Belfast news

• Jon Tonge: Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is biggest ever shift to a united Ireland

  18-10-2019 23:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tomorrow is potentially one of the most momentous days in unionist political history. A vote in favour of Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal will fundamentally reshape Northern Ireland’s place in the UK, in economic terms at least.
  
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• Halloween house of horrors leaves neighbours spooked in Co Down - Belfast Live

  18-10-2019 22:41
  Halloween house of horrors leaves neighbours spooked in Co Down  Belfast Live
  
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• Yacht used by several presidents to be restored by Belfast company - WABI

  18-10-2019 22:35
  Yacht used by several presidents to be restored by Belfast company  WABI
  
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• Man shot in legs in Greenisland

  18-10-2019 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are at the scene after a man was shot in Greenisland on Friday evening.
  
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• Court orders extradition of Belfast man wanted in respect of double murder - The Irish News

  18-10-2019 21:57
  Court orders extradition of Belfast man wanted in respect of double murder  The Irish News
  
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• Watch: Ian Paisley vows DUP won't be used as 'puppets' to keep Tories in power at Brexit Party rally

  18-10-2019 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Ian Paisley has said that his party will not allow itself to be used as a "puppet" to keep Boris Johnson in power and then be disposed of.
  
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• Cocktail recipes could be revolutionised by entrepreneurial idea from Belfast pair - Belfast Live

  18-10-2019 21:45
  Cocktail recipes could be revolutionised by entrepreneurial idea from Belfast pair  Belfast Live
  
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• Two men arrested after police discover £100k worth of cannabis in Co Londonderry

  18-10-2019 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after police discovered £100,000 worth of cannabis in Co Londonderry on Friday.
  
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• Belfast pizza restaurant crowned 'best UK Italian' at London awards ceremony - Belfast Live

  18-10-2019 20:52
  Belfast pizza restaurant crowned 'best UK Italian' at London awards ceremony  Belfast Live
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder after Forkhill shooting

  18-10-2019 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and hijacking following an incident in the Forkhill area south Armagh on Tuesday night.
  
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• Northern Irish home named 'Single House Building of the Year' - Belfast Live

  18-10-2019 20:27
  Northern Irish home named 'Single House Building of the Year'  Belfast Live
  
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• Fears for Northern Ireland's 11 Bonmarche stores after administration

  18-10-2019 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are fears for the future of 11 Bonmarche stores in Northern Ireland after the firm collapsed into administration.
  
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• Service of thanksgiving held for former Orangeman Rev Brian Kennaway

  18-10-2019 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A service of thanksgiving has been held for Rev Brian Kennaway, a former prominent member of the Orange Order and the Parades Commission.
  
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• Tony Blair and John Major warn Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is threat to peace in Northern Ireland

  18-10-2019 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and John Major have said that Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is a threat to peace in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast traffic delays after three rush hour incidents - Belfast Live

  18-10-2019 18:51
  Belfast traffic delays after three rush hour incidents  Belfast Live
  
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• Orange march to Windsor Park for Euro qualifier - Belfast Newsletter

  18-10-2019 18:48
  Orange march to Windsor Park for Euro qualifier  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Orange march to Windsor for Euro qualifier - Belfast Newsletter

  18-10-2019 18:48
  Orange march to Windsor for Euro qualifier  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Man accused of raping schoolgirl appears in Belfast court - Belfast Live

  18-10-2019 17:50
  Man accused of raping schoolgirl appears in Belfast court  Belfast Live
  
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• Unionism 'more than red post boxes,' blasts DUP's Nigel Dodds over Varadkar Brexit reassurance bid

  18-10-2019 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's attempts to reassure unionists Boris Johnson's Brexit deal was not threat to the constitutional position of Northern Ireland have fallen flat with the DUP blasting them as "offensive".
  
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• Orange lodge apologises after loyalist flute band parade in Belfast City Hall - The Irish News

  18-10-2019 17:11
  Orange lodge apologises after loyalist flute band parade in Belfast City Hall  The Irish News
  
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• 1972 US documentary on the IRA was ‘banned’ from being shown in UK

  18-10-2019 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 1972 film which shows Martin McGuinness sitting in a car that was later used to bomb Londonderry was “banned” from being shown, it has been claimed in a new programme.
  
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• Brexit deal no threat to Northern Ireland's constitutional status, says Coveney

  18-10-2019 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney has said the proposed Brexit deal does not pose a threat to the constitutional status of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Danish rock band Volbeat announce free gig after Belfast walkout

  18-10-2019 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Danish rockers Volbeat have announced a rescheduled gig after they walked off stage at the Ulster Hall earlier this month.
  
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• Abomination: the riotously high-camp opera about DUP homophobia

  18-10-2019 15:23
  Inspired by remarks made by a unionist MP, an incendiary opera is about to unleash gay cake and drag on Belfast. Will Arlene Foster be in the front row? We meet its creatorThe Newtownards Road in the heart of Protestant, unionist east Belfast is the unlikely setting for rehearsals of Abomination: A DUP Opera, the incendiary work that will open the Outburst Queer arts festival in the city next month.
  The building is surrounded by murals recording the unionist struggle; there is a memorial to Ulst
  
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• Belfast mum Sharon McCloskey in emotional reunion with children after stem cell transplant

  18-10-2019 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother-of-three from west Belfast who has a rare form of leukemia had an emotional reunion with her family after receiving potentially live-saving stem cell treatment.
  
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• Increase in modern slavery PSNI investigations in Northern Ireland

  18-10-2019 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been an increase in the number of modern slavery cases investigated this year, it has been revealed.
  
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• Call for vigilance after increase in modern slavery investigations in Northern Ireland

  18-10-2019 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Modern day slavery investigations have increased in Northern Ireland as the public have been urged to be be more vigilant.
  
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• Plans to develop Belfast's harbor seem uncertain after developer walks away from negotiations - Bangor Daily News

  18-10-2019 14:32
  Plans to develop Belfast's harbor seem uncertain after developer walks away from negotiations  Bangor Daily News
  
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• DUP's Arlene Foster gets cartoon treatment in national press coverage of Boris Johnson Brexit deal

  18-10-2019 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's opposition to Boris Johnson's Brexit deal took centre stage in Friday's papers after the government struck a deal with Brussels.
  
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• Man threatened with glass bottle after discovering burglar in Belfast home - Belfast Telegraph

  18-10-2019 13:39
  Man threatened with glass bottle after discovering burglar in Belfast home  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Lyra McKee partner Sara Canning speaks of 'horror' of partner's murder six months on

  18-10-2019 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sara Canning, the partner of murdered journalist Lyra McKee, has spoken of the "horror" and flashbacks she has endured in the six months since the brutal killing.
  
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• Man accused of raping schoolgirl with learning difficulties claims sexual activity 'consensual,' court told

  18-10-2019 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 37-year-old man accused of raping a schoolgirl with learning difficulties claims any sexual activity was consensual, the High Court has heard.
  
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• SDLP MLA McCrossan to attend Stormont after Eastwood blasts recall 'a total stunt'

  18-10-2019 12:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An SDLP MLA who opposes abortion reform in Northern Ireland has confirmed he will attend the Stormont recall on Monday despite his party leader describing it as a "total stunt".
  
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• Man stabbed to death in Belfast fight, says councillor Jim Rodgers - Belfast Telegraph

  18-10-2019 10:42
  Man stabbed to death in Belfast fight, says councillor Jim Rodgers  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Man arrested over east Belfast 'fatal stabbing' - Belfast Telegraph

  18-10-2019 10:42
  Man arrested over east Belfast 'fatal stabbing'  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Man arrested over east Belfast 'fatal stabbing'

  18-10-2019 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the sudden death of a man, understood to have been a stabbing, in east Belfast have arrested a 26-year-old man.
  
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• Northern Ireland Assembly 'summoned' to debate abortion legislation next week - Belfast Live

  18-10-2019 10:13
  Northern Ireland Assembly 'summoned' to debate abortion legislation next week  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast: Man arrested in relation to Tullycarnet death - BBC News

  18-10-2019 10:03
  Belfast: Man arrested in relation to Tullycarnet death  BBC News
  
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• Brexit deal 'a great step forward' and within spirit of Good Friday Agreement, says David Trimble

  18-10-2019 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland First Minister and former leader of the UUP David Trimble has backed Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, describing it as a "great step forward".
  
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• Driver escapes injury after lorry overturns at Newtownards roundabout

  18-10-2019 09:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A lorry overturned at a roundabout in Newtownards on Friday morning.
  
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• Unrepentant social worker struck off for gestures and insults

  18-10-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A social worker who made obscene sexual gestures and comments about the relative of a child in care has been struck off.
  
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• Integrated education best way to ensure a shared future, says survivor of genocide in Bosnia

  18-10-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A refugee who escaped genocide in the Bosnian War has said he believes integrated education is the way forward for Northern Ireland.
  
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