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• BBC General Election debate: Jeremy Corbyn and other leaders take aim at Amber Rudd

  31-05-2017 23:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn and other senior opposition leaders piled into Home Secretary Amber Rudd over the Government's record in a heated General Election debate.
  
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• Northern Ireland's post-Brexit status separate issue from national question, Alliance Party warns at manifesto launch

  31-05-2017 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Calls for special status for Northern Ireland post-Brexit must be detached from any debate over the region's constitutional future, the Alliance Party has warned.
  
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• Liam Boyce ready to make his mark with Northern Ireland

  31-05-2017 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland striker Liam Boyce is ready to answer his country's call having bounced back from his Euro 2016 omission to become the Ladbrokes Premiership's most lethal marksman.
  
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• Road worker 'crushed to death by roller' in Co Armagh was from Poland

  31-05-2017 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Polish road worker has reportedly been crushed to death by a roller on the Bog Road, Forkhill in Co Armagh.
  
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• Northern Ireland road worker 'crushed to death by roller' was from Poland

  31-05-2017 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Polish road worker has reportedly been crushed to death by a roller on the Bog Road, Forkhill in Co Armagh.
  
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• Co Armagh road worker 'crushed to death by roller'

  31-05-2017 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A road worker has reportedly been crushed to death by a roller on the Bog Road, Forkhill in Co Armagh.
  
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• Man shot dead in North Dublin 'targeted by Hutch gang'

  31-05-2017 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man discovered shot dead in Dublin early this morning had just started a new job and was not a known criminal.
  
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• Brexit will not affect Derry-Dublin road upgrade, Transport Minister says

  31-05-2017 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland's Transport Minister has vowed there will be no pulling back from an upgraded Derry to Dublin road link as a result of Brexit.
  
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• Orangeman accused of driving into crowd can't remember running over a teenage girl, court hears

  31-05-2017 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Orangeman accused of driving into crowd at a north Belfast flashpoint has "no memory" of hitting people, a court heard has heard.
  
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• Alliance victories would cause political shockwave, Naomi Long says

  31-05-2017 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A transformative political shockwave will reverberate around Northern Ireland if Alliance achieves its target of winning two Westminster seats, leader Naomi Long has said.
  
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• Kingsmill killings probe manpower 'totally inadequate', inquest hears

  31-05-2017 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An inadequate number of detectives was available to investigate the Kingsmill killings, a retired officer has said.
  
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• Best of Northern Ireland: Fermanagh Lakelands

  31-05-2017 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  From Belfast to Berlin, the Fermanagh Lakelands have been drawing in tourists for decades in search of tranquillity and relaxation.
  
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• Frank's forecast: What's in store for Northern Ireland summer?

  31-05-2017 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thursday marks day one of summer officially.
  
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• Police appeal for missing Mary Martin (65) last seen in Belfast

  31-05-2017 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are becoming increasingly concerned about a missing 65-year-old woman.
  
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• Pipe bomb found after Dungiven security alert

  31-05-2017 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The device sparked a security alert in the County Londonderry town area for a number of hours.
  
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• Man 'linked to guns' seized in Carrick loyalist feud has curfew relaxed for social life

  31-05-2017 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim man allegedly linked to loaded guns seized in a loyalist feud investigation wants his curfew relaxed so he can have a social life, the High Court heard on Wednesday.
  
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• Social media ban for Belfast man over David Vance drone tweet - charges dropped

  31-05-2017 14:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man accused of tweeting about a drone being sent to the home area of a former TUV election candidate has had harassment charges dismissed.
  
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• Covfefe Trump tweet sparks global trend - but just how is it pronounced wonders BBC NI newsreader?

  31-05-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump sent Twitter into meltdown over a nonsense tweet - with one local BBC broadcaster questioning the pronunciation in case she needed to read it out on air.
  
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• Union the most important issue in General Election, Arlene Foster says

  31-05-2017 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has said the General Election will go a long way in determining if Northern Ireland faces devolution or five years of direct rule.
  
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• Revealed: How many people are claiming Disabilty Living Allowance in Northern Ireland?

  31-05-2017 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of people claiming Disability Living Allowance is 209,890, according to the latest figures released today by the Department for Communities.
  
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• Rape and murder of Belfast mum after visit to Loyalist club - three arrested in Scotland and England

  31-05-2017 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested in England and Scotland over the rape and murder of a young mother found beaten to death after a night out in a loyalist club in Northern Ireland almost 30 years ago.
  
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• PSNI job cuts will have dire consequences, warns Police Federation

  31-05-2017 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chairman of the Police Federation, which represents the PSNI's rank and file has said officer numbers could reach worrying levels with "dire consequences" for those left to fill in the gaps.
  
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  31-05-2017 12:39 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Arlene Foster responds to Jim Wells 'Sinn Fein not welcome in unionist town' tweet

  31-05-2017 11:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has responded to comments made by MLA Jim Wells by saying that "everyone should be allowed to canvass where they want".
  
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• Pipe bomb uncovered in Dungiven security alert

  31-05-2017 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pipe bomb has been found near Dungiven.
  
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• Terminally-ill Bangor mum's new drug treatment paid by crowdfunding

  31-05-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A terminally ill mum has undergone her first round of treatment with a life-prolonging drug after a crowdfunding appeal raised tens of thousands of pounds.
  
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• Portadown murders family prays for justice as man charged over murders

  31-05-2017 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of an elderly couple murdered in Co Armagh have said they are "relieved" the suspected killer has been charged.
  
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• Belfast graffiti mocking Manchester suicide bomb victims branded 'sickening'

  31-05-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Angry west Belfast residents have condemned a sickening message gloating at the murders of 22 people in the Manchester Arena.
  
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• £320k mortgage Northern Ireland man has home repossessed

  31-05-2017 09:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone man has lost his High Court battle to stop a bank taking possession of his home.
  
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• History should tell Foster she'd be very foolish to trust May and Tories on Union

  31-05-2017 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster hailed Theresa May last week as "a solid and reliable unionist". If that's what she's counting on to secure the north within the Union, she may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
  
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• SDLP wants referendum on Irish unity after Brexit talks completed

  31-05-2017 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The SDLP wants a border poll to be held in the aftermath of the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• Bangor murder victim Colin Horner targeted because he stood up to gangsters, says mum

  31-05-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The distraught mother of the man who was shot dead in front of his young son by suspected UDA elements in Bangor on Sunday has revealed he had received three death threats from the terrorists.
  
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• Friends reunited

  31-05-2017 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The "life-changing" trip that fostered a "lifelong friendship" between Minnesota and Ballynahinch.
  
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• 64 killed and hundreds injured in suicide attack in Kabul's diplomatic zone

  31-05-2017 07:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A massive explosion rocked a highly secure diplomatic area of Kabul on Wednesday morning, killing 64 people and wounding as many as 320, sending a huge plume of smoke over the Afghan capital.
  
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• Commercial big cats

  31-05-2017 02:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British and Irish Lions are one of the biggest sporting names in rugby union, and they are also one of its premier brands.
  
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• Bangor shooting: Man arrested in Colin Horner murder probe

  31-05-2017 00:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Colin Horner in Bangor.
  
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