Belfast news

• Atlanta police chief resigns after fatal shooting of black man

  13-06-2020 23:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Atlanta’s police chief has resigned hours after a black man was fatally shot by officers in a struggle.
  
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• Regular service resumes as Lionel Messi guides Barcelona to victory at Mallorca

  13-06-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barcelona hit the ground running as they cruised past Mallorca 4-0 in their first LaLiga game since the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Boris Johnson drops plans to make gender change easier

  13-06-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is set to scrap plans to allow people to change their legal gender by “self-identifying” as a different sex, it has been reported.
  
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• More than 100 arrested as PM condemns far-right protests as ‘racist thuggery’

  13-06-2020 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 100 people were arrested at a far-right protest in London, which was condemned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “racist thuggery”.
  
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• Wherever Jadon Sancho plays next season is good for England – Gareth Southgate

  13-06-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England boss Gareth Southgate believes any decision Jadon Sancho makes about his future will benefit the Three Lions.
  
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• Gareth Southgate admits he is always judging his players’ off-field behaviour

  13-06-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate has warned his England stars he is always watching after their lockdown mistakes.
  
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• One Norwich player among two positive Premier League tests for coronavirus

  13-06-2020 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Norwich player is set to miss the restart of the Premier League season after testing positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Ministers in push to get more pupils back into school before summer break

  13-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is set to make fresh push to get more primary school children back into the classroom ahead of the summer break.
  
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• Liam Gallagher says he nearly set fire to Noel’s Ibiza home

  13-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Gallagher has revealed that he nearly set fire to his brother Noel’s house in Ibiza.
  
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• Matt Lucas and David Walliams issue apology over Little Britain blackface

  13-06-2020 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Matt Lucas and David Walliams have apologised for “playing characters of other races” in Little Britain.
  
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• East Belfast neighbours hope to help pensioner robbed twice get CCTV - Belfast Live

  13-06-2020 21:28
  
  East Belfast neighbours hope to help pensioner robbed twice get CCTV  Belfast Live
  
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• Trump highlights ‘evils of slavery’ in speech to military graduates

  13-06-2020 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US president Donald Trump has preached unity to US military graduates, telling them to never forget the legacy of soldiers from generations ago who fought “a bloody war to extinguish the evil of slavery”.
  
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• Leon Goretzka’s late winner leaves Bayern just one victory from Bundesliga title

  13-06-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leon Goretzka’s late goal put Bayern Munich one win away from another Bundesliga title after a 2-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.
  
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• Amazon business practices reviewed in two US states

  13-06-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Officials in the US states of California and Washington are reviewing Amazon’s business practices to determine whether the company is violating any laws with respect to the independent merchants who sell goods on its site, according to reports.
  
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• Priti Patel condemns ‘desecration’ of police memorial at far-right protest

  13-06-2020 19:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Home Secretary Priti Patel has condemned the “desecration” of Pc Keith Palmer’s memorial after a man urinated next to it amid violent far-right protests in London.
  
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• Muse frontman Matt Bellamy and Elle Evans welcome baby daughter

  13-06-2020 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has welcomed his first child with wife Elle Evans.
  
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• Man urinating next to Pc Keith Palmer’s memorial ‘should be sent to prison’

  13-06-2020 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The man who urinated next to the memorial dedicated to Pc Keith Palmer should be sent to prison, the chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation said.
  
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• Belfast demonstration held 'to protect war memorials'

  13-06-2020 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Organisers say the Belfast demonstration was set up amid attacks on statues of historical figures in the UK.
  
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• Rita Ora pens tribute to grandmother following her death

  13-06-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rita Ora has paid tribute to her “glamorous” and “hardworking” grandmother following her death.
  
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• Belfast demonstration held 'to protect war memorials' - BBC News

  13-06-2020 18:50
  
  Belfast demonstration held 'to protect war memorials'  BBC News
  
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• Short Strand youngster raises £1500 for Belfast nurses in memory of his baby brother - Belfast Live

  13-06-2020 18:33
  
  Short Strand youngster raises £1500 for Belfast nurses in memory of his baby brother  Belfast Live
  
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• Google helping most Belfast parents during homeschooling, survey finds - Belfast Live

  13-06-2020 18:33
  
  Google helping most Belfast parents during homeschooling, survey finds  Belfast Live
  
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• Jenson Button and Brittny Ward announce pregnancy news

  13-06-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jenson Button and his fiancee Brittny Ward are expecting their second child together, a daughter.
  
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• 46 newly-reported Covid-19 cases were spread out over a number of days – CMO

  13-06-2020 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been another 46 confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in Ireland, bringing the total number of cases to 25,295.
  
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• Calls for removal of NI-born Sir Hans Sloane's statue in London 'silly', says councillor

  13-06-2020 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A statue to one of Northern Ireland's most famous sons in central London has been placed on a list of monuments that should be removed over his perceived links to slavery.
  
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• AstraZeneca agrees to make Covid-19 vaccine for Europe

  13-06-2020 18:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has struck a deal with Europe’s Inclusive Vaccines Alliance to supply up to 400 million doses of an experimental Covid-19 vaccine, as efforts to boost manufacturing capacity continue at pace.
  
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• Police Scotland ‘disappointed’ with BLM protesters but peaceful conduct hailed

  13-06-2020 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police Scotland has expressed its “disappointment” with Black Lives Matter campaigners who attended events across the country.
  
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• Mystery of nibbled roses solved as deer spotted on doorbell camera

  13-06-2020 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sussex man has solved the mystery of his “rose thief” after several deer were spotted munching in his garden on a doorbell camera.
  
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• Man urinates next to Pc Keith Palmer memorial as protest violence escalates

  13-06-2020 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man urinated next to a memorial dedicated to the police officer killed in the Westminster terror attack amid violent clashes between far-right protesters and police in central London.
  
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• Coronavirus: Catholic school heads call for exam cancellation

  13-06-2020 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eleven Catholic grammars and an integrated school are already cancelling transfer tests.
  
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• Kim Jong Un’s sister threatens South Korea with military action

  13-06-2020 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened military action against South Korea as she attacked Seoul over declining bilateral relations and its inability to stop activists from dropping anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border.
  
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• North Belfast: Man taken to hospital after being shot with police baton rounds

  13-06-2020 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police said the action was taken to prevent the individual involved from harming himself.
  
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• Trump stresses unity and ‘America’s core values’

  13-06-2020 16:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US president Donald Trump has highlighted the diversity of West Point military academy’s graduating class as he appealed for America’s newest military officers to uphold the country’s core values.
  
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• Partick Thistle call on fellow SPFL clubs to ‘right the wrongs done to us’

  13-06-2020 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Partick Thistle have pleaded with their fellow Scottish Professional Football League clubs to do “the right thing” and vote through league reconstruction proposals.
  
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• Phil Simmons hopes dominoes will help West Indies rally

  13-06-2020 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has revealed how “explosive” games of dominoes are playing their part in helping his players avoid cabin fever during their quarantine at Emirates Old Trafford.
  
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• Meet the Belfast man who raised £3,000 for local charities with SpeedQuizzing bonanza - Belfast Live

  13-06-2020 16:13
  
  Meet the Belfast man who raised £3,000 for local charities with SpeedQuizzing bonanza  Belfast Live
  
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• Irish citizenship campaigner Emma DeSouza seeks nomination to Seanad

  13-06-2020 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish citizenship campaigner from Northern Ireland is considering a bid for the Seanad after a number of Fine Gael TDs put her name forward for nomination.
  
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• Callum Hudson-Odoi says he will face ‘no further action’ from police

  13-06-2020 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Callum Hudson-Odoi will not face any further action over an allegation of rape, the Chelsea winger has said in a statement.
  
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• Thousands stage rally in French capital against police brutality

  13-06-2020 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people have gathered in Paris to denounce police brutality and discrimination.
  
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• Thousands march through Brighton in support of Black Lives Matter movement

  13-06-2020 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of protesters have marched through Brighton in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement worldwide.
  
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• Two more coronavirus-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland

  13-06-2020 14:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two further coronavirus-linked deaths has been reported in Northern Ireland, taking the total recorded by the Department of Health to 541.
  
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• Demonstrations At Belfast's 'Resistance Corner' To Resume To Protest The Death Of George Floyd - mainepublic.org

  13-06-2020 14:28
  
  Demonstrations At Belfast's 'Resistance Corner' To Resume To Protest The Death Of George Floyd  mainepublic.org
  
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• Dungannon Swifts unveil new kits paying tribute to NHS workers

  13-06-2020 14:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dungannon Swifts have unveiled their new home and away kits for the 20/21 season, featuring a tribute to NHS staff and other key workers for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Hundreds gather to protect war memorials outside Belfast City Hall

  13-06-2020 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several hundred people have gathered outside City Hall in Belfast to protect war memorials.
  
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• Heidi says hi! Five-year-old hugs grandmother for first time in three months

  13-06-2020 14:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A five-year-old has hugged her grandmother for the first time in three months as the Government’s new “support bubble” scheme came into effect in England on Saturday.
  
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• New criminal probe targets ex-Fifa president Blatter

  13-06-2020 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the target of a new investigation in Switzerland for suspected criminal mismanagement of a million-dollar payment from football funds.
  
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• In Pictures: Soldiers socially distance to mark Queen’s official birthday

  13-06-2020 13:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen’s official birthday has been marked with a brief ceremonial tribute from the military at Windsor Castle.
  
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• Black Lives Matter protesters form mile-long line along Brighton seafront

  13-06-2020 13:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 1,000 protesters have gathered in Brighton to stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter demonstrations worldwide.
  
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• Hundreds turn out ‘to protect’ Glasgow war memorial

  13-06-2020 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people have flocked to George Square in Glasgow to “protect” a war memorial.
  
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• Jose Mourinho wants Tottenham to adapt to ‘new reality’ of empty stadiums

  13-06-2020 13:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has emphasised the importance of his Tottenham players getting used to empty stadiums as they prepare to resume their Premier League campaign against Manchester United next Friday night.
  
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