Belfast news

• D-Day veteran from Newtownards dies

  16-06-2019 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Eddie Spence was just 19-years-old when he landed on the beaches of Normandy in 1944.
  
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• It's showtime: “The Belfast Bulldog” Dave Dyer makes pro wrestling debut - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

  16-06-2019 23:22
  It's showtime: “The Belfast Bulldog” Dave Dyer makes pro wrestling debut  Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelAfter 6 months of rigorous training, Kennebec Journal staff writer gets in ring for his first match.
  
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• Two critical after separate crashes in Bangor and Dungannon

  16-06-2019 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A 19-year-old woman and a man in his 30s are badly injured after crashes in Bangor and Dungannon.
  
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• Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill says NI talks 'should not stop for summer'

  16-06-2019 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Michelle O'Neill responds to speculation that discussions could be paused, prompting DUP criticism.
  
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• Slimming World success for 23 stone Co Down dad - Belfast Live

  16-06-2019 22:48
  Slimming World success for 23 stone Co Down dad  Belfast LiveIt took Kieran Mageean just over one year to reach his target weight.
  
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• US Open LIVE: Updates as Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell chase down Woodland and Rose at Pebble Beach

  16-06-2019 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy and Grame McDowell go into the final round of the US Open among the chasing pack.
  
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• Belfast mum raising money for rehab unit where she met tragic dad of her kids - Belfast Live

  16-06-2019 22:42
  Belfast mum raising money for rehab unit where she met tragic dad of her kids  Belfast LiveLaura Madden, 38, has spoken out about her best friend's death in a bid to help others.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Emergency services at scene of car overturned on Belfast's M1

  16-06-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Coalisland dog Snowy left to die in nearby canal - Belfast Live

  16-06-2019 21:26
  Coalisland dog Snowy left to die in nearby canal  Belfast LiveSnowy was chained to a concrete block and thrown into the canal.
  
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• Watch: Large fire rips through Ballymena business - MLA fears for jobs

  16-06-2019 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were fears for jobs after a large blaze ripped through a Co Antrim business.
  
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• Watch: Firefighters battle huge blaze in Ballymena

  16-06-2019 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fire fighters are at the scene of a huge blaze on the A26 just outside Ballymena.
  
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• The Syrian boy who charmed social media

  16-06-2019 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  What did Mohammed from Belfast make of becoming an internet sensation?
  
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• Tory rivals turn on Dominic Raab over refusal to rule out suspending Parliament

  16-06-2019 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rival Tory leadership contenders have turned on Dominic Raab after he refused to rule out suspending Parliament to push through Brexit by the end of October.
  
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• Police rescue woman from car in lake

  16-06-2019 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Three officers are treated in hospital after rescuing a woman from a "sinking car" in Lough Erne.
  
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• Karen Bradley backs Gove in Tory leadership contest - report

  16-06-2019 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley has backed Michael Gove for Tory leader and the next prime minister, it has been reported.
  
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• FIH Hockey series: Korea defeat Ireland 3-1 in final

  16-06-2019 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's FIH Hockey Series ends in disappointment with a 3-1 defeat by an impressive Korea in Sunday's final in Banbridge.
  
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• Brexit: David Sterling accused of engaging in 'operation fear'

  16-06-2019 17:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A Conservative MP hits out at the head of the civil service who warned of "grave" consequences for NI.
  
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• British Supersport: Kennedy beats series leader Seeley in Brands Hatch feature race

  16-06-2019 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  British Supersport series leader Alastair Seeley finishes second behind Jack Kennedy in the feature race at Brands Hatch.
  
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• Man fighting for life after Dungannon crash

  16-06-2019 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was involved in a serious crash in Dungannon.
  
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• Making Toy Story 4 was lonely but sent me back in time, says Tom Hanks

  16-06-2019 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tom Hanks has said making Toy Story 4 was a “very lonely process” but that recording its final scenes transported him back in time.
  
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• FIH Series: Egypt come from behind to beat Ireland 2-1

  16-06-2019 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's bid to advance to the next stage of Olympic qualification falters with a 2-1 defeat by Egypt at the FIH International Series in France.
  
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• "Lives at risk" as NI Ambulance Service struggles under rising pressure - Belfast Live

  16-06-2019 15:13
  "Lives at risk" as NI Ambulance Service struggles under rising pressure  Belfast LiveResponse times to emergencies are deteriorating as demand increases on understaffed crews.
  
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• Algae-covered caravan selling as 'amazing space project' - Belfast Live

  16-06-2019 14:33
  Algae-covered caravan selling as 'amazing space project'  Belfast LiveYou'll need to invest in soap and a sponge to get her gleaming but she could be yours for less than £200.
  
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• Northern Ireland power-sharing talks 'tinkering around edges,' says Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill

  16-06-2019 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Talks aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland devolved institutions are only "tinkering around the edges," and the real negotiations have not yet started, Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill has said.
  
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• Snow Patrol's birthday boy Lightboy celebrates at Belfast gig - Belfast Telegraph

  16-06-2019 13:00
  Snow Patrol's birthday boy Lightboy celebrates at Belfast gig  Belfast TelegraphGary Lightbody celebrated his 43rd birthday on Saturday night with an intimate gig at a former church turned cross-community arts centre in north Belfast.
  
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• Newtownabbey man battered with axe handles in paramilitary style attack - Belfast Live

  16-06-2019 12:35
  Newtownabbey man battered with axe handles in paramilitary style attack  Belfast LiveA man in his 20s has been battered with pick axe handles in a paramilitary punishment attack. Police say three masked men approached the victim in the Green ...
  
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• Man beaten with pick axe handles in 'brutal' paramilitary attack

  16-06-2019 12:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was beaten with pick axe handles in a "brutal" paramilitary style attack in Newtownabbey.
  
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• The Syrian boy in Belfast who charmed social media with his language skills - BBC News

  16-06-2019 11:34
  The Syrian boy in Belfast who charmed social media with his language skills  BBC NewsIt's been an interesting three weeks for Mohammed. After the 11-year-old was interviewed for a BBC News NI report on the drop in the number of pupils who ...
  
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• The Syrian boy in Belfast who charmed social media with his language skills

  16-06-2019 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  After being interviewed for a BBC News NI report, Mohammed has become something of an internet sensation.
  
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• Woman critically injured and police in hospital after car plunges into Northern Ireland lake

  16-06-2019 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after her car plunged into lake in Fermanagh.
  
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• Republican chief McKee died a bitter, twisted man, says son of Troubles victim

  16-06-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of a family man shot dead by the IRA early in the Northern Ireland Troubles has branded former senior republican Billy McKee a bitter and twisted old man.
  
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• Continuing fall in ambulance response times for urgent calls ‘outrageous’

  16-06-2019 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just over a third of the most urgent ambulance calls were responded to within time targets in Northern Ireland over the last year, figures show.
  
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• Teenage girls in hospital after serious Bangor crash - one critical

  16-06-2019 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four teenager girls needed hospital treatment with one critically ill after an early morning Bangor crash.
  
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• Four teenage girls in hospital after serious Bangor crash - one critical

  16-06-2019 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four teenager girls are in hospital with one critically ill after an early morning Bangor crash.
  
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• The Belfast boxing coach who brought a broken city together with a gym - The Guardian

  16-06-2019 10:00
  The Belfast boxing coach who brought a broken city together with a gym  The GuardianGerry Storey, a Catholic who has cut across Belfast's divide, found admirers even among Loyalist paramilitaries. In an abridged extract from a new book, Donald ...
  
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• The Belfast boxing coach who brought a broken city together with a gym

  16-06-2019 10:00
  Gerry Storey, a Catholic who has cut across Belfast’s divide, found admirers even among Loyalist paramilitaries. In an abridged extract from a new book, Donald McRae tells his storyWhen I walked past the mural honouring Lyra McKee in Belfast, having just left the Holy Family Boxing Club a few minutes earlier, the tangled feelings took hold of me. The smiling face of McKee, the gifted 29-year-old journalist and novelist who had been shot dead while she was reporting on rioting in Derry on 1
  
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• Bill and Ted star Alex Winter on Belfast premiere of Panama Papers doc - BBC News

  16-06-2019 09:25
  Bill and Ted star Alex Winter on Belfast premiere of Panama Papers doc  BBC NewsBelfast hosts the Irish premiere of a documentary by the star of the hit Bill and Ted movies of the 90s.
  
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• Bill and Ted star Alex Winter on Belfast premiere of Panama Papers doc

  16-06-2019 09:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast hosts the Irish premiere of a documentary by the star of the hit Bill and Ted movies of the 90s.
  
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• Fodor's Travel removes 'offensive' Belfast murals guide - BBC News

  16-06-2019 08:20
  Fodor's Travel removes 'offensive' Belfast murals guide  BBC NewsA world-renowned travel guide is to remove *content* about Belfast murals after it was described as "highly inaccurate and offensive". The *content* on Fodor's ...
  
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• Fodor's Travel removes 'offensive' Belfast murals guide

  16-06-2019 08:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Fodor's Travel compared "wildly romantic Catholic murals" to "workmanlike efforts" in Protestant areas.
  
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• UK ambassador sought meeting with Iran’s Foreign Ministry amid oil tanker row

  16-06-2019 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain’s ambassador to Iran sought an urgent meeting with the country’s Foreign Ministry after the UK broadly backed the US in blaming Tehran for attacks on oil tankers.
  
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• What the papers say – June 16

  16-06-2019 02:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Tory leadership race, pre-Brexit Britain blues and a rumoured replacement for the Jeremy Kyle show are on Sunday’s front pages.
  
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• Northern Ireland delight as singers progress on ITV's The Voice Kids

  16-06-2019 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was double delight for Northern Ireland as two young local singing talents had The Voice Kids coaches spinning around on the top-rated ITV show last night.
  
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• Tory contenders won’t stand aside for Boris Johnson

  16-06-2019 00:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tory leadership contenders are insisting they will not pull out of the race for No 10, despite Boris Johnson’s overwhelming win in the first round ballot of MPs.
  
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