Belfast news

• Northern Ireland GP who wrote false prescriptions for himself given suspended sentence

  30-06-2017 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A GP who fed his addiction to sedatives and painkillers with false prescriptions walked free from court on Friday after his jail term was suspended.
  
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• Former European champions Red Star Belgrade make light work of Larne at Inver Park

  21-07-2026 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Larne 0 Red Star Belgrade 4
  
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• ‘Trainee barrister’ from Belfast allegedly struck garda with ‘right hook’ and left him with tennis ball-sized lump

  21-07-2026 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Court told two gardaí now off work after late-night incident in Dublin city centre
  
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• New NI Secretary's message to Stormont parties: ‘My door is open’

  21-07-2026 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Hilary Benn’s replacement describes role as ‘daunting’ but vows to make devolution work for everyone
  
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• Schoolgirl bullied and attacked in viral video as family open up on how ‘everything changed’

  21-07-2026 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Family say Caitlin still receiving threats as PSNI investigates incident in Strabane
  
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• Restaurant review: Belfast pizzeria’s friendly staff are the true stars of the show

  21-07-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It’s little wonder reviews of Nico’s on the Lisburn Road single out the front-of-house team for praise
  
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• Removing roadside banner proves it’s truly the age of the snowflake

  21-07-2026 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Why should Mayo be upset by silly ‘bridesmaid’ reference made in Kerry?
  
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• Schoolgirl bullied and attacked in viral video attracts wave of support as family open up: ‘Everything changed when she started secondary school’

  21-07-2026 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Family say Caitlin still receiving threats as PSNI investigates incident in Strabane
  
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• Cardiac charity targets gaps in defibrillator provision: ‘These communities need it most’

  21-07-2026 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  British Heart Foundation urges two local communities to apply for free devices to help save lives
  
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• PSNI seize 14 devices belonging to adventure park volunteer accused of exposing himself to teen girls

  21-07-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The 23-year-old denies the charges
  
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• Does Andy Burnham care about Northern Ireland?

  21-07-2026 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Andy Burnham has officially entered Downing Street, and has shook up the Labour Cabinet. In his maiden speech, the former mayor of Manchester has vowed “take power out of downing street, and carry it into every postcode in the land”. Ministers have been swiftly replaced, from the chancellor to Northern Ireland’s Secretary of state, with Welsh MP Chris Bryant replacing Hilary Benn.  So what can Andy Burnham do for Northern Ireland? Olivia Peden is joined by S
  
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• ‘Substantial and significant’ new evidence uncovered in case of attempted murder of John Caldwell

  21-07-2026 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Prosecution advises of further delay due to discovery, with judge ‘not understanding why this evidence was only recently presented’, more than three years after attack
  
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• ‘She left her spark on everyone’: Family’s tributes at funeral of Belfast crash victim Raven Adams

  21-07-2026 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast’s Thirsty Goat bar also paid tribute to a ‘much-loved colleague’
  
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• ‘It’s the biggest ever’: Féile Derry unveils huge programme of summer events

  21-07-2026 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Festival to bring 150 events across the city next month
  
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• Funeral told Belfast crash victim Raven Adams was a ‘vibrant and beautiful soul’

  21-07-2026 13:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast’s Thirsty Goat bar also paid tribute to a ‘much-loved colleague’
  
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• Postcode lottery for home insurance as new data reveals NI prices three times higher than rest of the UK

  21-07-2026 12:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Prices went down in every council area except for two which increased by an average of 5pc
  
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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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