Belfast news

• Two people rushed to hospital after 'serious' crash in Co Antrim - Belfast Live

  12-02-2021 23:40
  
  Two people rushed to hospital after 'serious' crash in Co Antrim  Belfast Live
  
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• Garda Commissioner ‘worked hard not to be bitter’ after IRA killed his father

  12-02-2021 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said he worked hard not to become bitter after his father was killed by the IRA.
  
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• Sell, sell, sell – Jose Mourinho defends Tottenham’s cup final merchandise

  12-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has no issue with Tottenham selling merchandise to mark their Carabao Cup Final appearance but will not be dipping into his own pocket to purchase any.
  
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• Scott Parker unhappy to lose Harvey Elliott despite record fee

  12-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scott Parker said he was “disappointed” with Harvey Elliott’s departure from Fulham and believes the compensation fee is not sufficient.
  
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• Roy Hodgson not pining for quiet life despite Covid bringing ‘most trying’ times

  12-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson admits the testing circumstances of playing football through the Covid-19 pandemic have made his early days of management in Sweden seem “almost like paradise”.
  
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• Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho mellowing outside pressure of fierce rivalries

  12-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho have indicated their once fierce and bitter rivalry has mellowed.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp not concerned as Liverpool rack up more miles in Champions League

  12-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not worried by the extra demands being placed on his squad due to additional Champions League travel.
  
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• Two killed and another person critical after Ballymoney crash

  12-02-2021 23:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people died and a third is critically ill in hospital after a road traffic accident at Moss Side near Ballymoney on Friday.
  
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• Health Minister Robin Swann condemns attack on community pharmacist - Belfast Live

  12-02-2021 23:13
  
  Health Minister Robin Swann condemns attack on community pharmacist  Belfast Live
  
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• Midcoast Theater Company receives arts commission grants - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  12-02-2021 23:12
  
  Midcoast Theater Company receives arts commission grants - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• Garda Commissioner Drew Harris had coronavirus at Christmas

  12-02-2021 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has said he counts himself very lucky after a mild dose of coronavirus.
  
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• PSNI launch investigation after interview tapes sent to Loughinisland journalists were blank

  12-02-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has launched an investigation after it handed over blank interview tapes to arrested Loughinisland journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey.
  
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• Courtney Lawes says wounded England need ‘a bit of fear’ going into Italy clash

  12-02-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Courtney Lawes insists England will harness a sense of fear entering Saturday’s showdown with Italy as they begin the process of rebuilding their Guinness Six Nations title defence.
  
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• Trump lawyers say Democrat impeachers just want vengeance

  12-02-2021 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for Donald Trump have defended him against impeachment by accusing Democrats of waging a campaign of “hatred” against the former president and manipulating his words in the lead up to the deadly siege of the US Capitol.
  
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• Republic's shoppers pay a heavy price for groceries

  12-02-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The disparity between grocery bills north and south of the border was brought to the fore again this week by new research comparing disposable income in both jurisdictions.
  
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• Post-mortem into death of woman in Portadown 'inconclusive'

  12-02-2021 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said a post-mortem into the death of a 32-year-old woman in Portadown has proved "inconclusive".
  
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• Catwalk star Elsa Hosk announces baby news

  12-02-2021 22:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Catwalk star Elsa Hosk has welcomed her first child.
  
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• Gregory Campbell: DUP MP ‘unable to identify racism'

  12-02-2021 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gregory Campbell met with ethnic minority and anti-racism groups over his Songs of Praise remarks.
  
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• Ballycastle: Two in hospital after 'serious' crash

  12-02-2021 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the people involved in the crash on the Moyarget Road was taken to hospital by air ambulance.
  
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• Threats against Sunday World journalist condemned

  12-02-2021 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been widespread condemnation after a Sunday World journalist was targeted in a sinister threat to shoot her.
  
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• Snow warning in place for Saturday

  12-02-2021 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Snow and ice warnings are in place across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Portadown: Portadown sudden death post-mortem 'inconclusive'

  12-02-2021 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 50-year-old man questioned about the death of a woman in Carrickdale Gardens is released on bail.
  
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• Milder conditions on the way after wintry weekend

  12-02-2021 21:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Milder conditions are on the way after a week of record-breaking cold, according to the Met Office.
  
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• Biden will try to close Guantanamo after ‘robust’ review

  12-02-2021 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the US base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said.
  
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• Amy rubbishes the idea that driving a bin lorry's for men

  12-02-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At 5ft 3in tall, Amy Ross is proof that neither height nor gender should be a barrier to facing any challenge - even getting behind the wheel of a 26-tonne bin lorry.
  
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• Contraceptive pills could be available over counter after public consultation

  12-02-2021 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two types of contraceptive pill could be sold over the counter for the first time following public consultation, the Government has announced.
  
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• Draghi says he has enough support to form Italy’s new government

  12-02-2021 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has told Italy’s president that he has secured enough political support to form a new government.
  
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• Mourners hold street vigil for teenager stabbed to death in Parsons Green

  12-02-2021 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 50 young mourners have paid tribute to a teenage boy on the street where he was stabbed to death on Thursday night.
  
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• Fresh inquest ordered into New Lodge Six killings in Belfast - The Guardian

  12-02-2021 19:59
  
  Fresh inquest ordered into New Lodge Six killings in Belfast  The Guardian
  
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• Marcus Rashford calls on social media companies to eradicate abuse

  12-02-2021 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford insists online abuse should be “easy to stop” and has called on social media companies to eradicate the problem.
  
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• Stay at home to drive down Covid infection rate, Glynn urges

  12-02-2021 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The public have been urged to cut their social contacts to drive down coronavirus infection rates.
  
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• Quarantine hotel criticised for ‘dirty’ rooms and ‘small food portions’

  12-02-2021 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the Government’s quarantine hotels is highly rated in most online reviews, but some recent guests have criticised the smell of the rooms and quality of the food.
  
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• Tottenham Europa League clash moved to Budapest due to coronavirus restrictions

  12-02-2021 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham’s Europa League match against Wolfsberger next week will now be held in Budapest.
  
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• Actress Hannah Carnegie to star in 'McCooeys' revival

  12-02-2021 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actress Hannah Carnegie will have a lump in her throat as she takes part in a revival of one of Northern Ireland’s oldest and most enduring radio dramas — a new initiative which will pay tribute to her late mother and grandfather in the town they loved.
  
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• Colin Carnegie pays tribute to his 'extraordinary' wife Roma Tomelty

  12-02-2021 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor and theatre director Colin Carnegie has spoken publicly for the first time about his wife Roma Tomelty since her death 10 months ago, calling her an extraordinary woman who was an extraordinary part of my life’ for nearly 50 years.
  
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• Ireland’s premier appears unlikely to be travelling to US for Shamrock ceremony

  12-02-2021 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s premier appears unlikely to be travelling to the United States next month for the annual Shamrock ceremony.
  
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• Belfast young people give ‘Heads Up’ on mental health campaigning - Belfast Live

  12-02-2021 19:22
  
  Belfast young people give ‘Heads Up’ on mental health campaigning  Belfast Live
  
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• Quarantine hotel booking website reopens just three days before policy launches

  12-02-2021 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The quarantine hotel booking website has reopened just three days before tougher border rules are introduced.
  
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• Facebook will only temporarily block person who abused Yan Dhanda

  12-02-2021 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook says the person who racially abused Swansea’s Yan Dhanda will only be temporarily blocked from sending Instagram messages and not have their account shut down.
  
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• Drakeford: Astonishing efforts led Wales to reach Covid-19 vaccine target

  12-02-2021 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales’ first minister says the country is the first in the UK to offer coronavirus vaccines to everyone in the top four priority groups.
  
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• Drakeford: ‘Astonishing efforts’ lead Wales to reach Covid-19 vaccine target

  12-02-2021 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales’ first minister has insisted the country is the first in the UK to offer coronavirus vaccines to everyone in the top four priority groups.
  
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• UN human rights agency adopts watered-down text over Myanmar coup

  12-02-2021 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UN’s top human rights body has passed a consensus resolution urging military leaders in Myanmar to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian government leaders detained after a military coup, while watering down an initial draft text amid pressure led by China and Russia.
  
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• Brexit: Foster 'to keep pressure' on PM to scrap NI Protocol

  12-02-2021 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster says Dublin, Brussels and London must acknowledge the "damage done" by the NI Protocol.
  
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• Glentoran FC fan left 'humbled' by club's gesture after losing wages - Belfast Live

  12-02-2021 18:59
  
  Glentoran FC fan left 'humbled' by club's gesture after losing wages  Belfast Live
  
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• Covid-19: Clinically extremely vulnerable in NI can now book vaccinations

  12-02-2021 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It comes as the number of Covid-19-related deaths registered in NI fell for a second week.
  
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• ‘Pent-up demand’ for trips as holidaymakers look ahead to 2022

  12-02-2021 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers are already making plans for trips as far ahead as next year, amid “pent-up demand” for breaks, travel firms have said.
  
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• Justin Timberlake apologises to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson

  12-02-2021 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justin Timberlake has apologised to former girlfriend Britney Spears and singer Janet Jackson.
  
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• Armagh driver who took Snapchat videos before crash which killed three people jailed for nine years

  12-02-2021 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who took two Snapchat videos showing he was driving at 225kph just before he drove into the back of another car causing the deaths of three people, has been jailed for nine years.
  
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• Belfast man charged with Robbie Lawlor murder refused bail - Belfast Telegraph

  12-02-2021 18:47
  
  Belfast man charged with Robbie Lawlor murder refused bail  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast man charged with Robbie Lawlor murder refused bail

  12-02-2021 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with the murder of Irish gangland boss Robbie Lawlor must remain in custody, a judge ruled on Friday.
  
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