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JakeWood retweeted
Jun 5
Lidl's world first pub is due to open in east Belfast in a matter of days.
It may sound like a gimmick, but the supermarket chain's venture into the world of hospitality shines a light on something more complex.
Watch the full video here: bbc.in/4ob7L5L
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JakeWood retweeted
15 Dec 2025
An unlikely new sport is on the scene in Belfast - the ancient Japanese tradition of Sumo wrestling, and its popularity is growing every week. Our reporter Jake Wood reports.
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JakeWood retweeted
28 Nov 2025
More police on the streets is "not a want, but a need", a Belfast retail manager has said
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JakeWood retweeted
25 Aug 2025
Speaking at a protest event held on the shore of Lough Neagh, a fisherman said the UK's largest freshwater lake is "already dead". bbc.in/3UKOYk0
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JakeWood retweeted
15 Aug 2025
Some hospitals are having difficulties contacting patients and managing "critical on-call arrangements," after a 5G mast was set on fire in west Belfast - the latest in a series of attacks.
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JakeWood retweeted
14 Aug 2025
Mixed emotions as about 25,000 students receive their A-level, AS-level and BTec results. bbc.in/417ughU
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JakeWood retweeted
13 Aug 2025
The number of dead seals washing up along Irish coasts more than doubled between 2020 and 2023, an investigation by @trishdevlin has found.
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JakeWood retweeted
12 Aug 2025
Councillor Séamas de Faoite has said that footage circulating on social media of "vigilante" groups confronting members of the public from ethnic minority backgrounds is "chilling". bbc.in/47oZZPo
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JakeWood retweeted
24 Jul 2025
The BBC has said it did not edit the Irish language out of CMAT's new single debut on BBC Radio 1.
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JakeWood retweeted
23 Jul 2025
Police are at the scene of a shooting incident within the Drummeer Road area of Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh
Two people have died.
Two people are being treated in hospital for serious injuries.
Police say there is no ongoing risk to the public.
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JakeWood retweeted
22 Jul 2025
A fire at a 5G mast in west Belfast on Monday night is being treated as deliberate, the PSNI has said.
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JakeWood retweeted
18 Jul 2025
A statue of anti-slavery campaigner Mary Ann McCracken on the front lawn of Belfast City Hall has been damaged in a suspected act of vandalism.
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16 Jul 2025
A spokesperson for Palestine GAA said the club was €38,000 (£33,000) out of pocket as it had paid for flights as part of a visa requirement to prove travel had been booked.
16 Jul 2025
A group of players and mentors from a Palestinian GAA club based in the West Bank have announced with "a very heavy heart" that a planned trip to Ireland for a summer tour cannot proceed due to visa issues. bbc.in/46fmaau
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JakeWood retweeted
16 Jul 2025
.@GAA_Palestine says the trip to Ireland “can no longer proceed”.
It says that even if Visas were issued at this stage they would still face delays & disruption at borders & checkpoints.
“Giving the children hope again, only for that hope to be dashed, would be too cruel”
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JakeWood retweeted
10 Jul 2025
The Public Prosecution Service has said there is "no legal basis" to refer the sentence imposed on a GP who had more than 200 indecent images of children to the Court of Appeal. bbc.in/44qHwQU
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JakeWood retweeted
2 Jul 2025
Police are engaging in "proactive patrolling" at the locations of 5G masts after a spate of arson attacks in the last three weeks. bbc.in/4nthTWT
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JakeWood retweeted
17 May 2025
Andy Tyrie, a former leader of loyalist paramilitary group the Ulster Defence Association (UDA), has died. bbc.in/43r7pOH
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JakeWood retweeted
9 May 2025
Former Antrim camogie All-Star Jane Adams urges the Camogie Association to change the rule on skorts.
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JakeWood retweeted
1 May 2025
In light of the "fragile and threatened" state of the Mourne landscape, the National Trust says it will not lease the land it manages in the Mourne Mountains for the development of a 1km cable car up Slieve Donard. bbc.in/4iFNb9u
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