Belfast news

• Brexit: Time running out for UK plans says Varadkar

  27-09-2019 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The taoiseach says he is not optimistic the UK will have written proposals ready in time for a crucial EU summit.
  
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• Jeff Wright says death threats issued against Wright family after collapse of business

  27-09-2019 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former director of Wrightbus Jeff Wright has said that death threats have been issued against his family following the collapse of their business.
  
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• Death threats issued against family after collapse of Wrightbus says Jeff Wright

  27-09-2019 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former director of Wrightbus Jeff Wright has said that death threats have been issued against his family following the collapse of their business.
  
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• Road closures in Belfast and Lisburn as police deal with "ongoing incident" - Belfast Live

  27-09-2019 20:36
  Road closures in Belfast and Lisburn as police deal with "ongoing incident"  Belfast Live
  
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• Carl Frampton confirms next fight will be in Las Vegas

  27-09-2019 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast boxer Carl Frampton has confirmed that his next fight will take place in Las Vegas.
  
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• Natasha Carruthers death: Man sentenced over drug deals before crash

  27-09-2019 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Judge tells Andrew Waters he was a "middle man" in drug deals that "set scene" for fatal crash.
  
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• Police car attacked while responding to call out in Bangor

  27-09-2019 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The windscreen of a police car was smashed while police were responding to a call out in Bangor in the early hours of Friday morning.
  
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• Irish holidaymaker dies in Spanish drowning

  27-09-2019 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs says it is providing consular assistance to the man's family.
  
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• Kayden McGuinness murder trial told accused acted 'aggressively' towards child hours before death

  27-09-2019 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prosecution witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering a three-year-old boy has denied that he gave “corrupt and embellished” evidence to the jury.
  
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• Relatives of UVF victims granted access to documents for legal action over alleged state collusion

  27-09-2019 17:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bereaved relatives suing over alleged state collusion with a loyalist gang behind dozens of sectarian murders have secured a major breakthrough in their battle to access documents.
  
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• Young Irishman dies in swimming tragedy in Spain

  27-09-2019 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young Irish man has died after a freak swimming tragedy in Spain.
  
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• Brexit chaos will 'seriously damage the union' warns former UUP leader Lord Empey

  27-09-2019 17:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former UUP leader Lord Empey has said that the ongoing Brexit chaos at Westminster will cause serious damage to the union if not resolved.
  
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• Pair escape injury after shot fired at Belfast flat - The Irish News

  27-09-2019 17:04
  Pair escape injury after shot fired at Belfast flat  The Irish News
  
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• Wrightbus: Support 'something Ballymena should be proud of'

  27-09-2019 16:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Local businesses and groups are doing their bit to show solidarity with Wrightbus employees.
  
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• Lidl staff Belfast Good Samaritan act goes viral - Belfast Live

  27-09-2019 15:53
  Lidl staff Belfast Good Samaritan act goes viral  Belfast Live
  
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• Ex-Northern Ireland Events Company director Janice McAleese pleads guilty to misconduct

  27-09-2019 15:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former director of the Northern Ireland Events Company (NIEC) has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office.
  
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• Jobs under threat at west Belfast Caterpillar site - ITV News

  27-09-2019 15:23
  Jobs under threat at west Belfast Caterpillar site  ITV News
  
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• Kayden McGuinness: Accused 'grabbed toddler by hood'

  27-09-2019 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A shop worker tells court he saw Liam Whoriskey being aggressive day before child's body found.
  
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• Drunk Old Firm fan 'offered to fight police' in front of kids, court hears

  27-09-2019 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bare-chested football fan who offered to fight police as children were heading to school was still drunk from an Old Firm derby the day before, a court has heard.
  
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• PSNI in Lisburn recover heroin from eight months pregnant woman

  27-09-2019 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has recovered heroin in Lisburn from a man and a woman who is eight months pregnant.
  
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• Sinn Fein 'punishing the public', says Arlene Foster as she calls for sensible Brexit deal

  27-09-2019 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party has called for the result of the Brexit referendum to be respected, adding that the UK should leave the EU sensibly.
  
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• Belfast court dismisses claim that Brexit will damage peace process - The Irish Times

  27-09-2019 14:42
  Belfast court dismisses claim that Brexit will damage peace process  The Irish Times
  
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• Northern Ireland welfare reform mitigation 'can't be extended without Stormont'

  27-09-2019 13:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department for Communities has said mitigations to ease the impact of welfare reform cannot be extended without an Assembly.
  
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• Wrightbus: Church led by Jeff Wright 'grateful' for £15m donation

  27-09-2019 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A church led by Wrightbus owner Jeff Wright has said it is grateful for the £15m in donations it received from the collapsed company in previous years.
  
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• Londonderry: Woman beaten with hammer in paramilitary-style attack

  27-09-2019 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The attack at a house in Derry took place while the victim's three children were at home.
  
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• Londonderry: Terex opens new Campsie factory

  27-09-2019 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The firm have hired 40 staff at the new site and hope to recruit 60 more by the end of the year
  
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• No-deal Brexit legal appeal dismissed by Belfast judge - BBC News

  27-09-2019 12:45
  No-deal Brexit legal appeal dismissed by Belfast judge  BBC News
  
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• Ambulances turned away from busy Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Derry

  27-09-2019 12:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ambulances were turned away from a Northern Ireland hospital on Thursday because its emergency department was too busy.
  
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• Court upholds ruling on Raymond McCord Brexit legal challenge

  27-09-2019 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Any Brexit negotiations by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's administration must remain outside judicial scrutiny, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
  
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• Tory peer Jonathan Caine: No-deal Brexit could lead to support for united Ireland

  27-09-2019 12:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Tory peer has warned that a no-deal Brexit will likely lead to a surge in support for Irish unity.
  
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• Masked men attack Derry woman with hammer while children were at home

  27-09-2019 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of masked men have assaulted a woman with a hammer after forcing their way into a house in Bloomfield Park in Londonderry.
  
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• Sean Coyle show among BBC Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle shake-up

  27-09-2019 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  A new afternoon show for the broadcaster is among a raft of Radio Ulster and Radio Foyle changes.
  
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• Derry factory girls: Council defers art removal decision

  27-09-2019 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Councillors move to delay a decision over the future of the A Stitch in Time sign.
  
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• Northern Ireland scammers taking advantage of Thomas Cook collapse

  27-09-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning that scammers are targeting Thomas Cook customers in Northern Ireland following the travel giant's collapse.
  
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• Sinn Fein MP Hazzard criticises council for community group fines warning amid Soldier F banner 'inaction'

  27-09-2019 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MP has criticised Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for saying they'll fine community groups for erecting signs without permission while allowing contentious flags and banners.
  
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• Two escape injury after shot fired at Dunmurry flat

  27-09-2019 09:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A shot has been fired through the front door of a flat in Cherry Walk in Dunmurry.
  
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• Operator sought as new Belfast apart-hotel is given green light - Belfast Telegraph

  27-09-2019 09:37
  Operator sought as new Belfast apart-hotel is given green light  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Wrightbus faces questions over £15m donation and rent request

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeff Wright, the son of Wrightbus founder Sir William Wright, asked a Chinese company for annual rent of around £1m in a potential sale of the stricken firm which nearly got over the line, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Wrightbus: Concern for mental wellbeing of staff after bombshell of losing job hits home

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wrightbus workers have said they fear for the mental health of the workforce following the "punch to the gut" news that the Ballymena company is entering into administration.
  
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• University of Liverpool to host lecture in honour of poet Seamus Heaney

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The University of Liverpool's Institute of Irish Studies is to host an annual lecture in honour of the late Seamus Heaney, the Northern Ireland-born poet and Nobel Laureate.
  
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• There's no reason for border poll in event of hard Brexit, says Boris Johnson

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has ruled out a border poll despite Sinn Fein demands for one in the event of a no-deal Brexit and hard border.
  
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• Soldier F insignia is not what the Apprentice Boys parade is about, says Derry bandsman

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A member of a Londonderry flute band has criticised the controversial wearing of Soldier F insignia at the Apprentice Boys parade in August, saying it was "not what that parade is about".
  
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• Pat Finucane widow in legal action against Secretary of State

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has launched legal action against the Secretary of State in a move which may increase pressure for a full-scale public inquiry into her husband's murder.
  
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• Northern Ireland Secretaries don't spend enough time here, and Tory deal with DUP viewed as creating bias: report

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretaries of State must spend more time here in order to build relationships and find out what is happening on the ground, a key report has recommended.
  
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• I'd quit my job if I had to assist in an abortion, says Northern Ireland midwife

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A midwife has said she would walk away from the profession if she was forced to either perform or assist an abortion after the liberalisation of the law in Northern Ireland next month.
  
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• 'I just noticed one of our customers needed a hand'... Belfast Lidl worker pulls out his wallet to pay for OAP's groceries - Belfast Telegraph

  27-09-2019 08:02
  'I just noticed one of our customers needed a hand'... Belfast Lidl worker pulls out his wallet to pay for OAP's groceries  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• 'I just noticed one of our customers needed a hand'... Belfast Lidl worker pulls out his wallet to pay for OAP's groceries

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A big-hearted supermarket worker who paid for an elderly man's shopping has spoken of his surprise after news of his act of kindness went viral.
  
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• Fresh Stardust blaze inquest is welcomed by Northern Ireland victim's brother

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of a Londonderry woman who died in the Stardust disaster hopes a new inquest will discover the full story of what happened.
  
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• For sale: Larne mansion Magheramorne Estate on market for £1m

  27-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An historic Co Antrim estate has gone on the market for £975,000.
  
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