Belfast news

• Varadkar urges Greens to enter formal coalition talks

  01-05-2020 23:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Taoiseach has urged the Greens to enter formal coalition talks as he expressed a willingness to meet their carbon emissions target.
  
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• Northern Ireland gran who beat cancer died after catching coronavirus at care unit

  01-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grandmother who died from Covid-19 after contracting the deadly virus at Owen Mor Care Centre had beaten cancer, her family has revealed.
  
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• Coronavirus: We can't give dad the funeral he'd planned, says grieving daughter of Ulster rugby hero James Stevenson

  01-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken daughter of former Ulster and Ireland rugby star James Stevenson, who died from Covid-19, has said she still cannot believe the disease took him so quickly from the people who loved him.
  
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• Coronavirus: Cancer surgeries backlog in Northern Ireland 'must be addressed safely'

  01-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cancer surgery in Northern Ireland must resume within a matter of weeks to begin to address a backlog of more than 8,000 operations already cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been warned.
  
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• North Korean leader ‘appears in public’ after rumours of poor health

  01-05-2020 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance in 20 days amid rumours about his health, state media said.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Live updates on Friday May 1 - Belfast Live

  01-05-2020 22:41
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Live updates on Friday May 1  Belfast Live
  
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• Virtual comedy club sets Guinness World Record for online pub

  01-05-2020 22:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A virtual comedy club called The Covid Arms has set a new Guinness World Record for the most people to visit a virtual pub, after securing 6,215 visitors.
  
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• Ross Wilson adamant Rangers star Alfredo Morelos will not be sold cheaply

  01-05-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers sporting director Ross Wilson will fend off any attempt to snatch star striker Alfredo Morelos on the cheap as speculation continues to swirl despite the uncertain backdrop.
  
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• Irish minister hopes for ‘close alignment’ on coronavirus strategy

  01-05-2020 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s health minister has expressed hope for a close alignment of coronavirus recovery strategies north and south of the border.
  
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• Cooking, quizzes and the private life of pigs: Coronavirus lockdown TV is a complete turnoff

  01-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Television. Of all the resources you might have assumed would be there for us in these our days of lockdown and going up the walls, television should have been high on the list.
  
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• BJ Hogg was a supreme actor, a wonderful friend and a man who lived for his family... pals pay tribute

  01-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For the team from the Give My Head Peace TV 'family', so used to making the public laugh, yesterday the mood was strikingly sombre as they struggled to get their collective heads around the sudden death of one of their closest friends, the giant of a talent that was BJ Hogg.
  
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• Roma head coach Paulo Fonseca keen to keep hold of defender Chris Smalling

  01-05-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Roma head coach Paulo Fonseca is desperate to keep on-loan Manchester United defender Chris Smalling for at least another season.
  
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• Scottish Premiership clubs and Dundee United discuss return to action plans

  01-05-2020 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ladbrokes Premiership clubs and Dundee United held a conference call on Friday to discuss how to get back to playing football as swiftly and safely as possible.
  
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• WHO says coronavirus ‘natural in origin’ after Trump’s Chinese lab claim

  01-05-2020 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior World Health Organisation official has insisted the coronavirus is “natural in origin” after Donald Trump claimed to have seen the evidence outbreak originated from a laboratory in China.
  
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• Coronation Street fans thrilled as Yasmeen stabs abusive husband Geoff

  01-05-2020 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street fans have cheered on Yasmeen Nazir after she stabbed her husband Geoff Metcalfe following months of abuse.
  
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• US regulators approve use of drug to treat coronavirus patients

  01-05-2020 21:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US regulators have allowed emergency use of an experimental drug that appears to help some coronavirus patients recover faster.
  
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• Princess Charlotte joins parents in charity food deliveries

  01-05-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Princess Charlotte’s fifth birthday has been marked by the release of photographs showing the young royal helping to load a van with food and delivering meals for those in need.
  
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• Covid-19 full breakdown revealed through dashboard - Belfast Live

  01-05-2020 20:59
  
  Covid-19 full breakdown revealed through dashboard  Belfast Live
  
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• Cycle club’s guard of honour for member who died with Covid-19 in care home

  01-05-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of a local cycling club gathered to form a guard of honour for a longstanding member who died after contracting coronavirus.
  
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• Alicia Keys headlining virtual charity concert staged by AC Milan and Roc Nation

  01-05-2020 20:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  AC Milan and Roc Nation have partnered to stage a virtual live event headlined by Alicia Keys that will pay tribute to workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic in Italy and beyond.
  
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• Watch: Matt Hancock says case 'could be made' for easing lockdown earlier in Northern Ireland

  01-05-2020 20:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  THE health secretary Matt Hancock has said a case “could be made” for easing lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland ahead of other UK regions.
  
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• Matt Hancock says case 'could be made' for easing lockdown earlier in Northern Ireland

  01-05-2020 20:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  THE health secretary Matt Hancock has said a case “could be made” for easing lockdown restrictions in Northern Ireland ahead of other UK regions.
  
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• Leo Varadkar’s statement in full

  01-05-2020 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here is the full text of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s statement to the Irish people on plans to ease coronavirus restrictions in five phases:
  
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• Virgin Galactic spaceship completes glide flight in New Mexico

  01-05-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity has landed in the New Mexico desert after its first glide flight from Spaceport America as the company moves towards commercial operations.
  
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• Three people test positive for coronavirus at Bundesliga club Cologne

  01-05-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cologne have announced three people at the club have tested positive for coronavirus – yet training will continue ahead of the Bundesliga’s return.
  
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• Varadkar: Ireland will begin journey to new normal after two more lockdown weeks

  01-05-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland will begin its journey to a new normal after a further two weeks of the current coronavirus restrictions, Leo Varadkar has announced.
  
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• Ireland will begin journey to normality after two more lockdown weeks – Varadkar

  01-05-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland will begin its journey back to normality after a further two weeks of the current coronavirus restrictions, Leo Varadkar has announced.
  
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• Ireland’s road map to reopening society and businesses revealed

  01-05-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government has outlined its road map for reopening society and businesses across the country.
  
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• Coronavirus: Republic of Ireland’s road map to reopening society and businesses revealed

  01-05-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government has outlined its road map for reopening society and businesses across the country.
  
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• BAME NHS staff offered support due to ‘disproportionate’ rate of Covid-19 deaths

  01-05-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Black and minority ethnic (BAME) healthcare staff are being offered specialised assistance following reports that coronavirus deaths among them are disproportionately high, NHS leaders said.
  
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• Concern meat plants could emerge as next coronavirus blackspots as one closes and others understood to have clusters

  01-05-2020 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns are being raised that meat plants could emerge as a blackspot for Covid-19 infections, with one factory closed and a number understood to have clusters of Covid-19 cases.
  
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• How has the Government reached 120,000 tests?

  01-05-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has said it met its target to carry out more than 100,000 tests a day by the end of April.
  
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• How travel, work and going to the gym may change after lockdown

  01-05-2020 19:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Safely easing lockdown restrictions will be a tough challenge for businesses as they seek to maintain social distancing measures.
  
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• Get well soon, Prime Minister: Boris Johnson catches up with children’s messages

  01-05-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister took a time-out to catch up with get-well-soon cards sent by children from around the country.
  
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• Royal Mail unveils blue 'Thank You NHS' postboxes across the UK - Belfast Live

  01-05-2020 19:18
  
  Royal Mail unveils blue 'Thank You NHS' postboxes across the UK  Belfast Live
  
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• Daily Mirror available for home delivery in areas outside of Belfast - Belfast Live

  01-05-2020 19:18
  
  Daily Mirror available for home delivery in areas outside of Belfast  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus: As Executive plans to unveil 'pathway to recovery' , Foster and O'Neill see no early easing of lockdown

  01-05-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister has said that a "pathway to recovery" from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic will be published next week.
  
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• Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande releasing charity single Stuck With U

  01-05-2020 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande have collaborated on a song to raise money for the children of first responders in the US.
  
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• Fresh indications Covid-19 immunity exists are encouraging – UK testing chief

  01-05-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s testing guru has said it is “encouraging” that new evidence emerging out of South Korea suggests those who have fought off coronavirus might develop an immunity afterwards.
  
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• N Ireland ‘not in the space’ to change guidance to older people – O’Neill

  01-05-2020 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is “not in the space” to consider relaxing guidance for older people shielding during the coronavirus crisis, the deputy First Minister has said.
  
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• Wales extends Covid-19 testing in care homes

  01-05-2020 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus testing in Wales has been extended to people in care homes even if they are not showing symptoms of the disease, the Welsh Government has said.
  
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• East Belfast football club shares charity donation between care homes - Belfast Live

  01-05-2020 18:54
  
  East Belfast football club shares charity donation between care homes  Belfast Live
  
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• Dame Judi Dench backs Choose Love T-shirt fundraising campaign

  01-05-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dame Judi Dench, Dermot O’Leary and Lena Headey have backed the launch of a new range of Choose Love T-shirts, raising money for care workers and NHS staff.
  
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• Questions raised over testing target as Government says it hit 100,000 milestone

  01-05-2020 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government says it has hit its target for 100,000 coronavirus tests per day, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock saying it was an “incredible achievement”.
  
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• Sunniest April on record, Met Office confirms

  01-05-2020 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Last month was the sunniest April on record for the UK, the Met Office has confirmed.
  
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• VW refused permission to appeal against High Court ‘defeat devices’ ruling

  01-05-2020 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Volkswagen has been ordered to pay more than £3 million in legal fees and refused permission to appeal against a damning High Court ruling that it installed unlawful “defeat devices” in thousands of its diesel vehicles.
  
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• Arlene Foster unconvinced of medical case for face masks in public

  01-05-2020 17:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont’s First Minister has described the medical case for using face coverings in public during the coronavirus epidemic as “pretty weak”.
  
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• Sunday with Dearbhail removed from BBC Radio Ulster line-up

  01-05-2020 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio Ulster programme Sunday with Dearbhail has been removed from the airwaves after less than seven months, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Sunday with Dearbhail axed from BBC Radio Ulster line-up

  01-05-2020 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio Ulster programme Sunday with Dearbhail has been axed from the airwaves after less than seven months on the air, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Coronavirus battle ‘is now in our care homes’ – deputy First Minister

  01-05-2020 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The battle against coronavirus “is now in our care homes”, Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has said.
  
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