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• Man shot in West Belfast - Belfast Live

  15-02-2017 22:16
  
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  Man shot in West Belfast
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  The man was taken to hospital for treatment to gunshot wounds to his legs. A spokeswoman for the Belfast Trust said the man is in a stable condition. SDLP West Belfast Assembly candidate Alex Attwood said: "This latest shooting is another assault on ...
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• Falls Road shooting: Man shot in legs near jobs centre in west Belfast

  15-02-2017 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot in the legs in the Falls Road area of west Belfast.
  
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• Lisburn Road travel agency robbed by men armed with knives

  15-02-2017 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men armed with knives have robbed a travel agency on the Upper Lisburn Road in south Belfast.
  
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• Eniskillen teachers: 'Two hours per week travelling between schools'

  15-02-2017 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teachers at a school in County Fermanagh are spending up to two hours a week travelling between classes.
  
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• Northern Ireland firms named for not paying minimum wage: Restaurants, bars and recruitment business among companies

  15-02-2017 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh recruitment firm, a Belfast Italian restaurant and a popular seaside bar are just some of the Northern Ireland firms which have failed to pay workers the minimum wage.
  
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• Kilkenny: Backlash over Facebook dress-code post

  15-02-2017 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Irish company's Facebook post, describing teenage girls clothing at past events as 'deplorable', provokes strong reaction on social media.
  
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• Enda Kenny confident 'divisive border' will not be reimposed after Brexit

  15-02-2017 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Enda Kenny is confident the European Union will not allow "one of the most divisive borders in the world" to be reimposed on the island of Ireland after Brexit.
  
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• Craigavon shooting: Police renew appeal for information after man shot in head

  15-02-2017 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father-of-one remains in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot in the head at a house in Carrigart Crescent in Craigavon.
  
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• Bayern Munich v Arsenal live updates: Arsene Wenger risks ire of Gunners fans for selecting David Ospina

  15-02-2017 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger will risk the ire of Arsenal supporters after deciding to play David Ospina rather than Petr Cech in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
  
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• Northern Ireland's exports fell by 5% in 2015

  15-02-2017 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Value of goods and services exported by Northern Ireland companies fell by 5% in 2015 to £9.1bn.
  
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• Jury out in Syria terrorism trial

  15-02-2017 16:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A jury in a Syrian terrorism trial in Northern Ireland has retired to consider its verdicts.
  
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• Man acquitted over theft of Twaddell protest camp flag

  15-02-2017 16:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was acquitted on Wednesday of stealing a flag from a loyalist protest camp in north Belfast.
  
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• Claims of Frankfurt mass sexual assaults by refugees were made up, say German police

  15-02-2017 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors are investigating two people for allegedly fabricating an account of a mass sex attack by Arab migrants in Frankfurt.
  
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• Head of Invest NI: Despite Brexit economy is 'thriving'

  15-02-2017 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alastair Hamilton has denied that Northern Ireland is on the 'brink of economic calamity'
  
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• Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died of 'natural causes' and 'did not have a brain tumour'

  15-02-2017 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died of natural causes and "did not have a brain tumour", her sister has said.
  
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• Sinn Fein 'will not back Foster in executive office while cloud hangs over her'

  15-02-2017 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's new leader in Northern Ireland has insisted that the party will not immediately enter into power-sharing with Arlene Foster after the March election.
  
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• Belfast man jailed after causing life-threatening injuries to woman in claw hammer attack

  15-02-2017 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man who caused life-threatening injuries on a woman after a claw hammer attack has been jailed for 11 years.
  
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• 'Otterly' cute

  15-02-2017 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry welcomes a baby otter - the first one bred in captivity in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Cops make personal injury claim against Northern Ireland man held at knifepoint in car theft

  15-02-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A victim of crime who had his car stolen at knifepoint has told of his disbelief after three personal injury claims were made against him by police officers.
  
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• Unemployment: NI jobless rate continues to fall

  15-02-2017 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Latest government figures show Northern Ireland jobless dropped by 1,000 in January
  
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• Northern Ireland Football League pens new deal with Sky Sports

  15-02-2017 12:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish League football is returning to TV screens, it has been revealed.
  
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• Woman arrested over crash which killed Northern Ireland teen in 2012

  15-02-2017 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested by police in the Republic of Ireland over a car crash which killed Armagh teenager Ciaran McKenna five years ago.
  
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• Community shock as Northern Ireland schoolboy John Joe Toner (10) passes away

  15-02-2017 09:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A community has been left devastated after a 10-year-old boy passed away after suffering a suspected heart attack.
  
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• Paramilitaries blamed after hammer gang target house of young mum and child

  15-02-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neighbours have blamed paramilitaries for a terrifying sledgehammer attack on an east Belfast property while a young mother and daughter were at home.
  
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• Twitter stand-off sees DUP and UUP candidates clash over unionist vote transfers

  15-02-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Londonderry unionist election candidates have had a very public falling out over transferring votes.
  
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• Lion Dwayne Peel signs up for Ulster revolution

  15-02-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Wales and Lions scrum-half Dwayne Peel is on his way to the Kingspan Stadium as part of Les Kiss's coaching shake-up for next season, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• I doubt Mike Nesbitt's even a unionist anymore, says angry councillor as she quits party

  15-02-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first Ulster Unionist to resign over Mike Nesbitt’s pledge to give his second preference vote to the SDLP has branded her former party leader as “arrogant and out of touch with ordinary unionists”.
  
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• DUP MP meets campaigners on same-sex marriage... but party remains opposed to any change in law

  15-02-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Gavin Robinson has received praise online for posing for a photograph with same-sex marriage campaigners - but the east Belfast man has insisted his party has not changed its policy on the issue.
  
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• Commissioners' Court

  15-02-2017 07:40
  Waldo County Commissioners hold their regular bi-monthly court session in the Commissioners Conference Room at 39B Spring St., Belfast .
  
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• NI assembly election: All aboard the Eastwood Express

  15-02-2017 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A round-up of happenings on the assembly election campaign trail over the past 24 hours.
  
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• Police make personal injury claim against robbery victim

  15-02-2017 07:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A robbery victim who was held at knifepoint says he has been re-victimised by three personal injury claims made by police.
  
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• Harrison Ford 'in close call with Boeing 737 at California airport'

  15-02-2017 06:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Harrison Ford reportedly had a potentially serious run-in with a jetliner at a Southern California airport.
  
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• Donald Trump 'knew Michael Flynn had misled White House weeks before firing him'

  15-02-2017 04:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump was told his national security adviser had misled his vice president about his contacts with Russia but waited two weeks to act, White House officials have said.
  
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• No ruling on man who 'found Semtex in graveyard'

  15-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Crown Court judge presiding over the non-jury Diplock trial of a west Belfast man accused of possessing Semtex, guns and bullets has reserved judgment in the case.
  
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• Man (31) still in a critical state after being shot in head

  15-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father-of-one is still fighting for his life in hospital after he was shot in the head.
  
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• Family's anger at 'lack of police action' in catching thugs who attacked home

  15-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man whose home was attacked has accused the PSNI of failing to investigate the incident, claiming "no witnesses" were questioned.
  
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• Border home goes on the market for just £30,000

  15-02-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Talk about a bargain - a three-bedroom house in Donegal is listed to go under the hammer for £30,000.
  
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• Heading the ball repeatedly 'can result in development of dementia'

  15-02-2017 01:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footballers who repeatedly head the ball can end up suffering from dementia, new findings have suggested, prompting calls for more research into a long-suspected issue in the sport.
  
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