Belfast news

• Pupils refuse to let school closure ruin Christmas

  10-12-2025 17:29 via bbc.com
  Pupils from Nazareth House Primary School in Londonderry enjoyed a Christmas dinner on Wednesday, a week after it was closed.
  
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• Warning about 'fragile' health care system amid flu surge

  12-12-2025 12:18 via bbc.com
  A surge in cases is adding to pressures on hospitals and front-line staff with some health trusts encouraging mask wearing.
  
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• Man jailed for blackmailing woman over intimate images

  12-12-2025 12:04 via bbc.com
  Jordan McKeever, 27, from Glenview Drive, Limavady, will serve two years in prison and two on supervised license.
  
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• Man killed in crash in County Fermanagh

  12-12-2025 11:25 via bbc.com
  Francis Lynch, 69, was killed after the single-vehicle crash in County Fermanagh on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Families question use of do-not-resuscitate orders

  12-12-2025 10:36 via bbc.com
  Families of two women who died in hospital have questioned the use of "do-not-resuscitate orders".
  
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• Houses searched as part of fire murder inquiry

  12-12-2025 09:55 via bbc.com
  Irish police are searching houses in counties Kildare and Offaly after two people died in an arson attack last week.
  
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• 'No empty shelves at Christmas' as Guinness workers strike

  12-12-2025 09:39 via bbc.com
  About 90 workers at a Guinness canning factory in Belfast have walked out in protest over pay.
  
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• 'I had to lie on the floor to get relief in A&E' as hospital corridor care revealed

  11-12-2025 21:56 via bbc.com
  A study into hospitals across the UK found that one in three NI patients is treated in a corridor.
  
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• Investigation launched over child's death

  11-12-2025 21:17 via bbc.com
  The remains of Daniel Aruebose, who is believed to have gone missing when he was about three, were found on County Dublin.
  
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• 58 homeless deaths were 'real people', says volunteer

  11-12-2025 18:51 via bbc.com
  NISRA has published figures on the deaths of homeless people for the first time.
  
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• Review into guns and ammunition after officer charged with theft

  11-12-2025 18:45 via bbc.com
  A 63-year-old is due to appear in court later this month, accused of a number of offences.
  
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• 'Police apology too little, too late,' says brother of first child killed in Troubles

  11-12-2025 18:40 via bbc.com
  Patrick Rooney's mother, now 88, took legal action against the PSNI over his death.
  
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• Fee rise 'could make music preserve of the affluent'

  11-12-2025 17:57 via bbc.com
  Fees for music tuition and instrument hire for schools and pupils will rise by 10-20% from January.
  
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• 'I never got a penny out of it', Sammy Wilson tells NAMA fraud trial

  11-12-2025 17:21 via bbc.com
  The former finance minister told the court that a Belfast businessman accused of fraud was "civic minded".
  
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• Justice minister 'misspoke' on £119m sum for PSNI data breach payouts

  11-12-2025 17:14 via bbc.com
  Naomi Long said the executive is meeting next week to discuss the issue of settling cases brought by police officers.
  
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• Department apology for Lidl 5-year planning wait

  11-12-2025 14:52 via bbc.com
  The supermarket chain still has no decision on its plans to build a store at Crescent Link in Londonderry.
  
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• Man charged in relation to planning mosque attack

  11-12-2025 14:23 via bbc.com
  Connor Pollock is appearing in Downpatrick Magistrate's Court charged with withholding information about a terrorist act.
  
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• St Ergnat's dream of writing next great Moneyglass tale

  11-12-2025 09:07 via bbc.com
  St Ergnat's Moneyglass hope to become the County Antrim village's next sporting heroes in this weekend's All-Ireland Ladies Club final.
  
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• Psychosis patients being failed by lack of official data, says carer

  11-12-2025 01:04 via bbc.com
  Margaret Gibney, who cares for a loved one with psychosis, says they are struggling to access help.
  
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• Police release CCTV footage of 'callous' attack on house

  10-12-2025 23:40 via bbc.com
  Police have described it as a "reckless, callous and murderous attack on a family home".
  
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• Taoiseach says drones 'not a threat' to Zelensky aircraft

  10-12-2025 22:52 via bbc.com
  Micheál Martin tells the Irish Parliament that the incident was very concerning.
  
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• Power restored to 'vast majority' after storm

  10-12-2025 19:19 via bbc.com
  NIE Networks say the last remaining customers without power will be restored later on Wednesday.
  
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• Fare cut for school journeys is 'not viable' - taxi driver

  10-12-2025 18:40 via bbc.com
  The annual bill for taxi use has more than doubled since 2020 - rising to almost £40m
  
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• Flags protocol not followed because of Irish street signs, councillor says

  10-12-2025 18:33 via bbc.com
  A councillor described disputes over bilingual signage and flags as a "vicious circle".
  
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• Who are NI's World Darts Championship hopefuls?

  10-12-2025 18:11 via bbc.com
  BBC Sport NI looks at the four hopefuls from Northern Ireland in the 2026 PDC World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace.
  
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• Finance minister confident on multi-year budget

  10-12-2025 18:04 via bbc.com
  Ministers have failed to agree a multi-year budget since 2011.
  
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• Police officer charged with theft of ammunition from training campus

  10-12-2025 17:44 via bbc.com
  The officer has been suspended pending the outcome of criminal and misconduct proceedings.
  
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• Stormont £119m sum for data breach payouts not yet finalised

  10-12-2025 16:53 via bbc.com
  Justice Minister Naomi Long says the move empowers the chief constable to "settle those cases that are willing to be settled".
  
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• Judgement reserved in illegal Easter parade case

  10-12-2025 16:44 via bbc.com
  The four men deny playing roles in a dissident republican commemoration in Derry in 2023.
  
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• Harold Henning elected as Orange Lodge of Ireland grand master

  10-12-2025 15:30 via bbc.com
  Harold Henning, from an Orange lodge in County Down, becomes the 21st person to hold the top position in its 230-year history.
  
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