Belfast news

• Hollyoaks star Nikki Sanderson looks back on domestic abuse storyline

  06-05-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hollyoaks star Nikki Sanderson has recalled her hard-hitting domestic abuse storyline in the soap.
  
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• Secrecy surrounding care home outbreak statistics is simply unacceptable

  06-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For all of the things that we don't know about Covid-19 - of which there are many - it has been abundantly clear from very early on that it is extremely infectious and also particularly dangerous to older people with pre-existing health conditions.
  
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• Grieving daughter demands answers as 17 residents die in virus-hit care home

  06-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Seventeen residents at a Co Down care home have died since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, it can be revealed.
  
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• Coronavirus latest statistics for Northern Ireland by council area - Belfast Live

  06-05-2020 22:59
  
  Coronavirus latest statistics for Northern Ireland by council area  Belfast Live
  
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• Queen's University Belfast promises traditional graduation after coronavirus threat passes - Belfast Live

  06-05-2020 22:43
  
  Queen's University Belfast promises traditional graduation after coronavirus threat passes  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast mum who battled post-natal depression now helping families with well-being tips during lockdown - Belfast Live

  06-05-2020 22:43
  
  Belfast mum who battled post-natal depression now helping families with well-being tips during lockdown  Belfast Live
  
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• Shankill bomber interviewed over shopping centre incident

  06-05-2020 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have interviewed Shankill bomber Sean Kelly about an incident at a Belfast shopping centre.
  
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• Family fears what future holds as Magherafelt teen has cancer relapse

  06-05-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a teenage boy who has just received a heartbreaking cancer re-diagnosis said she fears what awaits her family in the weeks and months ahead.
  
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• I was sacked as temporary carer for speaking out about PPE, Labour MP claims

  06-05-2020 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s youngest MP has claimed she has been sacked from her temporary role as a carer during the Covid-19 pandemic after speaking out about personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages.
  
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• Shankill bomber Sean Kelly interviewed by PSNI over video

  06-05-2020 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sean Kelly is interviewed about an incident at a shopping centre filmed and posted on social media.
  
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• Sharp exchanges as MLAs discuss new bill on conduct

  06-05-2020 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A proposed law governing how Stormont ministers and advisers should behave sparks debate.
  
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• Labour ‘must take action’ over Bobby Sands tweet say unionists - Belfast Newsletter

  06-05-2020 22:19
  
  Labour ‘must take action’ over Bobby Sands tweet say unionists  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• New study reveals blueprint for getting out of Covid-19 lockdown

  06-05-2020 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relaxing stay-at-home orders and allowing some types of non-essential businesses such as shops to reopen could be the starting point to moving the UK out of lockdown, according to a new study.
  
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• West Belfast primary school sends interesting 'we miss you' message to pupils - Belfast Live

  06-05-2020 22:11
  
  West Belfast primary school sends interesting 'we miss you' message to pupils  Belfast Live
  
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• Hairdressers urged to avoid black market cuts

  06-05-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s chief medical officer has urged hairdressers to resist the temptation to offer black market cuts.
  
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• Widow of murdered PSNI officer Stephen Carroll shares heartbreak at death of son

  06-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Heartbroken Kate Carroll has told how her late son Shane never got over the loss of his stepfather Stephen, the first PSNI officer to be murdered by terrorists.
  
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• PRO14 season will be curtailed if it resumes at all – Scottish Rugby Union

  06-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Guinness PRO14 season could still be restarted but the campaign will definitely be curtailed, according to the Scottish Rugby Union.
  
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• Forwards coach Matt Proudfoot expects busy end to the year for England

  06-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England forwards coach Matt Proudfoot is braced for a World Cup-style frantic finale to the rugby union year – but is adamant player welfare is key in establishing when the sport can safely return.
  
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• Coronavirus: Detailed information 'not held' on patients discharged to care homes later hit by virus

  06-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No information is held around the discharge of patients from hospitals to care homes where Covid-19 later broke out, health officials have said.
  
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• Blow for victims' relatives as health officials say there is 'no benefit' in notifying coroner of Covid-19 deaths

  06-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health officials have said there is "no benefit" in making all Covid-19 deaths notifiable to the coroner.
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of attempting to murder police officer

  06-05-2020 21:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked in north-west London.
  
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• Mel C and KT Tunstall to perform from their bathrooms for WaterAid

  06-05-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm and singer-songwriter KT Tunstall will perform sets from their bathrooms to raise money for WaterAid.
  
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• Health experts express growing dread over second wave of coronavirus deaths

  06-05-2020 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health experts are expressing growing dread over what they say is an all-but-certain second wave of deaths and infections that could force governments around the world to clamp back down, just as lockdowns loosen.
  
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• Bewley’s Cafe set to close permanently

  06-05-2020 21:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bewley’s Cafe, a landmark business in Dublin, is set to close permanently.
  
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• Co Down brothers join forces to fight mental health funding crisis - Belfast Live

  06-05-2020 21:09
  
  Co Down brothers join forces to fight mental health funding crisis  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast boxer Caoimhin Agyarko won't allow stabbing horror define career - Belfast Live

  06-05-2020 21:09
  
  Belfast boxer Caoimhin Agyarko won't allow stabbing horror define career  Belfast Live
  
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• Meet three shop workers manning the front lines to help keep the nation fed

  06-05-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As grocery store staff continue working every day during the coronavirus pandemic, Stephanie Bell asks them what their experiences have been.
  
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• Ricky Gervais to bring After Life back to Netflix for third series

  06-05-2020 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ricky Gervais has revealed his dark comedy After Life will return to Netflix for a third series.
  
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• Coronavirus NI: Man with Covid-19 remanded into custody - Belfast Live

  06-05-2020 20:45
  
  Coronavirus NI: Man with Covid-19 remanded into custody  Belfast Live
  
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• Actress Chloe Sevigny reveals her newborn son’s name

  06-05-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actress Chloe Sevigny has revealed her newborn son’s name and shared the first picture of the baby.
  
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• PPE not necessary for teachers on school return, minister says

  06-05-2020 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teachers and staff in non-residential schools will not need personal protective equipment (PPE) when schools start to return to full capacity, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has said.
  
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• Down hurler preparing for marathon charity challenge - Belfast Live

  06-05-2020 20:18
  
  Down hurler preparing for marathon charity challenge  Belfast Live
  
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• IRA Maze Prison escapee who fled to America has conviction for killing governor quashed

  06-05-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who escaped and fled to the United States after being jailed for an IRA murder is to have his convictions quashed, the Court of Appeal ruled today.
  
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• Why left-wing bias at the BBC raises questions of transparency and balance at the broadcaster

  06-05-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The recent BBC Panorama programme, Has the Government failed to protect the NHS?, certainly provoked a lot of controversy, not so much about the NHS but about the BBC itself. The programme was built around a series of contributions from workers in the NHS and all the contributors were very critical of the Government. So, who were they?
  
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• Teenager refused bail over west Belfast stabbing - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk - Belfast Telegraph

  06-05-2020 19:51
  
  Teenager refused bail over west Belfast stabbing - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Teenager refused bail over west Belfast stabbing - Belfast Telegraph

  06-05-2020 19:51
  
  Teenager refused bail over west Belfast stabbing  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Teenager refused bail over west Belfast stabbing

  06-05-2020 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy was remanded into custody on Wednesday accused of stabbing a man in the stomach in west Belfast.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'Severe consequences' if lockdown lifted too early

  06-05-2020 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NI Executive says agreeing how to relax measures is the most crucial decision it will ever make.
  
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• Cuba man arrested for DWI at twice the limit after Belfast accident - nyspnews.com

  06-05-2020 19:44
  Cuba man arrested for DWI at twice the limit after Belfast accident  nyspnews.com
  
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• Coronavirus: Crime in NI down a third during lockdown

  06-05-2020 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crime in Northern Ireland has dropped by a third after lockdown measures were introduced, new PSNI statistics show.
  
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• Singer Cher Lloyd says her father is ‘seriously unwell’ in hospital

  06-05-2020 19:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Singer Cher Lloyd has revealed her father is “seriously unwell” in hospital.
  
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• Paisley challenges Labour Party youth to talk to IRA victims after Bobby Sands tribute

  06-05-2020 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has been urged by a DUP MP to take disciplinary action against a Labour Party youth association that tweeted a tribute to hunger striker Bobby Sands on the anniversary of his death.
  
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• Labour Party youth challenged to talk to IRA victims after Bobby Sands tribute

  06-05-2020 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Labour Party youth association has been challenged to listen to the stories of IRA victims after tweeting a tribute to hunger striker Bobby Sands on the anniversary of his death.
  
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• Regulator receives 4,500 workplace health and safety concerns about Covid-19

  06-05-2020 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 4,500 coronavirus-related workplace concerns have been raised with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) since March.
  
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• Explanation demanded as Government misses test target for fourth consecutive day

  06-05-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Opposition leaders have demanded an explanation for the decline in coronavirus testing, after the Government missed its 100,000-a-day target for the fourth day in a row.
  
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• Johnson signals plan to ease lockdown measures from Monday

  06-05-2020 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus lockdown measures could start being eased from Monday, Boris Johnson said, despite concerns over the epidemic in care homes and ongoing frustration about the supply of personal protective equipment.
  
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• Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider dies, aged 73

  06-05-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Florian Schneider, the co-founder of the pioneering electronic music group Kraftwerk, has died at the age of 73.
  
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• Court reserves judgment on challenge against Covid-19 lockdown laws

  06-05-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The High Court has reserved judgment on a challenge brought against laws introduced due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Lady Gaga reveals release date for new album

  06-05-2020 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lady Gaga has unveiled the new release date for her latest album after it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• GAA rules out start of championship before October while all club grounds must stay closed until July 20

  06-05-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The GAA has instructed clubs and counties to keep their pitches closed until July 20 at a minimum, deeming the risk of returning any earlier even for small group training sessions too risky.
  
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