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• QUB researcher loses £1,200 in 'Home Office' scam

  09-03-2017 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victim warns others after he is defrauded by scammers pretending to be from the Home Office.
  
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• Murder probe launched after man's body found in Lurgan house - three arrests

  09-03-2017 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a 29-year-old man was found dead in a house in Lurgan.
  
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• Ulster Bank to close nine branches in Northern Ireland

  09-03-2017 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ulster Bank is to close nine of its 64 branches in Northern Ireland from October.
  
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• Game of Thrones reveal season 7 premiere date

  09-03-2017 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Game of Thrones is set to return to UK screens on July 17, it has been announced.
  
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• Impostor scams, increasing in popularity, steal millions from victims

  09-03-2017 20:45
  For the first time in 2016, impostor scams, where individuals pose as a government or other seemingly trustworthy official to get a victim to send money, surpassed identify theft, making it the second most common complaint the Federal Trade Commission receives. According to FTC data, debt collection, impostor scams, identity theft, telephone and mobile services, banks and lenders, prizes, sweepstakes and lotteries, shop-at-home and catalog sales, auto-related services, credit bureaus, delinquenc
  
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• PSNI officer shot in incident at Seapark police station

  09-03-2017 20:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer has been injured after being shot during firearms training at a PSNI facility.
  
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• France issues two more arrest warrants over Paris attacks

  09-03-2017 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  French authorities have issued arrest warrants for two more suspects in the November 2015 gun and suicide bomb attacks in Paris that killed 130 people.
  
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• Remains of 474 infants given to Irish medical schools from 1945

  09-03-2017 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Remains of 474 infants were transferred from mother-and-baby homes to medical schools over 25 years.
  
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• Carl Frampton to receive honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast

  09-03-2017 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast boxer Carl Frampton is set to receive an honorary degree from Queen's University Belfast.
  
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• Ryanair working to 'tone down' cabin crew make-up

  09-03-2017 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryanair has said it is working to "tone down" its cabin crew members' make-up.
  
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• Ulster Bank shutting nine Northern Ireland branches and axing jobs

  09-03-2017 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Bank is shutting nine branches across Northern Ireland and cutting around 10 jobs at their brokerage team.
  
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• League of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers 0-1 Derry City

  09-03-2017 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Skipper Ryan McBride volleys the only goal as Derry City beat Shamrock Rovers to make it two wins from two in the Premier Division.
  
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• Arlene Foster on why she regrets calling Sinn Fein 'crocodiles' - while remaining tight-lipped on retaking First Minister position

  09-03-2017 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has revealed she regrets making her "crocodile" remark about Sinn Fein during the Assembly election campaign - while refusing to state if she will retake the First Minister's position again.
  
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• Waldo Dems Supper, Auction

  09-03-2017 16:11
  Waterfall Arts Center, 256 High St., Belfast. Stop by for a family-friendly spaghetti supper and silent auction this weekend in support of Waldo County Democrats.
  
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• False rape claim Northern Ireland man is jailed

  09-03-2017 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old Northern Ireland man who claimed he was raped has been jailed for ten months.
  
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• Online sex blackmail: PSNI investigating 160 cases

  09-03-2017 15:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The PSNI is investigating 160 cases of internet sex blackmail in the past year - one man speaks of his "hell".
  
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• Disqualified: Northern Ireland company boss who owed £460,503

  09-03-2017 15:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department for the Economy has accepted a disqualification undertaking from the director of a plant hire business in Northern Ireland
  
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• Eamonn Magee murder trial - jury sworn in at Belfast court

  09-03-2017 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A jury has been sworn in at Belfast Crown Court for the trial of a man accused of murdering Eamonn Magee Jnr.
  
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• RHI inquiry will take more than six months, says judge

  09-03-2017 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The public inquiry into a botched energy scheme will take more than six months, says its chairman.
  
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• Video tour of secluded Ards family property exuding elegance and style

  09-03-2017 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When you drive through the gates of this impressive family home you immediately get the feeling of having left the outside world behind as you enter your own little oasis.
  
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• James Brokenshire warns parties must agree or face second snap election

  09-03-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Secretary of State has warned Northern Ireland could be facing another election if the political parties cannot reach agreement within three weeks.
  
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• Baby news: Belfast councillor Julie-Anne announces pregnancy with partner Kerry - Belfast Telegraph

  09-03-2017 12:42
  
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  Baby news: Belfast councillor Julie-Anne announces pregnancy with partner Kerry
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  The PUP representative took to Facebook on Wednesday to announce that her and partner Kerry are expecting twins to arrive in September. "Our dreams have come true and given the size of my bump already, Kerry and I feel the time is now right to share ...and more »
  
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• 'Phenomenal' LucidTalk Northern Ireland election poll within 1% of final result

  09-03-2017 11:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  LucidTalk carried out extensive pre-Northern Ireland Assembly election polling including two full NI-wide ‘Tracker’ polls in January and late February and the results turned out to be very accurate compared to the final results.
  
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• Release blunder: Hours before Northern Ireland Prison Service realised murder suspect was freed

  09-03-2017 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prison Service has admitted it was hours before officials realised a murder suspect was mistakenly released.
  
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• Derry factory girls' sculpture given council lifeline

  09-03-2017 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to commemorate Londonderry's shirt factory workers are thrown a lifeline on International Women's Day.
  
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• Delight for Belfast LGBT couple as Julie-Anne pregnant with twins

  09-03-2017 09:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  She missed out on a seat at Stormont in the election, but a Belfast councillor in a same-sex relationship has got over her disappointment to reveal she is pregnant with twins.
  
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• Race ace Seeley gets into gear with his new arrival

  09-03-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Record breaking North West 200 motorcycle racer Alastair Seeley is celebrating again - after his fiancee Danni presented him with an 8lb 8oz baby girl.
  
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• Legal challenge to teachers' early retirement plan in Northern Ireland

  09-03-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 100 teachers hoping to retire early have been left in limbo after a Department of Education scheme was halted due to a legal challenge.
  
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• Antrim man accused of kidnapping and raping woman

  09-03-2017 09:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim man has appeared in court accused of raping a woman he allegedly kidnapped and held against her will.
  
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• Tributes to Northern Ireland farmer James McCollum killed in crash

  09-03-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to James McCollum (75), who died when his Land Rover left the Curragh Road near Coleraine and hit a tree.
  
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• 'Humbled' Eamonn Holmes takes role as cancer charity patron

  09-03-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes has said he felt "humbled and honoured" after meeting patients yesterday at the Cancer Centre in Belfast City Hospital.
  
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• Hunt for hit-and-run driver who injured Tyrone police officer

  09-03-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer has been injured in Co Tyrone after he was struck on the legs by a car which then sped off.
  
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• Fox rescued after 100ft cliff fall tries to eat carer

  09-03-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The latest resident at Lucy's Trust, the secret rural dog sanctuary in Co Antrim, is a bit of a vandal who has tried to eat her carer, and who turns her nose up at the less expensive fare on offer.
  
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• British Government must step up to plate, says Sinn Fein's O'Neill

  09-03-2017 08:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has accused the British Government of "holding up" justice for families whose loved ones were killed during the Troubles.
  
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• PSNI widow Kate Carroll: You politicians have been given a second chance - time to grab it by the scruff of the neck

  09-03-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  On the eighth anniversary of Steve's death, I can't help fearing for the youth of today and the impact the actions of our politicians recently will have on them.
  
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• Arlene Foster says Sinn Fein haven’t asked her to step aside as talks continue for a third day

  09-03-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has not directly asked Arlene Foster to stand down until an inquiry reports on the 'cash for ash' scandal, the DUP leader has claimed.
  
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• Council of Europe says it regrets lack of progress on Irish Language Act

  09-03-2017 01:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An influential collection of European nations has said it regrets the lack of progress on an Irish Language Act.
  
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• Sailors rescued from 'enormous seas' off Australia

  09-03-2017 00:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sailors tell of waves "the size of buildings" after their yacht broke in remote seas off Australia.
  
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• Barcelona remarkable Champions League comeback to beat Paris St Germain 6-1

  09-03-2017 00:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barcelona produced the most remarkable Champions League comeback to beat Paris St Germain 6-1 at the Nou Camp, with a goal from Sergi Roberto five minutes into stoppage time securing a place in the quarter-finals.
  
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