Belfast news

• Belfast woman jailed for bus journey during quarantine on Isle of Man visit - Belfast Telegraph

  20-08-2020 23:30
  
  Belfast woman jailed for bus journey during quarantine on Isle of Man visit  Belfast Telegraph
  
  Read more

• Meghan tells female voters: ‘If you are complacent, you’re complicit’

  20-08-2020 23:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex has encouraged women to vote in the upcoming US presidential election, telling an online event: “If you aren’t going out there and voting, then you’re complicit.”
  
  Read more

• Tom Hardy to voice Tottenham Hotspur documentary

  20-08-2020 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tom Hardy will narrate a new Amazon Prime documentary about Tottenham Hotspur.
  
  Read more

• St Dominic's pupil: 'I did well... I'd got myself worked up for no reason'

  20-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was much cause for celebration at St Dominic's Grammar School on the Falls Road in west Belfast when the GCSE results came in on Thursday morning.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Omagh High School pupils: 'It was a relief to learn we'd get teachers' grades'

  20-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Principal Christos Gaitatzis and his staff at Omagh High School were "absolutely delighted" with their results.
  
  Read more

• Double celebration for 'delighted' twins with Hazelwood Integrated GCSE results

  20-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was a double celebration for Kim Jackson as her 16-year-old twin daughters Georgia and Sanchia celebrated results at Hazelwood Integrated College.
  
  Read more

• Concerns raised over 'near impossible to police' NI coronavirus restrictions

  20-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised that it will be "close to impossible" to enforce the toughened Covid-19 restrictions announced by Health Minister Robin Swann on Thursday.
  
  Read more

• Ashfield Girls pupils 'proud' after seeing GCSE results

  20-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pupils at Ashfield Girls School in east Belfast arrived at staggered intervals throughout the morning to allow for social distancing.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Coronavirus: Portugal added to UK's safe travel list as Croatia is removed

  20-08-2020 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Portugal is added to UK's safe travel list but Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago are removed.
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump takes campaign to Joe Biden’s birthplace

  20-08-2020 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump took the fight to Joe Biden’s old backyard and insisted his Democratic rival would be the state’s “worst nightmare” if elected president.
  
  Read more

• A class act: Northern Ireland pupils' joy as GCSE results rise across the board

  20-08-2020 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Students in Northern Ireland showed they were a class act on Thursday as the number of top GCSE grades rose significantly.
  
  Read more

• Agriculture Minister apologises after attending golf society event

  20-08-2020 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish agriculture Minister Dara Calleary has apologised after going to an indoor golf society event.
  
  Read more

• RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne dies aged 34

  20-08-2020 22:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  RuPaul’s Drag Race star Chi Chi DeVayne has died aged 34.
  
  Read more

• Scott Robertson keen to help Warren Gatland on Lions tour to South Africa

  20-08-2020 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scott Robertson has approached British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland about assisting him on next year’s tour of South Africa.
  
  Read more

• Lucy Bronze confirms Lyon departure

  20-08-2020 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lucy Bronze has revealed she will leave Lyon when her contract expires this month – but the England international has not announced her next move.
  
  Read more

• James McLaughlin's late winner sends Coleraine through in Europa League to end long wait for continental victory

  20-08-2020 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James McLaughlin’s 89th minute winner fired Glentoran into the first qualifying round of the Europa League.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Golf authorities give Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort the nod to host stars

  20-08-2020 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The organisers of the Irish Open have backed the owners of a luxury Co Antrim hotel after two staff members tested positive for Covid-19 just weeks before some of the world's top golfers are due to stay.
  
  Read more

• Victims see light at end of tunnel as judge to rule on Troubles pension logjam

  20-08-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims seriously injured in the Troubles are hoping that Belfast High Court will on Friday rule that Sinn Fein must stop blocking progress on a pension scheme.
  
  Read more

• Social media influencer Jess Brennan speaks out on controversial Dublin restaurant event

  20-08-2020 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Social media influencer Jess Brennan has spoken out about the controversial scenes captured last weekend at the Berlin D2 restaurant in Dublin’s Dame Lane for the first time.
  
  Read more

• Wayne Rooney to manage England at Soccer Aid

  20-08-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former England captain and all-time record goalscorer Wayne Rooney will manage his country at Soccer Aid.
  
  Read more

• Glentoran through to face Motherwell in Europa League thanks to Robbie McDaid winner

  20-08-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran will face Motherwell in the Europa League first qualifying round next week after edging HB Torshavn 1-0 at the Oval.
  
  Read more

• Student thanks Taylor Swift for £23,000 donation towards university education

  20-08-2020 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An aspiring mathematician who lives in London has thanked Taylor Swift for making her “dreams come true” after the singer donated £23,000 towards her university education.
  
  Read more

• Body of Belfast-born priest recovered four days after US boating accident - The Irish Times

  20-08-2020 21:40
  
  Body of Belfast-born priest recovered four days after US boating accident  The Irish Times
  
  Read more

• Sinn Fein-backed housing development at North Belfast interface rejected by council - Belfast Live

  20-08-2020 21:34
  
  Sinn Fein-backed housing development at North Belfast interface rejected by council  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon pleads not guilty over border wall scheme

  20-08-2020 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump’s former chief strategist Steve Bannon pleaded not guilty to charges that he ripped off donors to an online fundraising scheme to build a southern border wall.
  
  Read more

• Police to focus enforcement on coronavirus hotspots

  20-08-2020 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are to focus enforcement on Northern Ireland’s coronavirus hotspot areas, the health minister has said.
  
  Read more

• Stephanie Meadow best placed of Irish trio after tough opening day at Women's Open

  20-08-2020 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephanie Meadow is the best placed of the three Irish golfers after the first round of the Women's Open.
  
  Read more

• Jet2 to resume flights and holidays to Portugal’s Algarve

  20-08-2020 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tour operator Jet2 plans to resume flights and holidays to Portugal’s Algarve region next week after the country was added to the UK’s travel corridor list.
  
  Read more

• Keir Starmer’s Covid-19 response is exactly right, says John McDonnell

  20-08-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer’s response to coronavirus has been “exactly right”, according to John McDonnell.
  
  Read more

• Europa League LIVE: Updates as Coleraine look to join Glentoran in next round after McDaid seals Glens win at the Oval

  20-08-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine are bidding to join Glentoran in the first qualifying round of the Europa League as they play La Fiorita at the Showgrounds.
  
  Read more

• Europa League as it happened: Glentoran and Coleraine both progress to boost income and Irish League's co-efficient

  20-08-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran and Coleraine have both made it through to the Europa League first qualifying round.
  
  Read more

• Warnings issued over strong winds expected to batter UK

  20-08-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have urged the public to be aware of the dangers posed by strong winds due to strike the UK in the wake of Storm Ellen.
  
  Read more

• Proportion infected with Covid ‘higher than previously thought’, study

  20-08-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The proportion of the Irish population infected with Covid-19 is three times higher than that detected through other surveillance methods, the HSE said.
  
  Read more

• Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods under par after making putter changes for the opening round of the Northern Trust

  20-08-2020 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy recovered from a slow start to get himself under par after the opening round of the PGA Tour's first FedEx Cup play-off event.
  
  Read more

• Taylor Swift donates £23,000 to student raising funds to go to UK university

  20-08-2020 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift has donated £23,000 to an aspiring student who lives in London and is fundraising to help pay for her university education.
  
  Read more

• Catriona Matthew has wind in her sails at blustery Royal Troon

  20-08-2020 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five days away from her 51st birthday, Solheim Cup captain Catriona Matthew rolled back the years to tame Royal Troon and raise hopes of a second AIG Women’s Open victory.
  
  Read more

• Timeline of countries added to and removed from 14-day quarantine list

  20-08-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Passengers arriving in the UK from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago will now have to quarantine for 14 days, while Portugal has been added to the travel corridor list.
  
  Read more

• Legionella bacteria found in water system at Royal Navy HQ

  20-08-2020 19:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Part of the Royal Navy’s headquarters has been forced to temporarily close after potentially deadly Legionella bacteria was found in the water system.
  
  Read more

• Axe falls on outdoor and family gatherings, but has Swann done enough to tighten coronavirus restrictions?

  20-08-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The axe has fallen on outdoor gatherings of more than 30 people and families and friends gathering together in their homes.
  
  Read more

• Harry Potter studio tour welcomes back visitors

  20-08-2020 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Harry Potter studio tour has welcomed back visitors following a long period of closure.
  
  Read more

• Antonio Conte focused on Europa League final amid doubts over Inter Milan future

  20-08-2020 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte dismissed questions about his future ahead of Friday’s Europa League final against Sevilla by insisting he has learnt to “live in the moment”.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Which new countries have been removed from the safe travel list?

  20-08-2020 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago have been removed from the list of safe countries people can travel to without going into quarantine following fears they could be experiencing a second wave of Covid-19.
  
  Read more

• Austria-based Reds expected to be unaffected by new quarantine rules

  20-08-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool are not expected to be affected by new UK coronavirus quarantining rules which come into force on Saturday.
  
  Read more

• Austria-based Liverpool expected to be unaffected by new quarantine rules

  20-08-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool are not expected to be affected by new UK coronavirus quarantining rules which come into force on Saturday.
  
  Read more

• Giant reptile found ‘well-preserved in belly of larger carnivore’

  20-08-2020 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An ancient four-metre-long reptile has been found well-preserved in the stomach of a slightly larger marine carnivore that lived around 240 million years ago.
  
  Read more

• Katie Taylor determined to silence doubters in Delfine Persoon rematch

  20-08-2020 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Undisputed world lightweight champion Katie Taylor is confident of “shutting up” her critics when she defends her titles in the rematch against Delfine Persoon.
  
  Read more

• Co Antrim meat processing plant Cranswick Country Foods closes after workers test positive for virus

  20-08-2020 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pork processor has said it’s closing temporarily for mass testing of its 500 staff after a “significant” outbreak in which 35 workers tested positive for Covid-19.
  
  Read more

• British holidaymakers set to lose £1,000s amid ‘shambles’ travel changes

  20-08-2020 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British holidaymakers say changes to travel rules are costing them thousands of pounds as travellers returning from three more countries were told they will need to quarantine.
  
  Read more

• Reddit bans almost 7,000 hateful subreddit pages since June crackdown

  20-08-2020 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Reddit has reported an 18% fall in users posting hateful content after a recent crackdown but said it still has “more work to do”.
  
  Read more

• Knife killer convicted of murdering mother and stepfather in brutal attack

  20-08-2020 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A knife-obsessed killer is facing a life sentence after being found guilty of murdering his mother and stepfather.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!