Belfast news

• Child taken to hospital by air ambulance after Co Antrim crash between car and tractor

  01-06-2020 23:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five people are receiving treatment in hospital after a crash between a car and a tractor in Co Antrim on Monday evening.
  
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• Ralph Hasenhuttl poised to sign new four-year deal with Southampton

  01-06-2020 23:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has agreed a new four-year contract, the PA news agency understands.
  
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• Anger from devolved administrations over limits on student numbers

  01-06-2020 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ministers in the devolved administrations have reacted angrily to a decision by the UK Government to limit the number of students from England they can recruit to their universities.
  
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• Nationalists will have a voice in Northern Ireland's centenary events, vows Belfast's new DUP Lord Mayor - Belfast Telegraph

  01-06-2020 23:00
  
  Nationalists will have a voice in Northern Ireland's centenary events, vows Belfast's new DUP Lord Mayor  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Nationalists will have a voice in NI's centenary events, vows Belfast's new DUP Lord Mayor

  01-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast's new Lord Mayor has pledged that he will reach out to ensure nationalists have "a role and a voice" in Northern Ireland's centenary events.
  
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• Efforts intensify to keep a lid on lockdown as crowds grow

  01-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is at a crucial stage in ensuring the lockdown remains effective in order to avoid the risk of a further 'spike' in cases, a leading GP has warned.
  
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• Lake search for missing four-year-old boy

  01-06-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A search operation has been launched after a four-year-old boy went missing in a Co Mayo lake.
  
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• ITV announces return date for John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen

  01-06-2020 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The latest series of John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen returns to ITV on Saturday, the channel has said.
  
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• Flights arranged for hundreds of Britons stranded in Central and South America

  01-06-2020 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 400 British travellers stranded in six Central and South American countries will be able to return home on two charter flights this month.
  
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• New Belfast mayor vows to build on spirit of co-operation witnessed in pandemic

  01-06-2020 22:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The spirit of co-operation harnessed during the coronavirus pandemic must be built on as Belfast emerges from the crisis, the new lord mayor has said.
  
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• Timo Werner-inspired RB Leipzig move up to third after easing past Cologne

  01-06-2020 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Timo Werner took his Bundesliga season tally to 25 as RB Leipzig moved back up to third place with a 4-2 away victory against Cologne.
  
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• Succession star Brian Cox quizzed by rescue cat in Peta advert

  01-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Brian Cox enjoys a comedic back and forth with a rescue cat as part of a campaign encouraging people to adopt a feline pet.
  
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• Over 50 PSNI staff targeted in 'appalling' spitting attacks during coronavirus pandemic

  01-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 50 PSNI officers and staff have reported being spat at during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Hospitality sector welcomes provisional date for hotels and guest houses to reopen

  01-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Executive's announcement that accommodation providers can open to the public from July 20 has been described as a "step forward" for the sector.
  
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• MPs to return to Westminster after virtual proceedings dropped

  01-06-2020 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs will return to Westminster on Tuesday after the Government dropped virtual proceedings, despite concerns shielding politicians will be unable to attend.
  
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• Why trip to salon will be 'less craic, more clinical'... and tougher on pocket

  01-06-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two local hairdressers say their clients will experience longer opening hours, reduced capacity, getting prepped with PPE and having their temperature taken when salons finally reopen.
  
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• Coronavirus: Why trip to salon will be 'less craic, more clinical'... and tougher on pocket

  01-06-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two local hairdressers say their clients will experience longer opening hours, reduced capacity, getting prepped with PPE and having their temperature taken when salons finally reopen.
  
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• Adele latest celebrity to speak out following death of George Floyd

  01-06-2020 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Adele has become the latest celebrity to condemn police violence against black people following the death of George Floyd.
  
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• New reporting process sees 445 extra Covid-19 deaths added to UK total

  01-06-2020 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An additional 445 people who died with Covid-19 have been added to the UK total following the introduction of a new reporting process.
  
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• Moderator hails front line heroes as he takes up new role amid crisis

  01-06-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new Presbyterian Moderator highlighted the challenging legacy of Covid-19 as he took office last night.
  
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• EastEnders: Ben and Phil held at gunpoint in dramatic scenes

  01-06-2020 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Phil and Ben Mitchell pulled off their daring robbery plot in EastEnders – but it came at a terrible cost for the latter.
  
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• Plunkett at peace with England omission

  01-06-2020 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  World Cup winner Liam Plunkett was neither surprised nor disappointed to be absent from England’s summer training group last week, having already come to terms with the end of his involvement.
  
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• Tensions flicker when protestors block Belfast intersection at anti-racism rally - Bangor Daily News

  01-06-2020 20:58
  
  Tensions flicker when protestors block Belfast intersection at anti-racism rally  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Radio 1Xtra to broadcast special programming amid fury over George Floyd’s death

  01-06-2020 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio 1Xtra will broadcast special programming featuring music and debate amid protests in the UK and elsewhere following the death of George Floyd in the US.
  
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• George Floyd was asphyxiated by sustained pressure, family post-mortem finds

  01-06-2020 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A post-mortem examination commissioned for George Floyd’s family found that he died of asphyxiation due to neck and back compression when a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Mr Floyd’s neck for several minutes and ignored his cries of distress, the family’s lawyers have said.
  
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• Joe Biden vows to take on systematic racism

  01-06-2020 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has vowed to address institutional racism in his first 100 days in office as he sought to elevate his voice in the exploding national debate over racism and police brutality.
  
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• Stormont executive fails to agree position on Brexit extension

  01-06-2020 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A call to extend the Brexit transition period to give businesses more time to deal with coronavirus has divided the Stormont executive.
  
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• Coronavirus: People shielding allowed outdoors from 8 June

  01-06-2020 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move, which affects about 80,000 people, will only happen if the R-number stays below one.
  
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• Facebook staff use Twitter to condemn employer’s Trump policy

  01-06-2020 20:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook employees are using Twitter to register their frustration over chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to leave up posts by Donald Trump that suggested protesters in the US could be shot.
  
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• No coronavirus arrests over first weekend of easing lockdown in Scotland

  01-06-2020 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No arrests relating to coronavirus were made over the first weekend of lockdown measures being eased in Scotland.
  
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• I once passed a counterfeit note, just like George Floyd, but no one tried to squeeze the life out of me

  01-06-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The last time I was in Washington was four years ago. I have been to the United States a few times, but not a lot. I had been to Baltimore on that trip and stayed with friends from the university. I had met them through the John Hewitt Summer School. They had invited me to do a reading in a wee theatre and to interact with some of the artistic community.
  
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• Frustration as staff on coronavirus test and trace project ‘have nothing to do’

  01-06-2020 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of newly employed contact tracers have raised questions about the Government’s new programme for tracking coronavirus cases after reporting having nothing to do for days.
  
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• Holohan urges public to help prevent second wave as further death confirmed

  01-06-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One further person has died in Ireland’s coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Post Covid-19 economy ‘must be better’ – Sinn Fein MLA

  01-06-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The post-coronavirus economy “must be better”, a Sinn Fein MLA has urged.
  
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• Joint Biosecurity Centre being pulled together as lockdown eases – Hancock

  01-06-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Joint Biosecurity Centre – the body tasked with assessing the Covid-19 alert level – is not yet up and running, Matt Hancock has said.
  
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• Shielding advice in Northern Ireland to change next week if R rate under control

  01-06-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At-risk people urged to shield during the coronavirus emergency could be able to go outside again from next week, Stormont’s leaders have announced.
  
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• Owner of Durdle Door says unlimited travel led to ‘unacceptable’ visitor numbers

  01-06-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owner of Durdle Door has said the easing of lockdown restrictions in England to allow for unlimited travel resulted in an “unacceptable influx of visitors” on beaches and beauty spots.
  
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• Trump ‘calls Putin with plans for international summit with Russia’

  01-06-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has called Russian President Vladimir Putin to tell him about his proposal to convene an international summit that would involve Russia, the Kremlin said.
  
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• Shielding advice change not ‘rushed through’, Matt Hancock insists

  01-06-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Changes to advice for extremely vulnerable people in England who have been shielding since the start of the coronavirus lockdown were not “rushed through”, the Health Secretary has insisted.
  
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• Tropical storm kills 17 in El Salvador and Guatemala

  01-06-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rain from Tropical Storm Amanda has left at least 17 people dead and seven missing while causing extensive damage across El Salvador and Guatemala that pushed thousands of people into shelters amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Hancock defends test and trace system as thousands of pupils return to school

  01-06-2020 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock has defended the Government’s test and trace system, as thousands of young children in England returned to primary school.
  
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• US cities brace for more violence over police killings of black people

  01-06-2020 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US cities are bracing for more violence amid a coast-to-coast outpouring of rage over police killings of black people.
  
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• Foster warns large gatherings 'not acceptable' as Executive eases restrictions

  01-06-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First Minister Arlene Foster has warned the public to exercise restraint as the Executive eases the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Lockdowns ease around the world with new tourism rules

  01-06-2020 18:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first day of June has seen coronavirus restrictions ease from Asia to Europe to the United States, even as protests against police brutality sparked fears of new outbreaks in the US.
  
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• Robertson hails Van Dijk and Klopp as world beaters

  01-06-2020 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool’s Andy Robertson ranks club captain Virgil van Dijk and manager Jurgen Klopp as the best in the world in their respective roles.
  
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• JK Rowling shares children’s illustrations for her new book

  01-06-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  JK Rowling has shared illustrations she has been sent by children for her new fairy tale.
  
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• Woman stabbed partner in row at Belfast flat, court told - Belfast Telegraph

  01-06-2020 18:07
  
  Woman stabbed partner in row at Belfast flat, court told  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Woman stabbed partner in row at Belfast flat, court told

  01-06-2020 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman allegedly inflicted knife wounds to her lover as she tried to shield herself from attack, a court was told on Monday.
  
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• ‘I had to be very vigilant’ – Shielded people speak about first trips outside

  01-06-2020 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who has been shielding due to her high risk for coronavirus has asked the public to obey social distancing measures, as she explained that she had a panic attack on her first walk out in 10 weeks.
  
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• Diane Dodds: Recovery is not a trade off between health and the NI economy

  01-06-2020 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When I took up post in January I did not imagine that we would be facing a life-changing pandemic on such a global scale.
  
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