Northern Ireland news

• Making friends as an adult is difficult – we should learn from children how to do it

  09-08-2022 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  How do we make friends as adults? Clandestine glances over the rails of beige clothes at H&M? Connect in the comments underneath the photo of a cute animal on Instagram? In line for the chiropractor? There are hundreds of people with whom I have brilliant, bright and engaging conversations in my DMs online but they’re not friendships I’d feel comfortable taking into real life.
  
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• England Women’s football star Lauren Hemp to make guest appearance on Hollyoaks

  09-08-2022 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England Women’s football star Lauren Hemp is due to make a special guest appearance on Hollyoaks.
  
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• Boris Johnson says his successor will have ‘fiscal firepower’ to help people

  09-08-2022 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has declared he is “absolutely confident” that his successor as prime minister “will have the fiscal firepower and the headroom to continue to continue to look after people”.
  
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• West Belfast security alert underway

  09-08-2022 20:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert is underway in west Belfast.
  
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• RNLI riptide warning after eight people rescued off NI’s north coast within one day

  09-08-2022 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eight people have been rescued in the past 24 hours after being swept out to sea while swimming on Northern Ireland’s north coast.
  
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• Northern Ireland boxing team welcomed back after gold rush at Commonwealth Games

  09-08-2022 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s boxing team have been welcomed back by supporters after returning from the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with five gold medals.
  
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• Concern over pace of North West flood alleviation proposals review

  09-08-2022 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A review of the recent flooding that hit the North West will be carried out by Stormont’s infrastructure department to ensure any proposals to alleviate the problem would be effective.
  
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• Harry Hill joins artists to have interactive works displayed across London

  09-08-2022 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Hill is among a number of artists to have their work publicly displayed in interactive exhibits in London’s West End.
  
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• Olivia Newton-John: Grease star was a special lady… one of a kind, says NI friend

  09-08-2022 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down singer/songwriter has spoken of her sadness at the death of Olivia Newton-John whom she befriended when the pair toured together.
  
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• Newry City legend Darren King is showing no signs of slowing down

  09-08-2022 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Darren King could certainly be considered one of the ‘elder statesmen’ of the Irish League.
  
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  09-08-2022 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Darren King could certainly be considered one of the ‘elder statesmen’ of the Irish League.
  
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• ‘Primary suspect’ held over killings of Muslim men in New Mexico

  09-08-2022 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police say they have detained the “primary suspect” in the killings of four Muslim men in the US state of New Mexico’s largest city.
  
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• Education Minister to take action on schools ‘cashing in’ on uniforms

  09-08-2022 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Education Minister has slammed schools for not following the advice of the department and making school uniforms available at an affordable price.
  
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• Grand jury declines to indict woman whose accusation set off lynching in 1955

  09-08-2022 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grand jury in the US state of Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said.
  
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• Sport Ireland chief: We may provide financial support in event of blackouts

  09-08-2022 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s sporting authority has discussed the possibility of energy blackouts this winter and how they could impact on sporting organisations.
  
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• Irish tourist drowns in swimming pool in Spain’s Costa Dorada

  09-08-2022 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish tourist has drowned at a swimming pool in a resort town on Spain’s Costa Dorada.
  
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• Manchester United need to get over Sir Alex Ferguson exit – Javier Hernandez

  09-08-2022 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Javier Hernandez believes former club Manchester United need to adapt and finally get over Sir Alex Ferguson’s exit if they are to get back to the top.
  
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• First Dates waitress Laura Tott ties the knot

  09-08-2022 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First Dates waitress Laura Tott has thanked friends and family for “the best day of her life” after tying the knot with her partner.
  
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• Former Manchester City defender Ryan McGivern wants to play his part in his hometown club's Premiership challenge

  09-08-2022 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  English Premier League, Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup Final and over 20 caps for his country, marking Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani in the same match — to say that signing for a club in the NIFL Championship might have been a step down for Ryan McGivern could be an understatement.
  
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• Giggs headbutted woman after she confronted him about love cheating, court told

  09-08-2022 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs grabbed his ex-girlfriend by the shoulders and headbutted her after she earlier confronted him about his serial love cheating, a court heard.
  
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• Teenager stabbed to death in Islington named as Deshaun Tuitt

  09-08-2022 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in north London has been named by police as they continue to appeal for witnesses.
  
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• More people evacuated after fatal gas explosion

  09-08-2022 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More families have been evacuated from a road where a young girl was killed in a gas explosion amid fears a leak could take days to fix.
  
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• Militants killed by Israeli troops in West Bank as violence resumes

  09-08-2022 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Israeli troops killed three Palestinian militants and wounded dozens in a shootout that erupted during an arrest raid in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
  
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• Karim Benzema admits ‘changing his game’ for better after Cristiano Ronaldo exit

  09-08-2022 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Karim Benzema has admitted Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure from Real Madrid helped him return to his lethal best.
  
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• Kerry drownings: Nephew leads tributes to siblings at their funeral - ‘So united in life, now they’re together forever in heaven’

  09-08-2022 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tragic siblings Muriel Eriksson and Dessie Byrne, who drowned while swimming off the Co Kerry coast last week, “had a special bond,” their funeral mass has heard.
  
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• Timo Werner completes £25million move back to RB Leipzig from Chelsea

  09-08-2022 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Timo Werner has completed his £25million move back to RB Leipzig from Chelsea.
  
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• Royal Albert Hall chief Craig Hassall to step down next year

  09-08-2022 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Royal Albert Hall chief executive Craig Hassall will step down at the beginning of the 2023 season, it has been announced.
  
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• I don’t need an armband to be a leader, says Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka

  09-08-2022 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Granit Xhaka has a complex history with the captain’s armband at Arsenal – but now the Switzerland midfielder feels he has reconnected with the club’s fanbase he believes he can lead without it.
  
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• Police officer to appear in court to face assault charge

  09-08-2022 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer is due to appear in court to face an assault charge relating to a traffic stop.
  
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• Rivers face ‘horror story’ as country heads for drought, say campaigners

  09-08-2022 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s rivers face “a horror story that just gets worse and worse” amid fears the country is heading for a drought, a campaign group has said.
  
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• Philip Lowry says Crusaders takeover talk has not shifted players’ focus

  09-08-2022 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Philip Lowry insists Crusaders players have not been distracted by the club’s impending takeover.
  
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• ‘Evil, horrible c***’: ‘Abusive’ texts Ryan Giggs sent girlfriend revealed

  09-08-2022 17:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs sent his ex-girlfriend a litany of abusive messages in which he called her an “evil, horrible c***,” a court heard.
  
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• 115,000 postal workers to strike in call for ‘dignified, proper pay rise’

  09-08-2022 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 115,000 postal workers are to stage a series of strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over pay.
  
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• Timo Werner thanks Chelsea fans ahead of return to RB Leipzig

  09-08-2022 17:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Timo Werner has confirmed his Chelsea exit ahead of completing a £25million move back to RB Leipzig.
  
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• Sunak suggests he could offer hundreds of pounds extra in cost-of-living support

  09-08-2022 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rishi Sunak has suggested he could offer hundreds of pounds in extra support to those shouldering the rising cost-of-living burden after analysts delivered a shock warning that energy bills could top £4,200 in the new year.
  
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• FTSE 100 edges higher as US markets brace for tell-tale inflation figures

  09-08-2022 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  London Stock Exchange edged higher on Tuesday despite further gloomy warnings over energy bills and in contrast to falls in European and US markets.
  
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• SDLP to lead cost-of-living delegation as UUP calls for an emergency budget

  09-08-2022 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The SDLP, now the official opposition party at Stormont, is set to start engaging with key groups including trade unions about the cost-of-living crisis.
  
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• Death of 11-year-old girl at water park treated as non-suspicious, police says

  09-08-2022 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death of an 11-year-old girl at a water park in Berkshire is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious, Thames Valley Police have said.
  
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• England star Rachel Daly signs for Aston Villa

  09-08-2022 17:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa have signed European champion and England international Rachel Daly on a three-year contract.
  
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• Barman sentenced after ‘shocking’ assault on former partner in her west Belfast home

  09-08-2022 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A barman who subjected his ex-partner to a “shocking” assault in her own home has avoided immediate imprisonment.
  
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• Thousands remember ‘shining star’ hurler Dillon Quirke at funeral

  09-08-2022 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral 24-year-old Tipperary hurler Dillon Quirke.
  
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• Belfast leads NI’s charge to host Eurovision final as Derry withdraws interest

  09-08-2022 17:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ambitions of Derry hosting the Eurovision final have been short-lived after the council decided it will not be entering the bidding race.
  
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• Under 21 international John McGovern rejected Shelbourne to stick with Newry City

  09-08-2022 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  While Newry City have plenty of Premiership experience in their ranks, one of their most sought-after assets is ironically one of the few who hasn’t kicked a ball in the top-flight.
  
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• Rare vase sells for over £5,000 at auction in Belfast

  09-08-2022 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A rare Lalique vase has sold for more than £5,000 at an auction in Belfast.
  
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• The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt dies aged 72

  09-08-2022 17:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt has died aged 72.
  
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• Heat warning issued for 18 counties in Ireland

  09-08-2022 17:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A heat warning has been issued for 18 counties in Ireland by Met Eireann.
  
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• Maura Higgins reveals she was sexually assaulted while asleep in a taxi in Ireland

  09-08-2022 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Maura Higgins has revealed how she suffered a terrifying experience when she was sexually assaulted while asleep in a taxi in Ireland.
  
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• Controversial plans to move asylum seekers to Yorkshire village scrapped

  09-08-2022 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans to house up to 1,500 asylum seekers at a disused North Yorkshire RAF base were “scrapped” after the Ministry of Defence withdrew its offer of the site, Ben Wallace has confirmed.
  
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• Workers claim they are losing hundreds of pounds in luxury hotel tips row

  09-08-2022 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hotel workers claim they are losing hundreds of pounds in tips following changes to the service charge at a luxury hotel.
  
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• Four men sentenced over seven-hour long St Patrick’s Day riot at Hydebank Wood Young Offenders Centre

  09-08-2022 16:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four men were sentenced today for their involvement in a seven-hour riot at Hydebank Wood Young Offenders Centre (YOC) which erupted on St Patrick's Day.
  
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