Belfast news

• Ian Baraclough: Northern Ireland tweaks against Norway have given me food for thought ahead of play-off

  14-10-2020 23:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are now 29 days until Northern Ireland next take to the pitch for their crucial Euro 2020 play-off final against Slovakia at Windsor Park.
  
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• Ryan Giggs proud as Wales end ‘tough week’ with Bulgaria win

  14-10-2020 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs said he was a “proud” manager after watching his young squad extend their unbeaten run in competitive football to nine games with a 1-0 Nations League win in Bulgaria.
  
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• Police close Ormeau Bridge due to incident - Belfast Live

  14-10-2020 23:46
  
  Police close Ormeau Bridge due to incident  Belfast Live
  
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• Dexter returning with original star Michael C Hall

  14-10-2020 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Acclaimed crime-drama Dexter is making a return, eight years after it went off air.
  
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• Another four weeks of shutdown may be too long for businesses on the brink

  14-10-2020 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was the news the hospitality sector had been dreading.
  
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• It's no coincidence that Jonny Evans played as Erling Haaland failed to score and providing top stars like him are fit, Northern Ireland will beat Slovakia in Euro play-offs

  14-10-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PREDICTION: If Northern Ireland have their strongest team out in November’s play-off decider at Windsor Park they will beat Slovakia and qualify for the Euro 2020 finals.
  
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• War Doctor to feature in new Doctor Who audio drama

  14-10-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new Doctor Who audio drama following the story of the War Doctor will be released next year.
  
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• Northern Ireland player ratings: Trevor Carson impresses after late inclusion against Norway

  14-10-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland have now lost seven of their eight UEFA Nations League matches, but how did the individual players perform in Wednesday's 1-0 defeat in Norway?
  
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• Coronavirus: Ireland to bring in ban on household visits

  14-10-2020 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The border counties of Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan move to the second highest level of restrictions.
  
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• Four week shutdown: NI hospitality trade feels 'hung out to dry' by new coronavirus restrictions

  14-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been pleas for a financial survival package for the hospitality sector as publicans said they feel "hung out to dry" after an order to shut for four weeks.
  
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• Matthew Donnelly: Tyrone and other county teams will be as ready as ever for action this weekend

  14-10-2020 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tyrone captain Matthew Donnelly permits himself a wry smile as he reflects on the debate and speculation that continues to swirl in the countdown to the return to county team action on Saturday.
  
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• Alan in Belfast: October 2020 - Alan in Belfast

  14-10-2020 22:49
  Alan in Belfast: October 2020  Alan in Belfast
  
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• Ariana Grande announces she will release a new album this month

  14-10-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ariana Grande has revealed she will release a new album this month.
  
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• Richard Masters admits Premier League and EFL need to re-establish trust

  14-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says a degree of trust with EFL chairman Rick Parry will have to be re-established after his role in the hugely controversial Project Big Picture plans.
  
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• Eddie Nketiah honoured to break Alan Shearer’s Under-21s record

  14-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Nketiah admits he is humbled to be mentioned in the same breath as Alan Shearer after becoming England Under-21s’ record scorer.
  
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• Protesters urge greater support for music industry in demo outside Parliament

  14-10-2020 22:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have taken part in a demonstration outside Parliament calling for greater support for the music industry.
  
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• Sadiq Khan calls for support package for London’s businesses and authorities

  14-10-2020 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sadiq Khan has urged the Prime Minister to put a support package in place for London, as he suggested the capital could enter the higher Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions this week.
  
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• Test and trace consultants ‘paid £7,000 day rates by Government’

  14-10-2020 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Private sector consultants are being paid day rates of around £7,000 by the Government to help with its coronavirus test and trace system, according to reports.
  
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• Ballymena supermarket shoppers shocked after Pope slur on tannoy

  14-10-2020 22:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shoppers at one of the largest supermarkets in Ballymena, County Antrim, were stunned when a shock announcement came over the tannoy system: "F**k The Pope".
  
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• Oxford reinstates NI professor Paul Ewart after he is forced to retire at 70

  14-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A physics professor from Belfast has been reinstated to his job at Oxford University after winning a landmark age discrimination case.
  
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• Northern Ireland restrictions sink in as Covid-19 tightens its grip

  14-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A record 1,217 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Wednesday as Northern Ireland woke up to the news of a raft of tough 'circuit-breaker' restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• Ryan Fraser nets winner as Scotland extend unbeaten streak

  14-10-2020 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rejuvenated Scotland fought and scraped their way to an eighth game unbeaten with a 1-0 Nations League win over the Czech Republic at Hampden Park.
  
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• Jonny Williams opens Wales account to clinch late win in Bulgaria

  14-10-2020 21:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jonny Williams’ first international goal gave Wales a 1-0 Nations League win over Bulgaria in Sofia.
  
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• Harry Maguire’s nightmare season continues with red card for England

  14-10-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Maguire was sent off during the first half of England’s Nations League defeat to Denmark as his nightmare season continued.
  
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• All household visits banned as case numbers continue to rise

  14-10-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All household visits are to be prohibited in the effort to stem the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• England beaten by Christian Eriksen penalty after Harry Maguire sees red

  14-10-2020 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England fell to a first home defeat in two years as out-of-sorts Harry Maguire’s sending off was compounded by Denmark centurion Christian Eriksen scoring a controversially-awarded penalty.
  
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• Shakespeare’s First Folio sells for £7.6m

  14-10-2020 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  William Shakespeare’s First Folio has been sold for 9.98 million dollars (£7.66 million) at auction.
  
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• Northern Ireland beaten by Norway after Stuart Dallas own goal

  14-10-2020 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s Nations League frustrations continued as a Stuart Dallas own goal condemned them to a 1-0 defeat to Norway in Oslo.
  
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• President Trump’s son Barron tested positive for Covid, first lady says

  14-10-2020 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Melania Trump says her 14-year-old son, Barron, has tested positive for coronavirus, but has no symptoms.
  
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• Johnson voices ‘disappointment’ at slow progress in talks with EU

  14-10-2020 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has expressed “disappointment” that talks with the EU on a post-Brexit trade deal have not made more progress, Downing Street said.
  
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• McGuigan ‘tore up $500,000 cheque to control Carl Frampton fight cash’

  14-10-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barry McGuigan ripped up a $500,000 (£383,000) cheque presented to Carl Frampton following his 2016 win against Leo Santa Cruz so he could "control payments" to the fighter, a court was told on Wednesday.
  
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• Stephen Kenny rues squad disruption as Republic of Ireland draw another blank

  14-10-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Kenny cited mitigating factors after his wait for a first win as Republic of Ireland manager was extended to five games in Finland.
  
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• Police seize boat and herbal cannabis in search targeting South East Antrim UDA

  14-10-2020 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have seized a boat, herbal cannabis and drug paraphernalia following a search of a house in Carrickfergus targeting the South East Antrim UDA.
  
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• Phillip Schofield: I could not have come out without Holly Willoughby by my side

  14-10-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Phillip Schofield has said he “wouldn’t have wanted anyone else” by his side other than Holly Willoughby when he came out as gay live on television.
  
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• Coronavirus: Those who ignore Covid regulations should 'stay in the house'

  14-10-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health Minister Robin Swann has announced that the Nightingale facility at Belfast City Hospital will become the Covid regional centre for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Police name two of three young people killed after car hit tree

  14-10-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two of the three young people killed as the car they were in hit a tree have been named by police.
  
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• Unfortunate own goal gives Norway a Nations League victory over resolute Northern Ireland in Oslo

  14-10-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An unfortunate own goal left Northern Ireland with yet another UEFA Nations League defeat on Wednesday evening.
  
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• UEFA Nations League LIVE: Updates as Northern Ireland make ten changes for Norway clash in Oslo

  14-10-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's quest for a first ever UEFA Nations League victory moves on to Oslo tonight as they take on Norway.
  
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• UEFA Nations League LIVE: Updates and team news as Northern Ireland make ten changes for Norway clash in Oslo

  14-10-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's quest for a first ever UEFA Nations League victory moves on to Oslo tonight as they take on Norway.
  
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• France to restore state of health emergency after three months

  14-10-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Emmanuel Macron’s office says France will restore a state of health emergency that expired on July 10 in response to an increase in coronavirus infections.
  
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• France sets curfew and restores state of emergency amid Covid infections

  14-10-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Emmanuel Macron has announced that 18 million French citizens in nine regions, including in Paris, will face a curfew starting on Saturday and continuing to December.
  
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• Fredrik Jensen scores again as Finland beat the Republic of Ireland

  14-10-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fredrik Jensen returned to haunt the Republic of Ireland as he fired Finland to Nations League victory in Helsinki.
  
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• Six by Nico Belfast - A message from Nico... - Love Belfast

  14-10-2020 19:06
  Six by Nico Belfast - A message from Nico...  Love Belfast
  
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• West Belfast football club kids 'devastated' by latest Covid measures - Belfast Live

  14-10-2020 19:03
  
  West Belfast football club kids 'devastated' by latest Covid measures  Belfast Live
  
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• Wasps cancel training as Covid-19 outbreak leaves Premiership final in doubt

  14-10-2020 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wasps have cancelled training this week after an outbreak of Covid-19 placed the Gallagher Premiership final against Exeter in doubt.
  
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• Image of man released in probe into attacks on women in Belfast

  14-10-2020 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have released an image of a man they wish to speak to following a series of assaults on women in Belfast.
  
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• Richard Masters: No beef with EFL as Premier League rejects Project Big Picture

  14-10-2020 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League chief executive Richard Masters insists there is “no beef” with the EFL’s clubs after Project Big Picture plans endorsed by its chairman Rick Parry were rejected by top-flight teams.
  
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• Premier League chief executive defends pay-per-view decision

  14-10-2020 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says it is “defensible” to charge £14.95 for a match on a pay-per-view basis – but said that broadcasters were ultimately responsible for setting the price.
  
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• Kate praises woman who trained to be midwife after having stillborn daughter

  14-10-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge has met with families who experienced heart-breaking baby loss, including an inspirational woman who trained to be a midwife to help others after her daughter was stillborn.
  
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• Allan Saint-Maximin loving life at Newcastle after signing new deal until 2026

  14-10-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Newcastle forward Allan Saint-Maximin has signed a new deal to stay at St James’ Park until 2026.
  
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