Belfast news

• Ian Hislop sends Boris Johnson get well soon message on Have I Got News For You

  10-04-2020 23:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Have I Got News For You panellist Ian Hislop sent a get well soon message to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as the satirical show was again broadcast from their homes of its stars.
  
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• First results in on Gilead coronavirus drug but more study needed

  10-04-2020 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than half of a group of severely ill coronavirus patients improved after receiving an experimental antiviral drug, doctors have reported.
  
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• Tesco opening hours over Easter in Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  10-04-2020 23:25
  
  Tesco opening hours over Easter in Northern Ireland  Belfast Live
  
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• Asda opening hours over Easter in Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  10-04-2020 23:25
  
  Asda opening hours over Easter in Northern Ireland  Belfast Live
  
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• Sainsbury's opening hours over Easter in Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  10-04-2020 23:24
  
  Sainsbury's opening hours over Easter in Northern Ireland  Belfast Live
  
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• Prominent Belfast lawyer with Covid-19 clapped out of ICU

  10-04-2020 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A well-known solicitor who had been in critical condition with coronavirus has been clapped by healthcare workers as he left intensive care.
  
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• Graham Norton hosts very different version of his chat show

  10-04-2020 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graham Norton hosted a stripped-back version of his chat show, with celebrity guests appearing via video stream amid the coroanvirus pandemic.
  
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• Health officials admit they published inaccurate Covid-19 test figures

  10-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health officials have admitted publishing the wrong figures about the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in part of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Crusaders volunteers unite to help deliver meals to community

  10-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crusaders have assembled a mini army of 90 volunteers to help deliver hot meals to homes across north Belfast during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Concern as it emerges NI virus deaths will not be investigated by coroner

  10-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus deaths in Northern Ireland are not being reported to the coroner, it has emerged.
  
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• Call for urgent coronavirus testing in NI care homes amid fears of 'hidden' cases

  10-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Covid-19 testing programme should be urgently put in place in care homes across Northern Ireland in a bid to save lives, a leading dementia charity said.
  
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• Scottish football season up in the air with one club to vote on SPFL resolution

  10-04-2020 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Professional Football League’s contentious proposals are resting on just one Championship club that failed to vote by Friday’s deadline, leaving the future of Scottish football up in the air.
  
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• Virus outbreak grows at Belfast retirement community, new one found at Augusta facility - Bangor Daily News

  10-04-2020 22:31
  
  Virus outbreak grows at Belfast retirement community, new one found at Augusta facility  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Stormont announces new measures to soften blow of Covid-19 on businesses

  10-04-2020 22:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Further financial steps to support businesses impacted by Covid-19 have been outlined by Stormont.
  
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• BBC donates working ventilators from Holby City set to Nightingale Hospital

  10-04-2020 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC has donated fully working ventilators from the set of medical drama Holby City to the new Nightingale Hospital.
  
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• Liver transplant mum's plea to help save her life by staying at home

  10-04-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 'miracle mum' has marked the 12th anniversary of a life-saving operation to give her a new liver with a passionate plea to people in Northern Ireland to stay at home this Easter.
  
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• Nursing home residents make up more than half of Ireland’s Covid-19 toll

  10-04-2020 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than half the victims of Covid-19 in Ireland were nursing home residents, the chief medical officer has said.
  
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• Minister postpones Leaving Certificate exams for school students

  10-04-2020 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Postponing Leaving Certificate examinations in Ireland has brought much needed clarity to students, the Education Minister has insisted.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Community hub set up to help Belfast residents - Belfast Live

  10-04-2020 21:34
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Community hub set up to help Belfast residents  Belfast Live
  
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• Good Friday service held in almost empty Dublin cathedral during lockdown

  10-04-2020 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A priest who conducted Easter services in an almost empty Dublin cathedral has said he felt a real closeness to his unseen congregation.
  
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• Bad news for fans waiting for Friends reunion special

  10-04-2020 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The highly anticipated Friends reunion special has been delayed due to the impact of coronavirus on TV production.
  
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• Meet the architect and radio presenter who moved to Bangor 30 years ago for love and aims to break down cultural barriers through her music

  10-04-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  She's made a huge impact on the Northern Ireland music scene with her high-energy vocals and joyous take on soul and gospel music.
  
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• What did we learn in Friday’s Covid-19 briefing?

  10-04-2020 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock gave an update on the Prime Minister’s condition in hospital at the latest daily briefing, when two more Nightingale hospitals were announced.
  
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• West Ham announce wage deferrals and cuts during coronavirus shutdown

  10-04-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham players have agreed to defer part of their wages during the coronavirus suspension, with David Sullivan, David Gold and fellow shareholders agreeing to inject £30million into the club.
  
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• Apple and Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

  10-04-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Apple and Google have launched a major joint effort to leverage smartphone technology to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Punk scene in 1980s Belfast captured in archive footage from BBC - Belfast Live

  10-04-2020 20:37
  
  Punk scene in 1980s Belfast captured in archive footage from BBC  Belfast Live
  
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• Harry Potter star Rupert Grint announces baby news

  10-04-2020 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has announced he and partner Georgia Groome are expecting their first child together.
  
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• Two more Nightingale hospitals will provide 700 extra beds within weeks

  10-04-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The NHS will have around 700 extra beds to use in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak after it was announced two more Nightingale hospitals will be opened within weeks.
  
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• Ben Affleck among A-listers going head-to-head in virtual poker tournament

  10-04-2020 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ben Affleck is among the A-list stars going head-to-head in a virtual poker tournament to raise money for the coronavirus relief effort.
  
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• In a steadfast, calm message the Queen delivered a wartime-worthy speech no-one could have bettered

  10-04-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Do we need a Queen? As we know there are people who have strong views on the matter. Most of us though are generally too busy with everyday life to obsess about whether or not the monarch and her extended family represent an important national resource. Even if we occasionally might query the value-for-money aspect.
  
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• Sir Kenny Dalglish in hospital with coronavirus

  10-04-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool great Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for coronavirus but “remains asymptomatic”, his family have said in a statement.
  
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• Astronauts returning to changed world after months in space

  10-04-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Nasa astronauts have said they expect it will be tough returning to such a drastically changed world next week, after more than half a year at the International Space Station.
  
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• The great British museum quiz: set by the Ulster Museum, Belfast - The Guardian

  10-04-2020 19:51
  
  The great British museum quiz: set by the Ulster Museum, Belfast  The Guardian
  
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• Harvey Weinstein facing fresh sexual assault charge in Los Angeles

  10-04-2020 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has been charged with a new count of sexual assault, prosecutors in Los Angeles have said.
  
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• Covid-19 epidemic in ‘dangerous phase’ as daily death toll reaches new high

  10-04-2020 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus epidemic remains in a “dangerous phase” a senior Government scientist has warned as the UK recorded its highest daily death toll since the outbreak began.
  
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• Mother describes loss of ‘bubbly’ daughter who died suddenly at home

  10-04-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a 35-year-old woman who was found dead at her home has spoken of the loss of her “bubbly” daughter as a man arrested on suspicion of murder was released without charge.
  
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• Uplifting news: Over The Rainbow recitals and vicars getting creative

  10-04-2020 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Musicians around the UK paid tribute to NHS workers, and vicars have been getting creative with how they communicate with parishioners ahead of the Easter weekend.
  
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• Stormont minister says Chinese PPE manufacturer is ‘credible’

  10-04-2020 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Chinese PPE manufacturer that Stormont is poised to place a multi-million pound order with is a “credible” supplier, the finance minister has said.
  
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• Coronavirus-linked deaths hit 100,000 across globe

  10-04-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The worldwide death toll from coronavirus has hit 100,000 as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday unlike any other — in front of computer screens instead of in church pews.
  
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• Student medics graduate early and join NHS frontlines to fight Covid-19

  10-04-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Final year medical students across the UK have graduated early and joined the frontlines of the NHS to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Covid-19: ‘Premature’ to say UK has reached peak number of cases

  10-04-2020 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is still too early to say that the UK has reached its peak number of Covid-19 cases, the deputy chief medical officer has warned.
  
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• Sisters create giant NHS street tribute with balloons and chalk

  10-04-2020 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two girls in Manchester have impressed their neighbours by creating a giant NHS tribute outside their house.
  
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• SPFL resolution waiting on one vote from unnamed Championship club

  10-04-2020 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Professional Football League’s contentious resolution is resting on just one Championship club that failed to vote by Friday’s 5pm deadline.
  
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• Mattress company working round the clock to supply NHS

  10-04-2020 18:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A firm which makes mattresses for the NHS has diverted all its staff to its healthcare division and is working 24 hours a day to meet demand.
  
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• Coronavirus: Give people PPE to spend last moments with dying loved ones, pleads Northern Ireland doctor

  10-04-2020 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PUP deputy leader Dr John Kyle has pleaded with the Department of Health to give loved ones personal protective equipment (PPE) to allow them to spend final moments with family members with Covid-19.
  
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• Vicars get creative with digital church services ahead of Easter weekend

  10-04-2020 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With the busiest week in the Christian calendar under way, Britain’s churches are remaining shut for the first time in 800 years.
  
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• Celtic announce ‘significant’ salary reductions

  10-04-2020 16:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic’s first-team squad, manager Neil Lennon, backroom staff and club executives, including chief executive Peter Lawwell, have volunteered to take “significant reduction in salaries”.
  
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• 'Those two words - The Double': The last Glentoran team to win the Irish League and Cup relive their 1988 glories

  10-04-2020 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  “All I remember is young Russell handling it off the line from my header, that’s all I can remember.”
  
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• Global deal to cut oil output in sight after Mexico signs up

  10-04-2020 15:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Opec and nations including Russia have agreed to boost oil prices by cutting as much as 10 million barrels a day in production.
  
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• FIFA chief vows to make money available to ease impact of coronavirus

  10-04-2020 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino has promised to make available money from the world governing body’s reserve funds as football faces up to the financial impact of the coronavirus shutdown.
  
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