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• Fan almost confronts Chelsea players on otherwise trouble-free night at West Ham

  06-03-2017 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fan almost got onto the pitch to confront Chelsea players during Monday night's Premier League match at West Ham.
  
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• Maintenance Electrician

  06-03-2017 21:45
  Mathews Brothers is looking for an experienced maintenance electrician to work in our busy window-manufacturing facility in Belfast. Successful candidate must be able to install, diagnose and repair electronic systems and components on a wide variety of industrial plant equipment.
  
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• Ava Weaver

  06-03-2017 21:45
  Ava Weaver was born on the farm at White's Corner, Winterport, on Dec. 11, 1928. Her parents were Walter and Agnes Bickford.
  
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• When Shanghai teachers met 'Mayor' Adams

  06-03-2017 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of English teachers from China ran into some famous political faces while sightseeing at Stormont on Monday.
  
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• When Shanghai student teachers met 'Mayor' Adams

  06-03-2017 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group of English teachers from China ran into some famous political faces while sightseeing at Stormont on Monday.
  
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• SOLO Wilderness First Aid & American Heart Association CPR/ AED

  06-03-2017 19:34
  Saturday, March 25, 2017 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 26, 2017 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Maine Guide and Wilderness EMT Nancy Zane will be offering a SOLO Wilderness First Aid and American Heart Association CPR course at the Waldo County Technical Center in Belfast Maine on March 25 - 26, 2017 . WFA will be held both Saturday and Sunday from 8:00AM - 4:30PM.
  
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• Further doubt on Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz Belfast trilogy as Mexican wants to fight Lee Selby next

  06-03-2017 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Further doubt has been cast on Carl Frampton's rematch with Santa Cruz with the Mexican saying he wants a unification fight with IBF champion Lee Selby before facing the Belfast boxer again.
  
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• Further doubt cast on Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz Belfast trilogy as Mexican wants to fight Lee Selby next

  06-03-2017 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Further doubt has been cast on Carl Frampton's rematch with Santa Cruz with the Mexican saying he wants a unification fight with IBF champion Lee Selby before facing the Belfast boxer again.
  
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• 'No revolt within DUP,' says Foster

  06-03-2017 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The embattled DUP leader denies there is a revolt within her party, after it lost seats in Thursday's election.
  
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• Leo Santa Cruz wants to fight Lee Selby before a third bout with Carl Frampton

  06-03-2017 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz wants a unification fight with IBF champion Lee Selby before facing Carl Frampton again.
  
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• Tuam babies discovery 'truly appalling', says Kenny

  06-03-2017 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The discovery of human remains at the site of a former mother-and-baby home is "truly appalling", says Irish PM.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Ireland's Jared Payne unlikely to feature against Wales

  06-03-2017 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jared Payne is unlikely to feature in Ireland's crucial Six Nations game against Wales on Friday after missing training on Monday.
  
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• Three in court after gun found in car in Enniskillen

  06-03-2017 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men from Albania who have been charged with firearms offences did not realise they were in Northern Ireland, a court is told.
  
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• Michael O'Neill: Northern Ireland boss would consider approach by Leicester City

  06-03-2017 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill says he could be tempted by the Leicester City job but is not "actively seeking" a new post.
  
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• MLAs' pay panel seeks limits if power returns to Westminster

  06-03-2017 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Panel that used to set MLAs' pay writes to NI Secretary seeking time limit on all payments if there is direct rule.
  
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• McGuinness health concerns are private matter - Adams

  06-03-2017 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sinn Féin refuses to comment on speculation that Martin McGuiness is seriously ill in hospital.
  
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• Woman 'looked like car crash victim' after mastectomy

  06-03-2017 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother looked like "she had been involved in a car crash" after undergoing an "entirely unnecessary" mastectomy despite only having a series of benign growths, a court heard.
  
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• Fulton finalises World League squad

  06-03-2017 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Five Ulstermen are among eight players who will make tournament debuts for Ireland in the World League 2 in Belfast.
  
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• belfasttelegraph.co.uk enjoys bumper election audience as platform nominated for national award

  06-03-2017 13:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph's online platform enjoyed a bumper election campaign with more than a million first preference votes for our coverage.
  
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• Policeman describes gun attack at Belfast petrol station

  06-03-2017 13:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A policeman hit by gunfire at a Belfast petrol station says he thought he was going to die.
  
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• Shot PSNI officer thought he would die

  06-03-2017 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A PSNI officer who was shot at a petrol station in Belfast speaks anonymously about the attack.
  
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• Greece economic contraction worse than predicted

  06-03-2017 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Greece's bailout talks with creditors enter a second week, the country's economy contracted more in the last quarter of 2016 than initially estimated, figures show.
  
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• Ciara Mageean: Coach Jerry Kiernan allays fears over athlete's Achilles

  06-03-2017 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ciara Mageean's coach Jerry Kiernan says tests indicate the athlete did not pick up "an acute injury" at the European Indoors.
  
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• US 'issued direct warning to Israel about annexing West Bank'

  06-03-2017 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US has notified Israel that imposing sovereignty over the West Bank would lead to an "immediate crisis" with the Trump administration, a minister has said.
  
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• NI election: DUP's Jim Wells regrets going soft on BBC over 'biased' campaign coverage

  06-03-2017 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jim Wells has said he regrets going soft on the BBC and should have gone further in his criticism of the corporation.
  
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• Flights cancelled amid French air traffic control strike

  06-03-2017 11:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Airline passengers are suffering huge disruption due to the latest strike by French air traffic controllers (ATCs).
  
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• Political health issues

  06-03-2017 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster's future, Martin McGuinness's health and rich celebrities make the headlines.
  
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• NI Election: Sinn Fein's success will be prelude to new push in Republic of Ireland

  06-03-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tribal passions are putting the centre under severe pressure both in Northern Ireland and the Republic. Should this go on, the middle ground will soon give way under our feet.
  
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• NI Election: Little Pengelly blames DUP leaflet confusion for losing seat

  06-03-2017 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ousted MLA Emma Little Pengelly blamed voter confusion for her failure to retain a second DUP seat in South Belfast.
  
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• NI Election: Unionism is leaderless, claims rebel Patterson

  06-03-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's forefathers would be ashamed at the predicament those currently leading unionism have put Northern Ireland in, a controversial former DUP councillor has said.
  
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• NI Election: Gay marriage and abortion reform some way off yet despite election

  06-03-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has lost its ability to trigger a petition of concern. Same-sex marriage is on its way in Northern Ireland. Abortion law reform too.
  
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• NI Election: Women power way to record number of seats in new intake at Stormont

  06-03-2017 08:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A record-breaking proportion of female politicians have been elected to the new Assembly. Women will make up 30% of MLAs - putting Stormont ahead of both the Dail and the House of Commons in terms of gender equality.
  
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• NI Election: Some in UVF itching to get guns out - thought of Sinn Fein calling shots won't help the mood

  06-03-2017 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I pushed the security buzzer on the front door of the loyalist ex-prisoners' aid and advice centre in north Belfast. They took a long, hard look at me on the security camera inside.
  
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• NI Election: Arlene Foster can't shut her eyes to reality she is last person we need as First Minister

  06-03-2017 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wreckage of unionism is strewn all over Stormont this March day. Lord Edward Carson, the founding father of unionism, still points to the sky from his pedestal, not in victory but in the hope that someone from above can come to the rescue on Ulster's political battlefield.
  
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• Nine dead after Japanese rescue helicopter crashes in snowy mountains

  06-03-2017 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All nine people aboard a rescue helicopter that crashed in snow-covered mountains in central Japan have been pronounced dead.
  
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• Zeebrugge ferry disaster: Chaplain recalls 'traumatising' tragedy 30 years on

  06-03-2017 08:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast chaplain Bill McCrea recalls grief and shock 30 years on from the Zeebrugge ferry disaster.
  
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• Remembering Zeebrugge

  06-03-2017 08:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast chaplain Bill McCrea recalls grief and shock 30 years on from the Zeebrugge ferry disaster.
  
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• Arlene Foster faces revolt as third of DUP MLAs want her to step aside and save institutions

  06-03-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster last night appeared to be digging in her heels and refusing to step aside as the First Minister designate in a move that could risk the future of devolution.
  
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• Australian trekker dies near Mount Everest base camp

  06-03-2017 06:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Australian trekker has died near Mount Everest base camp, possibly due to high-altitude sickness, police in Nepal said.
  
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• Donald Trump expected to sign new travel ban order

  06-03-2017 02:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump is preparing to sign a revised executive order temporarily barring the entry of people from certain Muslim-majority countries and halting the nation's refugee programme.
  
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