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• Two men arrested in Belfast under terrorism legislation released pending report to PPS - Belfast Telegraph

  12-06-2017 22:56
  
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  Two men arrested in Belfast under terrorism legislation released pending report to PPS
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  Two men arrested in west Belfast under terrorism legislation have been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. The suspects, aged 27 and 29, were detained in the Beechmount Close area at about 11am on Sunday. Searches were also ...
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• Two men arrested in Belfast under terrorism legislation released ... - Belfast Telegraph

  12-06-2017 22:56
  
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  Two men arrested in Belfast under terrorism legislation released ...
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  Two men arrested in west Belfast under terrorism legislation have been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
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• Dublin shooting: Three teenagers injured in Shangan Green incident

  12-06-2017 22:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers have been injured after a shooting incident in the Shangan Green area of north Dublin.
  
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• Ulster Rugby's new signing Schalk van der Merwe to undergo shoulder surgery

  12-06-2017 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Another Ulster signing has been struck down by injury before even arriving at Kingspan Stadium after it was revealed Schalk van der Merwe is set to undergo shoulder surgery.
  
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• Homeless to champ

  12-06-2017 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New world bantamweight champion Ryan Burnett has endured adversity including a failed brain scan and being homeless for six weeks.
  
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• Sinn Fein delegation to visit London to push for special EU status for Northern Ireland and re-establishment of Stormont institutions

  12-06-2017 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A delegation of Sinn Fein MPs is to travel to London for a series of meetings with the Secretary of State James Brokenshire, other political parties and trade unions.
  
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• Two men arrested in Belfast under terrorism legislation released pending report to PPS

  12-06-2017 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men arrested in west Belfast under terrorism legislation have been released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service.
  
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• Man caught in Belfast nightclub with 60 Minion-shaped Ecstasy tablets - Belfast Live

  12-06-2017 19:39
  
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  Man caught in Belfast nightclub with 60 Minion-shaped Ecstasy tablets
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  A Co Tyrone man caught with 60 Minion-shaped Ecstasy tablets was spared jail today - but warned that "one lapse" will see him being sent straight to prison. Samuel McCain, a self-employed window cleaner from Edinburgh Park in Omagh, was caught in the ...and more »
  
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• Belfast case on - 48 Hours: NCIS' June 13

  12-06-2017 19:26
  The Republican Journal is among the local players in the June 13 episode of "48 Hours: NCIS" on CBS-TV. An infamous murder in Belfast gets primetime treatment in the "48 HOURS: NCIS" documentary series.
  
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• 10 injured as 6.2-magnitude earthquake shakes Turkey and Greece

  12-06-2017 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook western Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos, injuring at least 10 people and damaging buildings.
  
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• Man accused of trying to hack government pensions website to stand trial in Belfast

  12-06-2017 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is to stand trial in Belfast for allegedly trying to infiltrate a government pensions website as part of a major computer hacking operation, a judge ruled on Monday.
  
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• Conservative-DUP deal 'won't breach peace agreement'

  12-06-2017 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Nigel Dodds rejects criticism from Sinn Féin that a potential agreement with the Conservative Party could jeopardise the Good Friday Agreement.
  
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• KFC at Yorkgate sealed off after sudden death of man - Belfast Live

  12-06-2017 18:05
  
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  KFC at Yorkgate sealed off after sudden death of man
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  Paramedics attempted to save the life of a man found unconscious at the KFC at Yorkgate in Belfast. The ambulance service received a report of a man in his late 30s unconscious after 2pm on Monday. An ambulance service spokesman confirmed that the ...
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• Post-Brexit fishing rights row 'could raise risk of clashes at sea,' says former Irish taoiseach John Bruton

  12-06-2017 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Irish taoiseach has warned of the risk of clashes on the high seas in the wake of Brexit.
  
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• Post-Brexit fishing rights row 'could raise risk of clashes at sea'

  12-06-2017 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Irish taoiseach has warned of the risk of clashes on the high seas in the wake of Brexit.
  
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• Restore devolution or face return of direct rule, DUP's Arlene Foster tells Sinn Fein

  12-06-2017 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has told Sinn Fein leaders if they are concerned about her party’s enhanced influence at Westminster they should move to restore devolution at Stormont.
  
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• Belfast International Airport under fire over 'vote to leave' Brexit style advertising campaign

  12-06-2017 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast International Airport has come under fire after it launched a Brexit-style advertising campaign in a bid to drive passenger numbers from the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Man rampaged through hotel naked while spraying a fire extinguisher - Belfast Live

  12-06-2017 17:34
  
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  Man rampaged through hotel naked while spraying a fire extinguisher
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  A man who rampaged through a Portrush hotel naked spraying a fire extinguisher while headbutting room doors was standing at the entrance with just his socks on when police arrived. Harley Alex Floyd McHenry, 25, of Russellstown Road in Galgorm near ...and more »
  
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• Fight breaks out as loyalist march passes Irish bar in Liverpool

  12-06-2017 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footage has emerged appearing to show a fight break out near an Irish bar during a loyalist march through Liverpool city centre.
  
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• All about the money?

  12-06-2017 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland receives 21% more in public funding than the average for the UK.
  
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• Watch: RNLI comes to rescue of three people on drifting yacht near Larne

  12-06-2017 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three sailors had a lucky escape on Sunday after their yacht's engine failed while they were at sea near Larne.
  
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• Campaigners to demand same-sex marriage rights at Belfast march - Irish Times

  12-06-2017 16:32
  
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  Campaigners to demand same-sex marriage rights at Belfast march
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  Campaigners are to hold a march in Belfast next month to demand civil marriage rights for LBGT couples in Northern Ireland. As the Conservative Party continues talks with DUP leader Arlene Foster and her Westminster team to strike a deal after last ...
  Equal marriage rights for Northern Ireland march to be held in BelfastBelfast Telegraph
  James Brokenshire not acceptable chairman for Stormont talks says Gerr
  
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• Best of Northern Ireland: Historic Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  12-06-2017 15:46
  
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  Best of Northern Ireland: Historic Belfast
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  HMS Caroline, one of the world's most historically significant war ships, is set to reopen to the public in July following conservation work. Moored in Belfast's Titanic Quarter, the state-of-the-art floating World War I museum is the only survivor of ...
  
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• Belfast police investigate alleged racial abuse of schoolgirls - Irish Times

  12-06-2017 15:38
  
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  Belfast police investigate alleged racial abuse of schoolgirls
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  Police in Northern Ireland are investigating alleged racial abuse directed at three schoolgirls in Belfast city centre over the weekend. Phone video footage of the incident shows a white woman shouting at three black teenagers as they sat on a bench by ...
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• Men in court over attempted murder at Belfast house party

  12-06-2017 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men appeared in court on Monday charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing near a house party in south Belfast.
  
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• Belsonic 2017: Final preparations get underway at Belfast's Ormeau Park

  12-06-2017 14:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the Belsonic's massive gigs, Belfast City Council has released important information as thousands of music fans attend the concerts over the next few weeks.
  
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• Teens racially abused in Belfast

  12-06-2017 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police appeal for information after three girls are racially abused in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Queen's Speech delayed for week for re-write in light of Conservatives' DUP deal - reports

  12-06-2017 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen's Speech has been delayed for at least a week because a new version has to be written to allow for the deal between the Conservatives and the DUP, it has been reported.
  
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• Arlene Foster: Deal with Tories an 'opportunity for Northern Ireland'

  12-06-2017 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has said that a deal between her party and the Conservatives is an opportunity for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Weak pound helps 12% boost in NI exports

  12-06-2017 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The majority of exports from Northern Ireland - 54% - went to the EU, with 26% going to North America.
  
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• Rangers to play two friendlies in Northern Ireland this summer

  12-06-2017 13:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glasgow Rangers will be in Northern Ireland this summer and will play friendly matches against Ards and Portadown.
  
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• DUP denies their anti-Tory election poster has come back to bite them

  12-06-2017 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former senior DUP member has said an anti-Conservative Party election billboard has not come back to bite the party over its link up with Theresa May's party.
  
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• Northern Ireland restaurant offers free dining to the Twittering public

  12-06-2017 12:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland restaurant is offering diners the chance to eat out for free throughout June and July - and all you have to do is tweet it.
  
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• Transfer talk: Kyle Lafferty to Azerbaijan? 'I could be back in Baku' says striker

  12-06-2017 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kyle Lafferty has left the door open on a potential move to Azerbaijan champions Qarabag having just returned from international duty in Baku.
  
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• Huge drain fat blockage at Newry shopping centre took five hours to clear

  12-06-2017 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A huge lump of solidified fats blocked drains at a Newry shopping centre to such an extent that it took a work crew five hours to clear it.
  
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• IT firm Version 1 to create 60 jobs with Belfast expansion

  12-06-2017 10:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish IT firm is doubling its Northern Ireland workforce with the creation of 60 new jobs.
  
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• US star Nelly coming to Belfast's Ulster Hall

  12-06-2017 10:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US rapper Nelly has announced he will be performing in Belfast this autumn.
  
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• Brexit talks facing slight delay, David Davis reveals

  12-06-2017 10:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Davis has signalled that discussions on the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) may not start on June 19 as anticipated.
  
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• Orange Order asks DUP to use Drumcree march in talks with May

  12-06-2017 10:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Supporters of the DUP are demanding Theresa May allow a banned loyalist march as part of an agreement by the Northern Irish party to prop up a minority Conservative government.
  
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• Ruth Dudley Edwards: DUP suddenly very serious players and stakes could hardly be higher

  12-06-2017 10:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I spent all Thursday night watching the election results in a Budapest hotel room and some hours on Saturday at a social event in Dublin having a post-mortem with anyone who was interested.
  
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• Northern Ireland adults not eating enough fruit and vegetables warns diabetes charity

  12-06-2017 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over half of adults in Northern Ireland eat no more than three portions of fruit and vegetables a day - well below the recommended five portions.
  
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• Further discussions over DUP-Tory deal

  12-06-2017 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 1922 committee is expected to question the PM's election campaign and leadership style, in their first meeting since the party lost its majority.
  
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• Tributes to US woman Connie who set up Botanic Taste Fest

  12-06-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An American woman who helped put Belfast on the international food map at an unlikely time during the Troubles has died at home in Chicago.
  
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• Orange Order speaks out in wake of attack on GAA club

  12-06-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Orange Order has issued a message of support to a Co Antrim GAA club targeted in a sectarian graffiti attack.
  
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• New Sinn Fein MP McCallion attends WWI service

  12-06-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Political history was created in Londonderry yesterday when a Sinn Fein MP attended a First World War commemoration service for the first time.
  
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• Lightning strike man campaigns for more Northern Ireland defibrillators

  12-06-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Lisburn man has spoken about his miracle recovery after surviving a lightning strike last year.
  
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• 'I'm not dead': injured Grand Tour's Hammond apologises to wife

  12-06-2017 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Richard Hammond has joked "I'm not dead" as he apologised to his wife and children after his car crashed and burst into flames while filming The Grand Tour.
  
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