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• RHI scandal: PSNI considering request for investigation after receiving letter from Ulster Unionist MLA Steve Aiken

  17-01-2017 23:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Unionist MLA Steve Aiken has referred Northern Ireland's botched eco-energy scheme, which precipitated the current Stormont crisis, to the police.
  
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• RHI: DUP adviser's father-in-law runs two energy boilers

  17-01-2017 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The father-in-law of DUP SPAD John Robinson runs two green energy boilers under the RHI scheme.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Ballinamallard United 1-1 Glenavon

  17-01-2017 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glenavon player-manager Gary Hamilton scores a late goal to earn his side a 1-1 draw away to Ballinamallard United.
  
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• DUP adviser says father-in-law runs two boilers under RHI scheme

  17-01-2017 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP adviser accused by a party rebel Jonathan Bell of blocking cost controls on the RHI has said his father-in-law runs two green energy boilers under the scheme.
  
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• Ibrahim Halawa: Irish man's trial adjourned

  17-01-2017 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trial of Ibrahim Halawa has been adjourned for the 18th time.
  
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• Belfast Community Radio appoints interim trustees

  17-01-2017 21:14
  BELFAST: The Governance Committee of Belfast Community Radio , WBFY 100.9 FM, met on January 16, and its main order of business was to appoint an Interim Board of Trustees. The primary duty of the new Interim Board of Trustees is to serve as an advisory group for a permanent Board of Directors, by drafting bylaws and articles of incorporation, as well as proposing a model governance structure to the Belfast City Council for its formal approval.
  
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• Bannview Medical Practice: Health minister says Southern Trust could step in to take on contract

  17-01-2017 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's health minister Michelle O'Neill has said that the Southern Trust could step in and take on the take on a GP contract at the crisis-hit Bannview Medical Practice.
  
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• RHI scandal: PSNI considering request for fraud investigation

  17-01-2017 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PSNI have said that it is considering a request for the Chief Constable to investigate allegations of fraud in RHI.
  
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• Man jailed for strangling mother during psychotic episode

  17-01-2017 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man who strangled his mother during a psychotic episode will spend a minimum of five years in prison.
  
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• Bannview Medical Practice: Health minister says efforts to get permanent GP ongoing

  17-01-2017 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The health minister says the Health and Social Care Board is still actively trying to get a permanent GP to take over a practice in County Armagh.
  
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• Antrim crash: Two children 'critical' after serious collision on Staffordstown Road

  17-01-2017 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Antrim are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision on the Staffordstown Road, at its junction with the Greenan Road, which has left two children in a critical condition in hospital.
  
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• Michael Conlan to fight Tim Ibarra in professional debut on St Patrick's Day in New York

  17-01-2017 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast boxer Michael Conlan will fight American Tim Ibarra in his first professional bout at New York's Madison Square Garden Theater on St Patrick's Day.
  
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• PPS chief accused of bias over Troubles legacy cases

  17-01-2017 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The impartiality of NI's head of prosecutions is questioned under parliamentary privilege by a former UK defence minister.
  
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• US calls for quick return to Northern Ireland powersharing

  17-01-2017 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US government has urged a quick resumption of powersharing in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Henry Thornton inquest: Soldier will be named

  17-01-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The now-deceased soldier who shot and killed Henry Thornton in Belfast in 1971 will be named, a coroner says.
  
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• Michael Conlan to fight little known Tim Ibarra in professional debut

  17-01-2017 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael Conlan will fight little-known American Tim Ibarra in his first professional contest in New York on 17 March.
  
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• Maths and English school tests ended after wrong scores given

  17-01-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's education minister Peter Weir ends computer-based tests in maths and English for primary school pupils.
  
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• Twinbrook baby death: Christopher O'Neill stands trial for murder

  17-01-2017 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A paramedic with over 30 years experience broke down in court as he described finding a baby girl with the "glazed look of a child not breathing".
  
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• West Belfast street brawl investigated as video of Bell Steel Road incident appears online

  17-01-2017 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a street brawl in the Bell Steel Road area of west Belfast.
  
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• Nowhere will be more damaged by Theresa May's Brexit plan than Northern Ireland, says SDLP

  17-01-2017 17:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nowhere will be more damaged by Theresa May's Brexit plan than Northern Ireland, the SDLP have said.
  
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• UK ISPs Sky, BT and Virgin Media to send letters to customers who have downloaded pirated content

  17-01-2017 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s major ISPs are this week set to start sending “educational letters” to customers who have been using their connection to access films, TV shows and music illegally, as part of a government campaign to crack down on piracy.
  
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• Eason: Ballymena bookshop closure puts jobs at risk

  17-01-2017 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sixteen jobs are at risk at Eason's book shop in Ballymena, County Antrim
  
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• Herbal cannabis worth £100,000 recovered from postal system

  17-01-2017 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A package of herbal cannabis, valued at £100,000 and destined for NI, is recovered from the postal system.
  
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• Northern Ireland legal chief trying to muzzle Parliament, former minister says

  17-01-2017 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Tory former minister has accused the director of public prosecutions in Northern Ireland of trying to "muzzle" Parliament.
  
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• Brexit: UK will leave EU whether Parliament backs Theresa May's deal or not

  17-01-2017 16:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK will leave the EU regardless of whether Parliament backs the particular Brexit deal that Theresa May strikes with Brussels.
  
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• Paramedic breaks down in court describing discovery of dead baby girl Caragh Walsh

  17-01-2017 16:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A paramedic with over 30 years experience broke down in court on Tuesday as he described finding a glassy-eyed baby girl lying on a settee and realising she was not breathing.
  
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• The Stormont crisis - news in brief

  17-01-2017 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A selection of stories making the headlines following the collapse of the Stormont executive over a botched green energy scheme.
  
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• Northern Ireland Assembly election 2017: How do I register to vote and when are the important deadlines

  17-01-2017 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The starting pistol has been fired on the next Northern Ireland Assembly election. And given it is a little earlier than originally anticipated, by almost five years, the rush is on to make sure you can vote.
  
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• Northern Ireland robbery accused tried to choke himself with underpants, court told

  17-01-2017 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged robber threatened to shoot a police sergeant in the head and tried to choke himself with his underpants in custody, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Women's World League 2: Ireland's women hammer Hong Kong 10-0 in Kuala Lumpur

  17-01-2017 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's women hammer Hong Kong 10-0 to win Pool B at the World League 2 tournament in Kuala Lumpur.
  
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• Paramedic's anguish after finding baby girl dead on a sofa - Belfast Live

  17-01-2017 15:13
  
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  Paramedic's anguish after finding baby girl dead on a sofa
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  A paramedic with over 30 years experience broke down in court today as he described finding a glassy-eyed baby girl lying on a settee and realising she was not breathing. The rapid response paramedic said the look on the youngster's young face, was ...and more »
  
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• US administration trying to undermine Donald Trump, says Vladimir Putin

  17-01-2017 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russian president Vladimir Putin has accused the outgoing US administration of trying to undermine President-elect Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations.
  
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• Outgoing US administration trying to undermine Donald Trump, says Vladimir Putin

  17-01-2017 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russian president Vladimir Putin has accused the outgoing US administration of trying to undermine Donald Trump by spreading fake allegations and said those who are doing it are "worse than prostitutes".
  
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• NI electoral register: More than 60,000 voters removed

  17-01-2017 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of voters are removed from the electoral register in Northern Ireland, the Electoral Commission says.
  
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• Theresa May says Ireland's border 'important priority' in Brexit negotiations and calls for Stormont politicians to reestablish government

  17-01-2017 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has outlined her plans for Britain's exit from the European Union.
  
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• NI Year of Food and Drink Awards shortlist announced

  17-01-2017 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The shortlist for the Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink Awards has been announced.
  
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• Labour urges maintaining of Northern Ireland Assembly as top priority

  17-01-2017 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour has said maintaining the Northern Ireland Assembly should be the number one priority as the party warned against a return to direct rule.
  
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• Tan-tastic tone?

  17-01-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hughie Maughan sends viewers into a spin with the intensity of his fake tan on a TV dance show.
  
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• Dancing With The Stars: Hughie Maughan in fake tan storm

  17-01-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hughie Maughan sends viewers into a spin with the intensity of his fake tan on a TV dance show.
  
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• Desert T20 Challenge: Ireland edge out Namibia in Abu Dhabi to keep alive hopes

  17-01-2017 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland stay in contention at the Desert T20 Challenge as they beat Namibia by five wickets in a tight finish in Abu Dhabi.
  
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• Ex-soldier charged over 1974 shooting gets more time for cruise bid

  17-01-2017 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A retired British soldier, charged in connection with a 1974 shooting in Northern Ireland, has been unable to provide medical evidence to a court that would allow him to go on a cruise while on bail.
  
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• Concentrix claimant 'taking out payday loans to cope'

  17-01-2017 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A benefit claimant tells the BBC she is still suffering as a result of having her payments wrongly blocked by Concentrix.
  
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• Theresa May's Brexit plan 'alarming for businesses in both UK and Ireland'

  17-01-2017 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK will negotiate a new customs union deal for with the EU but will leave the single market, the Prime Minister has revealed.
  
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• Police probe brawl outside West Belfast primary school - Belfast Live

  17-01-2017 13:20
  
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  Police probe brawl outside West Belfast primary school
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  The police are investigating a street brawl that erupted outside a primary school as parents collected their children. Men and women were involved in the fracas, which occurred near the school on the Bell Steel Road in the Poleglass area of West Belfast.and more »
  
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• Only option after Northern Ireland election is devolution, says James Brokenshire

  17-01-2017 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said he is only considering the restoration of devolution following March's Assembly election.
  
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• Apple raising price of apps after sterling fall

  17-01-2017 12:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Apple is to raise the price of apps in the UK by up to 25% following the fall in value of the pound.
  
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• Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards: Quality line-up in race to be our Manager/Coach of Year - Belfast Telegraph

  17-01-2017 12:09
  
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  Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards: Quality line-up in race to be our Manager/Coach of Year
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  Being crowned Manager/Coach of the Year at the Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards requires strong leadership, an ability to inspire those you work with and achieving success. There were plenty of candidates from Northern Ireland who did all of the above ...
  Lidl Northern Ireland Area Manager Tracy Denning goes under the Belfast Live spotlightBelfast Liveall 2 news articles&n
  
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• Diego Costa returns to training with Chelsea first team

  17-01-2017 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Diego Costa took a full part in training with the Chelsea first team on Tuesday as the likelihood of a move to China dwindled.
  
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• Costa Chelsea future remains unclear as China changes quota on foreigners

  17-01-2017 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The likelihood of Chelsea striker Diego Costa transferring to China this winter appears to have reduced following the Chinese Super League's tightened regulations on foreign players.
  
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• Women killed crossing road in Louth

  17-01-2017 10:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two women in their 60s die after being hit by a car while crossing a road in County Louth in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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