Belfast news

• Boris Johnson ‘considering national lockdown next week’ in England

  30-10-2020 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England could be placed under stringent national lockdown restrictions next week under plans reportedly being considered by the Prime Minister.
  
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• Kate Garraway’s husband speaks for first time since Covid-19 hospital admission

  30-10-2020 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Garraway’s husband Derek Draper has said his first word since being admitted to hospital with coronavirus seven months ago.
  
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• Players are the losers with only three substitutes, says Pep Guardiola

  30-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola claims the Premier League club chiefs who voted against allowing five substitutions this season were not thinking in the players’ best interests.
  
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• Jose Mourinho not reading anything into the Premier League table yet

  30-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says it is too early to consider his side Premier League title contenders.
  
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• Lady Gaga dons infamous meat dress as she delivers election message to fans

  30-10-2020 23:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lady Gaga has brought back her infamous meat dress for a video encouraging people to vote in the forthcoming US election.
  
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• Debutant Rayan Ait-Nouri helps Wolves move level with Premier League leaders

  30-10-2020 23:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rayan Ait-Nouri’s debut goal helped send Wolves joint top of the Premier League after a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace.
  
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• Amy Macdonald urges Government aid for live music sector ahead of charity gig

  30-10-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People working in the live music sector are the “backbone” of the industry and deserve better financial support, Amy Macdonald has said.
  
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• Corbyn allies call for unity in Labour Party after suspension

  30-10-2020 22:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior Labour MPs on the left of the party have appealed for unity as they renewed their call for Jeremy Corbyn to be reinstated as a member.
  
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• Emergency services called to scene of M1 crash

  30-10-2020 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One person has been taken to hospital after a crash involving a car and a van on the M1 on Friday evening.
  
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• Jackie Fullerton back on the ball to support hometown club Ballymena United

  30-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Popular football broadcaster Jackie Fullerton is dusting off the microphone and coming out of retirement to help his hometown club during the Covid-19 crisis.
  
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• Trump pitches ‘back to normal’ as Biden warns of tough days

  30-10-2020 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has dangled a promise to get a weary nation “back to normal” as he looked to campaign past the political damage of the devastating coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Manchester United and England legend Nobby Stiles (78) dies

  30-10-2020 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobby Stiles, part of the England team which won the World Cup in 1966, has died aged 78 after a long illness.
  
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• Judge allows extradition of teenager accused of shooting Wisconsin protesters

  30-10-2020 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Illinois judge has ordered the extradition of a 17-year-old accused in the fatal shooting of two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
  
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• US Covid-19 cases surge past nine million

  30-10-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US now has nine million confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, as infections continue to rise in nearly every state.
  
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• Covid-19 incidence down but people need to stay vigilant – public health chief

  30-10-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Transmission of Covid-19 has been suppressed in the last week but the public should not relax in the fight against coronavirus, public health chiefs have said.
  
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• Alex Jones to miss The One Show after contact with Covid-19 positive friend

  30-10-2020 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alex Jones will miss the next week of The One Show after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Tragic teenager Aaron Doherty was a privilege to know, priest tells mourners

  30-10-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Londonderry teenager who tragically died this week was "a privilege to know", mourners at his funeral heard on Friday.
  
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• Taoiseach does not see ‘barriers’ to publication of mother and baby homes report

  30-10-2020 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government does not anticipate any “obstacles or barriers” to the publication of the final report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission, the Taoiseach has said.
  
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• Gardai launch murder investigation into deaths of mother and two children in Dublin

  30-10-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai have launched a murder investigation this afternoon following the completion of post mortems on the bodies of Seema Banu and her children Asfira and Faizan.
  
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• Shisha cafe filled with 150 people closed down days after £10,000 Covid fine

  30-10-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have closed down a shisha cafe after storming inside to find around 150 people crammed together just days after the venue was hit with a £10,000 fine for Covid breaches.
  
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• Actress Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college scam

  30-10-2020 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Authorities say Full House actress Lori Loughlin has reported to a federal prison in California to begin serving her two-month sentence for her role in the college admissions bribery scandal.
  
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• DUP councillors to challenge Derry and Strabane Council decision on NI centenary

  30-10-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP councillors are set to challenge a decision by Derry and Strabane Council to not take part in Northern Ireland centenary events.
  
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• Dereck Chisora brings theatricality to weigh-in ahead of Oleksandr Usyk bout

  30-10-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dereck Chisora covered his face and torso with white paint before engaging in a tense stare down with Oleksandr Usyk ahead of their heavyweight fight at Wembley’s SSE Arena on Saturday night.
  
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• BBC iPlayer ‘experiencing problems on some LG televisions’

  30-10-2020 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Owners of some models of LG televisions are experiencing “interference or flashing lines across the screen” when they try to watch BBC iPlayer, according to the broadcaster.
  
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• Parents of soldier killed in elephant charge hit out at Army safety measures

  30-10-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The parents of a soldier killed by an elephant charge on an anti-poaching patrol have said Army safety chiefs should “hang their heads in shame” after publication of a report into the incident.
  
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• National Guard arrives in Philadelphia after days of unrest

  30-10-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Pennsylvania National Guard has arrived in Philadelphia after days of protests, store break-ins and ATM thefts after a black man holding a knife was shot at 14 times by police, killing him.
  
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• Oleksandr Usyk forms unique bond with West Belfast teen ahead of fight - Belfast Live

  30-10-2020 19:01
  
  Oleksandr Usyk forms unique bond with West Belfast teen ahead of fight  Belfast Live
  
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• Taoiseach ‘doesn’t believe’ industrial action will cause school disruption

  30-10-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Taoiseach has rejected claims that schools will be disrupted after a threat of industrial action by a large cohort of secondary school teachers.
  
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• Gino D’Acampo shocked after surprise marriage proposal on Family Fortunes

  30-10-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gino D’Acampo is left shocked when a contestant on Family Fortunes proposes to his girlfriend on the ITV game show.
  
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• Crowds pour into central Warsaw for protest over abortion restrictions

  30-10-2020 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Throngs of people are pouring into central Warsaw to join what women’s rights activists vowed will be the largest street demonstration in more than a week of mass nationwide protests against a court ruling that further restricts abortion rights in Poland.
  
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• Chart-topping album crowns late career renaissance for rocker Bruce Springsteen

  30-10-2020 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bruce Springsteen’s album Letter To You, which has gone to number one in the UK, crowns a late career renaissance for the New Jersey-raised rocker.
  
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• Gary Neville hails the late Nobby Stiles as a ‘great man’ and big influence

  30-10-2020 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gary Neville has hailed Nobby Stiles as a great man, a great footballer and a great influence after the World Cup winner’s death at the age of 78.
  
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• Beyonce says she feels ‘absolutely changed’ by the events of this year

  30-10-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Beyonce has said she feels “absolutely changed” by the events of this year.
  
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• Newcastle boss Steve Bruce thinks lack of fans reduces Premier League spectacle

  30-10-2020 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steve Bruce thinks the continued absence of fans from stadiums cheapens the Premier League product as the Newcastle head coach said: “It’s better than nothing but without the supporters, for me, the spectacle is not enough.”
  
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• 14 killed as strong earthquake hits Turkish coast

  30-10-2020 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A strong earthquake has struck in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing at least 14 people and injuring hundreds amid collapsed buildings and flooding, officials said.
  
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• ‘Heart and soul’ of England’s World Cup winners Nobby Stiles dies aged 78

  30-10-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobby Stiles, who has died at the age of 78, was the “heart and soul” of the England team which won the World Cup in 1966, his team-mate Sir Geoff Hurst has said.
  
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• Thousands apply to health service workforce to tackle Covid spread

  30-10-2020 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands have applied to bolster the health service workforce as the public are urged to continue efforts to stem the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• Halloween: Can I go trick or treating?

  30-10-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  You have dressed as the Pied Piper and your children are spooky-looking in their rat costumes, can you take them door-to-door trick or treating for Halloween this year?
  
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• France tightens security as country mourns three killed in Nice church attack,

  30-10-2020 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mourners have lit candles and prayed silently to honour three people killed in a knife attack at a church, as France heightened security at potential targets amid outrage over its defence of cartoons mocking the prophet of Islam.
  
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• Train named after civil rights activist to help mark Black History Month

  30-10-2020 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A train has been named in honour of civil rights pioneer Paul Stephenson as part of Black History Month celebrations.
  
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• FTSE 100 suffers worst week since mid-June as £72bn wiped off index

  30-10-2020 17:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100 has suffered its worst week since June after rising Covid-19 cases and European lockdown restrictions shook traders.
  
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• Dog and fox rescued after being stuck in rabbit hole for 12 hours

  30-10-2020 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dog has been rescued from a rabbit warren where he was trapped for 12 hours alongside a fox.
  
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• National measures needed to drive down infection rates – scientists

  30-10-2020 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 570,000 people per week are becoming infected with coronavirus across England, new figures show, as senior scientists warned that a national lockdown is now needed.
  
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• Key talking points as Ireland challenge France for Six Nations title

  30-10-2020 17:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland will face France in Paris on Saturday where a bonus-point victory would secure a fourth Six Nations title in seven years.
  
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• Murder investigation launched after mother and two children found dead

  30-10-2020 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai have launched a murder investigation into the deaths of a mother and her two children, who were found in their Dublin home.
  
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• Nobby Stiles’ career in pictures

  30-10-2020 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobby Stiles, who was part of the 1966 England World Cup-winning team, has died aged 78.
  
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• In pictures: Nobby Stiles

  30-10-2020 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobby Stiles, who was part of the 1966 England World Cup-winning team, has died aged 78.
  
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• Homeless deaths in last seven days rises to five after man’s body found

  30-10-2020 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five homeless people have died in Ireland in the last seven days following the discovery of a man’s body on Friday.
  
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• Staff-to-resident transmission in care homes ‘more significant’ – Sage

  30-10-2020 17:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Transmission from care home staff to residents could be a more significant route of coronavirus infection than when residents are discharged from hospital, documents suggests.
  
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• Dublin: Murder investigation launched into mother and children deaths

  30-10-2020 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Seema Banu was found dead in Dublin with her 11-year-old daughter and six-year-old son.
  
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