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• Irish Cup: Linfield fight back to beat Glentoran 2-1

  07-01-2017 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stephen Lowry and Andrew Waterworth score as Linfield come from behind to beat Glentoran 2-1 after extra-time in the Irish Cup.
  
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• Belfast: Man, 21, shot in the legs in Turf Lodge area

  07-01-2017 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man was shot in both legs in the Turf Lodge area of west Belfast on Friday night.
  
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• Bombing kills dozens in rebel-held Syrian town

  07-01-2017 15:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car bomb has ripped through a busy commercial district in a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, killing nearly 50 in a huge explosion that damaged buildings and left rescuers scrambling to find survivors amid the wreckage, opposition activists said.
  
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• Bombing kills 43 in Syrian town near Turkish border

  07-01-2017 15:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At least 43 people were killed when a car bomb ripped through the centre of a busy commercial district of a rebel-held Syrian town along the Turkish border, witnesses have said.
  
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• We will not back down on demand for Arlene Foster to step aside says Gerry Adams

  07-01-2017 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has made clear Sinn Fein will not back down from its demand for Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster to stand aside to allow a probe into her role in a botched green energy scheme.
  
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• Sinn Fein will not back down on demand for Arlene Foster to step aside says Gerry Adams

  07-01-2017 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has made clear Sinn Fein will not back down from its demand for Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster to stand aside to allow a probe into her role in a botched green energy scheme.
  
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• Barack Obama to visit Ireland again 'in the next year or so'

  07-01-2017 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Outgoing US president Barack Obama is planning a return trip to Ireland, and it is expected to be within 12 months.
  
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• Judge refuses to release four accused of beating disabled youth

  07-01-2017 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four black people filmed taunting and beating a mentally disabled white man have been refused bail, with a judge in Chicago saying they are accused of such "terrible actions" that they are a danger to society.
  
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• Magherafelt: Homes evacuated after hoax

  07-01-2017 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of residents had to leave their homes in Magherafelt following the discovery of a suspicious object on Friday night.
  
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• Jill Saward's former boyfriend says trauma must have taken its toll

  07-01-2017 12:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The trauma suffered by Ealing vicarage rape victim Jill Saward along with her heartfelt campaign against sexual violence must have had a terrible impact, her boyfriend at the time has said.
  
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• Belfast shooting: Man shot in legs in Ardmonagh Parade area

  07-01-2017 10:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was shot in both legs in the Ardmonagh Parade area of Belfast on Friday night.
  
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• Taiwan leader's Central American trip set to anger China

  07-01-2017 07:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taiwan's leader vowed to bolster her island's presence on the international stage as she set off to visit four Central American allies on a trip that includes US transits and looks set to annoy China.
  
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• Red Cross warns of 'humanitarian crisis' as it steps in to help NHS in England

  07-01-2017 03:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Red Cross has stepped in to help the NHS in England cope with winter pressures, warning of a "humanitarian crisis" as it emerged two patients died in the same accident and emergency department in the last week.
  
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• Red Cross warns of 'humanitarian crisis' as it steps in to help NHS

  07-01-2017 03:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Red Cross has stepped in to help the NHS in England cope with winter pressures, warning of a "humanitarian crisis" as it emerged two patients died in the same accident and emergency department in the last week.
  
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• NHS rejects claims it is facing a 'humanitarian crisis'

  07-01-2017 03:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The NHS has rejected claims it is facing a "humanitarian crisis" amid criticism that it has struggled to cope with winter pressures.
  
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• Smoking in cars carrying children could be made illegal in Northern Ireland

  07-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A public consultation has been opened over plans to ban smoking in cars carrying children.
  
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• RHI scandal: Sinn Fein digs in over probe demands and DUP leader stepping aside

  07-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has vowed it will not move on from the cash for cash scandal unless there is an independent investigation and Arlene Foster steps aside.
  
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• Poll: Should smoking in cars carrying children be made illegal in Northern Ireland?

  07-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A public consultation has been opened over plans to ban smoking in cars carrying children.
  
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• First Minister confident of reaching deal with Sinn Fein but maintains she won't step aside for probe

  07-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First Minister Arlene Foster last night said there were no "insuperable obstacles" to the DUP reaching an agreement with Sinn Fein over an independent investigation into the 'cash for ash' scandal.
  
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• Family's bedside vigil for Belfast mother left in a coma after brutal attack

  07-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a mother left in a coma after a savage attack told how they spent the Christmas holidays at her hospital bedside, singing her favourite songs.
  
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• Cannabis may save son but we can't come home to Castlederg, says mother

  07-01-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Castlederg boy could be saved from traumatic brain surgery that would take his memories and speech thanks to medicinal cannabis, his mother has said.
  
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• Liam Fox eyes 50 countries amid British exports drive

  07-01-2017 01:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Fox has urged British businesses to take advantage of new opportunities to export around the world, with his Department for International Trade highlighting 50 countries as potential markets for UK firms.
  
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• Experts probe health risk from popular cosmetic treatment

  07-01-2017 01:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Public Health England is investigating the possible risk of blood-borne viruses such as HIV being transmitted through a widely available cosmetic treatment.
  
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• Manager 'Big Phil' Scolari makes NI appearance

  07-01-2017 00:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Brazil manager Luiz Felipe 'Big Phil' Scolari turns heads in Derry and Belfast.
  
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• David Black murder: Damien McLaughlin 'not seen since November'

  07-01-2017 00:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A judge revokes the bail of a County Tyrone man facing trial on charges linked to the murder of prison officer David Black.
  
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• 'Big Phil' Scolari enjoys warm welcome in Northern Ireland

  07-01-2017 00:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Renowned Brazilian football coach Luiz Felipe Scolari, best known as Big Phil, has been turning heads in Northern Ireland, popping up everywhere from Londonderry to Belfast.
  
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• Robin Newton: Assembly speaker to face 'no confidence' motion

  07-01-2017 00:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin says it is to lodge a motion of no confidence in the assembly speaker Robin Newton.
  
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