Belfast news

• Alex Kane: The DUP should take nothing for granted, a lot of unionists, perhaps even the majority, feel pretty let down right now

  17-10-2019 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I’ve mentioned a number of times in the last few months that Boris Johnson would probably present the DUP with a fait accompli. And now he has — albeit one that seems immeasurably worse than Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Hocus Pocus screening in Belfast for Halloween and fancy dress is encouraged - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 21:26
  Hocus Pocus screening in Belfast for Halloween and fancy dress is encouraged  Belfast Live
  
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• Health service faces difficult decisions on budget warns Pengelly

  17-10-2019 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The man in charge of Northern Ireland's health service has said he cannot afford to pay for lifesaving treatments and pay rises for staff while also tackling hospital waiting lists.
  
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• Two men arrested after £75k drug find in north Belfast

  17-10-2019 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after police discovered £75,000 worth of Class A and Class B drugs in north Belfast.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after 'altercation' in Belfast city centre

  17-10-2019 20:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old woman has been taken to hospital after an "altercation" in Belfast city centre on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Boris Johnson wanted Brexit deal 'at any cost' to avoid extension, says DUP

  17-10-2019 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of agreeing to the EU's demands on a Brexit deal to avoid having to ask for an extension.
  
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• Kevin Lunney assault accused facing police attack prosecution

  17-10-2019 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An amateur boxer accused of breaking Co Fermanagh businessman Kevin Lunney's nose is facing prosecution for allegedly assaulting two police officers during his arrest.
  
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• Down man will serve twelve years for killing Richard Gerard Scullion

  17-10-2019 17:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Down man David Robert Boyd, who ignored the pleas for mercy from his friend Richard Gerard Scullion as he battered and knifed him to death, was told on Thursday he will serve a minimum of twelve years in jail.
  
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• Brexit deal: Why does the DUP's opinion matter?

  17-10-2019 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI assesses the new Brexit deal, why the DUP won't vote for it and why that matters.
  
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• South Belfast football club tackling gender imbalance following funding boost - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 17:24
  South Belfast football club tackling gender imbalance following funding boost  Belfast Live
  
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• Donegall Place incident sees man suffer slash injuries - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 17:10
  Donegall Place incident sees man suffer slash injuries  Belfast Live
  
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• Photo of five-year-old Dublin homeless boy reaches hundreds of thousands

  17-10-2019 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A photo of a five-year-old homeless boy eating his dinner while sitting on a sheet of cardboard in Dublin has reached over a quarter of a million people.
  
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• Suzanne Breen: Brexit deal sees Boris Johnson dump DUP in spectacular fashion after short honeymoon

  17-10-2019 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The honeymoon is well and truly over. It’s just four short months since Boris met Arlene on the balcony at Stormont, but the Prime Minister spectacularly dumped the DUP today.
  
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• The Script tour 2020: tickets and presale details for Belfast dates - Belfast Newsletter

  17-10-2019 16:04
  The Script tour 2020: tickets and presale details for Belfast dates  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Dunmurry pharmacy robbed by man who stole Tramadol and Diazepam - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 15:34
  Dunmurry pharmacy robbed by man who stole Tramadol and Diazepam  Belfast Live
  
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• Over 1,200 Northern Ireland schoolchildren to bring Christmas cheer to SSE Arena

  17-10-2019 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A choir of over 1,200 children from schools across Northern Ireland will be spreading the Christmas cheer at a carol service in the SSE Arena in December.
  
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• Romance scam: Derry woman conned out of £20k

  17-10-2019 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The woman met the conman, who claimed to be a soldier, online.
  
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• Three network offline with Northern Ireland users urged to turn phones off and on again

  17-10-2019 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mobile phone network Three has said network issues should be fixed by the end of the day.
  
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• NI: A&L Goodbody welcomes three associates in Belfast - Irish Legal News

  17-10-2019 14:48
  NI: A&L Goodbody welcomes three associates in Belfast  Irish Legal News
  
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• The Jewish influence on Belfast - Canadian Jewish News

  17-10-2019 14:47
  The Jewish influence on Belfast  Canadian Jewish News
  
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• Paul Gascoigne cleared of sexual assault after kissing woman on train

  17-10-2019 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paul Gascoigne has been cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a train after he kissed her on the lips.
  
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• Brexit deal: DUP says Johnson's agreement isn't in Northern Ireland's interests and undermines Union

  17-10-2019 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has said it will not support the Prime Minister's new Brexit deal with the EU, warning the agreement was economically harmful, not in the long term interests of Northern Ireland and undermined the integrity of the Union.
  
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• Arrests made as INLA photo circulates on social media

  17-10-2019 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A photo showing an INLA show of strength has been widely condemned.
  
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• Forecasters warn of 'extreme cold weather events' with snow expected soon - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 14:08
  Forecasters warn of 'extreme cold weather events' with snow expected soon  Belfast Live
  
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• Online romance scam leaves NI woman £20k out of pocket - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 14:03
  Online romance scam leaves NI woman £20k out of pocket  Belfast Live
  
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• Letters for Oct. 17, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  17-10-2019 14:03
  Letters for Oct. 17, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican Journal
  
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• Brexit deal: What it says on Northern Ireland

  17-10-2019 13:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A deal has been done on Brexit which could allow the UK to leave the EU at the end of the month.
  
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• Jean McConville's family ask Gerry Adams to support public inquiry in wake of Ivor Bell acquittal

  17-10-2019 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Jean McConville has spoken of their "bitter disappontment'" that evidence allegedly linking Ivor Bell to her abduction and murder, cannot be used in the prosecution case against him.
  
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• What's on in Belfast and beyond this weekend, October 18-20 - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 13:24
  What's on in Belfast and beyond this weekend, October 18-20  Belfast Live
  
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• LFE Goal of the Month: West Belfast footballer Barry Baggley shortlisted for award - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 13:09
  LFE Goal of the Month: West Belfast footballer Barry Baggley shortlisted for award  Belfast Live
  
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• Groucho Marx cat lookalike in Northern Ireland needs a loving home - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 13:05
  Groucho Marx cat lookalike in Northern Ireland needs a loving home  Belfast Live
  
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• Dr Watt patients receive letters of apology from Belfast Trust - Belfast Telegraph

  17-10-2019 12:58
  Dr Watt patients receive letters of apology from Belfast Trust  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Dr Watt patients receive letters of apology from Belfast Trust

  17-10-2019 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients at the centre of Northern Ireland's largest ever patient recall have received letters of apology from the head of the Belfast Trust, it has been revealed.
  
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• Former Tanaiste McDowell 'deeply uncomfortable' with Soldier F prosecution

  17-10-2019 12:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Tanaiste Senator Michael McDowell has said he is "deeply uncomfortable" with the prosecution of Soldier F for murder on Bloody Sunday 47 years ago.
  
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• Northern Ireland schools get guidance on support for transgender pupils

  17-10-2019 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Education Authority for Northern Ireland has published their first detailed set of guidelines on how schools should support transgender pupils.
  
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• Hero PSNI officers injured saving woman from NI house fire - Belfast Newsletter

  17-10-2019 12:41
  Hero PSNI officers injured saving woman from NI house fire  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Look inside: Professional interior design the finishing touch to chic Holywood home

  17-10-2019 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Well-known Belfast interior designer Kris Turnbull has worked his magic to create the perfect finishing touches inside this luxurious family home.
  
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• Ivor Bell found not guilty of soliciting Jean McConville murder - Belfast Newsletter

  17-10-2019 12:28
  Ivor Bell found not guilty of soliciting Jean McConville murder  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Coveney to address Belfast Chamber - Belfast Newsletter

  17-10-2019 12:14
  Coveney to address Belfast Chamber  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Ivor Bell found not guilty of soliciting murder of west Belfast mother-of-10 Jean McConville - BreakingNews.ie

  17-10-2019 12:10
  Ivor Bell found not guilty of soliciting murder of west Belfast mother-of-10 Jean McConville  BreakingNews.ie
  
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• Odyssey Belfast to undergo major £17m refurb with two new businesses announced - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 11:53
  Odyssey Belfast to undergo major £17m refurb with two new businesses announced  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast director's film up for major award - Belfast Media Group

  17-10-2019 11:48
  Belfast director's film up for major award  Belfast Media Group
  
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• House of Hopla: A story about Belfast, basketball and brotherhood - Belfast Media Group

  17-10-2019 11:46
  House of Hopla: A story about Belfast, basketball and brotherhood  Belfast Media Group
  
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• Johnson's Brexit deal protects Union, says Downing Street - Northern Ireland peace matters, insists Barnier

  17-10-2019 11:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Brexit deal has been agreed between the EU and the UK.
  
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• Brexit deal agreed: Boris Johnson says deal 'great' while DUP's position remains unchanged

  17-10-2019 11:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Brexit deal has been agreed between the EU and the UK.
  
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• Second person taken to Belfast hospital after Co Armagh house fire - Lurgan Mail

  17-10-2019 11:30
  Second person taken to Belfast hospital after Co Armagh house fire  Lurgan Mail
  
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• Brexit: Remaining in the EU is better for Northern Ireland than Boris Johnson's deal, says Steve Aiken

  17-10-2019 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steve Aiken, who is the front-runner in the race to become UUP leader, has said the UK would be better off remaining in the EU than taking the latest proposed Brexit deal.
  
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• Brexit: DUP 'cannot support' revised plan for NI

  17-10-2019 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  There are issues on customs and consent issues and a lack of clarity on VAT, says the party.
  
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• Derry security alert: Man held under terror law released

  17-10-2019 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  He was arrested after a suspicious object was found in the Beechwood Avenue area of the city.
  
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• Gary Lightbody honoured with Freedom of Ards and North Down - Belfast Live

  17-10-2019 10:22
  Gary Lightbody honoured with Freedom of Ards and North Down  Belfast Live
  
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