Belfast news

• Allegation received by police about Danny Baker tweet

  10-05-2019 22:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are reviewing an allegation made about the tweet that resulted in DJ Danny Baker losing his job.
  
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• Pair charged with rioting in Derry on night of Lyra McKee murder

  10-05-2019 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged with offences in connection with rioting in Derry on the night journalist Lyra McKee was murdered.
  
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• Belfast school teacher accused of having relationship with student - WIVB.com - News 4

  10-05-2019 21:17
  Belfast school teacher accused of having relationship with student  WIVB.com - News 4State Police announced the arrest of 25-year-old Hornell man Christopher Enlow for endangering the welfare of a child.
  
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• Lough Neagh: Sand dredging 'should continue'

  10-05-2019 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The Planning Appeals Commission suggests future dredging would not "adversely affect" the lough.
  
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• Belfast video shows the city before the Odyssey and M3 were built - Belfast Live

  10-05-2019 20:18
  Belfast video shows the city before the Odyssey and M3 were built  Belfast LiveThe city looked like a construction site as work was underway.
  
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• Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe casts spell during Northern Ireland visit

  10-05-2019 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe cast a spell on staff and guests at a Northern Ireland hotel as he stopped by for a spot of lunch.
  
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• Football Association of Ireland: Sport Ireland appoint NI firm for audit

  10-05-2019 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland-based KOSI Corporation to carry out 'extensive independent audit' of the Football Association of Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland power grid goes record time without coal

  10-05-2019 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  For a 25-day period the price of gas meant coal was not used for electricity in the province.
  
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• 'Provocative' Saoradh leaflets distributed in north Belfast | UTV - ITV News - ITV News

  10-05-2019 18:08
  'Provocative' Saoradh leaflets distributed in north Belfast | UTV - ITV News  ITV NewsRead the latest UTV stories, 'Provocative' Saoradh leaflets distributed in north Belfast on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest UTV news.
  
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• 'Many GPs have never seen vulva cancer'

  10-05-2019 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  One woman talks about the symptoms of vulval cancer after she goes undiagnosed for seven years.
  
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• Christmas presents stolen by Belfast man in a "senseless spree" - Belfast Live

  10-05-2019 18:06
  Christmas presents stolen by Belfast man in a "senseless spree"  Belfast LiveA North Belfast man who burgled the homes of several neighbours in a "senseless spree" just before Christmas was handed a two year sentence today.
  
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• George Mitchell: Northern Ireland political leaders should be capable of reaching deal

  10-05-2019 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former US senator who guided talks leading to the Belfast Agreement has said current political leaders are capable of resolving their differences.
  
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• County Down woman speaks about experience of vulval cancer

  10-05-2019 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A County Down woman says stigma around vulval cancer has to end if lives are to be saved.
  
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• Man appears in court charged with murder of Belfast community worker - The Irish Times

  10-05-2019 17:16
  Man appears in court charged with murder of Belfast community worker  The Irish TimesMark Sewell is third person to appear in court charged with Ian Ogle's murder.
  
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• Video: Funeral held for Belfast mum-of-five Geraldine McKay after drugs death - Belfast Telegraph

  10-05-2019 17:14
  Video: Funeral held for Belfast mum-of-five Geraldine McKay after drugs death  Belfast TelegraphThe funeral of tragic mother-of-five Geraldine McKay has been held in Belfast.
  
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• Video: Funeral held for Belfast mum-of-five Geraldine McKay after drugs death

  10-05-2019 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of tragic mother-of-five Geraldine McKay has been held in Belfast.
  
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• Fire destroys office building for Belfast potato processor - Bangor Daily News

  10-05-2019 17:05
  Fire destroys office building for Belfast potato processor  Bangor Daily NewsA fire that broke out Thursday night spared the Penobscot McCrum potato-processing plant in Belfast, but completely destroyed an office building used by the ...
  
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• Go For It Belfast Programme

  10-05-2019 16:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 2019 Belfast City Marathon Celebrations - Belfast Live

  10-05-2019 16:13
  2019 Belfast City Marathon Celebrations  Belfast LiveClose to 18,000 brave runners and walkers put themselves to the test in this year's 38th annual Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon and we were there at the ...
  
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• Ireland v West Indies: Hosts unchanged for Tri-Series finish

  10-05-2019 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland select an unchanged squad for the remaining two matches of their Tri-Nations Series against West Indies and Bangladesh.
  
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• Ballymurphy paratroopers 'showed great restraint'

  10-05-2019 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A former paratrooper tells an inquest that soldiers endured 16 hours of rioting without firing weapons.
  
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• Paddy Jackson’s revived rugby career is a backward step for feminism | Lara Whyte

  10-05-2019 15:27
  Jackson was acquitted of rape last year, but he is a misogynist and should be banned from professional sportThe rugby team London Irish announced this week that Paddy Jackson will join their squad ahead of a return to the English premiership next season. Jackson, 27, who has previously played for Ulster and represented Ireland, was once famous solely for his talents as a fly-half on the pitch – but now is infamous for his role in a gruelling, much-publicised rape trial last year. Related:
  
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• Plans for Maze prison peace centre ‘set aside’

  10-05-2019 15:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans for a peace centre at the site of the former Maze prison in Northern Ireland have been “set aside”, its developers confirmed.
  
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• Family of Co Donegal teen murdered by UVF begin court action against MoD

  10-05-2019 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Co Donegal teenager murdered by loyalists 46 years ago has commenced High Court action over suspected security force collusion surrounding his killing.
  
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• Ulster SFC: Martin McHugh says Derry players 'lack necessary commitment'

  10-05-2019 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Martin McHugh believes Derry players don't put in the same commitment as "the likes of the Tyrones, the Monaghans and the Donegals".
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Serious crash on Magherafelt Road

  10-05-2019 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Eileen Macken finds her 103-year-old birth mum

  10-05-2019 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish pensioner finally meets her mother, after 81 years of not knowing who she was.
  
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• Europa League play-off final: We know what we have to do - Glentoran manager Mick McDermott

  10-05-2019 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Glentoran manager Mick McDermott says his side know what they have to do in Saturday's Europa League play-off final against Cliftonville.
  
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• Cash machine thefts: Man charged in investigation

  10-05-2019 14:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The thefts happened in Fermanagh and Tyrone between December 2018 and March this year.
  
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• Paratroopers showed great restraint in Ballymurphy, inquest hears

  10-05-2019 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former paratrooper has insisted they showed “great restraint” during prolonged rioting in an area of west Belfast in 1971 before opening fire.
  
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• Your chance to win with the Belfast Telegraph: live rent-free for one year in a luxury Portland 88 ‘Smart’ Apartment on Belfast’s Ormeau Road!

  10-05-2019 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph has teamed up with Barnett Developments to offer the prize of a life-time; one year RENT FREE in a brand new two bedroom ‘smart’ apartment at Belfast’s most desirable new address, Portland 88.
  
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• European Champions Cup final: Sean Cronin fit for Leinster's Saracens decider

  10-05-2019 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Sean Cronin will start for holders Leinster in Saturday's European Champions Cup final against Saracens at St James' Park.
  
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• Police appeal for missing Co Down woman Rosemary Blackwood

  10-05-2019 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a public appeal to help find missing Co Down woman Rosemary Blackwood.
  
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• Simon Coveney: 'More than some movement' made in Stormont talks

  10-05-2019 13:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tanaiste Simon Coveney has said there has been "more than some movement" made in the talks aimed at restoring powersharing at Stormont.
  
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• Police catch driver doing 112mph in Co Down

  10-05-2019 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have clocked a driver doing 112mph on a road in Co Down.
  
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• Faulty wall insulation discovered in Housing Executive properties

  10-05-2019 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wall insulation in almost two thirds of Housing Executive properties does not comply with current standards, a report has revealed.
  
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• Ian Ogle: Mark Sewell in court on Belfast murder charge

  10-05-2019 12:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Sewell is the third man to be charged with killing the 45-year-old in a Belfast street in January.
  
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• Ian Ogle: Mark Sewell in court on Belfast murder charge - BBC News

  10-05-2019 12:30
  Ian Ogle: Mark Sewell in court on Belfast murder charge  BBC NewsMark Sewell is the third man to be charged with killing the 45-year-old in a Belfast street in January.
  
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• Man charged with murder of Ian Ogle remanded in custody after court appearance

  10-05-2019 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody today accused of murdering Belfast community worker Ian Ogle.
  
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• Watch: Traffic chaos after lorry gets stuck under Londonderry bridge

  10-05-2019 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footage has emerged of a lorry getting wedged under a bridge in Londonderry, causing traffic chaos.
  
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• House of Fraser Belfast to be rebranded and become luxury mini-chain - reports - Belfast Telegraph

  10-05-2019 12:12
  House of Fraser Belfast to be rebranded and become luxury mini-chain - reports  Belfast TelegraphHouse of Fraser in Belfast will be rebranded to become part of a new luxury mini-chain, according to reports.
  
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• House of Fraser Belfast to be rebranded and become luxury mini-chain - reports

  10-05-2019 12:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  House of Fraser in Belfast will be rebranded to become part of a new luxury mini-chain, according to reports.
  
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• WSBK: Eugene Laverty fractures wrists at Imola

  10-05-2019 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Eugene Laverty will miss the World Superbike races at Imola after fracturing both wrists in a practice crash at the Italian circuit.
  
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• Ulster SFC: Mickey Harte picks three Tyrone championship debutants for Derry tie

  10-05-2019 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Cassidy, Ben Donnell and Brian Kennedy will make their championship debuts for Tyrone in Sunday's Ulster SFC opener against Derry.
  
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• Irish woman Eileen Macken finally meets 103-year-old mum

  10-05-2019 11:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Eileen Macken grew up in a Dublin orphanage and spent 60 years searching for her birth mother.
  
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• Number of school children diagnosed with autism in Northern Ireland on the rise

  10-05-2019 11:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of school children diagnosed with autism in Northern Ireland has increased by more than 2% in the last 10 years, new figures have revealed.
  
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• John Laverty: Why Neil Lennon should think twice about Celtic return

  10-05-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Is Neil Lennon getting the Celtic job? That's a tough one. True, the Lurgan man has steered the Bhoys towards yet another treble, winning eight and drawing three of the 11 matches he was in charge of since taking over from compatriot Brendan Rodgers in February.
  
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• Jasper Carrott: During Troubles Belfast cop told he didn't have courage for stand-up - Belfast Telegraph

  10-05-2019 11:00
  Jasper Carrott: During Troubles Belfast cop told he didn't have courage for stand-up  Belfast TelegraphBelfast holds a "mysterious" quality, admits legendary comedian Jasper Carrott, who marvels at our outlook on life. The veteran comic is on tour again after a ...
  
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• Stormont stalemate: Coveney hopes for progress 'in weeks'

  10-05-2019 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Coveney says two governments will do some "heavy lifting" over talks to try to restore Stormont.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Three men and teenage boy remain in custody

  10-05-2019 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The group, including a 15-year-old boy, is detained over the violence on the night of Lyra McKee's murder.
  
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