Belfast news

• EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan 'breached coronavirus guidelines'

  25-08-2020 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leaders of Ireland's coalition government say Phil Hogan's actions have "undermined public confidence".
  
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• Sinn Fein's Anderson slammed for pension 'slur' against victims

  25-08-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Politicians from across the divide have rounded on Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson for claiming the Troubles victims' pension would mainly benefit "those who fought Britain's dirty war in Ireland".
  
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• Channel 4 commissions The National Comedy Awards For Stand Up To Cancer

  25-08-2020 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Channel 4 has commissioned a new comedy awards show in aid of Stand Up To Cancer.
  
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• Leeds agree fee with Valencia for striker Rodrigo

  25-08-2020 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leeds are on the verge of making their first marquee signing since returning to the Premier League after reaching an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Spain striker Rodrigo.
  
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• Storm Francis: Newcastle homes awash after 15-minute deluge

  25-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dozens of families have had to flee their homes after heavy downpours and high winds brought by Storm Francis left parts of Newcastle in Co Down resembling "a disaster zone".
  
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• Duchess of Sussex discusses importance of voting with Gloria Steinem

  25-08-2020 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex has appeared alongside US rights activist Gloria Steinem to discuss the importance of voting and female representation.
  
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• Resting players in September won’t help anyone – England boss Gareth Southgate

  25-08-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate insists there is no benefit to resting players now as he risks the ire of Manchester City and Manchester United following his latest squad announcement.
  
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• Harry Maguire dropped from England squad after conviction in Greece

  25-08-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate has dropped Harry Maguire following his conviction in Greece, just hours after selecting and publicly backing the Manchester United captain.
  
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• Man ‘not likely to walk again after police shooting’

  25-08-2020 22:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family lawyer for a black man shot by police in the US said Tuesday that Jacob Blake is paralysed and it would “take a miracle” for him to walk again.
  
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• Ryan Giggs insists Gareth Bale will not get special treatment in Wales set-up

  25-08-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gareth Bale will get “no special treatment” in the Wales set-up amid a lack of playing time and an increasingly uncertain future at Real Madrid, says national team manager Ryan Giggs.
  
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• Scots doctor among 10 people held in Belfast as part of probe into New IRA - Daily Record

  25-08-2020 22:19
  
  Scots doctor among 10 people held in Belfast as part of probe into New IRA  Daily Record
  
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• Florida teachers turn students’ desks into socially distanced jeeps

  25-08-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Florida teachers turned their students’ desks into jeeps to make them feel less worried about social distancing.
  
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• Carrie Gracie leaves the BBC after 33 years

  25-08-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carrie Gracie has said she is proud to have “fought for a fair workplace” as she announced that she has left the BBC.
  
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• Masks announcement is Government’s latest in a string of U-turns

  25-08-2020 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has made its latest U-turn of the pandemic – now advising that face coverings should be worn by secondary pupils and staff in some areas of England.
  
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• Top barrister to lead Storey cremation probe

  25-08-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading barrister is expected to be hired to head the independent investigation into Belfast City Council's handling of veteran republican Bobby Storey's cremation.
  
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• Concern over Scots coming to NI for Covid-19 testing

  25-08-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  High demand for coronavirus testing in Scotland which resulted in people there being offered slots in Northern Ireland could put the public's safety here at risk, a MLA has warned.
  
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• Late Billy Keast try snatches thrilling victory for Exeter over Bristol

  25-08-2020 21:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Exeter moved 11 points clear at the Gallagher Premiership summit after beating title rivals Bristol 25-22 in thrilling fashion at a windswept Ashton Gate.
  
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• Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson criticised for pension tweet

  25-08-2020 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martina Anderson described a compensation scheme for injured Troubles victims as a way to discriminate.
  
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• Victims’ pension to benefit those behind ‘dirty war’, says Martina Anderson

  25-08-2020 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein’s Martina Anderson has said a compensation scheme for injured Troubles victims in Northern Ireland is mainly for those who fought “Britain’s dirty war”.
  
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• U-turn as secondary pupils advised to wear face coverings in lockdown areas

  25-08-2020 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Face coverings should be worn by secondary pupils and staff in local lockdown areas of England, and will be at the discretion of secondary schools across the country, after the Government made another U-turn.
  
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• Secondary school pupils in NI asked to wear face coverings in corridors

  25-08-2020 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Post-primary pupils in Northern Ireland will be asked to wear face coverings in corridors and other communal areas, Stormont’s education minister said.
  
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• Hollyoaks releases details about Rachel Adedeji’s exit from the soap

  25-08-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Details have been released about Lisa Loveday’s Hollyoaks exit after actress Rachel Adedeji, who plays the character, announced she was quitting the soap.
  
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• Europe’s top teams on alert after Lionel Messi says he wants to leave Barcelona

  25-08-2020 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi has informed Barcelona that he wants to leave the club this summer.
  
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• Flood protection measures should be built into at-risk properties

  25-08-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Flooding isn't a new phenomenon, but it has become a more frequent one. In February this year alone the Association of British Insurers stated that damage from flooding exceeded £360m across the UK following the ravages of Storms Ciara and Dennis.
  
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• Belarusian authorities crank up pressure on opposition

  25-08-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Authorities in Belarus on Tuesday cranked up the pressure on protesters pushing for the resignation of the country’s leader, jailing several opposition activists, summoning others for questioning and selectively ordering dozens of demonstrators to appear in court.
  
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• Gareth Southgate drops Harry Maguire after Greece court ruling

  25-08-2020 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate has dropped Harry Maguire following his conviction in Greece, just hours after selecting and publicly backing the Manchester United captain.
  
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• James Anderson has no plans to stop playing for England after 600th wicket

  25-08-2020 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Anderson gave the strongest hint yet that he is actively planning for one last crack at the Ashes next winter, promising that his historic 600th Test wicket is a stepping stone rather than the end of the road.
  
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• Alex Turner’s guitar raises £128,544 in charity raffle for music venues

  25-08-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A guitar belonging to Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has raised £128,54 in a charity raffle for grassroots music venues.
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson urged Jose Mourinho to sign Dele Alli while at Man Utd

  25-08-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has revealed that the only advice Sir Alex Ferguson gave him when manager of Manchester United was to sign Dele Alli.
  
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• Jose Mourinho told Harry Kane ‘we are good for each other’ after Spurs arrival

  25-08-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho told Harry Kane that he wants to help make him a global superstar in an early meeting between the two following the Portuguese’s appointment at Tottenham.
  
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• 5 unmissable moments from Tottenham documentary series All or Nothing

  25-08-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first three episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s All or Nothing documentary series on Tottenham air on Monday night.
  
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• Essex lose 100 per cent record as rain forces draw with Hampshire

  25-08-2020 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  County champions Essex lost their 100 per cent record in the Bob Willis Trophy as they were forced to watch their clash with Hampshire slide into a rainy draw.
  
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• Coronavirus: Craigavon Hospital patients test positive

  25-08-2020 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five patients and a member of staff on the haematology ward at Craigavon Area Hospital test positive.
  
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• New Belfast mural unveiled as part of alley's project - Belfast Live

  25-08-2020 19:55
  
  New Belfast mural unveiled as part of alley's project  Belfast Live
  
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• Lionel Messi looks set to leave Barcelona

  25-08-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi has informed Barcelona that he wants to leave the club this summer.
  
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• 37 rescued from flood water in Northern Ireland

  25-08-2020 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thirty-seven people have been rescued from flood water in Northern Ireland, the fire service said.
  
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• Jack Grealish missed out due to competition for places explains Gareth Southgate

  25-08-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate has explained his reasoning for omitting Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish from his latest England squad – insisting he is fighting a host of big-names for a place.
  
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• EU trade commissioner gives timeline of movements in Ireland

  25-08-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU’s trade commissioner has given a timeline of his movements in Ireland to the European Commission.
  
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• Man attacked by group of youths in Belfast sectarian hate crime - Belfast Telegraph

  25-08-2020 19:24
  
  Man attacked by group of youths in Belfast sectarian hate crime  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Man attacked by group of youths in Belfast sectarian hate crime

  25-08-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s was attacked by a gang of youths in north Belfast on Monday in what police are treating as a sectarian hate crime.
  
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• Man Utd captain Harry Maguire to appeal against suspended prison sentence

  25-08-2020 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire has vowed to clear his name after being found guilty of assaulting a police officer, swearing, resisting arrest and bribery by a Greek court.
  
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• Pro-migrant demonstrators accuse Government of ‘vilifying’ asylum seekers

  25-08-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dozens of pro-migrant demonstrators have accused the Government of “dehumanising and vilifying” asylum seekers at a protest outside the Home Office.
  
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• BBC confirms traditional anthems will be sung at next year’s Proms

  25-08-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Traditional anthems will be sung at next year’s Last Night Of The Proms, the BBC has confirmed.
  
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• Noah Donohoe's aunt thanks north Belfast community who helped family during search - The Irish News

  25-08-2020 19:12
  
  Noah Donohoe's aunt thanks north Belfast community who helped family during search  The Irish News
  
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• Coronavirus: When does the 'eat out to help out scheme' end?

  25-08-2020 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of venues have taken part in a discounting scheme to help boost the hospitality industry.
  
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• Harry Maguire given suspended sentence after being found guilty of assault

  25-08-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has been given a 21-month suspended sentence after being found guilty of assault, following his arrest after a brawl last week on the Greek island of Mykonos.
  
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• Emilia Clarke discusses her television debut in BBC soap Doctors

  25-08-2020 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emilia Clarke has said that she was given just one take to perform her television debut in the BBC soap Doctors.
  
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• How England’s Test summer in a bio-secure bubble worked

  25-08-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The conclusion of the third Test between England and Pakistan draws to a close the Test leg of cricket’s first summer in a ‘bio-secure bubble’.
  
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• Belfast athletic director provides update on fall sports tryouts - PenBayPilot.com

  25-08-2020 18:45
  
  Belfast athletic director provides update on fall sports tryouts  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan: I broke no public health regulations

  25-08-2020 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU’s trade commissioner has said he broke no public health regulations while in Ireland.
  
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