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• Harry: Help me keep Diana's promise to landmine victims

  04-04-2017 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry urged the world to help keep the promise his mother made to landmine victims weeks before she died.
  
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• Augusta calling

  04-04-2017 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport NI's Stephen Watson says Rory McIlroy can win this week's Masters at Augusta to secure a career Grand Slam of major titles.
  
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• Ken Livingstone suspended from the Labour Party for another year after Adolf Hitler and Zionism comments

  04-04-2017 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ken Livingstone says he has been suspended from the Labour Party for one year over controversial comments about Adolf Hitler and Zionism, following a disciplinary hearing in London.
  
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• Paul McCready murder: Man released pending PPS report

  04-04-2017 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man arrested by police investigating a murder outside a Belfast pub is released, pending a report.
  
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• Irish language youth clubs 'forced to close' over funding

  04-04-2017 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Irish language youth and community group will hold a public meeting about the funding withdrawal.
  
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• Five sudden Belfast deaths investigated by police

  04-04-2017 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say three of the five cases may have involved drugs, but are awaiting post-mortem results.
  
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• Obed A. Hart

  04-04-2017 19:50
  Obed Arthur Hart, 89, died Saturday, April 1, 2017, at Tall Pines in Belfast after a period of declining health. Born in Hope Jan. 27, 1928, he was the son of Arthur L. and Agnes Hart.
  
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• Manchester United v Everton: Ander Herrera and Zlatan Ibrahimovic back to bolster Red Devils

  04-04-2017 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ander Herrera and Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be back to bolster Manchester United's squad for Tuesday's Premier League clash with Everton.
  
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• Manchester United 1-1 Everton: Zlatan Ibrahimovic last-minute penalty rescues Red Devils

  04-04-2017 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United drew yet another league match at Old Trafford - but the overriding emotion at the final whistle was relief rather than frustration after Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck a stoppage-time penalty against Everton.
  
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• Pope Francis urges Charles to strive for peace during 'relaxed' Vatican meeting

  04-04-2017 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis has urged the Prince of Wales to work to bring peace in the world as the pair met in Rome for the first time.
  
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• Timed ticket system for Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge

  04-04-2017 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new ticketing system for Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge will start on Friday.
  
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• Keith and Caroline Baker jailed for 'sex-slave' crimes

  04-04-2017 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A husband and wife who subjected a disabled woman to a catalogue of horrific sexual assaults are jailed.
  
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• Rory McIlroy aiming for Masters glory to complete career Grand Slam

  04-04-2017 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy is bidding to join an exclusive club of players who have won all four major titles by winning the Masters at Augusta National this week.
  
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• We're pushing hard for a political deal, insists James Brokenshire

  04-04-2017 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British government is focused on returning Northern Ireland's powersharing institutions as soon as possible, Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said.
  
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• Fishermen urged to help R116 helicopter crew search

  04-04-2017 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  'We need their knowledge,' says sister of man missing since Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash.
  
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• St Petersburg subway bombing suspect named as Akbarzhon Dzhalilov

  04-04-2017 16:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Akbarzhon Dzhalilov, a 22-year old man born in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, was behind a blast on the St Petersburg subway that killed 14 people, Russian investigators have said.
  
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• Sammy Wilson walks out of committee over 'selective and skewed' Brexit report

  04-04-2017 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sammy Wilson has walked out of a Westminster committee branding its report on leaving the EU as selective, skewed and only focusing on the negative effects.
  
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• Ombudsman clears police accused of using excessive force against woman

  04-04-2017 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PSNI officers accused of using excessive force against a vulnerable woman have been cleared by the Police Ombudsman.
  
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• IFA probed by Information Commissioner's Office into 'potential breach of personal data'

  04-04-2017 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The IFA is being investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office in London over a "potential breach of personal data" in relation to emails being sent to Northern Ireland supporters.
  
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• Republic women's team may strike

  04-04-2017 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Republic of Ireland women's football team threaten to go on strike in a row over their treatment by the FAI.
  
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• Teen girl among five sudden Belfast deaths in police drugs probe

  04-04-2017 14:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old girl was among five possible drug-related deaths in Belfast, police have said.
  
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• Soft landing for horses

  04-04-2017 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How recycled material from mattresses ends up in equestrian centres.
  
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• Fire engine thieves drove 'with flashing lights and sirens on'

  04-04-2017 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Donegal fire truck thieves may have driven truck with "sirens and flashing lights on," say police.
  
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• Irish woman 'raped in Italian hotel' while boyfriend slept beside her, investigation launched

  04-04-2017 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young Irish woman was allegedly raped in Italy while her boyfriend and friends slept in the same hotel room.
  
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• 'House of horrors'

  04-04-2017 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The victim was held in a cell of a room and raped and assaulted by Keith and Caroline Baker for eight years.
  
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• Violent patient forced ambulance staff to abandon vehicle and police called after 999 handler abused

  04-04-2017 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An ambulance crew were forced to stop their vehicle and get out when a patient became violent and such was the abuse levelled at a 999 call handler that the police were called.
  
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• Carrick-a-rede bridge to have timed-tickets for visitors

  04-04-2017 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Visitors to Carrick-a-rede rope bridge will now receive an allocated time slot for when they are allowed to cross in a bid to preserve the area and to manage crowds.
  
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• Drugs mule Michaella McCollum returns to scene of crime in Ibiza

  04-04-2017 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Convicted drugs mule Michaella McCollum has returned to the scene of her crime as she travelled to Ibiza.
  
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• Northern Ireland House of horrors: Basic human rights stolen by evil Keith and Caroline Baker, say police

  04-04-2017 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A husband and wife jailed for keeping a mentally disabled woman imprisoned as a sex slave for years were described as evil by police in what they said was an appalling litany of crimes that will horrify the public.
  
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• Man killed in Enniskillen crash

  04-04-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man believed to be from the Republic of Ireland has been killed in a crash in Enniskillen.
  
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• DUP man who likes sight of council boss Suzanne on her bike apologises for 'inappropriate' remark

  04-04-2017 11:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has slammed sexist comments made by one of its councillors as "inappropriate" saying he has made a private apology.
  
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• Michaela McAreavey: Husband offers £44k reward over murder

  04-04-2017 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The husband of a honeymooner murdered in Mauritius in 2011 asks for help in bringing her killers to justice.
  
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• Poll: What should Stephen Nolan have done after throwing up all over Belfast street?

  04-04-2017 10:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Nolan has turned to his listeners for advice once again after he told how he vomited all over the street after going for dinner in Belfast - and didn't know what to do afterwards.
  
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• We will never stop until we catch Michaela's killers - John McAreavey offers £45,000 reward for information

  04-04-2017 10:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  John McAreavey has said he and the Harte family have the resources to revisit Mauritius as many times as it takes to ensure justice is done for Michaela as he offered a substantial reward for information leading to a prosecution.
  
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• 2017 a new start for getting justice for Michaela: John McAreavey confident wheels of justice will move in Mauritius

  04-04-2017 10:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  John McAreavey has said 2017 represents a new push for him in getting justice for his murdered wife Michaela.
  
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• Vision for Belfast calls for giant leap in housebuilding - Belfast Telegraph

  04-04-2017 09:57
  
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  Vision for Belfast calls for giant leap in housebuilding
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  The recent Department of Finance Construction Bulletin noted that housing output in Q3 2016 increased by 1% compared to the previous quarter and was 3.3% higher than the comparative quarter in 2015. Housing output includes all public and private new ...
  
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• Terror in St Petersburg as subway bomb kills 11 and second device defused

  04-04-2017 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bomb blast has torn through a subway train deep under Russia's second-largest city St Petersburg, killing 11 people and wounding about 40 others.
  
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• Cathedral Quarter luminaries light up Belfast art exhibition

  04-04-2017 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eight people who were the driving force behind the renaissance of Belfast's Cathedral Quarter are featured in a new exhibition.
  
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• Belfast councillor who likes sight of chief exec on her bike lands himself in sexism row

  04-04-2017 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP councillor is at the centre of a sexism storm after remarks he made about enjoying the sight of the council's chief executive on a bicycle.
  
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• Belfast home's smoking rules not enforced when fire that killed gran started, inquest told

  04-04-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A care home's smoking rules were not being properly enforced when a fire broke out in the bedroom of an 81-year-old grandmother with dementia, an inquest was told yesterday.
  
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• Belfast council bans food in black bins

  04-04-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A ban on food waste in black bins could lead to vermin problems and fly-tipping, it has been warned.
  
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• Sticking points: Divisive issues that could stand in way of political agreement in Northern Ireland

  04-04-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Once Stormont's snap election was called, a row about an eco-energy scandal rapidly widened to incorporate a host of unresolved disputes between the DUP and Sinn Fein that follow more familiar orange and green lines.
  
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• Belfast police investigate sudden deaths of three men within space of few hours

  04-04-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI is probing the sudden deaths of three men in Belfast yesterday.
  
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