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• The Latest: Trump pledges to protect environment and workers

  22-04-2017 21:24
  Erin Greeson with the Planetary Society and Bill Nye "The Science Guy" talk backstage at the March for Science event in Washington, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Thousands of scientists worldwide left their labs to take to the streets Saturday along with students and research advocates in pushing back against what they say are mounting attacks on science.
  
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• Irish abortion law: Citizens Assembly vote favours change

  22-04-2017 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A body votes to replace or amend the law on abortion in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• A-list guests arrive for golf star Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll's wedding

  22-04-2017 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Security was tight and the rumour mill in full drive for the wedding of golf star Rory McIlroy and his sweetheart Erica Stoll in the west of Ireland.
  
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• Rory McIlroy wedding: Golf star marrying American girlfriend Erica Stoll at Ashford Castle

  22-04-2017 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy is marrying American girlfriend Erica Stoll at a lavish ceremony at Ashford Castle.
  
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• Rory McIlroy wedding: Golf star marries American girlfriend Erica Stoll at Ashford Castle

  22-04-2017 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has married American girlfriend Erica Stoll at a lavish ceremony at Ashford Castle.
  
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• Man dies at Cliffs of Moher in County Clare

  22-04-2017 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man in his 40s dies at Cliffs of Moher in County Clare.
  
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• Falls Park anti-social behaviour on rise, say police

  22-04-2017 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police in west Belfast say they are aware of increasing anti-social behaviour in the Falls Park.
  
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• Maine Fare reboot to include animal butchery, cider-making workshops

  22-04-2017 16:41
  A year after the popular Maine Fare festival was put on ice, it's being revived and rebooted by its organizers at the Maine Farmland Trust. This year, instead of a weekend festival on the Belfast waterfront to learn about farming, fishery and local food, the event will be a series of hands-on field trips and workshops held throughout the month of June.
  
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• UUP not running candidates in three constituencies

  22-04-2017 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist Party not running candidates in three constituencies in the general election.
  
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• Guy Martin crashes with rider Paul Jordan at Tandragee 100

  22-04-2017 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Guy Martin and Paul Jordan have avoided injury after crashing out at the Tandragee 100 road races.
  
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• General Election: Ulster Unionists not standing candidates in North Belfast, West Belfast or Foyle

  22-04-2017 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Unionist leader Robin Swann has revealed the party will not stand candidates in three constituencies in the June 8 General Election.
  
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• Rory McIlroy wedding: Holywood golfer and Erica Stoll to spend night in top £3,000 suite

  22-04-2017 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy and Erica Stoll will spend their first night in this lavish £3,000-a-night suite at Ashford Castle.
  
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• Kilcoo man Conor Morgan dies on construction site in Scotland

  22-04-2017 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 45-year-old man who died whilst working on a building site in South Lanarkshire in Scotland was from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Arson attack on van in Co Antrim

  22-04-2017 11:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A van has been set on fire in an arson attack in Co Antrim.
  
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• Keith Gillespie 'devastated' over sudden death of ex-team-mate Ugo Ehiogu

  22-04-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland international Keith Gillespie has paid tribute to ex-footballer Ugo Ehiogu following his death at the age of 44.
  
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• Family's lucky escape after petrol bomber targets Co Antrim home

  22-04-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mum whose brother-in-law was viciously murdered in Ballymena 19 years ago says it is lucky her family didn't suffer more tragedy following a petrol bomb attack on her home.
  
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• Co Down dad killed in building site tragedy a 'model family man'

  22-04-2017 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down father-of-three has been killed in a building site tragedy in Scotland.
  
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• Well now I've herd everything... Cattle drive with a difference goes viral with 200,000 views

  22-04-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the incredible moment when a motorist driving through Newry managed to capture a video of three cows crammed into the back of a Land Cruiser.
  
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• Rory McIlroy's achievements have made him a great ambassador for our country and he should now be applauded on his wedding day

  22-04-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy is living every young man's dream - a jet set lifestyle sustained by huge wealth, a career playing a sport he loves and excels at and today marrying his beautiful American fiancee, Erica Stoll, at a lavish ceremony in Mayo with rumours of superstar entertainers and sportsmen attending.
  
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• Former Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt may try to take McDonnell's Westminster seat in South Belfast

  22-04-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt could make a pitch for a Westminster seat, according to senior party sources.
  
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• As Sinn Fein's true agenda emerges, RHI vanishes into Irish mist just like Shergar

  22-04-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Every couple of days, another new Press release arrives from Sinn Fein HQ, condemning its opponents for not managing so far to magically restore the Stormont Assembly which the republican party's own leaders deliberately brought crashing down, like Samson chained between the pillars of the Philistine temple.
  
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• A Russian take on - Hamlet' in Belfast

  22-04-2017 07:12
  April's Friday Night Flix series at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High St., have featured alternative visions of popular Shakespearean plays, screened Fridays at 7 p.m. in the library's Abbott Room. The films are shown with subtitles to assist understanding of the language.
  
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