Old Trafford abandoned game fiasco - growing calls for #MUFC to compensate fans
Labour MP Kate Green has called on Manchester United to compensate fans disrupted by Sunday's evacuation of their final game of the season. It comes after the debacle at Old Trafford where the game was abandoned when a device was discovered - it turned out to be a fake bomb left behind in a training exercise. All that has been offered so far is a refund on Sunday's ticket and free entry to ton...
17m May 17, 2016
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Former Alliance deputy @Seamus_Close says party should snub Justice Ministry
So who's going to be the next Assembly Justice Minister? It's a really big question, as negotiations continue behind the scenes on forming a new Stormont government. Up to now, it's been held by Alliance - as part of a carefully worked out compromise between the DUP and Sinn Fein? But what if Alliance turns it down this time - what if they join the UUP and very possibly the SDLP on the oppositi...
28m May 17, 2016
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Callers react to @bbcnolan North West 200 debate
Nolan Callers react to Malachi O'Doherty's questioning of the BBC's North West 200 coverage. The North West 200 is one of our most popular sporting events but- the weekend saw tragedy at the annual event, another loss of life. The tragic death of 20 year old Malachi Mitchell Thomas will rekindle the arguments once again about road racing In NI.
25m May 16, 2016
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BBC North West 200 coverage questioned - @malodoherty and @PhillipMcCallen debate
The North West 200 is one of our most popular sporting events but- the weekend saw tragedy at the annual event, another loss of life. The tragic death of 20 year old Malachi Mitchell Thomas will rekindle the arguments once again about road racing In NI. Malachi O'Doherty questions the BBC's role in covering the occasion.
14m May 16, 2016
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Fans of #mufc react to security alert ‘fiasco’ at Old Trafford
Outrageous and a fiasco. That's how yesterday's mistaken security alert at Manchester United's ground has been described. Tens of thousands of fans were packed into the ''Theatre of Dreams'' to see the last game of the season between the Reds and Bournemouth. It later emerged that the suspicious item that was found at Old Trafford was a "training device" that had been left there during the week...
10m May 16, 2016
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Government dept that's pushing to cut Belfast car use has over 200 free city centre parking spaces #BBCNolan
The Nolan show can reveal that the same government department that has been trying to cut down car use in Belfast city centre has 230 free city centre car-parking spaces for its own civil servants The Department for Regional Development - now part of the new Dept for Infrastructure - has defended the provision at its headquarters, after disclosing the figures to the Nolan Show through an freed...
29m May 16, 2016
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Fury over traffic problems at the Balmoral Show - #BBCNolan listeners tell their stories
There have been complaints about traffic chaos at Balmoral Show yesterday. Thousands of people have been going through the gates of the biggest agricultural event in Northern Ireland. There have been traffic and car parking problems in previous years and this year we've been contacted by listeners who couldn't get out of the carpark!
18m May 13, 2016
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'The right move to make' - @AlexKane221b on UUP opposition move
'The right move to make' - commentator Alex Kane on UUP opposition move
5m May 13, 2016
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Should work emails be banned out of working hours? #BBCNolan
When does your work day end? Is it when you leave the office? Or do you continue to check emails and make calls from home? The Government in France are trying to ban employees from checking emails after they have left the office to protect workers from what they describe as digital burnout. They want workers to finish work when they physically leave the office and give them a right to disconnec...
10m May 13, 2016
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DUP reaction to BBC shake-up plans #BBCNolan
Yesterday the government unveiled their "major overhaul" of how the BBC is run in a White Paper. The licence fee will continue for at least 11 years and will be linked to inflation - and viewers will need to pay it to use BBC iPlayer. Stars earning over £450,000 will have their pay made public. Are you happy the licence fee is set to continue? Gregory Campbell joined Stephen this morning
7m May 13, 2016
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Drama at the Assembly as UUP go in to opposition - we have political reaction #BBCNolan
So a dramatic day at the Assembly yesterday. The Ulster Unionist Party has decided to go into Opposition. It won't be in the Executive, won't have a Minister in the new Stormont government. Stephen spoke to UUP MLA Philip Smith, Alliance Party leader David Ford and SDLP MLA Alex Attwood
22m May 13, 2016
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David Cameron says making of dentist killer TV drama 'The Secret' will be investigated
Many of you will have been watching The Secret on ITV - it tells the story of convicted killer Colin Howell and Hazel Buchanan who murdered their spouses and kept the deaths secret for 18 years. But the programme hasn't been welcome by all. It's been criticised by the daughter of one of the victims, who said it had left her traumatised. Labour MP Louise Haigh raised the matter in the House of C...
6m May 12, 2016
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Plans for "major overhaul" of BBC being unveiled. How far will it go?
Plans for a "major overhaul" of how the BBC is run will be unveiled in a government White Paper later. But just how far will it go? Speculation this morning suggests changes might not be as far reaching as Tory ministers first wanted. It's thought the licence fee will run for another 11 years and only stars earning over £450,000 will have their pay made public. The government had wanted that to...
19m May 12, 2016
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Terror threat in GB from dissident republicans raised – analysis from @BrianPJRowan
The threat level from Northern Ireland-related terrorism in Great Britain has been raised from moderate to substantial. It means an attack in England, Scotland or Wales is now officially categorised as "a strong possibility". Home Secretary Theresa May said the level, set by security service MI5, "reflects the continuing threat from dissident republican activity". The level for Northern Ireland...
5m May 12, 2016
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Concerns voiced over ethics behind DNA screening for Down's syndrome
The actor Sally Phillips, whose 11-year-old son has Down's syndrome, has voiced concerns over the ethical stance behind DNA screening for the condition. The NHS may introduce a new non-invasive test that could reduce the number of miscarriages from the present down's syndrome tests. But there are moral concerns. Sally Phillips, who is most famous for staring in Bridget Jones Diary, told the BBC...
9m May 12, 2016
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From a life of football glory to a murder charge. We hear one man's story of a miscarriage of justice (Part 2)
Gerry McGowan from Creggan was just 17 when he signed a professional football contract to play at Leicester City alongside Gary Lineker. He should have had the world at his feet but when Gerry found himself wrongfully arrested for the murder of a soldier, life took a very different turn. He became one of the Derry Four, eventually cleared but still waiting for a key report on the case. I've bee...
7m May 12, 2016
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From a life of football glory to a murder charge. We hear one man's story of a miscarriage of justice (Part 1)
Gerry McGowan from Creggan was just 17 when he signed a professional football contract to play at Leicester City alongside Gary Lineker. He should have had the world at his feet but when Gerry found himself wrongfully arrested for the murder of a soldier, life took a very different turn. He became one of the Derry Four, eventually cleared but still waiting for a key report on the case. I've bee...
28m May 12, 2016
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No tie required for MLAs in Assembly chamber. Are standards slipping? #BBCNolan
The new Assembly will have its first plenary sitting tomorrow and one issue that has already been raised is the dress code. It comes after People Before profit candidate, Eamonn McCann was elected; its seems the question on many people's lips will be if he will wear a tie? So what should one wear in parliament buildings? Stephen spoke to Eamonn McCann, etiquette expert Liz Brewer and commentato...
17m May 11, 2016
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Is united Ireland dream slipping away from nationalist politicians? @malodoherty and @ColmDore discuss
Is the dream of seeing a united Ireland slipping away from nationalist politicians? The combined Sinn Fein-SDLP vote was down 5% in last week's Assembly election. Does that mean nationalism is on the slide? Was it due to a turnout problem?Were some nationalist voters put off by Sinn Fein and SDLP policies on gay marriage - and Sinn Fein's support for abortion reform? Commentators Malachi O'Dohe...
13m May 11, 2016
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'My heart is breaking for her' - distraught mother speaks out about bullying of her daughter
A distraught mother has contacted the Nolan Show. She claims her daughter is the victim of a bullying campaign and that her school is not doing enough about it. Paula says that her daughter now dreads going to school and her health is suffering as a result. She's a pupil at Glengormley High School, a school where bullying has previously been highlighted by this show. Stephen spoke to her and sh...
27m May 11, 2016
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Highlights of @bbcnolan election coverage – a special montage #ae16
So the fall-out keeps coming from the Assembly elections. Big negotiations coming up at Stormont, big decisions for the politicians. There's been a lot of talk about the election campaign being boring. Well it certainly wasn't boring on the Nolan Show. Here's a reminder of some of our highlights.
11m May 10, 2016
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Should the BBC scrap free licence fee for over 75s? #BBCNolan
Should the BBC scrap the free licence fee for the over 75s? The BBC are reported to be considering cutting free TV licence for 600,000 over-75s if someone in household works. It would be part of plans to save money as the BBC takes over responsibility for funding the free TV licence. But charities have warned that the proposals would deal a huge blow to poor pensioners, many of whom depend on t...
5m May 10, 2016
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Can you ever be too old to be a dad? DUP Cllr Tommy Jeffers is a dad again at 73!
Can you ever be too old to be a dad? Sir Tim Rice is to become a father for the fourth time at 71. And one of our own local politicians, DUP councillor, Tommy Jeffers recently became a dad again at the ripe old age of 73. But is it fair to have a baby in your 70s? Or is age just a number? Stephen was joined by new dad Tommy and Emma Woolf - whose own dad was in his fifties when she came along
8m May 10, 2016
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“No canvassers knocked my door” - Blaine is blind, he says politicians are failing him
“No canvassers knocked my door” - Blaine is blind, he says politicians are failing him
5m May 10, 2016
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'We're keeping open mind on who is responsible' – PSNI superintendent on Belfast murder
'We're keeping open mind on who is responsible' - PSNI Superintendent John Roberts
8m May 10, 2016
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Delight at increase in the number of female MLAs. But will it change politics here?
A record number of female MLAs have been welcomed by politicians and the media. Yesterday the Speaker of the Assembly, Mitchel McLaughlin,praised what he called a significant increase in female Members. And in today's Belfast Telegraph editor Gail Walker says the move signals a sea change in our politics that is as welcome as it is overdue. But can female politicians do anything their male coun...
13m May 10, 2016
13m
Murder and two shootings in Belfast in 24 hours - former MLAs Dawn Purvis and Seamus Close react
A murder and two other shootings in Belfast within 24 hours. A man in his 50s was shot dead in a car in west Belfast at around 10 pm last night. It's understood Dan Murray was a takeaway delivery driver and had been taking an order to Lady Street near Grosvenor Road when he was shot. The BBC understands the dead man was well known to police and had a lengthy criminal record. It's the third shoo...
9m May 10, 2016
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'There is no excuse for this' - SF MLA Gerry Kelly reacts to Belfast murder
A murder and two other shootings in Belfast within 24 hours. A man in his 50s was shot dead in a car in west Belfast at around 10 pm last night. It's understood Dan Murray was a takeaway delivery driver and had been taking an order to Lady Street near Grosvenor Road when he was shot. The BBC understands the dead man was well known to police and had a lengthy criminal record, . It's the third sh...
19m May 10, 2016
19m
End of an era for the BBC as commentating legend Jackie Fullerton hangs up his mic
The end of an era for the BBC. On Saturday commentating legend Jackie Fullerton hung up his BBC mic for the last time after the Irish cup final between Linfield and Glenavon after a career spanning 40 years. He joined Stephen this morning
7m May 09, 2016
7m
‘Hands off the BBC’ call at BAFTAs - @lembitopik and @charlieseawolf debate
Defend the BBC. That was the message at the BAFTAs last night from Peter Kosminsky, director of the award-winuing drama Wolf Hall. He received a standing ovation for his speech, warning that Government interfering with public service broadcasting could mean the end of productions like Wolf Hall. Well what do you think of that? As part of the plans due out this week John Whittingdale, the Cultur...
21m May 09, 2016
21m
'Assembly has been missing socialist voice' - new People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll
'Assembly has been missing socialist voice' - new People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll
8m May 09, 2016
8m
‘I think he is a fool’ – SF’s John O’Dowd hits back at Gregory Campbell over 'failed hunger striker' comment
‘I think he is a fool’ – Sinn Fein’s John O’Dowd hits back at Gregory Campbell over 'failed hunger striker' comment
2m May 09, 2016
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DUP's Gregory Campbell at centre of row over 'failed hunger striker' comment - he talks to @StephenNolan
The 2016 Assembly elections are over. What now for Stormont? Would you believe it, a political row has kicked off already. Sinn Féin have called on DUP MP Gregory Campbell to withdraw comments in which he said an MLA was "more successful at electioneering than he was at hunger striking". Mr Campbell made the comments on Facebook about Sinn Féin's Raymond McCartney. Sinn Féin's Pat Sheehan calle...
19m May 09, 2016
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Love appeal - can you help Susan find the man who gave her a tingle? #BBCNolan
Now Stephen has been called many things - most he is not unable to repeat on air but never MATCHMAKER - but today that's about to change - recently we were contacted by a listener who is looking for love and she's here on a mission to find a man who she met recently. Stephen was joined by Susan - she told him about this man and the moment their eyes met across a counter of cream cakes
3m May 06, 2016
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Friday interview - @GregJRutherford on doping, dealing with online trolls and DNA testing
British long jumper, Greg Rutherford has won everything in his field... including world, commonwealth, and European titles. But it was his gold at the 2012 Olympic games in London which thrust him into the spotlight. And he has been there ever since. In a wide ranging interview I spoke to him about recent criticism from Carl Lewis, doping, dealing with online trolls... and his use of DNA testin...
24m May 06, 2016
24m
Newspapers report the BBC wants fewer middle class staff. Etiquette expert Liz Brewer and Andrea McVeigh discuss
Has the term middle class lost its meaning? What makes you middle, or upper class these days? Is it the number of noughts on your bank balance or where you went to school? The BBC wants fewer middle class staff and is going to weed them out by asking new staff questions like did you go to private school or get free school meals. But - does class matter anymore or is there still a rigid class sy...
15m May 06, 2016
15m
The @BBCNolan guide to latest cinema releases #BBCNolan
The BBC Nolan guide to latest cinema releases
5m May 06, 2016
5m
2016 Assembly election count underway - what did you make of #AE16 campaign? @AlexKane221b and @dmcbfs discuss
Our new Stormont Assembly will start to take shape in the next few hours. There are 108 seats to be filled up on the hill. What did you make of the election campaign? And what should we be watching out as today unfolds? Stephen was joined by two leading political anoraks - David McCann who is down at the count now and Alex Kane
18m May 06, 2016
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Nolan V The Politicians - the gloves are off!! Here's our #AE16 highlights montage #BBCNolan
It's all over bar the counting. The Assembly election campaign has finished. All the votes have been cast. The results will start coming in later today. It's been described as a dull election by many. But we had our fair share of lively moments on the Nolan Show. Here's a little montage we've put together on our election manifesto interviews
11m May 06, 2016
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Motorist ‘fined staggering 91 times for driving in bus lanes’. It's not @StephenNolan
Bus lane fines! The Belfast Telegraph is reporting today that a motorist has been fined a staggering 91 times for driving in Belfast's bus lanes in just 10 months. The motorist has accumulated at least £4,000 worth of penalties in that period. New figures show more than 40,000 vehicles have been clocked driving in the city's bus lanes in the past 10 months. The total value of fines has now topp...
29m May 05, 2016
29m
NI named as 'most economically equal part of UK'. Is that good news? @ckarkkent and @JeffreyPeel discuss
Northern Ireland is the most economically equal part of the UK. That's the suggestion from new research carried out for the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action. It shows that the richest 10% of households here have incomes 4.2 times higher than the poorest 10% - for Great Britain the ratio is 5.1. The main reason for the difference is that Northern Ireland's highest earning households...
15m May 05, 2016
15m
Concerns voiced about future of care homes #BBCNolan
Disturbing news for elderly people and their families. More than a quarter of private sector care homes in the UK are in danger of going out of business within three years. That's according to research by BBC Radio Four. It highlights homes at risk of closure because they carry too much debt and do not make enough profit to cover loan repayments. What's the situation like in Northern Ireland? L...
16m May 05, 2016
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Warning over ‘inevitable’ care home closures in Northern Ireland #BBCNolan
Disturbing news for elderly people and their families. More than a quarter of private sector care homes in the UK are in danger of going out of business within three years. That's according to research by BBC Radio Four. It highlights homes at risk of closure because they carry too much debt and do not make enough profit to cover loan repayments. What's the situation like in Northern Ireland? L...
47s May 05, 2016
47s
Cancer patient’s home blighted by damp and mold - @nweir1 reports
A Belfast mother of five, who is due to undergo cancer surgery, has turned to the Nolan Show for help. Amanda Lyttle has been scrubbing mould from the walls of her Housing Executive property every month for the last 10 years. She says she's been complaining about the issue for five years. Amanda has been told she must take time off work to make sure she doesn't catch an infection after her oper...
6m May 04, 2016
6m
Do workers without kids need more flexibility at work? - @NiamhHoran and Fionola Meredith debate
An author has caused a storm in the States for suggesting that childless women should be given extended breaks from work the same as workers with kids. Meghann Foyle says women who don't have children should be allowed what she calls 'ME-ternity leave'. She said she is sick seeing parents leave work on time while she stayed late "picking up the slack" without the "excuse" of spending time with ...
12m May 04, 2016
12m
Do you suffer from insomnia? Actress Kim Cattrall says it has blighted her life
Have you ever suffered from insomnia? For many it's the bane of their lives and something the can get little to no relief from. The actress Kim Cattrall is well-known for her role in Sex and the City but - what's not been public until now is a private struggle with insomnia - something that came to dominate her life, and her work. Recently she spoke out about the condition on Woman's Hour in a ...
12m May 04, 2016
12m
'This is the year of the outsider' - @CharlieSeaWolf on Donald Trump’s advance
'This is the year of the outsider' - Charlie Wolf on Donald Trump’s advance
4m May 04, 2016
4m
'It'll probably never happen again' - @mikeparry8 on Leicester City title glory
So the shock waves keep rolling from Leicester City winning the Premier League. It still hasn't sunk in. One of the biggest upsets in sporting history. But what has it changed? Has the balance of power shifted in football towards the smaller clubs? Stephen got the views of Mike Parry
5m May 04, 2016
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Is it okay to steal if you're hungry? @CharlieSeaWolf and Bumper Graham debate
'If you're hungry, stealing food is not a crime' - that's according to a court in Italy. Stealing small amounts of food to stave off hunger is not a crime, Italy's highest court of appeal has ruled. The court found that a homeless man who stole cheese and sausages was acting "in a state of need" so his actions could not be considered an offence... Would you welcome a ruling like that here? If s...
26m May 04, 2016
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'Incredible moment in football history' - @SteveClaridge on Leicester City’s title glory
Leicester City have won the Premier League title in what's being called - one of the greatest sporting stories of all time. Tottenham's 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday confirmed the stunning achievement. Leicester started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title after almost being relegated last season. Vinny spoke to former Leicester City player Steve Claridge
5m May 03, 2016
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