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• Jobs make a 'come back' in Belfast | WCSH6.com - WCSH6.com

  22-02-2017 22:04
  
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  Many Mainers are still struggling to find work after recent mill closures in the State. But residents in the city of Belfast say they could have some good news.and more »
  
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• First Trust Bank to close half of its branches in Northern Ireland

  22-02-2017 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First Trust Bank (FTB) is to close half of its branches in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Lurgan man charged with encouraging arson with intent was head of crime ring, court told

  22-02-2017 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with encouraging arson with intent was the head of a highly-organised and violent crime ring, a detective said.
  
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• Lurgan man charged with encouraging arson was head of crime ring, court told

  22-02-2017 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with encouraging arson with intent was the head of a highly-organised and violent crime ring, a detective said.
  
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• Irish premier to address his political future after St Patrick's Day

  22-02-2017 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish premier Enda Kenny has told party colleagues he will outline plans for his political future after St Patrick's Day.
  
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• Dog shows off tractor driving skills

  22-02-2017 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rambo the dog shows off his tractor driving skills in County Down, Northern Ireland.
  
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• BMI to run Londonderry-Stansted flights after Government funding pledge

  22-02-2017 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK Government has pledged almost £4 million to subsidise an air route between Londonderry and London.
  
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• Three Earth-sized planets in newly discovered solar system could support life

  22-02-2017 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Life may have evolved on at least three planets in a newly discovered solar system just 39 light years from Earth, scientists believe.
  
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• Solar system of seven Earth-sized planets 'could include worlds with life'

  22-02-2017 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An extraordinary solar system of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a dwarf star could include at least three worlds on which life may have evolved, scientists believe.
  
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• Darby's, Cardiac Rehab teaming up to raise funds

  22-02-2017 18:23
  Darby's Restaurant and Pub of Belfast and the Waldo County General Hospital's Cardiac Rehab are teaming up for an unique fundraiser on Fat Tuesday to benefit the scholarship fund for heart patients who need phase III exercise classes. Beginning at 5 p.m. and running through closing on Tuesday, Feb. 28, Darby's will donate 10 percent of its proceeds to the cardiac scholarship fund.
  
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• Homeless man attacked as he lay in a sleeping bag on Botanic Avenue in Belfast, court hears

  22-02-2017 16:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A homeless man was kicked and punched as he lay in a sleeping bag on a Belfast street, a court heard on Wednesday.
  
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• Derry bomb: Culmore device at police officer's home 'more intricate' than a basic pipe bomb

  22-02-2017 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bomb has exploded outside the home of a Northern Ireland police officer in the Culmore area of Londonderry.
  
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• Bomb explodes at home of Northern Ireland police officer - security alert ongoing in Derry

  22-02-2017 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bomb has exploded outside the home of a Northern Ireland police officer.
  
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• Londonderry: Device found outside police officer's home

  22-02-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A device is found outside the home of a serving police officer in Londonderry.
  
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• Bomb found under car at Northern Ireland police officer's home - security alert ongoing in Derry

  22-02-2017 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A device has been found underneath a car at a police officer's home, it has been reported.
  
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• Plea for Irish army to fight 'aggressive' rhododendrons

  22-02-2017 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  'Aggressive' plants are taking over a national park, says an Irish politician as he calls for action.
  
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• Bring in the blooming Army!

  22-02-2017 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  'Aggressive' plants are taking over a national park, says an Irish politician as he calls for action.
  
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• Army needed 'to battle rhododendrons'

  22-02-2017 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Irish politician calls on the government to deploy soldiers to stop a rhododendron invasion.
  
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• Army 'need to battle rhododendrons'

  22-02-2017 13:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Irish politician calls on the government to deploy soldiers to stop a rhododendron invasion.
  
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• Gang armed with hammer and screwdriver confront Belfast homeowner

  22-02-2017 13:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast homeowner has been injured after he was confronted by burglars at his south Belfast home.
  
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• Conan Anderson: Man in court charged with manslaughter

  22-02-2017 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old man appears in court charged with the manslaughter of Conan Anderson in Belfast.
  
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• Man charged with manslaughter of Conan Anderson in Belfast

  22-02-2017 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been remanded on bail after appearing in court charged with the manslaughter of a football coach who died two weeks after sustaining a head injury on a night out.
  
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• Helen Bailey murder: Police to probe sudden death of killer's first wife

  22-02-2017 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives are to investigate the sudden death of Ian Stewart's first wife after he was convicted of murdering his fiancee, children's author Helen Bailey.
  
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• Conan Anderson manslaughter accused released on bail

  22-02-2017 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been remanded on bail after appearing in court charged with the manslaughter of a football coach who died two weeks after sustaining a head injury on a night out.
  
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• Omagh GAA club ransacked in burglary thanks community for support

  22-02-2017 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A GAA club in Omagh has thanked the community for its support after its clubrooms were ransacked in a burglary.
  
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• Drugs firm Almac may shift NI work to Republic

  22-02-2017 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Almac says its decision to buy a factory in the Republic of Ireland is a direct result of the Brexit vote.
  
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• O'Neill: Arlene Foster 'fixated on Gerry Adams'

  22-02-2017 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill has told DUP leader Arlene Foster to "stop fixating on Gerry Adams".
  
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• Car clocking Northern Ireland trader cut miles on 'one lady owner' Corolla from 154,773 miles to 80,000

  22-02-2017 11:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland motor trader has been fined £500 and ordered to pay two customers compensation of £800 and £1740 for clocking the mileage and falsely describing vehicles.
  
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• Armed robbery at Newtownabbey home sparks security alert

  22-02-2017 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An armed robbery at a Newtownabbey home led to an overnight security alert.
  
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• Naomi Long no need to apologise over 'balloons' jibe and could have gone further: Alliance's Stephen Farry

  22-02-2017 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Farry has said Alliance leader Naomi Long has no need to apologise for calling two long-serving councillors "balloons" after their resignation from the party and that she could indeed "have gone further".
  
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• St Enda's GAA, Omagh, ransacked in 'despicable attack'

  22-02-2017 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A County Tyrone GAA club has had to cancel activities after what it described as a "despicable attack" by burglars.
  
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• St Enda's GAA club ransacked in 'despicable attack'

  22-02-2017 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A County Tyrone GAA club cancels activities after what it describes as a 'despicable attack' by burglars.
  
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• Five charged over attacks on police officers' homes in Northern Ireland

  22-02-2017 10:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating a string of life-threatening arsons at the homes of police officers in Northern Ireland have charged five people.
  
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• Newspaper headlines: Phonegate, suspicious betting and Doris Day

  22-02-2017 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "fake callers" row rumbles on and Wednesday is renamed Doris Day.
  
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• PSNI arson attacks: Five charged in investigation

  22-02-2017 10:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five people are charged in an investigation into a spate of arson attacks on PSNI officers' homes.
  
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• Five players suspended over IFA probe into Irish Cup suspicious betting claims

  22-02-2017 10:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crewe United Football Club has suspended five players over allegations of suspicious betting activity around an Irish Cup tie.
  
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• 'Loving little Antrim girl' Bronagh Kinney (7) died of meningitis in mum's arms

  22-02-2017 10:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A seven-year-old Co Antrim girl who died in her mother's arms just days after she fell ill has been described as a "loving and caring" child.
  
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• Theresa May 'snubs' daughter of Harrods IRA bomb victim

  22-02-2017 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The daughter of a London policeman killed in the Harrods bombing has spoken of her devastation that a second Conservative Prime Minister has refused to meet her.
  
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• 50p alcohol unit price 'would save 63 lives in Northern Ireland'

  22-02-2017 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More needs to be done to tackle the problems caused by cheap alcohol in Northern Ireland, a charity has warned.
  
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• Teachers say shoeless pupils better at learning

  22-02-2017 09:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teachers union has said allowing children to take their shoes off in class may enhance their learning.
  
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• Cardinal Connell at centre of abuse cover-up dies

  22-02-2017 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior cleric criticised for his role in a Catholic Church cover-up of child sex abuse has died aged 90.
  
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• Irish PM Enda Kenny to give timeframe for standing down

  22-02-2017 09:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish PM Enda Kenny is expected to give the Fine Gael parliamentary party a timeframe for stepping aside when they meet on Wednesday night.
  
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• United Realty is Pleased to Announce the Sale of 48 Acres in Belmont to Craig Luce and Kelly Barton

  22-02-2017 09:00
  Fran Riley and Roland Littlefield, Brokers and Co-Owners of United Realty in Belfast, are pleased to announce the sale of a 48 acre parcel of land in Belmont to Craig Luce and Kelly Barton of Lincolnville. Kelly had her eye on this parcel for a while and decided to move forward with an offer.
  
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• Unionists blast Sinn Fein over anti-sectarian charter launch days after O’Neill hailed IRA men

  22-02-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior unionist politicians have labelled the leader of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland a "hypocrite" after it emerged she was launching the party's charter against sectarianism today.
  
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• I just carry on with life, says Isobel Foster (104)

  22-02-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland's oldest residents has reached the magnificent age of 104.
  
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• Belfast airport puppy patrol takes flight to learn new skills as part of life-saving medical training

  22-02-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were some very special travellers crossing the tarmac at Belfast City Airport yesterday in the shape of eight dogs who are in the process of learning new skills that could save lives.
  
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• IFA to investigate Irish Cup match fixing allegations

  22-02-2017 08:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Irish Football Association says it is investigating claims of match fixing in a cup match earlier this month.
  
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• Frank Lampard says Christine 'has bit of a temper'

  22-02-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Christine Lampard has "a bit of a temper", husband Frank has confessed.
  
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