Belfast news

• Covid-19 Northern Ireland: The areas with the highest infection rates - Belfast Live

  04-01-2021 23:55
  
  Covid-19 Northern Ireland: The areas with the highest infection rates  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Netflix shares Bridgerton viewing figures

  04-01-2021 23:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Raunchy period drama Bridgerton is projected to be watched by 63 million households in its first four weeks, Netflix has said.
  
  Read more

• Lockdown Three: how does it compare to previous restrictions?

  04-01-2021 23:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced another national lockdown for England in an attempt to slow the rapid spread of coronavirus infections.
  
  Read more

• Belfast country singer who lost voice due to mystery illness releases 'dream' EP - Belfast Live

  04-01-2021 23:23
  
  Belfast country singer who lost voice due to mystery illness releases 'dream' EP  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Danny Ings does the damage as Liverpool go down at Southampton

  04-01-2021 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Southampton striker Danny Ings put a dent in his former club’s title aspirations with his early strike sealing a 1-0 win over Liverpool.
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Extended period of remote learning for NI schools

  04-01-2021 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The executive also plans to give its stay at home message legal force, with new travel restrictions.
  
  Read more

• Pupils across Northern Ireland could have remote classes until February

  04-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Remote learning is to be extended for pupils in Northern Ireland, it is understood.
  
  Read more

• Michelle O'Neill reveals details of NI Executive coronavirus meeting - Belfast Live

  04-01-2021 22:58
  
  Michelle O'Neill reveals details of NI Executive coronavirus meeting  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Ricky Whittle previews new series of American Gods

  04-01-2021 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ricky Whittle said fans will see more of his personality in his American Gods character ahead of the fantasy drama’s third series.
  
  Read more

• Hospitals compared to ‘warzones’ as PM orders lockdown

  04-01-2021 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hospitals are under more pressure from Covid-19 than they have ever been, the Prime Minister warned as he ordered a new national lockdown across England.
  
  Read more

• Toughest national lockdown since March as Johnson orders schools to close

  04-01-2021 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has imposed the toughest national lockdown in England since March, shutting schools to most pupils to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed by surging coronavirus infections.
  
  Read more

• Three arrested over attempted murder in Ballymoney

  04-01-2021 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a serious assault in Ballymoney.
  
  Read more

• Aim for 14 million to receive Covid jab by mid February under PM’s plans

  04-01-2021 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 14 million people could have received a Covid vaccine by the middle of February, in line with plans announced by the Prime Minister.
  
  Read more

• Aim for 14 million to be offered Covid jab by mid February under PM’s plans

  04-01-2021 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 14 million people could be in line for a Covid vaccine by the middle of February, in line with plans announced by the Prime Minister.
  
  Read more

• Elite sport can continue under new lockdown measures in England and Scotland

  04-01-2021 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League football and other elite sports with testing regimes and bubbles in place will continue despite Prime Minister Boris Johnson announcing a new national lockdown.
  
  Read more

• Remote learning for schoolchildren to be extended as coronavirus cases soar

  04-01-2021 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A period of remote learning for schoolchildren in Northern Ireland is to be extended amid soaring coronavirus cases, the First Minister has said.
  
  Read more

• Arlene Foster says NI is in a ‘dire situation’

  04-01-2021 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland faces a “dire” situation as the pandemic worsens, Arlene Foster warned.
  
  Read more

• Johnson: Pushing ahead with summer exams ‘as normal’ would not be fair

  04-01-2021 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pushing ahead with all exams this summer “as normal” would not be fair or possible, Boris Johnson has said.
  
  Read more

• Hospitals 40% busier than first peak – PM

  04-01-2021 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hospitals are under more pressure from Covid-19 than they have ever been, the Prime Minister warned as he ordered a new national lockdown across England.
  
  Read more

• Urgent action required over Brexit disruption to deliveries – Economy Minister

  04-01-2021 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Economy Minister Dianne Dodds has called for urgent action to be taken over the disruption of delivery of goods to Northern Ireland.
  
  Read more

• Business leaders call for more Government help amid despair over fresh lockdown

  04-01-2021 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Business leaders have reacted with despair to the fresh lockdown announced by Boris Johnson amid fears that companies may not last until the spring.
  
  Read more

• Arsenal defender William Saliba joins Nice on loan for rest of season

  04-01-2021 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Defender William Saliba has left Arsenal to join Ligue 1 side Nice on loan.
  
  Read more

• Boris Johnson’s lockdown announcement in full

  04-01-2021 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here is Boris Johnson’s statement on the new national lockdown in full:
  
  Read more

• Timeline: The row over school closures in England

  04-01-2021 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The debate over whether pupils should be in class in England has been raging for weeks.
  
  Read more

• Youths throw missiles at police during 'confrontation' in North Belfast - Belfast Live

  04-01-2021 21:34
  
  Youths throw missiles at police during 'confrontation' in North Belfast  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Young pedestrian Lucy McIlhatton tragically killed in west Belfast crash was a 'gem' - Belfast Telegraph

  04-01-2021 21:30
  
  Young pedestrian Lucy McIlhatton tragically killed in west Belfast crash was a 'gem'  Belfast Telegraph
  
  Read more

• Young pedestrian Lucy McIlhatton tragically killed in west Belfast crash was a 'gem'

  04-01-2021 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young pedestrian who was killed in a crash in west Belfast has been described as a "gem" by her former school principal.
  
  Read more

• A timeline of UK lockdown measures since the pandemic began

  04-01-2021 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Further lockdown measures have been announced in the UK in the face of rising numbers of coronavirus infections.
  
  Read more

• Two treated in hospital after Belfast crash between scrambler and car - Belfast Telegraph

  04-01-2021 21:20
  
  Two treated in hospital after Belfast crash between scrambler and car  Belfast Telegraph
  
  Read more

• Two treated in hospital after Belfast crash between scrambler and car

  04-01-2021 21:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Police and the ambulance service have been called to the scene of a crash between a scrambler and a car on Monday evening.
  
  Read more

• Key points from Boris Johnson’s lockdown announcement

  04-01-2021 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has set out further measures as part of a lockdown in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus.
  
  Read more

• Current Covid transmission rates ‘put too many people in funeral homes’

  04-01-2021 21:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s mortality rate from Covid-19 is set to rise this month, with the chief medical officer warning current transmission levels put “too many people in funeral homes”.
  
  Read more

• PM shuts schools in third national lockdown expected until mid-February

  04-01-2021 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has imposed a third national lockdown on England and shut schools to most students to prevent the NHS being overwhelmed by surging coronavirus infections.
  
  Read more

• Taylor Swift and Harry Styles in hunt for top spot in albums chart

  04-01-2021 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift and Harry Styles are going head-to-head for this week’s number one album.
  
  Read more

• Ballymoney: Three arrested over attempted murder in park

  04-01-2021 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The serious assault occurred in Ballymoney on Sunday night close to the Joey Dunlop leisure centre.
  
  Read more

• Amazon supremo Jeff Bezos tops list of largest charitable gifts of 2020

  04-01-2021 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The world’s richest person made the largest charitable contribution last year, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of top donations, with a 10 billion dollar (£7.3 billion) gift intended to help fight climate change.
  
  Read more

• Mel B discusses Spice Girls reunion following Masked Singer exit

  04-01-2021 20:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mel B said “all” the Spice Girls are eager to get back on tour once the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control.
  
  Read more

• Celtic insist controversial Dubai trip was approved by the Scottish Government

  04-01-2021 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic have insisted their controversial sunshine trip to Dubai was approved by the Scottish Government, following calls from Holyrood for the matter to be investigated by the Scottish Football Association.
  
  Read more

• Catering assistant jailed after Buckingham Palace thefts

  04-01-2021 20:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A member of catering staff at Buckingham Palace has been jailed after admitting stealing medals and official photos of the royal family from the Queen’s residence.
  
  Read more

• Man hospitalised with head injury following 'serious assault' in Co Antrim - Belfast Live

  04-01-2021 20:12
  
  Man hospitalised with head injury following 'serious assault' in Co Antrim  Belfast Live
  
  Read more

• Brexit: Call for urgent action over deliveries to NI

  04-01-2021 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Economy Minister Diane Dodds writes to Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove over the issue.
  
  Read more

• Christmas Day TV audiences lowest on record

  04-01-2021 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  2020 saw the lowest TV ratings for a Christmas Day since records began, new figures show.
  
  Read more

• Schools and colleges in Wales to move to online learning until January 18

  04-01-2021 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Schools and colleges across Wales will move to online learning until January 18, the country’s education minister has said.
  
  Read more

• Covid-19: Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine rollout begins in Northern Ireland

  04-01-2021 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health's aim is for all people older than 80 to receive a jab by the end of January.
  
  Read more

• Margaret Ferrier charged over alleged Covid-19 breach

  04-01-2021 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MP Margaret Ferrier has been arrested and charged after an alleged breach of coronavirus rules.
  
  Read more

• Exam board understands ‘concerns’ after dropping only black composer from course

  04-01-2021 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An exam board has said it understands the “concerns” raised by its decision to remove the only black composer from its A-level music syllabus.
  
  Read more

• Experts call for robust monitoring of altered vaccine dose regimen

  04-01-2021 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Experts have called for robust monitoring to assess how altering the coronavirus vaccine dose schedule impacts the effectiveness of both the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech jab.
  
  Read more

• Six Nations organisers ‘planning for tournament to go ahead as scheduled’

  04-01-2021 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six Nations organisers have confirmed the 2021 Championship will take place in February and March as planned in response to suggestions it could be moved to the summer.
  
  Read more

• Business communication platform Slack suffers outage as many return to work

  04-01-2021 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Business communication platform Slack is experiencing technical issues across the world as many office employees resume working from home after the Christmas break.
  
  Read more

• Stormont Executive has ‘very difficult decisions to take’ over virus – Foster

  04-01-2021 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Stormont Executive has “very difficult decisions to take” in a “dire situation”, Arlene Foster said.
  
  Read more

Follow @belfast_nws on Twitter!