Belfast news

• Ruby Rose makes ‘very difficult decision’ to leave Batwoman role

  19-05-2020 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ruby Rose said she has made the “very difficult decision” to leave her role as Batwoman after one series.
  
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• Politicians join papers in standing up for threatened journalists

  19-05-2020 23:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK Government and Stormont’s leaders have joined together with three Belfast newspapers to show solidarity for journalists threatened by paramilitaries.
  
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• Shortlist announced for £5,000 Klaus Flugge Prize

  19-05-2020 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An adaption of Charles Darwin’s On The Origins Of Species has been shortlisted for a major children’s book prize.
  
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• Experts insist Covid-19 was not in NI as far back as December, but hundreds of people here are convinced that they had it. We find out why

  19-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health authorities this week moved to state that there was no evidence that Covid-19 was spreading in Northern Ireland in the months before the first confirmed case.
  
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• Man charged following extradition over Dublin murder

  19-05-2020 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged in connection with a Dublin murder after being extradited from the UK.
  
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• Criminal investigation into man’s unexplained death

  19-05-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A criminal investigation is under way into the death of a man found in a house fire in Dublin, gardai have confirmed.
  
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• BBC Three may return as TV channel following string of hit shows

  19-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC is “considering the case” for restoring BBC Three as a linear TV channel to sit alongside its online destination.
  
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• Reese Witherspoon confirms Legally Blonde 3 in the works

  19-05-2020 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Reese Witherspoon has confirmed a third Legally Blonde film is in the works, with The Office star Mindy Kaling to co-write the script.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein’s extradition from New York to Los Angeles delayed by pandemic

  19-05-2020 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harvey Weinstein’s extradition to Los Angeles has been delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, prosecutors have said.
  
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• Cambridge University moves all lectures online for next academic year

  19-05-2020 21:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The University of Cambridge has announced that all “face-to-face lectures” will be moved online during the next academic year.
  
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• Charles reveals coronavirus forced postponement of Ireland visit

  19-05-2020 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales has spoken about the “small part” he and the Duchess of Cornwall have played in promoting reconciliation on the island of Ireland.
  
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• HSE suspends practice of telling employer test results before employees

  19-05-2020 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The HSE has suspended the practice of informing employers of coronavirus test results before the employees who were tested.
  
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• UK records year’s top temperature with mercury expected to rise

  19-05-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK has recorded its highest temperature of the year so far as people flocked to parks and beaches with lockdown measures eased.
  
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• Ministers defend handling of coronavirus in care homes amid stinging criticism

  19-05-2020 20:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ministers have sought to defend the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis in care homes amid accusations their pandemic planning was inadequate and focused on the NHS.
  
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• Man who beat and raped pensioner in ‘terrifying ordeal’ to be freed from prison

  19-05-2020 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who beat and raped a pensioner is to be freed from prison after the Parole Board cleared him for release.
  
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• David Gilmour has ‘banned’ me from Pink Floyd’s website, Roger Waters says

  19-05-2020 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Roger Waters has accused his former bandmate David Gilmour of banning him from using Pink Floyd’s website to promote his work.
  
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• UK could ‘learn lessons’ from South Korea and Germany in Covid-19 response

  19-05-2020 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK could learn from South Korea and Germany in their responses to the coronavirus crisis, particularly on contact tracing and testing, a key adviser to the Government has said.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp confident intensity will not drop in behind-closed-doors matches

  19-05-2020 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists the spectacle of empty stadiums will not lessen the intensity of any team if the Premier League gets the go-ahead to resume in June.
  
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• Focusing testing on hospital patients was ‘right thing to do’

  19-05-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Focusing testing on hospital patients early on in the Covid-19 outbreak was the “right thing” to do, the deputy chief scientific adviser has said.
  
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• Transparency of scientific advice ‘big issue’ in future Covid inquiry, adviser says

  19-05-2020 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The transparency of scientific advice to ministers during the coronavirus outbreak will be a “big issue” in a future inquiry into how the crisis was handled, a top Government adviser has said.
  
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• The Crown producer: I don’t know when we will return to filming normally

  19-05-2020 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Crown producer Andy Harries has said he does not know when his shows will be able to resume filming normally, and cast doubt on whether it would be possible for them to use social distancing.
  
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• Eugenie’s father-in-law thanks NHS staff after coronavirus hospital stay

  19-05-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Princess Eugenie’s father-in-law has thanked NHS staff for saving his life after he was left battling the coronavirus in intensive care.
  
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• Large construction projects could see costs jump by 40% over safety measures

  19-05-2020 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New safety measures put in place across large complex construction sites could increase costs by up to 40%, the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) has warned.
  
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• NI health service must not return to way it was before pandemic, Swann warns

  19-05-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s health service must not return to the way it was before the pandemic, Health Minister Robin Swann has said.
  
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• Defections cause Macron’s party to lose ground, but not control

  19-05-2020 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Defections by politicians disgruntled over President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies have cost France’s ruling party its absolute majority in the lower house of parliament.
  
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• Microsoft boss praises ‘digital first responders’ in coronavirus crisis

  19-05-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has praised “digital first responders” who have supported frontline workers during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Facebook launches Shops as new online retail space for small businesses

  19-05-2020 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Small businesses can now set up an online store for free on Facebook and Instagram, the social network has announced.
  
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• UN agency warns pandemic could close one in eight museums worldwide

  19-05-2020 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Museums are starting to reopen in some countries as governments ease coronavirus restrictions, but experts warn one in eight worldwide could face permanent closure due to the pandemic.
  
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• Labour’s annual party conference cancelled due to coronavirus

  19-05-2020 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour’s annual party conference has been cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis and will be replaced with online events, it has been announced.
  
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• Belfast parks introduce new social distancing measures - Belfast Live

  19-05-2020 18:04
  
  Belfast parks introduce new social distancing measures  Belfast Live
  
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• Nurse with 41 years service dies after contracting coronavirus

  19-05-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A nurse who had worked at the same hospital for more than four decades has died after testing positive for coronavirus.
  
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• ‘Highly sophisticated’ cyber attack exposes details of 9m easyJet passengers

  19-05-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine million easyJet passengers had their email addresses and travel details exposed in a “highly sophisticated” cyber attack, the airline has admitted.
  
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• FTSE 100 falters after hopes for economies replaced with caution

  19-05-2020 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The positive mood on Monday petered out by Tuesday as markets pulled back from the earlier pile on.
  
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• Donohoe warns against next government increasing income tax

  19-05-2020 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Finance Minister Paschal Donohue has cautioned against the next government increasing income tax when the country is suffering high unemployment.
  
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• Decision due soon on extending Covid-19 unemployment payment, says Finance Minister

  19-05-2020 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said the Government will make a decision soon on how long the emergency pandemic unemployment payment will continue.
  
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• 40% of care home population in NI has now been tested – Swann

  19-05-2020 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 40% of care home residents in Northern Ireland have been tested for coronavirus, Robin Swann has said.
  
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• Stormont powersharing critics naive, says finance minister

  19-05-2020 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Critics who expect Stormont powersharing to work without dispute are naive, the finance minister said.
  
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• Bundesliga won’t get complacent over return to action – Borussia Dortmund MD

  19-05-2020 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund managing director Carsten Cramer says there is no chance of the Bundesliga getting ahead of itself despite the successful return to action.
  
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• Police taser man "armed with a large machete" in North Belfast - Belfast Live

  19-05-2020 17:44
  
  Police taser man "armed with a large machete" in North Belfast  Belfast Live
  
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• Noah Cyrus says sister Miley’s global fame stripped her of identity as a child

  19-05-2020 17:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Noah Cyrus has said that her sister Miley’s global fame “stripped me of my identity” as a small child.
  
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• Coronavirus: Childrens' commissioner backs Archbishop Martin's comments academic selection during pandemic 'cruel'

  19-05-2020 17:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The commissioner for children and young people in Northern Ireland has backed comments made by the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland that going ahead with academic selection this year would be "cruel".
  
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• Coronavirus: What are Northern Ireland's new lockdown rules?

  19-05-2020 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ministers have agreed to ease more restrictions as part of the first step of their recovery plan.
  
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• Irish FA land financial windfall worth 'millions' following Kop Stand settlement

  19-05-2020 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish FA have received a bumper financial windfall worth "millions" following the settlement of legal action over the enforced demolition of the West Stand at Windsor Park.
  
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• Government must give more details on workers’ protection – business committee

  19-05-2020 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government must provide more clarity for staff to feel safe before returning to work, including how to deal with unscrupulous employers who fail to follow guidance, according to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee.
  
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• Man arrested in Belfast over Covid-19 loan fraud

  19-05-2020 17:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 38-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to fraudulently apply for a government Covid-19 support loan.
  
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• Man arrested in Belfast over alleged Covid-19 loan fraud - Belfast Telegraph

  19-05-2020 17:05
  
  Man arrested in Belfast over alleged Covid-19 loan fraud  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Man arrested in Belfast over alleged Covid-19 loan fraud

  19-05-2020 17:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 38-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to fraudulently apply for a government Covid-19 support loan.
  
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• WHO members back evaluation of virus response

  19-05-2020 17:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Many World Health Organisation (WHO) member states have rallied around the UN health agency after Donald Trump listed concerns and criticism about the body to its director-general.
  
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• SDLP's Brian Tierney chosen as next Derry and Strabane mayor

  19-05-2020 17:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The SDLP councillor will be formally appointed mayor of Derry and Strabane next month
  
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• Belfast PPE store sees new demand from resuming healthcare services

  19-05-2020 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland’s main PPE stores is adapting to changing demands as orders start to flow in from health services paused during the height of the pandemic.
  
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