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• River Arts on Route 1 invites the public to the opening celebration...

  14-02-2017 22:59
  River Arts on Route 1 invites the public to the opening celebration for its newest exhibition, "Faces and Figures," Friday, Feb. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. The gallery is full of life, thanks to 60 artists' interpretations of the theme. Midcoast artists juried into the show include Charles Laurier Dufour and Jean Hardy of Belfast; Petrea Noyes of Lincolnville; Leslie Woods of Montville; Jeanette Phillipps of Rockland; Deborah Jellison and Betty Schopmeyer of Searsport; Jannetta Jennings of Union; Mari
  
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• James Brokenshire will not step aside for post-election talks

  14-02-2017 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Secretary rejects calls for him to step aside as chair of cross-party talks after the assembly election.
  
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• Katie Lilburn missing: Police appeal over 14-year-old last spotted in Bangor

  14-02-2017 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are concerned for the welfare of missing 14-year-old Katie Lilburn.
  
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• Former PM Edward Heath 'linked to Hooded Men torture decision'

  14-02-2017 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath was involved in the decision-making process which led to the torture of the 'Hooded Men', the High Court hears.
  
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• DUP leader would like to scrap Stormont's petition of concern

  14-02-2017 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster would like to see Stormont's controversial petition of concern scrapped
  
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• Job fair seeks to close gap between employers ...

  14-02-2017 18:42
  In an effort to energize the workforce in Waldo County, several Belfast area organizations are collaborating to host a regional job fair Tuesday, March 7, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center. "There are amazing opportunities for workforce development in the Belfast area," said Emily Baer, executive director of the Belfast Creative Coalition, one of the entities organizing the job fair.
  
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• NI Assembly election: UUP councillor quits over Nesbitt vote pledge

  14-02-2017 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Ulster Unionist councillor resigns from the party over comments made by leader Mike Nesbitt.
  
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• Benfica v Dortmund live updates: What time does it start, what TV channel is it on and where can you watch it?

  14-02-2017 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  ​Benfica had an impressive Champions League campaign last season managing to reach the quarter-final before suffering a narrow 3-2 defeat to Bayern Munich over two legs.
  
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• Benfica v Dortmund live updates: BVB firm favourites to qualify to the next round over the two legs

  14-02-2017 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  ​Benfica had an impressive Champions League campaign last season managing to reach the quarter-final before suffering a narrow 3-2 defeat to Bayern Munich over two legs.
  
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• PSG v Barcelona live updates: Talking points ahead of Champions League tie

  14-02-2017 18:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paris St Germain host Barcelona in the first leg of their highly anticipated Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
  
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• PSG 4-0 Barcelona: Angel di Maria, Julian Draxler and Edinson Cavani stun Barca in Paris

  14-02-2017 18:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Angel Di Maria and Edinson Cavani helped fire Paris St Germain to a stunning 4-0 victory over Barcelona and take a giant step towards the Champions League quarter-finals.
  
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• PSG 2-0 Barcelona live updates: Angel di Maria and Julian Draxler goals give Parisian club well-deserved lead

  14-02-2017 18:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paris St Germain host Barcelona in the first leg of their highly anticipated Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
  
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• Devolved administrations call for details on economic impact of Brexit

  14-02-2017 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK's devolved administrations have called for clarity over how Brexit will affect their economies and budgets after "disappointing" discussions with the Treasury.
  
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• McCabe controversy: Public inquiry into claims

  14-02-2017 17:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There will be a a public inquiry into whether an Irish police whistleblower was falsely smeared by senior officers, Enda Kenny says.
  
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• Mike Nesbitt: SDLP comments were 'no mistake'

  14-02-2017 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist leader denies he made a mistake by saying he intends to give the SDLP his second preference in the Assembly election.
  
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• Edward Heath significantly involved in decision making process surrounding torture of 14 men, court hears

  14-02-2017 16:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former British Prime Minister Edward Heath was significantly involved in a decision making process surrounding the torture of 14 men interned in Northern Ireland nearly 46 years ago, the High Court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Syria terror accused Eamon Bradley 'not a fantasist'

  14-02-2017 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is no evidence that a Londonderry man accused of terrorism in Syria is a fantasist, a court hears.
  
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• Ukip's Paul Nuttall 'very sorry' over claim close friends died at Hillsborough

  14-02-2017 16:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ukip leader Paul Nuttall has said he is "very sorry" over a false claim that he had lost close personal friends in the Hillsborough disaster.
  
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• Claim close friend died at Hillsborough 'wrong', Ukip's Paul Nuttall says

  14-02-2017 16:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ukip leader Paul Nuttall has admitted claims he lost close personal friends in the Hillsborough disaster are false.
  
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• CJ Stander: 'Special mindset' may lead to Lions start - Jerry Flannery

  14-02-2017 16:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  CJ Stander's "special mindset" could see the Ireland flanker start for the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand, says his coach at Munster.
  
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• Mum and daughter escape injury after hammer-wielding gang smash up Belfast home - Belfast Telegraph

  14-02-2017 16:07
  
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  Mum and daughter escape injury after hammer-wielding gang smash up Belfast home
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  PACEMAKER BELFAST 14/02/2017 The front window of a house in Fashoda street in east Belfast smashed in an overnight attack. The front window of a house in Fashoda street in east Belfast smashed in an overnight attack. Pacemaker Belfast 14/02/2017.and more »
  
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• Colin Turkington announces he will join West Surrey Racing for 2017 - Belfast Live

  14-02-2017 16:04
  
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  Colin Turkington announces he will join West Surrey Racing for 2017
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  Northern Irish touring car driver Colin Turkington has announced he will return to West Surrey Racing for the 2017 British Touring Car Championship. The Portadown racer announced last month that he was leaving Team BMR after two years, with speculation ...
  Turkington back on board with West Surrey RacingBelfast Newsletterall 7 news articles »
  
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• Archive: Valentine's Day messages in Belfast

  14-02-2017 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Northern Ireland's Patrick Burns asks shoppers in Belfast what messages they would put inside Valentine's Day cards.
  
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• Veterans' march moved to Coleraine after Londonderry dispute

  14-02-2017 15:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Organisers of a march for military veterans, which was cancelled in Londonderry due to security fears, re-arrange the event in Coleraine.
  
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• Syria terrorist? No, he's just a guy sitting on a donkey on holiday, court told

  14-02-2017 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The case against a Northern Ireland man accused of Syrian civil war terrorism charges is flimsy and threadbare nonsense, his trial has been told.
  
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• Man 'agreed' he committed terrorism offences linked to Syria, trial told

  14-02-2017 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man accused of terrorism charges linked to the Syrian civil war "agreed" that he committed the offences, a prosecutor told his trial.
  
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• Dog dumped in 'heartbreaking condition' - as Northern Ireland animal rescue says they have been inundated since Christmas

  14-02-2017 14:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the condition a lurcher dog was in when it was handed into a Northern Ireland animal rescue centre after being abandoned.
  
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• Belfast's Big Screen at City Hall is up for auction and here's how you can get it - Belfast Live

  14-02-2017 14:36
  
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  Belfast's Big Screen at City Hall is up for auction and here's how you can get it
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  It's shown many a sporting highlight and attracted thousands of people to the grounds of Belfast City Hall for more than six years, and now the 'Big Screen' is going under the hammer. The large 25 square metre SMD screen will go to public auction at ...
  
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• Ireland internationals released for Ulster Pro12 game with Glasgow

  14-02-2017 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland internationals Craig Gilroy, Luke Marshall, Stuart McCloskey and Tommy Bowe are available for Ulster's Pro12 game with Glasgow.
  
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• Mike Nesbitt 'has no regrets about SDLP vote pledge'

  14-02-2017 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mike Nesbitt has said he has no regrets about pledging to give a second preference vote to the SDLP, insisting he will stand by his vision of unionists and nationalists working in partnership.
  
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• Nashville TV stars bring tour to Belfast's SSE Arena - Belfast Telegraph

  14-02-2017 13:22
  
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  Nashville TV stars bring tour to Belfast's SSE Arena
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  Stars of hit television programme Nashville are coming to Belfast as part of a second international tour in June. The tour will be at the 3Arena in Dublin on Monday June 19 and the SSE Arena Belfast on Tuesday June 20. Share. Facebook · Twitter ...and more »
  
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• Suspended garda superintendent David Taylor reinstated

  14-02-2017 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police superintendent in the Republic of Ireland who was suspended as part of an investigation into alleged media leaks, is reinstated.
  
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• Repairs on Belfast to Portadown railway line - BBC News

  14-02-2017 12:49
  
  Repairs on Belfast to Portadown railway line
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  Some train services will be replaced by buses as work begins on Tuesday night to replace ballast on the railway line between Knockmore near Lisburn and Lurgan. It is part of a £25m project funded by the Department for Infrastructure, with support from ...and more »
  
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• Repairs on Belfast to Portadown railway line

  14-02-2017 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some train services will be replaced by buses due to repairs on the Belfast to Portadown railway line.
  
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• Mum and daughter escape injury after hammer-wielding gang smash up Belfast home

  14-02-2017 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mum and her young daughter escaped injury after a hammer-wielding gang smashed up their east Belfast home.
  
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• DUP leader Arlene Foster: 'It is wrong to portray me as anti-Irish language'

  14-02-2017 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has insisted it is wrong to portray her as anti-Irish language.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Ireland full-back Rob Kearney could miss rest of Six Nations

  14-02-2017 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Full-back Rob Kearney could miss the remainder of Ireland's Six Nations campaign with an arm injury, it has been reported.
  
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• Northern Ireland house prices rose by 6% last year

  14-02-2017 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Average prices rose across all property types, but there were wide variations in different areas.
  
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• Suspicious package sparks Portrush security alert - homes evacuated

  14-02-2017 12:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Homes have been evacuated following the discovery of a suspicious package in Portrush.
  
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• Hoax responsible for Portrush security alert

  14-02-2017 12:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said a hoax was the cause of a security alert in Portrush.
  
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• DUP leader Arlene Foster says Nesbitt's SDLP transfer strategy 'strange'

  14-02-2017 11:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster described it as "strange" that Mike Nesbitt would transfer votes to nationalists over her own party in the forthcoming Assembly election.
  
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• East Belfast's new bridges with a human connection - BBC News

  14-02-2017 11:24
  
  East Belfast's new bridges with a human connection
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  Three new bridges have been opened in east Belfast - named after people who have left their mark on the community. The footbridges at Connswater Greenway were named after Grace Bannister, David Hutchinson and Billy Shannon following a public vote.and more »
  
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• East Belfast's new bridges with a human connection

  14-02-2017 11:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three new footbridges are opened - all named after people who have left their mark on the Connswater Greenway community.
  
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• British Touring Cars: Colin Turkington returns to former team for 2017 season

  14-02-2017 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Double British Touring Car Championship winner Colin Turkington returns to the West Surrey Racing team for the 2017 series.
  
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• Headlines and hairlines

  14-02-2017 09:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There's plenty of election news, as well as a bit of love and Jimmy Nesbitt's hair in the papers on Valentine's Day.
  
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• Belfast start-up which makes storage for bunkers expanding to US - Belfast Telegraph

  14-02-2017 09:28
  
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  Belfast start-up which makes storage for bunkers expanding to US
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  A Belfast start-up which makes storage bunkers for materials like coal and animal feed is expanding into new markets, including the US. The Smart Bunker, created by Niall Greenan in 2012 with a £6,000 loan from The Start Up Loans Company, levers ...
  
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• Frampton's team still believe they can tempt Santa Cruz to Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  14-02-2017 09:07
  
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  Frampton's team still believe they can tempt Santa Cruz to Belfast
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  Carl Frampton's third fight with Leo Santa Cruz is still a real possibility according to Head of Boxing at Cyclone Promotions Jake McGuigan - despite the Mexican suggesting he would fear being "robbed" of his title in Belfast. Despite on numerous ...
  Carl Frampton: Leo Santa Cruz set to reject Belfast fightBBC News
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• Cold Feet's James Nesbitt warmed to hair transplants for boosting his career

  14-02-2017 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor James Nesbitt has said his hair transplants handed him a new lease of confidence.
  
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