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• 'Suspected cocaine' worth £300,000 seized in Doagh: two men arrested

  19-05-2017 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men were arrested in Doagh this afternoon after police found €300,000 worth of suspected drugs in two vehicles.
  
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• These summer snaps inspired this South Belfast woman to transform her body - Belfast Live

  19-05-2017 22:22
  
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  These summer snaps inspired this South Belfast woman to transform her body
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  Her weight had slowly crept up and before she knew it she was having to buy clothes two dress sizes bigger than normal. So the 28-year-old South Belfast woman embarked on an overhaul which has completely changed her life.
  
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• PSNI seize drugs in Banbridge

  19-05-2017 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have seized a quantity of Class B drugs at parks in Banbridge.
  
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• Rory McIlroy pulls out of PGA Championship at Wentworth

  19-05-2017 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has withdrawn from next week's BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth due to a rib injury, the world number two has announced.
  
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• Albertbridge Road crash: Man seriously injured in Belfast collision

  19-05-2017 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly man has been taken to hospital following a crash on the Albertbridge Road in Belfast on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Man who evaded PSNI for 22 months jailed for offences after domestic incident

  19-05-2017 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who evaded the PSNI for 22 months was handed an 18-month sentence on Friday for a litany of offences arising from a domestic incident.
  
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• Free Red Ball Summer Tennis Camps

  19-05-2017 18:49
  Rockport, Me- The Midcoast Recreation Center's Red Ball tennis program is hitting the road this summer with tennis camps coming to a town near you! Three tennis camps for kids ages 6-8 are being offered in Waldoboro, Rockland and Belfast. All of these camps are offered at no cost.
  
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• Eight perfect hen destinations in Northern Ireland

  19-05-2017 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  These days the hen do is just as important as the wedding itself, and while many ladies are going abroad for the bride's last weekend of freedom, there are plenty of destinations here at home to make it unforgettable.
  
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• Watch: Man becomes internet hit after falling over while trying to go to toilet in bush at North West 200

  19-05-2017 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Is this the funniest video to emerge from the North West 200 2017?
  
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• Plan to extend Belfast Sunday trading defeated

  19-05-2017 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The move would have been permitted had the council designated Belfast a holiday resort under a 1997 law.
  
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• Britain's Got Talent's David Walliams sends St Patrick's pupils surprise gift

  19-05-2017 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain's Got Talent judge David Walliams has sent a surprise gift to St Patrick’s Primary School in Rathfriland as they aim to win this year's competition.
  
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• Belfast council supplies run low after food waste ban - BBC News - BBC News

  19-05-2017 15:17
  
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  Belfast council supplies run low after food waste ban - BBC News
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  Belfast City Council is struggling to keep up with demand for food recycling bins and bags after it announced a ban on putting food waste into black bins.and more »
  
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• Rubbish row

  19-05-2017 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast council faces 'unprecedented demand' for recycling bins, after banning food from black bins.
  
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• Belfast man Hardy and son jailed over £5k blackmail plot

  19-05-2017 15:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father and son have been sentenced to a total of seven years over their involvement in a £5,000 blackmail plot.
  
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• Instagram ranked worst social media network for young people's mental health, study finds

  19-05-2017 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Instagram has been ranked as the social media network most harmful to young people’s mental health, a UK report has suggested.
  
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• How could dead badger feature on Belfast traffic news for over two hours? - Belfast Telegraph

  19-05-2017 14:21
  
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  How could dead badger feature on Belfast traffic news for over two hours?
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  Questions have been asked as to how a dead badger could feature prominently on the morning commute for Belfast motorists. On Friday morning, just after 7am, the traffic and travel bulletins warned of a dead badger on the outside lane of one of the main ...
  
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• Julian Assange says 'war is far from over' after Sweden drops sexual assault investigation

  19-05-2017 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange has given a statement from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London after Sweden dropped its sexual assault investigation.
  
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• O'Dowd job scheme for new teachers not unlawful, Belfast court rules

  19-05-2017 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A school teacher has lost a High Court challenge to a scheme aimed to securing up to 120 jobs for newly-qualified members of the profession in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast gets £1.3m boost for pioneering cancer research - Belfast Live

  19-05-2017 13:18
  
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  Belfast gets £1.3m boost for pioneering cancer research
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  Over the next five years, £1.3 million will be invested in ground-breaking work at the Belfast Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre. Cancer Research UK and the HSC Research & Development Division of the Public Health Agency are jointly investing the ...and more »
  
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• The Belfast woman making magical make-up

  19-05-2017 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashleigh Stanley, 26, from Newtownabbey, has gained hundreds of followers on social media.
  
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• Game of Thrones: Iconic Iron Throne coming to Belfast's CastleCourt

  19-05-2017 11:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fans of the Game of Thrones will have the chance to sit on the iconic Iron Throne next month when it arrives at CastleCourt in Belfast.
  
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• Connie Leonard funeral: Woman killed in Maguiresbridge murder-suicide to be laid to rest

  19-05-2017 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral is set to take place of Concepta 'Connie' Leonard who was brutally killed by her estranged partner in a shocking murder-suicide.
  
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• Connie Leonard funeral: Mourners told horrific death can't 'destroy the love in her heart and soul'

  19-05-2017 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mourners at the funeral of Concepta 'Connie' Leonard, who was brutally killed by her estranged partner in a murder-suicide, have been told the horrific circumstances of her death can't "destroy the love in her heart and soul".
  
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• Plan to extend Belfast Sunday trading defeated - BBC News - BBC News

  19-05-2017 11:51
  
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  Plan to extend Belfast Sunday trading defeated - BBC News
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  The move would have been permitted had the council designated Belfast a holiday resort under a 1997 law.
  Weekend summit call as Belfast Sunday trading hours extension rejectedBelfast Telegraph
  Belfast Sunday trading hours plan rejected by councilthe Irish Newsall 11 news articles »
  
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• The Great wall of Mourne

  19-05-2017 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The dry stone wall runs across 15 peaks and took stonemasons 18 years to build, by hand, from 1904.
  
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• Hotel Chocolat to open choc chain cafe in Belfast

  19-05-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  High-end chocolate chain Hotel Chocolat will open a coffee shop and store close to Belfast City Hall next week.
  
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• Cruel fate for Northern Ireland’s designer dogs and exotic animals

  19-05-2017 09:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Animals are suffering because of the current trend for buying pets “on a whim”, the Ulster Society for Prevention of Cruelty has warned.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Dead badger catches Belfast drivers off guard

  19-05-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Latest traffic and travel updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Broken down vehicle on A12 Westlink heading M1 bound - inner lane blocked

  19-05-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Latest traffic and travel updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Arlene Foster: Trust me, £435k donation was within rules

  19-05-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has said that people should "take her word" that a £435,000 Brexit donation to her party by a little known British-based group was within the electoral rules.
  
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• Ex-Miss NI Tiffany Brien 'calls out' troll in open letter

  19-05-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Miss Northern Ireland Tiffany Brien last night took a stand against abusive internet trolls by posting an open letter in response to a vicious online attack.
  
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• Belfast's 'excessive' bus lane penalties deterring visitors as 4,894 are hit by fines

  19-05-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A single camera is responsible for more than a third of fines issued to motorists who drove in Belfast's bus lanes.
  
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• Giant dogs that saved Northern Ireland family from fire have to find new home

  19-05-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother forced to flee her smoke-filled home through an upstairs window with her children said they would have died if her dogs hadn't woken her.
  
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• The Death March

  19-05-2017 08:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A group from Northern Ireland visits Bosnia to see the challenges faced in a post-conflict society.
  
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• Abuse reports double since murder of Concepta Leonard in Fermanagh home

  19-05-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of women seeking help for domestic violence in the Fermanagh area has doubled since the horrific murder of Concepta Leonard, campaigners have said.
  
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• New greenmarket aims to be community hothouse

  19-05-2017 05:13
  Paul Naron has ideas about what makes a good farmers' market. On a folding table inside the headquarters of his new venture, United Farmers Market of Maine, he set out color copies of photos he took at farmers' markets around the world, showing both good and bad examples of how to display one's wares.
  
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• Best of the Best draws crowd at new location

  19-05-2017 00:43
  The 11th annual Waldo County Best of the Best and Business Showcase drew a large crowd May 17, its first time held at the United Farmers Market building on Spring Street. Leaky Boot Jug Band, voted Best Local Band/Musician, provided music, as attendees visited the tables of local businesses to learn about their products and services while collecting free samples and "swag."
  
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