http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/road-death-toll-set-to-exceed-last-yearrsquos-total-14555659.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/road-death-toll-set-to-exceed-last-yearrsquos-total-14555659.html?r=RSS <p> There have been over 100 road deaths this year and look set to exceed the total for 2008. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:44:34 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/murderaccused-facing-retrial-over-killing-of-his-lover-14555658.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/murderaccused-facing-retrial-over-killing-of-his-lover-14555658.html?r=RSS <p> A man accused of murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend could face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:44:12 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/facebook-rugby-pair-are-wed-14555657.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/facebook-rugby-pair-are-wed-14555657.html?r=RSS <p> They were two lonely hearts wandering in cyberspace. But after meeting on Facebook, their relationship status now reads: married. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:43:33 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/inquest-into-deaths-of-mother-who-killed-herself-and-child-adjourned-14555656.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/inquest-into-deaths-of-mother-who-killed-herself-and-child-adjourned-14555656.html?r=RSS <p> The inquest into the deaths of Madeline and Lauren O'Neill has been adjourned to allow time for potential new evidence relating to the transfer of Mrs O'Neill's medical notes to be examined. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:42:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/fans-left-floored-as-tysonrsquos-belfast-show-is-cancelled-14555652.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/fans-left-floored-as-tysonrsquos-belfast-show-is-cancelled-14555652.html?r=RSS <p> Mystery surrounds the reason behind the last minute cancellation of a scheduled appearance by former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson in Belfast. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:39:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/queues-at-royal-victoria-hospital-are-driving-visitors-to-distraction-14555651.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/queues-at-royal-victoria-hospital-are-driving-visitors-to-distraction-14555651.html?r=RSS <p> Taking on the car park queue at Belfast&rsquo;s Royal Victoria Hospital may not be for the faint-hearted. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:39:17 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/jail-for-mum-whose-lover-killed-her-infant-daughter-14555650.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/jail-for-mum-whose-lover-killed-her-infant-daughter-14555650.html?r=RSS <p> A woman who let her seven-week-old daughter die at the hands of her partner has been jailed for five years. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:38:44 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republican-why-irsquom-happy-to-wear-poppy-with-pride-14555648.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republican-why-irsquom-happy-to-wear-poppy-with-pride-14555648.html?r=RSS <p> A self-proclaimed republican has told of his frustration that he must defend his decision to wear a poppy. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:35:36 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/thousands-gather-to-remember-war-dead-14555647.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/thousands-gather-to-remember-war-dead-14555647.html?r=RSS <p> Tommorow thousands will gather at cenotaphs and war memorials across the UK to remember those who lost their lives in the Armed Forces. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:34:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/crossborder-service-for-irelands-war-dead-14555646.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/crossborder-service-for-irelands-war-dead-14555646.html?r=RSS <p> Thousands of fallen soldiers will be honoured at a cross-border commemoration service. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:34:17 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/people-were-off-guard-at-fort-hood-14555644.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/people-were-off-guard-at-fort-hood-14555644.html?r=RSS <p> It is in the heart of Texas gun country, but Ford Hood is the last place one would expect a massacre to take place, said a former British Army officer who served in the vast military base. </p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:29:02 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/world-in-focus-without-abbas-does-doomsday-loom-14555643.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/world-in-focus-without-abbas-does-doomsday-loom-14555643.html?r=RSS <p> When Western diplomats considered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's announcement that he did not want to stand for re-election yesterday, they must have asked themselves the famous question attributed to Metternich about the death of a rival, &quot;What did he mean by that?&quot; </p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:28:15 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/andrew-sachs-made-onair-prank-call-in-the-1980s-14555637.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/andrew-sachs-made-onair-prank-call-in-the-1980s-14555637.html?r=RSS <p> As the victim of Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's offensive answerphone messages, Andrew Sachs received almost as much sympathy as his persecutors did vitriol. But the Fawlty Towers star is not as innocent as first thought, it has emerged. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:21:14 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/cia-rendition-agent-we-broke-the-law-14555632.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/cia-rendition-agent-we-broke-the-law-14555632.html?r=RSS <p> One of the Americans convicted in absentia by an Italian court for her part in the 2003 abduction of a Muslim cleric by CIA operatives has acknowledged they &quot;broke the law&quot; and complained she was given insufficient protection by her superiors in Washington. </p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:10:42 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/un-attempts-to-slow-the-new-scramble-for-africa-14555631.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/un-attempts-to-slow-the-new-scramble-for-africa-14555631.html?r=RSS <p> Over 50 heads of state will gather for a summit later this month to look at ways of policing the extraordinary &quot;land grab&quot; that has seen richer countries buy up at least 20 million hectares of farmland in Africa in the last 18 months. </p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:08:33 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/nanny-rented-out-baby-to-beggars-14555630.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/nanny-rented-out-baby-to-beggars-14555630.html?r=RSS <p> When Anamika Joshi came home from work in the evening, she could not understand why her seven-month-old son was so drowsy and lethargic. Then one day she came home early to discover her child missing and the nanny she had employed to look after him casually watching television. </p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:07:44 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/last-taliban-stronghold-captured-by-pakistan-army-14555629.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/last-taliban-stronghold-captured-by-pakistan-army-14555629.html?r=RSS <p> Pakistani troops pushing deeper into South Waziristan yesterday razed the house of the militant leader Baitullah Mehsud, killed by a US drone strike this summer, as they assaulted the last of three Taliban strongholds. </p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:06:59 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/brown-tells-karzai-to-sort-out-corruption-or-else-14555628.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/brown-tells-karzai-to-sort-out-corruption-or-else-14555628.html?r=RSS <p> Gordon Brown has warned the Afghan President Hamid Karzai that Britain will not continue to put its forces &quot;in harm's way&quot; in his country unless he is prepared to root out corruption. </p> <p></p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:06:26 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/heroine-whose-shots-ended-the-slaughter-at-fort-hood-14555627.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/heroine-whose-shots-ended-the-slaughter-at-fort-hood-14555627.html?r=RSS <p> Schools were closed, streets deserted, and checkpoints set up at entrances to Fort Hood last night, as investigators tried to establish how a lone gunman was able to plan and carry out one of the most deadly killing sprees in US military history. </p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:04:26 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/inside-the-mind-of-major-nidal-hasan--us-army-killer-at-fort-hood-14555626.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/inside-the-mind-of-major-nidal-hasan--us-army-killer-at-fort-hood-14555626.html?r=RSS <p> In the morning, he went to the corner shop where he lived near Fort Hood to buy coffee. Security video shows him exchanging chit-chat and smiling. In the afternoon, he went to a squat building inside the military facility filled with fellow soldiers preparing to deploy. </p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:50:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/polygamist-sect-member-convicted-of-child-sex-offences-14555449.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/polygamist-sect-member-convicted-of-child-sex-offences-14555449.html?r=RSS <p> The first of a dozen polygamist sect members to be tried over charges including child sex offences faces jail after being found guilty. </p> <p></p> World news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:59 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lsquosoil-sample-links-colin-duffy-to-two-murdersrsquo-14555490.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lsquosoil-sample-links-colin-duffy-to-two-murdersrsquo-14555490.html?r=RSS <p> Soil found on a boot belonging to high-profile republican Colin Duffy matches a sample in the getaway car used by terrorists who murdered two soldiers outside a Co Antrim military base, the High Court has heard. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:59 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/sinn-fein-threats-will-stall-justice-talks-says-peter-robinson-14555430.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/sinn-fein-threats-will-stall-justice-talks-says-peter-robinson-14555430.html?r=RSS <p> Threats from Sinn Fein will stall negotiations on the devolution of justice powers, the DUP leader has warned.. </p> Politics Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:56 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/psni-chief-constable-matt-baggott-attacked-over-loss-of-reserves-14555484.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/psni-chief-constable-matt-baggott-attacked-over-loss-of-reserves-14555484.html?r=RSS <p> The organisation representing rank and file police officers in Northern Ireland lashed out yesterday after the new chief constable confirmed plans to phase out the Full Time Reserve. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/father-raped-his-daughter-for-nine-years-14555442.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/father-raped-his-daughter-for-nine-years-14555442.html?r=RSS <p> A man in the Republic has been convicted of raping and sexually assaulting his daughter over nine years. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/riverdance-designer-in-euro800k-court-battle-14555443.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/riverdance-designer-in-euro800k-court-battle-14555443.html?r=RSS <p> A fashion designer who created the costumes for Riverdance The Show claims he has been &quot;airbrushed out of the history&quot; of the world famous dance and musical sensation. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:18 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/tuv-apologise-for-calling-irish-a-leprechaun-language-14555428.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/tuv-apologise-for-calling-irish-a-leprechaun-language-14555428.html?r=RSS <p> Hard-line unionist party, The Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), has apologised for branding Irish a &quot;leprechaun language&quot;. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:15 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/scotland-yard-police-chiefs-worried-by-rise-in-gang-rapes-in-britain-14555450.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/scotland-yard-police-chiefs-worried-by-rise-in-gang-rapes-in-britain-14555450.html?r=RSS <p> Senior Scotland Yard officers admitted last night they are deeply concerned about the rising number of gang rapes. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:13 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/asda-recall-after-maggots-found-in-figs-14555448.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/asda-recall-after-maggots-found-in-figs-14555448.html?r=RSS <p> Asda has advised customers to return figs to the supermarket after maggots were found. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:07 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/dead-mouse-found-in-treacle-at-old-polish-bakery-14555487.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/dead-mouse-found-in-treacle-at-old-polish-bakery-14555487.html?r=RSS <p> Co Londonderry bakery was closed yesterday on the order of a court after environmental health officers found dead mice in the premises. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:01:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bowls-championrsquos-car-is-destroyed-in-petrol-bombing-14555491.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bowls-championrsquos-car-is-destroyed-in-petrol-bombing-14555491.html?r=RSS <p> A bowling champion has told of his terror after his car was petrol bombed outside his Co Antrim home in an apparent sectarian attack. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:37 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mike-tysons-weird-week-on-tour-in-the-uk-14555638.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mike-tysons-weird-week-on-tour-in-the-uk-14555638.html?r=RSS <p> I had the dubious pleasure four years ago of being hired to &quot;work the room&quot; with Mike Tyson on his first British after-dinner speaking tour. The crowds were big, but I was told: &quot;No boxing questions. </p> Local & National Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:20 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/burglary-suspect-taunts-cops-with-police-van-photo-14555483.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/burglary-suspect-taunts-cops-with-police-van-photo-14555483.html?r=RSS <p> An on-the-run burglary suspect taunted the authorities with a home-made mugshot showing him standing next to a police van. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:36:23 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/commuters-hear-sex-noises-at-train-station-14555482.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/commuters-hear-sex-noises-at-train-station-14555482.html?r=RSS <p> Commuters used to hearing announcements about leaves on the line and late-running trains got a Tannoy broadcast with a difference, it was revealed. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:33:59 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/pete-dohertys-manager-charged-after-hitandrun-crash-14555481.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/pete-dohertys-manager-charged-after-hitandrun-crash-14555481.html?r=RSS <p> The manager of rock star Pete Doherty was today charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash, police said. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:32:30 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-army-major-shouted-allahu-akbar-before-fort-hood-gun-rampage-14555480.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-army-major-shouted-allahu-akbar-before-fort-hood-gun-rampage-14555480.html?r=RSS <p> The US officer who killed 13 soldiers in a gun rampage at a Texas army base shouted a triumphant Islamic proclamation before opening fire, it has been claimed. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:29:53 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/gunman-arrested-after-office-shooting-spree-14555478.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/gunman-arrested-after-office-shooting-spree-14555478.html?r=RSS <p> Police in the US have arrested a gunman who opened fire on employees in an office complex in Florida today, reportedly killing two and injuring six. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:50 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/trade-union-rally-hits-out-at-northern-irelands-squabbling-politicians-14555431.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/trade-union-rally-hits-out-at-northern-irelands-squabbling-politicians-14555431.html?r=RSS <p> Politicians in Northern Ireland have fiddled while the economy burns, a trade union rally heard today. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:02:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/miss-england-steps-down-after-tv-gladiator-row-sparks-arrest-14555371.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/miss-england-steps-down-after-tv-gladiator-row-sparks-arrest-14555371.html?r=RSS <p> Miss England Rachel Christie has relinquished her crown after being arrested on suspicion of a nightclub assault sparked by a row over a TV gladiator. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:18:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mike-tyson-cancels-belfast-appearance-14555358.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mike-tyson-cancels-belfast-appearance-14555358.html?r=RSS <p> Boxer Mike Tyson has cancelled a planned appearance at Belfast's Waterfront Hall this evening. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:03:28 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/student-stuns-iran-by-criticising-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-14555323.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/student-stuns-iran-by-criticising-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-14555323.html?r=RSS <p> An Iranian maths student has become an unlikely hero to some of his countrymen for daring to criticise the country's most powerful man to his face. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:32:53 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/afghan-bomb-kills-two-us-troops-14555320.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/afghan-bomb-kills-two-us-troops-14555320.html?r=RSS <p> Two more US troops have been killed in Afghanistan. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:27:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/sex-with-the-neighbours-good-for-crabs-14555317.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/sex-with-the-neighbours-good-for-crabs-14555317.html?r=RSS <p> In the world of fiddler crabs, the best form of protection for females is apparently having sex with the neighbours, according to an Australian study. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:24:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/brazilian-man-shows-up-at-his-own-funeral-14555316.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/brazilian-man-shows-up-at-his-own-funeral-14555316.html?r=RSS <p> A Brazilian thought to have died in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:23:02 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/duprsquos-secret-plot-to-oust-ian-paisley-14555175.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/duprsquos-secret-plot-to-oust-ian-paisley-14555175.html?r=RSS <p> Ian Paisley&rsquo;s abrupt resignation as First Minister came amid secret DUP plotting to ease him out of office, a controversial new book claimed today. </p> Politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/did-this-picture-really-end-ian-paisleyrsquos-reign-14555174.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/did-this-picture-really-end-ian-paisleyrsquos-reign-14555174.html?r=RSS <p> The Belfast Telegraph&rsquo;s David Gordon on the tumultuous events that saw Ian Paisley lose the leadership of the DUP and, overleaf, an exclusive extract from his new book </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:04:27 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/muslim--anger-at-beyonce--sex-party-14554975.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/muslim--anger-at-beyonce--sex-party-14554975.html?r=RSS <p> As Egypt gears up for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an &quot;insolent sex party&quot; that threatens the Muslim nation's &quot;social peace and stability&quot;. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:42:56 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/home-birth-warning-after-baby-death-14554966.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/home-birth-warning-after-baby-death-14554966.html?r=RSS <p> A doctor has warned that home births should only take place within 20 minutes travel of a hospital. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:32:50 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/50000-dead-starfish-found-on-irish-beach-14554962.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/50000-dead-starfish-found-on-irish-beach-14554962.html?r=RSS <p> Extreme weather conditions have killed tens of thousands of starfish and left them strewn across a sheltered beach. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:27:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/crash-victim-bricklayer-turns-up-at--own-funeral-14554951.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/crash-victim-bricklayer-turns-up-at--own-funeral-14554951.html?r=RSS <p> A bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash in Brazil stunned his grieving realtives by showing up alive at his funeral. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:19:28 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/afghan-war-my-son-had-a-feeling-that-he-would-not-be-coming-home-14554931.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/afghan-war-my-son-had-a-feeling-that-he-would-not-be-coming-home-14554931.html?r=RSS <p> The grief-stricken father of a Northern Ireland soldier killed in Afghanistan has told how his son had a strong feeling he wouldn&rsquo;t be coming back from his last tour of duty. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:02:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/i-support-the-war-that-took-my-son-14554929.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/i-support-the-war-that-took-my-son-14554929.html?r=RSS <p> The heartbroken father of a Northern Ireland soldier killed in Afghanistan has said he still supports the war that claimed the life of his son. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:57:07 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/little-bald-hedgehog-abandoned-by-mother-14554926.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/little-bald-hedgehog-abandoned-by-mother-14554926.html?r=RSS <p> A bald hedgehog abandoned by his mother is being treated by experts so his spikes will grow, a wildlife centre said today. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:54:30 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/outstanding-winners-out-in-force-at-awards-dinner-14554883.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/outstanding-winners-out-in-force-at-awards-dinner-14554883.html?r=RSS <p> The widow of a policeman murdered by dissidents, a &ldquo;mum in a million&rdquo; and a sign-language teacher with 20 years experience were among the inspirational women honoured at a major Belfast Telegraph gala dinner. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:24:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/bt-woman/belfast-telegraph--women-of-the-year--awards--in-pictures-and-video-14554880.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/bt-woman/belfast-telegraph--women-of-the-year--awards--in-pictures-and-video-14554880.html?r=RSS <p> Eight months ago, for all the right reasons, hardly anyone knew who Kate Carroll was. And she loved that. </p> BT Woman Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:21:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/thousands-to-protest-over-pay-and-spending-cuts-14554801.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/thousands-to-protest-over-pay-and-spending-cuts-14554801.html?r=RSS <p> Workers across Ireland are embarking on a mass protest today to fight pay and spending cuts. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:03:17 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/royal-mail-postal-strike-details-to-be-revealed-14554800.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/royal-mail-postal-strike-details-to-be-revealed-14554800.html?r=RSS <p> Details of an agreement which paved the way for a fresh wave of postal strikes to be halted hours before the latest walkouts were due to start will be released today. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:57:23 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/gpsrsquo-swine-flu-vaccine-programme-is-on-target-14554799.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/gpsrsquo-swine-flu-vaccine-programme-is-on-target-14554799.html?r=RSS <p> Health chiefs have moved to reassure the public that the swine flu vaccination programme will be completed by the December deadline after it was confirmed there were two more swine flu-related deaths over the past week. </p> Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:52:24 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/russell-brand-privileged-to-have-met-katy-perryrsquos-christian-parents-14554798.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/russell-brand-privileged-to-have-met-katy-perryrsquos-christian-parents-14554798.html?r=RSS <p> Russell Brand has revealed that he&rsquo;s met Katy Perry&rsquo;s devout Christian parents. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:51:28 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/sinn-fein-councillor-critical-of-mep-doddsrsquo-dual-mandate-14554797.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/sinn-fein-councillor-critical-of-mep-doddsrsquo-dual-mandate-14554797.html?r=RSS <p> Sinn Fein has challenged DUP MEP Diane Dodds for continuing to sit on Belfast City Council after her election as an MEP. </p> Politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:48:37 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/cahoon-trial-jury-can-return-majority-verdict-14554795.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/cahoon-trial-jury-can-return-majority-verdict-14554795.html?r=RSS <p> The jury in the trial of a Londonderry man accused of murdering a pregnant mother-of-four have been told they could return a majority verdict. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:46:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/shannonrsquos-aunt-jailed-for-pound35k-benefit-fraud-14554793.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/shannonrsquos-aunt-jailed-for-pound35k-benefit-fraud-14554793.html?r=RSS <p> The aunt of abducted schoolgirl Shannon Matthews has been jailed for a year after she admitted benefit fraud amounting to more than &pound;35,000. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:45:15 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/criminals-should-not-get-remission-payne-14554792.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/criminals-should-not-get-remission-payne-14554792.html?r=RSS <p> Criminals should serve in full the prison sentence they are given by a court, Sara Payne said yesterday. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:44:34 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/polish-consul-to-lay-wreath-at-belfast-city-hall-14554788.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/polish-consul-to-lay-wreath-at-belfast-city-hall-14554788.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Polish consul has been invited to lay a Remembrance Day wreath at Belfast City Hall on Sunday. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:43:55 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/father-guilty-of-murdering-infant-aged-seven-weeks-14554787.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/father-guilty-of-murdering-infant-aged-seven-weeks-14554787.html?r=RSS <p> A father has been found guilty of murdering his seven-week-old baby. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:43:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/second-tory-mep-quits-front-bench-on-lisbon-uturn-14554786.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/second-tory-mep-quits-front-bench-on-lisbon-uturn-14554786.html?r=RSS <p> A second Tory MEP quit the front bench yesterday in protest at David Cameron's &ldquo;confused&rdquo; Lisbon Treaty referendum U-turn as eurosceptic dissent mounted. </p> Politics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:42:47 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/jaycee-lee-dugard-had-tried-to-conceal-her-real-identity-from-police-14554785.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/jaycee-lee-dugard-had-tried-to-conceal-her-real-identity-from-police-14554785.html?r=RSS <p> The 45-page report on police bungling of the Jaycee Dugard case reveals the now 29-year-old's first interactions with law enforcement after her captivity. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:41:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/big-bird-kermit-oscar-and-pals-celebrate-sesame-streetrsquos-40-years-14554784.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/big-bird-kermit-oscar-and-pals-celebrate-sesame-streetrsquos-40-years-14554784.html?r=RSS <p> The letter of the day will be &ldquo;H&rdquo; as in &ldquo;hug&rdquo; or &ldquo;hungry&rdquo; or even &ldquo;happy birthday.&rdquo; The number of the day will be &ldquo;40,&rdquo; the exact length of time, in years, that it has been on air. The programme reaching this milestone is, of course, Sesame Street. </p> World news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:38:54 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/cave-rescue-hero-to-be-honoured-with-medal-14554783.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/cave-rescue-hero-to-be-honoured-with-medal-14554783.html?r=RSS <p> A heroic lifeboatman who risked his life rescuing two teenagers trapped by the rising tide in a cave near Castlerock in August is to receive a gallantry medal. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:38:23 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/baby-of-swine-flu-victim-now-home-14554780.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/baby-of-swine-flu-victim-now-home-14554780.html?r=RSS <p> The baby of the critically-ill woman with swine flu has been released from hospital. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:29:14 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/sex-education-for-all-kids-at-15-14554779.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/sex-education-for-all-kids-at-15-14554779.html?r=RSS <p> Parents are to lose the right to withdraw their child from sex education classes when the youngster reaches 15, the Schools Secretary has announced. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:28:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/brotherrsquos-tears-as-he-tells-of-rushing-tragic-suicidal-mum-to-gp-14554778.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/brotherrsquos-tears-as-he-tells-of-rushing-tragic-suicidal-mum-to-gp-14554778.html?r=RSS <p> The brother of a woman who smothered her daughter before hanging herself wept as he recalled rushing her to a doctor after she admitted having thoughts about taking both their lives. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:27:30 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/x-factor-twins-john-and-edward-line-up-max-clifford-14554777.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/x-factor-twins-john-and-edward-line-up-max-clifford-14554777.html?r=RSS <p> X Factor&rsquo;s Irish twins John and Edward Grimes are being lined up by celebrity agent Max Clifford as their popularity soars. </p> News Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:25:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/detox-man-given-booze-by-social-worker-14554775.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/detox-man-given-booze-by-social-worker-14554775.html?r=RSS <p> A social worker who had helped a client through detox has been found to have offered to buy him a double whisky in a pub. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:11:20 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/cells-lsquodamaged-from-a-distancersquo-14554774.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/cells-lsquodamaged-from-a-distancersquo-14554774.html?r=RSS <p> Nanoparticles can damage DNA from a distance by affecting biological signals, scientists at the University of Bristol have shown. </p> Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:10:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/killerrsquos-prayer-for-forgiveness-was-bugged-by-police-14554773.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/killerrsquos-prayer-for-forgiveness-was-bugged-by-police-14554773.html?r=RSS <p> A killer from Northern Ireland whose prayers for forgiveness were overheard by police who bugged his car has been convicted of murdering his girlfriend&rsquo;s wealthy mother in England. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:09:43 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/joy-and-relief-as-northern-irelandbased-troops-return-from-afghanistan-14554772.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/joy-and-relief-as-northern-irelandbased-troops-return-from-afghanistan-14554772.html?r=RSS <p> Over 600 soldiers from a Northern Ireland-based Army regiment fighting in Afghanistan have received recognition for their tour of duty at a special ceremony in Co Down. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:07:14 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/girl-rescued-from-flooded-house-in-co-tyrone-14554771.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/girl-rescued-from-flooded-house-in-co-tyrone-14554771.html?r=RSS <p> A 12-year-old girl had to be rescued from her home in Co Tyrone after it flooded during heavy rainfall. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:04:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bbc-tightlipped-on-lsquohoaxrsquo-caller-to-stephen-nolan-show-14554765.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bbc-tightlipped-on-lsquohoaxrsquo-caller-to-stephen-nolan-show-14554765.html?r=RSS <p> BBC Northern Ireland is refusing to confirm if star &lsquo;shock jock&rsquo; Stephen Nolan was the victim of a hoax caller on his radio show. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:53:07 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/crossborder-scramble-for-edward-carsonrsquos-stockings-14554764.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/crossborder-scramble-for-edward-carsonrsquos-stockings-14554764.html?r=RSS <p> An old unionist leader&rsquo;s silk stockings may not sound worth wrestling over, but one pair is expected to spark a cross-border bidding war next week. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:50:56 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hotelier-plans-to-throw-turkeys-off-tower-to-see-if-they-fly-14554743.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hotelier-plans-to-throw-turkeys-off-tower-to-see-if-they-fly-14554743.html?r=RSS <p> Dozens of turkeys are to be chucked off the top of a clock tower in County Fermanagh &mdash; to see if they can fly. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:14:40 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/portuguese-man-jailed-for-fraud-and-burglary-14554728.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/portuguese-man-jailed-for-fraud-and-burglary-14554728.html?r=RSS <p> A Portuguese man has been jailed for going on a fraud, burglary and stealing spree across Belfast. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:42:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hitler-was-soccer-coach-say-uk-schoolchildren-14554726.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hitler-was-soccer-coach-say-uk-schoolchildren-14554726.html?r=RSS <p> One in 20 UK schoolchildren thought Adolf Hitler was a coach of the German football team, a survey said today. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:41:44 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/christmas-joy-as-royal-mail-postal-strike-is-called-off-14554724.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/christmas-joy-as-royal-mail-postal-strike-is-called-off-14554724.html?r=RSS <p> A fresh wave of postal strikes were dramatically called off last night, just hours before the latest walkouts were due to begin. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:39:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/belfast-monopoly-stormontrsquos-a-snip-at-pound400-14554718.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/belfast-monopoly-stormontrsquos-a-snip-at-pound400-14554718.html?r=RSS <p> It&rsquo;s goodbye Pall Mall and Park Lane, hello Waterfront Hall and Windsor Park. Up to 30 of the city&rsquo;s best-known landmarks have been chosen by the public to feature in a new Belfast version of the multi-million selling board game Monopoly. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:35:45 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/outrage-as-rapist-mike-tyson-arrives-in-belfast-14554711.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/outrage-as-rapist-mike-tyson-arrives-in-belfast-14554711.html?r=RSS <p> Women&rsquo;s rights groups have voiced their opposition to tonight&rsquo;s controversial appearance in Belfast of convicted rapist Mike Tyson. </p> Local & National Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:12:13 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/fort-hood-historic-us-base-built-on-a-massive-scale-14554701.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/fort-hood-historic-us-base-built-on-a-massive-scale-14554701.html?r=RSS <p> Named after a US Civil War general, Fort Hood has a 60-year history of military use and is home to thousands of soldiers. </p> World news Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:49:15 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/twelve--dead-after-gun-attack-on-us-army-base-14554636.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/twelve--dead-after-gun-attack-on-us-army-base-14554636.html?r=RSS <p> Twelve people have been killed and 20 are reported to be injured after a shooting at a US military base in Texas. </p> World news Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:58:52 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/two-new-hotels-open-in-belfast-14554571.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/two-new-hotels-open-in-belfast-14554571.html?r=RSS <p> Belfast's growing reputation as a must-see tourist destination was further reinforced today with the opening of two new hotels. </p> Local & National Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:44:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/psni-chief-constable-baggott-happy-with-pound1bn-devolution-package-14554569.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/psni-chief-constable-baggott-happy-with-pound1bn-devolution-package-14554569.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland's Chief Constable today said he was happy with the &pound;1 billion financial package secured for the devolution of policing powers to the region and was ready and willing for the move to go ahead. </p> Local & National Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:42:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/swine-flu-claims-two-more-lives-in-northern-ireland-14554566.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/swine-flu-claims-two-more-lives-in-northern-ireland-14554566.html?r=RSS <p> Swine flu has claimed two more victims in Northern Ireland. </p> Local & National Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:38:49 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/police-to-hand-over-secret-reports-on-shoottokill-policy-during-northern-ireland-troubles-14554552.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/police-to-hand-over-secret-reports-on-shoottokill-policy-during-northern-ireland-troubles-14554552.html?r=RSS <p> Police in Northern Ireland are to comply with a court order to hand over top secret reports on an alleged officer shoot-to-kill policy during the Troubles, a senior commander revealed today. </p> News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:21 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-set-sleeping-train-passenger-on-fire-14554416.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-set-sleeping-train-passenger-on-fire-14554416.html?r=RSS <p> A 20-year-old man was found guilty today of setting a man alight as he slept on a train. </p> Local & National Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:25:35 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/tragic-lucys-grandad-forgives-doctor-14554403.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/tragic-lucys-grandad-forgives-doctor-14554403.html?r=RSS <p> The grandfather of a toddler who died from a mistaken overdose in hospital has said he forgives the doctor responsible for her death. </p> Local & National Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:04:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/kelly-report-the-politicians-respond-what-six-of-them-said-14552010.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/kelly-report-the-politicians-respond-what-six-of-them-said-14552010.html?r=RSS <p> The report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life questioned whether it was possible to sit in two legislatures &ldquo;and do justice to both roles&rdquo;. It recommended the practice be phased out by 2011. </p> Politics Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:18:42 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/the-main-recommendations-of-the-kelly-report-into-politicians--expenses-14552007.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/the-main-recommendations-of-the-kelly-report-into-politicians--expenses-14552007.html?r=RSS Politics Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:11:32 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/expenses-claims-now-itrsquos-stormontrsquos-turn-14552006.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/expenses-claims-now-itrsquos-stormontrsquos-turn-14552006.html?r=RSS <p></p> <p> The relentless spotlight on politicians&rsquo; expenses has swung back to Stormont after radical proposals to clean up the Westminster system were unveiled. </p> Politics Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:09:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/expenses-cleanup-stormont-must-act-14552002.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/expenses-cleanup-stormont-must-act-14552002.html?r=RSS <p> The man behind a major review of Commons expenses has told the Belfast Telegraph that Stormont is the &ldquo;last in the queue&rdquo; to sort out its expenses system. </p> Politics Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:06:06 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/bob-geldof--wants-new-tv-service-to-include-ulster-14551988.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/bob-geldof--wants-new-tv-service-to-include-ulster-14551988.html?r=RSS <p> Sir Bob Geldof has again called for Northern Ireland to be included in a pilot for a new news and current affairs service which is being set up in the rest of the UK. </p> Business News Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:49:59 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/tricolours-daubed-on-protestant-farmers--sheep-14551977.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/tricolours-daubed-on-protestant-farmers--sheep-14551977.html?r=RSS <p> Six pregnant sheep belonging to a Protestant farmer from Co Tyrone have been daubed with Irish tricolours in an apparent sectarian attack. </p> Local & National Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:37:54 +0000