Belfast news

• Victims' campaigner bids to intervene in London Supreme Court Brexit case

  12-09-2019 23:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims' campaigner Raymond McCord will attempt to intervene when the Supreme Court examines the lawfulness of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to close parliament, he announced on Thursday night.
  
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• Death driving film lifts lid on devastation left by reckless few - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 23:04
  Death driving film lifts lid on devastation left by reckless few  Belfast LiveThe documentary to be released for Road Safety Week.
  
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• West Belfast Halloween House of Horrors to raise vital funds for charities - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 22:51
  West Belfast Halloween House of Horrors to raise vital funds for charities  Belfast LiveSome readers may find the video in this one not to their liking! (Gulp)
  
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• Teens charged over Belfast bonfire disorder

  12-09-2019 22:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers have been charged in connection with disorder which erupted after attempts were made to dismantle a bonfire in Belfast.
  
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• Bangor crash lucky escape after car 'goes wrong way round roundabout' - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 21:59
  Bangor crash lucky escape after car 'goes wrong way round roundabout'  Belfast LiveOne witness said he thought the car was going to crash straight into them before the driver managed to swerve.
  
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• East Belfast: Man charged for attempted murder of police officer - BBC News

  12-09-2019 21:26
  East Belfast: Man charged for attempted murder of police officer  BBC NewsThe charge relates to a bomb found under a serving officer's car in June at Shandon Park Golf Club.
  
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• Man charged over PSNI officer under car bomb attempt

  12-09-2019 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with attempted murder in relation to the discovery of an under car bomb on a PSNI officer's car at a Belfast golf club.
  
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• Belfast bars perfect for students over Freshers' Week - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 21:13
  Belfast bars perfect for students over Freshers' Week  Belfast LiveThere are plenty of places to keep you going this semester.
  
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• Belfast City Cemetery memorial for babies in unmarked graves unveiled

  12-09-2019 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The area in Belfast City Cemetery, known as Plot Z1, contains the unmarked graves of 7,160 babies.
  
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• Emily Atack's shock at what she was offered for breakfast in Belfast - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 20:58
  Emily Atack's shock at what she was offered for breakfast in Belfast  Belfast LiveThe actress is filming in Northern Ireland for CBBC show Almost Never.
  
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• Spain weather warning issued by Foreign Office - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 20:48
  Spain weather warning issued by Foreign Office  Belfast LiveIf you're heading to Spain, make sure you read this first.
  
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• Sinn Fein MP backs O'Dowd in party leadership battle with O'Neill

  12-09-2019 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MP Michelle Gildernew has backed John O'Dowd to replace Michelle O'Neill as the party's leader in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Fórsa seeks meeting with Aer Lingus after axing of Belfast flights - TheJournal.ie

  12-09-2019 19:56
  Fórsa seeks meeting with Aer Lingus after axing of Belfast flights  TheJournal.ieTRADE UNION FÓRSA has said it is seeking an urgent meeting with Aer Lingus management following the confirmation that it is to cease two routes from Belfast ...
  
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• Legal challenge to British Brexit strategy dismissed in Belfast - The Irish Times

  12-09-2019 19:48
  Legal challenge to British Brexit strategy dismissed in Belfast  The Irish TimesOne of applicants was high-profile victims' campaigner Raymond McCord.
  
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• Never forgotten: Belfast memorial for final resting place of over 7,000 babies

  12-09-2019 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A permanent memorial to mark the resting place of over 7,000 babies was unveiled at Belfast City Cemetery.
  
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• Dublin and Belfast airports facing some route cuts - RTE.ie

  12-09-2019 19:08
  Dublin and Belfast airports facing some route cuts  RTE.ieAirports in Dublin and Belfast will see route cuts involving a number of airlines in the next few months.
  
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• North Belfast teenager to sing in front of 51,000 fans at Croke Park - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 19:05
  North Belfast teenager to sing in front of 51,000 fans at Croke Park  Belfast LiveThe 15-year-old has been handed the honour of singing the national anthem before Sunday's Ladies All Ireland Senior Football Final.
  
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• Malcolm McKeown murder probe police release new CCTV footage - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 18:44
  Malcolm McKeown murder probe police release new CCTV footage  Belfast LivePolice investigating the shooting of Malcolm McKeown in August have released new CCTV footage of the events leading to his death. The 54-year-old was shot ...
  
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• Belfast's Crumlin Road Courthouse put up for sale

  12-09-2019 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast's Crumlin Road courthouse has been put up for sale by owners, the hotel group Signature Living.
  
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• Our pick of the best European Heritage Open Days events in Northern Ireland this weekend

  12-09-2019 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  European Heritage Open Days take place from September 14-15 and give visitors the chance to access many spaces and events that are not usually open to the public.
  
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• Murder accused wept after police visited about Charlotte Murray 'disappearance,' court told

  12-09-2019 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Co Tyrone chef accused of murdering his former fiance Charlotte Murray nearly seven years ago broke down and wept in front of a friend after police visited the home they'd shared before her alleged disappearance, his trial has heard.
  
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• Memorial for 7,160 babies in unmarked graves

  12-09-2019 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The area in Belfast City Cemetery, known as Plot Z1, contains the unmarked graves of 7,160 babies.
  
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• PSNI numbers at 'dangerous level' and 50/50 recruitment should return, says ex-chief Orde

  12-09-2019 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former PSNI chief constable has warned officer numbers are at a "dangerous level" as the organisation faces an escalation in dissident republican attacks.
  
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• Belfast's Crumlin Road courthouse for sale - BBC News

  12-09-2019 17:43
  Belfast's Crumlin Road courthouse for sale  BBC NewsThe listed building has planning permission to be converted into a 160-bed hotel.
  
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• Road trip anyone? An incredible food festival is happening in Belfast - FM104

  12-09-2019 17:41
  Road trip anyone? An incredible food festival is happening in Belfast  FM104An incredible Restaurant Week is coming to Belfast and we're packing our bags immediately.
  
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• Spilled coffee forces plane to divert to Ireland

  12-09-2019 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The pilots' control panels started to melt and there was smoke during the accident in February.
  
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• 10,000 jobs to be created with £254 million investment in Belfast harbour regeneration - Belfast Newsletter

  12-09-2019 16:50
  10,000 jobs to be created with £254 million investment in Belfast harbour regeneration  Belfast NewsletterBelfast Harbour has committed £254m to new infrastructure which will help generate 7000 new jobs and 3500 construction jobs - over the next five years.
  
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• 'The threat in Northern Ireland has never gone away'

  12-09-2019 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Former PSNI chief constable, Sir Hugh Orde, says the current PSNI numbers are not sufficient.
  
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• 'No-deal' Brexit challenge dismissed in Belfast court, fight continues - Edmonton Sun

  12-09-2019 16:38
  'No-deal' Brexit challenge dismissed in Belfast court, fight continues  Edmonton SunBELFAST — Belfast's High Court dismissed on Thursday a case arguing that a British exit from the European Union without a withdrawal agreement would ...
  
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• Stars of iconic TV series The Sopranos are coming to Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  12-09-2019 16:32
  Stars of iconic TV series The Sopranos are coming to Belfast  Belfast NewsletterThree stars of The Sopranos will be in Belfast next year to talk about the iconic television series.
  
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• Ryanair and Aer Lingus cut Belfast flights

  12-09-2019 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The airlines will no longer be offering certain routes at Belfast International and City airports.
  
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• Ryanair and Aer Lingus cut some Belfast routes

  12-09-2019 15:48 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish airlines are to abolish five routes to and from Belfast within months.
  
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• Leo Varadkar: May 2020 'right moment' for Irish election

  12-09-2019 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar wrote to Fianna Fáil Leader Mícheál Martin "months ago" to suggest a date.
  
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• Grand Opera House Belfast: 120 jobs at risk

  12-09-2019 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The theatre is undergoing major restoration and may not be able to pay all employees while closed.
  
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• Campaigner says ‘fight goes on’ after Brexit strategy legal challenge dismissed

  12-09-2019 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland victims’ campaigner has vowed to fight to be heard in the Supreme Court after his High Court challenge against the Government’s Brexit strategy was dismissed.
  
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• Dogs Trust credit card fraud woman Peltz could face jail

  12-09-2019 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A HIGH-profile campaigner who has admitted fraud by abuse of her position involving more than £5,000 at a dog welfare charity has been warned by a judge she could be jailed.
  
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• Man charged with Belfast city centre stabbing remanded in custody

  12-09-2019 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was remanded in custody today in connection with an alleged stabbing at offices in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Brexit: EU 'willing to revisit NI-only backstop'

  12-09-2019 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK has not yet put forward any workable alternatives to the Brexit border backstop, says the EU.
  
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• No-deal Brexit: DAERA upbeat on Yellowhammer warning

  12-09-2019 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Derek Williamson leads Brexit contingency planning for the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs.
  
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• No-deal Brexit legal challenge dismissed by Belfast judge

  12-09-2019 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Troubles victims' campaigner Raymond McCord was one of three people to bring legal action.
  
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• Ireland willing to implement 'temporary' Brexit border checks to protect EU membership, says Coveney

  12-09-2019 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy Irish premier Simon Coveney has said any checks on the Irish border as a a result of Brexit will be temporary.
  
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• Northern Irish court dismisses case against no-deal Brexit

  12-09-2019 13:55
  Judge says claims hard border would damage peace process are political, not legal, issues
  Latest Brexit developments – live updatesThe high court in Belfast has dismissed claims that a no-deal Brexit and the imposition of a hard border would damage the Northern Ireland peace process.Lord Justice Bernard McCloskey said the applications were a matter of politics and that was not an area in which courts should intervene.This article replaces an earlier version that incorrectly claimed the jud
  
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• What's on in Belfast and beyond this weekend, September 14-15 - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 13:53
  What's on in Belfast and beyond this weekend, September 14-15  Belfast LivePlenty of great events to suit the whole family on this weekend.
  
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• Boris Johnson puts price on Irish Sea bridge proposal

  12-09-2019 13:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has said a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland would be “very good” – estimating the project would cost around £15 billion.
  
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• Cameron McClements charged with Belfast city centre stabbing - BBC News

  12-09-2019 13:49
  Cameron McClements charged with Belfast city centre stabbing  BBC NewsCameron McClements, 24, is charged with attempting to murder a man in a Belfast office block.
  
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• Cameron McClements charged with Belfast city centre stabbing

  12-09-2019 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Cameron McClements, 24, is charged with attempting to murder a man in a Belfast office block.
  
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• Stephen Clements replaces Sean Coyle on BBC Radio Ulster

  12-09-2019 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Citybeat and Q Radio presenter will make his debut on the station this month.
  
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• Prisoner escaped through hospital toilet window, court told - Belfast Live

  12-09-2019 13:44
  Prisoner escaped through hospital toilet window, court told  Belfast LiveA prisoner escaped through a toilet window - only to be caught 45 minutes later, a court heard today. The detail emerged as Nathan Canning was sentenced for ...
  
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• Phil Hogan: The ex-farmer leading trade negotiations for the EU

  12-09-2019 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  What do we know about Phil Hogan, the former farmer set to lead trade negotiations for the EU?
  
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