Belfast news

• Londonderry: Man shot in both legs by masked attackers

  08-10-2019 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say two masked men entered a house in Londonderry and shot a man in his 30s in both legs.
  
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• Man shot in both legs in paramilitary-style attack in Derry

  08-10-2019 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot in both legs in a paramilitary-style attack in Londonderry.
  
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• Brexit: Difficult to get deal by deadline - Varadkar

  08-10-2019 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar says he will work until the "very last moment" for an agreement but "not at any cost".
  
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• VOLBEAT Guitarist On Belfast Concert Cancelation: 'We Had No Choice' - BLABBERMOUTH.NET

  08-10-2019 23:17
  VOLBEAT Guitarist On Belfast Concert Cancelation: 'We Had No Choice'  BLABBERMOUTH.NET
  
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• Johnson warned against 'stupid blame game'

  08-10-2019 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The source says Germany's Angela Merkel was highly pessimistic in a call with Boris Johnson, but the EU's top official hits back.
  
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• Extinction Rebellion: Dublin activists block Irish parliament gates

  08-10-2019 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Environmental activists protesting in Dublin say they are prepared to be arrested for their cause.
  
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• Rita's Belfast to host frightfully good Halloween murder mystery - Belfast Live

  08-10-2019 22:02
  Rita's Belfast to host frightfully good Halloween murder mystery  Belfast Live
  
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• Police in Belfast are warning drivers to take their keys out of their car - Bangor Daily News

  08-10-2019 21:29
  Police in Belfast are warning drivers to take their keys out of their car  Bangor Daily News
  
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• DUP MP breaks down during baby loss debate

  08-10-2019 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP's Jim Shannon breaks down during a Commons debate on baby loss and is comforted by another MP, Anna Soubry.
  
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• Northern Ireland’s 'polarised' style of politics has spilled over into rest of UK – experts

  08-10-2019 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The divisive “polarised” style of Northern Ireland politics has spilled over into the rest of the UK after the Brexit referendum, according to academics.
  
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• Brexit: No-deal 'will never be Ireland's choice'

  08-10-2019 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says a no-deal Brexit will never be his government's choice.
  
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• Abortion prosecutions against five Northern Ireland women 'to be dropped' in new law change

  08-10-2019 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It’s thought up to five women will have charges against them dropped when changes to Northern Ireland abortion laws are introduced later this month.
  
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• Irish budget: Climate change and Brexit 'threaten Irish economy'

  08-10-2019 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The 2020 Irish budget is outlined, with money earmarked to tackle Brexit effects and climate change.
  
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• Example announces Belfast gig as part of 2020 UK tour - Belfast Live

  08-10-2019 18:49
  Example announces Belfast gig as part of 2020 UK tour  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast dad of three jailed for role in street drug dealing operation - Belfast Live

  08-10-2019 18:25
  Belfast dad of three jailed for role in street drug dealing operation  Belfast Live
  
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• Willie Frazer's family and friends 'stand by him 100%' following loyalist weapons claims

  08-10-2019 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A close friend of Willie Frazer has said the family and friends of the victims’ campaigner “stand by him one hundred per cent” after claims that the victims' campaigner distributed Ulster Resistance assault rifles and rocket launchers to loyalist paramilitaries.
  
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• Johnson to hold crunch meeting with Varadkar in bid to save Brexit talks

  08-10-2019 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is to hold crunch talks with Irish premier Leo Varadkar, as negotiations to avert a no-deal Brexit were hanging in the balance.
  
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• Declan Bogue: The modern GAA player has a different mindset now - the emphasis is on year-round maintenance

  08-10-2019 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Last year, highly-decorated former Tyrone footballer Enda McGinley was forced to pull on the Errigal Ciaran jersey for one last time.
  
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• Woman with multiple sclerosis who waited 15 months for appointment calls for action on waiting lists

  08-10-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Lisburn woman with multiple sclerosis who waited 15 months for her first appointment with a neurologist has called for swift action to tackle waiting lists.
  
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• Kayden McGuinness murder accused interviewed 18 times as a suspect, court hears

  08-10-2019 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old man accused of killing a three-year-old boy was interviewed as a suspect 18 times following his arrest, a court has heard.
  
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• Experts divided on post-Brexit Irish border plan

  08-10-2019 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Trade and customs experts deliver sharply differing opinions on the proposals for the Irish border.
  
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• Brexit: Ex-Tory leader Hague warns DUP over no-deal

  08-10-2019 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Conservative Party leader William Hague has warned the DUP that if Brexit ends in "no-deal" they will look back on a pivotal moment and realise they “needed a deal more than they ever knew”.
  
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• Emoji that is most used in Belfast has been named - Belfast Live

  08-10-2019 16:23
  Emoji that is most used in Belfast has been named  Belfast Live
  
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• 32% of Northern Ireland people expect to be worse off after Brexit

  08-10-2019 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around one-third of people in Northern Ireland expect to be worse off as a result of Brexit, according to a survey.
  
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• Damage caused to 12 Commonwealth war graves in west Belfast - BBC News

  08-10-2019 15:45
  Damage caused to 12 Commonwealth war graves in west Belfast  BBC News
  
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• Damage caused to 12 Commonwealth war graves in west Belfast

  08-10-2019 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Police are appealing for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
  
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• Ciaran Barnes: PSNI chief Byrne's heart in right place but naive in extreme on paramilitary task

  08-10-2019 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  If Chief Constable Simon Byrne believes the PSNI is going to “dismantle” paramilitary organisations and take on the ‘Mr Bigs’ of violent terror gangs he is being naive in the extreme.
  
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• 10 FASCINATING facts about Belfast that you probably didn't know - Ireland Before You Die

  08-10-2019 15:39
  10 FASCINATING facts about Belfast that you probably didn't know  Ireland Before You Die
  
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• Charlotte Murray: Johnny Miller guilty of murdering former fiancee

  08-10-2019 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Johnny Miller was the last person to see Charlotte Murray alive before her disappearance in 2012.
  
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• Charlotte Murray's sister urges killer to reveal location of body

  08-10-2019 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The sister of Charlotte Murray appeals to her killer to reveal the location of her body.
  
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• Troubles pension not to use Stormont victim definition

  08-10-2019 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI understands officials are already working on regulations to have a payment system.
  
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• Universal credit: 'I had never used a food bank'

  08-10-2019 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  After waiting eight weeks for Universal Credit, a working mother from Bangor had to turn to a food bank.
  
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• Charlotte Murray's family plead with killer chef Johnny Miller to tell them where her body is

  08-10-2019 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Charlotte Murray has appealed to her killer and ex-fiancee, chef Johnny Miller, "to do the right thing, the honourable thing" and reveal where he disposed of her body seven years ago.
  
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• Watch: Liam Neeson and Baroness Blood praise integrated school system vying for Nobel prize

  08-10-2019 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Baroness May Blood has welcomed the news the Integrated Schools Movement has been nominated for a Nobel peace prize.
  
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• Michaella McCollum settles case over paper publishing photo of sons' birth certificates

  08-10-2019 14:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former drugs mule Michaella McCollum has settled a case over a newspaper publishing photographs of her twin sons' birth certificates.
  
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• Kayden McGuinness: Murder accused was interviewed 18 times

  08-10-2019 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Liam Whoriskey, 25, denies murdering three-year-old Kayden McGuinness in September 2017.
  
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• Pat Finucane: Security service wiped hard drives

  08-10-2019 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Spotlight is told MI5 wiped secret information relating to the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane.
  
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• PSNI chief Byrne: No comment on possible Gerry Adams probe and no new assessment of IRA status

  08-10-2019 14:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI Chief Constable has refused to confirm if an investigation is underway into former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and claims of his involvement in the IRA - which the veteran republican has repeatedly denied.
  
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• Little Mix pay a visit to Titanic Belfast - The Irish News

  08-10-2019 13:48
  Little Mix pay a visit to Titanic Belfast  The Irish News
  
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• Galgorm Collection reveals Templeton Hotel plans

  08-10-2019 13:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland’s foremost hotel groups has announced extensive development plans for the Templeton Hotel, which it acquired for £7 million earlier this year.
  
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• Chef Johnny Miller guilty of murdering ex-fiancee Charlotte Murray

  08-10-2019 13:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Tyrone chef Johnny Miller has been found guilty of the murder of his ex-fiancee Charlotte Murray.
  
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• Boris Johnson ‘confident’ that UK is prepared to leave EU without a deal

  08-10-2019 13:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Brexit “no-deal readiness” report has been published by the Government, with Boris Johnson declaring that he can “confidently” say the UK is prepared to leave the EU without a deal on October 31.
  
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• Simon Byrne: PSNI chief 'coming after' paramilitaries

  08-10-2019 12:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Byrne says he wants to ensure the police are "the only legitimate power and control" in communities.
  
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• Fernando Ricksen tribute confirmed ahead of Northern Ireland's Euro 2020 qualifier in the Netherlands

  08-10-2019 12:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Netherlands and Northern Ireland fans will have the opportunity to pay tribute to Rangers hero Fernando Ricksen ahead of the Euro 2020 qualifier on Thursday.
  
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• Merkel response to Boris Johnson Brexit plan angers DUP - Foster claims they want to trap Northern Ireland in EU forever

  08-10-2019 12:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has reacted angrily to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's insistence that Northern Ireland must remain in the single market and custom's union after Brexit.
  
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• Belfast nightlife: Oktoberfest at Custom House Square - October 5 2019 [Photos] - Belfast Telegraph

  08-10-2019 12:06
  Belfast nightlife: Oktoberfest at Custom House Square - October 5 2019 [Photos]  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Spirit AeroSystems is front-runner for Bombardier Belfast plant - The Irish Times

  08-10-2019 11:25
  Spirit AeroSystems is front-runner for Bombardier Belfast plant  The Irish Times
  
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• Longest UK parliamentary session comes to an end – for good

  08-10-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The longest parliamentary session in the history of the United Kingdom ends on Tuesday night – and this time for good.
  
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• 'To be turfed out is total madness'

  08-10-2019 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  An employment tribunal rules an officer was discriminated against for refusing to shave his beard.
  
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• £10k for PSNI officer 'discriminated against' over beard

  08-10-2019 10:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police firearms officer who was suspended for refusing to shave his beard has said he has been "vindicated" after an employment tribunal found he had been discriminated against.
  
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