Belfast news

• Jose Mourinho promises more from Carlos Vinicius after impressive Tottenham bow

  22-10-2020 23:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has promised more to come from striker Carlos Vinicius and even floated the prospect of him playing alongside Harry Kane.
  
  Read more

• Filippo Giovagnoli admits his hesitation in bringing on fresh legs cost Dundalk

  22-10-2020 23:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dundalk boss Filippo Giovagnoli admitted his hesitation in bringing on fresh players cost his side dear as they started their Europa League Group B campaign with a 2-1 defeat to Norwegian champions Molde.
  
  Read more

• 'Up to £800 a week' for NI suppliers wincing from Covid lockdown hit

  22-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Suppliers to restaurants and pubs shut by coronavirus restrictions - from greengrocers to wine merchants - will be able to get support of up to £800 a week, the Economy Minister has announced.
  
  Read more

• Football may have to fight on without fans, says Glentoran manager Mick McDermott

  22-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran manager Mick McDermott says Irish League football may have to soldier on without supporters due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• James Maddison admits he has missed ‘magic’ of playing after European debut goal

  22-10-2020 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Maddison admits he has missed the magic of playing after he marked his European debut with a goal in Leicester’s 3-0 win over Zorya Luhansk.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Free school meals payments to cover Halloween

  22-10-2020 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NI Executive had previously extended the free school meals scheme over the summer.
  
  Read more

• Neil Lennon sees ‘a lot of good signs’ as Celtic beaten by AC Milan

  22-10-2020 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neil Lennon was encouraged despite Celtic suffering a 3-1 defeat by AC Milan in their Europa League Group H opener at Parkhead.
  
  Read more

• Having Belfast's street signs in Irish may cost £4m: Alliance

  22-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Alliance Party has said that proposals for Irish language street signs in Belfast from Sinn Fein, the SDLP and People Before Profit could cost ratepayers up to £4m.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Belfast Irish street signs could cost £4m: Alliance - Belfast Telegraph

  22-10-2020 23:00
  
  Belfast Irish street signs could cost £4m: Alliance  Belfast Telegraph
  
  Read more

• Hakim Ziyech plans to do talking on the pitch at Chelsea

  22-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hakim Ziyech has pledged to stick to his outspoken nature at Chelsea.
  
  Read more

• Doing the right thing matters to Marcelo Bielsa

  22-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marcelo Bielsa is adamant he would not hesitate to repeat the act of sportsmanship that earned him last year’s FIFA Fair Play Award – irrespective of the consequences for his club.
  
  Read more

• ‘Medium’ risk of bird flu hitting UK – experts

  22-10-2020 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chief veterinary officers of the UK have raised the risk of bird flu hitting the UK from “low” to “medium” after two swans were infected in the Netherlands.
  
  Read more

• US approves remdesivir to help coronavirus-infected patients

  22-10-2020 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat Covid-19, remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospital admission
  
  Read more

• Watch: Kemar Roofe scores screamer from half-way line as Rangers beat Standard Liege in Europa League

  22-10-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kemar Roofe made an almighty splash as his wondergoal ensured rain-lashed Rangers kicked-off their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 win over Standard Liege.
  
  Read more

• Carlos Vinicius impresses as Tottenham thrash LASK in Europa League

  22-10-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carlos Vinicius made an impressive debut for Tottenham as he created two goals in a 3-0 win in the Europa League Group J win over LASK.
  
  Read more

• Leicester make winning start to Europa League campaign

  22-10-2020 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester made the perfect start to their Europa League campaign after a comfortable 3-0 win over Zorya Luhansk.
  
  Read more

• Joe Launchbury reveals shock after Wasps were stung by positive Covid-19 tests

  22-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wasps captain Joe Launchbury revealed his “shock” at the positive coronavirus cases which put their Gallagher Premiership final participation in doubt.
  
  Read more

• Double-chasing Exeter boss Rob Baxter plays down England links

  22-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Exeter’s Champions Cup-winning architect Rob Baxter says he currently has no ambition to coach England.
  
  Read more

• Eleven arrested after gardai intervene in anti-lockdown protests

  22-10-2020 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eleven people have been arrested for alleged public order offences after gardai intervened in anti-lockdown protests in Dublin.
  
  Read more

• Comedian Katy Brand raises £20,000 in 12 hours to support food charities

  22-10-2020 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Comedian Katy Brand has raised more than £20,000 inside half a day in support of charities and food banks after MPs voted against extending free school meals over the holidays.
  
  Read more

• West Belfast football coach aiming for cup glory in Cambodia - Belfast Live

  22-10-2020 21:34
  
  West Belfast football coach aiming for cup glory in Cambodia  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Nick Frost: Simon Pegg phoned it in during Truth Seekers filming

  22-10-2020 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nick Frost has joked that his co-star Simon Pegg “phoned it in” during filming for their new Amazon Prime Video series.
  
  Read more

• Flights to Canary Islands from Belfast International Airport will resume next week - Derry Now

  22-10-2020 21:33
  
  Flights to Canary Islands from Belfast International Airport will resume next week  Derry Now
  
  Read more

• Londonderry's Covid restrictions: In the ghost town where Halloween is cancelled, every single sale helps traders

  22-10-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For three weeks now the residents and businesses in Londonderry have been staring ahead to a winter of discontent but look hard enough and you can find little pockets of city centre life where hope still springs eternal.
  
  Read more

• Thomas Partey was fantastic and there is still much more to come – Mikel Arteta

  22-10-2020 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta heaped praise on Thomas Partey after he impressed on his full Arsenal debut in their comeback Europa League win over Rapid Vienna – but insists there is much more to come from the deadline day signing.
  
  Read more

• Northern Ireland woman in infection survey not told she had Covid for three weeks

  22-10-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down woman who is taking part in a UK Government Covid-19 survey was not told for almost three weeks she had the virus, it can be revealed.
  
  Read more

• Nigeria’s president addresses nation on unrest but ignores protesters’ deaths

  22-10-2020 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari spoke to the nation about the unrest that has gripped the country in recent days, but without making any mention of the shootings of peaceful protesters at Lekki toll plaza on Tuesday night that prompted international outrage.
  
  Read more

• Supermarkets in Wales to only sell ‘essential’ items

  22-10-2020 20:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Supermarkets in Wales will not be allowed to sell items such as clothing and hardware during the Covid-19 firebreak lockdown, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.
  
  Read more

• Risk of being exposed to Covid-19 ‘100 times greater than four months ago’

  22-10-2020 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The risk of being exposed to Covid-19 is now 100 times greater than it was four months ago, the Department of Health has warned.
  
  Read more

• Nora Quoirin ransom email sent by scammer, inquest told

  22-10-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An email account used to send a purported ransom demand to the family of Irish-French teenager Nora Quoirin after her disappearance last year was found to be deactivated, possibly to conceal a fraud attempt, a senior police investigator has told the inquest into her death.
  
  Read more

• Nottingham in Tier 3 talks as region sees ‘dramatic’ rise in hospital numbers

  22-10-2020 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nottingham has entered into discussions with the Government over possible Tier 3 restrictions after the region has seen a “dramatic increase” in coronavirus hospital patients.
  
  Read more

• Dundalk beaten in Europa League as Molde come from behind in Dublin

  22-10-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dundalk lost on their return to the Europa League group stage as Molde came from a goal down to claim a 2-1 victory at Tallaght Stadium in Dublin.
  
  Read more

• Dozens still unable to return home following fatal gas explosion

  22-10-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dozens of residents are still unable to return to their homes in west London following a suspected gas explosion at a shop which killed two people.
  
  Read more

• Donald Trump to vote early in Florida on Saturday

  22-10-2020 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump plans to cast his ballot in person on Saturday, taking advantage of Florida’s early voting period.
  
  Read more

• Kemar Roofe’s stunning strike caps Rangers’ Europa League win at Standard Liege

  22-10-2020 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kemar Roofe made an almighty splash as his wondergoal ensured rain-lashed Rangers kicked-off their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 win over Standard Liege.
  
  Read more

• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang spares Bernd Leno’s blushes with Arsenal winner

  22-10-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came off the bench to spare the blushes of goalkeeper Bernd Leno as Arsenal scored twice in four minutes to earn a Europa League victory over Rapid Vienna.
  
  Read more

• Line of Duty stars lay down the law in Celebrity Gogglebox episode

  22-10-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Even the top cops have to have down time.
  
  Read more

• Prime Minister ‘strongly’ denies he is ‘at war with local leaders’

  22-10-2020 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has “strongly rejected” that he is “at war with local leaders” in the north over coronavirus restrictions and financial support packages.
  
  Read more

• Maxwell alleges Andrew accuser wove a “tissue of lies”

  22-10-2020 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has denied finding underage sexual partners for the Duke of York and claimed the royal’s accuser was telling a “tissue of lies”, according to newly released court documents.
  
  Read more

• NI ministers promise new strategy to avoid further lockdowns

  22-10-2020 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont ministers have vowed to formulate a new coronavirus strategy that will avoid the need for another lockdown in Northern Ireland.
  
  Read more

• UK imposes sanctions on Russians behind German parliament cyber attack

  22-10-2020 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain will enforce asset freezes and travel bans against two officers from the Russian military intelligence service (GRU) who are blamed for a 2015 cyber attack on the German parliament.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Arlene Foster says NI contact tracing must be scaled up

  22-10-2020 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster says it is vital society learns to "co-exist with the virus" until a vaccine is found.
  
  Read more

• Additional business support payments agreed by Stormont

  22-10-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont ministers have agreed a series of additional support measures for businesses and workers who are ineligible for other schemes.
  
  Read more

• UK regulators fine Goldman Sachs over Malaysian fraud after £2.2bn enforcement

  22-10-2020 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UK regulators have joined others around the globe to level heavy penalties at subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs for its role in a fraud scheme which looted billions of dollars from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund and used the money to fund Hollywood movies, including the Wolf Of Wall Street.
  
  Read more

• Tom Hanks transforms into a travelling storyteller in News Of The World trailer

  22-10-2020 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tom Hanks embarks on a voyage across post-Civil War America in the trailer for News Of The World.
  
  Read more

• Executive ‘focusing on challenge of living with Covid’ after row

  22-10-2020 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Stormont Executive is focused on the challenge of living with coronavirus at the conclusion of restrictions to halt a recent surge of cases.
  
  Read more

• Bette Midler offers fans a glimpse of Hocus Pocus reunion

  22-10-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bette Midler has offered fans another look at the upcoming Hocus Pocus reunion.
  
  Read more

• How much has Covid cost Government departments?

  22-10-2020 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has spent tens of billions of pounds so far to combat the effects of the Covid-19 crisis.
  
  Read more

• Daily Covid-19 hospital deaths in England highest since end of May

  22-10-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hospital deaths in England of patients with Covid-19 have climbed to levels last seen at the end of May, the latest figures show.
  
  Read more

• Justin Timberlake announces endorsement in US election race

  22-10-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justin Timberlake has endorsed Joe Biden for US president, saying the upcoming election is about children growing up in a world where “racism is condemned, not tolerated”.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!