Belfast news

• Justice League ‘Snyder cut’ to be released following fan campaign

  20-05-2020 23:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Director Zack Snyder has revealed his “Snyder cut” of 2017 superhero movie Justice League will be released following a fan campaign.
  
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• Young adults not ‘strictly’ sticking to lockdown rules, study says

  20-05-2020 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than half of young adults are no longer sticking strictly to the lockdown rules, according to a new survey.
  
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• Harry Dunn’s mother calls for Foreign Secretary’s resignation

  20-05-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of Harry Dunn has called for the Foreign Secretary’s resignation over his department’s handling of her son’s death.
  
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• Key dates as Boris Johnson commits to testing and tracing strategy by June 1

  20-05-2020 23:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A testing and tracing system considered essential for easing the current coronavirus lockdown will be up and running by June 1, Boris Johnson has announced.
  
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• Celebrities including Olly Murs and Rochelle Humes make the most of the sunshine

  20-05-2020 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celebrities including Olly Murs, Rochelle Humes, Frankie Bridge and Piers Morgan have shared images of themselves enjoying the sunshine after the UK recorded its hottest day of the year so far.
  
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• Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante misses training over safety concerns

  20-05-2020 22:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante was allowed to miss training on Wednesday after expressing concerns over the safety of a return to action amid the coronavirus pandemic, the PA news agency understands.
  
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• 11 in custody over drive-by shooting of teenage law student

  20-05-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eleven people are being questioned in custody over the murder of a law student gunned down in a drive-by shooting.
  
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• Jay Rayner ‘pilloried in public’ over school suspension for drug use

  20-05-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jay Rayner has said he was “pilloried in public” as a teenager after his suspension from school for drug use was reported by the media because of his mother’s fame.
  
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• Belfast councillor running 5K a day in lockdown to help people in poverty fight Covid-19 - Belfast Live

  20-05-2020 21:35
  
  Belfast councillor running 5K a day in lockdown to help people in poverty fight Covid-19  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast Council advised to scrap hotel plan due to insufficient sewage capacity - Belfast Live

  20-05-2020 21:35
  
  Belfast Council advised to scrap hotel plan due to insufficient sewage capacity  Belfast Live
  
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• Fatigue and shortness of breath common Covid-19 symptoms, WHO says

  20-05-2020 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The list of common symptoms of Covid-19 could be more extensive than fever, cough or anosmia, global health leaders have suggested.
  
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• How Premier League players reacted to being back at their training grounds

  20-05-2020 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of Premier League players have welcomed their return to training as they make their first steps towards completing the 2019-20 season due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Jordi Murphy: Why Paul O'Connell is Ireland's best answer to Michael Jordan

  20-05-2020 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the coronavirus lockdown stretches into its third month, Ulster's Jordi Murphy is no different than the rest of us when it comes to seeking out a sporting fix.
  
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• With council income collapsing, Sinn Fein opposes cuts to council services - Belfast Newsletter

  20-05-2020 20:43
  
  With council income collapsing, Sinn Fein opposes cuts to council services  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• 'Significant milestone' as PSNI submit file to PPS on Greenvale Hotel tragedy

  20-05-2020 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said they have reached a "significant milestone" in their investigation into the tragic deaths of three teenagers at the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown last year, after they submitted a file on the case to the Public Prosecution Service.
  
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• Firefighters tackle blaze at block of flats in south-east London

  20-05-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a block of flats in south-east London.
  
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• Testing and tracing: What is the latest?

  20-05-2020 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson said he has “great confidence” that by June 1 there will be a testing and tracing system in place which will help move the country forward as it continues to deal with the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Care home ‘blame game’ must stop – hospital trusts

  20-05-2020 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hospital leaders have insisted the “blame game must stop” amid claims that Covid-19 positive patients were discharged into care homes.
  
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• Nathan Earle signs new deal at Harlequins

  20-05-2020 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England squad player Nathan Earle has signed a contract extension with Harlequins.
  
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• Boston Cybersecurity Firm to Create 65 Jobs in Belfast - Infosecurity Magazine

  20-05-2020 20:08
  Boston Cybersecurity Firm to Create 65 Jobs in Belfast  Infosecurity Magazine
  
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• Facebook faces renewed call to halt encryption plan by activist investors

  20-05-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook investors are being urged to back a vote against end-to-end encryption plans next week amid concerns about grooming becoming invisible on the platform.
  
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• Police issue further appeal for information on crash that killed Co Antrim mum Clare Smyth and daughter Bethany (3)

  20-05-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the fatal road crash that killed tragic Co Antrim mum Clare Smyth and her three-year-old daughter Bethany last week have made a further appeal for information.
  
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• Police issue further appeal for information about crash that killed Co Antrim mum Clare Smyth and daughter Bethany (3)

  20-05-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the fatal road crash that killed tragic Co Antrim mum Clare Smyth and her three-year-old daughter Bethany last week have made a further appeal for information.
  
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• Belfast city council approves plan allowing restaurants, retailers to conduct business in outdoor public spaces - PenBayPilot.com

  20-05-2020 20:00
  
  Belfast city council approves plan allowing restaurants, retailers to conduct business in outdoor public spaces  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• LISTEN: West Belfast MLA calls for coronavirus memorial after pandemic - goqradio.com

  20-05-2020 19:49
  
  LISTEN: West Belfast MLA calls for coronavirus memorial after pandemic  goqradio.com
  
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• Police investigating hotel crush deaths submit file to prosecutors

  20-05-2020 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the deaths of three teenagers in a crush outside a St Patrick’s Day disco have submitted an interim file of evidence to prosecutors.
  
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• Astronauts arrive for Nasa’s first home launch in decade

  20-05-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The two astronauts who will end a nine-year launch drought for Nasa have flown to Kennedy Space Centre, exactly one week before their historic SpaceX flight.
  
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• Covid-19 contact tracing in Northern Ireland - what you need to know

  20-05-2020 19:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A contact tracing programme involving all confirmed positive cases of Covid-19 has started in Northern Ireland.
  
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• NHS official calls for cautious approach to antibody tests

  20-05-2020 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A top NHS official has urged caution over the use of antibody tests, warning anyone who has one not to change their social distancing behaviours.
  
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• Councils must be ready to play their part in rebuilding economy, says Deirdre Hargey

  20-05-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said local councils must be ready to play their part in rebuilding the economy.
  
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• Woman in Italy wins Picasso worth one million euros in charity raffle

  20-05-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Italian woman has been identified as the lucky winner of an oil painting by Pablo Picasso that was offered up in a charity raffle Wednesday.
  
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• More councils advise schools against June 1 reopening

  20-05-2020 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A growing number of councils in England are advising schools against reopening on the Government’s proposed date of June 1, while others say not all pupils in the proposed year groups can return safely.
  
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• More than 100 businesses offer domestic abuse victims ‘safe spaces’ to get help

  20-05-2020 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of safe spaces are open on Britain’s high streets after more than a hundred businesses joined a scheme to allow domestic abuse victims to seek help during lockdown.
  
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• Olivier Giroud and Willy Caballero sign new deals at Chelsea

  20-05-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea duo Olivier Giroud and Willy Caballero have both signed contract extensions which will keep them at Stamford Bridge next season.
  
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• Covid pandemic payment will ‘absolutely’ be extended

  20-05-2020 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Covid-19 pandemic payment will “absolutely” be extended beyond is expiry date next month, the Minister for Employment has said.
  
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• Free-to-air Premier League games could be a win-win situation – Oliver Dowden

  20-05-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fans have been given encouragement that some Premier League matches will be televised free-to-air after “productive discussions” between the Government and English football authorities.
  
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• Twitter starts testing new controls allowing users to limit who can reply

  20-05-2020 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Twitter has started testing a new feature allowing users to control who can reply to their tweets.
  
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• Government extends bereavement scheme to NHS support staff after criticism

  20-05-2020 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Families and dependants of migrant NHS support staff who die as a result of contracting coronavirus will be granted indefinite leave to remain, the Government has announced.
  
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• Marianne Faithfull thanks doctors for saving her life following Covid-19 fears

  20-05-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marianne Faithfull has thanked the doctors and nurses who she says saved her life after she was admitted to hospital with coronavirus symptoms.
  
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• Three pensioners 'callously targeted' by scams in Comber, Holywood and Belfast in one day - Belfast Live

  20-05-2020 18:09
  
  Three pensioners 'callously targeted' by scams in Comber, Holywood and Belfast in one day  Belfast Live
  
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• Cliftonville reveal 'little secret' about club's new away shirt - Belfast Live

  20-05-2020 18:09
  
  Cliftonville reveal 'little secret' about club's new away shirt  Belfast Live
  
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• Catherine Martin to give ‘serious consideration’ to Green Party leadership bid

  20-05-2020 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The deputy leader of the Green Party has said she is giving “serious consideration” to running for the leadership.
  
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• West Belfast GAA club pays tribute to "gentleman" Gerry Higgins - Belfast Live

  20-05-2020 18:04
  
  West Belfast GAA club pays tribute to "gentleman" Gerry Higgins  Belfast Live
  
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• Markets remain hopeful as Bank of England comments help boost optimism

  20-05-2020 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Following a wobble on Tuesday, the bulls were back out in force as optimism swept markets, building on strong growth from earlier in the week.
  
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• Digital innovator community tackles Covid-19 together - Belfast Newsletter

  20-05-2020 18:00
  
  Digital innovator community tackles Covid-19 together  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• "Brutal killing" - Man shot dead in front of his two daughters in Belfast - IrishCentral

  20-05-2020 17:58
  
  "Brutal killing" - Man shot dead in front of his two daughters in Belfast  IrishCentral
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp enjoys return to training

  20-05-2020 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp revelled in a return to training on Wednesday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic brought football to a standstill in mid-March.
  
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• Apple and Google contact-tracing software released

  20-05-2020 17:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The contact-tracing software built by Apple and Google to support public health apps with tracking the spread of coronavirus has been released for the first time.
  
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• ‘No 100% guarantee of Covid-19 protection in schools’, education minister says

  20-05-2020 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teachers and pupils in Wales will not be able to have guarantees about their safety from coronavirus when they eventually return to the classroom, the country’s education minister has said.
  
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• 'The virus was too strong' - four children in Republic of Ireland left orphaned by Covid-19

  20-05-2020 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Miguel Plangca was 36 when he left his home in Ozamis city in the Philippines for a new life in Ireland.
  
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