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• Button up New Year's Eve in advance

  10-12-2016 20:32
  The 20th annual New Year's by the Bay multi-venue "First Night" event is set for Saturday, Dec. 31, from 2 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. in downtown and around Belfast, a Main Street Community. The yearly grassroots celebration is chem-free, family-oriented, affordable, cultural celebration takes place primarily in nine indoor venues within walking distance, showcasing a wide variety of live performances as well as several dance bands.
  
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• AA Gill dead at 62: Restaurant critic passes away from cancer

  10-12-2016 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  AA Gill, journalist and restaurant critic for The Sunday Times, has died of cancer aged 62.
  
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• Rory McIlroy was genuinely going in over the ropes to get at Ryder Cup heckler: Padraig Harrington

  10-12-2016 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Padraig Harrington has revealed the moment he thought he would have to wade into a fight to back up Rory McIlroy in a Ryder Cup confrontation with a loudmouth spectator.
  
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• John Montague: Northern Ireland poet dies aged 87

  10-12-2016 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  John Montague, one of Ireland's much-loved contemporary poets, has died aged 87.
  
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• County Tyrone poet John Montague dies aged 87

  10-12-2016 13:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The leading County Tyrone poet John Montague dies in France aged 87.
  
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• Donegal mum (24) left scarred following horror hotel 'flamethrower' attack by Dungannon man

  10-12-2016 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A tour guide at a former prison has been jailed for two years over a "flamethrower" attack on a 24-year-old mother, which left her scarred for life.
  
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• Omagh collision: Two GAA players die in Doogary Road crash

  10-12-2016 12:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two young GAA players have died in a serious two-vehicle road traffic collision on the main Omagh to Ballygawley Road.
  
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• Omagh collision: Two die in crash on Doogary Road

  10-12-2016 12:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have died in a serious two-vehicle road traffic collision on the main Omagh to Ballygawley Road.
  
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• Omagh collision: Serious two-car collision closes A5 Doogary Road

  10-12-2016 12:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motorists are advised to avoid the main Omagh to Ballygawley Road due to a serious two vehicle road traffic collision on the A5 Doogary Road
  
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• Belfast residents forced from homes as Castlereagh fire rages - Belfast Telegraph

  10-12-2016 12:04
  
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  Belfast residents forced from homes as Castlereagh fire rages
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  Firefighters attending a well established fire on the Upper Braniel Road, east Belfast. Picture by Brian Little/PressEye. Firefighters attending a well established fire on the Upper Braniel Road, east Belfast. Picture by Brian Little/PressEye ...
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• Man gets new tag after old one broke in bath sex romp

  10-12-2016 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man jailed for damaging an electronic monitoring tag on his ankle after it got caught on a tap while he was having sex in a bath, has been released on fresh bail - with electronic monitoring.
  
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• Northern Ireland to host European Under-19 Championship finals

  10-12-2016 11:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland has been selected stage the European Under-19 Championship finals in 2020.
  
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• Castlereagh fire: Upper Braniel Road reopens after huge blaze

  10-12-2016 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents were forced from their homes on Friday night as firefighters battled a blaze on the Upper Braniel Road on the outskirts of Belfast.
  
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• Omagh: Two-vehicle crash in County Tyrone 'serious'

  10-12-2016 11:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There has been a serious crash on the main Omagh to Ballygawley Road in County Tyrone, say police.
  
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• A Cold Comfort - Winter Wonderland'

  10-12-2016 10:56
  Cold Comfort Theater, voted Waldo County's Best of the Best theater company, will present "Winter Wonderland," an evening of music, song, dance and stories, Tuesday through Friday, Dec. 20 through 23, at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Belfast, 95 High St. Everyone is invited to this festive, donations-only Christmas show, guaranteed to put one and all in the Christmas spirit. "Winter Wonderland" runs less than 90 minutes; the church is handicapped accessible and has an elevator; and there
  
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• Homes evacuated after Belfast blaze

  10-12-2016 10:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Homes are evacuated from the vicinity of a fire on the Upper Braniel Road in Belfast due to the presence of hazardous materials.
  
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• Kirk Douglas celebrates 100th birthday with family and friends

  10-12-2016 07:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Veteran Hollywood star Kirk Douglas has celebrated his 100th birthday at an intimate gathering of friends and family.
  
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• 'Failures' after release from police custody 'contributing to suicides'

  10-12-2016 07:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alleged "failures" in the care of police suspects and prisoners when they are released from custody is potentially contributing to hundreds of suicides, an investigation has suggested.
  
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• '400 kill themselves' after release from police custody

  10-12-2016 07:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The human rights watchdog has found that 400 people killed themselves shortly after being released from police custody in England and Wales in the last seven years, it has been reported.
  
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• Atmospheric seascape by Belfast artist set to make waves at auction - Belfast Telegraph

  10-12-2016 07:05
  
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  Atmospheric seascape by Belfast artist set to make waves at auction
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  A century-old oil painting by one of Belfast's greatest artists is expected to fetch up to £120,000 at auction. Incoming Tide was painted by Paul Henry in 1912 - the year Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage, killing 1,500. Share ...
  
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• At least 45,000 left homeless after earthquake in Indonesia

  10-12-2016 07:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At least 45,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
  
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• At least 43,000 left homeless after earthquake in Indonesia

  10-12-2016 07:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
  
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• Man defies girlfriend to get Jeremy Kyle tattooed on his bottom

  10-12-2016 05:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has explained how he defied his girlfriend to get Jeremy Kyle tattooed on his bottom.
  
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• Stormont cuts led to road flood that caused crash death of my girl... it is responsible

  10-12-2016 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The parents of a girl killed in an accident have urged a Stormont department to learn from the tragedy and take action.
  
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• SAS veteran Andy McNab fears he is next in Army killings 'witch-hunt'

  10-12-2016 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Andy McNab has said he believes "it is only a matter of time" before he is dragged into the so-called witch-hunt probe into Northern Ireland killings.
  
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• Queen's University lecturer slams 'Don't dress like Kim Kardashian' guide for graduates

  10-12-2016 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Queen's lecturer has branded the university's warning to students to "cover their cleavage" during their graduation ceremony as "sexist nonsense".
  
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• Don't dress like Kim Kardashian: Queen's University lecturer slams dress code guide for graduates

  10-12-2016 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Queen's lecturer has branded the university's warning to students to "cover their cleavage" during their graduation ceremony as "sexist nonsense".
  
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• Badge of shame... republican snowman with RPG and AK-47 among sinister Christmas gifts

  10-12-2016 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Republican Christmas cards and a pin depicting a beret-wearing snowman holding a rocket propelled grenade launcher and a machine-gun are signs of "sick minds", it has been claimed.
  
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• Newton Emerson: Belfast council-run investment funds now under spotlight - the Irish News

  10-12-2016 03:02
  
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  Newton Emerson: Belfast council-run investment funds now under spotlight
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  It is not just Stormont that has a Social Investment Fund. Belfast City Council runs the Belfast Investment Fund and associated Local Investment Fund, with a combined pot of £31 million over three years for 'community projects'. Alliance has claimed ...
  
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• Funds sought for Brexit court case in Ireland

  10-12-2016 02:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A British QC is launching a campaign to raise funds to bring a case on Brexit in the Irish courts.
  
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