Jessica Rice

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Jessica Rice

Release is a fictional exploration of the events surrounding killing of loyalist in 1997A former Maze Prison governor during Billy Wright’s incarceration has written a book reimagining the events surrounding the loyalist’s murder. In Collusion Inside the Maze, William McKee weaves his experiences and public records with fiction to explore the circumstances of the LVF leader’s shooting through the lens of “political intrigue, hidden agendas, and the dark undercurrents of power”.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Jessica Rice

According to the latest forecast, high pressure moving in from Europe won’t result in a heatwave being declared in the region – but will cause a spike in temperatures. The Met Office is also predicting “very warm” weather in the coming weeks. The mercury is expected to reach 23C by Thursday which would make it the warmest day of the current warm spell but 2C lower than the threshold for a heatwave which also must occur on three consecutive days.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Jessica Rice

New research has discovered that nearly one in five (17%) secondary schools in Northern Ireland have five or more fast food outlets within a 400m radius. The figures were published today in a Food Standards Agency study called ‘The Availability of Fast Food Outlets and Grocery Retailers in Northern Ireland and Their Distance From Secondary Schools’. The research found that in Northern Ireland, on average, there are an average of 2.2 fast food outlets within a 400m radius of a secondary school.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Jessica Rice

Residents raise concerns as flags erected in mixed area of BelfastDisplay in Shandon Park makes people feel unsafe in own area, says councillor Flags fly from lampposts in the Shandon Park area of east Belfast (Peter Morrison)Residents in a mixed part of Belfast have expressed concerns after the appearance of flags in recent days. They have been placed in Shandon Park in the east of the city.

1 week ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Jessica Rice

White’s Tavern’s roof fell through in the early hours of Sunday morning. Emergency services attended the scene and one person was taken to hospital following the incident. A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service said one person was taken the Royal Victoria hospital following the incident. "(We) received a 999 call at 00:03 on Sunday 15 June following reports of a number of people having been injured, following a structural incident at a premises in Winecellar Entry.