Belfast news

• Kevin Lunney abduction: Recovered car 'burned' in garda custody

  10-06-2020 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Dublin court hears the vehicle was burned "apparently accidentally" while being held by police.
  
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• ‘Sickening and disgraceful’ attack on police condemned

  10-06-2020 23:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers who stopped to help an apparent assault victim were set upon in a “sickening, shocking and disgraceful attack” which has been condemned by the Home Secretary and police chiefs.
  
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• Emma Watson speaks out in support of transgender community amid JK Rowling row

  10-06-2020 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emma Watson has become the latest figure to speak out in support of transgender people, after author JK Rowling sparked a row with her comments on the issue.
  
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• Residential development and film studio extension costing £95m in Belfast under review

  10-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two major investments worth nearly £100m to extend film studios and build a new residential development are "under review" by developer Belfast Harbour as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, it can be revealed.
  
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• Murphy under fire after 'bizarre' claim lockdown a result of Tory austerity

  10-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP deputy chair of Stormont's finance committee has accused Sinn Fein minister Conor Murphy of having "lost the run of himself".
  
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• Call for clarity from teaching unions after Weir says NI schools will return on August 17

  10-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teaching unions have questioned the legality of an announcement by Education Minister Peter Weir that schools should reopen on August 17.
  
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• £95m extension to Game of Thrones Belfast film studio and residential development under review - Belfast Telegraph

  10-06-2020 23:00
  
  £95m extension to Game of Thrones Belfast film studio and residential development under review  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Irish League season to end immediately as 'volatile' meeting sees clubs hammer NIFL plans to play two more matches

  10-06-2020 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The 2019-2020 Irish Premiership season will be called to a premature end tomorrow night unless there is a dramatic turnaround with NINE clubs set to vote against the NIFL Steering Group proposal to play two more league games.
  
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• Marmite only making small jars due to yeast shortage

  10-06-2020 22:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marmite can only produce small jars due to the coronavirus pandemic, a tweet has suggested.
  
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• Busy shops and packed buses as Sao Paulo reopens amid coronavirus pandemic

  10-06-2020 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retail shops have reopened after a two-month pandemic shutdown in Brazil’s biggest city, leading to crowded public transport and many people ignoring social distancing rules.
  
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• Covid-19: Meet the contact tracers tracking coronavirus in NI

  10-06-2020 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 700 people have been contacted by a team that includes nurses, health officers and others.
  
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• Failure to reopen schools putting welfare and education at risk – Starmer

  10-06-2020 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has accused ministers of “mismanagement” over the reopening of schools, putting at risk both the “welfare and education” of children.
  
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• Rory McIlroy: I'd back a World Tour if it was done right and the Premier Golf League wasn't

  10-06-2020 22:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  World number one Rory McIlroy would back a move to unite golf's two major tours.
  
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• Rory McIlroy glad to be back in action as PGA Tour resumes

  10-06-2020 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy is looking forward to seeing golf take its place at “the centre of the sports world” as the PGA Tour returns from its three-month suspension.
  
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• Robert Lewandowski scores again as Bayern Munich reach DFB-Pokal Cup final

  10-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Robert Lewandowski hit his 45th goal of the season to fire Bayern Munich into the German cup final.
  
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• Minneapolis police chief takes on union and promises change

  10-06-2020 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Minneapolis Police Department has said it will withdraw from police union contract negotiations.
  
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• Oliver Dowden: I would not have removed Little Britain from iPlayer

  10-06-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has said he would not have chosen to remove Little Britain from the iPlayer, but that the BBC has a right to editorial independence.
  
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• 'Tiger Woods was my hero, his skin colour didn't matter': Rory McIlroy backs drive to bring racism to an end

  10-06-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has backed the 'amazing' drive to bring racism to an end and says the world needs more tolerance and less ignorance.
  
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• Twitter trials ‘read before you retweet’ feature

  10-06-2020 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Twitter users will be asked if they want to read an article before retweeting it in a new feature being tested.
  
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• Coronavirus: Date of 17 August set for some NI pupils to return

  10-06-2020 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Education Minister Peter Weir gave the date during an online meeting with hundreds of teachers.
  
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• Reopening of shops has stopped severe job losses, insists retail chief

  10-06-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Severe job losses have been avoided in the retail sector as a result of the decision to reopen shops, a commerce chief has said.
  
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• US Federal Reserve vows to keep providing aid and does not expect rates hike

  10-06-2020 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US Federal Reserve has made clear that it will keep providing support by buying bonds to maintain low borrowing rates and forecasting no rate hike until 2022.
  
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• Sir Patrick Stewart recalls spat with Star Trek creator

  10-06-2020 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Patrick Stewart has recalled how he almost missed out on the part of Jean-Luc Picard after Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry took a dislike to him.
  
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• Plaques on statues do not go far enough, says anti-racism group

  10-06-2020 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An anti-racism charity has said that plaques on statues of slave owners do not go far enough.
  
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• Westmeath: Thirteen-year-old boy dies in one-car crash

  10-06-2020 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four other teenage boys were injured - one critically - in the crash on Wednesday.
  
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• As lockdown is eased, is Northern Ireland approaching its most dangerous moment yet?

  10-06-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland has recorded its fourth consecutive day without a Covid-19 death.
  
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• CrossFit founder quits amid backlash over George Floyd tweet

  10-06-2020 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The founder and CEO of CrossFit is stepping down after his tweet about George Floyd sparked a social media backlash and a wave of affiliated gyms cut ties with the company.
  
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• Question remains on whether shop workers will be required to wear face coverings

  10-06-2020 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is unclear whether shop workers will be made to wear a face covering while commuters will be forced to wear one on public transport.
  
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• Question marks hang over T20 World Cup

  10-06-2020 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The fate of October’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia continues to hang in the balance after the International Cricket Council deferred a decision on the competition.
  
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• Lisburn police pursuit leads to arrest of 15-year-old - Belfast Live

  10-06-2020 20:08
  
  Lisburn police pursuit leads to arrest of 15-year-old  Belfast Live
  
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• Covid-19 R rate is below one, insists Government scientist

  10-06-2020 20:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The rate of coronavirus transmission in the UK is still low, despite earlier fears of regional spikes, a top Government scientist has insisted.
  
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• Kate Kane character will survive despite Ruby Rose exit, Batwoman boss confirms

  10-06-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Kane will not be killed off during Batwoman’s second series but her disappearance will become one of the show’s major mysteries, its showrunner has confirmed.
  
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• Anger as Enniskillen bypass misses out in funding round

  10-06-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Infrastructure Minister has been challenged to explain why the Enniskillen southern bypass was left out of a major funding announcement, while three infrastructure projects in the north west received crucial investment.
  
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• Parents need clarity on schools more than ‘support bubbles’, says charity boss

  10-06-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Single parents need clarity on schools and childcare during lockdown more than they need “support bubbles”, a charity boss has said.
  
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• Covid-19 could have arrived in UK on at least 1,350 separate occasions – study

  10-06-2020 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scientists believe coronavirus may have entered the country on 1,356 separate occasions at the beginning of the UK epidemic, which peaked in mid-March.
  
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• Queen’s official birthday to be marked by Windsor Castle ceremony

  10-06-2020 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen’s official birthday is to be marked by a brief ceremony staged in place of Trooping the Colour – and held under social distancing rules.
  
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• Decision to drop plans for wider return to school before summer ‘disappointing’

  10-06-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government’s decision not to require all primary school pupils in England to return to the classroom before the summer holidays is “disappointing”, the Ofsted chief has said.
  
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• Billy Sharp and Oliver Norwood sign new Sheffield United contracts

  10-06-2020 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United skipper Billy Sharp and vice-captain Oliver Norwood have signed new contracts with the club.
  
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• Five more Covid-19 deaths in Ireland

  10-06-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Another five people with Covid-19 have died in Ireland.
  
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• Ant and Dec ‘sincerely sorry’ for using blackface on Saturday Night Takeaway

  10-06-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ant and Dec have apologised for a segment of Saturday Night Takeaway in which they impersonated people of colour using blackface.
  
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• Harry Dunn’s family told Dominic Raab unaware of case until suspect had left UK

  10-06-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Harry Dunn have been told the Foreign Secretary was unaware of the teenager’s death until after suspect Anne Sacoolas had left the country.
  
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• Cummings lockdown cottage breached planning and building rules, says council

  10-06-2020 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Council officials investigating Dominic Cummings’ lockdown cottage found “historic breaches of planning and building control regulations” but said no further action would be taken.
  
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• West Indies captain Jason Holder feeling ‘pretty safe’ in England

  10-06-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Indies captain Jason Holder has been reassured by the measures taken to look after his team since arriving in England and feels “pretty safe” despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Premiership players threaten strike action after salary cap reduction

  10-06-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premiership players could go on strike over contractual issues arising from the reduction of next season’s salary cap by more than 20 per cent.
  
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• Top medic indicates regret over coronavirus testing

  10-06-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A top Government doctor has indicated regret over how officials have dealt with testing throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• The 10 best statues in Britain – chosen by our critic

  10-06-2020 18:49
  
  There’s more to British statues than the ones of Colston and Rhodes highlighted by BLM. From Damien Hirst’s sword-fighter to a cat called Hodge, our critic picks his top 10The ship, which sank in 1912 with more than 1,500 souls drowned, has become a symbol of the precariousness of existence. It is commemorated by this marble monument in the city where the doomed ocean liner was built. A female mythological figure of Fate looms over a drowning sailor held in a mermaid’s embrace.
  
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• Rachel Adedeji to leave Hollyoaks after more than four years

  10-06-2020 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Adedeji has announced she is set to leave Hollyoaks after spending more than four years on the soap.
  
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• Former Tory minister Mellor behaved unprofessionally during meeting, judge told

  10-06-2020 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Conservative minister David Mellor “behaved unprofessionally” during a meeting with representatives of a Middle Eastern sheikh, a High Court judge has been told.
  
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• JK Rowling responds to criticism over transgender comments

  10-06-2020 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  JK Rowling has said she was partly motivated to speak out about transgender issues because of her experience of domestic abuse and sexual assault.
  
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• Covid-19: NI families renew calls for care homes inquiry

  10-06-2020 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health says it accepts the "need for a full review" but "at a later date".
  
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