Belfast news

• Tories to stand against Speaker John Bercow at next election, Leadsom says

  07-09-2019 23:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Conservatives will field a candidate against Commons Speaker John Bercow at the next general election, Andrea Leadsom has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland abortion law: Large crowds in Belfast for opposing rallies

  07-09-2019 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Large crowds turn out in Belfast for separate events to support and oppose changes to legislation.
  
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• Tribute to bishop will be removed from Newry Cathedral after pressure from Malachy Finegan victims

  07-09-2019 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A tribute to a bishop accused of mishandling the case around paedophile priest Malachy Finegan is to be removed from Newry Cathedral.
  
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• Thousands attend opposing abortion rallies in Belfast

  07-09-2019 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people from across Ireland attended opposing abortion rallies in Belfast on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Police discover large cannabis factory in Co Tyrone

  07-09-2019 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have discovered a "large cannabis factory" in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Northern Ireland abortion law: Large crowds in Belfast for opposing rallies - BBC News

  07-09-2019 17:57
  Northern Ireland abortion law: Large crowds in Belfast for opposing rallies  BBC NewsLarge crowds turn out in Belfast for separate events to support and oppose changes to legislation.
  
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• Man who gave Sinn Fein £1.5m 'had no allegiance' to party

  07-09-2019 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man with serious mental health issues left Sinn Fein £1.5m in his will because he wanted to "annoy the British Government", it has been claimed.
  
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• Ruth Langsford forced to leave This Morning early - Belfast Live

  07-09-2019 16:17
  Ruth Langsford forced to leave This Morning early  Belfast LiveShe said: "Right, I am sorry but I am going to have to go."
  
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• Police appeal after social media video shows attempted hijacking in south Belfast

  07-09-2019 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for witnesses after a video on social media showed an attempted car hijacking in south Belfast.
  
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• Nora Anne’s funeral to be held in Belfast on Tuesday - Malay Mail

  07-09-2019 15:55
  Nora Anne’s funeral to be held in Belfast on Tuesday  Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The funeral of Nora Anne Quoirin, a 15-year-old whose body was found about 2.5km from a resort in Pantai, Negri Sembilan, will be ...
  
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• Ireland top world rankings with win over Wales in Rory Best's final Dublin appearance

  07-09-2019 14:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland go to the World Cup as the world’s number one team on the official rankings after this dominant display against Wales earned Joe Schmidt and Rory Best one last memorable win at the Aviva Stadium.
  
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• Reported 280 Years Ago (Aug 25 1739): Falling dial plate in Belfast leaves man dying - Belfast Newsletter

  07-09-2019 14:44
  Reported 280 Years Ago (Aug 25 1739): Falling dial plate in Belfast leaves man dying  Belfast NewsletterFrom the August 14 1739 Belfast News Letter (August 25 in the modern calendar):
  
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• Crash victim Christopher 'Cricky' Casement laid to rest

  07-09-2019 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Down crash victim Christopher Casement was laid to rest following a funeral service on Saturday.
  
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• Northern Ireland will need direct rule before Brexit says May's former deputy

  07-09-2019 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MP David Lidington has said there will have to be some form of direct rule introduced in Northern Ireland to help prepare for Brexit.
  
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• Man shot in leg in west Belfast paramilitary-style attack

  07-09-2019 13:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was shot in the leg in west Belfast on Friday evening in a paramilitary-style attack.
  
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• Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill not intimidated by leadership challenge

  07-09-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein’s leader in Northern Ireland says she is not concerned about a challenge to her position.
  
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• Homes evacuated after suspect device found near Strabane police station

  07-09-2019 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of local residents have been evacuated from their homes after a suspect device was found in Strabane town centre.
  
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• Co Down man jailed over seizure of cocaine worth potential £87,300 - Belfast Live

  07-09-2019 12:15
  Co Down man jailed over seizure of cocaine worth potential £87,300  Belfast LiveHis co-accused was sentenced to eight months suspended for two years.
  
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• Sinn Fein leader criticises Taoiseach over border checks announcement

  07-09-2019 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has criticised Leo Varadkar for “conceding at the 11th hour” that there would be border checks in a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• NI restaurateur tells how he ran for his life when the Twin Towers collapsed on 9/11

  07-09-2019 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It may have been 18 years ago, but the horrific scenes Co Down man Conor McClelland witnessed at the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001 have not faded from his memory.
  
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• Restaurant review: Brunch and lunch station raises bar for street food

  07-09-2019 11:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The irrepressible Gary McIlDowney is at it again. This time, the brains (and brawn) behind Slims, the healthier alternative to dirty food, has opened a new sit-down street food outlet called Output Espresso Food Social. On the site of former burger palace Rocket & Relish on the Lisburn Road, Output is a bright, breezy and youthful place with all the right modern references: very cool staff, vegan dishes and kombucha. Like any self-respecting, brand-conscious, marketing-aware, lifestyle enhan
  
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• From working behind the bar in his family's pub in Eglinton to the Rovers Return... meet the Northern Ireland actor who has ruffled feathers on Corrie's cobbles

  07-09-2019 11:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He's the convicted crook from Northern Ireland who's been punching and blackmailing his way through Coronation Street of late. But it isn't Jim McDonald. So it isn't.
  
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• Nora Quoirin’s funeral to take place in Belfast next week after tragic teen vanished on Malaysian holiday - The Sun

  07-09-2019 10:36
  Nora Quoirin’s funeral to take place in Belfast next week after tragic teen vanished on Malaysian holiday  The SunPLANS have been made for the 15-year-old, who vanished for nine days in Malaysia last month, to be laid to rest in Belfast. Details of the funeral are not being ...
  
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• Doctor says his experience at Belfast airport wasn't a one-off - Belfast Telegraph

  07-09-2019 10:32
  Doctor says his experience at Belfast airport wasn't a one-off  Belfast TelegraphThe doctor who spoke out after being served up a "dreadful" lunch at Belfast International Airport has said he is not alone in his experience. Dr Joseph Ward (78) ...
  
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• Belfast traffic and travel warning issued by police as city hosts events - Belfast Live

  07-09-2019 10:22
  Belfast traffic and travel warning issued by police as city hosts events  Belfast LiveRoad users are being advised to anticipate traffic disruption and plan for potential delays across Belfast today due to a number of parades, cultural and sporting ...
  
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• Banned: man who kept starving dogs in old car and left another tied up beside animal carcasses

  07-09-2019 10:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim man has been banned from keeping animals for 15 years after four dogs were discovered in "unbearable" conditions alongside rotting animal carcasses.
  
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• Ratepayers foot £250k bill for our councils bestowing honours on great and good

  07-09-2019 10:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Councils in Northern Ireland have spent almost £250,000 honouring prominent people.
  
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• Unionism must be set for challenges ahead, says Foster

  07-09-2019 10:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster will today spell out the challenges facing unionism in the post-Brexit era, and call on supporters to build what she calls "Next Generation Unionism".
  
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• Varadkar 'does not expect any breakthroughs' at Johnson meeting

  07-09-2019 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leo Varadkar has said he "does not expect any breakthroughs" in his meeting with Boris Johnson on Monday.
  
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• Apprentice Boys continuing parade talks in the run-up to Lundy's Day celebrations

  07-09-2019 10:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Efforts to restore an agreement that allowed 20 years of peaceful parading in Londonderry are ongoing ahead of the Apprentice Boys' next commemoration in the city in December.
  
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• Sinister graffiti appears after PSNI chief’s remark on putting paramilitaries’ children in care

  07-09-2019 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graffiti directed at the Chief Constable has been daubed on a wall in west Belfast days after he appeared to threaten parents with the removal of their children.
  
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• DUP councillor’s teen son hurt in sectarian assault on schoolboys

  07-09-2019 09:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP councillor says his son was forced to walk through an interface area before being caught up in a "sectarian hate crime" in north Belfast.
  
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• Joris Minne: It's high time International Airport got its act together over pathetic food offering

  07-09-2019 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shocking revelations of the poor catering standards at Belfast International Airport are making regular appearances these days.
  
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• Revelations on McGuinness no surprise, say two victims of IRA

  07-09-2019 09:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two women who lost loved ones at the hands of the IRA have said this week's revelations on Martin McGuinness and his role in the IRA "should come as no surprise to anyone".
  
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• Claims Ian Paisley funded loyalist bomb are all filthy lies, fumes widow

  07-09-2019 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of former First Minister and DUP leader Rev Ian Paisley has branded claims made about her late husband in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight documentary as "filthy lies".
  
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• Belfast shooting: Man injured in 'cowardly act' - BBC News

  07-09-2019 09:09
  Belfast shooting: Man injured in 'cowardly act'  BBC NewsThe incident happened on the Monagh Road, Belfast on Friday night.
  
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• Men's Sheds: 'It's about so much more than making things'

  07-09-2019 08:30 via bbc.co.uk
  About 12,000 members take part in the Men's Sheds movement's activities across Ireland on a daily basis.
  
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• Northern Ireland politics: Five things we learned this week

  07-09-2019 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Here are the key things you need to know after a blockbuster week in politics.
  
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• Belfast Irish-medium school set for long-awaited move - BBC News

  07-09-2019 07:50
  Belfast Irish-medium school set for long-awaited move  BBC NewsThe only Irish-medium school in south and east Belfast is set for a long-awaited move. Work has begun to demolish a former Education Authority (EA) building ...
  
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• Belfast Irish-medium school set for long-awaited move

  07-09-2019 07:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Scoil an Droichid will move to the former site of an Education Authority building in south Belfast.
  
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• Cross-party MPs ‘preparing legal action’ to force Boris Johnson to delay Brexit

  07-09-2019 06:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suggestion he could break the law to force a no-deal Brexit could be challenged in the courts by a cross-party group of MPs, it has been reported.
  
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• Police appeal after social media video shows attempted hijacking in south Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  07-09-2019 03:58
  Police appeal after social media video shows attempted hijacking in south Belfast  Belfast TelegraphPolice have appealed for witnesses after a video on social media showed an attempted car hijacking in south Belfast. The incident took place on Ireton Street in ...
  
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• Local roundup: Waterville girls soccer blanks Belfast; Hall-Dale boys upend Oak Hill - Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel

  07-09-2019 03:45
  Local roundup: Waterville girls soccer blanks Belfast; Hall-Dale boys upend Oak Hill  Kennebec Journal & Morning SentinelSkowhegan girls soccer rallies past Cony in KVAC A action.
  
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• Extra police resources to be deployed in east Belfast after schoolboy attacked near high profile interface - The Irish News

  07-09-2019 02:19
  Extra police resources to be deployed in east Belfast after schoolboy attacked near high profile interface  The Irish NewsPolice will deploy extra resources in north Belfast this weekend after a schoolboy was injured in sectarian attack near a high profile interface in the area.
  
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• Nóra Quoirin's funeral to be held in Belfast - The Times

  07-09-2019 01:01
  Nóra Quoirin's funeral to be held in Belfast  The TimesAn Irish teenager found dead in a Malaysian jungle will be laid to rest after a funeral in Belfast next week.Nóra Quoirin's body was discovered last month about ...
  
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• Cork patients travelling to Belfast for cataract surgery - The Corkman

  07-09-2019 01:00
  Cork patients travelling to Belfast for cataract surgery  The CorkmanCork North West TD Michael Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) has hit out over the number of people waiting on cataract surgery in Cork and Kerry after organising a bus ...
  
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• Dublin shooting: Man in serious condition after being shot

  07-09-2019 00:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The man is in a serious condition after the incident at a house in north Dublin.
  
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