Belfast news

• Megan Anderson: Speeding driver jailed for 'catastrophic' crash

  28-02-2020 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Belfast woman seriously injured a 14-year-old boy, leaving him needing 24-hour care.
  
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• 'There’s a lot we can do that bigger cities can’t': The man in charge of marketing Belfast

  21-07-2026 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gavin Mckenna is the marketer who oversees how Belfast is promoted on a global stage. Gavin previously worked in Marketing in London, where he launched Marks and Spencer’s in the US and had clients including Harvey Nichols and Tesco. Now, he’s the head of marketing for Visit Belfast. He speaks with Cathy about what Belfast can do that London can’t, why Belfast is so much more than shipbuilding and peace walls, and his excitement about the upcoming Fleadh Cheoil na h&E
  
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• Why Northern Ireland can lead the way in practical AI

  21-07-2026 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As Westminster begins to debate technological sovereignty and making AI work for British firms and workers, Northern Ireland already has the working model, writes David Crozier CBE of the Artificial Intelligence Collaboration Centre (AICC) 
  
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• Belfast Telegraph Accountacy Awards: Finance teams are ‘unsung heroes’ of large organisations

  21-07-2026 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sumer Northern Ireland sponsor the Large Finance Team of the Year category in the Belfast Telegraph Accountancy Awards
  
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• Belfast Telegraph Accountancy Awards: Circit powering the future of audit

  21-07-2026 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sponsors of Audit Team of the Year
  
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• Why Ulster Bank won’t have further bank branch closures until at least 2029

  21-07-2026 07:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Pledge reflects UB’s belief that branches continue to have an important role to play alongside digital banking
  
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• ‘It almost instantly felt like home’: Co Down woman running pub once owned by her great-uncle

  21-07-2026 07:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Aveen Moreland, who bought Minny Doyle’s in Hilltown earlier this year, on how the new venture is going, her time working in the States, and why her experience at an east Belfast restaurant was the perfect prep for her current role
  
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• More than 750 hospital appointments cancelled in Belfast during race riots last month

  21-07-2026 07:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Belfast Trust put measures in place to assist with staff safety during days of unrest
  
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• A premonition, a political crisis and a fingerprint: The assassination of UK Ambassador to Ireland Christopher Ewart-Biggs 50 years on

  21-07-2026 07:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  1976 attack triggered a political crisis
  
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• No health research into long-term effects of mould despite more than 14,000 reports last year

  21-07-2026 07:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  An MLA has called on the Executive to treat problem as a public health issue
  
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• Police in Belfast seize nearly 90 unregistered motorbikes and e-scooters in first five months of the year

  21-07-2026 07:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It comes as a number of arrests were made following chaotic scenes over the weekend in west of city
  
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• ‘It was a lot of fun then...and it’s a lot of fun now’: Derry Girls star Ian McElhinney returns to play written by his wife and directed by his son

  21-07-2026 07:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The Derry Girls star, his wife Marie Jones and their son Matthew on the production running at the Lyric as part of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann
  
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• Dissident republican threats ‘a likely factor’ in PSNI officers leaving policing district

  21-07-2026 07:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ten have departed in the last 17 months
  
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• Andy Burnham appoints new NI Secretary in Cabinet shake-up as PM urged to have ‘courage’ over Irish border poll

  21-07-2026 00:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Hilary Benn was sacked from the role as Burnham overhauled his Cabinet
  
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• “There’s a lot we can do that bigger cities can’t”: The man in charge of marketing Belfast

  21-07-2026 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gavin Mckenna is the marketer who oversees how Belfast is promoted on a global stage. Gavin previously worked in Marketing in London, where he launched Marks and Spencer’s in the US and had clients including Harvey Nichols and Tesco. Now, he’s the head of marketing for Visit Belfast. He speaks with Cathy about what Belfast can do that London can’t, why Belfast is so much more than shipbuilding and peace walls, and his excitement about the upcoming Fleadh Cheoil na h&E
  
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• Muppets, Madge and Ted Lasso - the World Cup half-time show was a disjointed mess

  20-07-2026 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The ostentatious performance was resented by many as an example of how the World Cup has become ‘Americanised’ — and Wayne Rooney’s unimpressed commentary said it all
  
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• Meet the musical duo challenging the norms of Belfast pub gigs: ‘We’re not playing the usual Wonderwall’

  20-07-2026 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The String Ninjas talk open mic nights and why AI music is a growing concern
  
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• Meet the musical duo challenging the norms of Belfast pub music: ‘We’re not playing the usual Wonderwall’

  20-07-2026 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The String Ninjas talk open mic nights and why AI music is a growing concern
  
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• ‘When it’s instrumental, it’s up to you how it makes you feel’: Multidimensional Belfast duo proving bands don’t need a singer

  20-07-2026 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The String Ninjas talk open mic nights and why AI music is a growing concern
  
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• Pervert ex-policeman turned road sweeper walks free over viral assault

  20-07-2026 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Charges left on books in case against ex-council worker accused of striking man with an iron bar
  
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• Burnham sacks NI Secretary in Cabinet shake-up as new PM urged to have ‘courage’ over Irish border poll

  20-07-2026 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  John Healey is new Chancellor while Ed Miliband becomes Foreign Secretary
  
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• ‘It was like a royal visit’: Gloria Hunniford makes a big impression on her return to UTV

  20-07-2026 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Presenter visits the station where she honed her talents to film one-hour special looking back on her life and career
  
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• Burnham sacks NI Secretary while new PM urged to have ‘courage’ over Irish border poll

  20-07-2026 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Politicians have been giving their reaction on the day Andy Burnham took over the top job
  
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• Burnham sacks Benn as NI Secretary while DUP leader questions what new PM stands for

  20-07-2026 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer resigned this morning after nearly two years in No 10
  
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• Jonathan Gill’s bid to stop extradition to NI to face charge over Robbie Lawlor murder is rejected

  20-07-2026 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mr Gill’s lawyers argued UK courts wouldn’t offer same protections he’d receive if tried in Ireland
  
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• Councillor trebles fundraising target after shaving hair following cancer diagnosis

  20-07-2026 18:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The total raised means that three wigs can be made for kids facing chemo
  
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• What Andy Burnham as PM means for NI... and why unionism has a lot riding on his shoulders

  20-07-2026 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Any country which changes leader seven times in a decade is a land of deep instability
  
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• Ask Allison: My stay-at-home wife keeps on spending — even though I’ve told her this year is tight. Help me make her see sense

  20-07-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships
  
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• Two men charged in connection with serious assault of man in east Belfast

  20-07-2026 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Police are continuing to appeal for any witnesses who may have evidence
  
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• DUP leader questions what new PM stands for as Sinn Féin calls for ‘courage’ on border poll

  20-07-2026 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer resigned this morning after nearly two years in No 10
  
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