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• Liz Smith dies: Royle Family's Nana passes away aged 95

  26-12-2016 23:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liz Smith, who played the Royle Family's Norma (Nana), has died aged 95.
  
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• M2 crash: Road between Templepatrick and Sandyknowes closed after 'serious' collision

  26-12-2016 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The M2 between Templepatrick and Sandyknowes is closed in both directions following a serious road traffic collision.
  
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• Elite League: Belfast Giants maintain title challenge with 5-1 Braehead win - BBC News

  26-12-2016 21:52
  
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  Elite League: Belfast Giants maintain title challenge with 5-1 Braehead win
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  Belfast Giants remain within four points of Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils after earning a 5-1 Boxing Day away win over Braehead Clan. Colin Shields put Belfast ahead before Scott Aarssen levelled late in the first period. However, second-period ...and more »
  
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• Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu 'snubs Theresa May' over illegal settlements vote

  26-12-2016 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reported to have snubbed Theresa May over the UK’s support for a UN resolution condemning the building of settlements in occupied Palestinian territories.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Linfield held at home by 10-man Glentoran

  26-12-2016 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield lose ground on Premiership leaders Crusaders as they are held to a 1-1 draw by Glentoran at Windsor Park.
  
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• Belfast advances marijuana moratorium

  26-12-2016 18:49
  Maine voters approved the recreational use of marijuana in November, opening the door to marijuana social clubs and other retail businesses. But in Belfast, those developments are probably more than a year away.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Crusaders thump Reds to move seven points clear as Glens hold Blues

  26-12-2016 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crusaders hammer Cliftonville 4-0 to move seven points clear at the top of the table as Linfield are held 1-1 by Glentoran.
  
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• County Donegal: Man dies in car crash

  26-12-2016 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 50s has died following a single-car collision in County Donegal.
  
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• George Michael's death at 53 shocks and saddens fans and music industry

  26-12-2016 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  George Michael's death from suspected heart failure has prompted an outpouring of shock and sadness from celebrity friends and fans.
  
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• Donald Trump’s trade chief said ‘Brexit is God-given opportunity for Britain’s financial rivals'

  26-12-2016 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s trade chief Wilbur Ross has urged Britain’s rivals to exploit the “God-given opportunity” of Brexit to take business away from the UK, it has been reported.
  
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• 'Britney Spears dead,' says Sony Twitter account in suspected hack

  26-12-2016 16:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Twitter account for Sony Music Global appears to have been hacked after it announced the death of Britney Spears.
  
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• New York to Paris flight diverts to Republic of Ireland to use toilets

  26-12-2016 16:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A transatlantic flight diverts to the Republic of Ireland after on-board toilets become unusable.
  
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• Liverpool's Roberto Firmino arrested and charged with drink driving on Christmas Eve

  26-12-2016 14:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino was arrested on Christmas Eve and charged with drink driving, leading to calls from fans that he should be dropped from the first team for Tuesday’s Premier League fixture against Stoke City
  
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• Video: LAST IN LINE Performs In Belfast - BLABBERMOUTH.NET

  26-12-2016 14:22
  
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  Video: LAST IN LINE Performs In Belfast
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  Fan-filmed video footage of LAST IN LINE's December 3 performance at Limelight in Belfast, Northern Ireland can be seen below. LAST IN LINE is the band featuring DEF LEPPARD guitarist Vivian Campbell alongside fellow founding DIO member Vinny ...
  
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• Tributes to youngest Irish Cup winner Davy Smyth who has died age 53

  26-12-2016 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes paid to Ballymena Irish Cup winner Davy Smyth who passed away on Christmas night.
  
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• Tributes paid to youngest ever Irish Cup winner Davy Smyth who has died age 53

  26-12-2016 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes paid to Ballymena Irish Cup winner Davy Smyth who passed away on Christmas night.
  
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• Police warning ahead of Ballymena and Coleraine Boxing Day clash

  26-12-2016 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning to football fans ahead of Ballymena United and Coleraine's Boxing Day clash.
  
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• George Michael: Footage of singer's 2007 Belfast Odyssey concert

  26-12-2016 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is footage of the legendary George Michael when he played in Belfast in 2007 as part of his Live 25 tour.
  
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• George Michael: Footage of singer's 2007 Belfast Odyssey concert - Belfast Telegraph

  26-12-2016 13:29
  
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  George Michael: Footage of singer's 2007 Belfast Odyssey concert
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  This is footage of the legendary George Michael when he played in Belfast in 2007 as part of his Live 25 tour. The former Wham! frontman smiles at his adoring audience as they keep the applause and cheers going before he eventually gets the chance to ...
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• Illegal ivory, alligator and crocodile heads seized by customs

  26-12-2016 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Illegal ivory, alligator and crocodile heads were among the items seized by customs in the Republic of Ireland tackling the banned trade of endangered animals this year.
  
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• Green spaces degradation warning from head of Royal Geographical Society

  26-12-2016 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain's green spaces have been massively degraded, the president of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) has said.
  
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• 10,000 visit new scam reporting website in first six weeks

  26-12-2016 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new scam reporting website in Northern Ireland has been visited 10,000 times in its first six weeks.
  
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• George Michael fans and pop industry peers in outpouring of grief at death of pop colossus

  26-12-2016 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes from the world of music and beyond have been been paid to music star George Michael, who has died in England at the age of 53.
  
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• George Michael fans and music industry peers in outpouring of grief at death of pop colossus

  26-12-2016 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes from the world of music and beyond have been been paid to music star George Michael, who has died in England at the age of 53.
  
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• BBC News NI - 2016 in numbers

  26-12-2016 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News NI looks at 2016 in numbers.
  
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• Pure Grit: The Carrickfergus mine from the Triassic period

  26-12-2016 11:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A peer into the deep, dark depths of the Carrickfergus salt mine formed 220 million years ago.
  
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• Gun attack on Belfast house - two escape injury - Belfast Telegraph

  26-12-2016 10:51
  
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  Gun attack on Belfast house - two escape injury
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  Two people escaped injury after a gun attack on a house in west Belfast early on Christmas Eve. The shot was fired through the window of the front room of the property in the Whiterock Crescent area at around 7.20am. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google ...
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• Feisty owls and crawly critters

  26-12-2016 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back on the creatures that created headlines in 2016.
  
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• A year of feisty owls and crawly critters

  26-12-2016 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A look back on the creatures that created headlines in 2016.
  
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• Motorist in hospital after car crashes through fence into Belfast park - Belfast Telegraph

  26-12-2016 10:23
  
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  Motorist in hospital after car crashes through fence into Belfast park
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  A motorist has been taken to hospital after a car crashed through a fence at Musgrave Park in Belfast. A motorist has been taken to hospital after a car crashed through a fence at Musgrave Park in Belfast. A motorist has been taken to hospital after a ...and more »
  
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• Northern Ireland stores hope weak sterling will set Boxing Day tills ringing

  26-12-2016 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retailers across Northern Ireland are rubbing their hands at the prospect of a bumper, Brexit-inspired Boxing Day.
  
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• New parents welcome Christmas babies at Northern ireland hospitals

  26-12-2016 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New mums from all over Northern Ireland were cradling their little festive bundles of joy yesterday.
  
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• Call for end to Boxing Day hunts with dogs in Northern Ireland

  26-12-2016 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Animal welfare campaigners have urged Northern Ireland to get in line with the rest of the UK and ban hunting with dogs.
  
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• Call for Game of Thrones visitor centre in Northern Ireland

  26-12-2016 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dedicated Game of Thrones visitor centre should be established in Northern Ireland, it has been claimed.
  
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• Funeral to be held for Donegal crash victim Amy Loughrey

  26-12-2016 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mourners will today pay their final respects to Londonderry woman Amy Loughrey, who was killed in a road crash in Co Donegal.
  
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• Police release man arrested over Belfast shooting of teenager

  26-12-2016 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man arrested over a paramilitary-style attack on a 16-year-old boy was released unconditionally.
  
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• Dream holiday for family of Belfast murder victim Michael McGibbon - Belfast Telegraph

  26-12-2016 08:06
  
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  Dream holiday for family of Belfast murder victim Michael McGibbon
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  The family of a murdered taxi driver will leave the trauma of the last few months behind when they fly off today on the trip of a lifetime to Disney World in Florida. Joanne McGibbon, whose husband Michael was gunned down by dissident republicans in ...and more »
  
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• Dream holiday for family of Belfast murder victim Michael McGibbon

  26-12-2016 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a murdered taxi driver will leave the trauma of the last few months behind when they fly off today on the trip of a lifetime to Disney World in Florida.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes, Graeme McDowell, Darren Clarke and Frampton share festive fun with fans

  26-12-2016 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland stars have shared their festive snaps and Christmas messages with their fans.
  
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• Alexandrov Ensemble choir wiped out as Russian crashes into Dead Sea

  26-12-2016 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russia is observing a day of mourning today after a plane crashed into the Black Sea killing 92 people, including members of a well-known military choir.
  
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• Girl (10) dies after falling ill on Christmas flight across Atlantic

  26-12-2016 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 10-year-old girl died on a flight over the North Atlantic despite the best efforts of medics on board, and a mercy dash by the crew to the nearest airport.
  
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• Elton John leads tributes to 'brilliant artist' George Michael

  26-12-2016 01:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Elton John has led the tributes to his "beloved friend" George Michael, who died on Christmas Day aged 53.
  
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• George Michael juggled glittering music career with roller-coaster private life

  26-12-2016 01:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A musical great known for both his chart-topping hits and h is turbulent personal life, George Michael was a giant of popular culture.
  
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• Superstar George Michael dies aged 53, his publicist says

  26-12-2016 00:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pop superstar George Michael has died peacefully at home, his publicist said.
  
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• Police treating George Michael's death as unexplained but not suspicious

  26-12-2016 00:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pop superstar George Michael's death at the age of 53 is being treated by police as "unexplained but not suspicious".
  
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• George Michael dies from suspected heart failure aged 53

  26-12-2016 00:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pop superstar George Michael's death at the age of 53 from suspected heart failure is being treated by police as "unexplained but not suspicious".
  
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• George Michael dies from suspected heart failure

  26-12-2016 00:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pop superstar George Michael's death at the age of 53 from suspected heart failure is being treated by police as "unexplained but not suspicious".
  
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