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• Belfast stalls marijuana sales, social clubs as it awaits regulations

  04-01-2017 23:58
  Belfast has put a hold on any retail marijuana operations for at least 180 days, and perhaps longer, as it weighs how to regulate the expected industry. The city council unanimously approved a moratorium on retail marijuana businesses, social clubs and retail growing operations during a meeting Tuesday night.
  
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• RHI scandal: Sinn Féin minister 'told nothing' of DUP plan

  04-01-2017 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has said he was "bemused" that DUP ministers announced their plan to deal with the RHI overspend to the media before talking to him.
  
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• Portadown: Patients fear for future of Bannview GP surgery

  04-01-2017 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patients registered at Bannview GP surgery say they are very concerned about the future viability of the practice after the resignation of the last of its four doctors.
  
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• A looting we will go

  04-01-2017 21:54
  Combat artist Arthur Lumley sketched Union troops sacking Federicksburg after sunset on one of the few days that the Army of the Potomac actually occupied the Virginia town in mid-December 1862. Given the opportunity to join the looters pillaging shattered Fredericksburg in Virginia, the respectable Dr. Nahum P. Monroe grabbed what plunder he could.
  
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• Joy for West Belfast man as Tiny the dog returned HOME - Belfast Live

  04-01-2017 21:29
  
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  A West Belfast man has spoken of his joy after his beloved pet dog Tiny was returned home. Stephen Flynn, 22, from the Lagmore area of West Belfast , said his Staffordshire bull terrier was stolen from his home on New Year's Day. Today he told how his ...
  
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• Brexit: British diplomats in Brussels secretly trying to keep UK in EU, claims Tory MP Peter Lilley

  04-01-2017 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British diplomats are secretly trying to negotiate the UK back into the European Union, a former Tory Cabinet minister has claimed.
  
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• Vorderman launches knighthood petition for last surviving Dambuster

  04-01-2017 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carol Vorderman has launched a petition to get the last surviving Dambuster a knighthood, branding the decision to leave him off the honours list "disgraceful".
  
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• Man, 50, arrested at Heathrow in terrorism probe

  04-01-2017 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Counter-terrorism officers have arrested a 50-year-old man at Heathrow Airport as he disembarked a plane from the Egyptian capital Cairo.
  
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• RHI: Stormont could use emergency legislation to deal overspend in botched Renewable Heat Incentive scheme

  04-01-2017 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont could use emergency legislation to deal overspend in the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
  
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• RHI: Assembly could be recalled to deal with overspend in botched Renewable Heat Incentive scheme

  04-01-2017 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont could use emergency legislation to deal overspend in the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
  
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• Belfast Dairy Queen Benefit for the Waldo ...

  04-01-2017 17:33
  Enjoy your favorite foods and desserts at Dairy Queen in Belfast and help fundraise for the Waldo County YMCA! Bring your family to Dairy Queen for lunch, dinner or dessert and a portion of all customer sales will be donated back to our YMCA. Money raised will go to our Financial Assistance Program which helps to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, income or background has an opportunity to learn, grown and thrive and be part of the Waldo County YMCA and to help keep overall membership and
  
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• CIA officer who interrogated Saddam Hussein says there were clearly no WMDs in Iraq

  04-01-2017 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first man to interrogate Saddam Hussein after his capture by US forces in 2003 has said it quickly became clear he had not developed weapons of mass destruction.
  
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• Full disclosure of party political donors' details under consideration

  04-01-2017 16:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK Government is considering revealing full details of party political donors in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Jim Wells 'disappointment' over Titanic Belfast free Sunday ticket offer

  04-01-2017 16:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Jim Wells has described it as a "pity" Titanic Belfast only offered free tickets to the Northern Ireland public on a Sunday and not across an entire weekend, "so everyone would have the chance to visit".
  
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• Belfast city centre power cut: Electricity restored to all properties after outage

  04-01-2017 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Power has been restored after an outage forced some businesses in Belfast city centre to close for a short period on Wednesday.
  
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• DNA evidence allegedly links Co Antrim man to loaded guns seized in loyalist paramilitary feud probe, court hears

  04-01-2017 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DNA evidence allegedly links a Co Antrim man to loaded guns seized by police investigating a loyalist paramilitary feud, a court has heard.
  
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• Disqualified drivers: Road Safety Authority wants database in Ireland

  04-01-2017 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Road Safety Authority (RSA) in the Republic of Ireland wants to establish a formal database of drivers who are disqualified in a court of law.
  
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• No agreement between DUP and Sinn Fein on RHI independent inquiry - plans 'insufficient' blasts Conor Murphy

  04-01-2017 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have rejected plans for an investigation into the RHI fiasco branding the proposals 'insufficient'.
  
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• Naomi Long and Nichola Mallon reject Arlene Foster misogyny claims over calls to stand down for RHI probe

  04-01-2017 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster's claims that calls for her to step aside over the RHI scandal are misogynistic have been rejected by Alliance leader Naomi Long and SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon.
  
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• Arlene Foster misogyny claims over calls to stand down for RHI probe rejected by women politicians

  04-01-2017 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster's claims that calls for her to step aside over the RHI scandal are misogynistic have been rejected by Alliance leader Naomi Long as doing a disservice to women.
  
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• Northern Ireland teacher unions set to meet bosses over pay impasse

  04-01-2017 10:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teaching unions are to sit down with employers next week as a stormy stand-off over salary levels continues. It will be just the second time the two sides have met since last October when the unions walked out of pay negotiations which had gone on for 13 months.
  
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• Recruitment for British Army soars in Republic of Ireland

  04-01-2017 10:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rapid promotion and the opportunity for adventure on global deployments have led to an ongoing recruitment boom in the Republic for the British Army.
  
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• Spirited Northern Ireland teen Jennifer Smyth determined she will walk again

  04-01-2017 10:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A brave teen who vowed to defy doctors and walk again after she was left quadriplegic following a devastating accident three years ago has miraculously taken her first steps.
  
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• Angie joins shocked son Calum Best in Big Brother house

  04-01-2017 09:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Calum Best was left in shock last night after his mother turned up in the Celebrity Big Brother house.  Angie Best — former wife of late Northern Ireland footballing legend George Best — surprised Calum by joining the contestants.
  
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• Man charged with Derry murder bid

  04-01-2017 09:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is to appear in court on Wednesday charged with attempted murder following an incident in Londonderry.
  
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• Staff at Altnagelvin A&E at "breaking point" over New Year

  04-01-2017 09:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of staff at Altnagelvin Area Hospital's emergency department were at "breaking point" over New Year, the BBC has been told.
  
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• Delay in death certificate leaves family unable to lay beloved grandad (90) to rest

  04-01-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bereaved family has hit out over GP shortages after they were left in limbo for days unable to bury a beloved grandfather.
  
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• Cookstown teen whose grandfather was killed by IRA heading to US to meet other victims of terrorism

  04-01-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Cookstown teenager whose grandfather was murdered by the IRA nearly 40 years ago is set to embark on a special trip to the United States where she will talk to other people who have been affected by terrorism.
  
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• Pups dumped at Christmas find their forever homes

  04-01-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four unwanted puppies left without a home after Christmas have all found new homes after a Belfast Telegraph appeal.
  
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• It's a DUP scandal but it's their partners Sinn Fein feeling the heat: Suzanne Breen

  04-01-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It seems hugely unfair that the party responsible for the 'cash for ash' scandal isn't the one likely to pay the biggest political price for the debacle.
  
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• First Minister Arlene Foster vows not to quit as she devises strategy to bring down cost of RHI energy scheme

  04-01-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The RHI scheme will not cost the Northern Ireland taxpayer a penny, First Minister Arlene Foster has vowed.
  
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• Arlene Foster vows not to quit as First Minister as she devises strategy to bring cost of RHI energy scheme to zero

  04-01-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The RHI scheme will not cost the Northern Ireland taxpayer a penny, First Minister Arlene Foster has vowed.
  
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• NI builders losing work over cross-border safety issue

  04-01-2017 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland construction workers want politicians to solve a cross-border problem involving safety training.
  
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• Floyd Watts

  04-01-2017 04:49
  Floyd Gordon Watts of Liberty left this earthly existence just in time to avoid making or breaking any New Year's resolutions. He was in his own home, which was his desire.
  
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• Worried owner of kidnapped dog being held for £200 ransom in appeal as PSNI confirms it is investigating

  04-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A heartbroken west Belfastman has appealed for the safe return of his three-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier amid claims that she has been kidnapped.
  
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• Sir Dennis Faulkner, brother of Northern Ireland's last premier passes away aged 90

  04-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Dennis Faulkner, a former regimental colonel of the Ulster Defence Regiment, has passed away aged 90.
  
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• Pressure mounts on Gerry Adams over Brian Stack murder

  04-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fianna Fail has ramped up the pressure on Gerry Adams over his continued refusal to hand over the name of a senior IRA figure who may hold the key to solving the murder of prison officer Brian Stack.
  
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