been granted an additional 28 hours to question two suspects.
  
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• Belfast: Kainos software firm buys Movie House cinema site

  12-02-2019 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Kainos will take over the Dublin Road cinema as its headquarters and plans to move in Spring 2021.
  
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• Kainos settles on new site for Belfast headquarters - The Irish Times

  12-02-2019 09:37
  Kainos settles on new site for Belfast headquarters  The Irish TimesFirm plans to move into Bankmore Square by spring 2021.
  
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• Zara Belfast reopening intentions announced - Belfast Live

  12-02-2019 09:33
  Zara Belfast reopening intentions announced  Belfast LiveThe leading retailer was forced to close its doors following the Primark fire in August last year.
  
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• Plan to turn Belfast Ulster Bank branch into restaurants

  12-02-2019 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former bank building in Belfast could be turned into two new hot food retail outlets.
  
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• Belfast: Kainos software firm buys Movie House cinema site - BBC News

  12-02-2019 09:00
  Belfast: Kainos software firm buys Movie House cinema site  BBC NewsBelfast-based software company Kainos has bought the Bankmore Square site, which is currently home to the Movie House Cinema in the city centre, for more ...
  
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• Selfish Belfast drivers turn life into assault course for visually-impaired Gerald - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2019 08:41
  Selfish Belfast drivers turn life into assault course for visually-impaired Gerald  Belfast TelegraphA visually-impaired Belfast man believes lives are at risk because of issues with a pedestrian crossing and vehicles parking on pavements near his home.
  
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• NI Hospice heartbreaking video of Philomena Devine praised by Eamonn Holmes

  12-02-2019 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes has praised the Northern Ireland Hospice in an emotional video ahead of Valentine's Day.
  
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• A weekend of music and colour as Belfast celebrates St Patrick - https://farmweek.com/about-us/

  12-02-2019 08:18
  A weekend of music and colour as Belfast celebrates St Patrick  https://farmweek.com/about-us/Belfast is providing something for everyone during the St Patrick's weekend with a spectacle of colour and music and a cornucopia of other attractions to enchant ...
  
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• Serial offending Belfast 'deaf mute' jailed over stolen camcorder - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2019 08:16
  Serial offending Belfast 'deaf mute' jailed over stolen camcorder  Belfast TelegraphA Belfast man whose claims to be deaf mute were branded a "charade" in court has been jailed after writing down his guilty plea for a dishonesty charge.
  
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