Belfast news

• Legal proceedings launched against Andrew ‘over unpaid ski resort bill’

  07-05-2020 23:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of York is caught in a dispute over a Swiss chalet amid reports legal proceedings have been launched against him over an unpaid bill.
  
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• Kate Garraway praises Captain Tom for inspiring her while husband is in hospital

  07-05-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Garraway has credited Captain Tom Moore and the British public with giving her “comfort and inspiration” while her husband remains in hospital with coronavirus.
  
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• Nothing to be gained from hiding grim reality in our care homes from public

  07-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Many people are asking if the statistics on the impact of coronavirus on the residents of our care homes are so bad that the Department of Health has been hiding this information from the public.
  
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• Full picture of Covid-19 fatalities in care homes demanded

  07-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of care home residents in Northern Ireland who have died from Covid-19 is still not known despite the Department of Health coming under increasing pressure to release the information.
  
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• Friends and family share fond memories of radio presenter Stephen Clements through tribute show

  07-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Family and friends of Stephen Clements shared their most cherished memories of the late radio presenter on Thursday night during an online memorial event.
  
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• Dismissal of older people as a nuisance could actually have contributed to deaths

  07-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  If there had been no advance warning that the elderly would be more badly hit by Covid-19, then the devastation which has overwhelmed care homes across Northern Ireland as a result of the coronavirus crisis might have been forgivable.
  
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• Coronavirus: RAF's medical evacuation of patient from Aldergrove among 'multiple requests' for military assistance

  07-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health (DoH) has confirmed that there have been multiple requests for military assistance for patients during the Covid-19 outbreak.
  
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• Clap for Carers: Staff at Mater Hospital and Belfast airport pay tribute to NHS workers - Belfast Telegraph

  07-05-2020 23:00
  
  Clap for Carers: Staff at Mater Hospital and Belfast airport pay tribute to NHS workers  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Clap for Carers: Staff at Mater Hospital and Belfast airport pay tribute to NHS workers

  07-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Healthcare staff at the Mater Hospital in Belfast unfurled a large banner thanking the local community for their continued support during Thursday night's Clap for Carers.
  
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• North Belfast police release image of man who may be able to help burglary probe - Belfast Live

  07-05-2020 22:45
  
  North Belfast police release image of man who may be able to help burglary probe  Belfast Live
  
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• Trump praises Texas governor as states roll back limits

  07-05-2020 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has praised another Republican governor for rolling back state coronavirus restrictions despite failing to meet the administration’s recommended benchmarks.
  
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• Stephen Robinson: I'm proud to be linked with NI job and a team on way up

  07-05-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Robinson insists Northern Ireland's future is bright and he craves the chance to build on Michael O'Neill's legacy.
  
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• Joanna Lumley and Tom Jones to connect with veterans in BBC’s VE Day coverage

  07-05-2020 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Tom Jones and Joanna Lumley will reminisce with, and pay tribute to, ex-servicemen and women during the BBC’s coverage of VE Day.
  
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• Coronavirus: Signs of lockdown wearing thin in the hub of Mid Ulster

  07-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Driving towards the Co Tyrone market town of Cookstown, along the dual carriageway from Moneymore, you would expect the traffic to be light given the social restrictions we are all living under.
  
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• Nine veterans die with Covid-19 at Royal Chelsea Hospital

  07-05-2020 21:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Royal Hospital Chelsea has announced it has lost nine of its residents to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• PSNI widow's only son will be buried beside stepfather Stephen Carroll this weekend

  07-05-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Devastated PSNI widow Kate Carroll's only son will be buried alongside his late stepfather Stephen on Saturday.
  
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• Boris Johnson leads latest Clap For Carers applause from Downing Street

  07-05-2020 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson led the tributes as the public once again showed their appreciation for key workers leading the battle against Covid-19.
  
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• Coronavirus: Line of Duty and The Northman among television productions halted as NI Screen boss voices fears for industry

  07-05-2020 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland film executive has warned that the coronavirus pandemic will be detrimental to some local television companies, as the production of films and TV series including Line of Duty and Derry Girls have been postponed.
  
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• Footballers' Lives with David Dorrian: 'I've suffered family loss but Tracy has brought joy into my life and I really love working with the Blues boys'

  07-05-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield Swifts boss David Dorrian on how football has helped him keep focus in the wake of personal tragedies.
  
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• Former Bad Company singer Brian Howe dies aged 66

  07-05-2020 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brian Howe, the former lead singer of the British rock band Bad Company, has died after suffering a heart attack at his Florida home aged 66.
  
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• Boris Johnson pays respects at Westminster Abbey ahead of VE Day celebrations

  07-05-2020 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has visited Westminster Abbey to pay respects to fallen soldiers ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.
  
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• Mark Roberts tells Project Restart critics to ‘get a grip’

  07-05-2020 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy Chief Constable Mark Roberts has told critics complaining about how the Premier League season is due to be completed to “get a grip”.
  
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• Don't be fooled by joint statements about working together... Covid-19 changes precisely nothing between unionism and republicanism

  07-05-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  While the Executive parties insist they are determined to act in the best interests of all of the people in Northern Ireland in the fight against Covid-19, there is a political reality they cannot escape.
  
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• Parties hold first round of formal government formation talks

  07-05-2020 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first round of formal government formation talks have taken place between Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Greens.
  
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• US Justice Department dropping criminal case against Michael Flynn

  07-05-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US Justice Department has said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn.
  
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• Five Saracens players apologise after breaking social distancing rules

  07-05-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five Saracens players have apologised after they were pictured breaking social distancing rules on Monday.
  
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• ‘Difficult to say precisely’ where Covid-19 is being contracted

  07-05-2020 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is “difficult to pinpoint” where those infected with Covid-19 picked up the virus, a key Government doctor has said – as thousands of positive cases continue to be recorded despite lockdown measures being adhered to.
  
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• Stay indoors this weekend despite warm weather, Government says

  07-05-2020 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dominic Raab has told the public to “follow the guidance” and resist the urge to linger out of doors this bank holiday weekend, despite the sunshine and warm temperatures that has been forecast.
  
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• Katy Perry announces first album in three years

  07-05-2020 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Katy Perry has announced her first studio album since 2017’s Witness.
  
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• Temperature testing offers little beyond public reassurance, deputy CMO suggests

  07-05-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Temperature screening provides little more than a “reassurance mechanism” for the public, England’s deputy chief medical officer has suggested, as Heathrow announces plans to introduce the measure.
  
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• Harry Potter star Rupert Grint becomes a father

  07-05-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Potter star Rupert Grint has welcomed a daughter with his partner Georgia Groome.
  
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• No change to lockdown in Northern Ireland with infection rate remaining high

  07-05-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The First and Deputy First Ministers have said there will be no change to lockdown measures in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Covid-19: Public told to stick to lockdown rules over bank holiday weekend

  07-05-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is urging the public to stick with the current lockdown as the UK gets set for glorious weather over the bank holiday weekend.
  
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• Belfast Telegraph Coronavirus podcast: Jan Carson's Postcard Stories and libraries see jump in virtual members

  07-05-2020 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast-based author Jan Carson has said the reaction of older people who have received short stories from her written on the back of postcards have given her a 'lift' during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• UK was not prepared for worst-case pandemic scenario, leaked report reveals

  07-05-2020 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A secret Whitehall document produced years before the coronavirus outbreak forecast the UK was ill-prepared to deal with a health pandemic, it has emerged.
  
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• Prince of Wales to lead national silence on VE Day

  07-05-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will lead the national two-minute silence at 11am on Friday as the UK honours the sacrifice of servicemen and women 75 years after the end of the Second World War.
  
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• Minister sets out ‘all-island approach’ to contact tracing app

  07-05-2020 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A contact tracing app may be made available to people living in Northern Ireland as part of an all-island approach to tackling Covid-19, Ireland’s Health Minister has said.
  
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• Harris sets out ‘all-island approach’ to contact tracing app

  07-05-2020 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A contact tracing app may be made available to people living in Northern Ireland as part of an all-island approach to tackling Covid-19, Ireland’s Health Minister has said.
  
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• Coronavirus infection rate ‘too high’ to ease lockdown in Northern Ireland

  07-05-2020 18:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s coronavirus infection rate is still too high to ease lockdown restrictions, Stormont’s leaders have said.
  
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• People who recover from virus ‘could help reduce community transmission’

  07-05-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People who have recovered from coronavirus could return to the general population to help reduce the rate of transmission, new research suggests.
  
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• Louise Pentland’s 97-year-old grandfather ‘survives coronavirus’

  07-05-2020 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Author and YouTuber Louise Pentland says that her 97-year-old grandfather has survived coronavirus.
  
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• England bowler Mark Wood would be prepared to join ‘bio-secure’ cricket bubble

  07-05-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mark Wood is eager to resume life as England’s “smiling assassin”, even if it means signing up for more than two months inside a cricket bubble.
  
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• Rare Harry Potter books saved from skip up for auction

  07-05-2020 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three rare Harry Potter books are going under the gavel after being rescued from a school skip.
  
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• DUP politician went online shopping during Covid meeting

  07-05-2020 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP Assembly member in Northern Ireland went shopping online while he was in a committee examining the official coronavirus response.
  
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• Clarity on Leaving Cert exams to be given this week

  07-05-2020 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The uncertainty surrounding this year’s Leaving Certificate exams will be brought to an end this week, the Government has said.
  
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• Uplifting news: ‘Miracle’ 1lb baby goes home and rare white squirrel spotted

  07-05-2020 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A baby who weighed just over a pound when she was born in December has gone home.
  
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• Virus reproductive rate stable while hospital admissions halve, minister says

  07-05-2020 17:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The reproductive rate for Covid-19 in Ireland is now considered stable, while admissions to hospitals and ICUs have halved since last week.
  
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• FTSE shrugs off dire Bank of England economic projections

  07-05-2020 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Investors continued to push the UK’s biggest shares upwards as they remain hopeful the economy could open up, and shrugged off dire financial warnings from the Bank of England
  
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• Police – Adherence to coronavirus restrictions in NI slipping

  07-05-2020 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Adherence to coronavirus restrictions has slipped over recent weeks, a senior police commander in Northern Ireland said.
  
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• Isle of Wight users get to grips with ‘really smart’ Covid-19 tracing app

  07-05-2020 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Isle of Wight residents have been getting their hands on the NHS coronavirus contact tracing app, as the island plays the role of guinea pig to the technology which is hoped to enable at least a partial return to normal life.
  
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