<![CDATA[Belfast Telegraph - News]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news//_next/static/media/logo-square-main.cd31e28d.pngBelfast Telegraph - Newshttps://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/mhie-beltel-onlineTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:37:04 GMT<![CDATA[‘Belfast Whiskey Week is no longer just a whiskey festival, it’s a celebration of the city’: Event gears up for return]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/food-drink/belfast-whiskey-week-is-no-longer-just-a-whiskey-festival-its-a-celebration-of-the-city-event-gears-up-for-return/a/155401568.htmlKordiam-2034262325-3300873083-2561862889Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT2026-06-08T18:00:00.000Zfalse<![CDATA[‘I’m not up to my old tricks’: Notorious fraudster denies ripping off customers with latest venture ]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/im-not-up-to-my-old-tricks-notorious-fraudster-denies-ripping-off-customers-with-latest-venture/a/155735129.htmlKordiam-2034272096-3300893244-2561872696Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-06-08T06:00:00.000Ztrue<![CDATA[Scappaticci ‘a pervert who would rifle through women’s underwear drawers in IRA safehouses’]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/scappaticci-a-pervert-who-would-rifle-through-womens-underwear-drawers-in-ira-safehouses/a/155718498.htmlKordiam-2034271718-3300892380-2561872280Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT2026-06-07T16:26:38.000Ztrue<![CDATA[Producer mines archives for documentary on Northern Ireland’s ‘forgotten’ World Cup at Mexico ‘86]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/producer-mines-archives-for-documentary-on-northern-irelands-forgotten-world-cup-at-mexico-86/a/155692246.htmlKordiam-2034271082-3300891054-2561871614Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT2026-06-07T14:00:00.000Ztrue<![CDATA[Stephen McCullagh furious as lawyers move to stop him cashing in on his fake alibi 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GMT2026-06-07T06:52:57.000Zfalse<![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson trial: Jury hears about tearful meeting and fears for his reputation in another dramatic week of evidence]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/jeffrey-donaldson-trial-jury-hears-about-tearful-meeting-and-fears-for-his-reputation-in-another-dramatic-week-of-evidence/a/155692238.htmlKordiam-2034271080-3300891048-2561871612Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-06-07T10:56:44.000Ztrue<![CDATA[‘I’m 65, I don’t want to deal with that pressure’: Fergal Keane on retiring as a war reporter, dealing with PTSD and why he sees hope ahead]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/life/features/im-65-i-dont-want-to-deal-with-that-pressure-fergal-keane-on-retiring-as-a-war-reporter-dealing-with-ptsd-and-why-he-sees-hope-ahead/a/155376837.htmlece-auto-gen-04f5d968-4c82-4f8d-9ee7-bc790701cb33Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-06-07T07:05:11.000Ztrue<![CDATA[Controversial Belfast cafe boss launches fundraiser to save his business’s bacon]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/controversial-belfast-cafe-boss-launches-fundraiser-to-save-his-businesss-bacon/a/155253842.htmlKordiam-2034236609-3300820531-2561834149Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-06-07T06:18:39.000Ztrue<![CDATA[School chiefs set up working group over alarming rise in attacks on teachers and classroom assistants]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/school-chiefs-set-up-working-group-over-alarming-rise-in-attacks-on-teachers-and-classroom-assistants/a/155120633.htmlKordiam-2034215640-3300778576-2561810250Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-06-07T06:23:14.000Ztrue<![CDATA[‘I always said I’d be a volunteer when I left the hospice’: Spirit of NI winner still putting others first despite retiring]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/i-always-said-id-be-a-volunteer-when-i-left-the-hospice-spirit-of-ni-winner-still-putting-others-first-despite-retiring/a/155120554.htmlKordiam-2034215629-3300778543-2561810231Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-06-07T10:04:17.000Zfalse<![CDATA[UDA behind racially motivated arson at former Shankill Gospel Hall]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uda-behind-racially-motivated-arson-at-former-shankill-gospel-hall/a/155746330.htmlKordiam-2034272309-3300893897-2561872983Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:56:00 GMT2026-06-06T21:29:07.000Zfalse<![CDATA[Paedophile sting accused ‘told police he spoke to decoys because his sex life was non-existent’]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/paedophile-sting-accused-told-police-he-spoke-to-decoys-because-his-sex-life-was-non-existent/a/155075829.htmlKordiam-2034211514-3300769974-2561805492Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT2026-06-06T21:30:52.000Ztrue<![CDATA[The lizard king: Reptile one of few species to make a return to Mournes’ scorched uplands]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/the-lizard-king-reptile-one-of-few-species-to-make-a-return-to-mournes-scorched-uplands/a/153744309.htmlKordiam-2034061616-3300466536-2561631216Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:00:00 GMT2026-06-05T18:00:00.000Zfalse<![CDATA[Complaint made to PSNI over handling of paedophile minister's will]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/complaint-made-to-psni-over-handling-of-paedophile-ministers-will/a/154183016.htmlKordiam-2034106206-3300557318-2561680962Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:30:00 GMT2026-06-04T06:10:00.000Ztrue<![CDATA[West Belfast woman beater handed jail term after attacking ex in front of child after accusing her of infidelity]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/courts/west-belfast-woman-beater-handed-jail-term-after-attacking-ex-in-front-of-child-after-accusing-her-of-infidelity/a/152366176.htmlKordiam-2033907445-3300154055-2561453357Sun, 24 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT2026-05-26T15:14:01.000Ztrue<![CDATA[Former NI sports chief ‘devastated’ but remains silent over child sexual abuse charge against him]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/former-ni-sports-chief-devastated-but-remains-silent-over-child-sexual-abuse-charge-against-him/a/152901935.htmlKordiam-2033950823-3300245797-2561503385Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-05-24T10:33:52.000Ztrue<![CDATA[Former trainee minister accuses Presbyterian Church of blasphemy: ‘Implying Jesus would support this is twisted’]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/former-trainee-minister-accuses-presbyterian-church-of-blasphemy-implying-jesus-would-support-this-is-twisted/a/152894454.htmlKordiam-2033950431-3300244861-2561502929Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-05-24T07:52:34.000Ztrue<![CDATA[The DUP has done nothing wrong, but the party will watch Jeffrey Donaldson trial anxiously from the 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GMT2026-05-24T11:26:34.000Zfalse<![CDATA[Natalie McNally’s killer under threat in jail as ‘psycho’ double murderer vows to ‘do him in’ ]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/natalie-mcnallys-killer-under-threat-in-jail-as-psycho-double-murderer-vows-to-do-him-in/a/152244077.htmlKordiam-2033886401-3300112171-2561428785Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-05-24T06:18:47.000Ztrue<![CDATA[Inside the New IRA: The terror gang’s leaders, finances and numbers laid bare]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/inside-the-new-ira-the-terror-gangs-leaders-finances-and-numbers-laid-bare/a/152170862.htmlKordiam-2033873167-3300084133-2561412713Sun, 24 May 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-05-24T06:00:00.000Ztrue<![CDATA[Taoiseach silent over pledge to investigate claims IRA bombing campaign used explosives traced back to a single Irish 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GMT2026-05-16T13:20:11.000Ztrue<![CDATA[‘There are women in those rooms who are immobile; they’re not safe’: Woman allegedly sexually assaulted in Belfast hospital bed]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/news/there-are-women-in-those-rooms-who-are-immobile-theyre-not-safe-woman-allegedly-sexually-assaulted-in-belfast-hospital-bed/a/145889548.htmlKordiam-2033052383-3298404589-2560434787Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMT2026-04-22T11:28:42.000Ztrue<![CDATA[The special bond between golf geniuses Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods: ‘He texts me at 4 in the morning’ ]]>https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/the-special-bond-between-golf-geniuses-rory-mcilroy-and-tiger-woods-he-texts-me-at-4-in-the-morning/a/146206915.htmlKordiam-2033103314-3298507440-2560494416Sun, 19 Apr 2026 06:00:00 GMT2026-04-19T06:25:33.000Ztrue<![CDATA[‘Witnessing the evil one human could inflict on another took toll on my mental health’: Ex-BBC man reveals he was admitted to a psychiatric unit 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