Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Sat 1st Feb 2014

Belfast Newsletter News Amnesty sex trade row A leading figure in the UK sex trade has taken credit for a controversial draft policy document from Amnesty International which calls for legalised prostitution. Read more... QUB academic regrets gay slur at centre of row with DUP An academic at Queen’s University has spoken of his regret after writing in an email that the DUP was to blame for the suicide of members of the gay community. Read more... Exploris could go tropical in bid to increase visitor numbers Northern Ireland’s sole aquarium could turn towards the tropics in a bid to boost its failing visitor numbers. Read more... Organiser of trouble-hit Brighton bomber event would do same again One of the organisers of Thursday’s east Belfast meeting with the Brighton bomber has defended the decision to stage it. Read more... Security alert in west Belfast A number of homes have been evacuated while Army experts deal with a suspicious object found on the outskirts of west Belfast. Read more...   Sport Destiny remains in our own hands insists Reds boss Breslin Tommy Breslin insists Cliftonville’s destiny rests in their own hands as they look to successfully defend their title this season. Read more... Hughes earns move to QPR QPR have signed defender Aaron Hughes on a short-term contract until the end of the season. Read more... IVAN WON'T BE FOOLED... Winger Ivan Sproule admits it will take more than amateur psychology to derail Linfield’s title quest this season. Read more... Baxter refusing to dwell on cup defeat Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter insists there won’t be any League Cup hangover when his players step out at Ferney Park on Saturday. Read more... Determined Ferguson demands desire from his Sky Blues Ballymena United manager Glenn Ferguson is demanding his players show their desire to clinch a top six place when they visit Shamrock Park on Saturday. Read more...   Please do not respond directly to this email as this mailbox is not monitored. To contact Belfast Newsletter direct go to http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ and click on Contact Us Johnston Press are the publishers of Belfast Newsletter. You have received this email as you have subscribed to this newsletter on our website. Edit or Unsubscribe Preferences | Edit Your Profile Company Name: Johnston Press plc | Registered in Scotland no: SCO15382 | Registered Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS