Belfast news

• Brexit: Michael Gove writes to parties over EU presence in NI

  02-05-2020 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael Gove responds to four political parties over proposals for an EU office in Belfast.
  
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• British Army generals say NHS workers risking their lives should receive bonuses

  02-05-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ex-Army generals have called on the Chancellor to reward frontline NHS workers with cash bonuses as a thank you for risking their lives.
  
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• Victoria Beckham posts birthday snaps celebrating David’s big day

  02-05-2020 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victoria Beckham has given fans a glimpse of her family’s celebration for husband David’s birthday.
  
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• YouTube terminates David Icke’s account

  02-05-2020 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  YouTube have deleted conspiracy theorist David Icke’s account.
  
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• Boris Johnson says doctors prepared to announce his death as he battled Covid-19

  02-05-2020 22:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has revealed that doctors prepared to announce his death as he battled coronavirus in hospital last month.
  
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• Post-Brexit trade deal talks with US to begin this week

  02-05-2020 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain will begin the first round of post-Brexit trade deal talks with the US on Monday as the Government seeks to strike an “ambitious” relationship which “opens up new opportunities” to UK businesses.
  
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• A-listers join former presidents to call for unity against pandemic threat

  02-05-2020 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actors and musicians joined two former US presidents to try and lift morale and call for unity amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Israelis hold socially-distanced protest against coalition deal

  02-05-2020 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several thousand Israelis took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, demonstrating against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition deal with his chief rival a day before the country’s Supreme Court is to begin debating a series of legal challenges to the agreement.
  
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• Belfast native Kelci Faulkingham reflects on stellar athletic career at Thomas - PenBayPilot.com

  02-05-2020 21:00
  
  Belfast native Kelci Faulkingham reflects on stellar athletic career at Thomas  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Coronavirus: Why did the UK need 100,000 tests a day?

  02-05-2020 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What are the tests for coronavirus, who are they for and how do they work?
  
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• Restrictions on 1.8m ‘shielded’ people to be reviewed

  02-05-2020 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Blanket restrictions on nearly two million people told to shield due to the coronavirus will be reviewed in a bid to create “more stratified” guidance, according to England’s deputy chief medical officer.
  
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• Healthcare worker was doting grandfather ‘who put others before himself’

  02-05-2020 20:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A healthcare worker who died after contracting Covid-19 has been remembered as a “perfect dad and grandad” who went out of his way to help others.
  
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• Grounds for concern: Brighton chief opposes the idea of games at neutral venues

  02-05-2020 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has voiced opposition to the idea of finishing the Premier League season at neutral venues.
  
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• Belfast doctors finish Mount Everest 'climb' in their back garden - Belfast Live

  02-05-2020 19:46
  
  Belfast doctors finish Mount Everest 'climb' in their back garden  Belfast Live
  
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• Britain’s Got Talent Judges wowed by 96-year-old singer

  02-05-2020 19:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 96-year-old has wowed Britain’s Got Talent – getting the seal of approval from the judges.
  
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• GAA fanatic Patsy Forbes (78) back in training for return to global athletics stage

  02-05-2020 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ardboe and Tyrone captain Patsy Forbes is currently immersed in a rigorous personal training programme — at the age of 78.
  
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• More than 90% of rough sleepers have been housed during pandemic – minister

  02-05-2020 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 90% of rough sleepers known to councils have now been housed to protect them against coronavirus, the Government has said.
  
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• Woman assaulted paramedic moments after approaching cops with a knife, court told

  02-05-2020 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young woman assaulted a paramedic moments after approaching police armed with a knife, a court has heard.
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne would consider Man City future if two-year European ban upheld

  02-05-2020 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kevin De Bruyne has admitted he will consider his future if Manchester City’s two-year ban from European competition stands, but suggested he could stay at the Etihad Stadium even if he faced a year out of the Champions League.
  
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• Government invests £76 million to support victims of domestic and sexual abuse

  02-05-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A £76 million package to support people who are unsafe in their homes during the lockdown period has been announced by the Government today.
  
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• We don’t have enough information yet on immunity, says senior medic

  02-05-2020 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the Government’s top medical advisers has said officials “don’t have enough information yet” to know whether people can catch coronavirus more than once.
  
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• Top cancer specialist releases album to fundraise for charity

  02-05-2020 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A top cancer specialist is hoping people will give a shot of love to hard-pressed charities with a new fundraising album.
  
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• Government ‘optimistic’ people will download coronavirus contact tracing app

  02-05-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is “optimistic” people will download a phone app to trace the spread of coronavirus, but has conceded the task to get the contact tracing system running remains “significant”.
  
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• England captain Joe Root involved in talks to reschedule West Indies series

  02-05-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England captain Joe Root and his West Indies counterpart Jason Holder have been involved in talks over rescheduling a three-Test series between the two sides later this summer.
  
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• Deciding on a return to action is down to the individual, says Jason Roy

  02-05-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  World Cup winner Jason Roy accepts his role as “a pawn” in debates around when and where cricket should return but believes all players should be free to make their own decisions.
  
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• Nurse closing in on retirement dies with coronavirus

  02-05-2020 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A nurse has died with coronavirus after spending nearly 40 years in the job.
  
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• NI man jailed after mum shopped him to cops for stealing mate's PlayStation

  02-05-2020 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother reported her son to the police for stealing his friend’s PlayStation 4, a court has been told.
  
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• Co Down woman handed suspended sentence after assaulting husband

  02-05-2020 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who assaulted her husband in front of the police has been handed a suspended jail sentence.
  
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• Marcus Rashford sends encouragement to academy players after season ended

  02-05-2020 17:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has urged the club’s academy players to keep working through the shutdown after the Premier League ended the youth league season on Friday.
  
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• Serial thief jailed for stealing from supermarkets says he was desperate due to coronavirus lockdown

  02-05-2020 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A serial thief has once again been jailed for stealing from supermarkets – this time claiming he was desperate due to the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Northern Ireland golf courses could reopen this month - Belfast Live

  02-05-2020 17:19
  
  Northern Ireland golf courses could reopen this month  Belfast Live
  
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• SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster in the dark over “vague allegations”

  02-05-2020 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scottish Professional Football League chief executive Neil Doncaster says he is in the dark over Rangers’ insistence he is suspended from his role following the vote to end the Scottish league season.
  
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• Help announced for domestic abuse survivors and rough sleepers

  02-05-2020 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A raft of measures “to support the most vulnerable in society” including domestic violence victims and rough sleepers have been announced by the Housing Secretary.
  
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• What’s on the agenda for the former England captain?

  02-05-2020 15:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Bill Beaumont has been re-elected as the chairman of World Rugby.
  
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• Sir Bill Beaumont re-elected as World Rugby chairman

  02-05-2020 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Bill Beaumont has fought off competition from Agustin Pichot to be re-elected as the World Rugby chairman for a second term.
  
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• Socially-distanced queues in west Belfast as priest hears confessions - Belfast Telegraph

  02-05-2020 15:40
  
  Socially-distanced queues in west Belfast as priest hears confessions  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Socially-distanced queues in west Belfast as priest hears confessions

  02-05-2020 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were socially-distanced queues at a west Belfast church as a Catholic priest heard confessions.
  
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• Florida lawyer dresses as grim reaper on beach in protest at reopening

  02-05-2020 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A US lawyer has gone viral after dressing as the grim reaper to protest against the reopening of beaches.
  
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• In Pictures: Beaches quiet but queues snake across Britain in lockdown

  02-05-2020 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Britons endure another weekend in lockdown, many faced long waits in large queues outside shops allowed to open due to strict social-distancing rules.
  
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• Mapping coronavirus in Northern Ireland: How many confirmed cases are there in your council area?

  02-05-2020 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in Northern Ireland is Belfast where there have been more than 1,150 confirmed cases and 117 deaths recorded by the Department of Health to date.
  
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• Sea of Galilee bereft of visitors as Covid-19 lockdown hits pilgrimages

  02-05-2020 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is at its highest level in two decades after exceptional winter rainfall, but the beaches and major Christian sites along its banks are empty.
  
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• Coronavirus cases in Wales pass 10,000 mark

  02-05-2020 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Wales has passed 10,000, health officials have announced.
  
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• Row over EU office in Belfast threatens to derail Brexit talks - The Guardian

  02-05-2020 14:57
  
  Row over EU office in Belfast threatens to derail Brexit talks  The Guardian
  
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• Tenfold increase in testing demand at NI’s Covid-19 testing centres

  02-05-2020 14:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been a tenfold increase in the number of people attending Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 testing centres, the regional manager has said.
  
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• Johnson baby tribute doctors are infection and ventilation experts

  02-05-2020 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The doctors Boris Johnson named his son after are experts in infectious diseases and ventilation.
  
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• Eurostar says its passengers must wear face masks

  02-05-2020 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eurostar says all its passengers must wear face masks as a safeguard against Covid-19, effective from Monday.
  
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• Holywood police investigation launched after reports man was tied up - Belfast Live

  02-05-2020 13:50
  
  Holywood police investigation launched after reports man was tied up  Belfast Live
  
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• Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds name son in tribute to doctors who saved PM

  02-05-2020 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have named their son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, in a tribute to their grandfathers and the doctors who helped save the Prime Minister’s life.
  
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• Royal Mail locates missing pensions correspondence for former PSNI officers

  02-05-2020 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Royal Mail has located missing pensions correspondence to 300 former PSNI officers.
  
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• Recalling the first Belfast City Marathon in 1982 - BBC Sport

  02-05-2020 13:24
  
  Recalling the first Belfast City Marathon in 1982  BBC Sport
  
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