Belfast news

• Ban on Huawei in UK’s 5G network moves closer after passing first Commons hurdle

  30-11-2020 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bid to block the installation of new Huawei technology in the UK’s 5G network has passed its first Commons hurdle.
  
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• Two stars booted off I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

  30-11-2020 23:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street star Beverley Callard and BBC journalist Victoria Derbyshire have been booted off I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! following a double vote-off.
  
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• Hooker Andrew grabs unlikely hat-trick as Ulster hit top spot with seven-try thumping of Edinburgh

  30-11-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster will enter their mini-break top of Conference A and still boasting their best start to a season since 2012.
  
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• Gervinho at the double for Parma

  30-11-2020 23:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gervinho’s double eased Parma’s worries as they edged away from the foot of the Serie A table with a 2-1 win away to fellow strugglers Genoa.
  
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• West Ham go fifth after Aston Villa have stoppage-time strike ruled out by VAR

  30-11-2020 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham climbed up to fifth as goals from Angelo Ogbonna and Jarrod Bowen sank Aston Villa 2-1.
  
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• Our fight goes on, says widow of Pat Finucane after public inquiry blow

  30-11-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane have accused the UK Government of adding “yet another insult to a deep and lasting injury” by refusing to hold a public inquiry into his killing.
  
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• 'How can we tell them to stay away when airports are open': Retailers in Republic to welcome cross-border shoppers

  30-11-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retailers in the Republic have said that Northern Ireland's shoppers are welcome in their stores from Tuesday onwards.
  
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• Demise of Arcadia is a 'high street wake up call'

  30-11-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arcadia Group has gone into administration in what experts have said is a warning of the need to urgently rejuvenate our high streets.
  
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• Boy thrown from Tate Modern balcony makes progress in recovery, says family

  30-11-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young holidaymaker who suffered life-changing injuries when he was hurled from the Tate Modern viewing platform has started to walk with the help of a cane and assistance with his balance.
  
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• Sergio Conceicao says Porto have nothing to prove against Manchester City

  30-11-2020 22:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Porto boss Sergio Conceicao insists his players have nothing to prove in Tuesday night’s home Champions League tie against Manchester City.
  
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• Ex-Glentoran star Scott Young tells of his agony at wife Eleanor's death

  30-11-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Glentoran star Scott Young has described how his world has been "turned upside down" after the tragic death of his wife.
  
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• BBC Studios publishes UK pay gap report

  30-11-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Studios has reduced its gender pay gap to below 10%, according to a new report.
  
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• 5 FA Cup third round ties to look out for

  30-11-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The FA Cup third-round draw has produced some intriguing ties that will take place over the weekend of January 8-11.
  
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• Upcoming Belfast City Council meeting topics to include speeding in Belfast, exploding targets ordinances - PenBayPilot.com

  30-11-2020 22:00
  
  Upcoming Belfast City Council meeting topics to include speeding in Belfast, exploding targets ordinances  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Brexit: 10 ways it will change NI lives

  30-11-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As we approach the end of the official transition period on 31 December 2020, how will Brexit change our lives?
  
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• Ruthie Henshall: Welsh weather makes I’m A Celebrity tougher

  30-11-2020 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! star Ruthie Henshall said the bitterly cold temperatures inside the show’s Welsh castle has made this year’s series tougher than usual.
  
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• Scott Parker praises ‘courage’ of Fulham forwards after vital win at Leicester

  30-11-2020 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scott Parker praised the bravery of his Fulham strikers after they fired the Cottagers to victory at Leicester.
  
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• Family of tragic actress Julie Maxwell gift four defibrillators to Belfast venues

  30-11-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Belfast actress who died suddenly on a night out have donated a number of lifesaving defibrillators.
  
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• Chief medical officer hails ‘very significant’ fall in Covid infection rate

  30-11-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland has significantly driven down the rate of coronavirus infection due to good public adherence to restrictions, the chief medical officer said.
  
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• Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire collapses into administration

  30-11-2020 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group has gone bust, putting 13,000 jobs at risk.
  
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• 'Big and Small Show' art on display in Belfast - PenBayPilot.com

  30-11-2020 21:15
  
  'Big and Small Show' art on display in Belfast  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Arcadia’s famous brands: How they grew to dominate the high street

  30-11-2020 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PA news agency takes a look at the history behind Topshop, Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Miss Selfridge, Evans and Wallis.
  
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• Michelle O’Neill: Finucane decision ‘shameful’

  30-11-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont Sinn Fein leader Michelle O’Neill said the decision not to order an immediate public inquiry into Pat Finucane’s death was “shameful”.
  
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• Eighth-tier Marine to host Premier League leaders Spurs in FA Cup third round

  30-11-2020 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eighth-tier Marine have been drawn at home to Premier League leaders Tottenham in the third round of the FA Cup.
  
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• Eighth-tier Marine to host Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham in FA Cup third round

  30-11-2020 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eighth-tier Marine have been drawn at home to Premier League leaders Tottenham in the third round of the FA Cup.
  
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• Peers round on I’m a Celebrity producers over ‘stupid’ use of insects

  30-11-2020 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Peers have rounded on the producers of the reality TV show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! over the use of non-native insects during filming.
  
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• England’s live music industry welcomes new guidance on alcohol sales

  30-11-2020 20:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The live music industry has welcomed new Government guidance confirming venues under Tier 2 restrictions in England can sell alcohol.
  
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• Pat Finucane: No inquiry into Finucane murder

  30-11-2020 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Brandon Lewis says a public inquiry will not be held into the death of Pat Finucane.
  
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• Ivan Cavaleiro on the spot as Fulham beat Leicester to climb out of drop zone

  30-11-2020 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ivan Cavaleiro ended Fulham’s penalty curse as the Cottagers stunned Leicester to climb out of the relegation zone.
  
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• Sneijder and Billy Gillies Take 'Afterdark' to Belfast - EDM Identity

  30-11-2020 20:32
  
  Sneijder and Billy Gillies Take 'Afterdark' to Belfast  EDM Identity
  
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• Areas in Tier 3 may not get community testing until ‘January and beyond’

  30-11-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mass community testing may not be possible “all at once” for areas of England with the toughest coronavirus restrictions, the head of operations for the programme has admitted.
  
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• Government ruling out Finucane inquiry ‘is another insult added to deep injury’

  30-11-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK Government has sought to suppress the truth over Pat Finucane’s murder, his family said.
  
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• Being with loved ones at Christmas not worth putting them at risk, WHO says

  30-11-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Being with family and friends at Christmas “is not worth putting them or yourself at risk,” the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
  
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• UK not to hold inquiry into Belfast lawyer's murder in 1989 - WBNG-TV

  30-11-2020 20:25
  
  UK not to hold inquiry into Belfast lawyer's murder in 1989  WBNG-TV
  
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• Arizona certifies Biden’s election victory over Trump

  30-11-2020 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arizona officials have certified Joe Biden’s narrow victory over Donald Trump in the state.
  
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• White House Christmas decorations give nod to Covid first responders

  30-11-2020 20:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First responders and frontline workers being challenged by the deadly coronavirus pandemic have been highlighted in White House Christmas decorations, which also give a special nod to Melania Trump’s redesigned Rose Garden.
  
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• Line from Diana interview ‘leads pretty much straight to night in Paris’

  30-11-2020 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Diana, Princess of Wales’s former private secretary believes her death in a Paris car crash can be traced back to her controversial appearance on Panorama.
  
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• ‘Nothing short of insulting’

  30-11-2020 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Finucane responds to the decision not to hold a public inquiry into the death of his father, Pat Finucane.
  
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• Pat Finucane: Family vows to fight on for justice after inquiry denied

  30-11-2020 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three decades after the assassination of Pat Finucane, his family have hit yet another brick wall with the British government once again refusing a public inquiry.
  
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• Government decides against immediate public inquiry into Pat Finucane murder

  30-11-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Government has decided not to order an immediate public inquiry into north Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane’s murder during the Troubles.
  
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• Martin Murray ideal preparation for ‘big fight’ in new year – Billy Joe Saunders

  30-11-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Billy Joe Saunders admits he needs a gruelling test before a blockbuster fight early next year and is confident Martin Murray fits the bill ahead of their all-British world title showdown on Friday.
  
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• English family farmers face ‘full-throttle attack’ under post-Brexit reforms

  30-11-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of family farms in England will be put at risk by a “full-throttle attack” contained in the Government’s post-Brexit reforms to farming support, MPs have warned.
  
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• Hospitals ‘turning the corner’ with coronavirus cases

  30-11-2020 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The NHS has “started to turn the corner” as the number of people with Covid-19 in hospital is falling, a senior health official has said.
  
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• Zahawi suggests pubs and cinemas may turn away vaccine refusers

  30-11-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pubs and restaurants could demand to know if a customer has received a coronavirus jab before allowing them in, the Government’s vaccine minister suggested.
  
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• Coronavirus restrictions could be in force for two months, proposed laws suggest

  30-11-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Laws setting out coronavirus restrictions for England after lockdown ends could be in force until February, according to legal documents.
  
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• Independence essential to help Scotland rebuild after Covid-19, Sturgeon insists

  30-11-2020 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has claimed independence is “essential” to help with the task of rebuilding Scotland after coronavirus.
  
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• Tiers needed to avoid third national lockdown, Hancock warns Tory rebels

  30-11-2020 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned Conservative MPs threatening to rebel against new coronavirus restrictions that backing them is key in avoiding a third national lockdown.
  
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• Belfast man pleads guilty to child sexual offences - BBC News

  30-11-2020 19:03
  
  Belfast man pleads guilty to child sexual offences  BBC News
  
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• Chris Woakes confident England on course for T20 World Cup success

  30-11-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chris Woakes has seen enough from his front row seat to be confident that England’s Twenty20 side are on track to repeat the World Cup success of the 50-over team.
  
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• Warwick Davis: It’s quite a dream to reprise Willow role

  30-11-2020 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Warwick Davis has said it is “quite a dream” to reprise his role in a sequel series to the George Lucas film Willow.
  
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