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• Geordie Gilmore murder: Man arrested in Carrickfergus area

  29-03-2017 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murder of George Gilmore have arrested a 34-year-old man in the Carrickfergus area.
  
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• Helicopter with five people on board goes missing over Irish Sea

  29-03-2017 21:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A helicopter travelling with five people on board from Milton Keynes to Dublin has gone missing over the Irish Sea.
  
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• Belfast Poetry Fest extends deadline

  29-03-2017 21:43
  The 13th annual Belfast Poetry Festival, set for Saturday, Oct. 14, seeks teams of poets, performers and artists for the annual juried presentation of original collaborative works featuring poetry combined with visual and performance arts. The deadline has been extended to Friday, April 7. This year's festival will feature an evening celebratory showcase of poetry combined with visual arts, poetry with performance arts and poetry in as-yet-unseen or -imagined combinations.
  
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• Nacho Novo's six-match ban reduced to three games with immediate effect

  29-03-2017 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nacho Novo's six-match suspension has been reduced to three games with immediate effect.
  
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• Theresa May wants 'frictionless' Irish border

  29-03-2017 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May says both the British and Irish governments want to ensure there is a frictionless border for goods and services and people travelling between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
  
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• Mourners urged to wear 'vibrant' colours at funeral of Goa murder victim

  29-03-2017 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of Danielle McLaughlin, who was murdered in a Goa tourist resort, has said she is relieved to finally have her daughter back home.
  
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• King Billy becomes unlikely face of loyalist bonfire tyre concerns as artist displays posters in Belfast

  29-03-2017 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  King Billy has become an unwitting environmentalist figure after an artist used him to draw upon concerns around tyres being set alight on loyalist bonfires.
  
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• We want optimum Brexit deal for Northern Ireland within the UK but outside EU, James Brokenshire says

  29-03-2017 18:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland should enjoy the best possible deal outside the EU following Brexit, James Brokenshire has said.
  
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• Geordie Gilmore murder: Two arrests made over killing of ex-UDA chief

  29-03-2017 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murder of George Gilmore have arrested two men.
  
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• Farmer reaches reverse-tractor record bid finish line

  29-03-2017 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A farmer is greeted with cheers after reversing a tractor and trailer 13 miles as part of world record bid.
  
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• Brexit begins: Unique relationship with Republic and importance of Northern Ireland peace recognised in Theresa May Article 50 letter

  29-03-2017 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Primer Minister's letter formally beginning the UK's departure from the European Union has recognised the unique relationship between the UK and the Republic of Ireland and the importance of maintaining peace in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Brexit begins: Theresa May Article 50 letter to EU President Donald Tusk [Full document]

  29-03-2017 14:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has officially begun the process of the UK leaving the European Union.
  
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• Belfast hospital unit's five-year delay "shocking"

  29-03-2017 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Garrett Martin says five year delay to hi-tech hospital building opening is "shocking".
  
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• Scotsman, i and Yorkshire Post publisher slumps to £300m loss

  29-03-2017 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owner of the i newspaper and the Yorkshire Post has cheered signs of a welcome recovery after it slumped into the red with annual losses of more than £300 million.
  
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• Indonesia man 'swallowed whole by python'

  29-03-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old Indonesian man has been swallowed whole by a python on the island of Sulawesi, according to reports.
  
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• Indonesia man 'swallowed by python'

  29-03-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old Indonesian man has been swallowed whole by a python on the island of Sulawesi, according to reports.
  
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• Brexit: Northern Ireland export firm considers moving to Republic of Ireland

  29-03-2017 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland businessman has said he is weighing up relocating south of the border as Theresa May prepares to trigger Article 50 today. The move marks the beginning of the formal exit process and starts the clock on negotiations over leaving.
  
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• Teen boy fights for his life after being found in Belfast alleyway

  29-03-2017 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was found in an alleyway in east Belfast
  
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• Man dies after being attacked by his dog in front of BBC documentary crew

  29-03-2017 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man died after he was attacked by his Staffordshire bull terrier while a BBC documentary film crew were visiting him.
  
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• Man charged with weapon possession and GBH over Andersonstown Road assault

  29-03-2017 11:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with attempted robbery, GBH and possession of a weapon following an attack in west Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland MLAs can't give April Fools' pay rise back and parties to get £750,000 public cash, says man who set salary rules

  29-03-2017 11:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MLAs have to take a pay rise and their parties are to split £750,000 in public funds for work, a former member of the body which sets representatives' pay has said.
  
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• Mary Berry's new household tips book will include a 'no-fuss way to clean the loo'

  29-03-2017 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The 82-year-old is releasing an illustrated book on home maintenance.
  
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• Scarlett Johansson: 'I'm proud to be able to be a working mum and I really do love my job'

  29-03-2017 10:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scarlett Johansson ventures into the near-future to play the world's perfect soldier. She tells Susan Griffin why it was her toughtest role to date, and how she hopes to inspire her daughter.
  
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• Elderly man tied up, beaten and head covered with pillowcase in Kilkeel burglary

  29-03-2017 09:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly man was tied up and beaten before his head was covered with a pillowcase in a Kilkeel burglary.
  
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• Man tied and head-bagged in Kilkeel burglary

  29-03-2017 09:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 60s suffers facial and head injuries during a burglary in Kilkeel, County Down.
  
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• Newspaper review: Pay rise and a 'funding rollercoaster'

  29-03-2017 09:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A controversial salary increase and effects of the Stormont stalemate on jobs lead the papers.
  
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• Children looked on in horror as gunmen shoot victim in leg in Londonderry bookies

  29-03-2017 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Children as young as 13 were among those who witnessed two gunmen shoot a 23-year-old man in the leg in Londonderry.
  
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• I've been to 22 Eurovision finals - and wouldn't miss it for the the world

  29-03-2017 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Robin Scott has been a huge fan of the contest since he was four and can't wait for this year's final in Kiev, learns Stephanie Bell.
  
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• Article 50: What to look out for in Northern Ireland

  29-03-2017 08:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Key issues that will impact Northern Ireland as the UK negotiates Brexit.
  
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• Rare treasures found at Armagh Robinson Library

  29-03-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's oldest library, where a bizarre armed robbery of a first edition of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels made headlines around the world 18 years ago, is writing a new chapter in its story.
  
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• 200 Northern Ireland children on harrowing trip to Auschwitz

  29-03-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two hundred children from Northern Ireland will to fly to Poland today to see for themselves the horrors of the Auschwitz concentration camp, where more than a million people were killed during the Holocaust.
  
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• Article 50: May signs letter that will trigger Brexit

  29-03-2017 08:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The letter will be delivered to the EU on Wednesday, marking formal notice of the UK's exit.
  
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• Monster £75 Easter eggs selling out in Northern Ireland

  29-03-2017 08:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Who in Northern Ireland would pay £75 for a Easter egg? Quite a few people, judging by the way these choc-tastic monsters have been flying off the shelves.
  
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• Van Morrison reunites Monarchs showband for surprise charity gig

  29-03-2017 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Singer Sir Van Morrison has stunned the audience at a low-key charity gig in Holywood by turning up to play with members of his old Belfast showband in aid of a hospice where his former lover died six years ago.
  
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• Michelle O'Neill: 'We're still committed to talks that will resolve all outstanding issues'

  29-03-2017 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein is fully committed to getting workable political institutions and a fresh Executive up and running which can deliver for everyone in our society on the basis of equality, respect and integrity.
  
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• James Brokenshire: 'I sense five main parties are still keen to keep talking and form an Executive'

  29-03-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Readers of the Belfast Telegraph, and many thousands of others across Northern Ireland, did not vote on 2 March for the situation we face today.
  
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• Stormont crisis: Failing politicians have left Northern Ireland NHS on the brink of collapse, warn top doctors

  29-03-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's NHS will remain on life support unless politicians take urgent action to address the GP crisis, leading doctors have warned.
  
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• Northern Ireland MLAs to get pay rise despite no work and call to halt salaries

  29-03-2017 08:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  THE Government will consider stopping MLAs' pay to put pressure on the parties to reach a deal, the Secretary of State has warned.
  
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• Civil servant David Sterling takes over Stormont budget

  29-03-2017 08:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Sterling will use emergency powers to release cash to departments until a new budget is in place.
  
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• Stormont sound bites

  29-03-2017 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From "window of opportunity" to "tackle the real issues", some of the cliches wheeled out in Stormont talks.
  
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• Most of £150m critical care building remains closed

  29-03-2017 07:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A state of the art £150m building in the grounds of Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital remains mainly closed to the public five years after it was to open.
  
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• Controlling Sterling

  29-03-2017 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is fitting that the man tasked with implementing a dramatic reduction in Stormont spending is called Sterling.
  
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• Queensland faces clean-up after Cyclone Debbie moves on

  29-03-2017 03:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents of Australia's cyclone-battered tropical north east have emerged from their homes to find roofs lying in their yards, boats flung on to rocks and roads blocked by tangles of fallen trees and power lines.
  
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• Theresa May hails 'turning point in national story' as she triggers Article 50

  29-03-2017 01:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has formally triggered the two-year process of UK withdrawal from the European Union in what she declared was "an historic moment from which there can be no turning back".
  
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• Article 50: The view from Northern Ireland

  29-03-2017 00:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  What's at stake for Northern Ireland as the UK negotiates to leave the EU?
  
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• Seamus Coleman expected to leave hospital on Wednesday, says Martin O'Neill

  29-03-2017 00:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill says captain Seamus Coleman is expected to be released from hospital on Wednesday.
  
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• Paralysed man can now lift objects with his mind with thought-control technology

  29-03-2017 00:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thought-control technology has brought American Bill Kochevar's immovable right arm and hand back to life after eight years.
  
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