Belfast news

• North Belfast principals unite to urge parents: take control of your kids' social media use

  23-01-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Principals from 21 primary schools have warned parents of the dangers of social media on their children's wellbeing.
  
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• 'Phantom Planter' on a mission to cover Northern Ireland with trees

  23-01-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In estates across Belfast, in community gardens, even in the Mourne Mountains, trees have been appearing overnight.
  
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• Footballers' Lives with Glenn Hunter: A burning building fell on top of me but it wasn't my time to go. I have had a great life, on and off the pitch

  23-01-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crusaders legend Glenn Hunter reflects on doubts over his own ability, the pain of injury ending his career and the difficulties of a harrowing day job.
  
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• Five main parties unite in deal that will see £1k pay rise either handed back or given to charity

  23-01-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's five main parties have agreed a process that allows their MLAs to either give their £1,000 pay rise to charity or return it to the public purse.
  
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• More than 50 years after he first sent pulses racing here, veteran crooner Tom Jones returns

  23-01-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Welsh superstar Sir Tom Jones will play a huge outdoor gig in Belfast this summer.
  
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• Fionola Meredith: MLA pay hike row is a failure of political principle, not just a complete PR disaster

  23-01-2020 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  You've really got to pity our poor MLAs. Life is so tough for them. There they are, just ten days back in Stormont, when they get a £1,000 pay rise foisted upon them.
  
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• Pat Finucane’s widow ‘frustrated’ after Julian Smith meeting postponed

  23-01-2020 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane said she has been left “frustrated and disappointed” after her latest meeting with the British Government was postponed.
  
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• Councillors give backing to George Best and Hamilton Dock hotels

  23-01-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast councillors have given their backing to the long-awaited George Best Hotel in the city centre.
  
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• Brexit campaigners will gather at Stormont to celebrate UK leaving EU

  23-01-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pro-Brexit demonstrators are to gather at the gates of Stormont next Friday night with Union flags to celebrate the UK leaving the EU.
  
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• MLAs agree to return or give £1k pay rise to charity

  23-01-2020 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's MLAs have agreed to either give their £1k pay increase to charity or return it to the public purse.
  
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• Stormont minister presses for extra NI funding during Treasury meeting

  23-01-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont’s finance minister has said he received a “warm” reception when he met a senior Treasury minister to discuss extra funding for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round-Up: Ulster's mid-season stocktake as Stuart McCloskey finally gets Ireland's call

  23-01-2020 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Rugby Round-Up, in association with Openreach, is here to offer a mid-season stocktake on the province's campaign.
  
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• Man treated for coronavirus symptoms at Belfast hospital - reports

  23-01-2020 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is understood that a man is being treated for the symptoms of the coronavirus at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital.
  
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• Police seize cannabis worth £400k after Belfast searches

  23-01-2020 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have seized suspected herbal cannabis believed to be worth over £400k following searches in south Belfast.
  
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• Pictured: Hotel tight lipped as rumored Manchester United target Mauricio Pochettino spotted in Newry

  23-01-2020 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Tottenham Hotspur Football Club manager and rumored Manchester United target Mauricio Pochettino was spotted in Newry on Wednesday.
  
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• Royal assent for Brexit Bill signifies ‘constitutional crisis’, warns Ian Blackford

  23-01-2020 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Withdrawal Agreement Act receiving royal assent signifies a “constitutional crisis”, SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has said.
  
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• Belfast developer thinks new building height proposal could cause some to 'freak out' - Bangor Daily News

  23-01-2020 16:13
  
  Belfast developer thinks new building height proposal could cause some to 'freak out'  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Jim Donegan murder probe: Man (42) arrested under Terrorism Act

  23-01-2020 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the murder of Jim Donegan outside a west Belfast school have arrested a man under the Terrorism Act.
  
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• Tyrone teen broke taxi driver's jaw in 'brutal and barbaric' assault, court told

  23-01-2020 15:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage passenger accused of breaking a taxi driver's jaw in a "brutal and barbaric" assault over a £5 fare is barred from any contact with the victim's firm, a High Court judge ordered today.
  
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• Baby Hunter McGleenon murder accused suspected of taking part in sham marriage to stay in UK, court told

  23-01-2020 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with murdering a baby in Co Armagh is suspected of taking part in a sham marriage to stay in the United Kingdom, the High Court was told.
  
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• Alleged UDA members ordered to pay £120k following National Crime Agency investigation

  23-01-2020 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alleged members of the South East Antrim UDA have been ordered to pay £120,000 following an investigation by the National Crime Agency (NCA).
  
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• Depraved Gary and Heather Talbot face 'significant' jail time over rape of toddler

  23-01-2020 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A married Co Down couple who photographed themselves naked abusing a toddler were warned that they faced “significant sentences”.
  
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• Work begins on new £11m St Patrick's Primary School in Belfast

  23-01-2020 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Construction work has begun on the new £11.4 million St Patrick's Primary School in north Belfast.
  
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• Work begins on new £11.4m St Patrick's Primary School in Belfast

  23-01-2020 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Construction work has begun on the new £11.4 million St Patrick's Primary School in north Belfast.
  
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• Transfer test results: Don't miss Belfast Telegraph's Year 8 school intake guide

  23-01-2020 13:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This weekend transfer test results are released and in Friday’s Belfast Telegraph we reveal which scores each grammar school in Northern Ireland accepted last year.
  
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• 'Miraculous': Motorist walks away from mangled wreck after Newtownabbey crash

  23-01-2020 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police hailed as "miraculous" a driver being able to walk away from a horror crash in Northern Ireland which left the car a mangled wreck.
  
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• Northern Ireland MoT centre chaos as tests cancelled over faulty vehicle lifts

  23-01-2020 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers across Northern Ireland are again facing massive disruption at MoT centres after issues with vehicle lifts saw appointments cancelled.
  
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• MP slams 'breakdown of communication' as drivers show up to 'closed MOT centres' in Northern Ireland

  23-01-2020 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An MP has voiced concerns following reports that drivers have being showing up for MOT tests only to find centres closed.
  
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• DUP hits back at Joe Brolly claim party brought united Ireland closer

  23-01-2020 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has hit back at Joe Brolly after the Gaelic football pundit claimed the party had "squandered" the opportunity to make Northern Ireland work and had increased the chance of a united Ireland.
  
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• DUP have increased likelihood of Irish unity and wasted chance to make Northern Ireland work, says Joe Brolly

  23-01-2020 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP "squandered" the opportunity of making Northern Ireland work and the party has increased the chance of a united Ireland, Joe Brolly has claimed.
  
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• Mobuoy dump: Protesters disrupt council meeting

  23-01-2020 12:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The meeting had to be temporarily suspended when shouts could be heard coming from the public gallery.
  
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• Video tour of contemporary Holywood home offering bespoke style and luxury

  23-01-2020 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  If you like luxury and contemporary styling then this smashing Holywood home could be for you.
  
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• Glentoran launch audacious record bids for Irish League strikers but Cliftonville reject Joe Gormley approach

  23-01-2020 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran have launched audacious bids for two of the Irish League's hottest strikers in a huge statement of intent ahead of the title run-in.
  
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• Arlene Foster says Stormont Assembly's voice on abortion and same-sex marriage must be heard

  23-01-2020 11:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Assembly must have its voice heard on abortion and measures must be brought in to protect churches from involvement in same-sex marriages, DUP leader Arlene Foster has said.
  
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• Rory Best 'regrets' attending rugby rape trial in Belfast

  23-01-2020 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Irish rugby captain Rory Best has admitted that he regrets appearing at the Belfast rape trial two years ago, where he was called to act as Paddy Jackson’s character witness.
  
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• Petrol bombs thrown at Co Antrim flat

  23-01-2020 09:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two petrol bombs have been thrown at a flat in Co Antrim.
  
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• New bid to create All-Ireland football plan back on table

  23-01-2020 09:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish businessman Kieran Lucid says he believes a new 'split-season' format with a cross-border dimension could revive football in the north and south.
  
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• NI paper review: GP 'crisis' in Belfast - BBC News

  23-01-2020 08:48
  
  NI paper review: GP 'crisis' in Belfast  BBC News
  
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• Lisa Smyth: Swift and decisive action needed to stop decline of general practice

  23-01-2020 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The news that Ravenbank Surgery is to close its doors in just over three months and the potential collapse of Antrim Road Medical Centre will be a blow to the new health minister.
  
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• 'Heartless' burglar who tied a woman to chair before setting fire to house is jailed for 12 years

  23-01-2020 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A criminal who admitted two callous and brutal aggravated burglaries, committed in the space of three days, was handed a 12-year jail sentence yesterday.
  
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• EU issues a warning to Boris Johnson over goods checks on Irish Sea

  23-01-2020 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU has warned Boris Johnson of "sanctions" if he fails to implement controversial goods checks in the Irish Sea after Brexit, opening up a fresh potential clash with the UK.
  
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• Brother of tragic footballer Jerry Thompson sets fundraising target

  23-01-2020 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of a talented young footballer who took his own life last month is to run the Belfast half marathon later this year to raise funds for a mental health charity.
  
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• Pathologist refutes claim Robert Molloy-Jones died after just three punches to face

  23-01-2020 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior pathologist who carried out a post-mortem on the remains of Robert Molloy-Jones yesterday rejected defence claims the deceased was only punched three times in a fatal altercation.
  
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• Devastated Loughall couple left with nothing as fire guts home of three months

  23-01-2020 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh couple have spoken of their devastation after their dream house was destroyed in a fire, leaving them homeless.
  
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• Suzanne Breen: Pay rise reaction shows parties are listening... eventually

  23-01-2020 08:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  What a difference a day makes. The two big parties' initial response to news that MLAs were in line for a £1,000 pay rise was woefully inadequate.
  
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• Almost 7,000 patients could be affected by closure of two GP surgeries

  23-01-2020 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 7,000 patients across Belfast are caught up in the latest crisis to hit the health service in Northern Ireland.
  
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