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• Woman escapes Belfast fire through flat window

  25-11-2016 22:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman managed to escape a fire through the window of her north Belfast flat, it has been reported.
  
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• Police investigate after woman escapes north Belfast house fire - BBC - BBC News

  25-11-2016 22:29
  
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  Police are treating a fire at a property in north Belfast as suspected arson.
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• Police investigate after woman escapes north Belfast house fire

  25-11-2016 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are treating a fire at a property in north Belfast as suspected arson.
  
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• Norwegian Supreme Court refuses to guarantee Edward Snowden safe travel

  25-11-2016 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Norway's Supreme Court has rejected Edward Snowden's request for a legal guarantee that would allow him to collect an award in the Scandinavian country without risk of being extradited to the US.
  
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• Murder trail hears Belfast in grip of heroin epidemic as Mexican drug cartels attempt to smuggle in drug

  25-11-2016 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior drugs counsellor spoke of a heroin epidemic in Belfast and said Mexican cartels were trying to import the Class A drug into Northern Ireland.
  
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• Court hears Belfast in grip of heroin epidemic as Mexican drug cartels attempt to smuggle in drug

  25-11-2016 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior drugs counsellor spoke of a heroin epidemic in Belfast and said Mexican cartels were trying to import the Class A drug into Northern Ireland.
  
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• Met Police receives information on historical sexual abuse at London football clubs

  25-11-2016 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police has received information regarding historical sexual abuse at London football clubs.
  
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• Ulster Club Football final: Slaughtneil and Kilcoo to do battle at Armagh

  25-11-2016 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kilcoo will aim to prevent Slaughneil clinching a clean sweep of Ulster club GAA titles in Sunday's football decider at Armagh.
  
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• Woman injured in Glenshane Road three-vehicle crash

  25-11-2016 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Glenshane Road has reopened following a three-vehicle crash which left one woman in need of hospital treatment.
  
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• Glenshane Road: Three-vehicle collision, diversions in place

  25-11-2016 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are attending a three-vehicle collision on the Glenshane Road.
  
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• Driver swerves to avoid deer, vehicle goes airborne

  25-11-2016 18:04
  Sgt. John Gibbs of Belfast Police Department said 19-year-old Colton Ridley of Belfast was driving on Route 3 at 6:53 a.m. when he swerved to avoid a deer that ran into the road. The vehicle partially left the roadway and slid on the snow-covered grass, Gibbs said.
  
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• Police send shoplifters Christmas cards

  25-11-2016 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland police send Christmas cards to shoplifters to remind them they are being watched.
  
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• 'Irish border issue' must be settled before Brexit talks, says next EU president Joseph Muscat

  25-11-2016 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The "Irish border issue" must be settled before talks on Brexit can begin, the next EU president has told the BBC.
  
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• Derry solicitor Damien McDaid denies legal aid fraud

  25-11-2016 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Londonderry solicitor has denied making a series of fraudulent claims relating to legal aid forms.
  
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• 'Irish border issue' must be settled, says Muscat

  25-11-2016 16:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The next EU president says "the Irish border issue" must be settled before talks on Brexit can start.
  
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• Friends of the Earth lose sand-dredging legal bid

  25-11-2016 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Friends of the Earth loses a legal case over unregulated sand extraction from Lough Neagh.
  
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• Woman police officer charged with £4,000 theft from PSNI

  25-11-2016 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A policewoman is facing prosecution for allegedly stealing nearly £4,000 from the PSNI, it has emerged.
  
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• Funeral held for Jamie Burns who died after taking tablet during Belfast night out - Belfast Telegraph

  25-11-2016 14:56
  
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  Funeral held for Jamie Burns who died after taking tablet during Belfast night out
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  Funeral of 23-year-old Jamie Burns who died last Sunday as a result of taking ecstasy on a night out. Mr Burns' coffin leaves his home on the York Road in north Belfast followed by family and friends. Picture by Jonathan Porter/Press Eye. Funeral of ...and more »
  
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• Funeral held for Jamie Burns who died after taking tablet during Belfast night out

  25-11-2016 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral has taken place of a young man who his family believe died after taking ecstasy on a night out in Belfast.
  
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• Nama: Peter Robinson 'flatly contradicts' Martin McGuinness on Project Eagle

  25-11-2016 14:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland first minister Peter Robinson "flatly contradicts" evidence given by Martin McGuinness on the sale of Project Eagle, TDs have been told.
  
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• Paul Givan: DUP sports minister's first appearance on GAA pitch

  25-11-2016 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The executive's DUP sports minister has made his first appearance on a GAA pitch.
  
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• DUP's Givan shows off GAA skills

  25-11-2016 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It may be his first appearance on a GAA pitch but DUP minister Paul Givan shows he's got some skills.
  
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• Irish border 'most sensitive' Brexit issue: Incoming EU president Joseph Muscat

  25-11-2016 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The question of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic is the "most sensitive" issue in the Brexit negotiations, the incoming president of the EU has warned.
  
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• Belfast's poet laureate Sinead Morrissey leaves city - BBC News

  25-11-2016 13:22
  
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  Belfast's first poet laureate, Sinead Morrissey, is to leave the city for a new role at Newcastle University, the BBC has learnt. She will leave her current post at Queen's University, where she is Professor of Creative Writing, at the end of February ...
  
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• Belfast's poet laureate Sinead Morrissey leaves city

  25-11-2016 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast's first poet laureate Sinead Morrissey is to leave the city for a new role at Newcastle University, the BBC learns.
  
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• UK and EU must give NI special status, says Fianna Fáil

  25-11-2016 13:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK and EU must support a "special status" for NI post-Brexit, says Irish opposition leader.
  
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• Lord Mayor turns on Christmas Lights at City Hall

  25-11-2016 13:13 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Revealed: Record number of super-injunctions issued in Northern Ireland

  25-11-2016 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of super-injunctions in Northern Ireland has reached its highest level in 10 years.
  
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• Harland and Wolff wins East Anglia One offshore windfarm contract

  25-11-2016 12:41
  
  Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic safeguards 200 jobs with order for 65-metre high steel foundation jacketsThe Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic has won a contract believed to be worth £20m to expand a huge windfarm off the East Anglian coast.Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries Ltd has secured the manufacturing of 60 steel foundation jackets for the East Anglia One offshore windfarm, which will safeguard 200 jobs.Continue reading...
  
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• Stormont reduces waiting time targets - as health department faces pressure over growing waiting times

  25-11-2016 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont has shifted the goalposts of hospital waiting time targets it has emerged - as the health department continues to face pressure as new figures show a marked increase in waiting list times.
  
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• Harland and Wolff secures 200 jobs with £20m contract

  25-11-2016 11:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harland and Wolff secures a major manufacturing contract that it says will support 200 jobs.
  
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• Watch: Family catch huge rat in plagued Northern Ireland estate

  25-11-2016 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down family have told how they have been plagued by rats - and no-one appears willing to help.
  
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• The abortion debate

  25-11-2016 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In the Republic of Ireland, there is no issue more sensitive than abortion - two women share their very different experiences.
  
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• Ireland v Australia: Five Ulster men in for Rory Best's 100th appearance

  25-11-2016 10:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has had to shuffle his deck for the side's final international of the year against Australia in Dublin tomorrow.
  
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• Ulster v Zebre match postponed due to pitch conditions

  25-11-2016 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster's match against Zebre at the Kingspan Stadium has been postponed due to pitch conditions.
  
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• Grieving dad disgusted as his daughter Louise Diver's grave trashed

  25-11-2016 10:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grieving father has hit out at 'lowlifes' who vandalised his daughter's grave.
  
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• Artist Deepa Mann-Kler puts Will Grigg, Carl Frampton and George Best in frame

  25-11-2016 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He might not have played a second on the pitch during this summer's European Championships, but Northern Ireland football star Will Grigg is being immortalised in a series of fine art prints.
  
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• Taoiseach Enda Kenny 'can't wait 20 years' for united Ireland

  25-11-2016 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Enda Kenny has reignited the debate over a united Ireland after he said that he does not want to wait "20 years" before Northern Ireland secures accession to EU membership.
  
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• Glenshane crash: Tributes paid to Loreto Douglas

  25-11-2016 09:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes are paid to Loreto Douglas who died after a three-vehicle crash on the Glenshane Pass in Dungiven, County Londonderry.
  
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• 'Heading for retirement? They wish.' TUV’s Jim Allister dismisses Arlene Foster remark

  25-11-2016 09:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TUV leader Jim Allister has declined to say whether or not he will stand again in the next Assembly elections.
  
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• £8m for Northern Ireland Marine Eaglesham hit by rare fever picked up in Afghanistan

  25-11-2016 09:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Royal Marine from Northern Ireland left devastated by a rare fever after returning from a combat tour of Afghanistan is in line for up to £8m in compensation.
  
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• Massive rise in Northern Ireland domestic violence leads human rights group to call for action

  25-11-2016 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Domestic violence in Northern Ireland has reached its highest level in more than a decade.
  
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• Loyalist Community Council warns: Don't snub us over legacy issues panel

  25-11-2016 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Loyalists must be included on any body set up by Stormont to deal with legacy issues, it has been warned.
  
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• Belfast to Derry train journey time 'stuck in 1950s despite upgrade'

  25-11-2016 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The journey time on the Belfast to Londonderry railway line is little better than almost 70 years ago despite a £46m upgrade, a lobby group has claimed.
  
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• Harland and Wolff wins deal for wind farm foundation jackets supporting 200 jobs

  25-11-2016 08:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harland and Wolff has secured a major new contract supporting 200 jobs.
  
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• Centenarian's top tips

  25-11-2016 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 102-year-old County Antrim man shares his tips on how to live a long life.
  
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• 102-year-old shares his secrets to long life

  25-11-2016 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 102-year-old County Antrim man shares his tips on how to live a long life.
  
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• Centenarian shares secrets of long life

  25-11-2016 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 102-year-old County Antrim man shares his secrets on how to live a long life.
  
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• Serial killer Stephen Port to spend rest of life in jail for murders of four men

  25-11-2016 07:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  S erial killer Stephen Port will spend the rest of his life behind bars for murdering four young men to satisfy his lustful obsession.
  
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• Northern Ireland's 138 crime gangs involved in drugs and people trafficking

  25-11-2016 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are fighting more than 100 organised crime gangs in Northern Ireland, MLAs have heard.
  
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