Belfast news

• Lyra McKee murder: 140 people contact police with information

  22-04-2019 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said that more than 140 people have contacted them with information regarding the murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
  
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• ‘Despite challenges, I’d say it’s been best year of my life’: Belfast man sets up collectibles fair after life-changing injury

  01-07-2026 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ryan Murray’s life was turned upside down. Now, he’s turned his hobby into a growing community...
  
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• ‘Something’s got to change’: Stendhal boss warns festival could be axed over mounting debts

  01-07-2026 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Limavady event marks its 16th year this week
  
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• Co Down community in emotional bid to keep school open: ‘It’s been in the area 160 years... closing would be a scandal’

  01-07-2026 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Petition with 5,000 signatures handed in at Stormont
  
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• Stephen McCullagh’s appeal ‘re-traumatising’ for family, says brother of Natalie McNally

  01-07-2026 11:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Stephen McCullagh was sentenced to a minimum of 31 years for the brutal killing
  
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• vitThe senior PSNI detective, the MI5 sting operation, international gun-running and how Donaldson’s gay sauna visit emerged

  01-07-2026 10:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Donaldson swirl, senior officer explains real story behind extraordinary encounter
  
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• Dr David Coleman: My five-year-old son says he wishes he were a girl — what do I say to him?

  01-07-2026 08:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ask questions with genuine interest to understand what this statement actually means to a young boy
  
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• Sharing the parental load: ‘Couples need to be a strong team, which supports each other’

  01-07-2026 08:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sharing the parental load as well as finding time for activities outside the family home can be challenging in the modern world, writes Arlene Harris
  
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• Sorry Jeremy Clarkson, but your popular television programme is not doing a good job of selling life on the farm to me

  01-07-2026 08:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  While farmers must adhere to detailed process, that attention to the minutiae does not seem to affect the political elite
  
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• St Malachy’s Primary pupils in emotional end-of-term bid to keep their school open

  01-07-2026 08:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Petition with 5,000 signatures handed in at Stormont
  
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• ‘I was in depths of depression’: Stormont debate takes place as IVF campaigners call for more funding, six years after commitment was made

  01-07-2026 07:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Currently people can only access one round of IVF on the NHS
  
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• Man took own life after leaving mental health unit due to lack of bed, inquest hears

  01-07-2026 07:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Coroner finds there was inadequate safety planning when a distressed Niall Hutton (27) walked out of ward against medical advice
  
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• A life carefully edited: How Donaldson begged to be linked to village where he’s now in jail

  01-07-2026 07:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former Lagan Valley MP asked for Hansard to be changed to add Maghaberry to his maiden speech after forgetting to mention it
  
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• The senior PSNI detective, the MI5 sting operation, international gun-running and how Donaldson’s gay sauna visit emerged

  01-07-2026 07:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Donaldson swirl, senior officer explains real story behind extraordinary encounter
  
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• ‘Nowadays, couples need to be a strong team, which supports each other’

  01-07-2026 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sharing the parental load as well as finding time for activities outside the family home can be challenging in the modern world, writes Arlene Harris
  
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• Home care pressures leave 89-year-old in bed for up to 19 hours

  01-07-2026 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alison said carers now give her an evening meal and medication during an afternoon call at about 15:00 BST and help her to bed for the night.
  
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• In pictures: Pitbull fans embrace bald cap tradition at Belsonic concert

  30-06-2026 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One fan attending Belsonic said: "If you go to see Pitbull without a bald cap on, you're not really going to see Pitbull."
  
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• Woman reaches settlement over Stakeknife interrogation

  30-06-2026 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Margaret Keeley claimed Freddie Scappaticci, who the Army gave the codename Stakeknife, tortured and degraded her.
  
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• Driver who caused death of woman in pile-up while on mobile phone jailed for five years

  30-06-2026 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jonathan McNeill (40) had been using device for 15 minutes while paying scant attention to road when he ploughed into stationary row of traffic
  
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• Former PSNI officer jailed for abuse of girl (10)

  30-06-2026 21:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ryan McKenna was not a serving officer at the time of the incident
  
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• Man charged after arson attack on Islamic prayer hall

  30-06-2026 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It happened at the Al Madinah Hall on Talbot Street at about 15:35 local time on Monday.
  
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• Restaurant review: It’s easy to see why this north Belfast institution is still going strong after 26 years

  30-06-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  While many restaurants have come and gone, Murphy Browns is still doing the simple things well
  
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• Late Red Hand Commando gunman ‘Beano’ Niblock linked to six murders

  30-06-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Loyalist killer turned playwright stabbed pal to death because he rejected advances from paedophile terror chief John McKeague
  
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• Former PSNI officer jailed for child abuse of girl (10)

  30-06-2026 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The perpetrator was not an active police officer at the time of the incident
  
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• Former police officer jailed for gross indecency towards child

  30-06-2026 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan McKenna, 43, has been sentenced to one year in prison and one year on probation.
  
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• Woman who says she was abducted by Freddie Scappaticci settles case for significant six-figure sum

  30-06-2026 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  First of civil actions taken by victims of the double agent settled for an undisclosed sum
  
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• Woman who says she was abducted by Freddie Scappaticci settles case against for significant sum

  30-06-2026 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  First of civil actions taken by victims of the double agent settled for an undisclosed sum
  
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• Man sentenced over causing woman's death by dangerous driving

  30-06-2026 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jenny Dunlop, a 59-year-old mother-of-four, died two days after the collision.
  
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• Jury deliberations in Noah Donohoe inquest to continue for a second day

  30-06-2026 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Panel spent more than five hours discussing verdict on Tuesday before being sent home
  
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• DUP leader has ‘no reason to doubt’ Poots’ account over handling woman’s concerns about Donaldson

  30-06-2026 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Robinson accuses other parties of trying to use ‘a tragedy’ for political gain
  
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