Belfast news

• Monaghan: Man arrested over Emyvale garda station arson attack

  30-10-2019 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The man in his 30s is in custody after searches in Emyvale and Letterkenny.
  
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• Irish police chief Drew Harris says border 'not lawless'

  30-10-2019 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Drew Harris speaks after addressing the Irish cabinet's security sub-committee with Leo Varadkar.
  
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• Irish border region not ‘lawless zone’, insists Garda commissioner

  30-10-2019 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Garda commissioner has rejected accusations Ireland’s border region is becoming a lawless zone following violent attacks.
  
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• Border region not ‘lawless zone’, insists Garda commissioner

  30-10-2019 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Garda commissioner has rejected accusations Ireland’s border region is becoming a lawless zone following violent attacks.
  
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• Police seize £460k of cannabis after searches in Belfast and Larne - Belfast Telegraph

  30-10-2019 20:44
  Police seize £460k of cannabis after searches in Belfast and Larne  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Essex lorry deaths: Person of interest appears in Dublin court

  30-10-2019 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex Police say the man is of interest to the investigation into the deaths of 39 migrants.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Road reopens following four vehicle crash in Sion Mills

  30-10-2019 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Four vehicle crash in Sion Mills

  30-10-2019 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Delay to Police Ombudsman reports on loyalist murders after PSNI discover additional documentation

  30-10-2019 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Police Ombudsman is to further delay publication of three reports on loyalist murders after the emergence of additional documentation, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Sinn Féin targets 'Brexit architect' Nigel Dodds in North Belfast - The Irish News

  30-10-2019 17:28
  Sinn Féin targets 'Brexit architect' Nigel Dodds in North Belfast  The Irish News
  
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• Flybe to upgrade Edinburgh/Belfast to London City - Business Traveller

  30-10-2019 16:37
  Flybe to upgrade Edinburgh/Belfast to London City  Business Traveller
  
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• Dublin man imprisoned and threatened to kill uncle on Belfast visit, court told - Belfast Telegraph

  30-10-2019 16:16
  Dublin man imprisoned and threatened to kill uncle on Belfast visit, court told  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Dublin man imprisoned and threatened to kill uncle on Belfast visit, court told

  30-10-2019 16:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Dublin man allegedly imprisoned his uncle and threatened to kill him with a pair of scissors during a row over his lifestyle, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Leo Varadkar: No Irish election before Christmas

  30-10-2019 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Some members of Leo Varadkar's party had suggested calling an election before Christmas.
  
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• Cocaine and cannabis worth £65k found in caravan linked to UDA, court told

  30-10-2019 15:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drugs worth £65,000 seized from a caravan are allegedly linked to the Ulster Defence Association, the High Court heard today.
  
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• HBO axes Game of Thrones prequel filmed in Northern Ireland - reports

  30-10-2019 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  HBO has reportedly cancelled a Game of Thrones prequel series after filming a pilot in Northern Ireland earlier this year.
  
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• Magee medical school 'could be approved in Westminster'

  30-10-2019 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Lord Alderdice believes Londonderry's delayed medical school could be approved despite the lack of a devolved government.
  
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• Northern Ireland eye test could revolutionise detection of heart risk

  30-10-2019 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A simple eye test could “revolutionise” the detection of the risk of heart conditions, research has found.
  
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• Bellaghy: Car driven by 14-year-old boy crashes into field after police chase

  30-10-2019 14:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police say they are continuing to investigate how a 14-year-old boy came to be behind the wheel of a car which crashed into a field in Co Londonderry in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
  
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• Man held at Dublin Port appears in court on ‘assault’ charges

  30-10-2019 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Irishman arrested at Dublin Port last week has appeared in court on assault charges.
  
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• Death threats made against nine people following death of Ian Ogle, court hears

  30-10-2019 14:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Death threats have been made against nine people following the murder of community worker Ian Ogle, the High Court heard on Wednesday.
  
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• St Patrick's, Belfast: No evidence of surveillance - BBC News

  30-10-2019 14:04
  St Patrick's, Belfast: No evidence of surveillance  BBC News
  
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• Nigel Dodds calls for Secretary of State to 'get on with' HIA legislation

  30-10-2019 13:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Nigel Dodds has urged the Secretary of State to 'get on with it' when it comes to providing legislation to compensate victims of historical institutional abuse.
  
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• Northern Ireland driver didn't realise she was giving finger to unmarked police car

  30-10-2019 13:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A female driver was embarrassed yesterday after giving a one fingered salute to an unmarked police car.
  
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• General Election: DUP's Donaldson says Aiken's refusal to form unionist pact is 'madness' and asks him to reconsider

  30-10-2019 12:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has urged UUP leader-in-waiting Steve Aiken to reconsider his decision to run candidates in every constituency in Northern Ireland.
  
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• General Election 2019: SDLP's Colum Eastwood will stand for Westminster Foyle seat

  30-10-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said he will challenge Sinn Fein for the Westminster seat in Foyle.
  
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• Belfast leisure centre updates provided by council - Belfast Live

  30-10-2019 11:13
  Belfast leisure centre updates provided by council  Belfast Live
  
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• Woman and teenage girl taken to hospital after Ballymena attack

  30-10-2019 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 40s and a 14-year-old girl were taken to hospital after being attacked in Ballymena on Tuesday night.
  
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• Beauty clinic opening new Belfast practice - Belfast Telegraph

  30-10-2019 09:16
  Beauty clinic opening new Belfast practice  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Expanding translation firm Diversity creating eight jobs at east Belfast headquarters - Belfast Telegraph

  30-10-2019 09:15
  Expanding translation firm Diversity creating eight jobs at east Belfast headquarters  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Eilis O'Hanlon: Will DUP's Arlene Foster have to eat her words on Irish language?

  30-10-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In an unexpected plot twist, Northern Ireland suddenly finds itself with one of the most liberal abortion regimes in Europe. Same-sex marriage is legal. Soon there may be a customs border down the Irish Sea.
  
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• Northern Ireland boy (10) with prosthetic legs awarded £2,500 over We Are Vertigo trampoline ban

  30-10-2019 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 10-year-old boy with prosthetic legs who was told he was not allowed to use a trampoline has received a £2,500 settlement.
  
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• Magherafelt’s rival Halloween houses are so spookily good, it’s frightening

  30-10-2019 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two homes in a Co Londonderry town have been casting a spell over the neighbourhood, and have gone all out to create a fright night to remember.
  
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• Cher's Northern Ireland fans in for a treat judging by Glasgow showpiece

  30-10-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With tickets costing £170 a head she could easily be called 'tres Cher' (very dear), but the everlasting pensioner of pop will prove to thousands of her fans in Belfast next month that she can still give divas half her age a run for their money.
  
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• Cancer survivor Lizzie Gilmore pens book to help kids battling disease

  30-10-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Coleraine woman who battled cancer is hoping her new book will help children across Northern Ireland suffering from the disease.
  
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• Car bursts into flames on busy Belfast road - Belfast Telegraph

  30-10-2019 08:04
  Car bursts into flames on busy Belfast road  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Hopes rise for Derry 'factory girls' sculpture after campaigners meet council

  30-10-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Campaigners for a tribute to Londonderry's factory girls and their contribution to the economy say they are optimistic that a public realm artwork will be in place in the next two years.
  
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• Family of Dawid Blenski (18) killed in Down horror smash tell of anguish over loss

  30-10-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of an 18-year-old man who died in a crash in Co Down at the weekend have described their devastation at the loss of the young joiner.
  
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• Translink pays out £13,000 to delayed rail passengers

  30-10-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's public transport operator is paying out thousands of pounds to unhappy customers every year after their trains were delayed.
  
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• Northern Ireland public service pay tops private sector by almost one third

  30-10-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Public service workers in Northern Ireland are earning almost a third more than private sector employees, according to a new report.
  
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• Jon Tonge: Expect no festive cheer as Northern Ireland parties prepare to do battle once again

  30-10-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just when you were looking forward to Christmas as well. Political parties, not Christmas ones. While there was a certain inevitability about yesterday’s election calling, it made few hearts race with joy.
  
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• Brexit: Divisive poll on cards as Northern Ireland parties gear up for General Election

  30-10-2019 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Battlelines have been drawn between Northern Ireland’s politicians after the House of Commons last night voted to hold a General Election on December 12.
  
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• Watch: 'It's a terrible time of year to do this'... Belfast shoppers have no appetite for Christmas election - Belfast Telegraph

  30-10-2019 07:45
  Watch: 'It's a terrible time of year to do this'... Belfast shoppers have no appetite for Christmas election  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• The man who wants to be Belfast's next mayor wants to stay out of the news - Bangor Daily News

  30-10-2019 06:00
  The man who wants to be Belfast's next mayor wants to stay out of the news  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Family of missing Belfast man Noel McGrogan thank everyone for support after remains found - The Irish News

  30-10-2019 04:39
  Family of missing Belfast man Noel McGrogan thank everyone for support after remains found  The Irish News
  
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• John Linehan: It was very tough when dad died in New Zealand aged just 56

  30-10-2019 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In this week's interview Rachel Dean talks to John Linehan (67), famous for his legendary May McFettridge character. John lives in Belfast with wife Brenda, with whom he has two daughters, Donna and Kerry, and three grandchildren, Johnny, Eve and Paul.
  
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