Belfast news

• Flash floods in north-west England after thunderstorms

  16-06-2020 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Flash flooding in the north west of England has left roads and shops submerged after heavy downpours struck the region.
  
  Read more

• Strictly’s Neil Jones reveals he slept on the streets as a teenager

  16-06-2020 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing’s Neil Jones has revealed that he had to sleep on the streets for a “short period” as a teenager.
  
  Read more

• Tony Allen to receive posthumous award for his contribution to music

  16-06-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Influential Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen has posthumously been given an AIM Independent Music Awards prize in recognition of his career.
  
  Read more

• World is united against brutality, George Floyd’s brother says

  16-06-2020 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A never-seen-before global unity against police brutality has been sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of an officer, his brother has said.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Coastguard attending ‘major incident’ close to Dunluce Castle

  16-06-2020 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Coastguard is attending a major incident close to Dunluce Castle on the north coast.
  
  Read more

• Marcus Rashford: I’m grateful Boris Johnson changed policy on free school meals

  16-06-2020 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England footballer Marcus Rashford has said he is “grateful” that Boris Johnson made a U-turn to provide free school meal vouchers to eligible pupils over the summer holidays.
  
  Read more

• Sports minister suggests targets may be used to diversify governing bodies

  16-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sports minister Nigel Huddleston has indicated a review of the sports governance code is likely to see targets introduced for a minimum number of people from black and other minority groups to serve in leadership roles.
  
  Read more

• Sheffield United ready to adapt to new Premier League away-day regulations

  16-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United will travel to their game at Aston Villa in three coaches and get changed in the stadium’s media room as a new era for the Premier League gets under way.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Pep Guardiola hopes Manchester City avoid injuries when Premier League resumes

  16-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola is praying Manchester City can avoid injuries as he does not believe Premier League players are ready for the frantic return from the coronavirus suspension.
  
  Read more

• Nigel Huddleston warns neutral venues in Premier League is still an option

  16-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sports minister Nigel Huddleston has warned that the prospect of staging Premier League games at neutral venues would be back on the agenda if fans ignore pleas to remain away from grounds as football resumes this week.
  
  Read more

• Dean Smith urges Aston Villa to take motivation from being ‘written off’

  16-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dean Smith refuses to allow Aston Villa to be written off in the survival race as they prepare to kick off the Premier League’s restart.
  
  Read more

• Premier League chief gives grounds for optimism with ‘guinea pig’ suggestion

  16-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League clubs are prepared to be “guinea pigs” in any phased reopening of stadiums, the competition’s chief executive has said.
  
  Read more

• Doctors and nurses demand action over BAME report findings

  16-06-2020 21:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Doctors and nurses have demanded “urgent and tangible action” to protect key workers after a report found that racism and social inequality have contributed to the increased risk of black, Asian and minority ethnic communities (BAME) contracting and dying from Covid-19.
  
  Read more

• Man shot by police investigating reports of armed robbery

  16-06-2020 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot by officers who were investigating reports of an armed robbery, Wiltshire Police said.
  
  Read more

• Bayern Munich secure Bundesliga title with win over Werder Bremen

  16-06-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich have been crowned Bundesliga champions for an eighth successive season after a 1-0 win at Werder Bremen.
  
  Read more

• Champions League return is key to keep pace with top-flight elite – Mikel Arteta

  16-06-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal must target a return to the Champions League or run the risk of falling further behind the Premier League’s top four.
  
  Read more

• Paddy McGuinness says he is ‘fine’ after skidding off road while making Top Gear

  16-06-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paddy McGuinness has said that he is “totally fine” after he skidded a supercar off the road during filming for Top Gear.
  
  Read more

• Raheem Sterling among England players in video campaign calling for change

  16-06-2020 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England players Raheem Sterling, Jadon Sancho, Jordan Henderson, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Lucy Bronze are among a host of stars to appear in a video campaign calling for change as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement.
  
  Read more

• EastEnders ends on a cliffhanger as hiatus begins

  16-06-2020 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  EastEnders has ended on a cliffhanger as the hiatus of new episodes of the soap begins.
  
  Read more

• Belfast: Teenage girls 'sexually assaulted' in Ormeau Park - BBC News

  16-06-2020 20:38
  
  Belfast: Teenage girls 'sexually assaulted' in Ormeau Park  BBC News
  
  Read more

• Street cat named Bob made famous in bestselling book dies at 14

  16-06-2020 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cat that inspired the A Street Cat Named Bob books has died aged 14.
  
  Read more

• Judge says severely ill baby can be allowed to die against parents’ wishes

  16-06-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Doctors can stop providing life-support treatment to a severely ill baby against his parents’ wishes, a High Court judge has ruled.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Finance Minister Conor Murphy pledges to find funds for free school meals through summer

  16-06-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Finance Minister Conor Murphy has pledged that the money will be found to extend free school meal payments through the summer in Northern Ireland.
  
  Read more

• South Belfast alley completely transformed into garden paradise - Belfast Live

  16-06-2020 19:50
  
  South Belfast alley completely transformed into garden paradise  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Reni Eddo-Lodge ‘becomes first black British author to top UK book chart’

  16-06-2020 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Reni Eddo-Lodge has said that she has become the first black British writer to top the Nielsen Book UK chart.
  
  Read more

• Johnson says ‘watch this space’ in hint at movement on two-metre rule

  16-06-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has strongly hinted at changing the two-metre social distancing rule to help revive the economy as figures showed the carnage already caused by coronavirus in the jobs market.
  
  Read more

• India says 20 soldiers killed in clash with Chinese troops

  16-06-2020 18:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Indian Army has raised the death toll in a clash with Chinese troops on a disputed Himalayan border from three to 20 soldiers.
  
  Read more

• Thousands call for Bicester Village to close over Covid-19 infection concerns

  16-06-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost five thousand people have signed a petition calling for Bicester Village to close, or implement better social distancing measures, following concerns the busy streets will cause a spike in Covid-19 infections.
  
  Read more

• Tory Senedd member dies after ‘medical emergency’

  16-06-2020 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Welsh Conservative politician has died after being taken ill, his party has said.
  
  Read more

• What is dexamethasone, how does it work and when will it be used?

  16-06-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A cheap and widely available steroid can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus, a trial has found.
  
  Read more

• Boris Johnson’s baby son Wilfred ‘doing well’, PM says

  16-06-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ seven-week old son Wilfred is “doing well”, the Prime Minister has said.
  
  Read more

• Who will be able to receive free meals over the summer?

  16-06-2020 18:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has agreed to extend a voucher scheme for children eligible for free school meals during the summer in England following a campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford.
  
  Read more

• More than four years’ worth of welfare claims processed in a few weeks

  16-06-2020 18:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than four years’ worth of welfare claims were processed in just five weeks after strict lockdown measures were introduced across Ireland.
  
  Read more

• Fernando Santos signs contract to remain as Portugal coach until 2024

  16-06-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fernando Santos has signed a new deal to remain as Portugal coach until 2024.
  
  Read more

• East Belfast fitness outlet owner spared jail after steroid supply plea - Belfast Live

  16-06-2020 18:15
  
  East Belfast fitness outlet owner spared jail after steroid supply plea  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• President Trump signs executive order on US police reform

  16-06-2020 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has signed an executive order on policing to encourage better practices and establish a database to keep track of officers with a history of excessive use-of-force complaints.
  
  Read more

• Two metre social distancing rule ‘presents film companies with stumbling block’

  16-06-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The two-metre social distancing guidelines present the film industry with a “stumbling block”, according to a Bafta-winning producer.
  
  Read more

• Making Manchester proud: Football praises Rashford for school meals campaign

  16-06-2020 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teammates, football clubs and sports stars of the past have united to commend Marcus Rashford’s successful campaign to extend the children’s food voucher scheme into the summer holidays.
  
  Read more

• Boris Johnson congratulates Marcus Rashford after meals campaign U-turn

  16-06-2020 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has personally congratulated England footballer Marcus Rashford for his successful free summer school meals campaign.
  
  Read more

• Jonny Bairstow eager to reclaim spot as England’s Test wicketkeeper

  16-06-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jonny Bairstow feels refreshed and has his sights set on an England Test recall this summer, preferably with the wicketkeeping gloves back in his possession.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland's Euro 2020 play-off semi-final in Bosnia set for October ahead of final date in November

  16-06-2020 17:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Euro 2020 play-off semi-final in Bosnia is set to take place in October thanks to plans that are expected to be ratified by UEFA's Executive Committee tomorrow.
  
  Read more

• William jokes he’s looking forward to the pub as he meets ambulance staff

  16-06-2020 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Cambridge has joked that he is looking forward to having a pint in the pub, as he praised ambulance staff for “all your hard work”.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Ambulance service receives over 13,000 calls

  16-06-2020 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Spotlight has spent time on the road with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
  
  Read more

• Brenda King appointed interim Attorney General for Northern Ireland

  16-06-2020 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brenda King has been appointed as Attorney General for Northern Ireland on a temporary basis, it has been announced.
  
  Read more

• Belfast fitness outlet owner avoids prison for supplying steroids to clients - Belfast Telegraph

  16-06-2020 17:43
  
  Belfast fitness outlet owner avoids prison for supplying steroids to clients  Belfast Telegraph
  
  Read more

• Belfast fitness outlet owner avoids prison for supplying steroids to clients

  16-06-2020 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owner of an east Belfast fitness outlet who supplied anabolic steroids to clients has been spared jail.
  
  Read more

• Police appeal to help find missing Belfast woman - Belfast Live

  16-06-2020 17:36
  
  Police appeal to help find missing Belfast woman  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Fed bond buying boosts global markets

  16-06-2020 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Global markets were dominated by news out of the US on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve found another kitchen sink to throw at the coronavirus crisis.
  
  Read more

• Disgraced former MP’s questions over Coco Pops monkey mascot

  16-06-2020 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A disgraced former MP has questioned the decision of cereal-producer Kellogg’s to use a monkey to market Coco Pops, while “three white boys” represent Rice Krispies.
  
  Read more

• Arlene Foster says Troubles compensation scheme must be delivered

  16-06-2020 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has an obligation to implement a compensation scheme for Troubles victims if the Stormont executive is unable to, the First Minister has said.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!