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• RHI scandal: DUP advisor John Robinson 'stepping aside' from further involvement in botched scheme

  18-01-2017 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  John Robinson, special adviser to DUP economy minister Simon Hamilton, is stepping aside from any future involvement in the botched renewable heat scheme after failing to declare that his father-in-law has two RHI boilers.
  
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• RHI scandal: DUP SPAD 'stepping aside' from further involvement

  18-01-2017 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A special adviser steps aside from future involvement in the flawed RHI scheme after failing to declare a family link.
  
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• Michael Conlan promises to win world titles in three weight divisions as he prepares for St Patrick's Day debut in New York

  18-01-2017 22:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael Conlan promised to win world titles in three different weight divisions at his inaugural press conference in New York to announce details of his professional debut in the city’s iconic Madison Square Garden on St Patrick’s night.
  
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• Royal Air Force aircraft makes unapproved landing at Shannon

  18-01-2017 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British Embassy in Dublin told officials that the aircraft landed in Shannon to re-fuel.
  
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• New England's 1816 'Mackerel Year' and climate change today

  18-01-2017 22:08
  Hundreds of articles have been written about the largest volcanic eruption in recorded history, at Indonesia's Mt. Tambora just over 200 years ago.
  
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• Paramilitary-style shootings in west Belfast doubled in 2016 - BBC News

  18-01-2017 20:29
  
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  Paramilitary-style shootings in west Belfast doubled in 2016
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  The number of paramilitary-style shootings in west Belfast doubled in 2016 compared to the previous year. The figures do not take into account three shootings that have taken place in Turf Lodge since the start of January. The latest victim was a 26 ...
  Man shot in both legs in west Belfast alleywaySky News
  West Belfast 'hit list' naming eight 'criminals' condemnedBelfast Live
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• Paramilitary-style shootings in west Belfast doubled in 2016 - BBC ... - BBC News

  18-01-2017 20:29
  
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  Police say that the number of paramilitary-style shootings in west Belfast doubled in 2016 compared to 2015.
  Man shot in both legs in west Belfast alleywaySky News
  Three Belfast shooting victims were on 'hit list' of alleged criminals amid fears vigilante gunman is on looseMirror.co.uk
  Paramilitary-style shootings double in west Belfast in 2016the Irish News
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• Arlene Foster RHI handling textbook of how not to handle crisis, says Lord Peter Hain

  18-01-2017 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland Secretary of State Lord Peter Hain has described Arlene Foster's handling of the Renewable Heating Incentive scandal as a "textbook example of how not to handle a crisis".
  
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• Who's who in RHI scandal?

  18-01-2017 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With the heating scheme scandal pushing power-sharing to collapse, BBC News NI outlines the main players in the latest Stormont crisis.
  
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• UK government rules out British-Irish joint rule for Northern Ireland

  18-01-2017 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British-Irish joint rule is not an option for Northern Ireland, the British Government has insisted.
  
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• RHI scandal: Renewable heating industry 'prematurely aware' of planned cuts to botched green energy scheme

  18-01-2017 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The renewable heating industry was prematurely aware of planned cuts to a lucrative green energy scheme in Northern Ireland, a senior civil servant has said.
  
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• RHI scandal: Renewable heating industry 'asked politicians to delay energy cut schemes'

  18-01-2017 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The renewable heating industry was prematurely aware of planned cuts to a lucrative green energy scheme in Northern Ireland and asked politicians to delay it, a senior civil servant has said.
  
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• Man and woman cautioned over 'abortion pills' in Northern Ireland

  18-01-2017 17:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and woman accused of attempting to get an abortion in Belfast have accepted formal cautions, a court heard today.
  
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• Live: Senior Northern Ireland civil servant Andrew McCormick names DUP spad he believes pushed to keep RHI open

  18-01-2017 17:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dr Andrew McCormick told a Stormont committee he believes DUP special advisor Andrew Crawford was pushing for the Renewable Heating Scheme to stay open, although he said he had no evidence of this.
  
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• RHI scandal: Names of business recipients to be published

  18-01-2017 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Economy Minister, Simon Hamilton, says his department will publish a list of businesses benefitting from the RHI scheme next week.
  
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• Man issues apology over west Belfast street brawl

  18-01-2017 15:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who claims to be one of the men caught up in a street brawl outside a primary school in west Belfast has issued an apology.
  
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• Senior Northern Ireland civil servant Andrew McCormick to appear before Public Accounts Committee over RHI

  18-01-2017 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dr Andrew McCormick is to appear in front of Stormont's Public Accounts Committee over the Renewable Heating Incentive.
  
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• Schivo NI: 30 workers lose jobs at Derry-based aerospace firm

  18-01-2017 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A trade union says 30 workers have been made redundant at the Shivo factory in Londonderry.
  
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• Man shot in legs in 'brutal, callous and horrific' west Belfast attack

  18-01-2017 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have described the shooting of a man in west Belfast as "brutal, callous and horrific".
  
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• Man had head stamped on and knife held to him after waking up in Lurgan house on night out, court hears

  18-01-2017 13:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man had his head stamped on and a knife held to him after waking up in a house on a Christmas night out, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Man 'run over and received slash wounds' moments after shots fired at house

  18-01-2017 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been attacked and run over by a car in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Dublin after shots were fired at a house around 4 miles away.
  
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• Unemployment benefit: December shows drop of 800 in number of claimants

  18-01-2017 12:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest jobs figures for Northern Ireland show evidence of a slowdown in the economy.
  
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• Dungannon security alert: 'Viable bomb' found

  18-01-2017 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in Fairmount Park, Dungannon has ended after a viable device was made safe.
  
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• Dungannon security alert sparked by suspicious object

  18-01-2017 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert has been sparked in Dungannon following the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Northern Ireland senior civil servant believed DUP special adviser 'exerted influence' to keep RHI open

  18-01-2017 10:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland's most senior civil servants believed a DUP special adviser "exerted influence" in keeping the uncapped Renewable Heating Incentive scheme open.
  
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• Protest planned as anger grows over 5,200 people left with no GP in Portadown

  18-01-2017 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients at a crisis-hit GP surgery have disputed claims by the Health Minister that they were getting the best care possible after being told a new contractor had been confirmed - only for the deal to fall through.
  
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• Man hospitalised after masked gang assault him at Articlave home

  18-01-2017 10:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is receiving treatment in hospital after a masked gang forced their way into his Co Londonderry home and assaulted him.
  
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• Big drive to attract US tourists days after only direct flight to NI ends

  18-01-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tourism Ireland will launch a massive TV campaign in the US this week which it hopes will reach more than 250 million people - just days after the final direct flight between Northern Ireland and North America was pulled.
  
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• George HW Bush in intensive care and wife Barbara admitted to hospital

  18-01-2017 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  George HW Bush has been admitted to an intensive care unit to address a respiratory problem from pneumonia, according to a spokesman for the former US president.
  
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• 'Hard border' fears grow as PM sets out Brexit plan

  18-01-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fears of a future 'hard border' with the Irish Republic have grown after Theresa May made clear Brexit will mean a comprehensive departure from the European Union.
  
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• Churchmen urge politicians to avoid divisive electoral rhetoric

  18-01-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Religious leaders in Northern Ireland have urged politicians here to mind their language in the election campaign in order to help build a better future together.
  
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• Stormont is like a ghost ship, sailing rudderless towards inevitable demise

  18-01-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  "This is the way the Assembly ends - not with a bang but with a sort of whimpering diminuendo of interest," said Eamonn McCann of People Before Profit.
  
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• If power-sharing can't be achieved by moderates, we will be faced with bad blood and anarchy

  18-01-2017 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This time it is serious. When I was writing my column for the Belfast Telegraph, over 35 troubled years, I was often known as the man who blew out the light at the end of the tunnel.
  
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• Taxpayers to fund fresh MLA payoffs just months after 33 of them shared £1m

  18-01-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taxpayers will be forced to bankroll a second wave of Stormont payoffs just 10 months after shelling out more than £1m to departing MLAs.
  
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• Manchester United lining up €100 million bid for French ace Griezmann

  18-01-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are increasingly confident of signing French star Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid in the summer for what could be another world-record fee, although Luke Shaw is almost certain to be on his way out of Old Trafford at the same time, with Jose Mourinho frustrated at the left-back's lack of development.
  
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• Man shot in legs in west Belfast attack

  18-01-2017 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot in the legs in west Belfast.
  
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• McCoy 'put on two stone'

  18-01-2017 07:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Champion jockey Sir Tony McCoy blames his weight gain on eating "whole packets" of biscuits.
  
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• Denise Bouchard, FNP-C, Joins Seaport Community Health Center

  18-01-2017 06:09
  Penobscot Community Health Care is pleased to announce that Denise Bouchard, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner has joined the staff of Seaport Community Health Center , 53 Schoodic Drive, Belfast. Ms. Bouchard's practice centers on all aspects of high-quality, compassionate medical care, including patient physicals, acute visits, and health care maintenance for adults.
  
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• Kobe Moulton

  18-01-2017 01:50
  Kristi and Jason Moulton of Belfast are proud to announce the birth of their son Kobe Walter Moulton, who was born Jan. 2, 2017, at 1:05 a.m. at Waldo County General Hospital. Kobe weighed 8 lbs., 2 oz., and measured 20 1/2 inches long.
  
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• Turf Lodge: Man shot twice in both legs in paramilitary-style attack.

  18-01-2017 01:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot twice in the legs in Turf Lodge in west Belfast in an apparent paramilitary-style attack.
  
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• County Antrim: Brother and sister critical after being struck by a car

  18-01-2017 00:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brother and sister in a critical condition after being struck by a car in County Antrim.
  
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• Brexit: Hard border for island of Ireland says Sinn Féin

  18-01-2017 00:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exiting the European Customs Union creates a "hard border on the island of Ireland", Sinn Féin says.
  
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• Brexit: Kenny calls for preservation of "seamless border"

  18-01-2017 00:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Taoiseach has re-iterated that he wants "a preservation of the seamless border that is there now".
  
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