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• Speaker Robin Newton denies 'party political motivation' over RHI statement

  13-01-2017 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stormont's Speaker defends himself against allegations of party political motivation when he allowed his party leader, Arlene Foster, to address the assembly on the 'cash-for-ash' scheme.
  
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• Belfast couple raped and robbed on holiday from hell - Belfast Live - Belfast Live

  13-01-2017 22:58
  
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  A Belfast couple who were robbed and raped during a Christmas holiday in Thailand have spoken about their "terrifying" ordeal. Gerald Drumgoole and his ...and more »
  
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• Belfast couple raped and robbed on holiday from hell - Belfast Live

  13-01-2017 22:58
  
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  Belfast couple raped and robbed on holiday from hell
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  A Belfast couple who were robbed and raped during a Christmas holiday in Thailand have spoken about their "terrifying" ordeal. Gerald Drumgoole and his husband Michael Burnett were attacked on a night out in Phuket after their drinks were spiked.and more »
  
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• Details,' in drawings and photos

  13-01-2017 20:32
  An exhibit of drawings and photographs by John Hrichak is featured through February in the Kramer Gallery of Belfast Free Library, 196 High St. The exhibit, titled "Details," highlights Hrichak's talent for realistic draftsmanship. Hrichak has been drawing and painting for as long as he can recall.
  
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• RHI scandal: Simon Hamilton plan to go before assembly on Monday

  13-01-2017 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A plan to cut costs associated with the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme could be approved by MLAs on Monday.
  
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• Justice Minister 'deeply concerned' over disappearance of David Black accused

  13-01-2017 20:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont's Justice Minister has said she is "deeply concerned" about the disappearance of a man due to stand trial in connection with the murder of a prison officer in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Hospital waiting lists: Waiting list plan now due later this month

  13-01-2017 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The health minister gives further clarification around the publication of a new strategy to tackle hospital waiting times in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Rangers fan jailed for Cup Final attack on Hibs supporter

  13-01-2017 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Rangers supporter who kicked a Hibs fan during a pitch invasion at last year's Scottish Cup final is jailed for nine months.
  
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• Couple shot in Belfast protecting son from paramilitaries - Irish Times

  13-01-2017 19:57
  
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  A man and woman have been shot in Northern Ireland while attempting to protect their son from paramilitaries. The couple, who are in their 50s, are in a stable condition in hospital after they were shot in the legs by gunmen when they refused to hand ...
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• Six more charged over Kim Kardashian West jewellery heist in Paris

  13-01-2017 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six more suspects have been charged over the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian West in Paris.
  
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• Máirtín Ó Muilleoir challenges 280-year-old law banning Irish in court

  13-01-2017 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir launches a legal challenge to a 280-year-old law that bans the Irish language in courts.
  
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• Woman stolen as a baby from Florida hospital 18 years ago found alive

  13-01-2017 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A newborn girl stolen from a Florida hospital 18 years ago has been found alive in South Carolina, where police accused the woman who raised her of kidnapping.
  
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• Woman reunited with birth family after being snatched from hospital 18 years ago

  13-01-2017 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old woman taken from a US hospital hours after she was born has learned her true identity and been reunited with her birth family.
  
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• RHI scandal: Payments suspended on half of inspected boilers

  13-01-2017 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inspectors responsible for regulating Northern Ireland's RHI scheme say they have suspended payments at more than half the boilers they have audited.
  
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• Luna Ekush, who owns the restaurant, said the tip was "incredibly generous"

  13-01-2017 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff at the Indian restaurant in Portadown couldn't believe their luck when one of their customers added £1,000 to the bill as a tip.
  
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• Graeme Storm shoots 63 to hold two-shot lead at BMW SA Open

  13-01-2017 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graeme Storm fired a brilliant 63 to take a two-shot lead and keep world number two Rory McIlroy at bay on day two of the BMW SA Open.
  
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• Mike Nesbitt: Angry voters could reshape politics in Northern Ireland election

  13-01-2017 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An enraged electorate in Northern Ireland could deliver another Brexit moment and radically reshape the political landscape in the looming snap poll, Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt has said.
  
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• Education Authority considers ending free school transport

  13-01-2017 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Charging families for school transport is part of a package of measures being considered by the Education Authority (EA) to save money.
  
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• Belfast husband and wife shot in legs 'protecting son'

  13-01-2017 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A married couple in their 50s are shot in the legs by gunmen in their Belfast living room.
  
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• Teen robbed at gunpoint on the street in south Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  13-01-2017 17:12
  
  Teen robbed at gunpoint on the street in south Belfast
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  Police said the victim was approached from behind by an unknown man who is believed to have been carrying a gun. He threatened the man and demanded he empty his pockets. The man handed over his wallet containing a bank card and an identity card.and more »
  
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• Northern Ireland snow: Your wintry weather pictures

  13-01-2017 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of your pictures of the wintry weather across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Fur found in fireplace of man accused of killing dog before feeding it to another animal, court hears

  13-01-2017 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Evidence of dog fur was found in the fire place of a man accused of killing a dog which he then allegedly fed to another animal, a court heard on Friday.
  
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• Lack of senior A&E staff may have contributed to death of a young boy, 11, court told

  13-01-2017 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A lack of senior A&E staff on night duty may have contributed towards the death of a young boy just hours after being discharged from hospital, a coroners' court has heard.
  
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• Irish mother describes horrific domestic abuse: 'He would punch me, pull my hair and drag me along the floor'

  13-01-2017 15:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish mother-of-three has opened up about her experience with domestic abuse after she was left "traumatised".
  
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• Saintfield: 18-year-old dies after two-car crash

  13-01-2017 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old man dies after being injured in a two-car road crash in County Down on Wednesday.
  
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• Elderly man in serious condition after Tyrone crash

  13-01-2017 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man aged in his 70s is in a serious condition in hospital following a single vehicle crash in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Cold Comfort Theater announces auditions for "Almost, Maine"

  13-01-2017 15:37
  Monday, Jan. 16, 2017 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cold Comfort Theater announces auditions for John Cariani's "Almost, Maine" to be held January 16 and 24, at the First Baptist Church in Belfast at 4pm. Parking in the rear of the church, entrance through both back and front doors, first floor.
  
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• Man broke woman's back throwing her out of Portrush caravan, court told

  13-01-2017 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man allegedly broke his ex-partner's back by throwing her out of a caravan before giving her two paracetamol tablets, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Teenager dies after road crash in Saintfield

  13-01-2017 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old man has died following a crash in Saintfield.
  
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• Welsh rugby's Shane Williams stars for Glenswilly GAA

  13-01-2017 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales rugby player Shane Williams produces a "magic" display for an Irish GAA club.
  
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• Boy, 12, 'pulled gun on girl and demanded chicken nugget'

  13-01-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old New York City boy has been accused of pulling a gun on a classmate and demanding that she give him her chicken nugget.
  
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• Lord Mayor launches the 10th Belfast Sports Awards

  13-01-2017 14:04 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Sheep attack shepherd in Germany [Video]

  13-01-2017 14:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Incredible footage understood to have been captured in Germany shows frightened sheep attacking a shepherd on a public road.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Crash rescue, syringes and free fruit frenzy

  13-01-2017 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A car crash rescue bid, used syringes and a free fruit frenzy are among the weekly newspaper headlines.
  
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• Arlene Foster alerts PSNI to 'beheading' threat

  13-01-2017 13:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland first minister Arlene Foster says she has alerted the PSNI over a social media threat that wanted her "beheaded".
  
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• Martin McGuinness slams 'shameful' threat to decapitate Arlene Foster

  13-01-2017 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has condemned death threats to Arlene Foster as "shameful and totally unacceptable".
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's stance on Northern Ireland election candidates 'unhelpful', says Labour activists

  13-01-2017 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Labour Party activists have described Jeremy Corbyn's comments over running candidates in a local election as "unhelpful".
  
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• Fox frozen in block of ice after falling into Danube

  13-01-2017 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hunter in Germany has put on show a block of ice containing a fox that he says fell into the chilly Danube and drowned, in what he called a warning of the dangers of the icy river.
  
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• Snow and strong winds lead to NI weather warnings and travel disruption

  13-01-2017 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Snow in parts of Northern Ireland is causing difficult driving conditions, some travel disruption and school closures.
  
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• President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden mark farewell with Seamus Heaney

  13-01-2017 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden have called upon Irish literary greats Heaney and Yeats to mark their final farewell to eight years in the White House.
  
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• Firm fined £37k after young Irish backpacker suffers horrific injures in fruit-packing incident

  13-01-2017 12:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Australian firm involved in an horrific fruit-picking accident in which a young Irish backpacker was seriously injured has been fined $60,000 - approximately £37,000.
  
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• Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness hits out at media reports of illness

  13-01-2017 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Martin McGuinness has appealed for privacy and hit out at media reports detailing his illness.
  
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• Snow, shooting and threats

  13-01-2017 12:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The weather, a Belfast shooting and sinister threats against DUP leader Arlene Foster feature in NI's headlines.
  
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• Find a Sports Star

  13-01-2017 11:51 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Call for 'illness service' health tsar

  13-01-2017 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A leading GP has called for a chief executive to be appointed in charge of health and social care bodies in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Glenavon boss Hamilton out to make amends against Linfield

  13-01-2017 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glenavon manager Gary Hamilton hopes his side can make amends for the disappointment of their last league game against Linfield.
  
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• PSNI only force in Belfast says police chief after 'punishment' attack on couple

  13-01-2017 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Northern Ireland have insisted that the PSNI is the only police force in West Belfast after a man and his wife were shot in their own home in a punishment-style attack.
  
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• Parents shot in legs after refusing to hand boy over to paramilitaries

  13-01-2017 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and woman have been shot in Northern Ireland while attempting to protect their son from paramilitaries.
  
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• Belfast mum and dad shot after refusing to hand son over to paramilitaries

  13-01-2017 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and woman have been shot in Northern Ireland while attempting to protect their son from paramilitaries.
  
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