Belfast news

• ‘We have failed... and we are deeply sorry’: New Presbyterian Moderator speaks over ongoing safeguarding issues in first address

  11-06-2026 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  After Right Rev Dr Richard Kerr’s installation he spoke out on church scandals and condemned violence of recent days
  
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• Belfast streets quiet after small protest blocks road while PSNI appeal over Newtownabbey disorder

  11-06-2026 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as condition of stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says
  
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• Small east Belfast protest blocking road while update issued on knife attack victim and Translink suspends some services

  11-06-2026 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as condition of stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says
  
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• Donaldson Trial: Jeffrey Donaldson denies child rape, admits affair

  11-06-2026 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jeffrey Donaldson has denied raping a seven-year-old child, under cross-examination, saying “it simply didn’t happen”. The former MP spent Thursday on the witness stand in Newry Crown Court. During the questioning, he admitted having an affair. Mr Donaldson is accused of rape and several counts of gross indecency and of indecent assault. The sixty-three-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the 18 alleged offences.  Allison Morris is covering the trial for the Belfa
  
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• Small east Belfast protest gathers while update issued on knife attack victim and Translink suspends some services

  11-06-2026 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as condition of stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says
  
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• Cosy, quirky and cocky: The Spaniard still a mainstay of Belfast’s vibrant Cathedral Quarter 20 years on

  11-06-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Tiny hipster haunt a favourite of visiting celebrities
  
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• PSNI issue appeal for suspect after sexual assault of two young people

  11-06-2026 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  White male of slim build was dressed in a distinctive green Superdry hoodie with front logo, dark trousers, and dark shoes
  
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• Update issued on knife attack victim’s condition while Translink suspends some services

  11-06-2026 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as condition of stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says
  
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• Ireland make strong start to Nations Cup campaign with victory over USA in Cape Town

  11-06-2026 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ireland 3 USA 0
  
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• Migrant families in Derry ‘too scared to leave the house in case they’re attacked’

  11-06-2026 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Situation is ‘unprecedented’ for members and staff, says North West Migrants Forum’s senior communications lead
  
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• Belsonic 2026: What to expect as Pitbull’s sold-out show headlines this year’s festival

  11-06-2026 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Billing aims to ‘serve the musical interests of everybody in the city’, says director Joe Dougan
  
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• Inniskeen cauldron awaits Armagh as Karl Lacey eyes glory with Donegal minors — GAA storylines for the weekend

  11-06-2026 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Repeat of 2024 Tailteann Cup decider is pick of last-eight games
  
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• Knife attack suspect granted asylum under fast-track scheme while Translink issues statement on suspension of services

  11-06-2026 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as condition of stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says
  
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• Translink issues statement on suspension of services while people who intimidate nurses branded ‘scum’

  11-06-2026 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below as condition of stabbing victim ‘improving’, DUP leader says
  
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• Translink issues statement on suspension of bus and train services

  11-06-2026 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Condition of stabbing victim ‘improving’ - DUP leader says
  
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• ‘We have failed... and we are deeply sorry’: New Presbyterian Moderator speaks over ongoing safeguarding issues in first address as leader

  11-06-2026 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  After Right Rev Dr Richard Kerr’s installation he spoke out on church scandals and condemned violence of recent days
  
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• Violence continues as police respond with water cannon

  11-06-2026 16:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Violence sparked by a knife attack in Belfast continues. A Sudanese man has been charged over that incident. Twelve police officers have been injured as they confront rioters and attempts to target minorities. The PSNI deployed a water cannon in Newtownabbey as they were pelted with bricks. Meanwhile a health trusts says it is ‘horrified’ after a nurse ‘with different skin colour’ was chased into hospital by masked men.  Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Ke
  
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• Irish Government at fault for arrival of knife attack suspect in Northern Ireland, says DUP MP

  11-06-2026 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It is understood Sudanese national Hadi Alodid arrived in Northern Ireland on a bus from Dublin
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson admits cheating on wife with ‘divorcee’ as he tells trial he ‘did not’ sexually abuse two children

  11-06-2026 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former DUP leader tells trial wife Eleanor ‘didn’t have the support of a husband and that caused tensions in our marriage’
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson admits cheating on wife with ‘divorcee’ as he tells trial he ‘did not’ sexually abuse two women

  11-06-2026 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former DUP leader tells trial wife Eleanor ‘didn’t have the support of a husband and that caused tensions in our marriage’
  
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• PSNI appeals to social media companies to stop hosting ‘toxic’ content amidst protests

  11-06-2026 13:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Police said they will tonight return to the streets in ‘significant’ numbers
  
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• Rapper Azealia Banks slammed over ‘sick’ comments on victim and hero of Belfast attack

  11-06-2026 12:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  One person branded her as “complete embarrassment” while another demanded: “What is wrong with you?”
  
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• Trust ‘horrified’ after nurse ‘with different skin colour’ chased into hospital by masked men

  11-06-2026 12:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The fast-track asylum scheme under which the suspect in the Belfast knife attack was reportedly granted asylum is no longer in operation, NI Secretary confirms
  
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• The Divorce Diaries: ‘He told his mistress we were living separate lives, but that was a lie as we were still having sex’

  11-06-2026 11:08 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 mid-50s with an adult child tells the story of her divorce from her perspective
  
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• Queen James: BBC to air documentary based on NI historian’s book

  11-06-2026 11:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ahead of a documentary on a King whose influence extended to all of Ireland, historian Gareth Russell speaks to Aine Toner about a monarch whose relationships influenced not just court politics, but wider British history
  
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• Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with their children on flights

  11-06-2026 10:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  UK watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority said it will determine whether the practice is ‘in line with consumer law’
  
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• Nurse ‘with different skin colour’ chased into hospital by masked men and 12 police officers injured during second night of violence

  11-06-2026 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The fast-track asylum scheme under which the suspect in the Belfast knife attack was reportedly granted asylum is no longer in operation, NI Secretary confirms
  
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• Rioter sets himself on fire while throwing petrol bomb and 12 police officers injured during second night of violence across NI

  11-06-2026 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The fast-track asylum scheme under which the suspect in the Belfast knife attack was reportedly granted asylum is no longer in operation, NI Secretary confirms
  
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• Rioter sets himself on fire while throwing petrol bomb during second night of rioting across Northern Ireland

  11-06-2026 08:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Live updates below after man charged with attempted murder
  
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• ‘We’re doing our own thing but alongside each other’: Businesswomen team up to build unique ‘hub’ in Bangor

  11-06-2026 07:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sisters Hannah and Jennifer and friend Morgan each bring their own area of expertise to Cindy’s
  
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