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• Film star Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting

  20-06-2017 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Oscar-winning star will "no longer be working as an actor", his US agent confirms.
  
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• Triple Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting

  20-06-2017 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Academy Award-winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis has retired from acting, his representative has said.
  
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• OJ Simpson could be released in October if granted parole in July hearing

  20-06-2017 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Imprisoned former American football star OJ Simpson has a July 20 parole hearing that could have him released from a Nevada prison on October 1, a state parole official said.
  
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• Tributes pour in to rapper Prodigy who has died aged 42

  20-06-2017 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Musicians around the world have paid tribute to American rapper Prodigy who has died aged 42.
  
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• Brussels Central Station: Soldiers shoot suspect after small explosion

  20-06-2017 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Soldiers shot a suspect in Brussels after a small explosion at a busy railway station on Tuesday night continued a week of extremist attacks in the capitals of Europe.
  
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• Brussels Central Station: Main square evacuated after reports of explosion

  20-06-2017 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belgian media reports that explosion-like noises have been heard at a Brussels train station; and the main square has been evacuated.
  
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• Corbyn urges ‘sense of solidarity in all communities’ at Finsbury Park vigil

  20-06-2017 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn called for all communities to remain strong against hate and racism as he spoke at a vigil, a stone’s throw away from the scene of a suspected terror attack which saw Muslim pedestrians mown down with a van.
  
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• Neighbour believes drunken man sleeping in van was Finsbury Park suspect

  20-06-2017 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police responded to reports of a “drunk man” sleeping in a van, who a witness now believes was the suspected Finsbury Park attacker, just 24 hours before the rampage.
  
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• Listen to hoax 999 call Christine Connor made to lure PSNI to bomb blast trap

  20-06-2017 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland woman who posed as a Swedish model to entrap two men into taking part in her bid to murder police officers has been sentenced to 16 years and four months in prison.
  
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• Ulster players sue over sex claims

  20-06-2017 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland international Paddy Jackson and club teammate Stuart Olding were arrested and released in June 2016.
  
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• Londoners seek Irish passports to secure European connection

  20-06-2017 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The London Irish are among those who have joined in the rush to secure a passport that keeps them linked to Europe.
  
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• DUP: Government talks 'have not proceeded in a way we would have expected'

  20-06-2017 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP have warned that a deal with Theresa May to shore up her minority government is "certainly not imminent".
  
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• Irish police ombudsman to investigate Garda college allegations

  20-06-2017 17:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's policing watchdog is to investigate alleged financial irregularities at training college.
  
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• Plea for Northern Ireland women to receive free NHS abortions in England

  20-06-2017 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother and daughter who lost a legal bid for women from Northern Ireland to receive free abortions on the NHS in England have urged a government minister to intervene.
  
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• Liam Boyce: Burton sign Ross County striker in club-record deal

  20-06-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Burton break their club record to sign Ross County striker Liam Boyce on a three-year contract.
  
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• Belfast shares its grief with Grenfell Tower fire victims

  20-06-2017 16:08 via youtube.com
  
  
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• European Championships: Walker clinches quarter-final spot

  20-06-2017 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lisburn fighter Kurt Walker is just one win away from a European Championships medal after defeating Tayfur Aliyev in Ukraine.
  
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• Marks & Spencer creating 75 jobs with new Co Antrim store

  20-06-2017 15:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Department store giant Marks & Spencer is to open a store in Co Antrim, creating 75 new jobs. 
  
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• Belfast man who claimed he had Aids and tried to bite officer avoids jail

  20-06-2017 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who became unruly in a Belfast hospital after trying to bite and spit on police, claiming he had Aids, has avoided imprisonment.
  
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• Glastonbury 2017: Everything you need to know

  20-06-2017 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The festival to top all festivals is taking place this week and whether you are lucky enough to have tickets or will be enjoying from the comfort of your own home, here's everything you need to know.
  
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• NI poultry firm Moy Park put up for sale by JBS

  20-06-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Moy Park is one of Northern Ireland's largest firms, employing more than 9,000 people.
  
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• British and Irish Lions 2017: Peter O'Mahony 'ready to step up' against All Blacks

  20-06-2017 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Peter O'Mahony will "make the Lions proud" if he skippers the team in the first Test against New Zealand, says CJ Stander.
  
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• Mobile phone 'possible distraction' in crash that left toddler with catastrophic injuries

  20-06-2017 14:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A nurse involved in a road accident in Northern Ireland which caused "catastrophic" injuries to her young niece could have been distracted by a mobile phone, a High Court judge has found.
  
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• Watch: Moment fan jumps on Belsonic stage for selfie with Martin Garrix

  20-06-2017 14:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One eager fan was determined to get a selfie with Martin Garrix during his Belsonic set on Monday night.
  
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• Sinn Fein adamant Arlene Foster cannot be first minister during RHI probe

  20-06-2017 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein is not budging on its insistence that Arlene Foster cannot return as Stormont first minister while a public inquiry into a botched green energy scheme is ongoing, Gerry Kelly has made clear.
  
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• Sinn Fein adamant Arlene Foster cannot be first minister

  20-06-2017 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein is not budging on its insistence that Arlene Foster cannot return as Stormont first minister while a public inquiry into a botched green energy scheme is ongoing, Gerry Kelly has made clear.
  
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• 'Lone wolf republican' Connor jailed for 16 years

  20-06-2017 14:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Christine Connor posed as a Swedish model online to lure men into helping her plot to kill police.
  
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• Foster same-sex marriage letter released

  20-06-2017 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A letter from Mrs Foster to the Scottish government on same-sex marriages is released.
  
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• Derry priest's plan for speedy sermons

  20-06-2017 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fr Paddy O'Kane opts to cut his sermons down to five minutes to avoid boring his congregation.
  
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• Recording of hoax 999 call made by Christine Connor claiming domestic violence

  20-06-2017 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Recording of hoax 999 call made by Christine Connor claiming she had been a victim of domestic violence
  
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• Fake model

  20-06-2017 12:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She lied and manipulated two men to help her kill police officers in NI. Who is Christine Connor?
  
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• Leo, Actually

  20-06-2017 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Users have been divided over Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's Love Actually reference on Monday.
  
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• 'Residents don't want a fuss' about UVF terror flags, says DUP's Pengelly

  20-06-2017 12:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A newly elected MP in South Belfast says the majority of people she's spoken to in the area don't "want a public fuss" about flags.
  
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• ‘Savage’ attack on teen boy in Northern Ireland

  20-06-2017 12:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP Councillor Noreen McClelland has condemned what she has described as a ‘savage’ attack on a teenage boy in Glengormley.
  
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• Belfast dancers to join Justin Bieber on stage in Dublin

  20-06-2017 12:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two young girls from west Belfast are set to join singer Justin Bieber on stage in Dublin this week.
  
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• Grenfell Tower firefighters 'discovered dozens of bodies in one room' - unconfirmed reports

  20-06-2017 11:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emergency services attending the Grenfell Tower inferno in London found 42 bodies in one flat, it has been claimed.
  
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• DUP fined £4,000 for errors in Assembly election spending details

  20-06-2017 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has been fined for lodging an inaccurate spending return with electoral authorities.
  
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• Double amputee war veteran Slater visits Maghaberry prison

  20-06-2017 10:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Afghanistan veteran Duncan Slater, the first double amputee veteran to race to the South Pole and complete the world's toughest marathon, has visited Maghaberry Prison.
  
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