Belfast news

• Chelsea have to be ready to challenge for title next season – Thomas Tuchel

  28-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel admits his Chelsea side must be ready to contest next season’s Premier League title.
  
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• Liverpool get back on track on a bad night for Tottenham and Harry Kane

  28-01-2021 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool kick-started their Premier League season in emphatic style with a 3-1 win at Tottenham, who lost Harry Kane to injury.
  
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• Botticelli painting sells for £67m at auction

  28-01-2021 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A small painting by Sandro Botticelli has sold at Sotheby’s in New York for 92.2 million US dollars (£67.1 million), an auction record for the Renaissance master.
  
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• Josh Dunne death: Man arrested on suspicion of murder

  28-01-2021 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Dunne, who was 16, died after he was stabbed in the East Wall area of Dublin on Tuesday.
  
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• Naomi Long condemns 'nonsense' bomb hoax at Alliance office over Brexit

  28-01-2021 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Justice Minister Naomi Long has condemned those behind a hoax bomb threat at her party's head office in Belfast. 
  
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• PSNI ‘used bodycams to film McCourt funeral in secret’

  28-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI was secretly watching the funeral of IRA man Eamon 'Peggy' McCourt in Londonderry this week over potential Covid breaches, it can be revealed.
  
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• Is it time to consider abandoning the school year? Finding a solution to the loss of valuable learning time may not be so easy

  28-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  We all have regrets in life, things we would have done differently, things we would like to get the opportunity to do again if it were possible.
  
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• All schools here will stay closed until March at earliest: Foster

  28-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Schools in Northern Ireland will not re-open until March 8 at the earliest, the First Minister has confirmed.
  
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• NI leaders will not visit Washington for St Patrick’s Day due to pandemic

  28-01-2021 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The First Minister and Deputy First Minister will not travel to Washington for St Patrick’s Day this year due to the pandemic.
  
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• Stormont's legal bill defending Troubles pension scheme delay hits almost £60,000 - Belfast Live

  28-01-2021 22:50
  
  Stormont's legal bill defending Troubles pension scheme delay hits almost £60,000  Belfast Live
  
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• Suspect arrested in connection with murder of 16-year-old stab victim

  28-01-2021 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai have arrested a suspect in an investigation into the murder of a teenager who died in a knife attack.
  
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• New Covid-19 vaccine demonstrates ‘89% efficacy’ with UK having 60m orders

  28-01-2021 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An experimental Covid-19 vaccine appears to offer strong protection in late-stage UK and South Africa studies, said manufacturer Novavax.
  
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• Deputy First Minister has 'grave concerns' over Noah Donohoe investigation - Belfast Live

  28-01-2021 22:40
  
  Deputy First Minister has 'grave concerns' over Noah Donohoe investigation  Belfast Live
  
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• Second former health watchdog official joins disgraced care firm

  28-01-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A second former senior official from Northern Ireland's health watchdog has taken up a post at disgraced care home firm Runwood Homes, it can be revealed.
  
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• Billie Shepherd ‘taking a break’ from Dancing On Ice after family bereavement

  28-01-2021 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Billie Shepherd will miss Dancing On Ice this weekend following a family bereavement.
  
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• Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards nominations for LGBTQ representation

  28-01-2021 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Netflix is once again the top contender at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards.
  
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• Kane’s pain: The troubled times of Tottenham’s talisman

  28-01-2021 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane came off at half-time during Tottenham’s Premier League game with Liverpool on Thursday after suffering an ankle injury.
  
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• Covid-19: Priest tells of leading Mass at sister's funeral

  28-01-2021 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A priest speaks of visiting his younger sister for the last time before she died with Covid-19.
  
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• Third queen eliminated from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

  28-01-2021 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Asttina Mandella has been eliminated from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK after a lip sync battle to Dua Lipa’s Don’t Start Now.
  
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• Coronavirus: Priest pays tribute to 'caring' sister

  28-01-2021 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A priest says he could never have imagined he would be saying Mass at his younger sister's funeral.
  
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• Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard likely to land loan move to West Ham

  28-01-2021 21:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham have agreed a deal in principle with Manchester United to sign Jesse Lingard on loan for the rest of the season, the PA news agency understands.
  
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• DeOrsay discusses 'Arctic Exploration, Science, and the Inuit' - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  28-01-2021 21:46
  
  DeOrsay discusses 'Arctic Exploration, Science, and the Inuit' - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• Jet-setting celebrities hit as United Arab Emirates added to travel ‘red list’

  28-01-2021 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The addition of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the UK’s “red list” is likely to cause problems for celebrities currently abroad in Dubai.
  
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• Lidl racks up £278m in NI sales... without any online shopping

  28-01-2021 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Discount grocer Lidl has vowed to maintain its stance of not selling online as it unveiled annual sales of £278.2m in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Deputy First Minister has ‘grave concerns’ over Noah Donohoe investigation

  28-01-2021 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has raised “grave concerns” over the PSNI handling of the investigation into the death of Noah Donohoe.
  
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• Paul Crutzen, who shared Nobel for ozone work, dies aged 87

  28-01-2021 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dutch scientist Paul J Crutzen, who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for his work understanding the ozone hole and is credited with coining the term Anthropocene to describe the geological era shaped by mankind, has died.
  
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• Irish Covid-19 cases could drop to between 200 and 400 a day by end of February

  28-01-2021 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cases of Covid-19 could fall to between 200 and 400 per day by the end of February if current efforts are maintained, public health chiefs in the Republic of Ireland have said.
  
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• Covid-19 cases could drop to between 200 and 400 a day by end of February

  28-01-2021 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cases of Covid-19 could fall to between 200 and 400 per day by the end of February if current efforts are maintained, public health chiefs have said.
  
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• Sturgeon: Nobody can reduce Salmond’s impact on independence movement

  28-01-2021 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has claimed nobody can reduce her predecessor’s impact on the Scottish independence movement, despite fractures within her own party.
  
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• Key points from Northern Ireland Executive press conference - Belfast Live

  28-01-2021 21:11
  
  Key points from Northern Ireland Executive press conference  Belfast Live
  
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• Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo donates £250,000 to poverty charity

  28-01-2021 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has generously donated £250,000 to help tackle poverty in the city.
  
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• EU explores legal avenues amid AstraZeneca vaccine dispute

  28-01-2021 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Union is looking at legal means to guarantee the delivery of all the Covid-19 vaccine doses it bought from AstraZeneca and other pharmaceutical companies.
  
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• Glentoran defender Bobby Burns reveals refereeing ambitions - Belfast Live

  28-01-2021 21:00
  
  Glentoran defender Bobby Burns reveals refereeing ambitions  Belfast Live
  
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• NI leaders set to miss St Patrick's Day visit to US over virus fears

  28-01-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill are set to miss the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Washington for the second year in a row. 
  
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• Hospital starts administering COVID-19 vaccine - By Kendra Caruso - Republican Journal

  28-01-2021 20:27
  
  Hospital starts administering COVID-19 vaccine - By Kendra Caruso  Republican Journal
  
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• Belfast Free Library to hold third annual food drive in February - PenBayPilot.com

  28-01-2021 20:15
  
  Belfast Free Library to hold third annual food drive in February  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Coronavirus rapid testing centres open for hauliers

  28-01-2021 20:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Covid-19 testing centres have opened in Dublin and Wexford providing rapid antigen tests for lorry drivers bound for France.
  
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• Royal family’s banned documentary found on YouTube before being taken down

  28-01-2021 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A groundbreaking fly-on-the wall documentary about the royal family from 1969 – which had been hidden for 50 years – has resurfaced in full on the internet before being swiftly removed.
  
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• Patel defends her out-of-town visit, saying: I’m obviously out here working

  28-01-2021 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Home Secretary has defended the decision to leave London for a meet and greet with police officers, saying it was part of her “statutory duties”.
  
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• ‘Kent variant’ behind 60% of Covid-19 cases within Southern Trust

  28-01-2021 19:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 60% of Covid-19 cases being treated by the Southern Trust are people infected with the new Kent variant of the virus, a senior staff member has revealed.
  
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• Man jailed after stealing and attempting to pawn dead Belfast teen Noah Donohoe’s laptop during missing p - The Irish Sun

  28-01-2021 19:33
  
  Man jailed after stealing and attempting to pawn dead Belfast teen Noah Donohoe’s laptop during missing p  The Irish Sun
  
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• German draft recommendation adds to spotlight on AstraZeneca vaccine in EU

  28-01-2021 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the European Union’s medicines regulator prepared to consider clearing AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for use, a draft recommendation from a German expert committee called for offering it only to under-65s for now — adding to the spotlight on the vaccine.
  
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• Ministers demand apology from MP who claimed coronavirus data was ‘manipulated’

  28-01-2021 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne has refused to apologise for telling vaccine sceptics to “persist” with their campaign against coronavirus lockdown restrictions, arguing that he was unaware of their position on jabs.
  
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• 'Hepatitis' needle accused must stay in custody

  28-01-2021 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of threatening a female employee with a blood-stained needle in a bid to rob a fast-food restaurant must remain in custody, a judge ruled today.
  
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• Concerns over speed of Covid-19 vaccine rollout

  28-01-2021 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised over the speed of the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine to those most at risk from the virus.
  
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• Fermanagh man with genetic disorder to take legal action in bid to be fast-tracked for Covid-19 vaccine

  28-01-2021 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Fermanagh man with a rare genetic disorder is set to take legal action in a bid to be fast-tracked for a Covid-19 vaccine.
  
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• Journalist Dan Wootton to present show on GB News

  28-01-2021 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Journalist and broadcaster Dan Wootton has left The Sun newspaper to present a show on GB News and write for MailOnline.
  
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• Covid relief cash will be spent in NI, says O’Neill

  28-01-2021 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has vowed that all of Northern Ireland’s Covid relief budget will be spent this year.
  
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• Vigil held to offer prayers for life of teenager Keon Lincoln

  28-01-2021 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother and twin sister of a 15-year-old who was killed in a gun and knife attack have joined dozens of well-wishers to lay flowers and offer prayers at the scene.
  
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• Reassurances given over vaccination rollout

  28-01-2021 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Reassurances have been given over the supply of coronavirus vaccinations in Northern Ireland.
  
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