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• Colin Glen Forest Park suspected pipe bomb find 'despicable', SDLP councillor

  28-04-2017 23:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected pipe bomb found at a public park in west Belfast which sparked a security alert has been branded "despicable".
  
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• Colin Shields breaks Great Britain's scoring record in victory over Netherlands

  28-04-2017 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colin Shields becomes Great Britain's all-time leading goalscorer in a 14-0 victory over Netherlands in Belfast.
  
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• Man charged in connection with theft of cars worth £500k from across Northern Ireland

  28-04-2017 22:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 29-year-old man has been charged in connection to the theft of high value cars worth an estimated half a million pounds from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man who raped woman hours before his wedding jailed for life

  28-04-2017 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He admitted three counts of rape, one count of assault by penetration and one count of robbery on March 2.
  
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• 130 runners get behind family of West Belfast dad Tony Campbell - Belfast Live

  28-04-2017 21:32
  
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  130 runners get behind family of West Belfast dad Tony Campbell
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  As many as 130 people are to pull on their running shoes to help the girlfriend and newborn baby of a Belfast man who died from a heart attack aged just 29. Tony Campbell, from West Belfast, passed away suddenly at the end of January. He left behind ...
  
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• Man charged after spate of burglaries and arson attacks in Maghera

  28-04-2017 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been charged with twelve offences following a spate of overnight burglaries and two arson attacks on vehicles in the Maghera area.
  
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• Belfast's Favourite Breakfast as voted by you - Belfast Live

  28-04-2017 21:03
  
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  Belfast's Favourite Breakfast as voted by you
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  When it comes to a great breakfast in Belfast we really are spoilt for choice and we were looking forward to seeing the result of this one. We were overwhelmed with the amount of votes and we can now reveal the winner of our poll - General Merchants.
  
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• Arlene Arkinson's sister launches PSNI civil action

  28-04-2017 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nineteen police witnesses are called to give evidence in case brought by Kathleen Arkinson.
  
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• Larne attacks: Woman and son feared being 'burnt to death'

  28-04-2017 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are linking petrol bomb attack in Larne to recent attacks in the area.
  
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• Art therapist to 'play' with Parkinson's support group

  28-04-2017 18:50
  The Parkinson's Support Group at Waldo County General Hospital will meet Wednesday, May 10, from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. in the hospital's teleconference room . Lisa Cohn, LPC-C, an art therapist in Belfast, will speak about the therapeutic power of art and creativity to support mental, emotional and physical health in individuals and groups.
  
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• Vital Festival 2017: Muse and Biffy Clyro confirmed for Belfast gig - Belfast Telegraph

  28-04-2017 18:12
  
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  Vital Festival 2017: Muse and Biffy Clyro confirmed for Belfast gig
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  Rockers Muse will headline Belfast Vital 2017 this summer, with Biffy Clyro also confirmed to perform. The two massive bands will take to the stage at Boucher Road Playing Fields on Wednesday, August 23. Also performing will be Nothing But Thieves and ...
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• Stakeknife probe will be significantly compromised if files are fully disclosed in civil actions, High Court hears

  28-04-2017 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A major investigation into Britain's former top spy inside the IRA will be significantly compromised if its files are fully disclosed in separate civil actions, the High Court heard on Friday.
  
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• Victim 'waterboarded' by ex-Sinn Féin man

  28-04-2017 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former Sinn Féin councillor is filmed torturing a man in his garage.
  
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• Plan on cards to deal with Northern Ireland's biggest illegal dump

  28-04-2017 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There could be more than one million tonnes of waste dumped on the site.
  
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• Disco divas

  28-04-2017 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A school in Ireland has set up outdoor speakers to play music to children during Friday playtimes.
  
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• Families should see contents of report into soldier deaths, coroner rules

  28-04-2017 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Information from an Army inquiry into the deaths of two soldiers at a base in Northern Ireland should be disclosed to their families, a coroner ruled.
  
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• Families should see contents of report into soldier deaths at Ballykinler barracks, coroner rules

  28-04-2017 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Information from an Army inquiry into the deaths of two soldiers at a base in Northern Ireland should be disclosed to their families, a coroner ruled.
  
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• Police link petrol bomb attack on Larne house to recent spate of incidents - two people escape injury

  28-04-2017 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have escaped injury after a petrol bomb was thrown through the front window of a house in Larne.
  
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• How Carl Frampton helped inspire world title contender Ryan Burnett - Belfast Live

  28-04-2017 16:48
  
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  How Carl Frampton helped inspire world title contender Ryan Burnett
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  Ryan Burnett admits the meteoric rise of Carl Frampton helped inspire him during the early stages of his career. It was announced yesterday that Burnett will face Lee Haskins for the IBF bantamweight title in Belfast on June 10. The North Belfast boxer ...
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• Ex-SF councillor filmed waterboarding fraudster, threatened to bury him in Tyrone, court hears

  28-04-2017 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Sinn Fein councillor Jonathan Dowdall tied up a convicted fraudster in his garage, "tortured" him with water and threatened to chop him up, feed him to dogs and burn his head at the stake, a Dublin court has heard.
  
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• Lot of bottle

  28-04-2017 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nelson Hunter has delivered almost four million bottles over four decades in County Antrim.
  
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• David Black prison officer murder case fugitive Damien McLaughlin to make a fresh bid for freedom

  28-04-2017 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected dissident wanted over the murder over prison officer David Black is to make a fresh bid for freedom, a court heard on Friday.
  
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• Light and Shadow Workshop: Coping With Political Anxiety

  28-04-2017 16:18
  Belfast, ME: The Light & Shadow Workshop will help participants cope with anxiety and stress about our political landscape. Join this 2-hour workshop, to relax and get centered with mindfulness techniques.
  
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• 40 Northern Ireland schools could close or merge, plan recommends

  28-04-2017 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 40 schools across Northern Ireland could be set to close or merge under new plans.
  
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• Leaders to set out how Northern Ireland 'could rejoin EU'

  28-04-2017 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams welcomes the move but Ian Paisley says it is 'fantasy politics'.
  
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• Brexit: UK must settle issues of 'people, money and Ireland' before EU talks can begin, says Donald Tusk

  28-04-2017 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK must must settle the issues of "people, money and Ireland" before talks on negotiating a future relationship with the EU can begin, the president of the European Council Donald Tusk has said.
  
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• Milk rounds and Beckham

  28-04-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The local papers report on David Beckham, milk men, a marathon running pensioner and Antrim dog dirt.
  
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• Derry/Londonderry capital of culture name row

  28-04-2017 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A row erupts over a joint bid by Londonderry and Belfast to become European Capital of Culture 2023.
  
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• Man in Waterford court over terrorism charges

  28-04-2017 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man appears in court in Waterford accused of providing funds to a terrorist organisation.
  
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• Pro12: Ospreys v Ulster (Sat)

  28-04-2017 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview and team news of the crucial Pro12 match between Ospreys and Ulster at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.
  
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• Key advisers raise concerns over new Belfast plan - The Planner

  28-04-2017 13:52
  Key advisers raise concerns over new Belfast plan
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  A high-level group of built environment specialists who advise the Northern Ireland Executive has voiced several serious concerns about the preferred options paper produced by Belfast City Council as it prepares its new local development plan (LDP).and more »
  
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• Irish Premiership: Blues and Crues set for title showdown on final day

  28-04-2017 13:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A thrilling climax to the Premiership title race is in store with Linfield and Crusaders vying for glory on the final day.
  
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• Facebook fails in bid to end loyalist flag protester's lawsuit

  28-04-2017 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook has failed in a bid to end a lawsuit brought by a loyalist flag protester whose alleged panic attack stopped him giving evidence.
  
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• Young man charged at Waterford court with acting to support a foreign terrorist organisation

  28-04-2017 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young man has been charged with acting to support a foreign terrorist organisation.
  
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• Belfast city marathon: Traffic and travel advice - what roads are closed and when? - Belfast Telegraph

  28-04-2017 12:28
  
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  Belfast city marathon: Traffic and travel advice - what roads are closed and when?
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  As 15,000 people take to the streets of Belfast on the May Day Bank holiday for the city's annual marathon - some disruption can be expected on the roads. The event starts at the City Hall at 9am and finishes in Ormeau Park, with the route taking in ...
  Belfast City Marathon 2017: Your ultimate guide to the big raceBelfast Live
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• Belfast city marathon: Traffic and travel advice - what roads are closed and when?

  28-04-2017 12:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As 15,000 people take to the streets of Belfast on the May Day Bank holiday for the city's annual marathon - some disruption can be expected on the roads.
  
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• Northern Ireland precautions against avian flu extended

  28-04-2017 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Precautions against the spread of bird flu in Northern Ireland are to be extended for a month.
  
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• DUP MLA offers to don tools to help fix damaged Northern Ireland park - but he needs your help

  28-04-2017 11:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Paul Frew has offered to don his tools and help fix a park in Ballymena which suffered severe damage after an arson attack - but he needs the public's help.
  
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• DUP MLA offers to don tools to help fix damaged Northern Ireland park

  28-04-2017 11:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Paul Frew has offered to don his tools and help fix a park in Ballymena which suffered severe damage after an arson attack.
  
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• No Health Minister... but Northern Ireland A&E waiting times better

  28-04-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emergency care waiting times in Northern Ireland have improved this year - despite Northern Ireland having no Health Minister.
  
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• Alliance leader Naomi Long to contest East Belfast seat in General Election

  28-04-2017 10:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Naomi Long is to contest the East Belfast seat in the Westminster General Election.
  
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• Run the Belfast Marathon - in two minutes

  28-04-2017 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch a two-minute time-lapse of the 26.2-mile Belfast Marathon course.
  
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• Donald Trump's US Government urges Northern Ireland parties to restore government

  28-04-2017 09:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US Government has urged the Northern Ireland parties to use the pause in the talks to get government back up and running as soon as possible.
  
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