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• Brians Well Road to be closed overnight in security alert

  14-01-2017 22:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A security alert on the outskirts of west Belfast is likely to continue overnight and into Sunday morning, police say.
  
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• Belfast Giants cut Cardiff's Elite League lead to four points by beating Devils

  14-01-2017 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast Giants cut Cardiff's Elite League lead to four points by earning a 3-2 comeback over-time win over the Devils.
  
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• Viable explosive device which 'could have killed or maimed' has been made safe following a 24 hour security alert in west Belfast

  14-01-2017 21:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A viable explosive device which could have killed or maimed has been made safe following a 24 hour security alert in west Belfast.
  
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• Suspicious object found after two day search in west Belfast

  14-01-2017 21:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspicious object has been found in the second day of a major search operation in west Belfast.
  
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• Desert T20 Challenge: Ireland lose to Afghanistan in opening game

  14-01-2017 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's Twenty20 struggles continue as they lose their opening game to Afghanistan in the inaugural Desert T20 Challenge.
  
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• Suspicious object sparks West Belfast security alert - Belfast Live

  14-01-2017 19:34
  
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  Suspicious object sparks West Belfast security alert
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  Part of the Brians Well Road has been closed while searches take place, according to the PSNI. Police said they were following up on a report of a suspicious object. Sinn Fein Councillor for the area Stephen Magennis told Belfast Live: "The PSNI ...
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• 'Threats made' to relative of couple hurt in Belfast shooting - BBC News

  14-01-2017 19:23
  
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  'Threats made' to relative of couple hurt in Belfast shooting
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  Threats have been made against a family member of a couple who were shot in their west Belfast home last Thursday, a Sinn Féin MLA has said. The husband and wife were both shot in the legs at the house in Norglen Parade as they tried to protect their ...
  Threats made to relative of couple shot in their West Belfast homeBelfast Live
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• 'Threats made' to relative of couple hurt in Belfast shooting

  14-01-2017 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Féin MLA says threats made against a family member of a couple who were shot in their Belfast home have piled "insult on top of injury".
  
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• New chance to audition for Belfast production of Singin' in the Rain - Belfast Live

  14-01-2017 19:11
  
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  New chance to audition for Belfast production of Singin' in the Rain
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  A Belfast production of classic musical Singin' in the Rain is looking for talented young performers. Belfast Voice and Dance Academy are currently seeking young singers, dancers and actors aged between 14 and 19. The audition poster. The production ...
  
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• ITV's Cash Trapped with Bradley Walsh looking for contestants in Belfast - Belfast Live

  14-01-2017 19:11
  
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  ITV's Cash Trapped with Bradley Walsh looking for contestants in Belfast
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  It's pretty safe to assume that many of us are feeling the pinch after Christmas, so how does a chance to win £20,000 sound? Popular ITV quiz show Cash Trapped, hosted by Bradley Walsh, are looking for contestants for the next series with auditions to ...and more »
  
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• RHI scandal: Cost cutting plan would be 'catastrophic' for businesses

  14-01-2017 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An organisation representing 100 renewable heating businesses says a plan to cut costs associated with the RHI scheme would be "catastrophic".
  
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• Irish Premiership: Crusaders still lead Linfield by seven points at top

  14-01-2017 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crusaders beat Glentoran 3-0 to maintain a seven-point lead at the top of the Premiership over Linfield, who see off Glenavon 2-1.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Crusaders retain seven-point lead over Linfield

  14-01-2017 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crusaders beat Glentoran 3-0 to maintain a seven-point lead at the top of the Premiership over Linfield, who see off Glenavon 2-1.
  
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• Man killed after cliff collapses on Suffolk beach

  14-01-2017 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been killed after part of a cliff collapsed on top of him.
  
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• Rory McIlroy stays in contention in South African Open despite back pain

  14-01-2017 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy will head into the final round of the South African Open three behind leader Graeme Storm, despite continuing to suffer back pain.
  
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• Coleraine forward Eoin Bradley taken to hospital after colliding with post

  14-01-2017 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine forward Eoin Bradley was stretchered off on Saturday after he collided with a post during the Danske Bank Premiership.
  
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• South African Open: Rory McIlroy three off Graeme Storm

  14-01-2017 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy will go into the final round of the South African Open three shots behind leader Graeme Storm, despite a back injury.
  
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• European Champions Cup: Connacht 66-21 Zebre

  14-01-2017 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Connacht stay on course for a European Champions Cup quarter-finals spot as they notch a 10-try win over a shambolic Zebre.
  
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• Givan 'must list recipients' of £1.9m community halls fund, says SDLP leader

  14-01-2017 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Communities Minister Paul Givan should clarify exactly who is to benefit from a £1.9m community hall grant scheme, says Colum Eastwood.
  
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• Tyrone's Dr McKenna Cup game with Ulster University put back to Sunday

  14-01-2017 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saturday's Dr McKenna Cup game between Tyrone and Ulster University will now be played in Sunday's in Carrickmore.
  
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• Watch as Rory McIlroy pulls off incredible shot to land eagle - Belfast Live

  14-01-2017 14:16
  
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  Watch as Rory McIlroy pulls off incredible shot to land eagle
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  Rory McIlroy showed what makes him one of the world's best golfers yesterday - with a hole in one at a major tournament. The holywood man leapt up the leaderboard at the the BMW SA Open with the shot on the third day of the event. The one swing shot ...and more »
  
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• Watch as Rory McIlroy gets hole in one at SA Open - Belfast Live

  14-01-2017 14:16
  
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  Watch as Rory McIlroy gets hole in one at SA Open
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  Rory McIlroy showed what makes him one of the world's best golfers today - with a hole in one at a major tournament. The holywood man leapt up the leaderboard at the the BMW SA Open with the shot on the third day of the event. The one swing shot landed ...and more »
  
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• Ireland trounce Kazakhstan 12-0 in World League 2 opener

  14-01-2017 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland get their World League 2 campaign off to a winning start by thumping Kazakhstan 12-0 in Kuala Lumpur.
  
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• Ballymena court: James Kennedy, 25, from Liverpool remanded over £300,000 drugs haul

  14-01-2017 13:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man from Liverpool is remanded in custody charged in connection with the seizure of £300,000 worth of herbal cannabis.
  
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• Ireland dealt double Twenty20 injury blow ahead of Afghanistan opener

  14-01-2017 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andrew Balbirnie and Stuart Thompson are ruled out of the Desert T20 international tournament because of injuries.
  
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• Trump dossier: Ex-agent felt 'duty bound' - journalist

  14-01-2017 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former MI6 agent who collated the dossier on US president-elect Donald Trump reportedly felt "duty bound" to share the intelligence he "deemed crucial".
  
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• The American film location scout who fell for Belfast - Irish Times

  14-01-2017 12:14
  
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  The American film location scout who fell for Belfast
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  Scott Dewees, a retired film location scout and a native of Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles first came to Belfast in 1987. He was 33. It was wet. There was a big sign on Belfast City Hall declaring: “Belfast Says No.” That was to the Anglo-Irish ...
  
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• New Derry to Belfast train by summer - Derry Journal

  14-01-2017 11:06
  
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  New Derry to Belfast train by summer
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  Translink say they hope to introduce an hourly train service between Derry and Belfast this summer. It comes after Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard announced the boost to rail services yesterday. Chris Conway, Translink Group Chief Executive, said ...
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• NI students celebrate science success

  14-01-2017 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Loreto College is named best Northern Ireland school at the BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition.
  
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• NI science success

  14-01-2017 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Loreto College is named best Northern Ireland school at the BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition.
  
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• Northern Ireland Assembly divided by Irish language

  14-01-2017 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why the Irish language is so divisive in Northern Ireland - where even a manhole cover can cause a political row.
  
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• Restaurant review: We take a bite from Cyprus Avenue

  14-01-2017 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cluster effect is one which many industrial development agencies try to encourage. Let me explain. Silicon Valley in California is a cluster: a vast industrial park in which thousands of employees working for competitor high tech firms intermingle and collaborate. The exchange of ideas is encouraged because these smart companies know that the more they all share information the more business they will attract - everyone's a winner.
  
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• I'll show that working mums can do anything, says Belfast's next Lord Mayor - Belfast Telegraph

  14-01-2017 09:16
  
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  I'll show that working mums can do anything, says Belfast's next Lord Mayor
  Belfast Telegraph
  The next Lord Mayor of Belfast says she wants to be an inspiration to her baby son. Alliance's Nuala McAllister (28) has been selected by her party for the role and will take over from current first citizen Brian Kingston (DUP) in June. Share. Facebook ...
  
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• Tributes to popular teenager killed in Saintfield car crash

  14-01-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A popular young footballer has become the first person to die on Northern Ireland's roads this year.
  
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• Boy (5) still critical after serious Co Down road collision

  14-01-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A five-year-old boy who was struck by a vehicle in Magheralin on Thursday remains in a critical condition.
  
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• Family's moving tribute to brave Dempsey (8) as little girl succumbs to cancer

  14-01-2017 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Memories of inspirational Belfast child Dempsey Courtney-Ballantyne have been shared by her family following her death yesterday.
  
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• Linfield probe PA playing of 'Billy Boys' at Big Two derby

  14-01-2017 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield Football Club has launched an investigation into the playing of the music to the sectarian anthem The Billy Boys at a Boxing Day match.
  
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• Arlene Foster's tarnished image could see DUP battered at the polling booths

  14-01-2017 09:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just hours after she was crowned DUP leader at a glittering ceremony in Belfast, Arlene Foster did something which epitomised why so many saw her as a tidal wave of inspiration in the stale sea of unionist suits.
  
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• Northern Ireland Rangers fan jailed for assault at cup final

  14-01-2017 09:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Rangers fan from Northern Ireland who kicked a Hibs fan during a pitch invasion at last year's Scottish Cup Final has been jailed for nine months.
  
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• I'm saddened by criticism, says Stormont Speaker facing confidence vote

  14-01-2017 09:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont Speaker Robin Newton has expressed his disappointment in his Assembly colleagues, as he prepares to face a vote of no confidence on Monday.
  
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• Northern Ireland's politicians must forget about their differences and work for the people, says murdered policeman's widow Kate Carroll

  14-01-2017 09:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of a PSNI officer murdered by dissident republicans has made an impassioned plea to politicians to set aside their differences and work for the good of Northern Ireland.
  
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• 'Tears of joy' as woman snatched as a baby is reunited with family

  14-01-2017 08:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager who was stolen from hospital as a newborn baby has been reunited with her birth family as the woman she thought was her mother was charged with her kidnapping.
  
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• Trump: I may keep some Russia sanctions

  14-01-2017 07:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has said he will probably maintain some of the Obama administration's sanctions against Russia, but might change his mind if Moscow works with the US on battling terrorists and achieving other goals.
  
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• Carrie Fisher won't be digitally recreated - Star Wars film bosses

  14-01-2017 07:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The makers of Star Wars have scotched rumours that Carrie Fisher's Princess Leia may live on.
  
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• NI sisters reveal courageous aunt's story

  14-01-2017 03:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A ring which belonged to a Scotswoman who died in Auschwitz is to feature on the Antiques Roadshow.
  
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• Jennie Nordberg

  14-01-2017 01:22
  
  Jennie Lou Dilling Nordberg, 87, of Belfast passed away Jan. 11, 2017, after a brief illness. She had been a resident of Harbor Hill Facility in Belfast for 17 years.
  
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• Bird flu: Second confirmed case in Republic of Ireland

  14-01-2017 00:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A second case of bird flu is confirmed in the Republic of Ireland by the Irish Department of Agriculture.
  
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