Belfast news

• Tributes as radio show cleric Noel Battye dies aged 76

  27-08-2019 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to retired Church of Ireland minister and BBC broadcaster Canon Noel Battye, who has died at the age of 76.
  
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• Bear Grylls' Treasure Island set to feature Belfast surgeon - Belfast Live

  27-08-2019 21:56
  Bear Grylls' Treasure Island set to feature Belfast surgeon  Belfast LiveMano will be marooned along with 11 other contestants for 35 days.
  
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• Belfast boxing club "falling apart" in long wait for refurbishment - Belfast Live

  27-08-2019 21:26
  Belfast boxing club "falling apart" in long wait for refurbishment  Belfast Live"We are trying to provide a safe haven for boys and girls to come in and train - but our roof is falling in around us."
  
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• Saoradh leader says continuation of dissident republican violence 'inevitable'

  27-08-2019 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of a party believed to be the political wing of the New IRA has said that a continuation of violence in Northern Ireland is "inevitable".
  
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• Boris Johnson tells EU: Backstop must be abolished or it’s no deal

  27-08-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has told European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker that Britain will leave without a deal unless the backstop is “abolished”.
  
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• Mountbatten anniversary: 'This service had love for my family'

  27-08-2019 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Services have been held to mark the 40th anniversary of two IRA attacks in Mullaghmore and Narrow Water.
  
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• Malcolm McKeown murder detectives appeal for information on second car after shooting

  27-08-2019 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of Malcolm McKeown have asked for the public's help in identifying a car seen on the day of his killing.
  
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• Co Tyrone student injured by lightning at golf event

  27-08-2019 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone student was one of six golf fans injured by lightning at a golf event in the US on Saturday.
  
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• Belfast city council announces projects aimed at regenerating city centre one year on from the Primark fire - The Irish News

  27-08-2019 17:44
  Belfast city council announces projects aimed at regenerating city centre one year on from the Primark fire  The Irish NewsBELFAST city council has announced a range of projects aimed at continuing the regeneration and development of the city centre one year on from the Primark ...
  
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• Brexit: Backstop plan by Sir Jonathan Faull dismissed by EU

  27-08-2019 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  An alternative proposal to the Brexit backstop is 'not anywhere near landing zone' says EU.
  
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• Nerve Visual Gallery that hosted Turner prize to close

  27-08-2019 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The Northern Ireland Executive, that runs the gallery, said it will close early next month.
  
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• Man who threw police phone at immigration officer avoids jail

  27-08-2019 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who threw a police phone at an immigration officer after being stopped trying to enter the United Kingdom illegally has avoided prison.
  
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• Five people taken to hospital after Bangor crash

  27-08-2019 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five people were taken to hospital for treatment after a crash in Bangor on Sunday morning.
  
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• Long distance swimmer thanks Belfast medics who saved his life

  27-08-2019 15:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An extreme long-distance swimmer who has crossed the seven most dangerous waters in the world has returned to Belfast to thank the medics who saved his life.
  
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• Man fractured cousin's arm in row over woman, court told

  27-08-2019 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man allegedly fractured his cousin's arm with a crowbar amid tensions over a woman, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Ireland's population grows as economy recovers

  27-08-2019 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  More people are moving to Ireland than leaving according to the latest migration figures.
  
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• Watch: 'A man who actively tried to bring about peace' - Cliftonville legend Tommy Breslin laid to rest in Belfast

  27-08-2019 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of mourners have gathered to bid their final farewells to the late Tommy Breslin.
  
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• 'A man who actively tried to bring about peace' - Cliftonville legend Tommy Breslin laid to rest in Belfast

  27-08-2019 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of mourners have gathered to bid their final farewells to the late Tommy Breslin.
  
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• Fire chief recalls 'iconic image' of clock burning one year on from Primark fire

  27-08-2019 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Fire Service's Officer in Charge on the day of the Primark Fire has recalled the battle to save the historic Bank Buildings from ruin.
  
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• Appeal for witnesses to Belfast ATM theft - Belfast Telegraph

  27-08-2019 14:05
  Appeal for witnesses to Belfast ATM theft  Belfast TelegraphThe theft happened at a cash machine at a business on the Grosvenor Road between 2am and 5am on August 10. Detective Sergeant Paul Downier said: ...
  
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• Appeal for witnesses to Belfast ATM theft

  27-08-2019 14:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after cash was stolen from an ATM in Belfast.
  
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• Meet Northern Ireland's youngest hotshot driver - and he's just 13

  27-08-2019 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old from Newcastle, Co Down has been announced as the first finalist from Northern Ireland in the Young Driver Challenge.
  
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• Opposition leaders seek new law to stop no-deal Brexit

  27-08-2019 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has been warned he will face a parliamentary battle as opposition leaders united around a plan to stop a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Five people rescued by Carrybridge RNLI in two calls outs on same night

  27-08-2019 12:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five people have been rescued by the Carrybridge RNLI in two separate call outs on the same night.
  
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• 'He lived a good and long life' - King of Strabane Pat Gillespie laid to rest aged 102

  27-08-2019 12:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people turned out in Strabane to bid their unofficial ‘King’ a fond farewell on Tuesday.
  
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• 'He lived a good and long life' - King of Strabane Pat Gillespie laid to rest after death aged 102

  27-08-2019 12:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people turned out in Strabane to bid their unofficial ‘King’ a fond farewell on Tuesday.
  
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• Belfast: Is plan to boost city centre living realistic?

  27-08-2019 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Only 3,000 people live in Belfast city centre and the council wants to boost that to 66,000 more by 2035.
  
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• Dungannon flats blaze was arson, says police

  27-08-2019 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An early-morning fire at a block of flats in Dungannon is being treated as arson, police have said.
  
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• Further suspensions expected at Muckamore Abbey after 1,500 crimes identified in one ward

  27-08-2019 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The detective leading the investigation into the Muckamore Abbey abuse scandal has said 1,500 crimes have so far been identified, all of which relate to one ward.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn leading cross-party talks to block no-deal Brexit

  27-08-2019 10:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn is leading talks with cross-party figures in an effort to unite around a plan to block a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Barechested man wrestled to ground outside Waterfront Hall in scuffle with police

  27-08-2019 09:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footage has emerged of four police officers wrestling a man to the ground in a scuffle outside Belfast's Waterfront Hall.
  
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• Sweet deal for supermarkets as they stock up on Christmas treats months before big day

  27-08-2019 08:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The countdown is on - not for the kids going back to school, but for the Christmas period.
  
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• Police tasered woman brandishing scissors at hospital, court told

  27-08-2019 08:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Armed police were called to a Northern Ireland A&E after a woman brandished scissors and became abusive, a court has heard.
  
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• Man on bar assault charges wanted police to shoot him dead, court told

  27-08-2019 08:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been remanded in custody in connection with a weekend incident at a bar in Co Londonderry during which three people were allegedly assaulted and a 200-year-old mirror smashed.
  
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• Pensioner group raps Johnson for 'passing buck' over free TV licence

  27-08-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has been branded "ridiculous" by a local pensioner over his demands that the BBC should "cough up" for free TV licences for all over-75s.
  
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• Guarding bodies of Mountbatten and teen still haunts me, says garda officer

  27-08-2019 08:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A garda detective who sat with the bodies of Lord Louis Mountbatten and Fermanagh teenager Paul Maxwell after they were murdered by the IRA has said he can never forget that day.
  
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• Man in court accused of raping woman after wedding

  27-08-2019 08:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court accused of raping a woman after a wedding at a Co Fermanagh beauty spot.
  
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• Hundreds of us are still in dark, says ex-patient of neurosurgeon in recall probe

  27-08-2019 08:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman has criticised the handling of Northern Ireland's biggest patient recall and claimed that hundreds of "extremely ill" people still feel unclear about their diagnosis.
  
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• 512 people told they could leave NI hospitals died waiting to go home

  27-08-2019 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 500 people died in hospitals across Northern Ireland over three years while waiting to be discharged, it can be revealed.
  
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• Laurence White: Every radio programme pursues listeners with the zeal of a missionary. Sean Coyle had them by the bucketful... so why was his show axed?

  27-08-2019 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I like my techno trance or garage house music as much as the next 68-year-old - which is not at all. I have become what every parent does eventually, a person who hates the music that teenagers and those in their 20s cannot live without.
  
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• Sean Coyle: I was hurt and upset by axing of my Radio Ulster show... but I have no animosity towards the BBC

  27-08-2019 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Veteran Radio Ulster presenter Sean Coyle has said he holds no animosity towards BBC NI despite the shock axing of his popular show.
  
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• Belfast: Is plan to boost city centre living realistic? - BBC News

  27-08-2019 07:41
  Belfast: Is plan to boost city centre living realistic?  BBC NewsBelfast City Council wants to have 66,000 more people living in the city centre by 2035. That will mean building about 30,000 new homes. Across the UK and ...
  
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• Long distance swimmer thanks Belfast medics who saved his life - Belfast Telegraph

  27-08-2019 03:28
  Long distance swimmer thanks Belfast medics who saved his life  Belfast TelegraphAtila Manyoki was suffering from hypothermia, severe jellyfish stings and breathing difficulties when he was admitted to Ulster Hospital.
  
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• Traders in Belfast city centre still need 'backing' one year on from the Primark fire - The Irish News

  27-08-2019 02:30
  Traders in Belfast city centre still need 'backing' one year on from the Primark fire  The Irish NewsThe Primark fire has brought into "sharp focus" the work that needs to be done to "rejuvenate Belfast city centre", a business leader has said.
  
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