http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/link-into-deaths-of-two-polish-men-probed-by-police-14571302.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/link-into-deaths-of-two-polish-men-probed-by-police-14571302.html?r=RSS <p> Detectives were today investigating a possible link between the deaths of two Polish men in Belfast. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:06:13 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/fermanagh-suffers-worst-ever-flooding-14571051.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/fermanagh-suffers-worst-ever-flooding-14571051.html?r=RSS <p> One of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s top beauty spots is heading for more flooding misery with forecasters predicting a deluge of heavy rain over the weekend. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:47:09 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/families-stranded-as-torrential-downpours-block-country-roads-14571052.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/families-stranded-as-torrential-downpours-block-country-roads-14571052.html?r=RSS <p> Flooding led to several families having their homes cut off as the torrential rain brought chaos to parts of Fermanagh. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:25:40 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/doctor-had-sex-with-suicidal-patient-14571012.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/doctor-had-sex-with-suicidal-patient-14571012.html?r=RSS <p> A French doctor accused of having sex with a suicidal patient during a night call to her home has been struck off, the General Medical Council (GMC) said today. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:29:58 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/muted-reaction-greets-new-eu-president-14571010.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/muted-reaction-greets-new-eu-president-14571010.html?r=RSS <p> Limp waves of polite puzzlement circled the globe yesterday as leaders adjusted to the news that the much ballyhooed EU President would be a mild-mannered, competent manager rather than a charismatic new &quot;face&quot; for Europe. </p> World news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:21:11 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/pope-and-archbishop-to-meet-amid-fears-over-anglican-converts-14571008.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/pope-and-archbishop-to-meet-amid-fears-over-anglican-converts-14571008.html?r=RSS <p> Pope Benedict XVI will today greet Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, for the first time since the Vatican announced the creation of a canonical structure to receive groups of Anglican converts en masse. </p> World news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:19:02 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/blair-happy-not-to-have-won-europe-job-14571006.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/blair-happy-not-to-have-won-europe-job-14571006.html?r=RSS <p> Tony Blair will not seek another big international job after being rejected for the new post of &quot;President of Europe&quot;, his allies said yesterday. </p> World news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:14:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/egypt-pulls-ambassador-in-fallout-from-world-cup-clash-14571005.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/egypt-pulls-ambassador-in-fallout-from-world-cup-clash-14571005.html?r=RSS <p> Never mind the &quot;hand of Henry&quot; &ndash; the &quot;foot of Yahia&quot; has caused an even greater World Cup fallout in north Africa as rioting erupted in the early hours of yesterday morning in Cairo. </p> World news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:05:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drugresistant-swine-flu-spreads-between-patients-14570995.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/drugresistant-swine-flu-spreads-between-patients-14570995.html?r=RSS <p> A strain of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu has spread between patients in a hospital, it was announced today. </p> Health Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:31:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bloody-sunday-report-could-face-further-delay-14570994.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bloody-sunday-report-could-face-further-delay-14570994.html?r=RSS <p> The Saville report could face further delay if David Cameron becomes the next prime minister, it was claimed last night. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:54 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/civil-servants-to-decide-on-pound150m-back-pay-14570992.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/civil-servants-to-decide-on-pound150m-back-pay-14570992.html?r=RSS <p> Around &pound;150 million is to be offered to civil servants in a deal to settle the long-running dispute over pay, it was revealed today. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:25:13 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/ulster-sculptor-honoured-with-an-obe-at-palace-14570988.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/ulster-sculptor-honoured-with-an-obe-at-palace-14570988.html?r=RSS <p> John Sherlock with Dame Mary Peters at Buckingham Palace, and (left) Delia Smith with her CBEONE of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s best known artists has received an OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:14:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/two-presbyterian-mutual-society-directors-launch-bid-to-delay-investigation-14570987.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/two-presbyterian-mutual-society-directors-launch-bid-to-delay-investigation-14570987.html?r=RSS <p> Two directors at the collapsed Presbyterian Mutual Society have launched a High Court bid to delay an investigation by their professional disciplinary body. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:13:48 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/times-they-are-achanging-for-lsquoduppersrsquo-14570985.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/times-they-are-achanging-for-lsquoduppersrsquo-14570985.html?r=RSS <p> The activists come early at DUP gatherings. Ahead of their formal dinner at the La Mon last night and the main business of the conference today, councillors from across the province gathered yesterday for a full day of seminars and workshops. </p> Opinion Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:37 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lawyer-in-plea-not-to-jail-suicidal-death-driver-14570981.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lawyer-in-plea-not-to-jail-suicidal-death-driver-14570981.html?r=RSS <p> Relatives of a teenage girl who died after a speeding car flung her into the air gasped with disbelief as the driver's lawyer asked for him not to be jailed. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:04:47 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/post-primary-selection/8500-people-call-for-transfer-resolution-14570970.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/post-primary-selection/8500-people-call-for-transfer-resolution-14570970.html?r=RSS <p> More than 8,500 people have now signed up to support the Belfast Telegraph&rsquo;s Sit Down, Sort It Out campaign. </p> Post-Primary Selection Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:54 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/family-prepare-for-funeral-of-quad-bike-tragedy-teen-14570931.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/family-prepare-for-funeral-of-quad-bike-tragedy-teen-14570931.html?r=RSS <p> The body of the teenager who lost his life following a tragic quad bike accident has been returned to his family. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:52 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/post-primary-selection/ruane-admits-delay-in-setting-up-education-body-14570967.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/post-primary-selection/ruane-admits-delay-in-setting-up-education-body-14570967.html?r=RSS <p> Failure to establish the new single education authority by the deadline of January 1 will leave a multi-million pound hole in the education budget, the education minister has warned. </p> Post-Primary Selection Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:33 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/two-thugs-armed-with-knives-rob-town-bank-14570933.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/two-thugs-armed-with-knives-rob-town-bank-14570933.html?r=RSS <p> Two men, believed to be armed with knives, have robbed a bank in Warrenpoint. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-who-strangled-wife-in-his-sleep-freed-14570948.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-who-strangled-wife-in-his-sleep-freed-14570948.html?r=RSS <p> A &ldquo;devoted&rdquo; husband who strangled his wife during a nightmare walked free yesterday as a judge told him he was a &ldquo;decent man&rdquo; who bore no responsibility for her death. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:18 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-killed-in-bulldozer-horror-14570939.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-killed-in-bulldozer-horror-14570939.html?r=RSS <p> A 60-year-old man was killed yesterday when he was run over by a bulldozer on a beach, police said. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:18 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/priest-denies-abuse-of-three-girls-14570968.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/priest-denies-abuse-of-three-girls-14570968.html?r=RSS <p> Fr Eugene Lewis, who was formally arraigned yesterday </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:12 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/robinson-the-dup-will-not-walk-away-from-assembly-14570984.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/robinson-the-dup-will-not-walk-away-from-assembly-14570984.html?r=RSS <p> Peter Robinson will today warn Sinn Fein against threats to collapse the Assembly over the failure to agree policing and justice powers &mdash; but give the guarantee: &ldquo;My party will not be walking away.&rdquo; </p> Politics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:10 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mla-hits-out-at-police-response-to-blitz-on-atms-14570932.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mla-hits-out-at-police-response-to-blitz-on-atms-14570932.html?r=RSS <p> Pressure is intensifying on the PSNI to spell out what is being done to tackle the alarming rise in ATM thefts. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:07 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/policeman-dies-after-bridge-collapses-over-swollen-river-14570966.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/policeman-dies-after-bridge-collapses-over-swollen-river-14570966.html?r=RSS <p> It was the wettest day ever &mdash; and last night a family were mourning a &ldquo;heroic&rdquo; policeman and thousands of others were left counting the cost. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:07 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/couple-kidnapped-by-pirates-warn-they-could-be-killed-lsquowithin-a-weekrsquo-14570944.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/couple-kidnapped-by-pirates-warn-they-could-be-killed-lsquowithin-a-weekrsquo-14570944.html?r=RSS <p> The UK couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have said their captors are &ldquo;losing patience&rdquo; and they could be killed within a week. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/celibacy-lsquofundamentalrsquo-to-priesthood-say-bishops-14570946.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/celibacy-lsquofundamentalrsquo-to-priesthood-say-bishops-14570946.html?r=RSS <p> Catholic Bishops have insisted that celibacy remains &ldquo;fundamental&rdquo; to the priesthood &mdash; despite calls for the rule to be abolished. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:03 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hammer-attack-thugs-get-longer-prison-sentences-14570972.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hammer-attack-thugs-get-longer-prison-sentences-14570972.html?r=RSS <p> Two brothers who battered a man with hammers after breaking into his north Belfast home have been given new 12-month jail terms. </p> Local & National Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:02 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/footballsized-chunk-of-ice-smashes-into-roof-14570200.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/footballsized-chunk-of-ice-smashes-into-roof-14570200.html?r=RSS <p> A football-sized chunk of ice crashed through the roof of a house after apparently falling from a plane passing overhead. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:40:43 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/house-of-straw-and-hemp-withstands-1000degc-fire-test-14570197.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/house-of-straw-and-hemp-withstands-1000degc-fire-test-14570197.html?r=RSS <p> A house made of straw and hemp panels passed a fire resistance test where it was exposed to temperatures over 1,000&deg;C, a university said. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:39:26 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-customs-seize-316000-bongs-shipped-from-china-14570193.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-customs-seize-316000-bongs-shipped-from-china-14570193.html?r=RSS <p> US customs officials found 316,000 glass bongs disguised as Christmas ornaments at the Los Angeles harbour. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:37:12 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/jury-backs-police-over-clowns-arrest-14570188.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/jury-backs-police-over-clowns-arrest-14570188.html?r=RSS <p> A US federal jury ruled that New York City police didn't use excessive force when they arrested a professional clown who left a suspicious item that turned out to be a balloon inflation device inside a coffee shop. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:33:42 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/iran-may-face-fresh-nuclear-sanctions-14570187.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/iran-may-face-fresh-nuclear-sanctions-14570187.html?r=RSS <p> US President Barack Obama said the United States has begun talking with allies about fresh punishment against Iran for defying efforts to halt its nuclear weapons pursuits. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:29:55 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/separated-twins-both-doing-well-14570167.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/separated-twins-both-doing-well-14570167.html?r=RSS <p> A Bangladeshi toddler separated from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally after being woken yesterday from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:26:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/john-kerryrsquos-daughter-faces-drink-drive-charge-14570166.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/john-kerryrsquos-daughter-faces-drink-drive-charge-14570166.html?r=RSS <p> The daughter of former US Presidential hopeful John Kerry was arrested in Hollywood yesterday accused of drink driving. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:24:37 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/knowledge-gap-bared-in-sex-survey-14570163.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/knowledge-gap-bared-in-sex-survey-14570163.html?r=RSS <p> More than one in 10 people (11%) do not realise a woman can get pregnant if she has sex standing up, according to a new poll. </p> Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:17:53 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lsquoshockrsquo-sex-abuse-report-gets-goahead-14570161.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lsquoshockrsquo-sex-abuse-report-gets-goahead-14570161.html?r=RSS <p> The Republic&rsquo;s High Court has cleared the way for a damning report into the handling of clerical sex abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese &mdash; to be published next week &mdash; that &ldquo;will shock us all&rdquo;. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:08:32 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/ban-on-under-18s-using-sunbeds-lsquocould-save-livesrsquo-14570150.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/ban-on-under-18s-using-sunbeds-lsquocould-save-livesrsquo-14570150.html?r=RSS <p> A ban on children and young people using sunbeds should save lives, a leading Northern Ireland cancer charity has argued. </p> Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:55:02 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/weather/severe-flooding-in-northern-ireland-14570148.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/weather/severe-flooding-in-northern-ireland-14570148.html?r=RSS <p> There was flooding misery last night as heavy rain and strong winds battered Northern Ireland. </p> Weather Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:50:10 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/more-boys-born-in-ireland-than-girls-14570147.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/more-boys-born-in-ireland-than-girls-14570147.html?r=RSS <p> Ireland is producing more boys than girls -- a birth trend some experts believe is due to fathers having a lot of sperm. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:48:06 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour-deputy-leader-harriet-harman-on-crash-charges-14570133.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour-deputy-leader-harriet-harman-on-crash-charges-14570133.html?r=RSS <p> Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman faces prosecution for her involvement in a car smash in which she was allegedly using her mobile phone, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said last night. </p> Politics Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:37:03 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/all-children-under-five-will-be-offered-swine-flu-vaccine-14570132.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/all-children-under-five-will-be-offered-swine-flu-vaccine-14570132.html?r=RSS <p> All children under the age of five are to be offered the swine flu vaccine it was announced yesterday as it was revealed the virus has claimed two more lives. </p> Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:35:47 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/belgian-pm-chosen-to-be-first-fulltime-eu-president-14570131.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/belgian-pm-chosen-to-be-first-fulltime-eu-president-14570131.html?r=RSS <p> Belgian premier Herman van Rompuy has been chosen to become the European Union's first full-time president, diplomats said last night. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:34:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hotel-porter-jailed-for-child-porn-offences-14570129.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hotel-porter-jailed-for-child-porn-offences-14570129.html?r=RSS <p> A hotel porter who admitted having ten of thousands of images of child pornography has been jailed for 18 months and banned from the internet and owning a computer. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:32:39 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/psni-anger-following-mortar-find-in-armagh-northern-ireland-14570125.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/psni-anger-following-mortar-find-in-armagh-northern-ireland-14570125.html?r=RSS <p> A mortar bomb left on a roadside in Armagh has been blamed on &ldquo;reckless&rdquo; criminal dissidents intent on killing police officers. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:28:44 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/deal-opens-way-for-pound150m-back-pay-package-for-civil-servants-14570122.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/deal-opens-way-for-pound150m-back-pay-package-for-civil-servants-14570122.html?r=RSS <p> Stormont Ministers have agreed to a deal totalling up to &pound;150m owed to civil servants in back pay &mdash; but it could be several more months before the money reaches their pockets. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:21:17 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/vicks-nasal-sprays-recalled-over-bacteria-fears-14570119.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/vicks-nasal-sprays-recalled-over-bacteria-fears-14570119.html?r=RSS <p> Thousands of Vicks nasal sprays were being recalled last night amid fears they could contain a dangerous bacteria. </p> Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:20:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/initiative-offering-work-on-new-peace-bridge-14570116.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/initiative-offering-work-on-new-peace-bridge-14570116.html?r=RSS <p> A new initiative aimed at helping people gain employment by working as apprentices on Derry&rsquo;s new Peace Bridge will continue this week. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:14:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/new-child-sex-claims-against-loyalist-accused-of-raping-13yearold-girl-14570108.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/new-child-sex-claims-against-loyalist-accused-of-raping-13yearold-girl-14570108.html?r=RSS <p> A high-profile loyalist accused of raping a 13-year-old girl is being investigated for further alleged offences against two other potential victims &mdash; one of them a boy aged 12, the High Court has heard. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:04:35 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bbc-rapped-for-lsquoorgasmrsquo-broadcast-14570086.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bbc-rapped-for-lsquoorgasmrsquo-broadcast-14570086.html?r=RSS <p> The BBC was criticised yesterday after a radio presenter played a clip of Meg Ryan faking an orgasm during a show broadcast during the time of the school run. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:28:59 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/kitten-killer-told-hersquoll-go-to-prison-14570085.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/kitten-killer-told-hersquoll-go-to-prison-14570085.html?r=RSS <p> A man who admitted using a woman for money and a place to live was told he will go to prison for killing her kitten and putting the corpse in the freezer. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:26:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lsquoplastic-policersquo-could-soon-be-on-northern-irelands-streets-14570082.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/lsquoplastic-policersquo-could-soon-be-on-northern-irelands-streets-14570082.html?r=RSS <p> Plans to introduce controversial &lsquo;plastic police&rsquo; tofficers to tackle petty crime and anti-social behaviour on the streets of Northern Ireland are back on the table, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:13:57 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/oprah-winfrey-show-to-end-in-2011-14570078.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/oprah-winfrey-show-to-end-in-2011-14570078.html?r=RSS <p> The Oprah Winfrey Show will end its run in 2011 after 25 seasons on the air, Winfrey's production company said. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:03:48 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/afghanistan-president-hamid-karzai-pledges-to-stamp-out-corruption-14570165.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/afghanistan-president-hamid-karzai-pledges-to-stamp-out-corruption-14570165.html?r=RSS <p> Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai yesterday promised to root out his government's endemic corruption in an inauguration speech made under intense pressure to shed the cronyism and graft that marked his first term. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:45 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/judge-rules-hurricane-katrina-devastation-caused-by-us-army-negligence-14570162.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/judge-rules-hurricane-katrina-devastation-caused-by-us-army-negligence-14570162.html?r=RSS <p> The US government could be facing a bill running to hundreds of billions of dollars after a federal judge ruled that failures by the US Army Corps of Engineers were responsible for the worst flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. </p> World news Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/in-pictures-as-ireland-fumes-thierry-henry-is-targeted-by-jokers-14570025.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/in-pictures-as-ireland-fumes-thierry-henry-is-targeted-by-jokers-14570025.html?r=RSS <p> Within hours of the game that cost Ireland a place in the World Cup finals - pictures mocking Thierry Henry's handball were flooding the internet and dropping into inboxes. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:26:45 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bnp-gets-nonwhite-membera-man-who-hates-muslims-14570164.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/bnp-gets-nonwhite-membera-man-who-hates-muslims-14570164.html?r=RSS <p> An elderly Sikh who describes Islam as a &quot;beast&quot; and once provided a character reference for Nick Griffin during his racial hatred trial is set to become the British National Party's first non-white member. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:21:01 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/dup-should-have-sold-sf-coalition-to-faithful-14570041.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/dup-should-have-sold-sf-coalition-to-faithful-14570041.html?r=RSS <p> The DUP should have taken more time to &ldquo;sell&rdquo; its decision to go into government with Sinn Fein, First Minister Peter Robinson has admitted. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:41:37 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/exruc-man-to-become-sinn-fein-mla-14570040.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/exruc-man-to-become-sinn-fein-mla-14570040.html?r=RSS <p> A former RUC officer and Orangeman is to become a Sinn Fein MLA replacing retiring Assemblyman Francie Brolly. </p> Local & National Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:40:54 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/big-clean-up/litter-campaign-pound30m-what-a-waste-14569387.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/big-clean-up/litter-campaign-pound30m-what-a-waste-14569387.html?r=RSS <p> Environment Minister Edwin Poots has thrown his support behind the Belfast Telegraph&rsquo;s war on litter. </p> Big Clean Up Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:40:41 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/price-war--the-pound3-christmas-lunch-14569292.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/price-war--the-pound3-christmas-lunch-14569292.html?r=RSS <p> Christmas dinner could be served up for as little as &pound;3 per person this year because of a festive price war between our leading supermarkets. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:18:10 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-who-strangled-wife-while-dreaming-should-be-freed-14569059.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-who-strangled-wife-while-dreaming-should-be-freed-14569059.html?r=RSS <p> A man who strangled his wife during a nightmare should be set free whatever the outcome of his murder trial, a psychiatrist told a jury yesterday. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:27:43 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/irish-seafood-firm-fined-after-hundreds-become-ill-14569052.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/business-news/irish-seafood-firm-fined-after-hundreds-become-ill-14569052.html?r=RSS <p> A leading seafood firm in the Republic of Ireland has been fined for selling contaminated mussels abroad. </p> Business News Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:22:13 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/fermanagh-tot-3-died-after--dress-caught-fire-14569047.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/fermanagh-tot-3-died-after--dress-caught-fire-14569047.html?r=RSS <p> A Fermanagh mother rolled her three-year-old daughter on the floor in a frantic effort to put out the flames after her dress caught fire from a tea light, an inquest heard yesterday. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:17:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/rare-eagle-found-shot-dead-was-killed-in-northern-ireland-14566648.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/rare-eagle-found-shot-dead-was-killed-in-northern-ireland-14566648.html?r=RSS <p> A ninth white-tailed sea eagle has been killed since the project to reintroduce the birds of prey began two years ago. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:19:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/girls-in-pyjamas-stab-irish-schoolgirl-14566644.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/girls-in-pyjamas-stab-irish-schoolgirl-14566644.html?r=RSS <p> Dozens of students watched in horror as a teenage schoolgirl was stabbed during an assault by three pyjama-clad female attackers outside a rural Irish school. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:04:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/alcohol-could-cut-your-heart-disease-risk-14566638.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/alcohol-could-cut-your-heart-disease-risk-14566638.html?r=RSS <p> Alcohol may cut the risk of heart disease by almost a third in men, research suggested today. </p> Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:55:12 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/i-tried-to-save-meredith-kercher-killer-tells-appeal-court-14566637.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/i-tried-to-save-meredith-kercher-killer-tells-appeal-court-14566637.html?r=RSS <p> The man convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy yesterday claimed he heard her arguing with housemate and suspect Amanda Knox minutes before her death. </p> World news Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:53:50 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/veto-on-law-could-hold-up-iraq-poll-14566635.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/veto-on-law-could-hold-up-iraq-poll-14566635.html?r=RSS <p> Iraq's vice president vetoed part of a key law yesterday that could delay national elections due in January. </p> World news Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:51:47 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/spirit-of-the-past-inspires-congo-campaign-14566634.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/spirit-of-the-past-inspires-congo-campaign-14566634.html?r=RSS <p> One hundred years ago today, a crowd gathered at the Royal Albert Hall in London to be told of atrocities in the Congo. Luminaries such as Arthur Conan Doyle, the writer, and the Archbishop of Canterbury were joined in their public outrage by scores of peers and MPs. </p> World news Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:49:46 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/rural-prison-could-house-guantanamo-bay-inmates-14566632.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/rural-prison-could-house-guantanamo-bay-inmates-14566632.html?r=RSS <p> The US government may buy a nearly-empty prison in rural Illinois to house detainees from Guantanamo Bay along with other inmates. </p> World news Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:41:38 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/epileptic-driver-caged-in-us-for-killing-couple-14566628.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/epileptic-driver-caged-in-us-for-killing-couple-14566628.html?r=RSS <p> An epileptic who mowed down a British couple with his dustbin lorry was jailed for at least 20 years yesterday. </p> World news Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:37:44 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/sexism-complaints-over-marks-and-spencers-christmas-ad-14566626.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/sexism-complaints-over-marks-and-spencers-christmas-ad-14566626.html?r=RSS <p> Ashes To Ashes actor Philip Glenister's role in Marks and Spencer's new Christmas TV advert has been hit by complaints of sexism. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:36:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/dumped-kittens-need-home-14566607.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/dumped-kittens-need-home-14566607.html?r=RSS <p> Two death-defying kittens who survived an attempted drowning and being dumped in a bin are now in need of a good home, their &lsquo;foster mum&rsquo; has stressed. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:31:11 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-irelandrsquos-media-lsquoexcluded-from-digital-britain-shot-in-the-armrsquo-14566606.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-irelandrsquos-media-lsquoexcluded-from-digital-britain-shot-in-the-armrsquo-14566606.html?r=RSS <p> Northern Ireland&rsquo;s media has missed out on the only element of the government&rsquo;s showpiece Digital Britain report that would have given it a &ldquo;shot in the arm&rdquo;, it was claimed last night. </p> <p></p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:30:26 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/woman-in-knife-terror-at-her-home-14566604.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/woman-in-knife-terror-at-her-home-14566604.html?r=RSS <p> A woman was threatened with a knife during an aggravated burglary at her home in Carrickfergus. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:27:54 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mccausland-cancels-meeting-over-governmentrsquos-digital-stance-14566603.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/mccausland-cancels-meeting-over-governmentrsquos-digital-stance-14566603.html?r=RSS <p> A high level political row is raging between ministers in Stormont and London after Northern Ireland lost out on a key aspect of the government&rsquo;s plans for kick-starting the UK&rsquo;s digital economy. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:25:14 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/military-spent-140-days-on-stunts-for-top-gear-14566602.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/military-spent-140-days-on-stunts-for-top-gear-14566602.html?r=RSS <p> Military personnel have spent the equivalent of more than 140 days taking part in stunts on hit motoring show Top Gear. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:24:12 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/humanist-poster-stirs-up-religious-storm-14566599.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/humanist-poster-stirs-up-religious-storm-14566599.html?r=RSS <p> The war of words between atheists and religious believers has entered a new chapter with the launch of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s first ever humanist advertising campaign. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:21:00 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hope-for-presbyterian-mutual-society-savers-as-potential-buyers-emerge-14566593.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hope-for-presbyterian-mutual-society-savers-as-potential-buyers-emerge-14566593.html?r=RSS <p> Three financial institutions have shown an interest in the troubled Presbyterian Mutual Society, a spokesman for the Presbyterian Church said. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:03:19 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/teen-died-on-first-motorbike-ride-14566591.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/teen-died-on-first-motorbike-ride-14566591.html?r=RSS <p> A teenager died after losing control of his motorbike the first time he drove it on a public road, an inquest has heard. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:02:15 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/exhusband-of-priestrsquos-lover-stays-mum-14566572.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/exhusband-of-priestrsquos-lover-stays-mum-14566572.html?r=RSS <p> The former husband of the Derry woman who has taken up with a local priest has refused to comment on his ex&rsquo;s new relationship. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:55:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/ira-bomber-marian-price-freed-by-police-probing-massereene-attack-14566570.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/ira-bomber-marian-price-freed-by-police-probing-massereene-attack-14566570.html?r=RSS <p> Former IRA bomber, Marian Price, who was being questioned in connection with the murder of two soldiers at Massereene Army Barracks has been released without charge. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:52:24 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-had-pound30000-worth-of-drugs-in-his-body-14566569.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/man-had-pound30000-worth-of-drugs-in-his-body-14566569.html?r=RSS <p> A man stopped at Belfast International Airport had up to &pound;30,000 worth of suspected cocaine hidden in his body, the High Court has heard. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:50:56 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/woman-fights-to-save-her-new-home-from-demolition-14566568.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/woman-fights-to-save-her-new-home-from-demolition-14566568.html?r=RSS <p> A teacher is facing an expensive lesson with the prospect of bulldozers moving in to flatten her brand new Fermanagh home. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:50:14 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/shopping-trip-that-left-four-dead-14566567.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/shopping-trip-that-left-four-dead-14566567.html?r=RSS <p> THE four young women killed in one of the worst car crashes in the Republic made a fateful last-minute decision to go Christmas shopping just hours before their tragic deaths. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:49:14 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hardup-rte-pays-euro800k-for-clothes-and-makeup-14566555.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/hardup-rte-pays-euro800k-for-clothes-and-makeup-14566555.html?r=RSS <p> Cash-strapped RTE spent &euro;330,000 on make-up over the past year-and-a-half. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:36:12 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/teen-jailed-for-breaking-womanrsquos-arm-in-racist-attack-14566553.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/teen-jailed-for-breaking-womanrsquos-arm-in-racist-attack-14566553.html?r=RSS <p> An 18-year-old man has been jailed for six months for breaking a 49-year-old woman&rsquo;s arm with an iron bar during a racist attack. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:35:16 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/missing-details-that-led-judge-to-reject-basquersquos-extradition-14566552.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/missing-details-that-led-judge-to-reject-basquersquos-extradition-14566552.html?r=RSS <p> A judge in Belfast has thrown out attempts by the Spanish authorities to have a Basque man extradited from Northern Ireland to face terrorism charges. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:34:37 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/pressure-grows-on-bbc-northern-ireland-to-reveal-salaries-14566551.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/pressure-grows-on-bbc-northern-ireland-to-reveal-salaries-14566551.html?r=RSS <p> Pressure is growing on BBC Northern Ireland&rsquo;s biggest names to disclose their salaries after the head of its governing body said presenters are free to reveal what they earn. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:33:44 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/new-prostate-cancer-drugs-tested-in-belfast-14566529.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/new-prostate-cancer-drugs-tested-in-belfast-14566529.html?r=RSS <p> Men with advanced prostate cancer could be treated by new drugs being tested in Belfast. </p> Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:50:25 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/male-infertility-studies-hit-by-funding-shortage-says-academic-14566526.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/male-infertility-studies-hit-by-funding-shortage-says-academic-14566526.html?r=RSS <p> Studies into male infertility in Northern Ireland have been dogged by lack of funds, it was claimed today. </p> Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:46:29 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ian-paisley-praises-sinn-fein-over-northern-ireland-powersharing-14566515.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ian-paisley-praises-sinn-fein-over-northern-ireland-powersharing-14566515.html?r=RSS <p> The former Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley has praised Sinn Fein for keeping its word on power-sharing despite the dissident threat. </p> Politics Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:28:50 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/gm-crops-have-a-role-in-preventing-world-hunger-claims-chief-scientist-14566456.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/gm-crops-have-a-role-in-preventing-world-hunger-claims-chief-scientist-14566456.html?r=RSS <p> GM crops have a role to play in preventing mass starvation across the world caused by a combination of climate change and rapid population growth, a senior government scientist said yesterday. </p> Local & National Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:36:30 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/six-beers-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-14566451.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/six-beers-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-14566451.html?r=RSS <p> Drinking a bottle of wine a day, or half a dozen beers, cuts the risk of heart disease by more than half in men, it has been shown. </p> Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:20:44 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/killer-jonathan--neill-on-the-run-give-yourself-up-pleads-mum-14566050.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/killer-jonathan--neill-on-the-run-give-yourself-up-pleads-mum-14566050.html?r=RSS <p> The heartbroken mother of an on-the-run killer today made an emotional appeal for him to give himself up. </p> Local & National Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:41:06 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/bbcrsquos-life-series-serves-up-stunning-images-from-the-animal-world-14565975.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/news/bbcrsquos-life-series-serves-up-stunning-images-from-the-animal-world-14565975.html?r=RSS <p> When it comes to nature documentaries, few, if any, do it better than the BBC Natural History Unit. Evidence of this is bountiful, nowhere more so than in the current series of Life which began in October. </p> News Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:22:43 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/scandal-of-illicit-stashes-found-in-northern-ireland-jails-14565754.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/scandal-of-illicit-stashes-found-in-northern-ireland-jails-14565754.html?r=RSS <p> Prisoners have been found in possession of alcohol, drugs, weapons, games consoles and even TV Digiboxes in the last year, raising fresh questions about security at Northern Ireland&rsquo;s jails. </p> Local & National Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:06:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/wendyann-russell-14565739.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/wendyann-russell-14565739.html?r=RSS <p> A report of the inquest into the death of Wendy-Ann Russell published in the Belfast Telegraph stated incorrectly that she died of an accidental morphine overdose ('Mother died after accidental morphine overdose', November 3). </p> Local & National Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:34:35 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/french-woman-marries-dead-fiance-14565713.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/french-woman-marries-dead-fiance-14565713.html?r=RSS <p> The bride wore white but she was a widow before she left the town hall. </p> World news Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:53:57 +0000