BBC Reporter. I have a particular interest in social stories : Addiction, mental health , sex and drug trafficking & homelessness. kelly.bonner@bbc.co.uk
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Some tricky conversations this evening about the impending social media ban.
‘I don’t even know who this government guy is’
‘Keir Starmer’
‘Keir Starmer, what does that mean’
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Jun 14
You can hear the full unedited audio of loyalist paramilitaries (unsuccessfully) ordering me out of 'their' area, with film footage shot by the Sky News helicopter capturing part of the incident. These are the people we need to reject - not foreign nurses.
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Jun 14
Days of violence 'a stain on NI's international reputation' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2d…
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Belfast ranks 32nd per capita for asylum seekers in the UK.
Northern Ireland hosts 2,379 in total. That’s 0.1% of its population.
NI is 97% white.
Asylum seekers are not “illegal migrants”; they’re going through a legal government process.
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Jun 12
Belfast houses more asylum seekers per capita than almost any other place in the UK.
One in 200 people in Belfast is an illegal migrant.
Who could possibly have foreseen civil unrest?
It’s the immigration, stupid.
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Jun 13
Cara and Matt (with dog Brio) have just got married at Belfast City Hall.
When the ceremony ended they headed out to join the anti-racism rally.
Cara told us if it hadn’t been her wedding day, she would have been in the middle of it. @BelTel
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Jun 13
Thousands gather for anti-racism rally in Belfast after disorder bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20y…
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Jun 12
"My son's story should be a warning to every parent." bbc.in/3S2uNjC
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Jun 11
After two nights of unrest, pockets of protests held in some areas of Northern Ireland have passed off without incident following a "robust" police response. bbc.in/4utqbjG
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RT @BBCNewsNI: A woman whose address was posted online has said she is scared and no longer feels safe in Northern Ireland after two nights…
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RT @BBCNewsNI: A man said that watching his east Belfast home of 13 years being destroyed by fire is "a feeling I'll never get over".
Jami…
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Jun 9
An investigation has uncovered a series of alleged safeguarding failings linked to an east Belfast church where a man with 45 convictions was appointed as a lay pastor. bbc.in/4un5NAM
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Jun 9
A man has been taken to hospital with "serious injuries" following a stabbing in north Belfast. bbc.in/4e6n2Ao
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Jun 8
MP 'stood with the community' says DUP leader after Lockhart comes under fire bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg53…
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Children are openly selling illegal drugs in Ireland's towns and cities, while some as young as seven years old are being groomed into working as drug mules, according to workers who deal with drug users and affected communities
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“She cared about people and she fought for the rights of others. She had an independence of spirit. The picture is of a strong, loving, independent young woman. She knew what she wanted from life and was not inhibited from enjoying her life on her own terms.” - Mr Justice Kinney.
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No sentence was ever going to be long enough but we are grateful to Justice Kinney on his judgement today
Echoing what the PSNI and PPS said today if you are in a violent relationship you need to come forward
We miss you Nats 💙💙
#EndViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls
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Jury in Donaldson trial hears victim claim she was abused from 'quite a young age' bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q2…
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