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• Gardaí: Cannabis worth €2.8 found in County Cavan

  16-12-2016 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Herbal Cannabis with an estimated value of €2.8 million has been seized in County Cavan in a joint operation by Gardaí and the Irish Revenue's Customs Service.
  
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• Have you spotted the Belfast rickshaw? - Belfast Live

  16-12-2016 23:19
  
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  Have you spotted the Belfast rickshaw?
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  They're a popular way around on a night out in Dublin and across Europe and now Belfast can lay claim to one of its on own. Allen Docherty has been operating his rickshaw in the city for the last couple of months, entertaining locals, tourists... and ...
  
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• Watch: Belfast singing street cleaners spread some Christmas joy - Belfast Live

  16-12-2016 22:56
  
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  Watch: Belfast singing street cleaners spread some Christmas joy
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• Strike threatens to disrupt Christmas travel at NI airports

  16-12-2016 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Passengers at Belfast International and Belfast City Airports face disruption on the 23 and 24 of December due to a planned strike.
  
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• A Belfast gin has been relaunched after the recipe was found behind a mirror - Belfast Live

  16-12-2016 22:07
  
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  A Belfast gin has been relaunched after the recipe was found behind a mirror
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  Belfast 1912 has hit the shelves and is expected to become a favourite amongst locals thanks to its colourful history. Ian Killen, from Portaferry in Co Down , is the man behind the resurgence of this gin which was once distilled in Belfast's Avoniel ...
  
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• UK soldiers face murder charges in 1972 Belfast killing - Calgary Sun

  16-12-2016 21:37
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  UK soldiers face murder charges in 1972 Belfast killing
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  Belfast killing In this April 17, 1972 file photo, a British Army armoured vehicle makes its way along a barricade while on patrol in the Lower Falls area of west Belfast. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz, File). Tweet ...
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  Two ex-Paras will face a murder trial after the 1972 Belfast shootin
  
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• McGuinness calls for Foster to stand aside over RHI scandal

  16-12-2016 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy first Minister Martin McGuinness has called for DUP leader Arlene Foster to stand aside from her role as First Minister while a full investigation is carried out into Stormont's flawed Renewable Heating Incentive scheme, as the political crisis escalates.
  
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• Protesters take to the streets over RHI scandal - Belfast Newsletter

  16-12-2016 20:25
  
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  Protesters take to the streets over RHI scandal
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  Firebrand: Gerry Carroll MLA addresses the crowds outside City Hall on Friday evening to demand the resignation of First Minister Arlene Foster over the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme . Pic Pacemaker Press ...
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• Workers at 18 airports to stage 48-hour strike before Christmas in row over pay

  16-12-2016 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 1,500 check-in staff, baggage handlers and cargo crew at 18 airports will strike for 48 hours just before Christmas in a long-running pay dispute.
  
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• RHI scandal: Pressure mounts for RHI public inquiry

  16-12-2016 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The SDLP and UUP call on the first minister to step aside while claims about a botched heating scheme are investigated.
  
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• Belfast the winner in Champions Cup belter - Irish Independent

  16-12-2016 17:29
  
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  Belfast the winner in Champions Cup belter
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  With a real positivity in the air, a buzzing night life and wealth of cultural attractions, Belfast is a brilliant place to visit right now, especially if you're a rugby fan. By Hugo McCafferty 16 December 2016. Thanks to Heineken Rugby Club, on ...
  
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• Julian Assange: Russian government not source of leaked DNC and Podesta emails - WikiLeaks editor contradicts CIA claims in new interview

  16-12-2016 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange has again denied that emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta were hacked and leaked to his organisation by the Russian government.
  
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• 'Serial sexual predator' jailed for Belfast assault - BBC News - BBC News

  16-12-2016 17:13
  
  'Serial sexual predator' jailed for Belfast assault - BBC News
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  A County Antrim man described in court as a "serial sexual predator'' is jailed for sexual assaulting a woman in Belfast city centre.and more »
  
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• 'Serial sexual predator' jailed for Belfast assault - BBC News

  16-12-2016 17:13
  
  'Serial sexual predator' jailed for Belfast assault
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  A County Antrim man described in court as a "serial sexual predator'' has been jailed for sexual assaulting a woman in Belfast city centre. Samuel Shannon, 53, of Glenlough Road, Ballymoney, was filmed on CCTV approaching the victim as she walked home ...and more »
  
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• 'Serial sexual predator' jailed for Belfast assault

  16-12-2016 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A County Antrim man described in court as a "serial sexual predator'' is jailed for sexual assaulting a woman in Belfast city centre.
  
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• SDLP's motion to exclude Arlene Foster for six months gains 30 signatures

  16-12-2016 17:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The SDLP has attained the 30 signatures needed to bring forward its motion to the Assembly to suspend First Minister Arlene Foster for six months.
  
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• Shankill Road: Man critical after being found unconscious near Rex Bar

  16-12-2016 17:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in critical condition after being found unconscious in the street beside the Rex Bar on the Shankill Road area of Belfast.
  
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• RHI scandal: Bell claims DUP advisers 'interfered in closure'

  16-12-2016 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former DUP minister Jonathan Bell claims some of his party's senior special advisers would "not allow" him to close part of the 'cash-for-ash's scheme last year.
  
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• A tough old week: Arlene Foster attends Belfast office opening following Jonathan Bell RHI interview

  16-12-2016 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First Minister Arlene Foster described the past few days as a "tough old week" following the revelations surrounding the bungled Renewable Heating Incentive.
  
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• Ashers gay cake case: Christian bakers to pursue appeal at Supreme Court

  16-12-2016 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Christian bakers found to have unlawfully refused to make a cake with a pro-gay marriage slogan are to press ahead with attempts to take their case to the Supreme Court, it was confirmed on Friday.
  
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• Money to burn?

  16-12-2016 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News NI's John Campbell crunches the numbers on the £400m bill that Stormont ran up when a green energy scheme ran out of control.
  
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• Lord Mayor unveils draft community plan for Belfast - The Belfast Agenda

  16-12-2016 15:02 via youtube.com
  
  
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• You're Fired!

  16-12-2016 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News NI talks Lord Sugar and gin with The Apprentice semi-finalist Grainne McCoy from Newry.
  
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• RHI scandal: Arlene Foster 'sorry' she did not control costs

  16-12-2016 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  First Minister Arlene Foster says she is "sorry" that she did not put in cost controls when she set up a green energy scheme that landed taxpayers with an extra bill of £400m.
  
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• 'Wrong pills' pharmacist given suspended sentence

  16-12-2016 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A pharmacist is given a suspended sentence for supplying the wrong drugs to a grandmother who later died.
  
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• RHI scandal: Reaction to Jonathan Bell's revelations

  16-12-2016 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Political reaction to revelations by ex-DUP minister Jonathan Bell over the 'cash for ash' scandal.
  
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• Former soldiers to be prosecuted for IRA man's murder

  16-12-2016 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two former soldiers are to be prosecuted for murder in relation to the fatal shooting of an Official IRA man in Belfast in 1972.
  
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• Brexit: Japanese banks tell Philip Hammond they will move UK jobs within 6 months

  16-12-2016 13:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Japanese banks have told Philip Hammond they will begin moving operations to the EU within six months unless the Government can provide clarity on the UK’s access to the single market.
  
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• Arlene Foster: What she said about Bell's RHI claims, bullying and stepping aside

  16-12-2016 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster is locked in a war of words with party colleague Jonathan Bell - here are her key quotes as the political drama continues to unfold.
  
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• Van der Merwe included in Ulster team

  16-12-2016 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Franco van der Merwe replaces the injured Robbie Diack in the only Ulster change for Sunday's Champions Cup game with Clermont Auvergne.
  
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• Van der Merwe in Ulster team for return fixture v Clermont

  16-12-2016 13:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Les Kiss has made just one change to the starting XV for Ulster's Champions Cup clash away to ASM Clermont Auvergne this Sunday, from the side that defeated the Top 14 table-toppers last weekend at Kingspan Stadium.
  
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• BBC has fallen for Jonathan Bell's spin: DUP rejects aides 'cleansed' RHI documents claim

  16-12-2016 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has emphatically rejected claims made by its own MLA Jonathan Bell that its advisers acted inappropriately over the Renewable Heating Incentive.
  
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• RHI scandal: 'Don't bring God into DUP party dispute,' says Sammy Wilson

  16-12-2016 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sammy Wilson says he would not have brought God into a dispute the way his party colleague Jonathan Bell has done with DUP leader Arlene Foster in his Stephen Nolan interview over the botched Renewable Heating Incentive.
  
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• Dublin: Man jailed over bomb threats during Queen's visit

  16-12-2016 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 66-year-old who made threats during a visit by the Queen to Ireland is jailed for eight-and-a-half years.
  
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• Parents shell out over the odds for hard-to-get Hatchimals

  16-12-2016 10:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of children who have put all their eggs in the one basket are set to be disappointed this Christmas as the season's must-have toy is sold out everywhere.
  
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• Belfast's Black Santa raises £10,000 for war zone refugees even before sit-out

  16-12-2016 10:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As he wraps himself up for the 40th St Anne's Cathedral sit-out for charities, Belfast's Black Santa has announced two £5,000 grants have already been made to help alleviate the humanitarian crises in Syria and Yemen.
  
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• Santa's little helpers at Royal Mail in Mallusk ensure Christmas is sorted

  16-12-2016 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was the busiest day of the year for the Royal Mail.
  
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• O Muilleoir wants to end 279-year-old ban on Irish in courts in Northern Ireland

  16-12-2016 09:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Finance Minister Mairtin O Muilleoir has called for the overturning of a centuries-old ban on the use of the Irish language in the courts.
  
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• Northern Ireland school principal on leave as 'ongoing issues' probed

  16-12-2016 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A principal at a top Northern Ireland secondary school is on leave while an investigation is carried out in to what a teaching union described as "ongoing challenges" at the institution.
  
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• Agonising search for Belfast teacher Catherine Johnson enters third ... - Belfast Telegraph

  16-12-2016 09:15
  
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  Agonising search for Belfast teacher Catherine Johnson enters third ...
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  The family and friends of a missing east Belfast woman face another agonising day waiting for news of the mother-of-one's whereabouts.and more »
  
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• Ulster-born top US cop who backs Trump on migrants 'lied over citizenship'

  16-12-2016 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior US police officer originally from Northern Ireland is to appear in court next month accused of lying about his citizenship.
  
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• Intensive care veteran Carmel Francis reflects on ‘dreadful’ days of Troubles and 40 years on the nursing front line

  16-12-2016 09:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An intensive care nurse who treated many victims of the Troubles is finally hanging up her uniform - after 40 years in the job.
  
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• Agonising search for Belfast teacher Catherine Johnson enters third day

  16-12-2016 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family and friends of a missing east Belfast woman face another agonising day waiting for news of the mother-of-one's whereabouts.
  
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• Sugar finally fires Apprentice hopeful Grainne McCoy

  16-12-2016 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was the end of the line for Northern Ireland make-up artist Grainne McCoy last night as she was finally fired from The Apprentice.
  
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• Arlene Foster survival seems guaranteed but her credibility hangs in balance

  16-12-2016 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A year ago tomorrow, Jonathan Bell warmly embraced Arlene Foster as she was crowned DUP leader at a rousing gathering in east Belfast. "There are great days ahead for all of us in Northern Ireland," he proclaimed as he proudly posted the photographs on Facebook.
  
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• First Minister Arlene Foster blocked attempts to shut down scheme that could cost taxpayer £400m, claims DUP's Jonathan Bell,

  16-12-2016 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP First Minister Arlene Foster over-ruled her own minister from immediately shutting down a renewable energy scheme which will cost the tax-payer an estimated £400m, it was claimed last night.
  
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• Jonathan Bell interview in full - transcript from BBC Nolan Show on RHI scandal

  16-12-2016 01:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Speaking on The Nolan Show, in an interview broadcast on Thursday night, DUP minister Jonathan Bell (JB) said he would "tell the public the truth" about the controversial Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
  
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• First Minister Arlene Foster ordered botched RHI scheme to be kept open, says DUP MLA Jonathan Bell

  16-12-2016 01:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First Minister Arlene Foster ordered a massively overspent renewable energy scheme be kept open despite a Treasury warning, a Democratic Unionist Party colleague and former minister has claimed.
  
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• Almost 100 domestic abuse incidents reported to police last Christmas Day

  16-12-2016 01:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 100 domestic abuse incidents were reported to police on Christmas Day last year.
  
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• Almost 100 domestic abuse incidents reported on Christmas Day in Northern Ireland

  16-12-2016 01:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 100 domestic abuse incidents were reported to police on Christmas Day last year.
  
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