Belfast news

• West Belfast killing investigated by GB police chief

  19-06-2019 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Jean Smyth-Campbell's death in west Belfast will be examined by the chief constable of Bedfordshire.
  
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• The girls challenging computing stereotypes

  19-06-2019 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A report has found cultural stereotyping of computer users as "male, socially awkward and intense" has led to a low number of girls in NI studying computing.
  
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• Thousands brave the elements for Lisburn Half Marathon as bombing victims remembered

  19-06-2019 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Despite stormy weather over 6000 runners braved the elements to take part in the 2019 Lisburn Half Marathon.
  
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• Aircraft maker Bombardier focuses on selling its Belfast factories this year - This is Money

  19-06-2019 23:00
  Aircraft maker Bombardier focuses on selling its Belfast factories this year  This is MoneyThe head of its Belfast business, Michael Ryan, has told regional managers that he is aiming to seal a deal in 2019. Bombardier has already started contacting ...
  
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• Greenvale Hotel owner Michael McElhatton appears in court

  19-06-2019 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The owner of the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown appears in court in Dungannon.
  
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• Greenvale Hotel owner undergoing further police questioning over teenager deaths

  19-06-2019 22:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Greenvale Hotel owner Michael McElhatton is undergoing further police questioning in connection with the deaths of three teenagers at his premises on St Patrick's Day.
  
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• West Belfast woman starts modelling career after losing leg to rare cancer - Belfast Live

  19-06-2019 22:14
  West Belfast woman starts modelling career after losing leg to rare cancer  Belfast LiveBernadette Hagans, 23, is now organising a huge fundraiser for three charities close to her heart after her own cancer battle and is hoping the community will ...
  
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• New trade alliance launched to support Northern Ireland business

  19-06-2019 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new trade alliance has been launched aiming to support Northern Ireland businesses' through the current uncertainty with no Stormont Assembly and Brexit looming.
  
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• North Belfast alert: Pipe bomb-type device discovered - BBC News

  19-06-2019 22:06
  North Belfast alert: Pipe bomb-type device discovered  BBC NewsTen homes were evacuated after the device was found in Roseleigh Street in north Belfast.
  
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• North Belfast alert: Pipe bomb-type device discovered

  19-06-2019 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Ten homes were evacuated after the device was found in Roseleigh Street in north Belfast.
  
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• Stroke services shake-up: Fermanagh 'should have unit'

  19-06-2019 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Local people made their case for a hyper-acute stroke unit to be located in Enniskillen.
  
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• Ian Ogle murder: Man reported to PPS by police

  19-06-2019 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Ogle died after he was stabbed and beaten near his home in Cluan Place off the Albertbridge Road.
  
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• Declan Bonner: Donegal boss insists Ulster medal still prized despite Super 8s

  19-06-2019 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Donegal boss Declan Bonner insists an Ulster Championship medal remains just as important today as during his playing career.
  
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• Tributes to Belfast mum (27) ahead of funeral after sudden heart attack

  19-06-2019 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a 27-year-old Belfast mum who died of a sudden heart attack have paid a moving tribute.
  
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• Fine of £15,000 for Belfast firm over Rathfriland man's death - BBC News

  19-06-2019 20:01
  Fine of £15,000 for Belfast firm over Rathfriland man's death  BBC NewsA specialist environmental firm has been fined £15,000 over the death of a man on its excavation site in 2016. Dennis Rodgers, 43, fell down a hole on the site in ...
  
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• Fine of £15,000 for Belfast firm over Rathfriland man's death

  19-06-2019 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Dennis Rodgers, 43, fell down a hole on an excavation site in Rathfriland, County Down.
  
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• Belfast mayor will step down after tumultuous first term - Press Herald

  19-06-2019 19:40
  Belfast mayor will step down after tumultuous first term  Press HeraldBelfast Mayor Samantha Paradis will not seek re-election. Samantha Paradis Staff photo by Brianna Soukup. Paradis, a registered nurse, was 26 years old when ...
  
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• Adrian Ismay murder: Christopher Robinson searched prison officer online

  19-06-2019 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Prison officer Adrian Ismay died from injuries sustained in a bomb explosion outside his east Belfast home.
  
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• Belfast man banned from having pets for 15 years after skeletal remains of dog discovered in house

  19-06-2019 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man has been banned from keeping animals for 15 years after a range of animal welfare offences.
  
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• Monaghan one-punch killer jailed for eight years

  19-06-2019 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Francis Hughes killed Graham Tobin in County Monaghan after watching a Conor McGregor fight.
  
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• Rory Stewart out of Tory leadership race as Boris Johnson tops poll again

  19-06-2019 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory Stewart’s hopes of becoming the next prime minister were dashed after his support collapsed in the third round of voting by Tory MPs.
  
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• Belfast traffic delays as lorry sheds load of ice cream - Belfast Live

  19-06-2019 18:02
  Belfast traffic delays as lorry sheds load of ice cream  Belfast LiveThere was traffic delays in Belfast this afternoon after a lorry shed its load of ICE CREAM. Police responded to the incident in East Belfast, which was believed to ...
  
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• Evacuations after suspected pipe bomb found in front garden of Belfast home

  19-06-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of homes have been evacuated in north Belfast after a suspected pipe bomb device was found in the front garden of a house.
  
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• Adrian Ismay murder accused searched for victim online, court hears

  19-06-2019 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast man accused of planting a bomb under a prison officer's van conducted internet searches about him in the months and weeks leading to the blast, a court has heard.
  
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• Figures reveal sharp rise in children's mental health waiting times

  19-06-2019 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been calls for action after it emerged there has been a six-fold increase in the number of Northern Ireland children waiting to access mental health services.
  
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• Tory leadership candidates do not have ‘serious grasp’ of Irish border issue

  19-06-2019 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Candidates in the televised Tory leadership debate failed to reassure the public that they have a “serious” grasp of the Irish border issue, a businessman has claimed.
  
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• Derry judge bails 12-year-old on riot charges

  19-06-2019 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The youth, who can not be named because of his age, is charged in connection to rioting in Londonderry
  
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• Corbyn: Second referendum must have real choices for Leave and Remain voters

  19-06-2019 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A second referendum ballot paper would need to contain “real choices” for Leave and Remain voters, Jeremy Corbyn has said, after he was warned that backing another poll would be “toxic” to the bedrock of the party’s supporters.
  
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• Police chief to lead fresh probe into disputed 1972 shooting of Belfast woman

  19-06-2019 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An independent probe will be launched into the fatal shooting of a young Belfast woman in 1972.
  
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• Aww: Tele readers share their pooch's best 'sad puppy eyes'

  19-06-2019 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dogs have evolved their “sad eyes” facial expression in order to help them get on better with humans, according to new research.
  
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• Belfast M2 crash was hit-and-run, say police

  19-06-2019 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A four-vehicle crash that caused traffic chaos on the M2 in Belfast on Wednesday was a hit-and-run, police have said.
  
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• Prescription drugs supplier Samantha Verner jailed for six months

  19-06-2019 15:47 via bbc.co.uk
  A court heard Samantha Verner used "an Avon-type system" to sell drugs including diazepam and tramadol.
  
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• Belfast man wakes to find intruder shouting 'where's the DJ' claiming IRA membership, court told

  19-06-2019 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was allegedly kicked and punched about the head after waking to discover a suspected burglar in his house, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Northern Ireland building firm fined £15k over father-of-two's death at excavation site

  19-06-2019 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast building firm has been fined £15,000 over the death of a man at an excavation site in Rathfriland.
  
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• Co Armagh man 'trailed around house by dog lead,' court hears

  19-06-2019 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Intruders allegedly put a dog lead around a man's neck and pulled him about a house in Co Armagh, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Jeremy Hunt slammed over Northern Ireland abortion funding claim

  19-06-2019 14:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tory leadership hopeful Jeremy Hunt has been slammed for taking credit for securing funding for women in Northern Ireland to travel to England to get abortions.
  
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• Northern Ireland man who question Tory PM hopefuls 'unimpressed'

  19-06-2019 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland man who posed the Irish question to the Tory leaderships contestants vying for the keys to 10 Downing Street has said he was unimpressed with their answers.
  
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• Europa League: Crusaders could face Wolves in second qualifying round

  19-06-2019 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Crusaders would face Premier League side Wolves in the second qualifying round of the Europa League if they overcome B36 Torshavn.
  
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• Game of Thrones and Troubles tours ranked in Tripadvisor's top UK travel experiences

  19-06-2019 14:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Troubles walking tour and a Game of Thrones-themed coach trip are the Northern Ireland attractions ranked in the top 10 travel experiences in the UK on Tripadvisor for 2019.
  
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• Plastic Free Beauty Day backed by Belfast entrepreneur as she storms the streets - Belfast Live

  19-06-2019 14:05
  Plastic Free Beauty Day backed by Belfast entrepreneur as she storms the streets  Belfast LiveIt even led to her and her activists getting into a spot of bother!
  
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• Army shooting victim's widow awarded £100k compensation

  19-06-2019 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of a Belfast man shot dead by the British Army in 1971 is to receive £100,000 in damages.
  
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• Three things to watch out for in this weekend's Belfast, Glasgow cards - ESPN

  19-06-2019 14:00
  Three things to watch out for in this weekend's Belfast, Glasgow cards  ESPNTwo huge fight nights are taking place in the United Kingdom this weekend -- both of which are available to be streamed live on ESPN+ in the U.S..
  
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• Tourism Ireland chief ‘shocked’ by airport director’s criticism

  19-06-2019 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of Tourism Ireland has said he was “shocked” to hear a claim that his organisation was not doing enough to promote Northern Ireland.
  
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• Shankill play park damaged by thugs in arson attack - Belfast Live

  19-06-2019 12:25
  Shankill play park damaged by thugs in arson attack  Belfast LiveAn investigation is ongoing after a Belfast play park was set on fire. Emergency services were called to the park on Dover Street on Monday evening, June 17, ...
  
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• Parish nurse Jennifer Gault is a first in Northern Ireland

  19-06-2019 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  There are thousands of parish nurses all over the world but Jennifer Gault is the only one in NI.
  
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• Community service for woman involved in fatal tractor crash

  19-06-2019 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who killed a farmer when she crashed into his tractor was ordered to complete 120 hours community service.
  
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• Northern Ireland workers could be owed millions in holiday pay

  19-06-2019 11:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Civil servants in Northern Ireland could be owed hundreds of millions in backdated holiday pay, it has emerged.
  
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• Talks underway to bring FIA World Rally Championship to Northern Ireland

  19-06-2019 11:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A World Rally Championship race could become the latest major event to be staged in Northern Ireland, a Westminster committee has heard.
  
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• European draws LIVE: Crusaders could be handed potential Wolves clash in Europa League as Linfield discover fate after Champions League tie

  19-06-2019 10:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crusaders could be set for a chance to play Premier League giants Wolves in the Europa League. Find out if it happens as we keep you up to date with today's European draws right here.
  
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• Independent investigation launched into fatal 1972 shooting of Belfast woman - The Irish Times

  19-06-2019 09:00
  Independent investigation launched into fatal 1972 shooting of Belfast woman  The Irish TimesPolice chief to lead *fresh* inquiry into disputed shooting of 24-year-old victim.
  
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