Belfast news

• PIP payment probe launched by watchdog - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 23:23
  PIP payment probe launched by watchdog  Belfast LiveThe new benefit has attracted some criticism in terms of the process of how potential recipients are assessed.
  
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• West Belfast crash involving motorcycle and car - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 23:14
  West Belfast crash involving motorcycle and car  Belfast LiveOne male has been taken to Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather forecast as temperatures set to soar across Europe - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 22:06
  Northern Ireland weather forecast as temperatures set to soar across Europe  Belfast LiveIt looks like summer may finally be here as temperatures across Northern Ireland are in line for a boost. After a weather warning was issued for heavy rain and ...
  
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• Belfast smoke coming from bonfire site, say Fire Service - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 22:04
  Belfast smoke coming from bonfire site, say Fire Service  Belfast LiveBlack smoke billowing across Belfast is coming from a bonfire site, according to the Fire *Service*. Locals have taken to social media to ask if it originated in ...
  
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• Kids Unplugged in Belfast - WABI

  24-06-2019 21:59
  Kids Unplugged in Belfast  WABIBELFAST, Maine (WABI) - Three years ago, we introduced you to Kids Unplugged in Belfast. Since then, the indoor gym has already moved to a bigger facility ...
  
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• NI Beauty Excellence Awards winners announced - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 20:35
  NI Beauty Excellence Awards winners announced  Belfast LiveJudges selected the winners from a list of contenders from right across Northern Ireland.
  
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• BAHS juniors win awards - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal

  24-06-2019 20:15
  BAHS juniors win awards - Belfast - Waldo  Republican JournalBelfast — At Belfast Area High School's final assembly of the year June 13, the following members of the junior class (class of 2020) received awards: Hannah ...
  
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• Northern Ireland drivers urged to attend MoT appointments to clear backlog

  24-06-2019 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers have been urged to ensure they attend scheduled MoT appointments to help clear the backlog for tests.
  
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• Ballymurphy soldiers only opened fire at gunmen, inquest told

  24-06-2019 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Soldiers who opened fire at Ballymurphy in 1971 said they only shot at gunmen, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Belfast Irish Milers Meet sees new world record set - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 19:16
  Belfast Irish Milers Meet sees new world record set  Belfast LiveThere's so much positivity around athletics at at the minute..."
  
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• Report into Northern Ireland's largest ever patient recall postponed

  24-06-2019 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A report into the biggest patient recall in Northern Ireland's history has been postponed, it has emerged.
  
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• Trust issues statement over 'extremely busy' Ulster Hospital emergency department

  24-06-2019 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People waiting to be seen at a Northern Ireland hospital emergency department have been told to "consider other options", following an influx of patients.
  
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• Rammstein announce 2020 tour - including a Belfast date - hotpress.com

  24-06-2019 18:52
  Rammstein announce 2020 tour - including a Belfast date  hotpress.comAlthough their 2019 tour is still ongoing, Rammstein have added a number of new gig destinations for the following year.
  
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• Investigation launched into Northern Ireland Personal Independence Payments

  24-06-2019 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) has launched an investigation into how Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) are administered in Northern Ireland.
  
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• No 'smoking gun' of impropriety in £20m Causeway hotel planning, court hears

  24-06-2019 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No "smoking gun" of alleged improper motives around planning permission for a new £20 million hotel and leisure resort on the north coast has been uncovered, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Bomb behind Dunmurry security alert, police confirm

  24-06-2019 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed the device at the centre of a security alert in the Dunmurry area was a bomb.
  
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• Iraqi-born hurler Zak Moradi revels in 'proudest' day

  24-06-2019 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Refugee Zak Moradi scored a late point for his adopted county, helping them to all-Ireland victory.
  
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• Northern Ireland job 'hotly fought over' with Belfast-born MP tipped to replace Karen Bradley in Boris Johnson Cabinet

  24-06-2019 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast-born MP has been tipped to replace the current Northern Ireland secretary of state in what has been reported as a scramble to get the "hotly" contested position.
  
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• Northern Ireland golf club sex assault charge - man in court

  24-06-2019 15:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Belfast golf club.
  
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• Patrick Nevin: Tinder sex attacker jailed for 12 years

  24-06-2019 15:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Patrick Nevin picked women up from their homes before driving to secluded areas to attack them.
  
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• 10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland - from The Killers to Causeway foodie tours

  24-06-2019 14:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of the most exciting things taking place this week across Northern Ireland (June 24-30).
  
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• Ex-minister Farry would have 'leaned heavily toward' 20-year workers' holiday pay claim

  24-06-2019 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Stormont minister Stephen Farry said he would have "leaned heavily toward" allowing Northern Ireland workers to claim for up to 20 years of backdated holiday pay.
  
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• This major store in Belfast is banning plastic bags and will charge customers for paper ones instead - Belfast Newsletter

  24-06-2019 14:02
  This major store in Belfast is banning plastic bags and will charge customers for paper ones instead  Belfast NewsletterBoots are the latest store to ban plastic bags from their stores with more than 50 shops across the country going plastic-free from today.
  
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• Ormeau Road man accused of touching child without consent in Belfast

  24-06-2019 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man was remanded in custody today charged with sexual activity with a child.
  
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• When is the July Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland? - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 13:17
  When is the July Bank Holiday in Northern Ireland?  Belfast LiveNorthern Ireland gets a Bank Holiday to tie in with the Twelfth of July celebrations every year.
  
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• The Wolfe Tones to play headline Feile an Phobail gig

  24-06-2019 13:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish rebel music band The Wolfe Tones have announced they will play a headline gig at Feile an Phobail this summer.
  
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• Arrangements for Irish border after Brexit ready within three years – report

  24-06-2019 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Measures to avoid a hard border with Ireland could be ready within three years, according to an independent commission chaired by senior Tories.
  
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• Watch: Dog's mad dash for petrol station flowers

  24-06-2019 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The decision of which bunch of flowers to pick can often prove a head-scratcher.
  
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• Government reveals tax millions collected from frozen Libyan assets

  24-06-2019 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has revealed it collects £5 million a year in tax from frozen Libyan assets.
  
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• James Nesbitt is coming back for series nine of Cold Feet - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 12:11
  James Nesbitt is coming back for series nine of Cold Feet  Belfast LiveGreat news for TV fans - Cold Feet is back for series nine. And Ballymena man James Nesbitt will be back front and centre playing Adam. At the end of series ...
  
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• Storytime With Willie Jack – The King Of The Cathedral Quarter - Belfast Media Group

  24-06-2019 12:07
  Storytime With Willie Jack – The King Of The Cathedral Quarter  Belfast Media GroupIf you were out for a pint of the black stuff in Belfast over the St. Patricks Day weekend, it's likely you were at one of the pubs belonging to Willie Jack – the ...
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round Up podcast S2E41: Tackling the pressure on Aaron Sexton and assessing Ulster's Heineken Cup draw

  24-06-2019 11:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Rugby Round Up is back for a special summer club edition to discuss the latest news surrounding the province.
  
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• Arlene Foster, the fake Brexit email and the Russian spy plot revealed

  24-06-2019 11:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Russian Government said claims its intelligence service was involved in spreading disinformation about Arlene Foster, her position on Brexit and blaming the Real IRA for being involved in plot to kill a double agent were "completely fake and having nothing to do with reality".
  
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• Lord Prescott admitted to hospital after suffering stroke

  24-06-2019 11:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott has been admitted to hospital after suffering a stroke.
  
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• Was there a dairy on the Whiterock? - Belfast Media Group

  24-06-2019 10:43
  Was there a dairy on the Whiterock?  Belfast Media GroupTHE historical finds just keep on coming as the demolition of the old St Thomas' School and former Belfast Met premises on the Whiterock Road continues ...
  
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• Man (30) charged with sexual activity with child after Belfast assault

  24-06-2019 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is to appear in court charged with sexual activity with a child aged between 13 and 16.
  
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• Love cheat DUP MP sent woman 11,000 texts - and his firm sacked her husband

  24-06-2019 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  LOVE cheat DUP MP David Simpson sent 11,000 text messages to his mistress Louise Templeton during their affair, Sunday Life can reveal.
  
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• Civic sense: Hall McKnight's transport hub and square in Belfast - Architects Journal

  24-06-2019 09:49
  Civic sense: Hall McKnight's transport hub and square in Belfast  Architects JournalThe sculpted, granite-clad terminus building and small public square invest a civic solidity to its suburban site.
  
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• Bangor dog park work set to start this summer - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 09:35
  Bangor dog park work set to start this summer  Belfast LiveIt is hoped the park will then be ready to open later in the summer.
  
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• Johnson government faces rapid collapse over Brexit, warns Hunt

  24-06-2019 09:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Boris Johnson-led government would rapidly collapse when faced with key decisions on Brexit, his Tory leadership rival, Jeremy Hunt, has warned.
  
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• West Belfast security alert ends after "viable device" found - Belfast Live

  24-06-2019 09:02
  West Belfast security alert ends after "viable device" found  Belfast LiveThe Pantridge Road, the Stewartstown Road in both directions and Upper Dunmurry Lane have reopened but the Old Colin estate remains sealed off.
  
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• Belfast Stories: Creative explosions in a city in flux - Irish Times

  24-06-2019 09:00
  Belfast Stories: Creative explosions in a city in flux  Irish Times“Hope. It appears in the margins when nobody's looking.” So reflects the narrator of Shannon Yee's The Brightening Up Side, a new mother and ...
  
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• Delay-hit George Best Hotel staff in Belfast offered relocation or redundancy - Belfast Telegraph

  24-06-2019 08:20
  Delay-hit George Best Hotel staff in Belfast offered relocation or redundancy  Belfast TelegraphEmployees at the delayed George Best Hotel in Belfast have been offered relocation to England or Wales or redundancy, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Roads reopen after Dunmurry security alert

  24-06-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Roads closed in Dunmurry security alert

  24-06-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Philomena Begley keen to get back on stage after heart surgery - just like Jagger

  24-06-2019 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Country music star Philomena Begley has reassured her fans she is not ready to throw in the towel just yet after undergoing major surgery.
  
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• First photo of Cathy Cosgrove, found dead with partner in Belfast

  24-06-2019 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the woman who died with her partner in mysterious circumstances in west Belfast last Thursday.
  
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• Ex-boss of disgraced Northern Ireland care home gets £17.2m pay-off

  24-06-2019 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former boss of a care home operator at the centre of a police probe into allegations of abuse was handed a £17.2m payout after he resigned.
  
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