Belfast news

• Londonderry: Man, 33, charged with murder over hospital death

  05-03-2021 23:33
  
  He is to appear at Dungannon Magistrates Court over the death of a woman at Altnagelvin Hospital.
  
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• Premier League ‘helping us to get relegated’, claims Baggies boss Sam Allardyce

  05-03-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has again hit out at the Premier League and feels it is pushing the Baggies towards relegation.
  
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• Plenty more to come from ‘irreplaceable’ Jamie Vardy, says Brendan Rodgers

  05-03-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers is confident the “irreplaceable” Jamie Vardy has “a lot more left in the tank yet”.
  
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• Nuno vows to continue taking a knee in ‘long, long, battle’ against racism

  05-03-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo insists he will continue to take a knee even if he has to do it alone.
  
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• Man charged with murder following suspicious death

  05-03-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with murder after the suspicious death of a woman at a Londonderry hospital.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool will never be without Champions League football for long

  05-03-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is confident the “power of the club” means they will never be without Champions League football for long.
  
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• Fulham boss Scott Parker: New handball rule should have been in place all season

  05-03-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fulham manager Scott Parker was in disbelief that the new handball rule had not been in place since the start of the season.
  
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• Guardian apology to Mairia Cahill over Greenslade article

  05-03-2021 23:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Guardian newspaper has apologised to a woman who said she had been raped by a member of the IRA over an article written about her by former columnist Roy Greenslade.
  
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• Man charged with murder over woman's Derry hospital death

  05-03-2021 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 33-year-old man has been charged with murder after the suspicious death of a woman at a hospital in Londonderry last year.
  
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• Withdrawing Good Friday support bad strategy, says Lord Trimble

  05-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A move to withdraw support for the Good Friday Agreement by a body that represents loyalist paramilitaries should be "deplored", Lord Trimble has said.
  
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• Donnelly boys lead the way as rampant Glens rocket into third place

  05-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran's relentless surge up the Danske Bank Premiership table continued with a crushing 5-0 victory over Carrick Rangers which propelled them into the top three, six points off the lead and with a game in hand.
  
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• Grassroots rugby union given over £40million as part of sport survival package

  05-03-2021 22:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Grassroots rugby union will receive more than £40million as part of the latest tranche of the Government’s Sport Winter Survival Package.
  
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• Soldier dies after being injured in live fire training exercise in Wales

  05-03-2021 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sergeant in the Welsh Guards has died after being injured in a live firing exercise in south-west Wales.
  
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• Varadkar: EU and US ‘hitting reset button on trade relationship’

  05-03-2021 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU and US are resetting their trading relationship under US President Joe Biden, the Tanaiste said.
  
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• Louise Jordan notice - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  05-03-2021 22:25
  
  Louise Jordan notice - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican Journal
  
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• 16-year-old girl dies after ‘serious incident’ in South Wales

  05-03-2021 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old girl has died in “sudden and unexplained” circumstances following a “serious incident” in South Wales.
  
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• Captain Tom tree initiative hits £100k at the end of ‘big week’ for family

  05-03-2021 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Captain Sir Tom Moore’s daughter has said he would “be chuffed” after the Trees for Tom initiative raised £100,000 in less than a week.
  
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• Alex Pettyfer and Toni Garrn share baby news

  05-03-2021 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alex Pettyfer and Toni Garrn have revealed they are expecting a child together.
  
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• Northern Ireland to launch a post-Covid tourist drive in Republic

  05-03-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of residents in the Republic - who had never been north of the border as tourists - flocked to Northern Ireland when lockdown was lifted last year, a leading hotel chief has said.
  
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• Meghan and Harry on Oprah: Anticipation is high but can we really expect any royal secrets?

  05-03-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The preview trailers are straight out of Hollywood: high profile stars, titillating language, dramatic pauses and a two-word tagline to lure viewers in.
  
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• Roy Greenslade: The Guardian apologises to Máiría Cahill over column

  05-03-2021 20:57
  
  The Guardian says Roy Greenslade's 2014 column on Máiría Cahill was "not handled appropriately".
  
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• Elliott banned for 12 months over dead horse photo

  05-03-2021 20:53
  
  Leading Irish trainer Gordon Elliott banned for 12 months, with the last six months suspended, after being found guilty of bringing the sport into disrepute.
  
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• Kardashian says comments made her feel ‘insecure’ during pregnancy

  05-03-2021 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kim Kardashian has said she felt “insecure” when she was pregnant because of comments made about her weight on social media and in magazines.
  
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• First oak trees selected to replace Notre Dame’s spire

  05-03-2021 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first eight oak trees destined to replace the destroyed spire of Notre Dame cathedral have been selected from the Berce forest in the French Loire region, church officials said.
  
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• Disgraced former DUP mayor is likely to be stripped of his MBE

  05-03-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A disgraced ex-DUP mayor faces being stripped of his MBE award after he was convicted of trying to get a boy aged under 16 to engage in sexual activity.
  
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• Taoiseach – Other countries will use vaccine supplies themselves

  05-03-2021 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other countries will use their vaccine supplies to protect their own populations, the Taoiseach said.
  
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• Team of 40 used ‘dogged determination’ to find mystery infected individual

  05-03-2021 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A team of 40 people, armed with just a single bar code and limited test data, spent days using “dogged determination” to track down the mystery person infected with the Manaus coronavirus variant.
  
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• Meghan’s friends rally to her defence after bullying allegations

  05-03-2021 20:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex’s friends have rallied to her support as reports claimed a string of ex-royal workers will take part in the inquiry into bullying clams made against Meghan.
  
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• Otter with fishing line round its middle rescued

  05-03-2021 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An otter that was facing a “long painful death” due to fishing cable wound around its middle is recovering after being rescued by wildlife experts.
  
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• Case against RHI cuts put on hold

  05-03-2021 19:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A legal challenge to cuts in Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments has been put on hold amid a public consultation on the scheme’s potential shutdown.
  
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• Welsh Government have ‘not tried to set a ceiling’ on NHS pay rise, Gething says

  05-03-2021 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Welsh Government has not tried to set a “ceiling” on any pay rise for NHS staff, health minister Vaughan Gething has said.
  
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• In-form Viktor Hovland impresses again on day two of Arnold Palmer Invitational

  05-03-2021 19:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Norway’s Viktor Hovland continued his excellent recent form on day two of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
  
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• Elderly woman confronted by masked intruder during Belfast burglary - Belfast Telegraph

  05-03-2021 19:36
  
  Elderly woman confronted by masked intruder during Belfast burglary  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Elderly woman confronted by masked intruder during Belfast burglary

  05-03-2021 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 70s was confronted by a masked intruder brandishing a screwdriver during a burglarly at her west Belfast home on Thursday night.
  
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• Brexit: Government relaxes more trade rules between GB and NI

  05-03-2021 19:36
  
  The UK is taking the step to ease movement of plants without the agreement of the EU.
  
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• Three PSNI officers injured after police car rammed by lorry

  05-03-2021 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three PSNI officers have been injured after a police car was rammed by a lorry in Co Armagh on Friday afternoon.
  
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• DUP's Storey slams Sinn Fein as "inhumane, ill-mannered and downright ignorant"

  05-03-2021 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have been criticised after vetoing an application to light up Parliament Buildings in memory of terror victims.
  
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• Deaths from Covid-19 in the UK ‘fall 41% in a week’ – Matt Hancock

  05-03-2021 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deaths from coronavirus have fallen by 41% in the course of a week, while hospital admissions have seen their fastest ever fall, the Health Secretary has said.
  
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• Jonesborough: PSNI officers injured as police car 'repeatedly rammed'

  05-03-2021 19:28
  
  Three PSNI officers have been hurt in an incident involving a lorry in Jonesborough, County Armagh.
  
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• John Swinney tells MSPs no minutes held of key legal meetings over Salmond case

  05-03-2021 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No minutes are held of two meetings the Scottish Government held with its lawyers to discuss the legal challenge brought by former first minister Alex Salmond over the handling of harassment allegations against him.
  
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• Gordon Elliott’s training licence suspended over dead horse photo

  05-03-2021 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gordon Elliott’s training licence has been suspended for a year by the Irish horse racing authorities.
  
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• Government defends 1% pay offer to NHS workers amid growing anger

  05-03-2021 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has continued to defend its controversial recommendation of a 1% pay rise for NHS workers despite growing anger and the threat of industrial action.
  
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• Covid-19: NI deaths fall for fifth consecutive week

  05-03-2021 19:19
  
  Coronavirus was recorded on 55 death certificates in NI in the week to last Friday, figures show.
  
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• Lawmakers ‘happy’ to drop VAR offside lines if broadcasters do the same

  05-03-2021 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Football’s lawmakers say they would be “happy” for VARs to stop using lines to make marginal offside calls – if television companies were prepared to do the same.
  
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• Order forcing Newry gym to close its doors revoked

  05-03-2021 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An injunction that forced a Newry gym owner to close his business was revoked at the High Court on Friday.
  
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• UEFA has option to implement new handball law change at Euro 2020

  05-03-2021 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The updated handball law could be implemented at Euro 2020 if UEFA chooses to do so.
  
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• Dr Alex George hails mental health funding announcement as ‘huge moment’

  05-03-2021 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dr Alex George has hailed the allocation of £79 million funding for children’s mental health services as a “huge moment”.
  
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• More than 600,000 vaccine doses have been given in NI

  05-03-2021 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 600,000 vaccine doses have been injected in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Three officers injured as police car rammed by lorry

  05-03-2021 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three police officers have been injured as their car was rammed by a lorry in south Armagh.
  
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• Guardian issues apology to Mairia Cahill over Roy Greenslade article

  05-03-2021 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Guardian has issued an apology to Mairia Cahill after a journalist who questioned a BBC documentary on her claim she was raped by an IRA member revealed he was a supporter of the terrorist group.
  
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