Belfast news

• Sanders warns Russia ‘to stay out of US presidential election’

  21-02-2020 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has condemned Russian efforts to interfere in the 2020 election.
  
  Read more

• Garda chief's view on IRA control of Sinn Fein is a wake-up call for Republic: Beattie

  21-02-2020 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionists have said that parties in the Republic should give "very careful consideration" to comments by the Garda Commissioner that the IRA's Army Council still exists and oversees both Sinn Fein and the paramilitary group's remaining elements.
  
  Read more

• Murderer who beat fisherman to death told he must serve 11 years in prison

  21-02-2020 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who beat a Romanian fisherman to death in what a judge said was a "vicious and frenzied" attack has been told he will spend at least 11 years in jail.
  
  Read more

• Devastated dad of Co Antrim crash victim pays tribute to his 'best friend in the world'

  21-02-2020 23:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken father of a young man killed in a horror crash in Co Antrim has said he will never get over the loss of his "best friend in the world".
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Belfast couple in their 80s arrive home to find house burgled - Belfast Live

  21-02-2020 23:38
  
  Belfast couple in their 80s arrive home to find house burgled  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Terrorists will generally be Muslim men, says Ryanair boss

  21-02-2020 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary has said terrorists “will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion”.
  
  Read more

• Robert Lewandowski scores late winner for Bayern Munich against Paderborn

  21-02-2020 23:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Robert Lewandowski spared Bayern Munich’s blushes as his late winner secured a 3-2 victory over bottom-placed Paderborn.
  
  Read more

• Spurs boss Jose Mourinho refuses to reveal source of Chelsea tactic leak

  21-02-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho would not reveal who told him Chelsea’s tactics for their Premier League game on Saturday.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Pep Guardiola hints at extending Manchester City stay

  21-02-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola has not ruled out signing a new long-term contract at Manchester City.
  
  Read more

• Friends cast to reunite for special episode

  21-02-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Friends cast have announced they are reuniting for a special episode of the programme more than 15 years after it was last aired.
  
  Read more

• Friends cast confirm reunion we've all been waiting for - Belfast Live

  21-02-2020 23:27
  
  Friends cast confirm reunion we've all been waiting for  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Callacher at the double as Linfield deal Crusaders title bid real blow

  21-02-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield have taken a firm grip on the Irish League title race. Last month, serious questions were being asked of David Healy's side. In February, they have found all the answers.
  
  Read more

• PSNI hit out after 'gentle giant' dog dies from poisoning - Belfast Live

  21-02-2020 23:10
  
  PSNI hit out after 'gentle giant' dog dies from poisoning  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Earl latest ‘hybrid-player’ asked to provide multi-role cover for Jones’ England

  21-02-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ben Earl has emerged as Eddie Jones’ latest hybrid experiment after being picked as a multi-role replacement for Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations clash with Ireland at Twickenham.
  
  Read more

• Lisburn woman who won UK cookery crown had to keep it a secret for nearly a year

  21-02-2020 22:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland woman crowned Britain's Best Home Cook has said she is hugely relieved the news is finally out having kept her victory a secret for almost a year.
  
  Read more

• PSNI sorry for issuing 'victim blaming' rape leaflets at event

  21-02-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has apologised for issuing leaflets at an event which linked rape to alcohol consumption.
  
  Read more

• Mike Bloomberg ‘willing to release women from gag orders’

  21-02-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has said he is willing to release at least three women from non-disclosure agreements that prevented them from speaking publicly about sexual harassment or discrimination lawsuits filed against him.
  
  Read more

• Rangers and Celtic will have full confidence in Europe

  21-02-2020 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Europa League has brought the best out in both Celtic and Rangers this season and its return on Thursday night was much anticipated.
  
  Read more

• PSNI apology over rape warning leaflets

  21-02-2020 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has apologised after discontinued flyers that made a link between rape and alcohol consumption were wrongly distributed in Belfast.
  
  Read more

• Best Home Cook producers apologise for tricolour emoji in tweet announcing winner

  21-02-2020 22:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Producers of the BBC series Best Home Cook have apologised for using an emoji of an Irish tricolour in a social media post announcing the Northern Ireland winner of the UK-wide culinary competition.
  
  Read more

• Helicopter will remove barrels on Cork 'ghost' ship

  21-02-2020 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An abandoned "ghost" cargo ship was discovered washed up earlier this week.
  
  Read more

• PSNI issue apology after backlash over rape flyer - Belfast Live

  21-02-2020 22:21
  
  PSNI issue apology after backlash over rape flyer  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Without doubt one of our greatest, Harry had real courage

  21-02-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For a small country, we haven't half produced top-class footballers over the years.
  
  Read more

• Our Sporting Lives and Times: How Linfield beat Forest in FA Cup in Belfast... before fans blasted tie as a huge swindle

  21-02-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As thousands of local football fans filed out of the Ulster Cricket Ground on Saturday, February 9, 1889, they believed they had just witnessed one of the greatest feats in Irish football: Linfield defeating Nottingham Forest 3-1 and knocking them out of the FA Cup.
  
  Read more

• Gers and Celtic will have full confidence in Europe

  21-02-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Europa League has brought the best out in both Celtic and Rangers this season and its return on Thursday night was much anticipated.
  
  Read more

• Coleraine gives Harry Gregg a send-off fit for the hero he was

  21-02-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Modest Harry Gregg would probably have been embarrassed by all the fuss. But there was never going to be any other result as the final whistle sounded for one of the world's greatest goalkeepers - and bravest of men - who received an extraordinary send-off in Coleraine, the town where he kicked off his illustrious football career over 70 years ago.
  
  Read more

• EastEnders death ‘to power the story for months and months’

  21-02-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death of Denny Rickman is going to “power” the EastEnders story for “months and months”, according to the boss of the soap.
  
  Read more

• Grimes announces her child will decide their gender in Twitter Q&A

  21-02-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Musician Grimes has announced on Twitter that she will allow her child to decide their own gender.
  
  Read more

• New ethical shopping venture aims to cut out plastics while beating supermarkets on price

  21-02-2020 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's a shopping concept that harks back to the 1930s but with a modern day twist - where nothing for sale comes in pre-packed plastic.
  
  Read more

• Coleraine gives Harry a send-off fit for the hero he was

  21-02-2020 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Modest Harry Gregg would probably have been embarrassed by all the fuss. But there was never going to be any other result yesterday as the final whistle sounded for one of the world's greatest goalkeepers - and bravest of men - who received an extraordinary send-off in Coleraine, the town where he kicked off his illustrious football career over 70 years ago.
  
  Read more

• Long-Bailey vows to support whoever is elected as Labour leader

  21-02-2020 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Long-Bailey has said she would support whoever is elected in the Labour leadership contest should her own campaign fail.
  
  Read more

• Agar takes hat-trick as Australia hammer South Africa in first T20

  21-02-2020 21:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spinner Ashton Agar claimed a hat-trick in a five-wicket haul as Australia recorded a convincing 107-run victory over South Africa in their opening T20 international in Johannesburg.
  
  Read more

• Harry and Meghan drop plans to use ‘SussexRoyal’ branding

  21-02-2020 21:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have dropped plans to use the brand “SussexRoyal” after conceding the word royal could not be used following their decision to leave the monarchy.
  
  Read more

• Belfast City Council bans Orange lodge and loyalist band - BBC News

  21-02-2020 21:20
  
  Belfast City Council bans Orange lodge and loyalist band  BBC News
  
  Read more

• Weinstein rape trial jury ‘deadlocked on the most serious charges’

  21-02-2020 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jurors deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial have indicated they are deadlocked on the most serious charges but the judge has told them to keep trying.
  
  Read more

• Theory test changes for Northern Ireland learners this April - Belfast Live

  21-02-2020 21:13
  
  Theory test changes for Northern Ireland learners this April  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Almost £1m paid out to cover legal costs for MPs accused by staff

  21-02-2020 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost a million pounds in public funds have been paid out to cover the legal costs for MPs who have been accused of wrongdoing by their staff, it has emerged.
  
  Read more

• Family concerned for missing Bangor girl (13)

  21-02-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police and the family of a missing 13-year-old girl from Bangor are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare.
  
  Read more

• Family concerned for missing Bangor 13-year-old girl

  21-02-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police and the family of a missing 13-year-old girl from Bangor are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare.
  
  Read more

• Letters, Feb. 20 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  21-02-2020 20:59
  
  Letters, Feb. 20 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican Journal
  
  Read more

• Cara Delevingne criticises Justin Bieber after ranking last among wife’s friends

  21-02-2020 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cara Delevingne has criticised Justin Bieber after he ranked her as his least favourite in a group of his wife’s friends.
  
  Read more

• US-Taliban truce takes effect ahead of Afghanistan peace deal signing

  21-02-2020 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A temporary truce between the United States and the Taliban has taken effect, setting the stage for the two sides to sign a peace deal next week aimed at ending 18 years of war in Afghanistan.
  
  Read more

• Belfast: Man stabbed near Waterfront Hall - BBC News

  21-02-2020 20:37
  
  Belfast: Man stabbed near Waterfront Hall  BBC News
  
  Read more

• Harry and Meghan to stop using ‘Sussex Royal’ branding

  21-02-2020 20:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer use the word royal, as in their “Sussex Royal” branding, a spokeswoman for the couple has said.
  
  Read more

• Down man handed eleven year jail term for fisherman murder

  21-02-2020 20:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who beat a Romanian fisherman to death in what a judge said was a “vicious and frenzied” attack has been told he will spend at least 11 years in jail for murder.
  
  Read more

• Sydenham By-pass crash causing long delays - Belfast Live

  21-02-2020 20:32
  
  Sydenham By-pass crash causing long delays  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• 'Riverdance has been a part of my everyday life'

  21-02-2020 20:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It's 25 years since Riverdance first burst onto screens during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest.
  
  Read more

• Siannise gets a shock as she receives photo of her family with Luke T’s parents

  21-02-2020 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Siannise Fudge is in for a shock in Love Island when she is messaged a photo of her sisters with the parents of her boyfriend Luke Trotman.
  
  Read more

• New Birkenhead Ferry Stena Edda leaves Spain for Belfast - NI Ferry Site

  21-02-2020 20:03
  New Birkenhead Ferry Stena Edda leaves Spain for Belfast  NI Ferry Site
  
  Read more

• Ministers write to Home Office on immigration concerns

  21-02-2020 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Economy minister Diane Dodds was speaking as 155 jobs were unveiled in Coleraine.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!