Peter Coulter

Belfast

Assistant Editor, Digital News at BBC

Assistant Editor, Digital News @BBCNewsNI [email protected]

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NI to face Belarus against government guidance

Nov 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Peter Coulter

Northern Ireland will take on Belarus on Friday night in a Uefa Nations League match despite guidance from the UK government that Belarus should not be allowed to compete. The due to the country's support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. BBC News NI understands the government is "disappointed" Uefa is allowing the match at Windsor Park in south Belfast to go ahead - however in spite of this it granted visas to Belarusian players and staff.
Online killer McCartney 'robbed us of granddaughter'

Oct 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Cormac Campbell |Peter Coulter |Fiona Murray

WARNING: This article contains distressing details relating to extreme child abuse, suicide and strong language. Cimarron Thomas was 12 years old in 2018 when she used her father's handgun to kill herself. From West Virginia, USA, she played the violin, she loved elephants and chatting with her friends on Snapchat and was looking forward to her 13th birthday. But was being sexually abused and blackmailed online by a student from Northern Ireland, described as the UK's most prolific catfisher.
NI government consults on mandatory vaccines

Oct 10, 2024 | msn.com | Peter Coulter

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NI government consults on mandatory vaccines

Oct 10, 2024 | aol.com | Peter Coulter

October 10, 2024 at 6:13 PMNorthern Ireland's Department of Health (DoH) is consulting on potential new laws to deal with another public health emergency like Covid-19. Concerns have been raised across social media that the assembly is planning to introduce mandatory vaccinations and forced quarantine as part of any new legislation. A campaign group has been formed to oppose the proposals and MLAs are being inundated with letters and emails.
Lidl remove 'death trap' hedgehog huts from stores

Aug 22, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Peter Coulter

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Lidl remove 'death trap' hedgehog huts from stores

Aug 22, 2024 | aol.com | Peter Coulter

August 22, 2024 at 1:44 PM[Getty Images]Lidl has removed hedgehog huts from its stores after a hedgehog conversation group raised safety concerns about the product. The hedgehog huts are described as a "natural shelter for hedgehogs" and suitable for "feeding, shelter and nesting". But a hedgehog rescue charity claims that hedgehogs can freeze and become trapped in the hideouts. Lidl said it had been selling the product across Europe for a number of years "with no reported issues regarding safety".
Lidl remove 'death trap' hedgehog huts from sale

Aug 22, 2024 | flipboard.com | Peter Coulter

Fermanagh 7 hours ago No, Fermanagh was not hit by an earthquake! fermanaghherald.com • 7h FOR a short time last week it was believed Fermanagh had been hit by an earthquake, with a tremor that hit in the Clabby area recording a magnitude … Construction 1 day ago WWII German bomb discovered detonated evacuating 400 homes with explosion heard for miles Irish Star - Alana Loftus • 1d Residents are free to return to their homes today after an area of Co Down was cleared out to perform a...
'When Shania Twain asks you to go on tour, you go'

Jun 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Peter Coulter

“When Shania Twain calls and asks if you want to go on tour, you grab your cowgirl hat and you go on tour.”It wasn’t a call that Australian singer Delta Goodrem was expecting, but it’s why she’s found herself in Northern Ireland. She had just performed at London’s Mighty Hoopla festival and was about to head back to Australia to finish her new album when the call from Shania came in to support her on tour.
Titti Von Tramp: Why a drag queen jumped on police Land Rover

Mar 16, 2024 | yahoo.com | Peter Coulter

When drag queen Titti Von Tramp jumped on a police land rover in Belfast in March 1999 she didn't realise she was about to be part of history. The Kremlin bar was having its opening night party but was evacuated following a bomb scare. As the anxious revellers piled out onto the street the drag queen decided this was not going to ruin the fun. This is the story of the drag queen, the police land rover, the bomb scare and a photo that travelled the world.
Titti Von Tramp: Why a drag queen jumped on police Land Rover

Mar 16, 2024 | flipboard.com | Peter Coulter

'No-one around here believes his bulls***': Neighbours of World of Warcraft-obsessed loner who... Daniel Allen waited patiently on his doorstep for the police to arrive as his rented bungalow burned with three generations of the same family …