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• Derry bomb at police officer's home was 'under-vehicle IED left by violent dissident republicans'

  23-02-2017 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that a bomb that exploded at police officer's home in Ardanlee in the Culmore area of Londonderry was an Under Vehicle Improvised Explosive Device (UVIED).
  
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• Claudio Ranieri sacked by Leicester nine months after winning Premier League

  23-02-2017 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri has been sacked, the Premier League champions have announced.
  
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• DUP's Jim Wells apologises for Facebook post about Ciara McGreevy who died last month

  23-02-2017 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's Jim Wells has apologised after making a post about Ciara McGreevy on her brother's Facebook page.
  
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• 10 great things to do in Belfast and beyond this week - Belfast Newsletter

  23-02-2017 19:10
  
  10 great things to do in Belfast and beyond this week
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  One of the final events set to take place in this year s epic NI Science Festival is the family-friendly trail where you get to explore the Titanic Quarter searching for clues to the area s shipbuilding and maritime heritage, all with a scientific twist.
  
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• Enda Kenny insists on united Ireland clause in Brexit deal

  23-02-2017 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish premier Enda Kenny has insisted on a clause in the Brexit deal to allow Northern Ireland rejoin the European Union as part of a united Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill awarded MBE at Buckingham Palace

  23-02-2017 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael O'Neill talked football with the Queen as he was appointed an MBE at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Eating too much sugar could trigger dementia, says landmark study - Belfast Live

  23-02-2017 18:51
  
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  Eating too much sugar could trigger dementia, says landmark study
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  The dreaded disease dementia may be triggered by a diet high in sugar, a landmark study has suggested. More than 850,000 in the UK have the condition, for which there is currently no cure. But now, for the first time, a “tipping point” molecular link ...and more »
  
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• Alleged security force collusion in up to 30 loyalist murders should be examined in a thematic legal action, High Court hears

  23-02-2017 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alleged security force collusion in up to 30 murders carried out by a loyalist terror gang should be examined in a thematic legal action, the High Court heard on Thursday.
  
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• RHI scheme: Publishing names of Renewable Heat Incentive firms would ensure maximum transparency, court hears

  23-02-2017 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Publishing the names of Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) firms would ensure maximum transparency in a botched scheme that had the "seismic" impact of collapsing Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, the High Court heard on Thursday.
  
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• Northern Ireland man dies after van rolls onto him at ATM machine in Larne

  23-02-2017 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died after being struck by a vehicle while withdrawing money from an ATM in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Johnny Sexton back in Ireland team to face France

  23-02-2017 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fit-again Johnny Sexton is named in the Ireland team to face France in Saturday's Six Nations game in Dublin.
  
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• Man arrested amid shooting probe

  23-02-2017 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating violent dissident republicanism have arrested a man.
  
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• Man arrested amid dissident gun attack probe in Belfast

  23-02-2017 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating violent dissident republicanism in Northern Ireland have arrested a man.
  
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• Game of Thrones tree felled

  23-02-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the tunnel of trees that make up the Dark Hedges - made famous by Game of Thrones - falls victim to Storm Doris.
  
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• DUP's Jim Shannon in tearful plea for justice for murdered cousin

  23-02-2017 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP MP broke down in tears as he called for justice for his cousin who was murdered by the IRA.
  
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• DUP proposes statute of limitation for British veterans

  23-02-2017 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP is demanding measures to ensure British veterans cannot face probes into their actions during conflicts if they have already been investigated.
  
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• Northern Ireland Euro 2016 hero Michael O'Neill receives MBE at Buckingham Palace

  23-02-2017 14:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  History-making football manager Michael O'Neill has received his MBE at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• BMI to operate new Derry-Stansted service

  23-02-2017 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BMI Regional is to begin flying between Derry and London Stansted thanks to a £3.8m government grant.
  
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• SDLP sets out agenda for 'Britain leaving the UK'

  23-02-2017 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Signs that the snap election has messed with the usually well-oiled party election machines continue.
  
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• Norwegian Air to operate new flights from Belfast to US - BBC News

  23-02-2017 13:06
  
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  Norwegian Air to operate new flights from Belfast to US
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  Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air is to begin two new flights between Northern Ireland and the United States. Services will operate five times a week, from July, between Belfast International and airports in the New York and Boston areas. Aldergrove said ...
  Norwegian Air unveils Belfast to New York and Boston flights from £69 taking-off JulyBelfast Telegraph
  Norwegian Air has launched £69 flights to the US from
  
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• Norwegian Air to operate new flights from Belfast to US

  23-02-2017 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Low-cost carrier Norwegian Air to begin flights to New York and Boston areas
  
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• Woman's horror at finding suspected "mouse tail" in McDonald's burger - Belfast Live

  23-02-2017 12:55
  
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  Woman's horror at finding suspected "mouse tail" in McDonald's burger
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  A Co Tyrone woman has told of her horror at biting into her McDonald's burger to find what she believe was a "mouse tail" hanging out of the centre. Nicole Campbell had just started to eat her McChicken sandwich from the Dungannon outlet's drive-thru ...and more »
  
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• Linfield fans urged to boycott Glentoran game over Billy Boys tune legal action threat

  23-02-2017 12:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Linfield Supporters Trust (LST) has called on fans of the club to boycott Saturday’s big Irish League match against Glentoran at the Oval in response to a complaint made to the PSNI about the playing of tune of The Billy Boys song over the tannoy system when the sides met on Boxing Day at Windsor Park.
  
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• Storm Doris leaves thousands without power in Northern Ireland as clean up operations get underway - travel alerts, rain and snow warnings

  23-02-2017 12:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Storm Doris, as predicted, has caused major disruption across parts of Northern Ireland with some 21,000 homes and businesses hit with power cuts.
  
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• Eamonn McCann: DUP and Sinn Fein pre-programmed to deadlock

  23-02-2017 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP and Sinn Fein are pre-programmed to deadlock, Eamonn McCann said.
  
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• Farmers could go out business due to rise of bird flu, warns union

  23-02-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland could be in danger of losing its free-range egg industry within a month if avian influenza, also known as bird flu, continues to spread, an industry body has warned.
  
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• Damage across Northern Ireland as Storm Doris hits

  23-02-2017 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trees fall across Northern Ireland as the effect of Storm Doris is felt
  
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• Storm Doris leaves 21,000 without power in Northern Ireland - travel alerts, rain and snow warnings

  23-02-2017 11:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Storm Doris, as predicted, has caused major disruption across parts of Northern Ireland with some 21,000 homes and businesses hit with power cuts.
  
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• Victoria's Secret to open first Northern Ireland store in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  23-02-2017 10:48
  
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  Victoria's Secret to open first Northern Ireland store in Belfast
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  It's the world's best known lingerie brand - favoured by supermodels such as Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks. And now the glamour and lavish Victoria's Secret looks set to open up for the first time in Northern Ireland. The US-owned clothing business is ...
  Victoria's Secret looking to open store in Belfast - Belfast LiveBelfast Liveall 7 news articles »
  
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• Unisex flu, lingerie secrets

  23-02-2017 09:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Be it man flu or woman flu, the election campaign is taking its toll on party leaders, Thursday's papers report.
  
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• First Trust to close half its Northern Ireland branches

  23-02-2017 09:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Up to 130 jobs are at risk as the bank announces half its NI branches will close within months.
  
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• Vigil for critically ill roof fall Tyrone joiner Philip Glasgow

  23-02-2017 09:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prayer vigil is to be held for a Co Tyrone joiner who is fighting for his life in hospital after falling from a roof.
  
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• Drunk driver banned after smashing into Northern Ireland bakery

  23-02-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A drunk driver who smashed into the front of a home bakery in Northern Ireland has been banned from driving.
  
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• Man who admitted animal cruelty jailed for three months

  23-02-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man who admitted three charges of causing unnecessary cruelty to three of his five dogs, has been jailed for three months and ordered to pay kennelling costs of £14,000.
  
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• 14,000 Northern Ireland children struggle with English language

  23-02-2017 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 14,000 schoolchildren across Northern Ireland do not have a firm enough grasp of the English language to be able to fully participate in the curriculum, it has emerged.
  
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• Chef on Conan Anderson manslaughter charge under 'credible' threat

  23-02-2017 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A chef accused of killing a man who suffered a head injury on a night out in Belfast is under threat, a court has heard.
  
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• We're in for a long spell of Direct Rule if public stick with DUP and Sinn Fein, insists Eastwood

  23-02-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has warned the return of the DUP and Sinn Fein as the largest Assembly parties will mean a protracted period of Direct Rule, with "hard right Tories" running Northern Ireland.
  
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• Farry bids to take the heat off Alliance over plot to hijack BBC’s Talkback

  23-02-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC was facing fresh questions last night after allegations that it regularly asks political groups to source party activists to appear in its audiences.
  
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• Man charged with manslaughter of Conan Anderson in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  23-02-2017 08:37
  
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  Man charged with manslaughter of Conan Anderson in Belfast
  Belfast Telegraph
  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. Conan Anderson, 22, from the Short Strand in east Belfast, died in hospital at ...
  Murder investigation after young man dies in BelfastIrish Times
  Conan Anderson: Man arrested over Belfast murderBBC News
  Murder inquiry in Belfast a
  
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• Gang armed with hammer and screwdriver confront Belfast ... - Belfast Telegraph

  23-02-2017 08:37
  
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  Gang armed with hammer and screwdriver confront Belfast ...
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  A Belfast homeowner has been injured after he was confronted by burglars at his south Belfast home.
  Man robbed at knifepoint in South BelfastBelfast Live
  Home owner injured by gang during Belfast burglaryITV Newsall 3 news articles »
  
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• New drug liraglutide can reduce risk of developing diabetes

  23-02-2017 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An injected drug that reduces blood sugar and promotes weight loss can cut the chances of at-risk patients developing type 2 diabetes by 80%, research has shown.
  
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• Dissident bomb attack on Derry police officer leaves family traumatised

  23-02-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of the police officer targeted in a bomb attack in Londonderry suffered "mammoth trauma" after discovering the device outside their home, it has emerged.
  
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• Helen Bailey's 'wicked' fiance jailed for at least 34 years for cesspit murder

  23-02-2017 03:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The "wicked" fiance of the children's author whose body was found in a cesspit has been jailed for a minimum of 34 years.
  
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• Death in a Northern Town – An Irishman's Diary about the Belfast film classic, 'Odd Man Out' - Irish Times

  23-02-2017 01:04
  
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  Death in a Northern Town – An Irishman's Diary about the Belfast film classic, 'Odd Man Out'
  Irish Times
  Most critics consider The Third Man to be Carol Reed's finest film, and it is certainly one of cinema's all-time greats. But there's a school of thought that holds an earlier thriller of his, set in Ireland, to be at least its equal. For one fellow ...
  
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