Belfast news

• GMB host Kate Garraway told her husband may never fully recover from coronavirus

  05-06-2020 23:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain host Kate Garraway has revealed doctors have warned her husband Derek Draper may never fully recover from his battle with coronavirus.
  
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• Belfast security alert: Viable device found

  05-06-2020 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police said there could have been "devastating consequences" had someone picked up the device.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes responds to criticism over Celebrity Gogglebox appearance

  05-06-2020 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes has responded to criticism over his appearance on Celebrity Gogglebox.
  
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• Executive must make difficult decisions around social distancing to protect NI's economy

  05-06-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The past two months have been an incredibly challenging time for all of us. People have been afraid about the health impact of COVID. Families and friends have been unable to meet. Businesses have been put under incredible pressure. Our economy has been devastated.
  
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• Health Minister publishes guide to the Coronavirus restrictions - Belfast Live

  05-06-2020 23:01
  
  Health Minister publishes guide to the Coronavirus restrictions  Belfast Live
  
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• Explosive device found on Belfast footpath

  05-06-2020 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A viable explosive device has been found on a Belfast footpath.
  
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• Madeleine McCann suspect ‘investigated over two other child disappearances’

  05-06-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Authorities are investigating the new suspect in the Madeleine McCann case over the disappearance of two other children, according to reports.
  
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• Hospital staff return favour and applaud man who clapped them for 40 days

  05-06-2020 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who clapped workers at his local hospital for 40 days in a row has had the favour returned by hundreds of staff members.
  
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• Gigi Hadid donates clothes to British Vogue charity auction

  05-06-2020 22:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Catwalk stars including Gigi Hadid, Helena Christensen and Joan Smalls are auctioning items from their wardrobes to raise money for charity.
  
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• Michael Johnson encourages others to follow the FA’s lead on tackling racism

  05-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England Under-21 coach Michael Johnson has called on football to lead the fight against racism.
  
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• Heavy showers and gales over weekend as temperature drops

  05-06-2020 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK will be hit with heavy showers, strong gales and colder temperatures over the weekend as Britons are warned not to move gatherings indoors.
  
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• Belfast security alert: Viable device found - BBC News

  05-06-2020 22:06
  
  Belfast security alert: Viable device found  BBC News
  
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• Nils Petersen gives Freiburg victory over Borussia Monchengladbach

  05-06-2020 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nils Petersen hit the only goal a minute after coming off the bench as Freiburg delivered a blow to Borussia Monchengladbach’s Champions League hopes.
  
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• Sophie Ellis-Bextor shares update from home following bike crash

  05-06-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sophie Ellis-Bextor has said she is recovering at home with “some impressive bruises” and a “newly glued forehead” after having a bike crash.
  
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• Tory MP apologises for attending gathering despite lockdown

  05-06-2020 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Tory MP has apologised for failing to follow lockdown advice after reportedly attending a barbecue where a number of other people were present.
  
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• Pedestrian hit by car in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  05-06-2020 21:26
  Pedestrian hit by car in west Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Pedestrian hit by car in west Belfast

  05-06-2020 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pedestrian is currently receiving treatment in hospital after being struck by a car in west Belfast on Friday evening.
  
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• Nile Rodgers ‘bewildered and perplexed’ by criticism of Black Lives Matter

  05-06-2020 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chic frontman Nile Rodgers has said he is “bewildered and perplexed” that some people don’t understand the pain felt by members of the Black Lives Matter movement.
  
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• Reddit co-founder leaves board and urges black replacement

  05-06-2020 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has announced his resignation from the board of the social media site, and urged the company to replace him with a black candidate.
  
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• Bombardier weighs up future of Belfast staff in plans to cut 2,500 jobs - Belfast Telegraph

  05-06-2020 21:03
  
  Bombardier weighs up future of Belfast staff in plans to cut 2,500 jobs  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life nominated in 13 categories at UK's Regional Press Awards - Belfast Telegraph

  05-06-2020 21:00
  
  Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life nominated in 13 categories at UK's Regional Press Awards  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• PGA Tour to allow spectators at next month’s Memorial Tournament in Ohio

  05-06-2020 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PGA Tour will allow spectators at next month’s Memorial Tournament.
  
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• Pints and peanuts do not make a pub a restaurant – Dr Tony Holohan

  05-06-2020 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A few “fellas drinking pints and eating a packet of peanuts” will not constitute a pub operating as a restaurant, the chief medical officer has warned.
  
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• Government to tackle structural inequalities affecting Covid-19 deaths

  05-06-2020 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government will take action to tackle any structural inequalities that may be contributing to a higher level of Covid-19 deaths among people from a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background, the Health Secretary has said.
  
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• Kanye West attends Chicago protest and donates two million dollars to victims

  05-06-2020 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kanye West has donated two million US dollars (£1.5 million) to support the families and legal teams for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
  
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• Sandra Oh: Phoebe Waller-Bridge would be dream guest star on Killing Eve

  05-06-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sandra Oh has said she would like to see Phoebe Waller-Bridge guest star in Killing Eve.
  
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• Viable device discovered during Belfast security alert

  05-06-2020 19:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A viable device was discovered during a security alert in Belfast on Friday evening.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confident Man Utd are ready to pick up where they left off

  05-06-2020 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been encouraged by the competitive edge and camaraderie in his Manchester United squad as they prepare for the resumption of the Premier League season.
  
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• Coronavirus: Irish roadmap out of lockdown accelerated

  05-06-2020 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People can travel anywhere inside their own county - rather than just be limited to 20km from home.
  
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• All hospital visitors, outpatients and staff required to cover faces

  05-06-2020 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All hospital visitors and outpatients will need to wear face coverings and hospital staff must use surgical masks in England from June 15, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced.
  
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• Hancock urges people not to attend mass demonstrations this weekend

  05-06-2020 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary has urged people not to take part in mass demonstrations this weekend following anti-racism protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd.
  
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• Covid-19 transmission rates appear higher in North West and South West – Hancock

  05-06-2020 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Government scientific advisers believe the rate of coronavirus transmission – the R – has not breached one across the UK, despite concerns about the North West and South West, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
  
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• People advised to wear face coverings when visiting older people

  05-06-2020 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People are advised to wear face coverings while visiting older people when the restrictions lift.
  
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• Man dies following Co Down crash - Belfast Live

  05-06-2020 18:31
  
  Man dies following Co Down crash  Belfast Live
  
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• Matt Hancock urges people who have recovered from coronavirus to donate plasma

  05-06-2020 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People who have recovered from coronavirus should “step forward” and donate their blood plasma, the Health Secretary has said.
  
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• Uplifting news: Nine-year-old raises £100,000 and llama joins protesters

  05-06-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A nine-year-old with cerebral palsy has raised more than £100,000 by completing a lockdown marathon and a llama joined a Black Lives Matter protest in Friday’s news.
  
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• Robbie Lawlor ‘met by a gunman’ when he attended Belfast appointment - The Irish Times

  05-06-2020 18:25
  
  Robbie Lawlor ‘met by a gunman’ when he attended Belfast appointment  The Irish Times
  
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• Man dies from injuries after Co Down crash

  05-06-2020 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died in hospital from injuries suffered in a crash in Co Down last month.
  
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• Sir Geoffrey Boycott confirms departure from BBC’s Test Match Special

  05-06-2020 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Geoffrey Boycott has confirmed his 14-year spell on Test Match Special is over after the BBC left him off a list of on-air talent published on Thursday.
  
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• Use face coverings where social distancing not possible, new WHO advice says

  05-06-2020 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People have been encouraged to wear homemade fabric masks in public where social distancing is not possible, newly updated World Health Organisation (WHO) advice states.
  
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• India and China look to ease tensions in disputed Himalayan region

  05-06-2020 18:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Indian and Chinese foreign ministry officials discussed the flaring of tensions on their disputed Himalayan border, where thousands of soldiers from the two countries have been facing off just a few hundred metres from each other for a month, an Indian official said.
  
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• Belfast man who set friend's head on fire jailed - Belfast Live

  05-06-2020 17:53
  
  Belfast man who set friend's head on fire jailed  Belfast Live
  
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• Pharmaceutical and science jobs in Northern Ireland

  05-06-2020 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This week nijobfinder is highlighting jobs in the pharmaceutical and science sector. There are opportunities across Northern Ireland, from jobs at Queen’s University to roles at Randox.
  
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• Dispute over 'conviction' guidelines delays Troubles pension

  05-06-2020 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC has seen the document at the centre of a growing political dispute over the payments.
  
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• Belfast music venues team up for 'Save Our Venues' campaign - Belfast Live

  05-06-2020 17:44
  
  Belfast music venues team up for 'Save Our Venues' campaign  Belfast Live
  
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• McDonald's Northern Ireland: full list of all drive-thrus now open - Belfast Live

  05-06-2020 17:43
  
  McDonald's Northern Ireland: full list of all drive-thrus now open  Belfast Live
  
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• Harder to learn about science with modern technology – Astronomer Royal

  05-06-2020 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Modern technology is making it harder for young people to learn about science, according to a leading astrophysicist.
  
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• Championship clubs reach broadcast arrangement with Sky over remaining fixtures

  05-06-2020 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Season ticket holders at Championship clubs will be able to see all of their team’s remaining regular season matches as the English Football League announced a new arrangement with Sky Sports.
  
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• Bumper US jobs figures helps FTSE 100 hit three-month high

  05-06-2020 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unbelievable job figures from the US on Friday afternoon, showing 2.5 million positions were added last month, helped the FTSE 100 hit a three-month high.
  
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• Street section near White House renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza

  05-06-2020 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  City workers and activists painted the words Black Lives Matter in enormous bright yellow letters on the the street leading to the White House, a highly visible sign of the District of Columbia’s embrace of a protest movement that has put it at odds with President Donald Trump.
  
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