Belfast news

• Boy (7) dies after being struck by a truck in Dublin

  01-09-2019 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
   A seven-year-old boy has died after being hit by a truck in Dublin on Sunday evening.
  
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• Legendary 'Mighty Jug' gives powerful performance for Air Waves Portrush finale

  01-09-2019 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spectators turned out in their thousands to see the legendary P-47-D Thunderbolt on the last day of Air Waves Portrush.
  
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• East Belfast care worker shows off her brilliant moves with elderly resident - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 21:25
  East Belfast care worker shows off her brilliant moves with elderly resident  Belfast LiveCare worker Lynsey Connolly knows how important her job is and she's not afraid to show it. In a video captured at the care home she works - Towell House ...
  
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• Air Waves Portrush 2019 in pictures - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 20:28
  Air Waves Portrush 2019 in pictures  Belfast LivePress Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 31st August 2019 - The Autogyro pictured at Air Waves in Portrush, County Antrim. Organised by Causeway Coast and ...
  
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• Three DUP MPs at risk in snap general election, polls suggest

  01-09-2019 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Statistical analysis of polling trends has suggested up to three DUP MPs could lose their seats in a snap general election.
  
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• Five Londonderry burglaries 'may be linked' - PSNI

  01-09-2019 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The string of incidents happened between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
  
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• Police probe link after Derry homes ransacked in spate of burglaries

  01-09-2019 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating five burglaries - all of which took place in Londonderry over the weekend - that they believe may be linked.
  
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• 59 snaps as pals celebrate the weekend in style in Belfast - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 17:50
  59 snaps as pals celebrate the weekend in style in Belfast  Belfast Live59 snaps as pals celebrate the weekend in style in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast Culture Night and Day 2019 - everything you need to know - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 16:34
  Belfast Culture Night and Day 2019 - everything you need to know  Belfast LiveThis year Culture Night Belfast is going Green and joins the fight against Climate Change.
  
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• All you need to know about Belfast Culture Night and Day 2019 - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 16:31
  All you need to know about Belfast Culture Night and Day 2019  Belfast LiveAlan Lewis- PhotopressBelfast.co.uk 30/8/2019 Photo By Justin Kernoghan Local singer/songwriter Alice La performing at the launch - The launch of Culture ...
  
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• PM praises Poland’s ‘unconquerable resistance’ 80 years after Nazi invasion

  01-09-2019 16:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has praised the “dogged and unconquerable resistance” Poland displayed during the Second World War, 80 years after it was invaded by the Nazis.
  
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• Video: Police probe Belfast parade brawl - we defended our colours, says Ardoyne band

  01-09-2019 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the circumstances around a brawl which erupted during a Belfast city centre parade.
  
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• Harry Potter fans descend on King’s Cross to mark return to Hogwarts

  01-09-2019 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of Harry Potter fans descended on King’s Cross station in London on Sunday to mark the first day back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
  
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• Northern Ireland travel alerts: Belfast flight cancellation warning - Belfast Telegraph

  01-09-2019 14:16
  Northern Ireland travel alerts: Belfast flight cancellation warning  Belfast TelegraphBelfast International airport is warning of delays and possible cancellations over an issue with French air traffic control systems. Travellers are advised to check ...
  
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• Northern Ireland travel alerts: Belfast flight cancellation warning

  01-09-2019 14:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• North Belfast 'arson' investigated by police - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 14:12
  North Belfast 'arson' investigated by police  Belfast LiveA man has been arrested by police investigating an alleged arson attack at a house in North Belfast. Emergency services responded to a fire on Herbert Street ...
  
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• Northern Ireland constitutional position none of our business: Barnier sets record straight on backstop

  01-09-2019 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The constitutional position of Northern Ireland is "none of the EU's business," Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said as he bids to set the record straight on the backstop - the main sticking point in the UK's exit from the bloc.
  
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• Football coach collapses during Co Down game - life-saving medics praised

  01-09-2019 13:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Medics who brought "back to life" a football coach who collapsed on the sidelines of a game after suffering a massive cardiac arrest have been praised.
  
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• Belfast hotel taken over by Merchant owner's company - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 13:09
  Belfast hotel taken over by Merchant owner's company  Belfast LiveThe acquisition is set to safeguard the future of the business and ensure all 60 staff are retained.
  
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• Giving EU indemnity for single market breaches could break border impasse – UUP

  01-09-2019 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A UK commitment to indemnify the EU against single market infractions is among a set of alternative proposals to replace the Irish border backstop.
  
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• Exploris to host 'Night at Aqaurium' events complete with dinner - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 12:35
  Exploris to host 'Night at Aqaurium' events complete with dinner  Belfast LiveThe event is open to kids and adults and will allow you to see what really goes on after the lights go out at the aquarium.
  
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• Bangor rescue sparks angry coastguard response as public 'record distressing incident' - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 12:22
  Bangor rescue sparks angry coastguard response as public 'record distressing incident'  Belfast LiveStaff asked for people to think and to call emergency services if they see someone in trouble.
  
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• Arrest after arson attack on north Belfast home - Belfast Telegraph

  01-09-2019 12:18
  Arrest after arson attack on north Belfast home  Belfast TelegraphFire broke out in the Herbert Street area at around 7.30am on Sunday. The property was not occupied at the time. Windows in the property were smashed and a ...
  
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• Arrest after arson attack on north Belfast home

  01-09-2019 12:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after an arson attack on a north Belfast home.
  
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• DUP's Wells slams BBC's same-sex partner move on 'beautiful' Strictly Come Dancing

  01-09-2019 11:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former Stormont health minister Jim Wells has said he will not watch the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing after bosses announced they would allow same-sex pairings on the series for the first time, but admitted he would miss the show.
  
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• World War Two soldier appeal from Dutchman caring for his grave - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 11:09
  World War Two soldier appeal from Dutchman caring for his grave  Belfast LiveThe man who has adopted Thomas' Dutch plot would like to "give his grave a face"
  
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• Young ambassadors from Belfast forge links with Rwanda at CGF General Assembly - Insidethegames.biz

  01-09-2019 10:58
  Young ambassadors from Belfast forge links with Rwanda at CGF General Assembly  Insidethegames.bizA group of young ambassadors from Belfast are set to travel here to Rwanda's capital to take part in a world-leading programme covering human rights in sport ...
  
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• V36Fest to feature set from Ian Van Dahl - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 10:57
  V36Fest to feature set from Ian Van Dahl  Belfast LiveYoung people from NACN have been involved in organising the day.
  
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• Gove refuses to say if Government would abide by legislation blocking no deal

  01-09-2019 10:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cabinet heavyweight Michael Gove has refused to confirm the Government would abide by legislation blocking a no-deal Brexit if it is forced through by Tory rebels and the opposition this week.
  
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• Cork: Cars destroyed in Douglas Village Shopping Centre fire

  01-09-2019 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Twelve fire crews battled the blaze which broke out at Douglas Village Shopping Centre on Saturday.
  
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• Irish Peaky Blinder star Packy Lee reveals battle for success as Belfast school teachers ‘laughed’ at acting d - The Irish Sun

  01-09-2019 09:32
  Irish Peaky Blinder star Packy Lee reveals battle for success as Belfast school teachers ‘laughed’ at acting d  The Irish SunHE was once told he would never be an actor by his school teachers — but now Packy Lee is the “only one” Tommy Shelby trusts in Peaky Blinders. The Belfast ...
  
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• All-Ireland final: History beckons as Dublin go for five-in-a-row

  01-09-2019 08:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Dublin's holy grail, the first openly gay referee and the history behind Sunday's final.
  
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• Brexit and Stormont deadlocks: Autumn brings packed political diary

  01-09-2019 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Brexit, Stormont talks, RHI inquiry findings - here's what you need to know ahead of a busy autumn.
  
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• Man charged over Belfast Great Victoria Street assault

  01-09-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man has been charged by detectives investigating an assault on a 37-year-old man in his flat on Great Victoria Street in Belfast.
  
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• North Belfast community 'gutted' after one-vehicle crash leaves local centre closed - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 07:00
  North Belfast community 'gutted' after one-vehicle crash leaves local centre closed  Belfast LiveA North Belfast community has been left 'extremely angry' after a single-vehicle collision has caused their local residents centre to close with immediate effect.
  
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• Speaker Bercow ‘in open opposition to people who voted Leave’

  01-09-2019 06:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Speaker John Bercow is “in open opposition” to people who voted Leave in the Brexit referendum, a former deputy has claimed.
  
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• Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood sorry for ‘hurtful’ Stacey Dooley joke

  01-09-2019 05:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has apologised for a “huge error” after reportedly making a rude comment about former winners Kevin Clifton and Stacey Dooley.
  
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• Windows of car smashed in Belfast sectarian hate crime - Belfast Telegraph

  01-09-2019 05:12
  Windows of car smashed in Belfast sectarian hate crime  Belfast TelegraphThe passenger windows of a car parked on Ravenhill Avenue in Belfast have been smashed in what police are treating as a sectarian hate crime. They are ...
  
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• Belfast sectarian hate crime attack 'despicable,' says MLA - Belfast Telegraph

  01-09-2019 05:12
  Belfast sectarian hate crime attack 'despicable,' says MLA  Belfast TelegraphThe passenger windows of a car parked on Ravenhill Avenue in Belfast were smashed in what police are treating as a sectarian hate crime. They are appealing ...
  
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• Video: Police probe Belfast parade brawl - we defended our colours, says Ardoyne band - Belfast Telegraph

  01-09-2019 04:01
  Video: Police probe Belfast parade brawl - we defended our colours, says Ardoyne band  Belfast TelegraphPolice are investigating the circumstances around a brawl which erupted during a Belfast city centre parade. The Pride of Ardoyne flute band said it was forced ...
  
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• Belfast City Half Marathon six tips for the perfect warm-up - Belfast Live

  01-09-2019 01:00
  Belfast City Half Marathon six tips for the perfect warm-up  Belfast LiveThe race is just around the corner - here's how to get your warm-up right.
  
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• Seven dead after man goes on shooting rampage in Texas

  01-09-2019 00:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death toll in a west Texas shooting rampage has increased to seven as authorities investigate why a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire on them.
  
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• Five dead after man goes on shooting rampage in Texas

  01-09-2019 00:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At least five people are dead after a man stopped by Texas state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed outside a cinema.
  
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