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• Tributes to Northern Ireland chef Darren Simpson who died in Australia

  22-06-2017 23:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid following the death of celebrity chef Darren Simpson from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Tributes paid following the death of a celebrity chef from Northern Ireland

  22-06-2017 23:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid following the death of a celebrity chef from Northern Ireland.
  
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• By Allen Insurance and ...

  22-06-2017 22:48
  As an employee-owned business, we care deeply about our families, employees and the businesses we serve. Since 1866, we have forged strong relationships with our clients in Midcoast Maine-many for three generations or more.
  
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• Judges affirm Making A Murderer confession was coerced

  22-06-2017 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A US prisoner featured in the Netflix series Making A Murderer was coerced into confessing and should be released from prison, a three-judge federal appeals panel has affirmed.
  
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• Watch: Four-week-old kitten rescued just hours from death after it became trapped in north Belfast bar wall

  22-06-2017 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A distressed four-week-old kitten has been rescued just hours from death after it became trapped in a wall cavity in a north Belfast bar.
  
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• Model Lacole and footballer O'Kane in humanist marriage

  22-06-2017 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Lacole and Eunan O'Kane fought a landmark legal battle to get married in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Senior College summer session open to all ages

  22-06-2017 20:38
  For unique summer activities, look no further than Senior College Belfast at University of Maine Hutchinson Center. Five special daylong classes have been designed to pique your curiosity and interest, and the summer session is open to people of all ages.
  
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• Editorial, June 22, 2017

  22-06-2017 20:38
  We knew that voter turnout would be low for the recent election to decide on a $50 million state bond and school budgets, along with a few local issues, but we were shocked at how low the turnout actually was. Fifteen towns drew fewer than 100 voters, including every single one of the 11 towns that are part of Regional School Unit 3. It's not surprising that the larger towns posted higher numbers of voters, with Belfast at the top with 544, followed by Winterport with 462 and Stockton Springs wi
  
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• After a decade of funding cuts, dozens of homes for Maine people with disabilities are shutting down

  22-06-2017 20:38
  At least 24 homes that care for people with intellectual disabilities have been forced to close their doors over the last year, which displaced 69 people with disabilities, according to a recent analysis by the Maine Association for Community Service Providers. An additional 12 homes have confirmed with the association that they will be closing within the next six months, displacing about 40 more people with disabilities, for a total of 109.
  
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• Watch: Terrifying moment toddler wanders across busy Northern Ireland road

  22-06-2017 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A toddler had a lucky escape on Wednesday when he wandered across a very busy road in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn: Each Grenfell Tower death ‘could and should have been avoided’

  22-06-2017 20:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has said each of the Grenfell Tower fire deaths “could and should have been avoided”, as it emerged combustible cladding has been found on at least 11 other tower blocks.
  
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• Ireland 'does not want the UK to leave EU'

  22-06-2017 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar was speaking in Brussels where he is attending his first European Union summit.
  
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• NI Water's warning after staff under threat when closing vandalised fire hydrants

  22-06-2017 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NI Water has issued a warning after members of its staff came under threat while closing fire hydrants that had been vandalised by young people.
  
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• Sinn Fein: UK government 'going through the motions' in powersharing talks

  22-06-2017 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK government is merely "going through the motions" in talks to restore powersharing at Stormont and is more focused on their efforts to strike a deal with the DUP at Westminster, Sinn Fein has claimed.
  
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• Man (20) arrested over assault at Belsonic's Martin Garrix gig

  22-06-2017 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Belfast have asked for anyone who may have witnessed an assault in the city on Monday evening to come forward.
  
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• Ireland & Afghanistan awarded Test status by International Cricket Council

  22-06-2017 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland and Afghanistan are awarded Test status by the International Cricket Council.
  
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• Shankill swimming pool among Belfast leisure facilities facing possible closure, union warns

  22-06-2017 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of public leisure amenities in Belfast are at risk of closure or reduced access, Unite trade union has warned.
  
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• Excitement builds for UEFA Women's U19 Championships 2017

  22-06-2017 17:53 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ulster University nurse training fund 'cut by almost £1m'

  22-06-2017 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cut will have serious consequences for healthcare provision, warns Ulster University.
  
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• Dublin students cause grass fire burning books

  22-06-2017 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A celebration by Dublin school leavers backfires as books they were burning cause a grass fire.
  
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• Teenager handed 18-month sentence over Divis Street hijacking

  22-06-2017 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man who was part of a gang that subjected a driver to an "appalling experience" that lasted over three hours has been handed an 18-month sentence.
  
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• Combustible cladding now found on 11 high-rise buildings – Sajid Javid

  22-06-2017 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of high-rise blocks of flats found to have combustible cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower has risen to 11, Communities and Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland's nurse training programmes face 58% cut in funding

  22-06-2017 17:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Specialist training programmes for nurses in Northern Ireland are being hit with a £1.8 million cut in funding.
  
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• Four in court over police raids on organised crime

  22-06-2017 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows raids this week involving some 400 officers at 20 properties across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Box Nightclub in Belfast to close its doors after almost 11 years

  22-06-2017 16:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Box Nightclub is shutting its doors after almost 11 years in Belfast.
  
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• Who is setting health policy?

  22-06-2017 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Questions are being asked about who is making major controversial health decisions, such as cutting nurse training funds.
  
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• Trial begins of Tyrone farmer accused of causing dad's death

  22-06-2017 16:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In what was described as a "particularly tragic case" in which only the heartless would have no sympathy, a Tyrone farmer has gone on trial accused of causing the death by dangerous driving of his 69-year-old father.
  
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• Arlene Arkinson family 'appalled' by Garda delays

  22-06-2017 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish police have failed to hand over case documents for which they were asked a year ago.
  
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• Hydrant vandalism disrupts Belfast water supplies

  22-06-2017 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Young people are warned the vandalism of hydrants in north Belfast is not "harmless fun".
  
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• DUP secures 'Military Covenant' for veterans in Northern Ireland, Paisley claims

  22-06-2017 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's Ian Paisley has claimed that the party has won government agreement to ensure that military veterans in Northern Ireland receive the same benefits as veterans in the rest of the UK.
  
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• Trio accused of burning John Boreland murder case car face trial

  22-06-2017 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men are to stand trial accused of destroying a car used in the murder of former loyalist paramilitary boss John Boreland, a judge ordered on Thursday.
  
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• Marian Brown murder: Soldier believes there were three gunmen

  22-06-2017 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A soldier who was on patrol during the fatal shooting of a pregnant Belfast teenager in disputed circumstances in 1972 says he believes three terrorist gunman were in the area during the incident.
  
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• Marian Brown inquest: Lawyer for family of shot teen accuses soldier of taking part in cover up

  22-06-2017 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A lawyer acting for the family of a pregnant teenager shot in disputed circumstances accused a soldier of “making up a story” about events that night and taking part in an army cover-up.
  
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• Herbig bill to support food pantries passes House

  22-06-2017 13:53
  Volunteer Lee Perkins of Searsport is pictured at Searsport Methodist Church Food Pantry June 16. She said Good Shepherd Food Bank supplies the pantry and others in Searsport. An Act to Reduce Food Insecurity, sponsored by Rep. Erin Herbig, D-Belfast, would allow the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to contract with Good Shepherd or a successor organization for statewide hunger relief services.
  
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• Military Covenant 'part of DUP-Tory deal'

  22-06-2017 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  DUP party sources claim the Conservatives have agreed to implement the Military Covenant in NI.
  
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• Liverpool target Celtic star Kieran Tierney and today's other transfer rumours

  22-06-2017 12:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool will turn their sights to Celtic left-back KIERAN TIERNEY, according to today's rumour mill.
  
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• Another busy week for Belfast cruise ships - Belfast Telegraph

  22-06-2017 11:54
  
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  Another busy week for Belfast cruise ships
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  Sailing in the wake of Belfast's Titanic Maritime Festival, a number of cruise ships are visiting the city this week. Two vessel, a tall ship called Sea Cloud II and the massive Caribbean Princess arrive on Thursday. Nobel Caledonia's Sea Cloud II is ...
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• Watch: Belfast dancers Holly and Meghan join Justin Bieber on stage in Dublin - 'What's your name gorgeous?' - Belfast Telegraph

  22-06-2017 11:32
  
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  Watch: Belfast dancers Holly and Meghan join Justin Bieber on stage in Dublin - 'What's your name gorgeous?'
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  Holly and Meghan were picked from thousands of young dancers to perform with the singer. Video: Belfast dancers join Justin Bieber on stage at Dublin's RDS Arena. source: Prime Intensity Dance Crew. 00:00. 02:04. 360p low. 720p. 480p. 360p high.
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• Watch: Belfast dancers Holly and Meghan join Justin Bieber on stage in Dublin - 'What's your name gorgeous?'

  22-06-2017 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast dancers Meghan Sewell (11) and Holly Sullivan (12) had the night of their lives on Wednesday when they performed on stage with Justin Bieber in Dublin.
  
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• Belfast coffee kings Root & Branch to open second outlet at Ormeau Baths - the Irish News

  22-06-2017 10:39
  
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  Belfast coffee kings Root & Branch to open second outlet at Ormeau Baths
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  Belfast coffee kings Root & Branch to open second outlet at Ormeau Baths. Root & Branch has announced it will open its second outlet at the newly-developed Ormeau Baths in Belfast. Pictured are founders Ben Craig and Simon Johnston. Gareth McKeown.and more »
  
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• Belfast to host 89 cruise ships this year

  22-06-2017 09:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast to host 89 ships this year as cruise sector prospers
  
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• DUP MP hails 'very good' chance of deal to prop up Tory minority government

  22-06-2017 09:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior Democratic Unionist MP has said the chances of reaching a deal with the Conservatives to prop up Theresa May's minority government are "very good".
  
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• Northern Ireland GPs to cut services as health crisis continues

  22-06-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's GP crisis has deepened after doctors agreed a range of cutbacks to reduce their workload.
  
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• Bonfire season

  22-06-2017 09:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The papers focus on DUP Tory deals, bonfires and Daniel Day Lewis' visit to a Belfast boxing club.
  
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• Palace star Puncheon for Northern Ireland charity game in aid of brave little battler Brae

  22-06-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League footballer Jason Puncheon will lead a team for a charity match in Londonderry to raise funds for an eight-year-old boy with a life-limiting genetic disorder.
  
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• Northern Ireland man raped son from age of three and abused daughter

  22-06-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man has been convicted of sexually abusing his young son and daughter.
  
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• Impossible to identify type of bullet that killed pregnant Belfast Marian Brown, inquest told

  22-06-2017 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is not possible to determine what sort of bullet killed a pregnant teenager in a disputed shooting in west Belfast 45 years ago, Northern Ireland's former State Pathologist Jack Crane has said.
  
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