Belfast news

• Knife pulled on driver in Belfast New Lodge hijacking

  11-04-2019 23:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A knife was pulled on the driver of a car in a hijacking in the New Lodge area of Belfast.
  
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• Windows smashed in latest attack on Belfast buses

  11-04-2019 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bus services in west Belfast have come under attack once again.
  
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• Sinn Fein MP says she was diagnosed with PTSD due to Troubles

  11-04-2019 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MP says she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder due to Troubles trauma.
  
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• Shop owners 'under siege' fearing they will be next ATM theft victim, says Retail NI

  11-04-2019 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland retailers have said they feel under siege and are asking if they will be next to fall victim of the recent spate of ATM thefts as police appeal to the public to be their "eyes and ears" in their crusade to put an end to the robberies.
  
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• Resident recalls apartment complex evacuation

  11-04-2019 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Cian Carroll, was among residents at Belfast's Victoria Square apartment complex that were told to vacate the building.
  
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• Victoria Square resident recalls Belfast apartment complex evacuation - BBC News

  11-04-2019 21:27
  Victoria Square resident recalls Belfast apartment complex evacuation  BBC NewsCian Carroll, was among residents at Belfast's Victoria Square apartment complex that were told to vacate the building.
  
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• Co Antrim woman 'hid prescriptions in bra in cunning pharmacy fraud'

  11-04-2019 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who targeted up to seven pharmacies in a "cunning" prescription fraud has been spared jail.
  
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• Ryan Burnett to return to ring in Belfast on 17 May - BBC Sport

  11-04-2019 20:21
  Ryan Burnett to return to ring in Belfast on 17 May  BBC SportFormer world bantamweight champion Ryan Burnett will make his return to the ring in his native Belfast on 17 May. Burnett will box in MTK Global's bill at the ...
  
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• Man 'attacked bouncers after FA Cup drinking binge,' court hears

  11-04-2019 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who assaulted two Students' Union bouncers after being woken from an FA Cup Final drinking binge must pay each of them £100 compensation, a judge has ordered.
  
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• Football Association of Ireland: Sponsors demand board adopt any reforms

  11-04-2019 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The FAI's leading sponsors call on the association to adopt all recommendations arising from their ongoing internal reviews.
  
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• Police 'poison' alert for contaminated cocaine in parts of Northern Ireland

  11-04-2019 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an alert for a possible bad batch of cocaine in circulation in parts of Northern Ireland.
  
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• West Belfast housing development will feature "best standards and latest energy saving technologies" - Belfast Live

  11-04-2019 19:21
  West Belfast housing development will feature "best standards and latest energy saving technologies"  Belfast LiveDozens of new homes are to be built in an “ambitious development” in West Belfast . The £8.4million project, at Upper Dunmurry Lane, will “deliver 53 ...
  
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• Victoria Square apartment repairs to cost hundreds of thousands after steel girder appeared through wall

  11-04-2019 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Repairs to the luxury Belfast Victoria Square apartments are to take at least five months, costing hundreds of thousands of pounds and with residents footing the initial costs.
  
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• Man hijacked at knifepoint in Belfast's New Lodge - ITV News

  11-04-2019 18:56
  Man hijacked at knifepoint in Belfast's New Lodge  ITV NewsA man has been left very badly shaken after a hijacker jumped into his car and pulled a knife on him in broad daylight in the New Lodge area of Belfast.
  
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• Judge tells ‘narcissist’ Julian Assange to ‘get over to US’

  11-04-2019 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Julian Assange was branded a “narcissist” by a judge as he faced court after struggling with police as he was dragged from the Ecuadorian embassy.
  
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• Man jailed for series of assaults on ex-girlfriend

  11-04-2019 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Kevin McDaid, 32, is jailed after subjecting his ex partner to a series of violent assaults.
  
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• Northern Ireland Twelfth of July venues for 2019

  11-04-2019 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A total of 18 venues across Northern Ireland have been announced for this summer's Twelfth of July celebrations.
  
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• 'Outrageous' that man who pleads guilty to sexual assault can still drive taxi on bail, Dail told

  11-04-2019 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is “outrageous” and “frightening” that a taxi driver who pleads guilty to sexual assault can be allowed to continue to carry female passengers as part of bail conditions, the Dail has been told.
  
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• Brexit extension : NI business groups 'breathe sigh of relief'

  11-04-2019 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  A six-month extension to Brexit was agreed by European Union leaders on Thursday.
  
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• Belfast man in 'paedophile hunter' sting avoids jail

  11-04-2019 15:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former serviceman who had online sex chat with a decoy he believed was a 14-year-old boy has been given two years probation.
  
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• BBC reality show Eating With My Ex seeks Northern Ireland applicants

  11-04-2019 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A reality show that helps people settle unfinished business with their ex is looking for ex-couples from Belfast to apply.
  
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• May tells MPs it is their national duty to agree Brexit deal

  11-04-2019 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has told MPs it is their “national duty” to pass a Brexit deal after withdrawal from the EU was again pushed back.
  
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• Drunk driver McSorley jailed for injuring girlfriend

  11-04-2019 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Conor McSorley's girlfriend was left with permanent brain damage after the crash.
  
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• Foster: If EU won't negotiate on backstop, UK faces no-deal Brexit

  11-04-2019 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has said that the UK faces leaving the EU without a Brexit deal if leaders do not agree to reopen the withdrawal agreement.
  
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• Former INLA man Dessie 'The Border Fox' O'Hare jailed for seven years

  11-04-2019 14:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former INLA man Dessie ‘The Border Fox’ O’Hare has been jailed for seven years for his part in the assault of one man and false imprisonment of another during the eviction of a family from their Dublin home.
  
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• 'Border Fox' Dessie O'Hare jailed

  11-04-2019 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Armagh INLA man is sentenced on assault and false imprisonment charges
  
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• Irish teen, 19, jailed for stealing Kit-Kat chocolate bar from Belfast supermarket - Irish Mirror

  11-04-2019 13:42
  Irish teen, 19, jailed for stealing Kit-Kat chocolate bar from Belfast supermarket  Irish MirrorA teenager has been jailed for stealing a Kit Kat - after confirming he was happy to be put behind bars. James Kelly was ordered to serve a month in the Young ...
  
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• Irish parliament told no-deal Brexit ‘less likely’ to happen

  11-04-2019 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister has said that a no-deal Brexit looks “less likely” today than it did a week ago.
  
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• Northern Ireland family tribute after mother-of-five's sudden death

  11-04-2019 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a mother-of-five who died suddenly while attending her son's GAA match has spoken of their devastation at her death.
  
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• Family pay tribute to mother-of-five Siobhan McVey following sudden death

  11-04-2019 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a mother-of-five who died suddenly while attending her son's GAA match has spoken of their devastation at her death.
  
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• Sean Cox: Liverpool fan thanks supporters ahead of charity match

  11-04-2019 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The match will raise funds for Sean Cox, who was left in a coma after being attacked outside Anfield.
  
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• Celebrity chef Allen's son appears in court charged with possessing drugs at Ballymaloe Cookery School

  11-04-2019 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The teenage son of celebrity Ballymaloe chef, Rachel Allen, has been remanded to Cork Circuit Criminal Court on signed pleas of guilty to drugs charges involving both cannabis and cocaine.
  
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• Irish border technology 'not answer to trade'

  11-04-2019 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Customs checks are needed as a "final line of control" before goods enter a market, an economist has said
  
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• Three in hospital following Cookstown fire

  11-04-2019 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been taken to hospital following a house fire in Cookstown.
  
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• Cliftonville release statement confirming sacking of Jay Donnelly

  11-04-2019 11:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cliftonville FC has released a short statement confirming the sacking of striker Jay Donnelly after his jail sentence for distributing an indecent image of a child.
  
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• Social media posts leads to Belfast man's arrest, court hears - Belfast telegraph

  11-04-2019 11:35
  Social media posts leads to Belfast man's arrest, court hears  Belfast telegraphA man charged with breaking into two homes in north Belfast was allegedly identified after one victim posted footage on social media, the High Court heard.
  
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• Knife pulled on driver in Belfast New Lodge hijacking - Belfast telegraph

  11-04-2019 11:02
  Knife pulled on driver in Belfast New Lodge hijacking  Belfast telegraphA knife was pulled on the driver of a car in a hijacking in the New Lodge area of Belfast.
  
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• Look inside Hillsborough Castle: how a £24m project helped turn the royal residence into a must-see attraction

  11-04-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lady Rosalind Bingham was not in the least impressed. How on Earth were the servants of Hillsborough Castle to keep warm, she demanded, when there was no central heating in their bedrooms? Even worse, for Lady Bingham's husband, Governor James Hamilton, was the lack of hot water in the garages to wash the motor cars.
  
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• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested at Ecuadorian embassy

  11-04-2019 10:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Julian Assange has been forcibly removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London almost seven years after he sought refuge there to avoid extradition to Sweden on sex assault charges.
  
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• May faces MPs as EU deal delays Brexit until Halloween

  11-04-2019 10:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May is facing MPs after the EU offered the UK a six-month Brexit delay, pushing the withdrawal date to Halloween.
  
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• Windows smashed in latest attack on Belfast buses - Belfast telegraph

  11-04-2019 10:40
  Windows smashed in latest attack on Belfast buses  Belfast telegraphBus services in west Belfast have come under attack once again.
  
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• Man needed 20 stitches after being slashed across face in Belfast attack - Belfast telegraph

  11-04-2019 10:16
  Man needed 20 stitches after being slashed across face in Belfast attack  Belfast telegraphA man required 20 stitches after being slashed across the face with a knife in north Belfast, police have said.
  
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