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• Matador Network names Belfast among 35 best ...

  21-02-2017 23:48
  Belfast, Maine, is listed as one of 35 of the world's best places to travel in 2017, according to Matador Network. Only four spots in the USA made the list.
  
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• Conan Anderson death: Man charged with manslaughter

  21-02-2017 22:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Conan Anderson in Belfast.
  
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• Hustings event hears call for sign language act to be introduced

  21-02-2017 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Members of Northern Ireland's deaf community call for the introduction of a British and Irish sign language act.
  
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• Brexit endangers NI peace process, says Baroness O'Loan

  21-02-2017 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Baroness O'Loan warns that leaving the European Union could endanger the Northern Ireland peace process.
  
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• Corks popping again

  21-02-2017 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Champagne is making a comeback a decade after the bubble burst for the Republic of Ireland's 'Celtic Tiger' economy.
  
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• Pen Bay doctors worry about merger plan's impact on hospital

  21-02-2017 19:11
  Doctors at Pen Bay Medical Center are concerned that a proposal by parent corporation MaineHealth to create a single board of directors could result in a loss of local control and potentially cuts in services at the Rockport hospital. Those concerns were voiced in a Jan. 9 letter written to employees by the president of the Pen Bay medical staff as a summary of a Jan. 5 meeting of physicians.
  
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• Northern Ireland business leaders voice support for north-south interconnector

  21-02-2017 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coalition of business leaders in Northern Ireland has voiced support for the North South Interconnector ahead of the resumption of a public inquiry into the controversial electricity project.
  
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• Northern Ireland business leaders back north-south interconnector

  21-02-2017 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coalition of business leaders in Northern Ireland has voiced support for the North South Interconnector ahead of the resumption of a public inquiry into the controversial electricity project.
  
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• Mystery Irish woman gives £50k fiver to charity

  21-02-2017 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Irish woman who found a five-pound note engraved with a portrait of Jane Austen donates it to charity.
  
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• 'INLA pipe bombs and ammunition' seized in Belfast

  21-02-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police find five pipe bombs and ammunition, thought to be linked to republican paramilitaries, during a security alert in Belfast.
  
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• Conway Street security alert ends: Pipe bombs and ammunition found in west Belfast house

  21-02-2017 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The security alert in Conway Street in west Belfast has now ended.
  
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• Conway Street security alert ends: 'INLA' pipe bombs and ammunition found in west Belfast house

  21-02-2017 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pipe bombs and ammunition, thought to be linked to the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), have been found at house in the Conway Street area of west Belfast.
  
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• Kenny Shiels aiming to land cup success with Derry City

  21-02-2017 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kenny Shiels enters his second season as Derry City manager with major trophy success in his sights.
  
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• Manchester City v Monaco live updates: Talking points ahead of Champions League clash

  21-02-2017 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City host Monaco in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.
  
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• Manchester City 5-3 Monaco: Sergio Aguero scores brace to help Sky Blues win sensational clash

  21-02-2017 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have beaten Monaco 5-3 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at the Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Storm Doris set to hit Northern Ireland

  21-02-2017 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Storm Doris is primed to deliver wet and windy weather from Wednesday night.
  
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• Suspended jail term for drunk and aggressive man who tried to board early morning Belfast flight

  21-02-2017 17:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police had to be called to Belfast International Airport to assist with a would-be passenger who was being aggressive toward staff whilst he was drunk in the early morning
  
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• €30k raised in 24 hours to bring home Irishman killed in Canada car crash

  21-02-2017 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fundraiser page set up to help bring home the remains of an Irish father-of-two who was killed in a car crash has raised almost €30,000 in less than 24 hours.
  
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• Hospital scam 'claimed nine victims'

  21-02-2017 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police appeal for fraud victims to come forward after two men reportedly spent two days at a hospital offering to help staff claim back tax.
  
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• Police officer cleared of causing injuries by making handcuffs too tight

  21-02-2017 16:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer has been cleared of causing "possible lifelong injuries" to a man by closing handcuffs so tightly that he suffered "suspected nerve damage".
  
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• Step counting apps probably make people less healthy, leading computer scientist says

  21-02-2017 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Step counting apps might be not only a waste of time but a dangerous one, according to one expert.
  
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• Canine angels earn wings

  21-02-2017 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Diabetes alert dogs - trained to warn when their owner's blood sugar is low - are given a tour of Belfast's City Airport.
  
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• Alliance Party leader: Cost of division in NI is real government scandal

  21-02-2017 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The £800 million annual cost of a segregated society is the "real scandal" of Northern Ireland's government, the Alliance Party leader has said.
  
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• Pie-eating goalkeeper Wayne Shaw resigns from Sutton Utd after dug-out 'stunt'

  21-02-2017 16:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sutton United goalkeeper Wayne Shaw has agreed to leave Sutton United after investigations were opened into his pie-eating during the club's FA Cup clash against Arsenal.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Sexton 'set to start for Ireland' against France

  21-02-2017 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Johnny Sexton and Rob Kearney look set to be fit for Ireland's Six Nations game with France on Saturday after training on Tuesday.
  
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• Naomi Long responds to Belfast Telegraph Alliance 'hijack' plot story - it was 'just tongue in cheek'

  21-02-2017 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alliance leader Naomi Long has responded to the Belfast Telegraph over revelations senior figures in her party were involved in a plot to "hijack" a BBC programme.
  
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• Man arrested over Conan Anderson Belfast murder

  21-02-2017 15:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested by detectives in Northern Ireland investigating the murder of Conan Anderson, in Belfast.
  
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• Plans for George Best-themed hotel in Belfast

  21-02-2017 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans announced for Belfast tribute hotel to football star George Best
  
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• Fighting Antrim teen called police officer 'specky'

  21-02-2017 14:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland teenager involved in a "feud" amongst young people in Antrim town on Boxing Day last year then began fighting with police and called an officer "specky".
  
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• Northern Ireland man faces Ibiza flight drink charge

  21-02-2017 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man has been charged with being drunk onboard a flight to Ibiza.
  
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• 9 arrested over arson attacks on Northern Ireland homes and vehicles

  21-02-2017 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine arrests have been made in connection with arson attacks targeting police officer's homes and vehicles.
  
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• Two arrested after man dies in Dublin shooting

  21-02-2017 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two people are arrested after a man died from gunshot wounds to the head in Dublin at the weekend.
  
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• Homes evacuated in west Belfast security alert - Belfast Telegraph

  21-02-2017 13:28
  
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  Homes evacuated in west Belfast security alert
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  Police and ATO at the scene of a security alert in the Conway Street area of West Belfast on 21st February 2017 . (Photo - Kevin Scott / Belfast Telegraph). Police and ATO at the scene of a security alert in the Conway Street area of West Belfast on ...
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• Homes evacuated during security alert in West Belfast - Belfast Live

  21-02-2017 13:27
  
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  Homes evacuated during security alert in West Belfast
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  Homes and offices are being evacuated in Belfast as the police deal with a security alert. Traffic is being diverted away from Conway Street in the west of the city. A PSNI spokesman said: "Police are currently in attendance at a security alert in ...and more »
  
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• Driver killed in Bangor road crash involving two cars

  21-02-2017 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Northern Ireland have confirmed that a man has died following a two vehicle road traffic collision on the Cotton Road in Bangor.
  
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• Homes evacuated in west Belfast security alert

  21-02-2017 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert has been sparked in west Belfast following the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Plan for up to five new Belfast hotels including George Best and Titanic themed buildings - Belfast Telegraph

  21-02-2017 13:12
  
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  Plan for up to five new Belfast hotels including George Best and Titanic themed buildings
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  The photograph shows bodies in sacks piled three high on the deck of the CS Mackay Bennett, before being tipped overboard as the ship's priest conducts a service. Photo issued by Henry Aldridge and Son. Survivors of the Titanic disaster in a crowded ...
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• Ireland target first Test appearance in 2018

  21-02-2017 12:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland aim to play their first Test in 2018 rather than this year, according to Cricket Ireland chief executive Warren Deutrom.
  
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• You don't have to be a Press officer to call: William Crawley jokes over Alliance Talkback 'hijack' plot

  21-02-2017 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Talkback host William Crawley joked that he took calls from everyone on his show - not just Press officers - after the Belfast Telegraph revealed an Alliance Party plot to "hijack" his Radio Ulster phone-in show.
  
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• Dublin's Cardinal Desmond Connell dies aged 90

  21-02-2017 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cardinal Desmond Connell, criticised for his handling of clerical child sexual abuse cases, dies aged 90.
  
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• Pat Finucane widow loses appeal over public inquiry into his murder by loyalists

  21-02-2017 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of solicitor Pat Finucane has lost her challenge against the Government's refusal to hold a public inquiry into his murder by loyalist paramilitaries.
  
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• Legalise cannabis party Cista fined more than £23k by electoral commission

  21-02-2017 12:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pro cannabis party Cista (Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol) has been fined more than £23,000 by the electoral commission for failing to send its political finances paperwork.
  
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• BBC Talkback 'hijack' storm overshadows Naomi Long's Alliance election manifesto launch

  21-02-2017 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Alliance Party launched its manifesto on Tuesday morning at the Park Avenue Hotel in Belfast following a Belfast Telegraph exclusive report into the party's attempts to "hijack" BBC coverage in the run up to the March 2 poll.
  
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• Belfast at MIPIM 2017

  21-02-2017 11:32
  
  
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• Brexit bill: Lord Hain to table amendment on 'keeping open border'

  21-02-2017 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lord Hain says he will table an amendment on keeping an open border, in the interests of 'the peace process', as peers debate the Brexit bill.
  
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• Listen: Naomi Long's BBC Talkback phone-in at centre of Alliance 'hijack' storm

  21-02-2017 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is Naomi Long's BBC Talkback appearance which Alliance Party spin doctor Scott Jamison encouraged supporters to "hijack".
  
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• Plans revealed for ten-storey Belfast scheme - Insider Media

  21-02-2017 10:15
  
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  Plans revealed for ten-storey Belfast scheme
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  Plans to build a ten-storey mixed-use scheme on a "hugely important site" in Belfast city centre have been submitted, with CGIs of the proposed development also revealed. The company behind the project hope it will become "the most attractive and ...
  
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• Sinn Fein man targeted in petrol bomb attack in Bangor

  21-02-2017 10:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein election agent has been targeted in a petrol bombing in Bangor.
  
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• Brexit sees British solicitors flocking to Republic of Ireland

  21-02-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Brexit vote has seen London 'Magic Circle' law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer almost crack the top 10 list of Irish law firms by number of practising solicitors.
  
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