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• Petition calls for Premier League clubs to ban Sun journalists from grounds

  19-04-2017 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A petition calling for Premier League clubs to ban journalists from The Sun newspaper has attracted almost 5,000 signatures.
  
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• Just Announced: All-Star Lineup at the 2017 All Roads Music Festival in Belfast

  19-04-2017 20:25
  The All Roads Music Festival is coming up next month in Belfast, and they just announced an amazing list of featured artists for 2017! Scheduled for Saturday, May 20 , this year's All Roads Music Festival is set to show off great musical from across Maine, including mainstays like Spose and the Mallet Brothers' Band.
  
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• Ian Paisley: IRA man Colum Marks' police killers 'should be given medals'

  19-04-2017 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers involved in the killing of the IRA's Colum Marks should be given medals rather than investigated, ministers have been told.
  
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• Barcelona v Juventus: Luis Enrique targets another Champions League comeback

  19-04-2017 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is optimistic his side can pull off another stunning comeback to advance in the Champions League.
  
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• Barcelona 0-0 Juventus: Luis Enrique's side out of the Champions League as Juve reach semi-finals

  19-04-2017 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barcelona are out of the Champions League after they failed to score against Juventus at Camp Nou.
  
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• Fireman's lift

  19-04-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Omagh firefighter who was running the Boston Marathon helps an exhausted runner over the finish line
  
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• Gilford crash: Motorcyclist James Campbell dies after collision with tractor in Co Armagh

  19-04-2017 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a tractor near Gilford in Co Armagh.
  
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• Gilford crash: Man in 20s dies after motorcycle and tractor collide in Co Armagh

  19-04-2017 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist in his twenties has died following a collision near Gilford, Co Armagh.
  
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• Boston Marathon: Omagh runner's heroism goes viral

  19-04-2017 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An Omagh firefighter is lauded for helping an exhausted runner over Boston Marathon's finish line.
  
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• Picture imperfect?

  19-04-2017 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pictures of the Game of Thrones tourist destination lead to fresh calls for the road's closure.
  
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• Theresa May scheduled the general election to distract from expenses scandal, say MPs

  19-04-2017 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The snap general election Theresa May has called for is a distraction from the Tory expenses scandal, several MPs have claimed.
  
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• Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll's Mayo wedding: Nine things we expect

  19-04-2017 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy will tie the knot with fiancée and New York native Erica Stoll this weekend.
  
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• Aslan's Belfast-born keyboardist Pat 'Fitzy' Fitzpatrick dies following cancer battle

  19-04-2017 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pat Fitzpatrick, the keyboard player for Dublin band Aslan, has passed away following a battle with liver cancer.
  
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• Snap election makes Northern Ireland powersharing deal 'very difficult'

  19-04-2017 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Attempts to resolve Northern Ireland's political crisis have been made more difficult by the snap general election, Sinn Fein and the SDLP have warned.
  
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• SDLP leader: General election is 'grenade in middle' of N Ireland peace process

  19-04-2017 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has thrown a "grenade into the middle" of the Northern Ireland peace process, the leader of the SDLP has claimed.
  
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• Cold Comfort Theater Presents "Almost, Maine" in Belfast

  19-04-2017 15:28
  Friday, April 28, 2017 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2017 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cold Comfort Theater presents Maine playwright John Cariani's romantic comedy 'Almost, Maine' April 28 and 29 at 7pm and April 30 at 3pm at the First Baptist Church on High Street in Belfast. The New York Daily News says 'Almost, Maine's charm is real.
  
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• DUP fined £1,000 - forgot to tell Electoral Commission about Arlene Foster

  19-04-2017 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has been fined £1,000 by the Electoral Commission for failing to notify it that Arlene Foster had become its leader.
  
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• More than a third of Belfast Bikes out of action due to theft or vandalism - Council reveals one bike was sawn in half

  19-04-2017 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than one third of the Belfast Bikes are out of action due to theft or vandalism, the Council has said.
  
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• Live: Parliament approves Prime Minister Theresa May's General Election call

  19-04-2017 13:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain will go to the polls on June 8, after MPs cleared the way for an early general election.
  
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• British and Irish Lions - full squad plus match dates and venues for New Zealand tour

  19-04-2017 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sam Warburton has been named captain of the 2017 British and Irish Lions to become just the second man to lead to consecutive tours, but there was more heartbreak for England skipper Dylan Hartley after he was left out of Warren Gatland’s squad to take on New Zealand this summer.
  
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• Review: A Curious Incident at Belfast's Grand Opera House - simply brilliant

  19-04-2017 12:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Many readers of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time have wondered how the critically acclaimed novel could be transferred to the stage - and the answer is simply, quite brilliantly.
  
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• General Election: SDLP 'don't do pacts' says Ritchie - as DUP want to 'quickly' arrange talks with UUP

  19-04-2017 11:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An SDLP MP has ruled out any suggestion of the party entering a pact with Sinn Fein ahead of the General Election.
  
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• Nando's to open another Northern Ireland restaurant

  19-04-2017 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chicken chain Nando's is opening its fifth restaurant in Northern Ireland today.
  
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• Harland and Wolff wind turbine project supports jobs

  19-04-2017 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harland and Wolff wins wind turbine contract off the coast of Germany.
  
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• Man (18) dies in crash outside Downpatrick

  19-04-2017 09:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Northern Ireland have confirmed that an 18-year-old man has died following a single vehicle road traffic collision.
  
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• Rangers spoke to me but I didn't want to go back: McLeish

  19-04-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Rangers boss Alex McLeish was not close to returning to Ibrox and had reservations about the prospect when approached by the club. McLeish was manager of the Govan club between 2001 and 2006, winning the domestic treble in 2003, among other honours.
  
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• Wildlife lover steps in to take stricken birds under her wing

  19-04-2017 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two eager birds who appear to have escaped the nest too soon have been saved by wildlife rescue worker Debbie Doolittle.
  
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• Paisley calls for full inquiry into phone tapping claims

  19-04-2017 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Paisley said he is "hopeful" that a full inquiry will be held into shock claims that his father's phone was tapped when he was an MP.
  
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• Ian Paisley calls for full inquiry into phone tapping claims

  19-04-2017 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Paisley said he is "hopeful" that a full inquiry will be held into claims that his father's phone was tapped when he was an MP.
  
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• Northern Ireland teachers told to count play bricks - 'absurd' audit goes down like ton of bricks

  19-04-2017 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's new Education Authority (EA) was last night accused of "living in cloud Lego-land" and taking the schools system to the brink as another mega-row erupted - over teachers having to count play bricks.
  
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• Climate of fear gripping Larne as latest arson guts hair salon

  19-04-2017 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People in Larne say they are living in fear following a weekend of arson attacks which are thought to have been sparked by a falling out between two individuals.
  
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• Special Brexit status may be General Election focus for Sinn Fein

  19-04-2017 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has said it will use the general election to attempt to make progress on its campaign for special status for a post-Brexit Northern Ireland.
  
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• Easter traffic mayhem at Dark Hedges leaves Game of Thrones fans fuming

  19-04-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV series Game of Thrones has seen the haunting Dark Hedges of Co Antrim become one of Northern Ireland's most iconic sights, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from around the world.
  
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• Body of John Sweeney found outside home on Londonderry

  19-04-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has launched an investigation following the discovery of a body in a garden in Londonderry.
  
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• Blake lends talent to Hoban classic Riddley Walker

  19-04-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Quentin Blake has illustrated a limited-edition release of the late writer Russell Hoban's genre-defying novel, Riddley Walker.
  
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• Body found in Foyle 'almost certainly' that of missing Derry teen Dean Millar

  19-04-2017 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The uncle of missing Derry teenager Dean Millar said he was "almost certain" the body recovered from the River Foyle last night was that of his nephew.
  
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• General Election: Vote pacts loom in Northern Ireland

  19-04-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Within minutes of Prime Minister Theresa May calling a snap general election, the talk within Northern Ireland was of electoral pacts.
  
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• Reframing Your Mindset

  19-04-2017 08:13
  UMaine Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave., Belfast. During stressful times, you might feel overwhelmed and shift to a negative frame of mind.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Serious tractor and motorbike crash closes road at Gilford

  19-04-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Latest road closures, delays and travel updates from across Northern Ireland on the feed below.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Man dies after Downpatrick crash

  19-04-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Latest road closures, delays and travel updates from across Northern Ireland on the feed below.
  
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• Football rumours - Liverpool eye £20m move for Manchester City keeper Harte

  19-04-2017 07:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The latest gossip and rumours from the newspapers and online:
  
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• New flood lines open options for Belfast Yards

  19-04-2017 03:32
  New federal flood zone boundaries could bode well for the ongoing redevelopment of the waterfront, and in particular the city-owned property at 45 Front St. known as Belfast Yards. Belfast Planner Wayne Marshall illustrated this to the City Council April 11 with several outdated concept sketches of the property showing a cluster of buildings elevated on stilts, 8 feet off the ground and wrapped in a wide deck.
  
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