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• Northern Ireland bikers pay respects to Italian Dario Cecconi

  27-04-2017 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  300 motorcyclists accompanied Mr Cecconi's body on a lap of the Tandragee 100 road race circuit.
  
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• State releases design for new $17 million Belfast courthouse

  27-04-2017 23:12
  A rendering of Belfast's consolidated court building, which will replace the Waldo County Superior Court and Belfast District Court. This conceptual drawing, released by the State of Maine Judicial Branch in February 2016, showed the expected scale of a new courthouse that the state hopes to build in Belfast.
  
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• Police investigate after disorder at Belfast football final - thejournal.ie

  27-04-2017 22:11
  
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  Footage that appeared on Twitter from the event appears to show a large number of people become involved. By Cormac Fitzgerald Thursday 27 Apr 2017, 9:07 PM. 7 hours ago 13,876 Views 8 Comments. http://jrnl.ie/3362541. Share Tweet Email.
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• Forty Belfast headteachers won't implement budget cuts

  27-04-2017 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  They say the situation facing them is "untenable" and is "seriously compromising their pupils education".
  
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• Doctor dragged off United flight settles case with airline

  27-04-2017 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A doctor who was dragged off a United flight after he refused to give up his seat to crew members has reached a settlement with the airline for undisclosed amount.
  
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• Bernard Watt: Lethal force not justified, coroner rules

  27-04-2017 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inquest finds Ardoyne shooting victim was not a member of any paramilitary organisation.
  
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• Forty Belfast principals will not implement budget cuts

  27-04-2017 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 40 headteachers in greater Belfast say they will refuse to implement any more cuts to their school budgets.
  
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• Waldo County towns reflect on quarter-century of CDBG support

  27-04-2017 20:55
  Belfast's Economic Development Director Thomas Kittredge has helped the city of Belfast secure seven Community Development Block Grants since 2010. In Knox, one disabled resident who could not make it up and down stairs had a basement that was so cold the pipes would often freeze.
  
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• 5 Things To Do This Weekend, April 28-30: A little madness in the spring

  27-04-2017 20:55
  Where are your favorite greenhouses in the greater Bangor area? I know where I usually go, but I want to hear from you. On this lovely spring weekend, on Friday night in Bangor take your pick from either Los Federales at Paddy Murphy's, Allison Bankston and Hippie Soup at Nocturnem Drafthaus, a screening of the iconic film "Paris is Burning," at 8 p.m. at the Peace & Justice Center, or up in Orono, Wyld Lyfe at Black Bear Brewing, and an 80s vs. 90s dance party at Woodman's.
  
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• Pair arrested in Waterford over suspected radical Islamic terror activity

  27-04-2017 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have been arrested in the Republic of Ireland on suspicion of being involved in radical Islamic terrorist activity.
  
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• Manchester City v Manchester United live updates: talking points ahead of derby clash

  27-04-2017 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City host rivals Manchester United in a much-anticipated derby on Thursday.
  
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• Manchester City 0-0 Manchester United: Marouane Fellaini sees Red in derby clash at the Etihad

  27-04-2017 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have drawn with Manchester United in a match which saw Marouane Fellaini sent off after headbutting Sergio Aguero in front of the referee.
  
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• TUV: DUP 'genuflecting to the Irish Language brigade'

  27-04-2017 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jim Allister's comments follow meetings between the DUP and Irish language activists.
  
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• Barney Watt inquest: Shooting of Belfast man by British soldiers 'unjustified'

  27-04-2017 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The fatal shooting of a Belfast man by British soldiers in 1971 was unjustified, Belfast Coroner's Court has ruled.
  
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• Irish language campaigners 'get good hearing from Arlene Foster'

  27-04-2017 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish language activists received a good hearing from DUP leader Arlene Foster during a meeting on Thursday, campaigners said.
  
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• Passenger ‘humiliated’ after being tied up following cabin move on BA flight

  27-04-2017 17:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A British Airways passenger was restrained after entering the business class cabin of an aircraft.
  
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• Kinder surprise: Man who smuggled drugs into Magilligan Prison using chocolate egg hidden in backside given suspended sentence

  27-04-2017 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man who smuggled drugs into Magilligan Prison, by putting them into a chocolate Kinder egg and then inserting it into his rectum, has been given a 10-month jail sentence, suspended for two years.
  
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• Formal Northern Ireland powersharing talks paused until after election

  27-04-2017 16:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Formal talks to restore Northern Ireland powersharing have been paused until after the General Election.
  
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• Judge warns of devastating consequences of 'one-punch' attacks

  27-04-2017 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Crown Court judge spoke of the potentially devastating consequences of "reckless drunken behaviour" following a 'one punch' incident that left a young man with a brain injury.
  
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• Hatching a plan

  27-04-2017 15:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A charity wants the elderly in NI help care for pet chickens in an attempt to tackle loneliness.
  
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• Arlene Foster Irish language meeting open and engaging, says POBAL director

  27-04-2017 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has met Irish language groups at Stormont.
  
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• Man in court charged with trafficking and raping a woman in Belfast

  27-04-2017 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mechanic was remanded in custody on Thursday charged with trafficking and raping a woman in Belfast.
  
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• Former National Maternity Hospital chief resigns over nuns row

  27-04-2017 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dr Peter Boylan questioned a deal to move the National Maternity Hospital to a site owned by nuns.
  
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• Arlene Arkinson family enduring 'exquisite cruelty' with inquest delays

  27-04-2017 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of murdered schoolgirl Arlene Arkinson are being forced to endure "exquisite cruelty" because of delays to her inquest, a coroner's court has heard.
  
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• RHI Inquiry chair promises 'fearless' examination of evidence without interference

  27-04-2017 13:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chairman of a probe into the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal has vowed his team will "fearlessly examine the evidence without interference from any quarter".
  
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• Amnesty activists demonstrate against Trump outside US Consulate in Belfast

  27-04-2017 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of human rights campaigners have gathered outside the US Consulate General in Belfast to protest against Donald Trump's actions during his first 100 days in office.
  
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• Pictured: Young people dice with death as they walk on roof of Northern Ireland hospital

  27-04-2017 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  These are the shocking images of young people dicing with death as they walk on the roof of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast.
  
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• PSNI issues disturbing footage of Lurgan drugs and drinking den where children found drunk, unconscious and abandoned

  27-04-2017 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A disturbing video highlighting shocking incidents at an old factory site in county Armagh has been released by police.
  
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• Belfast motorists fork out £2.5m for riding the bus lanes

  27-04-2017 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New figures reveal that over £2.5m in fines has been paid out by motorists wrongly using Belfast bus lanes.
  
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• Two puppies abandoned at Northern Ireland roadside - can you give them a home?

  27-04-2017 11:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Meet Megan and Mo - two eight-week-old puppies who were abandoned at the side of a road in Northern Ireland.
  
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• James and Emily top Northern Ireland baby names for second year

  27-04-2017 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emily and James were once again the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland in 2016.
  
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• Man (28) charged after PSNI officer's ankle broken

  27-04-2017 10:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged after a PSNI officer suffered a broken ankle and two others were assaulted after responding to reports of a fight.
  
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• Woman suffers burns trying to put out blaze as Belfast church is attacked

  27-04-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly parishioner has been treated for minor injuries following attacks on two different churches within the space of an hour.
  
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• Fraud charges linked to wedding scam admitted by company director

  27-04-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A company director from Scotland has pleaded guilty to three fraud charges totalling more than £7,000 which are linked to a wedding scam and which involve the defendant's former fiancee and several members of her family.
  
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• Inquiry into renewable heat incentive scheme to convene

  27-04-2017 08:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A public inquiry into Stormont's renewable heat scandal will convene for the first time on Thursday.
  
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• UUP councillor apologises after offensive outburst in spat over street names

  27-04-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Ulster Unionist councillor has apologised for his "offensive and inappropriate language" at an awards dinner attended by business leaders and senior politicians.
  
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• Sinn Fein leader O'Neill doing nothing to help community relations, says son of murdered RUC officer

  27-04-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of an RUC officer murdered by the IRA has said Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill is doing nothing to help community relations in Northern Ireland after her decision to attend a commemoration for eight IRA men killed by the SAS during a raid on Loughgall police station.
  
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• Northern Ireland travel alerts: Traffic updates from Belfast and beyond

  27-04-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Latest road closures, delays and travel updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Irish language won't block restoration of Executive, vows Foster

  27-04-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish language "should not be a stumbling block" to setting up a new Stormont executive, Arlene Foster has said.
  
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• Progressive Building Society's after-tax profit falls

  27-04-2017 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Progressive Building Society says it expected the drop due to the "highly-competitive mortgage market".
  
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• Mistaken identity as Co Armagh village renamed in council gaffe

  27-04-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents in a Co Armagh village suffered a brief identity crisis yesterday after a council blunder saw their area renamed.
  
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• When involved Mainers leave the communities they helped build

  27-04-2017 01:32
  Gay and Phil work to pack the last bit of items in their home in Stockton Springs on Saturday. The Dions have lived many years in the town of Stockton Springs, where they have been very active in municipal governance, fire department, ambulance crew, business owners, etc.
  
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• Lost Kitchen' cookbook launch

  27-04-2017 01:32
  Erin French, founder and owner of the acclaimed restaurant The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, will celebrate the release of her first cookbook Tuesday, May 9, at 7 p.m. at Left Bank Books, 109 Church St. French will give a talk and sign copies of "The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine," which will be released that day. "The Lost Kitchen" reflects French's emphasis on seasonal, and local, foods.
  
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