Belfast news

• Donald Trump leaves hospital after treatment for Covid-19

  05-10-2020 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has walked out of the military hospital where he received an unprecedented level of care for Covid-19 for three days, saying that despite his illness the nation should not be afraid of the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans.
  
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• Trump’s White House event was dangerous, says US virus expert Anthony Fauci

  05-10-2020 23:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A White House event held to celebrate the nomination of a Supreme Court justice was a “dangerous situation”, top US virus expert Anthony Fauci has said.
  
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• Theo Walcott returns to Southampton on season-long loan

  05-10-2020 23:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theo Walcott has admitted he will probably cry when he once again pulls on a Southampton shirt after completing a season-long loan move back to the south coast.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'Act now to prevent lockdown', Irish PM warns

  05-10-2020 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Micheál Martin announced the Republic of Ireland will move to level three restrictions from Wednesday.
  
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• ‘These are the games you dream of’ – Callum Robinson targets Euro 2020

  05-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Callum Robinson has challenged his Republic of Ireland team-mates to make their dreams come true by sending the nation to the Euro 2020 finals.
  
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• PSNI to investigate after fans pack the stands at GAA game

  05-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has launched an investigation into a GAA match in Derry to determine if there were any breaches of Covid-19 regulations after large crowds were pictured in the stands.
  
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• Not enough flu vaccine for 'target' age group, NI health chiefs admit

  05-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland does not have enough flu vaccine to offer it to everyone over the age of 50.
  
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• Kim Kardashian West says KUWTK is ending because family ‘needs a break’

  05-10-2020 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kim Kardashian West has said her family’s long-running reality TV show is coming to an end because “we just need a break”.
  
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• Man Utd sign Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles but Chris Smalling leaves

  05-10-2020 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles completed deadline-day moves to Manchester United, who also secured a deal for teenage winger Amad Diallo to join the Premier League club in January.
  
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• Criticism comes with the territory, Wales boss Ryan Giggs tells Neco Williams

  05-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs expects Neco Williams to bounce back from fierce social media abuse by flourishing with Wales.
  
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• Decision not to reopen Downe Hospital A&E as planned 'completely unacceptable'

  05-10-2020 22:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The decision not to reopen Downe Hospital's Accident and Emergency Department has been branded "completely unacceptable" by local MP Chris Hazzard.
  
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• Probe widens into £125k Stormont worker's fraud

  05-10-2020 22:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Stormont department's investigation into a suspected £125,000 fraud has widened.
  
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• Partey time for Arsenal while Manchester United busy on deadline day

  05-10-2020 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal landed the biggest deal on transfer deadline day after meeting the £45million release clause in midfielder Thomas Partey’s Atletico Madrid contract.
  
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• Deadline day round-up: Edinson Cavani and Alex Telles join Man Utd

  05-10-2020 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United signed Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani and Brazil defender Alex Telles as they moved to strengthen their squad in the wake of Sunday’s 6-1 humiliation by Tottenham.
  
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• First look at Henry Cavill in The Witcher season two

  05-10-2020 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Netflix has released the first images of Henry Cavill from the second season of The Witcher.
  
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• Level three: What it means for Ireland

  05-10-2020 22:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland is to enter level three of coronavirus restrictions by midnight on Tuesday as the Government responds to rising cases.
  
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• Hospitality sector 'can't survive more restrictions'

  05-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Further Covid-19 restrictions on pubs, restaurants and coffee shops would have a disastrous effect on the economy, a hospitality industry chief has warned.
  
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• Alan Solomons believes positive Sale tests ‘lends credence’ to cup celebrations

  05-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Worcester boss Alan Solomons believes that Sale’s 19 positive coronavirus tests “lends credence” to reports of late-night celebrations following their Premiership Cup final victory last month.
  
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• Ireland faces tighter Covid restrictions after rejecting public health advice

  05-10-2020 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland will face tighter restrictions in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19.
  
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• Alex Telles and Amad Diallo deals done on busy day at Manchester United

  05-10-2020 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United have signed Brazil left-back Alex Telles from Porto and teenage winger Amad Diallo will join the Premier League club in January, while a deal to bring in Edinson Cavani on a free transfer is at an advanced stage.
  
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• Dune becomes latest Hollywood blockbuster to be delayed

  05-10-2020 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is the latest Hollywood blockbuster to experience a release date delay.
  
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• Co Down musician taking legal action over gigs ban

  05-10-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A professional musician is taking legal action over the ban on live performances introduced as part of Covid-19 restrictions in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Sweets eaten by pupils who fell ill contained cannabis ingredient – police

  05-10-2020 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sweets eaten by school pupils who fell ill are believed to have contained an ingredient of cannabis.
  
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• Pregnant Paloma Faith shares message about body positivity

  05-10-2020 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pregnant Paloma Faith has shared a message about body positivity and described herself as “insecure and worried”.
  
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• Manchester United sign Alex Telles and close on Edinson Cavani deal

  05-10-2020 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United have signed Brazil defender Alex Telles and are closing in on a deal for Edinson Cavani as they move to strengthen their squad in the wake of Sunday’s 6-1 humiliation by Tottenham.
  
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• Johnson has ‘uphill challenge’ to win over more Scots, says senior Tory

  05-10-2020 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has an “uphill challenge” to win over more Scots, the Tory leader in Scotland has said.
  
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• Five bailed over Donegal assault and abduction

  05-10-2020 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The victim was found five hours after being forced into a car in the village of Convoy.
  
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• Lottery winner Anne returns to where her fairytale became real

  05-10-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five years ago Anne Canavan's life changed forever.
  
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• Jack Wilshere and West Ham agree ‘mutual termination of midfielder’s contract’

  05-10-2020 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jack Wilshere has been released by West Ham, bringing to an end an injury-hit two seasons at the club.
  
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• HMS Queen Elizabeth heads carrier strike group for first time

  05-10-2020 20:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Royal Navy’s aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has assembled with a carrier strike group for the first time.
  
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• Driver in her 90s killed in road accident

  05-10-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman has been killed in a road collision in Co Westmeath.
  
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• London’s Prince Charles Cinema says it will reopen later this month

  05-10-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  London’s Prince Charles Cinema said it will reopen its doors as planned later this month, despite a bleak outlook across the rest of the industry.
  
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• Trump preparing to leave hospital after Covid-19 treatment

  05-10-2020 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has said he will leave hospital on Monday evening after a three-day stay to treat symptoms of Covid-19.
  
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• Sale deny claims that coronavirus outbreak at club was caused by partying

  05-10-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sale have denied suggestions that the coronavirus outbreak at the Gallagher Premiership club came as a consequence of their players flouting social-distancing rules.
  
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• Instagram’s 10th anniversary: The highs and lows

  05-10-2020 19:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Instagram is celebrating 10 years since the app first went live to the public.
  
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• Minister: Security legislation does not offer undercover agents licence to kill

  05-10-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Security minister James Brokenshire has denied undercover agents are being given a “licence to kill” with new legislation.
  
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• BFI ‘deeply concerned’ for cinema industry amid mass closures

  05-10-2020 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Film Institute has said it is “deeply concerned” about the challenges facing the cinema industry after shifting movie releases led to the temporary closure of theatres across the UK.
  
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• Lack of new films pose massive problem for cinemas, owner warns

  05-10-2020 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The shortage of new films being released is a “massive problem” for cinemas, the owner of an independent venue has said.
  
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• Man Utd bolster defence with Alex Telles signing from Porto

  05-10-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United have reinforced their defensive options with the signing of Alex Telles from Porto while a deal to bring in Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani is reportedly at an advanced stage.
  
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• Northern Ireland coronavirus lockdown is "not inevitable," says Arlene Foster - Belfast Live

  05-10-2020 18:55
  
  Northern Ireland coronavirus lockdown is "not inevitable," says Arlene Foster  Belfast Live
  
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• Flagship immigration legislation suffers heavy defeats in Lords

  05-10-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A string of heavy defeats have been inflicted by peers against the Government’s flagship immigration legislation that will end EU freedom-of-movement rules in the UK.
  
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• Manchester United sign Alex Telles, Theo Walcott close to Southampton return

  05-10-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United have completed the signing of Brazil defender Alex Telles from Porto on a four-year contract.
  
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• 12 killed as floods hit France and Italy

  05-10-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three more bodies have been discovered on the French side of the border with Italy after severe mountain flooding ravaged parts of both countries, leaving at least 12 dead.
  
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• Bosnia confirm two positive Covid-19 tests prior to Euro play-off with Northern Ireland on Thursday

  05-10-2020 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bosnia-Herzegovina’s assistant manager Rusmir Cviko and winger Haris Duljevic have tested positive for coronavirus in the lead-up to their Euro 2020 qualifying play-off against Northern Ireland on Thursday.
  
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• 2 inmates who escaped Belfast facility captured in NH - Bangor Daily News

  05-10-2020 18:36
  
  2 inmates who escaped Belfast facility captured in NH  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Belfast man made 20 nuisance 999 calls in one day, court told - Belfast Telegraph

  05-10-2020 18:30
  
  Belfast man made 20 nuisance 999 calls in one day, court told  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast man made 20 nuisance 999 calls in one day, court told

  05-10-2020 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man who allegedly made 20 nuisance phone calls for ambulances in a 24-hour period "doesn't stop", a court heard today.
  
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• Damien Hirst exhibition featuring early works goes on display in London

  05-10-2020 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An exhibition of early works by Damien Hirst, including a shark in formaldehyde and a 20ft bronze sculpture, has gone on display in London.
  
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• Minister seeks to downplay ‘whitewash’ fears over Horizon scandal inquiry

  05-10-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A judge-led inquiry into the Post Office Horizon accounting scandal must not become a “whitewash”, ministers have been warned.
  
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• Thirteen girls rushed to hospital after eating 'sweets' - Belfast Live

  05-10-2020 17:57
  
  Thirteen girls rushed to hospital after eating 'sweets'  Belfast Live
  
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