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# Belfast

This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
PSNI launch investigation into Belfast neurologist who was struck off the medical register
Dr Michael Watt was at the centre of Northern Ireland’s largest recall of patients.
Last week
19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
PSNI investigating after statue stolen from Belfast library
The statue went missing from a black plinth situated on the grounds of the Ormeau Road Library.
Troubles Legacy Act has retraumatised victims, legal challenge hears
Belfast High Court is hearing a legal challenge to the British government’s new laws to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.
Last month
November 2023
Belfast neurologist Dr Michael Watt struck off medical register following tribunal hearing
Dr Michael Watt was at the centre of the largest recall of patients in Northern Ireland.
Wreath for the Disappeared to be laid at Stormont during 17th annual All Souls Day event
Families will lay a black wreath with five white lilies representing the final five people who have yet to be found.
Windsor Park to host Nations League meeting of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
The sides will meet at Belfast’s National Football Stadium on 5 December.
October
October 2023
Rain set to continue in Newry overnight following 'biblical' flooding that 'devastated' businesses
The PSNI advised the public to avoid the city today after flooding left roads in hazardous conditions.
PSNI seek public's assistance in locating escaped prisoner Sean Tate
Tate was in the custody of prison officers at a property in north Belfast on Friday when he made off.
Major pro-Palestinian protests take place across UK and Ireland
Over 100,000 people took part in a rally in London City Centre.
Woman hospitalised with facial injuries after being hit by firework aimed at Belfast police
The woman in her 30s suffered burns and swelling to her face.
New memorial to be unveiled later to mark 30th anniversary of Shankill bombing in Belfast
Nine people, including two young girls, were killed in the bombing of Frizzell’s fish shop on 23 October 1993.
First medical cannabis factory on island of Ireland to open next year
A former fireworks factory in the North is being converted into the island’s first medical cannabis production facility.
DUP MP says GAA need to ‘up their game’ if Casement Park is to be redeveloped
Gregory Campbell also called for the Irish government to ‘pony up’ around €35 million towards the redevelopment.
Seventeen PSNI officers have been assaulted in separate incidents across the past 24 hours
‘For seventeen individual officers to be subjected to violence, spat on, kicked and slashed in a single day beggars belief,’ said the PSNI’s assistant chief constable.
Appeal for witnesses made one year on from fatal shooting of Sean Fox at Belfast social club
Fox was murdered at around 2.55pm on Sunday, 2 October 2022 at the Donegal Celtic Sports and Social Club on the Suffolk Road.
This year
2023
Lyra McKee's sister says extremism that 'destroyed' her family is growing in political deadlock
Nichola McKee Corner spoke as a new journalism award, the Lyra McKee Award for Bravery, has been announced.
Handcuffed man at large in west Belfast after escaping police custody following arrest
The man is described as being in his 20s, with dark hair and was wearing black shorts and a black t-shirt and handcuffed to the front.
Taoiseach appeals to UK government to not enact Troubles Legacy Bill as govt mulls legal action
Speaking today, Varadkar said: ‘It’s not a small thing for one state to take a case against another state, but this is a serious situation.’
NI Police Federation passes vote of no confidence in PSNI deputy chief constable Mark Hamilton
Hamilton is currently leading the organisation following the resignation of Simon Byrne as PSNI chief constable this week after a string of controversies.
PSNI chief constable says he won't resign following lengthy Policing Board meeting
It comes after a court quashed actions taken against two junior officers following a Troubles commemoration event at Sean Graham bookmakers in 2021.
Judge quashes disciplinary decisions against PSNI officers following Sean Graham memorial arrest
Mr Justice Scoffield said action was taken to allay any threat of Sinn Féin abandoning support for the PSNI.
One man arrested after two children hospitalised in hit-and-run near Belfast
One driver made off from the scene and enquiries remain ongoing by the PSNI in attempts to detain the driver.
Three men charged in connection with serious assaults on two men in Belfast
The PSNI said two men were reportedly assaulted inside a property by a number of other men early Thursday morning.
Man charged after three PSNI officers injured as patrol vehicle rammed 'multiple times'
Two of the officers were unable to continue their duties as a result.
PSNI investigate after Nazi flags reportedly erected near a mosque in Belfast
The flags have since been removed after being erected overnight.
Three teen boys charged with assault in north Belfast
They are due before Belfast Youth Court in September.
Man hospitalised after being shot by masked men in north Belfast
The PSNI are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Iarnród Éireann announces revised bank holiday services
Line works and sporting fixtures over the bank holiday weekend have led to revised timetables.
Northern Irish airports seek return of duty-free shopping for EU flights
Airport bosses said that since Brexit duty-free shopping from airports in Britain has been extended to include EU destinations, but not at Northern Irish airports.
Teenage girl and two others assaulted by group of men in Belfast on the Twelfth
A man and woman who intervened and attempted to stop the assault were also reportedly attacked.
Ulster Rugby extension of sponsorship deal with Kingspan criticised by Grenfell families
The Grenfell Inquiry into the blaze previously heard evidence criticising Kingspan’s business practices.
Police investigating robbery of elderly man visiting family grave at west Belfast cemetery
The man was visiting a family grave yesterday morning when he was targeted by three men.
Eleven on-duty ambulance staff attacked in the North in early hours of the Twelfth
Five staff were physically attacked, including being punched, kicked, bitten and spat at in one incident.
Mother who stabbed baby twice through heart wept on being handed jail term of 20 years minimum
The defendant wept as the sentence was handed down at Belfast Crown Court.
Stepfather jailed for ‘brutal, merciless and outrageous’ murder of five-year-old
Nadia Zofia Kalinowska died after she was found with multiple injuries at her family home in Newtownabbey in December 2019.
Irish Olympic boxing medallist Jim McCourt dies aged 79
Belfast’s McCourt won bronze at the 1964 Tokyo Games, and was a seven-time senior national champion.
Man attacked and robbed in Belfast while attempting to help man who faked vehicle accident
The victim went to the aid of someone he thought had been injured and was attacked with a Stanley knife and had money stolen from his car.
Man hospitalised after being shot by two masked men in Belfast cemetery last night
The incident happened at 10.30pm last night in a cemetery on the Falls Road in the west of the city.
Tánaiste criticises Sinn Féin’s attendance at IRA commemoration event in south Armagh
Sinn Féin MP John Finucane is billed as the main speaker for the event in south Armagh, which will involve ‘music and kids entertainment’.
Man refused bail over charges in connection with taxi ‘threat’ video
Video footage of the incident was widely shared on social media.