Belfast news

• Derry Walls: Historic monument to reopen to public

  08-07-2019 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The Royal Bastion and Plinth is part of the city's historic walls, built between 1613 and 1619.
  
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• Police appeal for missing Georgia Douglas (16)

  08-07-2019 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are seeking the public's help in tracing a missing 16-year-old girl in Ballymena.
  
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• Stormont play park fall forces Belfast family to cancel summer holiday - Belfast Live

  08-07-2019 22:22
  Stormont play park fall forces Belfast family to cancel summer holiday  Belfast LiveA Belfast family has been forced to cancel their summer holiday after their daughter became the second child badly injured in a fall at the new Stormont play park ...
  
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• Market car damage being investigated by police - Belfast Live

  08-07-2019 21:28
  Market car damage being investigated by police  Belfast LiveA car has been damaged and a small fire started next to the vehicle, police say. The incident occurred in the area around the junction of Stewart Street and ...
  
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• Ex-UUP councillor Mervyn Rea censured by Standards Commissioner

  08-07-2019 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Northern Ireland councillor has been censured by a government watchdog, despite him no longer being an elected representative.
  
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• Tory MP Simon Hoare: Hard border could lead to united Ireland

  08-07-2019 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Brexit policy which results in a hard border on the island of Ireland could lead to a united Ireland, the Conservative chairman of the Northern Ireland Select Committee has claimed.
  
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• Man arrested in Paul Smyth murder probe

  08-07-2019 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of Paul Smyth in Lisburn have charged a 29-year-old man with assisting offenders and withholding information.
  
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• Primark founder Arthur Ryan dies

  08-07-2019 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The businessman founded the High Street retailer as Penny's in 1969 in his home country of Ireland.
  
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• Tyrone GAA manager Mickey Harte apologises after players sing rebel song during band parade

  08-07-2019 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tyrone GAA manager Mickey Harte has apologised after some of his players were filmed singing a rebel song as a band parade passed their bus.
  
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• Funeral of Kingsmill victim's mum Bea Worton takes place

  08-07-2019 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of victims' campaigner Bea Worton, who died on Friday at the age of 91, has taken place.
  
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• Belfast man 'tried to pull girl (12) into bedroom', court hears

  08-07-2019 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man allegedly tried to pull a 12-year-old girl into his bedroom after inviting three children back to his flat in the middle of the night, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Belfast busker attack leads to PSNI appeal - Belfast Live

  08-07-2019 17:02
  Belfast busker attack leads to PSNI appeal  Belfast LivePolice are working to establish if there is a link between four alleged attacks.
  
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• Shadow Northern Ireland minister Stephen Pound to step down

  08-07-2019 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It has been announced that the shadow Northern Ireland minister Stephen Pound will be stepping down at the next election.
  
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• Belfast family stages graveside protest at cemetery's planned removal of daughter's headstone - Irish Post

  08-07-2019 16:14
  Belfast family stages graveside protest at cemetery's planned removal of daughter's headstone  Irish PostA BELFAST family has staged a graveside protest against the removal of the headstone from their l...
  
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• Why there's more to the Northern Ireland bill than meets the eye

  08-07-2019 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Abortion rights, same-sex marriage and a no-deal Brexit could all come into play during debate on the bill.
  
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• Belfast council votes to remove material at two bonfire sites

  08-07-2019 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast City Council committee has voted to remove materials from two bonfire sites.
  
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• Limited sharing of Brexit information shows UK 'total indifference to Northern Ireland'

  08-07-2019 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Civil Servants in London giving their Northern Ireland counterparts a "limited visibility" of critical information on preparing for Brexit demonstrates the British Government's "total indifference" toward the region, an MP has said.
  
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• Belfast student bank accounts used in £16m laundering operation, court hears

  08-07-2019 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dormant student bank accounts opened in Belfast were used as part of an alleged £16million money laundering operation, the High Court heard.
  
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• Almost 2,000 tyres removed from Belfast bonfire site - RTE.ie

  08-07-2019 15:11
  Almost 2,000 tyres removed from Belfast bonfire site  RTE.ieBonfire tensions: Business as usual at Belfast leisure centre where gang 'intimidated' staff  Belfast TelegraphBelfast bonfires council votes to remove materials from two sites  Belfast LiveBonfire builders ‘did not threaten’ leisure centre staff  Belfast NewsletterCouncil removes tyres from Belfast bonfire - The Irish News  The Irish NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Calling all graduates - great starting salary for Account Executive jobs - Belfast Live

  08-07-2019 15:10
  Calling all graduates - great starting salary for Account Executive jobs  Belfast LiveIf you are ambitious and goal driven this sales job could be for you.
  
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• From a 10-person house to luxury glamping: The 10 cheapest Airbnbs left in Portrush for the Open Championship

  08-07-2019 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's now only 10 days until the start of the 148th Open Championship and Portrush is braced for an influx of around 190,000 golf fans. So where are they all going to stay?
  
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• City council tees up for Open tourism drive - Belfast Newsletter

  08-07-2019 14:29
  City council tees up for Open tourism drive  Belfast NewsletterBelfast is putting itself on a par with The Open as city hall gets on course to host The Great Belfast Tee Off. Belfast City Council has teamed up with Belfast One ...
  
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• Cork death: Woman arrested after girl, two, dies

  08-07-2019 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Gardai investigating the toddler's death cordoned off two apartments and spoke to residents
  
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• Missing Daniel Benson sparks police probe - Belfast Live

  08-07-2019 14:06
  Missing Daniel Benson sparks police probe  Belfast LiveHe is 5'2" and was last seen wearing jeans, a grey zip up hoodie, woolly hat and brown boots.
  
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• ‘Removal of tyres from bonfires does not dilute unionism,’ says PUP - Belfast Newsletter

  08-07-2019 13:53
  ‘Removal of tyres from bonfires does not dilute unionism,’ says PUP  Belfast NewsletterSupporting the removal of tyres from bonfires does not in any way erode a person's sense of unionism or Britishness, the Progressive Unionist party (PUP) has ...
  
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• EU leaders reluctant to grant UK another Brexit extension, Varadkar warns

  08-07-2019 13:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There would be a “great deal of reluctance” amongst European leaders to grant the UK another Brexit extension, the Irish premier has warned.
  
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• 1,800 tyres on pyre - How does removing them dilute Britishness? asks PUP over John Kyle IRA graffiti

  08-07-2019 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chairman of the PUP has asked how removing tyres from bonfires - and preventing toxic fumes being inhaled by people in communities - dilutes your unionism or Britishness.
  
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• 1,000 tyres on pyre - How does removing them dilute Britishness? asks PUP over John Kyle IRA graffiti

  08-07-2019 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chairman of the PUP has asked how removing tyres from bonfires - and preventing toxic fumes being inhaled by people in communities - dilutes your unionism or Britishness.
  
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• Belfast weather warning issued for thunderstorm - Belfast Live

  08-07-2019 12:25
  Belfast weather warning issued for thunderstorm  Belfast LiveThe weather might have felt a little more like summer over the weekend.. but it's not going to last. The Met Office has issued a warning for a thunderstorm - yep ...
  
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• Report Spanish firm Aernnova lodges interest in Bombardier's Northern Ireland operations

  08-07-2019 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spanish aircraft specialist Aernnova is interested in buying Bombardier's Northern Ireland business, it has been reported.
  
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• 10 things happening in Northern Ireland July 8-14, from Peter Andre to Orangefest

  08-07-2019 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of the most exciting things taking place this week across Northern Ireland (July 8-14).
  
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• Weather warning for Northern Ireland with heavy rain and thunderstorms

  08-07-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland with heavy showers and thunderstorms forecast for Thursday.
  
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• East Belfast men facing tough task in title race - Belfast Telegraph

  08-07-2019 12:00
  East Belfast men facing tough task in title race  Belfast TelegraphBelmont's Davy Hamilton admits his team still have a mountain to climb if they are to reel in Dunbarton at the top of the Private Greens League Division One ...
  
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• Love Island dumping set to come with a big twist - Belfast Live

  08-07-2019 11:17
  Love Island dumping set to come with a big twist  Belfast LiveA shock dumping is set to leave Love Island fans stunned on Monday night. At the end of Sunday night's episode, narrator Iain Stirling revealed that viewers will ...
  
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• Donnelly welcomes Seaview integration decision - Belfast Newsletter

  08-07-2019 11:14
  Donnelly welcomes Seaview integration decision  Belfast NewsletterAlliance Councillor Danny Donnelly has welcomed a decision by the parents of Seaview Primary School in Glenarm who have voted overwhelmingly in favour of ...
  
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• How a painter from a Baptist family in Belfast put the west coast of Ireland on the map - Belfast Telegraph

  08-07-2019 10:53
  How a painter from a Baptist family in Belfast put the west coast of Ireland on the map  Belfast TelegraphWho put the west coast of Ireland on the global map, visually? The honour almost certainly goes to Paul Henry, a Belfast painter whose many exquisite paintings ...
  
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• Chemotherapy for cancer patients cancelled in Northern Ireland on bank holidays

  08-07-2019 10:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chemotherapy for cancer patients is being cancelled because Northern Ireland's main cancer centre doesn't operate on bank holidays.
  
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• Bonfire tensions: Business as usual at Belfast leisure centre where gang 'intimidated' staff

  08-07-2019 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is business usual at a Belfast leisure centre which was forced to close after a group of men were said to have blocked the entrance and intimidated staff.
  
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• Wise up, DUP MP tells those hiding tyres on bonfires

  08-07-2019 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP South Belfast MP Emma Little Pengelly has told those "hiding" tyres on bonfires to "wise up".
  
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• Comedian Milton Jones announces Belfast and Derry shows for 2020 - Belfast Live

  08-07-2019 10:00
  Comedian Milton Jones announces Belfast and Derry shows for 2020  Belfast LiveKnown for his flamboyant shirts and hairstyle he's his Milton Impossible show is coming to NI next year.
  
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• Belfast-Cumbria link opens - micebtn

  08-07-2019 09:30
  Belfast-Cumbria link opens  micebtnA new air link has opened between Belfast in Northern Ireland and Carlisle Lake District Airport in northern England. The new route is part of a network now ...
  
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