Belfast news

• UK ‘not out of this by a very long way’, PM warned as he mulls easing lockdown

  25-01-2021 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has been warned that the UK is a “long way” from emerging from the coronavirus crisis after he signalled ministers would look at easing lockdown measures next month.
  
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• Award-winning Co Down goldsmith hosting Claddagh ring workshops during Fleadh: ‘You don’t need to be an artist’

  31-07-2026 10:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ruth McEwan-Lyon will also be hosting a 1776 ring-making workshops as part of the America 250 celebrations later this summer
  
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• Co Antrim girls’ football club slam ‘unsuitable facilities’ after ‘players were expected to change in room with CCTV cameras’

  31-07-2026 10:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ballymoney United Ladies FC issue statement, after handling of fixture ‘raises serious welfare and safeguarding concerns’
  
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• ‘High Society is exactly what we need right now’: Stage stars on new play set for Grand Opera House run

  31-07-2026 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Helen George and Freddie Fox discuss Cole Porter’s classic musical, which has recently enjoyed an acclaimed season on the West End
  
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• ‘We’re much more like a family, there’s a much tighter bond within us’: Actors discuss why fourth series of Van der Valk may be their favourite

  31-07-2026 07:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Marc Warren and Maimie McCoy discuss why the fourth series of Van der Valk may be their favourite
  
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• Dad hails community’s support ahead of cycling fundraiser for Belfast girl with cerebral palsy

  31-07-2026 07:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ciarla Herron (4) with cerebral palsy undergoing specialist physio in London
  
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• Cricket Ireland defends hosting series of matches against Afghanistan as concerns raised over women’s rights under Taliban regime

  31-07-2026 07:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Concerns raised about women’s rights under country’s Taliban regime
  
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• Award-winning Co Down goldsmith hosting Claddagh ring workshops during Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann: ‘You don’t need to be an artist to do something like this’

  31-07-2026 07:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ruth McEwan-Lyon will also be hosting a 1776 ring-making workshops as part of the America 250 celebrations later this summer
  
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• Co Antrim ladies’ football club slam ‘unsuitable facilities’ after ‘players were expected to change in room with CCTV cameras’

  31-07-2026 07:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ballymoney United Ladies FC issue statement, after handling of fixture ‘raises serious welfare and safeguarding concerns’
  
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• North Belfast politicians object to plans to turn derelict pub into HMOs

  31-07-2026 07:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Developer’s agent says 14-unit proposal ‘broadens the range of housing available within the local area’
  
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• US judge rejects motion to drop murder charges in crash that killed NI-born student and three others

  31-07-2026 07:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Bohm (24) will stand trial over the horror Pacific Coast Highway incident
  
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• Coleraine bow out of Europe as HJK Helsinki comfortably close out Conference League qualifying tie at Inver Park

  30-07-2026 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Coleraine 0 HJK Helsinki 3 - HJK win 8-0 on aggregate
  
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• Defensive disaster costs Derry City as European campaign comes to a disappointing ending with defeat to Rijeka

  30-07-2026 21:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Derry City 0 HNK Rijeka 1 - Rijeka win 2-0 on aggregate
  
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• ‘It’ll be a date no one’s going to forget’: The 2 Johnnies ‘buzzing’ for Belfast return ahead of Falls Park show

  30-07-2026 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The comedy duo known for their podcast promise the gig will be like ‘a big party’
  
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• ‘Removing the pound signs makes customers relax’: How restaurants use menu psychology to get you to spend more

  30-07-2026 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Restaurants are hiring ‘menu engineering’ consultants to help them sell more high-margin dishes
  
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• The Divorce Diaries: ‘Our relationship was based on good sex and the fact we shared two children – nothing else’

  30-07-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her early 50s with two adult children tells her story of separation
  
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• Johnny Smyth’s mum blasts claims she hacked phones to destroy John George murder evidence

  30-07-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  PSNI letter alleges hacker plot to wipe evidence of the murder Belfast man in Spain
  
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• ‘You carved a path for all in your wake’: Foy Vance leads NI tributes to Glen Hansard

  30-07-2026 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Oscar-winning Dublin musician was killed in a crash on Wednesday
  
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• ‘The Irish Question’ review: This superb documentary asks how badly people really want to see a united Ireland, and how it would happen

  30-07-2026 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Alan Gilsenan and John Walsh have made a satisfyingly weighty piece of work
  
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• Serving PSNI officer arrested under suspicion of misconduct in public office

  30-07-2026 17:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Police Ombudsman said the arrest relates to an alleged abuse of position for sexual purposes
  
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• ‘We’re expected to believe there were no red flags’: Councillor accuses PSNI of ignoring warnings before CSKA Sofia vs Derry City disorder

  30-07-2026 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gary Donnelly brings forward motion calling on council to meet with stakeholders and compile report ‘to prevent similar issues arising in future’
  
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• ‘You were my life, my soul, my entire being’: Partner of amateur boxing coach who died in Tenerife says emotional farewell at funeral

  30-07-2026 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ryan Lowry passed away suddenly while on holiday
  
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• Ex-PSNI officer Chris Noble guilty of gross misconduct for appalling behaviour we’re banned from reporting

  30-07-2026 16:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Panel delivers withering verdict against Northern Irish man but maintains draconian reporting restrictions around what he did and even their own words
  
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• ‘You inspired me and so many others’: NI tributes pour in for Glen Hansard, recalling singer’s ‘brilliance, decency and goodness’

  30-07-2026 14:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Oscar-winning Dublin musician was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Wednesday morning
  
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• Glen Hansard enjoyed night of music before fatal crash as heartbreaking tributes left at scene

  30-07-2026 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Gardai are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash
  
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• Gardaí braced for major security operation as Daniel Kinahan’s extradition ‘could happen within weeks’

  30-07-2026 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Reports claim alleged cartel boss has been told his final appeal has failed
  
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• Mrs Brown’s Boys star Danny O’Carroll backs Cancer Focus NI fundraiser

  30-07-2026 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The event took place at the Ebrington Hotel in Londonderry
  
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• Belfast Telegraph report on agent’s murder led to secret PSNI phone checks

  30-07-2026 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Spotlight reveals call monitoring of former BBC security editor Brian Rowan
  
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• Passerby who found musician Glen Hansard after motorbike crash frantically phoned for help

  30-07-2026 09:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Singer was pronounced dead at scene in early hours of Wednesday morning
  
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• Resurgence of terror gang feared after flag of murdered loyalist leader flown in town centre

  30-07-2026 09:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  UVF ‘furious’ as Billy Wright banner planted by supporters of vicious loyalist faction
  
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