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• Green light for £35million rebuild of two Belfast leisure centres - Belfast Live

  11-04-2017 21:21
  
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  Green light for £35million rebuild of two Belfast leisure centres
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  Two Belfast leisure centres are to undergo major redevelopment after planning permission was granted for the work. The Robinson Centre in Castlereagh in the east of the city and the Brook Activity Centre in Twinbrook, West Belfast are to benefit from ...
  
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• Belfast Radio to honor its patrons at Founders' Ball - Bangor Daily News

  11-04-2017 21:06
  Belfast Radio to honor its patrons at Founders' Ball
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  BELFAST: Belfast Community Radio (BCR), WBFY 100.9 FM, will honor its patrons and volunteers at a special Founders' Ball celebration. The event will take place in the Waterfall Arts building, 256 High Street, Belfast, on Friday, April 28. The ...
  
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• Shipyard Welder/Fabricator/Machinist

  11-04-2017 20:24
  Machinist/Fabricator/Welder Belfast Maine Identify proper tools needed for machining and manufacturing parts Working from engineering drawings, sketches, or verbal instructions, fabricate a variety of parts using shop equipment such as saws, shears, lathes, drill presses, cutting torches etc. Assemble parts using a variety of welding techniques such as mig, tig and stick welding Install finished parts within documented tolerances and with a high level of finished appearance.
  
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• Borussia Dortmund team bus explosion: Marc Bartra injured, match postponed

  11-04-2017 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund's Champions League game against Monaco has been postponed until Wednesday after defender Marc Bartra was injured in an explosion around the team bus.
  
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• Torso found in police search for remains of rapist

  11-04-2017 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "mainly intact" torso has been found in a Dublin park by police searching for convicted rapist James Nolan.
  
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• United Airlines video: 'They'll kill me, I want to go home,' says bleeding doctor David Dao who was dragged off flight so that staff could take his seat

  11-04-2017 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A doctor who was violently dragged off an overbooked United Airlines flight so that staff could take his seat was filmed with blood flowing down his chin afterwards, saying: "They'll kill me, I want to go home, I want to go home."
  
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• Pensioners tied to chairs during Ballymoney burglary - reports shots fired

  11-04-2017 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three masked and armed men broke into a Ballymoney home, tied and bound the elderly residents and hit one of them over the head.
  
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• Pensioners tied to chairs during Ballymoney burglary

  11-04-2017 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly man and his wife were tied to chairs during a terrifying burglary in their home, police have said.
  
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• Things to do in Belfast and beyond this Easter weekend, April 15-16 - Belfast Live

  11-04-2017 15:39
  
  Things to do in Belfast and beyond this Easter weekend, April 15-16
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  It's Easter weekend and aside from indulging in copious amounts of chocolate we've got some other suggestions of things to get up to while you're off. Whether you fancy catching a theatre show or enjoying some music or comedy, there is something for ...and more »
  
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• Thousands of Maine men are missing from the workforce, and no one really knows why

  11-04-2017 15:35
  Jon Hunt, known better as Twitch to his friends, walks through the Bangor Public Library on a sunny afternoon at the end of March. Twitch has never held an official job.
  
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• New six-day, 12-hour bus lane to open in Belfast - BelfastTelegraph ... - Belfast Telegraph

  11-04-2017 15:33
  
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  New six-day, 12-hour bus lane to open in Belfast - BelfastTelegraph ...
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  A new bus lane is set to begin operations in Belfast.
  New bus lane to become operational in West Belfast - Belfast LiveBelfast Liveall 1 news articles »
  
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• Canadian man flew to Ireland to have sex with girl (13) he groomed on internet

  11-04-2017 15:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Canadian father who flew to Ireland twice to have sex with a 13-year-old girl he groomed on the internet is set to be sentenced.
  
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• Northern Ireland house prices rise by 5.7% in 12 months

  11-04-2017 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  House prices reached a record high in February after increasing by £12,000 on average over the past year, according to official figures.
  
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• Engineer Conrad Sheerin avoids jail over punching officer during St Patrick's Holyland violence

  11-04-2017 14:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A civil engineer who struck out at a police officer dealing with St Patrick's Day disorder in Belfast has avoided being sent to jail.
  
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• Jigs and reels

  11-04-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 5,000 dancers from around the world are taking part in the event.
  
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• Belfast hosts World Irish Dance Championships - BBC News

  11-04-2017 14:43
  
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  Belfast hosts World Irish Dance Championships
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  More than 5,000 Irish dancers from around the world are in Belfast this week with the aim of becoming world champions. The 2017 An Comhdháil World Irish Dance Championships are taking place at the Waterfront Hall. The event, which began on Sunday, ...
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• Donna goes bananas on meeting Queen at Whipsnade Zoo elephant centre launch

  11-04-2017 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh tried their hand at zookeeping as they fed bananas to an elephant at Whipsnade Zoo.
  
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• 50,000 passengers 'denied boarding' on British flights every year

  11-04-2017 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 50,000 airline passengers a year are bumped off British flights, many of which have been deliberately overbooked, according to the aviation watchdog.
  
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• Stormont talks: 'Some progress, but a deal is remote'

  11-04-2017 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alliance leader Naomi Long says there has been movement on legacy issues and the Irish language.
  
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• Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law admits hacking company computer amid legal row

  11-04-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law has admitted hacking the computer system of the celebrity chef's company.
  
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• Talks to save powersharing at Stormont expected to extend beyond Easter

  11-04-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Talks to save powersharing in Northern Ireland are set to extend beyond Easter if, as expected, a deal fails to materialise on Wednesday.
  
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• Individual 'vanity projects' threatening powersharing, warns Alliance leader

  11-04-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Devolved powersharing in Northern Ireland is being put at risk by vanity-motivated politicians refusing to compromise on minor issues, the Alliance Party has warned.
  
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• Gerry Adams warns DUP: It's decision time on powersharing

  11-04-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has warned the Democratic Unionists it is "decision time" on whether they want to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland.
  
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• 'Cauliflower ear' tackled by silicon ear guard

  11-04-2017 12:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brenda Phillips has invented a silicon ear guard to prevent injury and protect cartilage.
  
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• Fans cry foul over Irish Cup Final ticket price hike

  11-04-2017 12:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish league fans have hit out at a 30% ticket hike in prices for this year's Irish Cup Final.
  
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• Robbie Henshaw likely to sit out Connacht-Leinster derby match

  11-04-2017 11:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leinster centre Robbie Henshaw is likely to be rested for his side's Pro12 derby match against Connacht on Saturday.
  
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• Andrew Allen murder: Arrested man released

  11-04-2017 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 50s, who was questioned over the 2012 murder of Andrew Allen, is released without charge.
  
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• Business chiefs plead for parties to break Stormont impasse or face job losses

  11-04-2017 11:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Business groups and universities representing hundreds of thousands of workers in Northern Ireland have made a final appeal to Stormont to restore a working government - or face job cuts and lost investment.
  
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• Munster pair Conor Murray and CJ Stander set to miss visit to Ulster

  11-04-2017 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Munster pair Conor Murray and CJ Stander are set to sit out Saturday's Pro12 game against Ulster through injury.
  
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• Woman who held shot boy backs ruling

  11-04-2017 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Margaret McCauley cradled Manus Deery after he was shot by the Army in Derry in 1972.
  
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• Woman who cradled dying Manus Deery welcomes ruling

  11-04-2017 11:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Margaret McCauley cradled Manus Deery after he was shot by the Army in Derry in 1972.
  
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• Another Northern Ireland election could bring violence to streets, warns UUP's Doug Beattie

  11-04-2017 11:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UUP MLA Doug Beattie has warned that another election could bring violence onto the streets of Northern Ireland, but direct rule could give the parties room to find agreement on restoring devolution.
  
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• Newspaper review: Drugs, spies and McIlroy wedding news

  11-04-2017 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  News aside, Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll's wedding plans spark excitement in Tuesday's papers.
  
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• Knife-wielding Belfast thug Cassidy given five years for attempted car hijack

  11-04-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who held a 12in knife to the throat of a driver as he tried to hijack a car has been jailed for five years.
  
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• Jail for Antrim engineer John Patterson who claimed he stole £38k to protect family

  11-04-2017 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former G4S engineer accused of faking his own 'tiger kidnapping' has been handed a 12-month sentence for stealing £38,000 from a cash machine in north Belfast.
  
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• Belfast dad Manuel Caddell dies after car collides with rear of lorry

  11-04-2017 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old west Belfast father has died after his car collided with a lorry in Crumlin yesterday morning.
  
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• Dying prisoner 'had only his budgies for company'

  11-04-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A reclusive prisoner spent the last months of his life holed up in a cell with just his pet budgies for company as cancer ravaged his body, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Belfast's Speranza eatery morphs into Brooklyn SQ

  11-04-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was one of the first thriving Italian restaurants in Belfast and has welcomed the likes of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber through its doors.
  
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• Teachers buying pencils and classes dropped as Stormont fiasco takes toll

  11-04-2017 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Stormont stalemate is forcing schools to scrap vital lessons and teachers to personally fund essentials like pencils, trade unionists have warned.
  
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• Stormont-ban Edna back feeding cats thanks to Tele

  11-04-2017 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An east Belfast pensioner who was banned from feeding a trio of cats at Stormont House after being deemed a "security risk" has secured freedom of access, thanks to the Belfast Telegraph.
  
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• Stormont impasse threatens Northern Ireland benefits deal, expert warns

  11-04-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Stormont power-sharing stalemate jeopardises work to protect vulnerable people from benefit cuts.
  
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• Stormont blame game rumbles on as hopes fade for an end to the deadlock

  11-04-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hopes of a deal to save power-sharing at Stormont are fading fast as the DUP and Sinn Fein continue to squabble over who is to blame for the deadlock.
  
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• Restrictions for republican Saoradh Béal Feirste parade in Belfast ... - Belfast Telegraph

  11-04-2017 08:32
  
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  Restrictions for republican Saoradh Béal Feirste parade in Belfast ...
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  A dissident republican parade planned for the middle of Belfast on Good Friday will be kept away from a City Hall rally in support of Army veterans.
  Dissident republicans and Army veterans clash ahead of Good ...Belfast Live
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• Restrictions for republican Saoradh Béal Feirste parade in Belfast on Good Friday

  11-04-2017 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dissident republican parade planned for the middle of Belfast on Good Friday will be kept away from a City Hall rally in support of Army veterans.
  
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• Grieving dad stuns crowd by displaying son's ashes at anti-drugs talk in Belfast

  11-04-2017 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken father of a young man who died from an overdose left a crowd in stunned silence after he held up his ashes as he launched a new anti-drugs campaign.
  
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