Belfast news

• Scooby-Doo film Scoob! to skip theatrical release and head straight to digital

  21-04-2020 23:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Animated Scooby-Doo film Scoob! will skip a theatrical release and head straight to digital services, studio Warner Bros has said.
  
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• Nine more Covid-19-related deaths in Northern Ireland

  21-04-2020 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It brings the number of deaths in Northern Ireland recorded by the Public Health Agency to 216.
  
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• Donald Trump confirms US immigration restrictions

  21-04-2020 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has announced he will be placing a 60-day pause on the issuing of certain immigration green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a US economy wrecked by the coronavirus.
  
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• Grieving student nurse pleads for change in policy so she can visit her late mother

  21-04-2020 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grieving student nurse has told of her devastation at being prohibited from leaving flowers at her beloved mum's grave.
  
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• Actor Val Kilmer opens up on surviving throat cancer

  21-04-2020 23:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hollywood actor Val Kilmer has opened up on surviving throat cancer.
  
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• Man accused of trying to set neighbour on fire

  21-04-2020 23:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is due in court accused of dousing a neighbour in an accelerant and attempting to set him alight.
  
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• Smaller parties will have role in deciding rotation of Taoiseach – Varadkar

  21-04-2020 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leo Varadkar has said any junior partner in a Fianna Fail/Fine Gael coalition will have a role in deciding how the position of Taoiseach is allocated.
  
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• Northern Ireland stars join forces to call on public to 'be a hero and stay at home'

  21-04-2020 23:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Play your part and be a stay-at-home hero.
  
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• Free M&S clothing packs prepared for patients at NHS Nightingale Belfast - Belfast Live

  21-04-2020 23:01
  
  Free M&S clothing packs prepared for patients at NHS Nightingale Belfast  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Belfast PIPS mental health befriending service welcomed - Belfast Live

  21-04-2020 23:01
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Belfast PIPS mental health befriending service welcomed  Belfast Live
  
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• Lib Dems call for inquiry into Government’s ‘slow response’ to coronavirus

  21-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An independent inquiry must be held into the Government’s “shocking failures” and “slow response” to the coronavirus crisis, the Liberal Democrats have said.
  
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• Maine Supreme Court affirms Lindell's elder financial exploitation convictions - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  21-04-2020 22:57
  
  Maine Supreme Court affirms Lindell's elder financial exploitation convictions - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• Northern Ireland could face 'a cancer epidemic' as virus impacts vital patient care, says expert

  21-04-2020 22:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland could be facing a "cancer epidemic" as a legacy of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have warned.
  
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• Rory McIlroy not interested in playing the Ryder Cup without fans

  21-04-2020 22:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy would rather postpone the Ryder Cup until 2021 than play it this year without fans.
  
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• Starlink satellites to pass overhead in the coming minutes - Belfast Live

  21-04-2020 22:35
  
  Starlink satellites to pass overhead in the coming minutes  Belfast Live
  
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• US Senate approves 500bn-dollar coronavirus aid package

  21-04-2020 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A near-500 billion dollar (£403bn) coronavirus aid package has been approved by the US Senate, after Congress and the White House reached a deal to replenish a small business payroll fund and provided new money for hospitals and testing.
  
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• Andrew Webb: Regardless of when lockdown is lifted, we face a long, hard road to recovery

  21-04-2020 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has been at pains to avoid talk of how we exit the lockdown, largely because it wants to maintain focus and discipline and quite possibly because it is a difficult judgment to make.
  
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• PSNI birthday surprise makes 'dreams come true' for boy with autism - Belfast Live

  21-04-2020 22:24
  
  PSNI birthday surprise makes 'dreams come true' for boy with autism  Belfast Live
  
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• Jodie Turner-Smith and Joshua Jackson welcome their first child together

  21-04-2020 22:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British actress Jodie Turner-Smith has welcomed her first child with husband Joshua Jackson.
  
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• Coronavirus: NI outlook positive as curve 'flattens'

  21-04-2020 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Social distancing measures are working but there is no room to relax the rules, says NI's chief scientific advisor.
  
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• Netflix announces viewing figures for Tiger King and Love Is Blind

  21-04-2020 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Netflix’s breakout documentary Tiger King has been watched by 64 million households, the streaming giant has said.
  
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• Mental health nurse and father-of-four dies after contracting Covid-19

  21-04-2020 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mental health nurse described as “a wonderful human being” has died after contracting coronavirus.
  
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• Richard Cockerill still hoping PRO14 season can be completed

  21-04-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill still has his heart set on finishing the Guinness PRO14 season despite the Scottish Government’s gloomy forecast for sports fans and the complications around the cross-border competition.
  
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• Rachel Dean's Big Ask: U105 presenter Carolyn Stewart on growing up in tower block during the Troubles and death of her father

  21-04-2020 21:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In this week's interview Rachel Dean talks to U105 presenter Carolyn Stewart, who lives in Bangor. She has been a familiar voice on the airwaves here for over 20 years.
  
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• Get big public sector projects moving to revive our battered economy, Stormont is urged

  21-04-2020 21:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rebuilding Northern Ireland's economy following lockdown could take an effort on a post-war scale depending on the severity of the damage, it's been claimed.
  
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• Sean Dyche does not want to waste any more time

  21-04-2020 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley manager Sean Dyche does not believe an extended training camp would be needed ahead of the Premier League’s resumption.
  
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• UEFA opens door to domestic leagues being cancelled ‘in special cases’

  21-04-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UEFA has opened the door to domestic league and cup competitions being cancelled “in special cases” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Larne care home staff underline Covid-19 challenge

  21-04-2020 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The staff at a Larne care home underline the challenge of keeping coronavirus from vulnerable residents.
  
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• Friends cast offer fans tickets to filming of reunion special

  21-04-2020 21:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cast of Friends have joined the All-In Challenge to support the coronavirus relief effort.
  
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• More than 9,000 who tested positive for Covid-19 have recovered

  21-04-2020 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 9,000 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in Ireland have now recovered, official figures indicate.
  
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• Coronavirus: Larne care home underlines challenge of protecting residents

  21-04-2020 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Larne care home underlines the challenge of keeping coronavirus from vulnerable residents.
  
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• Death toll rises after shooting rampage in Nova Scotia

  21-04-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Canadian police have said they believe there were 22 victims after a gunman went on a rampage in rural communities across Nova Scotia over the weekend.
  
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• Rhyl initiate winding-up proceedings due to financial impact of coronavirus

  21-04-2020 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rhyl are on the brink of being wound up because of the financial impact of coronavirus.
  
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• Why it's unfair to pillory the WHO over failure of Beijing politburo to raise the alarm about pandemic

  21-04-2020 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobody is immune to coronavirus and coronavirus, apparently, is not immune to politics either. We have seen in the past week the pathetic political point-scoring by the gaffe-prone Sinn Fein northern leader Michelle O'Neill over Health Minister Robin Swann's decision to ask the Army to assist in the setting up of an emergency health facility at the site of the former Maze Prison.
  
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• Bombardier to reopen Belfast plant that will soon belong to Spirit AeroSystems - New York Business Journal

  21-04-2020 20:48
  Bombardier to reopen Belfast plant that will soon belong to Spirit AeroSystems  New York Business Journal
  
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• St Mirren chairman joins SPFL Reconstruction Group after first meeting

  21-04-2020 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  St Mirren chairman Gordon Scott has joined the Scottish Professional Football League Reconstruction Group following what has been described as a “positive and constructive” first meeting on Monday.
  
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• Lyrid meteor shower set to be visible thanks to clear skies - Belfast Live

  21-04-2020 20:46
  
  Lyrid meteor shower set to be visible thanks to clear skies  Belfast Live
  
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• Police motorcyclist dies on duty following crash with car

  21-04-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police motorcyclist has died on duty in Sheffield following a crash with a car while responding to an incident, South Yorkshire Police said.
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats

  21-04-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a block of flats in Nottingham.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: List of essential workers published - Belfast Live

  21-04-2020 20:36
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: List of essential workers published  Belfast Live
  
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• Millie Bobby Brown’s latest film coming to Netflix

  21-04-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Netflix has announced it will release Millie Bobby Brown’s Enola Holmes film.
  
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• Trump vows to suspend immigration to US due to Covid-19

  21-04-2020 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration into the US because of the coronavirus.
  
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• ‘Bubbly’ agency nurse who wanted to return to South Africa dies with Covid-19

  21-04-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A “bubbly” nurse who came to the UK to bring her “passion for care” to the NHS, has died after contracting coronavirus.
  
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• Belfast man arrested for attempted murder after allegedly trying to set neighbour on fire

  21-04-2020 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested for attempted murder after allegedly dousing a neighbour with some form of accelerant and attempting to set him on fire.
  
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• Drumquin firm lighting up Belfast to honour NHS workers - The Ulster Herald

  21-04-2020 20:01
  
  Drumquin firm lighting up Belfast to honour NHS workers  The Ulster Herald
  
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• Government sorting ‘credible offers’ from manufacturers on PPE

  21-04-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Matt Hancock has defended not taking up all domestic manufacturers on their offers to produce protective equipment during the coronavirus crisis – saying not all opportunities have been “credible”.
  
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• Belfast's Tall Pines records 39th COVID-19 case - PenBayPilot.com

  21-04-2020 20:00
  
  Belfast's Tall Pines records 39th COVID-19 case  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Gogglebox star credits father’s weight loss with surviving coronavirus

  21-04-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family featured on Gogglebox believe their six-stone weight loss may have saved their lives after they contracted coronavirus.
  
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• Health chief defends lack of airport Covid-19 screening

  21-04-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England’s deputy chief medical officer has defended the Government’s decision not to screen passengers arriving at UK airports for coronavirus.
  
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• O’Neill challenges Allister to repeat ‘misled’ allegation outside Assembly

  21-04-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelle O’Neill has challenged Jim Allister to repeat his claim that she “misled” Stormont over a PPE shipment without the protection of Assembly privilege.
  
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