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• Sinn Fein call for Assembly Speaker Robin Newton to resign with 'immediate effect' as they lodge motion of no confidence

  06-01-2017 23:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have called for the Speaker of the Assembly Robin Newton to resign with "immediate effect".
  
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• Ulster suffer controversial defeat to Scarlets in Guinness Pro 12

  06-01-2017 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A controversial penalty try helped Scarlets to a narrow 16-13 Guinness PRO12 victory over Ulster at a rain-drenched Parc y Scarlets.
  
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• 'Cloud cuckoo land'

  06-01-2017 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NI economy minister is in "cloud cuckoo land" if he believes a projected £490m overspend in the RHI scheme could be reduced to zero, says law professor who once taught him.
  
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• Pro12: Scarlets 16-13 Ulster

  06-01-2017 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scarlets beat Ulster in the Pro12, thanks in part to a controversial penalty try owing to World Rugby's new rules on high tackles.
  
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• Scarlets v Ulster: Kiss brings back Ireland stars but Piutau is given rest

  06-01-2017 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As widely flagged, Les Kiss has brought his Ireland front-liners back into play for this hugely important clash against the Scarlets as Ulster travel to another house of pain when it comes to getting results.
  
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• Electoral College makes it official: Trump wins presidency

  06-01-2017 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Congress has certified Donald Trump's US presidential victory over the objections of a handful of House Democrats, with Vice President Joe Biden pronouncing, "It is over."
  
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• Swan causes power cut in 9,000 Fermanagh homes

  06-01-2017 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A swan hits power lines in Fermanagh, causing a power cut affecting almost 9,000 homes.
  
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• HIA team that probed child sex abuse at Northern Ireland residential homes submits final report to Stormont leaders

  06-01-2017 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Historical Institutional Abuse (HIA) inquiry team that investigated child abuse at Northern Ireland residential homes has passed its final report to Stormont's leaders.
  
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• Arlene Foster: Sinn Fein proposals for RHI investigation a basis to move forward but I will not be stepping aside

  06-01-2017 18:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has said Sinn Fein's proposals for how an investigation into the botched Renewable Heating Incentive should be conducted provide a basis to move forward but reiterated that she will not be stepping aside as First Minister.
  
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• News in brief - stories from Northern Ireland

  06-01-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Here are a selection of short news stories from across Northern Ireland on Friday.
  
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• Cows killed after motorway crash in County Meath

  06-01-2017 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three cows are killed and one person taken to hospital after a crash on the M3 motorway in County Meath.
  
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• Police investigate after woman raped in Lurgan layby

  06-01-2017 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been raped in a layby in the Lurgan area, police have said.
  
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• Your pictures of Northern Ireland

  06-01-2017 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of your pictures of Northern Ireland sent in over the new year. Send your photos to [email protected]
  
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• Frank Murphy: Ireland's 1969 European 1500m silver medallist dies ages 69

  06-01-2017 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tributes are paid to Ireland's 1969 European Championship 1500m silver medallist Frank Murphy who has died aged 69.
  
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• Foster says no to heat scheme plans

  06-01-2017 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Asked if she would accept Sinn Féin proposals for an independent investigation into the Renewable Heating Incentive (RHI) scheme, Arlene Foster replies "no".
  
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• Arlene Foster rejects Sinn Fein proposal for RHI independent inquiry

  06-01-2017 16:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First Minister Arlene Foster has rejected Sinn Fein's proposal for how an investigation of the Renewable Heating Incentive should be conducted.
  
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• Belfast City Council to provide £54,000 in urgent funding for Citywide Tribunal Service

  06-01-2017 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council has agreed to provide urgent funding of £54,000 for an advice service that is believed to have helped thousands of people keep their benefits.
  
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• Aerospace firm Schivo in administration with 83 jobs at risk

  06-01-2017 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 80 jobs are at risk after a Northern Ireland aerospace firm went into administration.
  
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• Schivo NI: Derry based aerospace firm calls in administrators

  06-01-2017 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 83 jobs are under threat at a Londonderry-based engineering factory that has gone into administration.
  
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• Iraq's Mosul Dam could collapse at any minute 'killing 1.5 million people'

  06-01-2017 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Engineers and other experts have warned that the collapse of an eight mile (13 kilometre) long dam on the Tigris River in northern Iraq is just a “matter of time”, triggering an environmental disaster which could leave 1.5 million people dead and millions more as far away as Baghdad without food or electricity.
  
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• Donald Trump taunts Arnold Schwarzenegger for low ratings in Apprentice spin-off

  06-01-2017 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has taunted Arnold Schwarzenegger for bringing in low ratings in a spin-off from the president-elect's old reality television show Celebrity Apprentice.
  
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• Administrator called into Northern Ireland man's Manor Formula 1 team

  06-01-2017 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Manor Formula 1 team, which was backed by Northern Ireland man Stephen Fitzpatrick, has collapsed into administration after failing to secure fresh investment, putting hundreds of jobs and its participation in the new season at risk.
  
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• Sammy Wilson 'wrong' to say RHI deal on the cards, says Sinn Fein minister O Muilleoir

  06-01-2017 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein Finance Minister Mairtin O' Muilleoir has said Sammy Wilson is wrong to say his party and the DUP are 'close to a deal' on how the projected Renewable Heating Incentive £490m overspend can be tackled.
  
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• Shots fired at house in Ballymagowan area of Londonderry

  06-01-2017 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shots are fired at the front of a house in the Ballymagowan Avenue area of Londonderry,
  
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• Sinn Fein unveils plan for RHI independent inquiry - no agreement with DUP

  06-01-2017 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has announced its plan for the investigation into the Renewable Heating Incentive scandal, although it has not been agreed with their partners in government, the DUP as yet.
  
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• Proposals to ban smoking in cars carrying children

  06-01-2017 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to ban smoking in private vehicles carrying children are to be discussed.
  
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• Ulster University scientists target pancreatic cancer

  06-01-2017 12:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scientists at Ulster University are leading a new research effort to increase survival rates for pancreatic cancer.
  
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• Girl, 15, dies after allergic reaction to takeaway meal

  06-01-2017 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 15-year-old girl who suffered a severe allergic reaction after eating a takeaway meal has died.
  
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• Pedestrian seriously hurt after road accident in Bangor

  06-01-2017 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A female pedestrian in her 30s has been seriously injured after being knocked down by a car in Bangor, Co Down.
  
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• Pedestrian 'critical' after road accident in Bangor

  06-01-2017 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pedestrian has been seriously injured in a road accident in Bangor, Co Down.
  
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• Arlene Foster: Can't see all the haters when I got my love glasses on

  06-01-2017 11:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster appears to have hit back at her critics in a light-hearted Facebook post.
  
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• Paul Gascoigne in rehab as he seeks help in battle with alcoholism

  06-01-2017 11:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paul Gascoigne has gone into rehab to try and "get free of his demons" and attempt to become alcohol free in 2017, his agent said.
  
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• Titanic Belfast hiring 60 new staff for fixed-term contracts - Belfast Live

  06-01-2017 11:18
  
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• Tallaght, Dublin: Teenager arrested over Jobstown stabbing

  06-01-2017 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A teenager is arrested over the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in Tallaght in County Dublin.
  
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• 'Tough market' behind closure of six Jamie's Italian restaurants

  06-01-2017 10:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Oliver is to close six Jamie's Italian restaurants as the celebrity chef is hit by a combination of rising Brexit cost pressures and tough trading.
  
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• Justice Minister Claire Sugden feels let down by Foster and McGuinness but she's 'staying in the job and so should First Minister'

  06-01-2017 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justice Minister Claire Sugden has said she has been let down by the First and deputy First Ministers' commitments to her and that Arlene Foster should not stand aside for an investigation into the Renewable Heating Incentive scandal.
  
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• RHI scandal: 'I cannot call public inquiry' says Claire Sugden

  06-01-2017 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Justice Minister Claire Sugden says she cannot unilaterally call a public inquiry into the botched RHI scheme.
  
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• Plan for charity shops to lose rates exemption in Northern Ireland

  06-01-2017 09:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly half of voluntary sector leaders support a proposal to make charity shops pay rates, according to a report today. Charity shops have been 100% exempt from business rates - but since the economic downturn, growth in their presence on high streets have prompted calls for change.
  
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• Couple escape injury in Derry shooting attack

  06-01-2017 09:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have escaped injury in a shooting attack in Londonderry.
  
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• What David Ervine might have made of RHI

  06-01-2017 09:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Decade after his death, David Ervine's wife Jeanette reveals the pain of her loss is still raw, says a charity named in his honour is a great comfort, and thinks his wise counsel badly missed as Assembly hovers on precipice over RHI scandal.
  
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• Princess Diana's candid letters on her 'troublesome' son Harry sell for £15,000

  06-01-2017 09:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Letters sent by Diana, Princess of Wales, which revealed Prince Harry was "constantly in trouble" at school have sold for thousands more than was estimated.
  
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• Northern Ireland's newest tourist attraction is great Food and Drink Awards

  06-01-2017 09:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink Awards, in association with the Belfast Telegraph, are an excellent way to acknowledge and applaud the breadth and depth of innovation, enterprise and sheer hard work that went into making the YOFD such a success.
  
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• George Michael Belfast tribute mural proves cut above the rest

  06-01-2017 09:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mural has sprung up in Belfast in memory of singer George Michael, who died on Christmas Day.
  
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• What Daivd Ervine might have made of RHI

  06-01-2017 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Decade after his death, David Ervine's wife Jeanette reveals the pain of her loss is still raw, says a charity named in his honour is a great comfort, and thinks his wise counsel badly missed as Assembly hovers on precipice over RHI scandal.
  
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• Apprentice winner Dr Leah Totton posts £252k profit at clinics

  06-01-2017 09:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Apprentice winner Dr Leah Totton saw revenues at her cosmetic skincare clinics soar to almost £900,000 last year.
  
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• Northern Ireland home help Robyn Barr jailed for stealing £3,000 from 81-year-old woman

  06-01-2017 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A home help has been jailed for the “despicable” theft of £3,000 from a vulnerable 81-year-old woman.
  
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• Cancer waiting list in Northern Ireland at worst level in history

  06-01-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New figures showing that a third of cancer patients in Northern Ireland wait too long for treatment are the worst since records began, a leading cancer charity has said.
  
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• INTO teachers begin industrial action over pay dispute

  06-01-2017 08:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) are set to begin industrial action over pay.
  
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• Poll: Arlene Foster's leadership rating plummets from 49% to 29%

  06-01-2017 08:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Public confidence in Arlene Foster's leadership has slumped since the Renewable Heating Incentive debacle erupted, a poll suggests.
  
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• Sammy Wilson believes Sinn Fein will back DUP plans to avoid Stormont collapse

  06-01-2017 08:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has said it is confident that Sinn Fein will support its proposals to claw back the £490m overspend in the 'cash for ash' scandal - and that the collapse of the Executive and a snap election will be avoided.
  
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