http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/greek-parliament-approves-debt-bill-16116841.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/greek-parliament-approves-debt-bill-16116841.html?r=RSS Greece's parliament has approved an austerity and debt-relief bill, crucial for the country to avoid bankruptcy and remain in the eurozone. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/murdoch-facing-us-legal-action-16116832.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/murdoch-facing-us-legal-action-16116832.html?r=RSS The solicitor representing the family of Milly Dowler as well as other alleged victims of phone hacking is taking his battle against Rupert Murdoch to America, it has emerged. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/the-artist-takes-seven-bafta-awards-16116767.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/the-artist-takes-seven-bafta-awards-16116767.html?r=RSS Silent film The Artist has made a big noise at the Bafta film awards winning seven awards including Best Film, Leading Actor and Best Director. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/missing-fishermans-body-found-16116742.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/missing-fishermans-body-found-16116742.html?r=RSS The body of a fisherman missing at sea has been recovered by Coast Guard crews. Northern Ireland Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/love-parade-tragedy-mayor-ousted-16116714.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/love-parade-tragedy-mayor-ousted-16116714.html?r=RSS Voters in the German city of Duisburg have ousted their mayor in a ballot prompted by persistent anger at his refusal to quit following the deadly mass panic at the Love Parade techno music festival in 2010. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/overeating-doubles-memory-risk-16116706.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/overeating-doubles-memory-risk-16116706.html?r=RSS Overeating can double the risk of memory problems in old age, new research has found. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/venezuelans-select-chavez-opponent-16116697.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/venezuelans-select-chavez-opponent-16116697.html?r=RSS Venezuelans have lined up to vote in the country's first-ever opposition presidential primary, choosing a single challenger to take on President Hugo Chavez after 13 years in office. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/turkmenistan-election-a-formality-16116696.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/turkmenistan-election-a-formality-16116696.html?r=RSS Polling has taken place in Turkmenistan, where analysts believe the re-election of the energy-rich nation's president is little more than a formality. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/jet-diverted-after-cockpit-attack-16116684.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/jet-diverted-after-cockpit-attack-16116684.html?r=RSS A Brazilian airliner has made a safe forced landing after a passenger had a "psychotic attack," entered the cockpit and assaulted a pilot, crew members and passengers who tried to subdue him. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/tom-jones-kicks-off-baftas-bash-16116673.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/tom-jones-kicks-off-baftas-bash-16116673.html?r=RSS The Bafta film awards have begun with a bang with Sir Tom Jones belting out the theme to the James Bond film Thunderball - more than 40 years after he first recorded the song - to mark half-a-century of the superspy's cinema adventures. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/jagger-and-macca-grace-pop-charts-16116674.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/jagger-and-macca-grace-pop-charts-16116674.html?r=RSS The charts are being graced with musical greatness after two legends soared into the top three of both singles and album listings. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/printing-firm-enters-receivership-16116670.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/printing-firm-enters-receivership-16116670.html?r=RSS Some 21 commercial print workers have been made redundant in Belfast after the Northern Whig Ltd went into receivership, PriceWaterhouseCoopers has said. Northern Ireland Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/fuel-removal-operations-under-way-16116669.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/fuel-removal-operations-under-way-16116669.html?r=RSS Underwater pumping operations have got under way to remove some of the 500,000 gallons of fuel aboard the Costa Concordia, nearly a month after the cruise ship ran aground off Tuscany. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/dentists-plan-to-cut-staff-survey-16116652.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/dentists-plan-to-cut-staff-survey-16116652.html?r=RSS A quarter of dentists plan to cut staff this year while a fifth want to sell their practice, a new survey has found. Republic of Ireland Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/athens-riots-as-cuts-vote-looms-16116651.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/athens-riots-as-cuts-vote-looms-16116651.html?r=RSS Rioting has spread across central Athens and buildings have gone up in flames amid mass protests as MPs prepare to vote on a crucial debt deal needed to prevent bankruptcy. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/syrian-officers-should-be-named-16116636.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/syrian-officers-should-be-named-16116636.html?r=RSS The names of officers leading government forces in violent crackdowns against civilians in Syria could be published so they know they may face justice if the Assad regime falls, Labour says. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/tank-marks-charity-eggstravaganza-16116629.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/tank-marks-charity-eggstravaganza-16116629.html?r=RSS This tank might look like a sturdy piece of military kit but it wouldn't be much use in battle. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/rbs-bankers-arrested-in-tax-probe-16116630.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/rbs-bankers-arrested-in-tax-probe-16116630.html?r=RSS Bankers from the Royal Bank of Scotland have been arrested as part of an ongoing probe into an alleged tax fraud. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/sex-change-man-first-male-mother-16116628.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/sex-change-man-first-male-mother-16116628.html?r=RSS A man is believed to have become Britain's first "male mother" by giving birth despite his sex change operation. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/bae-executives-could-net-bonuses-16116627.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/bae-executives-could-net-bonuses-16116627.html?r=RSS Bosses at BAE Systems are set to be rewarded with multimillion-pound bonuses, it has been reported, amid fears for the future of its Portsmouth shipyard and the failure of its Eurofighter consortium to land a large contract to supply fighter jets to India. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/hunt-warns-over-racism-in-football-16116622.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/hunt-warns-over-racism-in-football-16116622.html?r=RSS Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned that football must not return to the "bad old days" following high-profile racism rows. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/british-and-irish-least-romantic-16116615.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/british-and-irish-least-romantic-16116615.html?r=RSS British and Irish couples are the least romantic about Valentine's Day judging by how much they spend, according to a survey. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/emperor-needs-heart-bypass-op-16116594.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/emperor-needs-heart-bypass-op-16116594.html?r=RSS Japan's Emperor Akihito will have heart bypass surgery, it has been reported. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/top-brass-discuss-egypt-protests-16116592.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/top-brass-discuss-egypt-protests-16116592.html?r=RSS The United States' top general discussed an Egyptian crackdown on Western-funded pro-democracy groups with the head of the country's ruling military council, as another two foreigners were arrested on charges of fomenting discontent on the first anniversary of Hosni Mubarak's ousting. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/former-soviet-state-goes-to-polls-16116590.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/former-soviet-state-goes-to-polls-16116590.html?r=RSS Voting has begun in Turkmenistan's presidential election in a race designed to cement the incumbent's hold on power in the authoritarian Central Asian nation. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/pipeline-spill-contaminates-river-16116591.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/pipeline-spill-contaminates-river-16116591.html?r=RSS Crude oil that spilled from a ruptured pipeline has blackened a river in eastern Venezuela, and the state oil company said workers are containing the spill. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/mob-beats-kidnappers-to-death-16116589.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/mob-beats-kidnappers-to-death-16116589.html?r=RSS A mob in central Mexico has beaten three suspected kidnappers to death. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/phantom-reaches-broadway-milestone-16116588.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/phantom-reaches-broadway-milestone-16116588.html?r=RSS The Phantom of the Opera has made musical history on Broadway. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/leader-considers-drugs-legalisation-16116586.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/leader-considers-drugs-legalisation-16116586.html?r=RSS Guatemalan president Otto Perez Molina said he will propose legalising drugs in Central America in a forthcoming meeting with the region's leaders. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/abuse-victim-withdraws-pope-lawsuit-16116585.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/abuse-victim-withdraws-pope-lawsuit-16116585.html?r=RSS Lawyers for a man who was sexually abused decades ago by a priest at a school for the deaf in the US state of Wisconsin have withdrawn their lawsuit naming Pope Benedict XVI and other top Vatican officials as defendants. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/tributes-paid-to-whitney-houston-16116584.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/tributes-paid-to-whitney-houston-16116584.html?r=RSS Stars are expected to pay emotional tributes to Whitney Houston at the Grammy Awards after the singing legend's shock death. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/drivers-warned-over-icy-conditions-16116580.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/drivers-warned-over-icy-conditions-16116580.html?r=RSS The cold snap may have come to an end on Sunday - but emergency services continue to warn of the dangers of icy conditions. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/carpet-rolled-out-for-bafta-awards-16116581.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/carpet-rolled-out-for-bafta-awards-16116581.html?r=RSS The champagne is on ice and the red carpet is being rolled out as some of the biggest names in Hollywood gather for the Bafta film awards. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/nun-sets-herself-on-fire-in-china-16116577.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/nun-sets-herself-on-fire-in-china-16116577.html?r=RSS An 18-year-old Tibetan nun has set herself on fire in western China to protest Beijing's handling of its vast Tibetan regions, an overseas activist group said. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/singer-whitney-houston-dies-aged-48-16116574.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/singer-whitney-houston-dies-aged-48-16116574.html?r=RSS Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was ruined by erratic behaviour and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/salmond-insists-on-nostrings-poll-16116565.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/salmond-insists-on-nostrings-poll-16116565.html?r=RSS Alex Salmond has again insisted that plans for an independence referendum must have "no strings attached" from Westminster. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/call-to-embrace-community-energy-16116566.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/call-to-embrace-community-energy-16116566.html?r=RSS The Government must overhaul the "closed shop" energy market by embracing community schemes, according to a new report. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/andrew-lansley-must-go-says-hughes-16116567.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/andrew-lansley-must-go-says-hughes-16116567.html?r=RSS David Cameron's efforts to close down speculation over the future of Health Secretary Andrew Lansley have suffered a setback when a senior Liberal Democrat urged his removal. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/anger-over-marriage-tax-breaks-16116568.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/anger-over-marriage-tax-breaks-16116568.html?r=RSS George Osborne has infuriated Tory MPs by reportedly ruling out tax breaks for married couples in the Budget. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/pm-plans-football-racism-summit-16116569.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/pm-plans-football-racism-summit-16116569.html?r=RSS David Cameron is expected to step into the row over racism in football by staging a Downing Street summit on the issue. UK Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/resurgent-romney-is-the-maine-man-16116570.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/resurgent-romney-is-the-maine-man-16116570.html?r=RSS Mitt Romney eked out a narrow win in Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced, providing his campaign for the party's presidential nomination a much-needed boost after three straight losses earlier this week. World news Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/mother-and-son-die-in-house-fire-16116560.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/mother-and-son-die-in-house-fire-16116560.html?r=RSS Fumes from a smouldering sofa are believed to have killed a young boy and his mother. Republic of Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/30m-iranians-lose-access-to-email-16116559.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/30m-iranians-lose-access-to-email-16116559.html?r=RSS More than 30 million people in Iran have lost access to foreign email services such as Gmail, Yahoo mail and Hotmail. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/protesters-show-syria-solidarity-16116556.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/protesters-show-syria-solidarity-16116556.html?r=RSS Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in London in a show of solidarity with protesters across the Middle East and North Africa. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/man-accused-of-explosives-offence-16116546.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/man-accused-of-explosives-offence-16116546.html?r=RSS A man has been charged with possession of explosives with intent to endanger life by police investigating dissident republican activity. Northern Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/police-seize-spoof-poster-fanzine-16116544.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/police-seize-spoof-poster-fanzine-16116544.html?r=RSS Thousands of copies of a Manchester United fanzine, which featured a "potentially offensive image", were seized by police before the club's match against Liverpool. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/bank-notes-to-bear-mandelas-image-16116542.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/bank-notes-to-bear-mandelas-image-16116542.html?r=RSS The complete series of South African bank notes will bear Nelson Mandela's image, the country's president said on the 22nd anniversary of the anti-apartheid leader's release from prison. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/police-appeal-over-linked-robberies-16116541.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/police-appeal-over-linked-robberies-16116541.html?r=RSS A series of robberies on two teenage girls, a woman and an elderly man are being linked by detectives. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/libya-asks-niger-for-gaddafis-son-16116539.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/libya-asks-niger-for-gaddafis-son-16116539.html?r=RSS Libya has demanded Niger hand over one of Muammar Gaddafi's sons who is under house arrest in the neighbouring African nation after he warned in a television interview that his homeland was facing a new uprising. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/two-arrested-in-dissident-probe-16116538.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/two-arrested-in-dissident-probe-16116538.html?r=RSS Two men have been arrested by gardai investigating dissident republican activity. Republic of Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/more-families-covering-bills-16116526.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/more-families-covering-bills-16116526.html?r=RSS The proportion of families who are managing to cover their bills and debts has improved slightly this year, research has suggested. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/offbeat/rome-snow-closes-the-colosseum-16116523.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/offbeat/rome-snow-closes-the-colosseum-16116523.html?r=RSS After no big snowfall for 26 years, Rome is being hit by its second snowstorm in a week. Offbeat Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/room-for-a-new-view-of-northern-ireland-voluntary-sector-16116521.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/room-for-a-new-view-of-northern-ireland-voluntary-sector-16116521.html?r=RSS <p> A new online monthly news publication called VIEW, which covers the community/voluntary sector in Northern Ireland, has just been launched. </p> Business News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:52:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/arabs-call-for-un-force-in-syria-16116520.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/arabs-call-for-un-force-in-syria-16116520.html?r=RSS The Arab League will call for the UN Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria, the latest effort by the regional group to end the 11-month old crisis that has killed more than 5,000 people. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/five-sun-journalists-held-in-corruption-investigation-16116516.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/five-sun-journalists-held-in-corruption-investigation-16116516.html?r=RSS <p> Five employees from Rubpert Murdoch's Sun newspaper and a police officer are among eight people arrested today. </p> UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:31:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/murdoch-expected-in-wake-of-arrests-16116509.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/murdoch-expected-in-wake-of-arrests-16116509.html?r=RSS Rupert Murdoch is expected to fly to London next week after reassuring staff he would not sell The Sun in the wake of a second wave of arrests at the newspaper. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/mp-dodds-calls-for-action-to-stop-northern-ireland-players-opting-for-republic-16116499.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/mp-dodds-calls-for-action-to-stop-northern-ireland-players-opting-for-republic-16116499.html?r=RSS <p> The British and Irish governments need to intervene to prevent talented young footballers &ldquo;haemorrhaging&rdquo; from Northern Ireland to the Republic, an DUP MP has said. </p> International Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:27:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/five-police-killed-by-afghan-bomb-16116498.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/five-police-killed-by-afghan-bomb-16116498.html?r=RSS Five policemen have been killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/worker-who-fell-off-chair-loses-claim-bid-16116496.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/worker-who-fell-off-chair-loses-claim-bid-16116496.html?r=RSS <p> A screen operator operator in the Republic of Ireland who fell off her office chair has lost a damages claim in the Circuit Civil Court. </p> Republic of Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:57:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/man-quizzed-over-village-murder-16116494.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/man-quizzed-over-village-murder-16116494.html?r=RSS A man arrested on suspicion of murder in a rural village is being questioned by police. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/outrage-as-formal-council-prayers-are-outlawed-16116491.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/outrage-as-formal-council-prayers-are-outlawed-16116491.html?r=RSS <p> Christians and politicians have reacted with dismay as the High Court today banned the centuries-old tradition of formal prayers being said at the start of local council meetings up and down the country. </p> UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:45:09 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/thug-who-beat-up-bus-tour-rival-now-pastor-court-told-16116484.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/thug-who-beat-up-bus-tour-rival-now-pastor-court-told-16116484.html?r=RSS <p> A former bus tour worker convicted of beating and banging a rival operator's head off a kiosk in Belfast city centre is now a church pastor, a court has heard. </p> Northern Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:27:52 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/owners-of-belfasts-tallest-building-in-administration-16116482.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/owners-of-belfasts-tallest-building-in-administration-16116482.html?r=RSS <p> The company which bought one of Belfast&rsquo;s tallest buildings in a multi-million pound deal has gone into administration. </p> Business News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:24:42 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/three-charged-in-andrew-lorimer-murder-probe-16116481.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/three-charged-in-andrew-lorimer-murder-probe-16116481.html?r=RSS <p> Police investigating the killing of Andrew Lorimer in Lurgan last weekend have charged three men with murder. </p> Northern Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:20:52 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/sex-offender-forced-off-belfast-train-court-told-16116479.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/sex-offender-forced-off-belfast-train-court-told-16116479.html?r=RSS <p> A sex offender was forced off a train after allegedly being bullied and verbally abused by fellow prisoners, the High Court heard. </p> Northern Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:17:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/village-shocked-by-murdersuicide-16116478.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/village-shocked-by-murdersuicide-16116478.html?r=RSS The body of a man who had just murdered his ex-girlfriend was discovered by a family friend as she spoke to his disabled mother on the phone, it has emerged. Republic of Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/boris-johnson-calls-london-st-patricks-day-event-lefty-sinn-fein-crap-16116465.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/boris-johnson-calls-london-st-patricks-day-event-lefty-sinn-fein-crap-16116465.html?r=RSS <p> Outspoken London mayor Boris Johnson has described the city&rsquo;s St Patrick&rsquo;s Day gala dinner celebrations linking them to Sinn Fein and branding it &quot;lefty crap&quot;. </p> UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:30:33 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/shock-at-cost-of-co-down-historians-dublin-book-16116462.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/shock-at-cost-of-co-down-historians-dublin-book-16116462.html?r=RSS <p> A Northern Ireland academic's book on the history of Dublin's St Stephen's Green has cost the Republic's government £800 for each copy sold. </p> Northern Ireland Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:20:36 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/guilty-plea-in-obama-death-plot-16116452.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/guilty-plea-in-obama-death-plot-16116452.html?r=RSS A man from Uzbekistan who pleaded guilty to plotting to kill US president Barack Obama with an automatic rifle claimed he was acting at the direction of an Islamic terror group in his home country. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/terror-suspect-back-in-custody-16116449.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/terror-suspect-back-in-custody-16116449.html?r=RSS The alleged mastermind of a radical Islamist sect's Christmas Day church bombing fled across Nigeria after escaping police custody and hid for about a month before finally being apprehended, authorities said. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/obama-defuses-birth-control-row-16116450.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/obama-defuses-birth-control-row-16116450.html?r=RSS US president Barack Obama, under fierce election-year fire, has abruptly abandoned his stand that religious organisations must pay for birth control for workers, scrambling to end a furore raging from the Catholic Church to Congress to his re-election foes. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/temperatures-set-to-plummet-again-16116448.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/temperatures-set-to-plummet-again-16116448.html?r=RSS Temperatures struggled to rise above freezing across much of the UK after Britain endured its coldest night of the winter. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/capsized-cruise-ship-still-moving-16116447.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/capsized-cruise-ship-still-moving-16116447.html?r=RSS Italian officials said rough seas have increased movements of the crippled Costa Concordia and are thwarting the start of fuel removal a month after the cruise ship capsized off a Tuscan island. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/landmark-abortion-ruling-questioned-16116446.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/landmark-abortion-ruling-questioned-16116446.html?r=RSS US Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said her predecessors may have mistimed the milestone 1973 Roe v Wade case that legalised abortion nationwide. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/japan-emperor-in-hospital-for-tests-16116444.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/japan-emperor-in-hospital-for-tests-16116444.html?r=RSS Emperor Akihito has been admitted to hospital for tests, Japan's Imperial Household Agency said. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/spain-backs-employment-law-reform-16116445.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/spain-backs-employment-law-reform-16116445.html?r=RSS Spain's new conservative government approved sweeping labour market reforms as part of a drive to revive a sick economy and solve Europe's worst unemployment nightmare - a jobless rate of nearly 23%. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/west-syrian-officials-accountable-16116435.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/west-syrian-officials-accountable-16116435.html?r=RSS Syrian officials involved in the brutal suppression of anti-regime protests will eventually be held accountable for their actions, Western diplomats have warned. World news Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/pledge-to-overturn-prayers-ruling-16116434.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/pledge-to-overturn-prayers-ruling-16116434.html?r=RSS Christians and community figures have vowed that a High Court decision to outlaw the centuries-old tradition of formal prayers being said at the start of local council meetings is not be the end of the matter. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/bumpedup-insurance-claims-surge-16116418.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/bumpedup-insurance-claims-surge-16116418.html?r=RSS Exaggerated home insurance claims have surged in the last year amid the tough economic backdrop, research has suggested. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:22:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/families-set-to-lose-tax-credit-16116419.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/families-set-to-lose-tax-credit-16116419.html?r=RSS More than 200,000 families will lose tax credits worth almost £4,000 a year unless they significantly increase their working hours, according to figures highlighted by Labour. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:22:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/holden-cheered-on-return-to-bgt-16116420.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/holden-cheered-on-return-to-bgt-16116420.html?r=RSS Amanda Holden was greeted by cheering fans as she rejoined the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent after the birth of her daughter left her in a critical condition in hospital. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:22:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/redknapp-hits-out-at-cps-over-trial-16116421.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/redknapp-hits-out-at-cps-over-trial-16116421.html?r=RSS Harry Redknapp has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for putting him through a "farcical" tax evasion trial. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:22:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/alexander-urges-tax-relief-reform-16116422.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/alexander-urges-tax-relief-reform-16116422.html?r=RSS Wealthier savers should be stripped of higher-rate tax relief on pensions, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander has said. UK Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:22:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/man-held-after-restaurant-standoff-16116239.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/man-held-after-restaurant-standoff-16116239.html?r=RSS A 38-year-old man is in custody after being arrested following an eight-hour stand-off with armed police at an Italian restaurant in Glasgow city centre. UK Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/offbeat/burglar-leaves-his-voice-behind-16116222.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/offbeat/burglar-leaves-his-voice-behind-16116222.html?r=RSS A knife-wielding burglar has left detectives with an unusual clue - a recording of his voice captured by his elderly victim's security alarm. Offbeat Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/man-freed-from-prison-by-mistake-16116199.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/man-freed-from-prison-by-mistake-16116199.html?r=RSS A man has been released from prison by mistake. Northern Ireland Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/miliband-plans-tax-on-bank-bonuses-16116196.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/miliband-plans-tax-on-bank-bonuses-16116196.html?r=RSS Getting young people into work using a tax on bankers' bonuses is a major priority for Labour, leader Ed Miliband has said at the launch of the party's local election campaign. UK Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/not-time-to-resign-says-lansley-16116192.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/not-time-to-resign-says-lansley-16116192.html?r=RSS Andrew Lansley has brushed off suggestions that he should sacrifice himself to ensure the survival of the coalition's controversial NHS reforms. UK Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/diana-letters-to-be-sold-at-auction-16116190.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/diana-letters-to-be-sold-at-auction-16116190.html?r=RSS A hand-written letter revealing Diana, Princess of Wales's joy at "slipping" in and out of Sandringham the Christmas before she married the Prince of Wales is to go under the hammer, an auctioneer said. UK Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/three-jailed-over-gayhate-leaflet-16116188.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/three-jailed-over-gayhate-leaflet-16116188.html?r=RSS Three men have been jailed after becoming the first to be convicted of stirring up hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation for handing out a leaflet calling for gay people to be executed. UK Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:32:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/troops-alert-as-rio-police-strike-16116187.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/troops-alert-as-rio-police-strike-16116187.html?r=RSS The streets of Rio de Janeiro are reported to be calm, just hours after police officers went on strike and a week before glittering Carnival celebrations that typically draw 800,000 tourists are due to start. World news Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/scargill-in-strike-anniversary-call-16116186.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/scargill-in-strike-anniversary-call-16116186.html?r=RSS Former National Union of Mineworkers leader Arthur Scargill has joined fellow trade unionists to celebrate the 40th anniversary of a key victory during the 1972 miners' strike. UK Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/last-trawler-sinking-victim-found-16116180.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/last-trawler-sinking-victim-found-16116180.html?r=RSS The body of a fisherman missing since a trawler sank almost a month ago has been recovered. Republic of Ireland Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/liverpools-smith-selling-medals-16116181.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/liverpools-smith-selling-medals-16116181.html?r=RSS Veteran footballer Tommy Smith is auctioning off all the medals from his career with Liverpool Football Club. UK Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/cork-air-crash-family-begins-1mplus-lawsuit-16116119.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/cork-air-crash-family-begins-1mplus-lawsuit-16116119.html?r=RSS <p> The girlfriend and parents of a co-pilot killed in a plane crash a year ago today are suing two companies involved in running the flight. </p> Republic of Ireland Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:28:37 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/family-sue-over-pilots-crash-death-16116117.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/family-sue-over-pilots-crash-death-16116117.html?r=RSS The family of a co-pilot killed in a plane crash a year ago are suing two companies involved in running the flight. Northern Ireland Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/family-sue-over-pilots-crash-death-16116116.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/family-sue-over-pilots-crash-death-16116116.html?r=RSS The family of a co-pilot killed in a Cork plane crash a year ago are suing two companies involved in running the flight. Republic of Ireland Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-sold-cia-missile-secrets-16116118.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-sold-cia-missile-secrets-16116118.html?r=RSS A Russian military officer has been convicted of passing missile secrets to the CIA and sentenced to 13 years in prison. World news Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/bracelet-scheme-for-drink-offenders-16116113.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/bracelet-scheme-for-drink-offenders-16116113.html?r=RSS Criminals convicted of serious drink-related offences will be fitted with US-style "sobriety bracelets" to keep them dry under a new pilot scheme. UK Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/briton-barred-from-leaving-egypt-16116090.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/briton-barred-from-leaving-egypt-16116090.html?r=RSS A British woman has been barred from leaving Egypt because she is on a list of foreigners under investigation over ties to foreign non-profit groups accused of stirring unrest in the country. World news Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:42:48 +0000