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• Yahoo hack: 'One billion user accounts affected'

  14-12-2016 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Yahoo has identified a breach from 2013 involving data of more than a billion users which is distinct from the breach reported in September.
  
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• Ex-Sinn Fein staffer joins Jeremy Corbyn's leadership team

  14-12-2016 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has hired a former Sinn Fein staffer to his leadership team.
  
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• RHI scandal: Arlene Foster 'victim of witch hunt' and is 'owed an apology', claims Nigel Dodds

  14-12-2016 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Nigel Dodds said Arlene Foster's opponents are on a "witch-hunt" in an attempt to blame her for the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).
  
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• Challenge Cup quarter-final first leg: Belfast Giants draw in Manchester

  14-12-2016 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast Giants fight back from 3-1 down to earn a 3-3 draw in the Challenge Cup quarter-final first leg in Manchester.
  
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• Foster 'victim of heat scheme witch hunt' says deputy

  14-12-2016 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Attempts to blame Arlene Foster for a botched heat scheme have hit 'hysterical levels', says the DUP's deputy leader.
  
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• Northern Ireland woman (80) fighting crime in Brazil and making money by watching internet cameras

  14-12-2016 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Down woman Barbara Morrow is fighting crime 5,000 miles away from her home in Ballyhalbert.
  
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• Foster 'intervened to keep heat scheme subsidy open'

  14-12-2016 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first minister fought a decision to close a flawed renewable energy scheme, a senior source tells the BBC.
  
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• Scottish Open: Mark Allen and Joe Swail progress into last 32 in Glasgow

  14-12-2016 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Antrim player Mark Allen and Belfast's Joe Swail both progress to the last 32 at the Scottish Open in Glasgow.
  
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• Assembly recalled over renewable heat scheme

  14-12-2016 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MLAs will return to Stormont for an urgent discussion on botched heat scheme that could cost taxpayers £400m.
  
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• Executive budget presentation postponed until new year

  14-12-2016 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The executive will not present its 2017/18 budget until early in the new year.
  
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• European Champions Cup, Pool 5: Clermont Auvergne v Ulster (Sun)

  14-12-2016 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ulster appear to have emerged unscathed from the thrilling win over Clermont Auvergne for Sunday's return game in France.
  
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• Sudden death in Coleraine 'no longer suspicious'

  14-12-2016 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The sudden death of a man in Coleraine is no longer being treated as suspicious, police say.
  
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• Irish border 'could be like Norway-Sweden'

  14-12-2016 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government has not considered an arrangement where NI could stay in the European customs union, says Brexit Secretary David Davis.
  
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• RHI scandal: SDLP to table motion of no confidence to exclude Arlene Foster as Stormont First Minister

  14-12-2016 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood is to table a motion of no confidence to exclude Arlene Foster as first minister while she continues to face questions about her role in the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
  
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• Free trips boost Belfast school attendance

  14-12-2016 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Belfast school achieves a dramatic drop in pupil absence by introducing free trips as a reward for attendance.
  
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• Commissioners to monitor Northern Ireland paramilitary activity named

  14-12-2016 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four Commissioners have been appointed to monitor progress on tackling paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland, it has been announced.
  
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• Orange Order: Mervyn Gibson elected new grand secretary

  14-12-2016 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mervyn Gibson has been elected as the new grand secretary of the Orange Order.
  
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• Amazon Prime Air makes first drone delivery

  14-12-2016 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amazon will now fly things to people's houses to deliver them.
  
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• RHI furore: First Ministers call special Assembly sitting to discuss 'cash for ash' scandal

  14-12-2016 16:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The First and deputy First Ministers have called for a special sitting of the Assembly to discuss the so-called 'Cash for Ash' scandal.
  
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• Petrol bomb attack linked to drug dispute, court hears

  14-12-2016 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A petrol bomb attack on a flat in Co Armagh is linked to a long-running dispute over drugs, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Portadown defender Ken Oman banned for six games

  14-12-2016 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Portadown defender Ken Oman is suspended for six matches for elbowing Cliftonville's Caoimhin Bonner in Saturday's Premiership game.
  
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• NI fishermen to be allowed to catch more prawns

  14-12-2016 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's fishing fleet is to benefit from an increase in the amount of prawns it can catch.
  
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• Ballymurphy massacre families win battle over right to challenge for inquests funding

  14-12-2016 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The families of ten people shot dead by soldiers in west Belfast 45 years ago have won High Court permission to challenge the withholding of funding for inquests into the deaths.
  
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• Michael Fallon: No witch hunts into troop action in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan

  14-12-2016 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Probes into alleged misconduct by British troops in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan will not be allowed to turn into "witch hunts", Sir Michael Fallon has insisted.
  
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• Michael Fallon: No witch hunts into troop action in N Ireland and Afghanistan

  14-12-2016 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Probes into alleged misconduct by British troops in Northern Ireland and Afghanistan will not be allowed to turn into "witch hunts", Sir Michael Fallon has insisted.
  
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• Funeral for second Tyrone crash victim Killian Doherty

  14-12-2016 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The funeral has taken place of a second County Tyrone man who died in a road crash in Omagh.
  
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• PSNI chief's claims about Republic's immigration checks 'not well founded'

  14-12-2016 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish government minister has rejected claims from Northern Ireland's police chief that weaker immigration checks in the Republic of Ireland are providing a route for international criminals to enter the UK
  
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• Stormont's Social Investment Fund 'needs an extra £13m'

  14-12-2016 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NI Executive's controversial Social Investment Fund requires an extra £13m of taxpayer money, says a leaked document.
  
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• Trade body in 'scrap bus lanes' call

  14-12-2016 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast Chamber of Trade and Commerce calls for bus lanes to be scrapped in parts of Belfast 'as an experiment'.
  
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• PPS reject criticisms over legacy investigation focus

  14-12-2016 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Public Prosecutions Service insists it takes decisions on cases involving the legacy of the troubles 'without fear, favour or prejudice'.
  
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• Michaela McAreavey foundation will always be tinged with sadness but we believe in God's plan

  14-12-2016 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mark Harte, son of Tyrone manager Mickey, tells of his grief for his murdered sister and how his family takes strength from the charity set up in her name.
  
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• Ibrahim Halawa: Irish foreign minister supports deportation plans

  14-12-2016 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Irish foreign minister says the government will apply maximum pressure on the Egyptian authorities to secure the return of a prisoner to Ireland.
  
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• Bill for Northern Ireland A5 upgrade rises by £3m but not a sod has been turned

  14-12-2016 11:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cost of Northern Ireland's most beleaguered roads project has jumped by another £3 million in eight months.
  
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• November saw further fall in Northern Ireland unemployment claimants

  14-12-2016 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of people claiming unemployment benefits in Northern Ireland continued to fall in November.
  
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• RHI furore: 'Political pressure' on civil servants delayed closure of botched £400m heating scheme in Northern Ireland, it has been claimed

  14-12-2016 11:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Political pressure delayed the closure of the Renewable Heating Incentive, it has been claimed
  
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• Ballintoy Harbour: Major sea search for Catherine Johnston

  14-12-2016 10:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A major air and sea search has restarted in County Antrim for a missing 39-year-old Belfast woman.
  
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• Burglar who targeted Coleraine Elvis imitator spared jail

  14-12-2016 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who carried out a burglary in which an Elvis impersonator had a special poem and treasured pictures of his late wife stolen has been given a suspended prison sentence.
  
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• Public to see 'hidden' art collection it has paid for since 1963

  14-12-2016 10:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland's hidden art collections is going on tour. The Civil Service Art Collection - which comprises more than 1,400 pieces and is valued at more than £2m - is mostly kept in storage or displayed in Government buildings.
  
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• Sea search as car of missing Belfast woman Catherine Johnston found at Ballintoy Harbour

  14-12-2016 10:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police and the family of missing Northern Ireland woman Catherine Johnston are becoming increasingly concerned for her welfare after her car was found at a harbour on the Antrim coast
  
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• Christmas truce that silenced the WWI guns and led to kickabout in No Man's Land inspires charity football match

  14-12-2016 10:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was a moment of peace and humanity amid the horror of war along the Western Front. Now more than a century later the Christmas truce of 1914 that silenced the guns of the First World War will be remembered.
  
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• Priest tells mourners at Maurice McCloughan funeral: 'I've never witnessed such sorrow'

  14-12-2016 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone teenager who died alongside his best friend in a car crash has been remembered as someone who "won the hearts" of the young and old.
  
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• Revealed: Police fail to attend scene of 841 serious traffic accidents in Northern Ireland

  14-12-2016 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 800 serious road accidents in Northern Ireland were not attended by police last year - a hike of 40% since 2011, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• No talks on Northern Ireland botched RHI scheme until new year - Executive deems crisis unworthy of discussion

  14-12-2016 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The "biggest financial scandal in the history of devolved government" will not be discussed by the Executive until next year, it has emerged.
  
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• Arlene Foster could face watchdog grilling next week over botched RHI scheme

  14-12-2016 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster is prepared to face the Assembly's spending watchdog over the cash for ash scheme - if invited.
  
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• Isle of Man honours Joey Dunlop with coin set

  14-12-2016 09:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland racing legend Joey Dunlop has been honoured in the Isle of Man with a new commemorative coin collection.
  
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• Playtime favourites beloved by children form nostalgic exhibition

  14-12-2016 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down museum will be showing its own Toy Story this Christmas. The wide-ranging exhibition features toys from decades ago and includes board games, action figures and cuddly toys - as well as everything from Star Wars figures to Cabbage Patch Dolls.
  
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• John Lennon's piano hitting right notes in Portrush

  14-12-2016 09:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new wave of Beatlemania is breaking out in the unlikely surroundings of Portrush with a piano reputed to have links to John Lennon causing a stir among locals.
  
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• Belfast drama teacher to Strictly's Redknapp and Russell Brand, Peter Ferris, in running for $1m global accolade

  14-12-2016 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast teacher who guided Strictly Come Dancing finalist Louise Redknapp and comedian Russell Brand to success is one of four Britons in the running for a million dollar (£790,000) education prize.
  
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• UK inflation hits two-year high as households brace for tax and welfare reform

  14-12-2016 08:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rising food, fuel and clothes prices pushed UK inflation to a two-year high of 1.2% last month, with 2017 expected to be even harder for households as families face tax and welfare changes in the new year.
  
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• Graham completes £85m Ulster Hospital project and there's more work on way

  14-12-2016 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland company Graham Construction has completed an £85m development at the Ulster Hospital and is starting work on another major healthcare building.
  
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