Belfast news

• Londonderry gun attack: 'He could have been easily shot dead'

  09-10-2019 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A family recounts the ordeal of a gun attack at their home in the Waterside in Londonderry.
  
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• Billy Weir: Crues taking on Blues is the perfect remedy

  09-10-2019 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One thing you can safely say about men, the lesser being as I like to call them, is that when we are under the weather we just get on with things, without fuss, moaning or the need for neither song nor dance.
  
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• John Campbell: Donegal and Tyrone can fire up the 2020 Ulster Championship in style

  09-10-2019 22:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Leinster Senior Football Championship may be labelled a non-event in many quarters because of Dublin’s dominance and the seemingly eternal Kerry v Cork rivalry in Munster is certainly wearing thin, but Ulster still continues to come up with the goods in terms of a meaningful Championship draw.
  
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• Ivy League universities Yale and Columbia offering Belfast working class students a FULL SCHOLARSHIP - Belfast Live

  09-10-2019 21:13
  Ivy League universities Yale and Columbia offering Belfast working class students a FULL SCHOLARSHIP  Belfast Live
  
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• Newtownards Road regeneration must prioritise entrepreneurship, says councillor - Belfast Live

  09-10-2019 20:01
  Newtownards Road regeneration must prioritise entrepreneurship, says councillor  Belfast Live
  
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• Man arrested in Charlotte Murray murder investigation

  09-10-2019 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Charlotte Murray, just a day after her ex-fiance was convicted of her killing.
  
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• Earthquakes: Donegal school has its ear to the ground

  09-10-2019 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  "Anything that makes the earth shake, we can record it here if it has a high enough intensity," says the school's physics teacher.
  
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• Co Down cafe owners 'starstruck' after Sinead O'Connor stops by for breakfast

  09-10-2019 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Staff at a Co Down cafe were "starstruck" when Sinead O'Connor stopped by for breakfast on Wednesday.
  
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• Ciaran Carson, Versatile Belfast Poet, Is Dead at 70 - The New York Times

  09-10-2019 19:16
  Ciaran Carson, Versatile Belfast Poet, Is Dead at 70  The New York Times
  
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• Willie Frazer family issues statement after weapons claim - Belfast Live

  09-10-2019 18:58
  Willie Frazer family issues statement after weapons claim  Belfast Live
  
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• Co Antrim man accused of £160k ATM theft released on bail

  09-10-2019 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with stealing nearly £160,000 stored in cash machines ripped from a supermarket wall has secured High Court bail.
  
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• Northern Ireland health service heading for a 'full-blown crisis', says Richard Pengelly

  09-10-2019 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Department of Health chief Richard Pengelly has warned the service is "heading over the cliff edge" into a "full-blown crisis".
  
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• Leo Varadkar warns of ‘great difficulty’ on reaching Brexit deal - solution must be backed by Northern Ireland citizens

  09-10-2019 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Government’s position on Brexit and Northern Ireland is causing “great difficulty” in reaching a deal, Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said.
  
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• Refurbishment to give Belfast’s oldest tavern new look - Belfast Newsletter

  09-10-2019 16:48
  Refurbishment to give Belfast’s oldest tavern new look  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Still no basis for Brexit deal, says Michel Barnier

  09-10-2019 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier has said there is still no basis for a deal on Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
  
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• Government 'will support agriculture if no deal happens'

  09-10-2019 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The government is prepared to support the agricultural sector if needed in a no-deal Brexit, a cabinet minister says.
  
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• Raymond McCord murder probe officers didn't search suspect's cell because of riot fears, court told

  09-10-2019 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police could have sparked a major prison riot if they had searched the cell of a suspect in a notorious loyalist murder 22 years ago, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Ex-Army Captain Danny Kinahan calls for soldiers amnesty to be included in Queen's Speech

  09-10-2019 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former UUP MP Danny Kinahan has put his name to a letter calling for an amnesty for British soldiers who served in Northern Ireland to be included in the upcoming Queen's Speech.
  
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• Wrightbus: Ian Paisley says 'bell now tolls for the landlord' to finalise deal

  09-10-2019 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Ian Paisley has said a deal to save Wrightbus has been agreed by the banks and administrators, and now "the bell tolls for the landlord" to finalise the purchase.
  
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• Derry shooting 'attempted murder' - man shot as he tried to escape raid on home

  09-10-2019 15:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are treating a paramilitary style attack in Londonderry as "attempted murder".
  
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• Personal Independence Payments: One in five not transferred to new benefit

  09-10-2019 15:22 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 100,000 people have been reassessed since PIP replaced DLA in June 2016.
  
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• Probation order for ex-soldier and police photographer who sexually assaulted sisters

  09-10-2019 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former solider and police photographer who sexually abused two sisters, took indecent photos of them and spied on a third victim walked free from court after he was handed a three year probation order.
  
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• Texas data company to create 120 jobs in Belfast - The Irish Times

  09-10-2019 13:48
  Texas data company to create 120 jobs in Belfast  The Irish Times
  
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• Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio teases 2020 release date for series six

  09-10-2019 13:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jed Mercurio, the mastermind behind hit crime drama Line of Duty, has hinted at when we can expect to have the gritty show back on our TV screens.
  
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• 'Daft question' - Michelle O'Neill asked if Sinn Fein supports return to violence

  09-10-2019 13:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein vice-president Michelle O'Neill has been asked if her party would support a return to violence.
  
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• Police in Belfast warn drivers to take keys out of car - WGME

  09-10-2019 12:57
  Police in Belfast warn drivers to take keys out of car  WGME
  
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• Northern Ireland given £31m to prepare for no-deal Brexit

  09-10-2019 12:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland was handed just £31.4million from a pot of £2.1billion to prepare for a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• JCB owner's son is now the only bidder for Wrightbus

  09-10-2019 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  JO Bamford, the son of JCB chairman Lord Bamford, is now the only bidder left in talks to buy over Wrightbus, according to reports.
  
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• ESO: US software firm creating 120 jobs in Belfast - BBC News

  09-10-2019 12:32
  ESO: US software firm creating 120 jobs in Belfast  BBC News
  
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• Brexit time-limited backstop rejected by Sinn Fein and DUP - 'It's not going to happen'

  09-10-2019 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Both Sinn Fein and the DUP have rejected a reported last ditch attempt from the EU to find a Brexit solution.
  
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• Watch: 'Nightmare' cruise passengers stage protest after docking in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  09-10-2019 11:06
  Watch: 'Nightmare' cruise passengers stage protest after docking in Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Watch: 'Nightmare' cruise passengers stage protest after docking in Belfast

  09-10-2019 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of passengers on a luxury cruise ship demanded to get off after their "nightmare" voyage saw them miss a number of scheduled stops before docking in Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland jobs 'could be saved' in Thomas Cook store purchase

  09-10-2019 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jobs at Northern Ireland Thomas Cook stores could be saved after all the collapsed chain's stores were bought by a rival.
  
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• 'F*** the Pope' chants at Northern Ireland wedding not a crime, say police

  09-10-2019 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have ended their investigation into an incident at a wedding reception in Carrickfergus where the bride and groom led their guests in chants of 'f*** the Pope and the IRA'.
  
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• Medical advancements could halt MS, says Belfast expert after drug breakthrough - Belfast Telegraph

  09-10-2019 08:15
  Medical advancements could halt MS, says Belfast expert after drug breakthrough  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Referees boycott Northern Ireland club's games after assault claim

  09-10-2019 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A referees' association has imposed a boycott on all games involving a Co Antrim junior football team after match day officials were allegedly targeted in a violent incident.
  
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• Northern Ireland policeman who refused to shave beard gets £10k

  09-10-2019 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A PSNI firearms officer who refused an order to shave his beard has been awarded £10,000 by an employment tribunal.
  
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• Leaves on tracks costing Translink £450k per year

  09-10-2019 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The battle to tackle disruption caused by leaves on train tracks in Northern Ireland is well under way - at an annual cost of £450,000.
  
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• Ex-JLS star Aston Merrygold on becoming an actor in Belfast and helping young cast members cope with online abuse

  09-10-2019 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He was front and centre in one of Britain's biggest ever boybands, winning awards, selling millions of records and singing to besotted fans around the world. And now former JLS star Aston Merrygold has turned up for work in Belfast.
  
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• Ex-JLS star Aston Merrygold on becoming an actor in Belfast and helping young cast members cope with online abuse - Belfast Telegraph

  09-10-2019 08:07
  Ex-JLS star Aston Merrygold on becoming an actor in Belfast and helping young cast members cope with online abuse  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• MI5 'wipe' allegations spark fresh call for Pat Finucane probe

  09-10-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Claims that MI5 wiped the files of the judge's inquiry team examining the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane "underpin the need for a public inquiry", the SDLP has said.
  
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• Sinn Fein MP slams vandals who desecrated Belfast war graves

  09-10-2019 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MP has hit out after vandals damaged a dozen war graves in Belfast City Cemetery.
  
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• Jon Tonge: Unionism’s Brexit civil war to be followed by bitter election

  09-10-2019 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  So the European Union rejects the idea of a non-existent Northern Ireland Executive and Assembly determining the contours of the EU single market, covering 500 million people? Just fancy that.
  
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• Sinn Fein MP slams vandals who desecrated Belfast war graves - Belfast Telegraph

  09-10-2019 07:56
  Sinn Fein MP slams vandals who desecrated Belfast war graves  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Charlotte Murray's family’s fight for justice is over... but there will be no closure until they can bring her home

  09-10-2019 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For the family of murdered Charlotte Murray, this anniversary, although just as heartbreaking, will be different.
  
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