Belfast news

• Amy Schumer takes her toddler for socially-distanced visit to her father

  31-03-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amy Schumer has shared a video of herself making a socially-distanced visit to her father with her toddler.
  
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• Manchester United will be all guns blazing when we're back: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

  31-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists he is fully prepared for when Manchester United return to action.
  
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• Coronavirus: Over 50,000 in Northern Ireland may already have Covid-19, says QUB virologist Connor Bamford

  31-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 50,000 people in Northern Ireland could be infected with the deadly coronavirus, an expert has warned.
  
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• Coronavirus: Over 10,000 sign up to health and social care scheme taking battle to pandemic

  31-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 10,000 people have now joined the local fight against coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Business groups give Budget a cautious welcome but call for more support over rates

  31-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Finance Minister has been urged to go further to help firms recover from the impact of Covid-19 by introducing a 12-month holiday from rates.
  
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• Idris Elba says he has shown no symptoms after positive Covid-19 test

  31-03-2020 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Idris Elba has said he is not showing symptoms for Covid-19 after testing positive for the virus, as he shared a message of encouragement with fans.
  
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• RTE viewers suffer ‘home envy’ from ‘stunning’ Belfast house on Home Of The Year - The Irish Sun

  31-03-2020 22:36
  
  RTE viewers suffer ‘home envy’ from ‘stunning’ Belfast house on Home Of The Year  The Irish Sun
  
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• Cheshire residents of all ages hold dance party from their doorsteps

  31-03-2020 22:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents of a street in Cheshire have taken part in a dance party from their doorsteps to help “uplift” those in isolation.
  
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• How the new regulations on abortion just introduced devalue the lives of us all

  31-03-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There is no doubt that abortion here is a very divisive issue. Very little by way of consensus can ever be achieved. However, the recent tabling, at a time of intense national crisis, of the new abortion regulations at Westminster for parliamentary approval surprised and dismayed many people, given their extreme nature.
  
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• Church selling ‘plague protection kits’ for £91

  31-03-2020 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A faith healer has been accused of “exploiting” people’s anxiety about the coronavirus crisis by selling a “plague protection kit” for £91.
  
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• Covid-19 worst crisis since Second World War, says UN chief

  31-03-2020 22:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The world faces the most challenging crisis since the Second World War, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned.
  
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• 13-year-old boy with Covid-19 dies as UK sees biggest day-on-day rise in deaths

  31-03-2020 22:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a 13-year-old boy, believed to be England’s youngest reported coronavirus victim, said they have been left “beyond devastated” by his death.
  
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• Derek Jarman’s cottage saved by £3.5 million fundraising campaign

  31-03-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A £3.5 million fundraising target has been met to save a cottage formerly owned by the late artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman.
  
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• Calls for swifter payments for hospitality workers

  31-03-2020 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been a call for swift financial assistance for the hospitality industry suffering under the Covid-19 lockdown.
  
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• Belfast Montessori school opens doors to children of health care workers and others on the front line of pandemic - Bangor Daily News

  31-03-2020 22:01
  
  Belfast Montessori school opens doors to children of health care workers and others on the front line of pandemic  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Warren Brown ‘made up’ with send-off after shock twist in Strike Back

  31-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Warren Brown has said he was “made up” with the send-off he received as his character was killed in a shock twist in Sky drama Strike Back.
  
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• Rachel Dean's Big Ask: Journalist David Blevins on the joy of his daughter Sarah returning home to give birth

  31-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In this week's interview Rachel Dean talks to David Blevins (49), senior Ireland correspondent with Sky News. He lives in Portadown with his wife Ruth and their two sons, James (20) and Josh (15). Their daughter Sarah (22) lives in America but has just arrived back home for the lockdown with her partner Josh as they are expecting their first child in August.
  
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• Garda probe after woman’s body found in house

  31-03-2020 21:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai are investigating after a woman’s body was found at a house in Dublin.
  
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• Joe Sugg crowned star baker despite fainting during Celebrity Bake Off

  31-03-2020 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Joe Sugg has been crowned the winner of Channel 4’s Celebrity Bake Off despite fainting during one of the challenges.
  
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• Banks suspend dividends to save money for coronavirus fight

  31-03-2020 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain’s biggest banks have become the latest to scrap their dividends, as businesses scramble to save money by stopping payments to shareholders amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Players’ union boss can’t believe game still being played in Belarus

  31-03-2020 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the global football players’ union Fifpro has said it is “frankly not comprehensible” that football is continuing to be played in Belarus despite the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Coronavirus: 17 more deaths and 325 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Republic of Ireland

  31-03-2020 21:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Another 17 people have died from coronavirus and 325 new cases have been diagnosed in the Republic Ireland, it has been confirmed this evening.
  
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• Coronavirus testing: What we know so far

  31-03-2020 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has said the UK must go “further, faster” to ramp up the coronavirus testing capacity, but where can you get one and who is first in the queue?
  
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• Abortion-supporting MLA Matthew O'Toole 'out of step with most of the SDLP', says former party rep Richie McPhillips

  31-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former SDLP representative has criticised a party MLA for his pro-abortion views, saying he did "not speak for me or the vast majority of SDLP members".
  
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• Ireland sees highest number of deaths in a day since Covid-19 pandemic started

  31-03-2020 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland has seen its highest total of deaths in a day since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Coronavirus: NI council begins preparing graves in readiness for deaths surge - Belfast Newsletter

  31-03-2020 20:59
  
  Coronavirus: NI council begins preparing graves in readiness for deaths surge  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Catherine Tyldesley makes ‘lockdown’ joke about Chinese eating habits

  31-03-2020 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Catherine Tyldesley has joked that Chinese eating habits have led to the Covid-19 pandemic in a video posted on social media.
  
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• Jos Buttler’s World Cup shirt auctioned for charity

  31-03-2020 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler is auctioning the shirt he wore during last summer’s triumphant World Cup final to raise funds for two London hospitals.
  
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• Matt Baker signs off from The One Show from his own sofa while self-isolating

  31-03-2020 20:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Matt Baker has signed off as a presenter of The One Show in an emotional last episode in which he was broadcasting from self-isolation in his own home.
  
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• US death toll from Covid-19 eclipses China’s official count

  31-03-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US death toll from coronavirus climbed past 3,500 on Tuesday, eclipsing China’s official count.
  
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• Duo spend isolation recreating famous looks from Mary Poppins to Sir Elton John

  31-03-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two freelance workers have been using their time in self-isolation to recreate famous looks, including Mary Poppins, Edward Scissorhands and even My Little Pony.
  
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• Laura Ashley to axe 268 jobs following administration

  31-03-2020 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Laura Ashley is to cut 268 jobs after the fashion retailer slid into administration last week.
  
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• Coronavirus: Scientists warn of negative consequences of mass testing

  31-03-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mass public testing for coronavirus could have a negative impact on compliance with social isolation and other protective behaviours, scientists have warned.
  
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• Plans to release pregnant inmates from jail ‘within days’

  31-03-2020 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pregnant inmates could be granted temporary release from prison “within days” to protect them and their unborn children from coronavirus.
  
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• RAF helicopters deployed to support the NHS in fight against Covid-19

  31-03-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Military helicopters are being deployed across the country to support the NHS in the fight against Covid-19, the Government has announced.
  
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• PSNI pauses legacy investigations in preparation for coronavirus surge

  31-03-2020 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Investigations into incidents in the region’s troubled past will be paused amid the coronavirus crisis, Northern Ireland’s chief constable has announced.
  
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• Coronavirus: Football freestyler keeps public on their feet during lockdown

  31-03-2020 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  World record freestyler Ben Nuttall is creating football tutorials on TikTok as a way of helping the public develop their football skills during lockdown.
  
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• FIFPRO accepts issue of contracts is complicated

  31-03-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  World players’ union FIFPRO is working towards a “harmonised solution” on extending player contracts to cope with the coronavirus pandemic but accepts that addressing the issue of players who have contracts already signed with new clubs could be complicated.
  
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• People still sleeping rough despite pledges of extra beds, campaigner says

  31-03-2020 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The hundreds of beds sourced across Dublin for homeless people are not being seen on the ground, a campaigner has claimed.
  
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• PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor warns there cannot be any relaxing of financial conduct rules

  31-03-2020 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Gordon Taylor has warned there must be no relaxation of rules relating to the financial conduct of clubs as the union continues discussions on wage deferrals.
  
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• Covid-19: Rate of infections is slowing, NHS chief says

  31-03-2020 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are “green shoots” signs that the rate at which people are becoming infected with Covid-19 is slowing, NHS England’s medical director has said.
  
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• Covid-19: Rate of infections is slowing as critics question testing plans

  31-03-2020 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are “green shoots” signs that the rate at which people are becoming infected with Covid-19 is slowing, NHS England’s medical director has said.
  
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• Efforts to source more PPE for Northern Ireland from London and Dublin

  31-03-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Efforts are under way to source more personal protective equipment for workers in Northern Ireland from London and Dublin.
  
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• ECB announces £61million emergency funding package to help counties and clubs

  31-03-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The England and Wales Cricket Board has announced an emergency funding package worth £61million to keep counties and clubs afloat during what could be “the biggest challenge in the history of the game”.
  
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• GPs order protective kit from Amazon amid shortages

  31-03-2020 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  GPs have taken to ordering protective gear from Amazon in a bid to protect staff caring for coronavirus patients.
  
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• Mark Palios wants EFL to tap into FIFA fund for leagues and clubs

  31-03-2020 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EFL should look to tap into a FIFA fund set up to assist those leagues and clubs struggling financially due to the coronavirus crisis, according to Tranmere chairman and former Football Association chief executive Mark Palios.
  
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• Under-fire police chief says controversial Covid-19 tactics will save lives

  31-03-2020 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police chief criticised for using controversial tactics to enforce the Covid-19 lockdown has said it was worth being ridiculed to save lives.
  
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• Father and daughter ambulance-workers urge public to ‘hang in there’

  31-03-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father and daughter both working in an ambulance during the coronavirus outbreak have urged the public to “hang in there, be nice to each other and stay safe”.
  
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• What work is being done on developing coronavirus treatments and a vaccine?

  31-03-2020 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Researchers across the world are racing to create a vaccine and treatment for coronavirus.
  
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• NHS nurse gifted new car in kind gesture from dealership - Belfast Live

  31-03-2020 18:06
  
  NHS nurse gifted new car in kind gesture from dealership  Belfast Live
  
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