Belfast news

• Duke of York ‘appalled’ over Epstein sex scandal claims

  18-08-2019 22:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of York has said he is “appalled” by recent sex abuse claims surrounding his former friend Jeffrey Epstein.
  
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• Leaking of Operation Yellowhammer attempt to undermine EU negotiations: Foster

  18-08-2019 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leaking of Operation Yellowhammer documents is an attempt to undermine upcoming EU negotiations, DUP leader Arlene Foster has said.
  
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• Pictured: Action Against Drugs thugs pose in front of menacing graffiti in New Lodge

  18-08-2019 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Calls have been made for republican crime gang Action Against Drugs (AAD) to disband after armed men were pictured posing in front of threatening graffiti in north Belfast.
  
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• Tipp surge past Kilkenny to win All-Ireland

  18-08-2019 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Tipperary storm to their 28th All-Ireland senior hurling title with a 14 point win over 14-man Kilkenny at Croke Park.
  
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• EuroHockey Championships 2019: Ireland strike late to draw against Scotland

  18-08-2019 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Shane O'Donoghue's late penalty stroke earns Ireland a point in a 3-3 draw against Scotland at the European Championships.
  
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• UUP hits out at Alliance MLA's 'sneering and condescending' comments on Victims' Commissioner

  18-08-2019 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UUP has hit out at "sneering and condescending" comments made by the deputy leader of the Alliance Party about Victims' Commissioner Judith Thompson.
  
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• Social pictures in Belfast from Friday, August 16 - Belfast Live

  18-08-2019 16:38
  Social pictures in Belfast from Friday, August 16  Belfast LiveBelfast Live 16.08.2019 Customers enjoying Friday night in The Sunflower. Picture by; Aidan O'Reilly1 of 48. Belfast Live 16.08.2019 Customers enjoying Friday ...
  
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• Man taken to hospital with serious head injuries after assault in Newry

  18-08-2019 15:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in hospital with serious head injuries after being assaulted in Newry.
  
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• Dock Street crash between car and motorbike leaves two in hospital - Belfast Live

  18-08-2019 15:41
  Dock Street crash between car and motorbike leaves two in hospital  Belfast LiveOne eyewitness praised local community rescue members who were among the first on the scene.
  
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• Former Belfast councillor opens up on suicide attempt in bid to help others struggling with mental health

  18-08-2019 15:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Belfast councillor has opened up about how he tried to take his own life after battling depression.
  
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• 'Irresponsible parking' stopping bin collections and ambulances in Belfast streets - Belfast Live

  18-08-2019 14:00
  'Irresponsible parking' stopping bin collections and ambulances in Belfast streets  Belfast LiveCommuters using some streets in communities around the city centre are causing residents issues with bin collections and even ambulance access.
  
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• Police dealing with security alert in Newtownbutler

  18-08-2019 13:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently dealing with a security alert in Newtownbutler following reports of a suspicious object.
  
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• School bags on sale from Belfast charity that will change a life thousands of miles away - Belfast Live

  18-08-2019 12:43
  School bags on sale from Belfast charity that will change a life thousands of miles away  Belfast LiveIt seems like only last week when the kids broke for their summer holidays, but the shops are starting to fill up with Back To School merchandise in prep for their ...
  
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• Belfast charity worker plays key role in helping Rohingya refugees - Belfast Telegraph

  18-08-2019 12:30
  Belfast charity worker plays key role in helping Rohingya refugees  Belfast TelegraphA charity worker from Belfast has helped lead efforts to support refugees at one of the world's best-known places of sanctuary. Fionna Smyth, 49, is head of ...
  
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• Belfast charity worker plays key role in helping Rohingya refugees

  18-08-2019 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A charity worker from Belfast has helped lead efforts to support refugees at one of the world's best-known places of sanctuary.
  
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• Northern Ireland to face job losses and road blockages in no-deal Brexit: leaked government report

  18-08-2019 11:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hard border in the event of a no-deal Brexit is likely and Northern Ireland will face job losses and road blockages, according to a leaked official UK government document.
  
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• Four arrested for attempted murder after man seriously assaulted and struck by car

  18-08-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four men have been arrested for attempted murder after a man was seriously assaulted and struck by a car in Co Antrim.
  
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• Two men charged with series of burglaries in Londonderry

  18-08-2019 10:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged in connection with a series of recent burglaries in Londonderry.
  
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• Radio Free Derry remembered 50 years on

  18-08-2019 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Radio Free Derry was set up by campaigner Eamonn McCann in the months leading up to the Battle of the Bogside.
  
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• Q&A: Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

  18-08-2019 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI pops the questions on couples' current legal status and how soon things might change.
  
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• Same-sex marriage: Why we just can't wait to wed

  18-08-2019 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Wedding planners who booked their big day two years ago may miss out on legal marriage by two weeks.
  
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• Former Belfast councillor opens up on suicide attempt in bid to help others struggling with mental health - Belfast Telegraph

  18-08-2019 03:17
  Former Belfast councillor opens up on suicide attempt in bid to help others struggling with mental health  Belfast TelegraphA former Belfast councillor has opened up about how he tried to take his own life after battling depression.
  
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• Shorts: A brief history of a Belfast manufacturing giant - Sunday Business Post

  18-08-2019 02:00
  Shorts: A brief history of a Belfast manufacturing giant  Sunday Business PostBombardier is the largest manufacturing firm in the North and an icon of its industrial manufacturing heritage.Operating as Short Brothers until 1989 when the ...
  
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• Boris Johnson to tell Merkel and Macron there must be new Brexit deal

  18-08-2019 01:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson will tell Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron that there must be a new Brexit deal when he makes his first trip abroad as Prime Minister.
  
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• Mindfulness on Ireland's pilgrim paths

  18-08-2019 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Writer Bébhinn Ramsay finds solace on Ireland's pilgrim paths after the death of her husband.
  
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• Carl Frampton reveals X-ray scan of injured hand in a bid to end conspiracy theories

  18-08-2019 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton today reveals the X-ray scan of his injured hand to end any conspiracy theories about the cancellation of his big fight in Philadelphia.
  
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