It is only six days until the MTV awards hit Belfast, on Sunday crews began building a huge stage at City Hall for Snow Patrol's concert on 6 November.

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Snow Patrol and Jason Derulo are set to take the stage at Belfast City Hall while Red Hot Chili Peppers will play the Ulster Hall.

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Ever since the league agreed to stage Super Bowl XLVIII in a place where snow and freezing temperatures are a possibility for game day, there has been plenty of skepticism about the decision.

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Apple Senior Vice President Bertrand Serlet took the stage to demonstrate the company's newest operating system, called Snow Leopard.

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But the Briton's chances were scuppered when the 13th stage of the day was cancelled because of the treacherous conditions of the track as a result of melting snow.

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