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• St Patrick's church in north Belfast 'significantly damaged' in suspected arson attack

  30-01-2017 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Catholic church has been "significantly damaged" in a suspected arson attack.
  
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• St Patrick's Catholic church in Belfast 'significantly damaged' in suspected arson attack

  30-01-2017 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Catholic church has been "significantly damaged" in an arson attack.
  
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• St Patrick's Church in north Belfast damaged in arson attack - BBC News

  30-01-2017 22:38
  
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  St Patrick's Church in north Belfast damaged in arson attack
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  A Catholic church in north Belfast has been damaged in an arson attack. It happened on Monday afternoon at St Patrick's church on Donegall Street. When firefighters arrived they discovered a curtain on fire. Some smoke damage was caused to the church.
  Suspected arson at Belfast Catholic Church leaves parishioners 'deeply upset'the Irish News
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• Ballymena-made Routemasters face recall

  30-01-2017 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 400 buses need upgrades due to a fault with the rear door.
  
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• Barack Obama 'heartened' by scale of protests against Donald Trump's Muslim travel ban

  30-01-2017 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In a blasting criticism of Donald Trump’s Muslim travel ban, former president Barack Obama has said he “fundamentally disagrees” with discrimination that targets people based on their religion and was “heartened” by the protests that have been sparked across the country.
  
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• Belfast mum who survived breast cancer finds love with tattoo artist who transformed her scars - Belfast Live

  30-01-2017 22:02
  
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  Belfast mum who survived breast cancer finds love with tattoo artist who transformed her scars
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  As a single mum of three young children, Nina Cristinacce thought her life was over when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 37. This latest knock came just two years after the death of her mum to ovarian cancer. After having a ...and more »
  
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• Mother-of-two Louise McIlwaine (30) laid to rest in west Belfast - the Irish News

  30-01-2017 21:51
  
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  Mother-of-two Louise McIlwaine (30) laid to rest in west Belfast
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  A YOUNG mother-of-two who died in hospital a week after suffering an epileptic seizure has been buried. Louise McIlwaine (30) died early on Friday after she collapsed following a seizure outside her parents' west Belfast home the previous week.
  
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• Seamus McCollum: Randalstown nursing home man may have been strangled

  30-01-2017 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A profoundly disabled man who died at a nursing home in County Antrim in September 2011 may have been strangled, a pathologist has said.
  
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• One person refused entry to US at Dublin airport pre-clearance

  30-01-2017 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One person has been refused entry to the US at Dublin airport as part of Donald Trump's new travel ban, according to the Department of Transport.
  
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• North Belfast man organising drug awareness walk after death of pal Jamie Burns - Belfast Live

  30-01-2017 20:32
  
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  North Belfast man organising drug awareness walk after death of pal Jamie Burns
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  A North Belfast man is planning a drug awareness walk after the death of his friend. Mark Officer, 20, is organising the sponsored walk to raise funds and awareness for the Falls Community Council's drug programme. It will take place on February 5 and ...
  
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• Boris Johnson rejects Donald Trump 'fascist' comparisons

  30-01-2017 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has rejected comparisons from Conservative and Labour MPs between Donald Trump and the Nazis, saying it "demeans the horror of the 1930s".
  
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• Traffic: Delays expected after crash on Northern Ireland's M2 northbound

  30-01-2017 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motorists are advised of delays following a crash on Northern Ireland's M2.
  
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• Sgt Mark Wright: Queen's Medal for officer stabbed in head in Lurgan

  30-01-2017 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police officer is awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal after being stabbed in the head at a house in Lurgan has said he is "truly humbled".
  
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• Disabled man who died at nursing home may have been strangled, pathologist says

  30-01-2017 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A profoundly disabled man who died at a nursing home in Northern Ireland may have been strangled, a pathologist said.
  
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• 'Slab' Murphy: Appeal against jail term dismissed

  30-01-2017 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An appeal by alleged former IRA "chief of staff", Thomas 'Slab' Murphy, against his jail term for tax evasion is dismissed by the Court of Appeal in Dublin
  
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• Teenager charged over 'Darth Vader' tablet incident

  30-01-2017 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy is charged with drugs offences after a 14-year-old boy was treated in hospital after taking half of a 'Darth Vader' tablet.
  
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• Teenager charged after boy who took drug hospitalised

  30-01-2017 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy has been charged with a series of drugs offences after a teen was hospitalised after taking half of an un-identified tablet.
  
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• Northern Ireland leaders press Theresa May for further involvement on Brexit negotiations

  30-01-2017 18:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's politicians have pushed Prime Minister for a greater role in the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Brexit will have to wait

  30-01-2017 18:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  PM keeps shtum and NI politicians' minds are on the election at Cardiff Brexit meeting
  
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• Prime Minister Theresa May and Enda Kenny speak after Brexit talks in Dublin

  30-01-2017 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May is meeting with Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Dublin to discuss Brexit.
  
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• The 1975 announce tour dates in Belfast and Dublin - NME.com

  30-01-2017 17:48
  
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  The 1975 announce tour dates in Belfast and Dublin
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  The 1975 have added two additional dates in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to their summer tour. The band will perform at Belsonic festival at Ormeau Park, Belfast on June 16 before heading to Malahide Castle, Dublin the following day ...and more »
  
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• No charges over police CS spray use during Junior Orange Order Belfast parade

  30-01-2017 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Police Ombudsman has said there will be no prosecution over a police officer's use of CS spray during a junior Orange Order parade last year.
  
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• Hero police officer who risked life to save woman and children receives bravery award

  30-01-2017 17:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hero police officer, who risked his life in saving a woman and her two children and was slashed in the face by a knife-wielding man, has been awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.
  
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• Everett Young

  30-01-2017 16:54
  Everett M. "Pete" Young, 93, of Swanville passed away Jan. 24, 2017, in Belfast. Pete was born in Belfast to Charles H and Dora Young on May 1, 1923.
  
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• Christopher Mackin murder: Belfast husband and wife on trial - BBC News

  30-01-2017 16:41
  
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  Christopher Mackin murder: Belfast husband and wife on trial
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  A husband and wife have gone on trial for the murder of a man in Belfast city centre nearly five years ago. Christopher Mackin was shot at least seven times outside his College Square North home on 1 March 2012. Charles Stephen Valliday, 45, and Julie ...
  15 shots were fired at man killed in Belfast city centre gun attack, court hearsBelfast Liveall 2 news articles »
  
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• Christopher Mackin murder: Belfast husband and wife on trial

  30-01-2017 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A husband and wife go on trial for the murder of a man in Belfast city centre nearly five years ago.
  
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• Winona Ryder's facial expressions at SAG Awards go viral

  30-01-2017 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Winona Ryder went viral on Sunday night thanks to a host of hilarious facial expressions she pulled onstage at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Sexton and O'Brien boost for Ireland

  30-01-2017 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish pair Jonathan Sexton and Sean O'Brien are set to resume training after injury before the Six Nations opener against Scotland.
  
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• Prosecution decision on Kingsmill massacre suspect 'imminent', coroner told

  30-01-2017 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prosecutorial decision on a man whose palm print was allegedly found on a getaway vehicle used in the Kingsmill massacre is set to be announced within two weeks, a coroner has been told.
  
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• Irish airports review call on US policy

  30-01-2017 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish minister expresses concern about discrimination at US immigration points in Dublin and Shannon airports.
  
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• N Ireland health service problems 'critical as 2,000 nursing posts unfilled'

  30-01-2017 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Top medical professionals have warned that problems within Northern Ireland's health service have reached critical levels, with 2,000 nursing posts left unfilled.
  
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• Men assaulted in Belfast burglary

  30-01-2017 13:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been assaulted in a burglary in Belfast.
  
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• Teenage pedestrian injured in Belfast Rosetta crash

  30-01-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage pedestrian suffered head injuries in a crash in Belfast on Monday morning.
  
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• Teen boy pedestrian injured in Belfast Rosetta crash

  30-01-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage pedestrian suffered head injuries in a crash in Belfast on Monday morning.
  
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• Firefighters extinguish small electrical blaze at Old Trafford

  30-01-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United were forced to call firefighters to deal with a small electrical blaze which broke out at Old Trafford on Monday morning.
  
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• Unionist sparks fury over Irish language 'like bullets' remark

  30-01-2017 12:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A furious row has erupted after a Londonderry unionist councillor branded every Irish word spoken by Sinn Fein as ‘like a bullet being fired in the war for Irish independence’.
  
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• Carl Frampton: Come to Belfast, Leo - Belfast Newsletter

  30-01-2017 11:38
  
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  Carl Frampton: Come to Belfast, Leo
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  Carl Frampton has urged Leo Santa Cruz to complete the trilogy with a final showdown in Belfast. 'The Jackal' called for a third decisive showdown after losing on points 114-114, 115-113, 115-113 to the Mexican who also claimed back his WBA ...
  Keep your word and fight me in Belfast: Carl Frampton tells Leo Santa CruzBelfast Telegraph
  Frampton says his next fight will be in BelfastITV News
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• Charity linked to UVF boss Winkie Irvine runs three huge RHI boilers in Belfast

  30-01-2017 11:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A charity connected to UVF boss Winkie Irvine is running three large wood pellet boilers in the middle of the heavily built-up Woodvale district of Belfast.
  
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• Carl Frampton vows to come back stronger from first defeat

  30-01-2017 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dethroned WBA featherweight champion Carl Frampton says he will return a better boxer following his defeat by Leo Santa Cruz.
  
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• Brokenshire accused of 'pettiness' over Irish anthem 'snub' at GAA game in Northern Ireland

  30-01-2017 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Secretary of State James Brokenshire has been accused of pettiness after he attended a GAA game at the weekend, but was absent during the Irish national anthem.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers in awe as Celtic break Lisbon Lions' record

  30-01-2017 10:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers hailed Celtic's "incredible run" after they broke a Lisbon Lions' record with a 4-0 win over Hearts at Parkhead.
  
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• CDE Global creating 110 jobs and new £10m hub in Northern Ireland

  30-01-2017 09:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tyrone manufacturer CDE Global is to spend £10m on new offices at its headquarters, the company announced today. The Cookstown offices, which will have room for 400 people, have received planning permission, the company said.
  
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• Widower won't forgive McGuinness 'for IRA destroying my family'

  30-01-2017 09:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The husband of a young mum brutally slain by the IRA as she collected census forms in Londonderry has said he'll never forgive ill Martin McGuinness, given his role in Sinn Fein and the IRA, for "destroying" his family.
  
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• Queen closes in on historic milestone

  30-01-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen is to make history when she becomes the first British monarch to reach their Sapphire Jubilee.
  
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• Irish government will not support Troubles 'amnesties'

  30-01-2017 09:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Irish government says it would not support any proposal to introduce "amnesties from prosecution" when dealing with Troubles legacy cases.
  
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• Former BBC boss Christopher Bland dies aged 78

  30-01-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former BBC chairman Sir Christopher Bland has died at the age of 78, his family has said.
  
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• Tributes to SF's Tim Woods who died in Armagh crash

  30-01-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Party colleagues have paid tribute to a Sinn Fein activist who died in a road accident in south Armagh on Saturday.
  
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• Sinn Fein claim UUP and SDLP 'trying divert attention from their support for RHI scheme'

  30-01-2017 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has accused the SDLP and UUP of "trying to distract the public's attention from their support" for the botched Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme.
  
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