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• Fran Riley and Roland Littlefield are ...

  27-06-2017 22:56
  Fran Riley and Roland Littlefield, Owners of United Realty in Belfast, are pleased to announce the sale of Brenda and Howard Dakin's property on the Whittier Road in Belfast. Brenda and Howard are enjoying retirement traveling around the country and look forward to returning to Maine for visits with their children and grandchildren, as "visitors" to Maine! Their summer residence will be New Hampshire where they'll enjoy all the fun summer offers in New England.
  
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• Joe Miller apologises to Linfield FC; says he 'got the grounds mixed up'

  27-06-2017 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Celtic star Joe Miller has retracted remarks about Linfield FC, saying he "got the grounds mixed up".
  
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• Stormont power-sharing talks enter final phase

  27-06-2017 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parties hold intensive talks with time running out to restore Stormont's power-sharing executive.
  
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• Nurse training fund cut in Northern Ireland is reversed

  27-06-2017 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fund allows for already trained nurses to specialise in other areas.
  
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• Crusaders sign midfielder Glackin from Dungannon Swifts

  27-06-2017 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Crusaders snap up midfielder Jamie Glackin from Dungannon Swifts as they prepare for the new season.
  
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• Two men jailed for Nelson Cheung murder

  27-06-2017 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nelson Cheung was stabbed 18 times in Randalstown during a robbery in January 2015.
  
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• Stormont talks deadline 'remains achievable', Brokenshire says

  27-06-2017 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State James Brokenshire believes that Thursday's deadline can still be met to agree a new power sharing arrangement at Stormont.
  
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• Police attend sudden death of man in Belfast

  27-06-2017 17:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have attended the scene of the sudden death of a man in Belfast.
  
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• Motorist who knocked down and killed a grandmother is given community service

  27-06-2017 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorist who knocked down and killed a grandmother heading out for dinner has been given 200 hours community service.
  
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• Woman who claimed UVF forced her to steal gets probation

  27-06-2017 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 48-year-old year old vulnerable woman who told the police that the UVF forced her to steal from her employer was put on probation for two years at the Crown Court in Derry on Tuesday.
  
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• Linfield v La Fiorita (Wed)

  27-06-2017 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield must overcome La Fiorita in order to secure a second-round qualifier against Celtic in the Champions League.
  
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• Linfield 'not distracted' over Celtic

  27-06-2017 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield must overcome La Fiorita in order to secure a second-round qualifier against Celtic in the Champions League.
  
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• Lord Mayor looks ahead to the UEFA Women's U19 Championship

  27-06-2017 15:43 via youtube.com
  
  
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• British and Irish Lions: Warren Gatland did not want to 'devalue shirt'

  27-06-2017 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The controversy over the Lions call-ups influenced the decision not to bring them off the bench against the Hurricanes, says coach Warren Gatland.
  
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• Watch: Bus stop miracle as man walks away unharmed after being run down by bus in Reading

  27-06-2017 15:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has miraculously managed to walk away almost unscathed after being hit by a double-decker bus.
  
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• Fans ask Celtic to rethink ticket refusal for potential Linfield tie at Windsor Park

  27-06-2017 14:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Celtic supporters groups have called on the Glasgow club to reverse their decision over Windsor Park tickets.
  
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• Pitiful for Sinn Fein to collapse Stormont to advance cultural agenda, says Peter Robinson

  27-06-2017 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former DUP leader and First Minister Peter Robinson has spoken out ahead of the Stormont talks deadline and said an Irish Language Act "can be accommodated" as long as Ulster Scots is also supported.
  
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• Jamie Dornan and James Nesbitt among 2017 Irish Open Pro-Am stars

  27-06-2017 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland actors Jamie Dornan and James Nesbitt are among the famous faces taking part in the 2017 Irish Open Pro-Am event next week.
  
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• Harrowing witness impact statement of Nelson Cheung's heartbroken daughter - two men jailed for total of 25 years for murder

  27-06-2017 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Co Antrim men were jailed on Tuesday for a total of 25 years for the brutal murder of Chinese businessman Nelson Cheung.
  
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• Belfast International flight delays 'second to Gatwick'

  27-06-2017 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast International has some of the worst flight delays to popular destinations among UK airports.
  
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• A6 court challenge 'puts £8m on road cost' - claim

  27-06-2017 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Officials claim delay to new road is pushing up costs, but litigant says claim 'exaggerated'.
  
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• Belfast International second worst airport in UK for delays

  27-06-2017 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast International Airport is the second worst n the UK for chances of delays.
  
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• Nurse training £1m budget cut partially reversed by Health Department

  27-06-2017 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health has partially reversed a decision to slash the budget for specialist training for nurses after coming under a barrage of criticism.
  
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• British and Irish Lions draw with Hurricanes in final midweek game

  27-06-2017 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Iain Henderson's yellow card proves costly as the Hurricanes claw back a 14-point deficit to draw with the British and Irish Lions in Wellington.
  
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• Revealed: How many voters want power-sharing restored in Northern Ireland?

  27-06-2017 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The majority of the Northern Ireland voter base want the Stormont Executive reformed, latest polling suggests.
  
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• US software firm to create 170 new jobs in Belfast

  27-06-2017 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bazaarvoice software runs the reviews and ratings sections of major internet shopping websites.
  
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• Revealed: How many Sinn Fein supporters back Westminster abstention policy?

  27-06-2017 12:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's supporter base are overwhelmingly in support of their policy to abstain from taking their seats at Westminster, latest polling suggests.
  
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• British and Irish Lions: Jerome Kaino defends his style of play

  27-06-2017 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand flanker Jerome Kaino insists there was no malice or intent behind his challenge on British and Irish Lions scrum-half Conor Murray.
  
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• Second independence referendum plans on hold, Nicola Sturgeon tells Holyrood

  27-06-2017 09:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has announced she is putting plans for a second independence referendum on hold.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon expected to set out position on second referendum

  27-06-2017 09:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon is expected to set out her position on a second independence referendum at Holyrood later on Tuesday.
  
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• Powersharing talks intensify as deadline nears

  27-06-2017 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crunch talks to restore powersharing in Northern Ireland are set to intensify as a deadline for agreement looms.
  
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• Only story in town

  27-06-2017 09:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deal which brings a £1bn windfall for Northern Ireland dominates the papers.
  
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• Derry man found with machete down his trousers is bailed

  27-06-2017 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 37-year-old man discovered with a two foot-long rusted machete concealed inside his trousers on Sunday night told police "I was going to kill", a court has heard.
  
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• Cystic fibrosis protesters take message to Stormont

  27-06-2017 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Protesters gathered at Stormont yesterday to call for a life-changing cystic fibrosis drug to be made available on the NHS.
  
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• Northern Ireland angler's Giant hogweed blister agony

  27-06-2017 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fisherman has issued an alert after suffering painful, blistering skin when he came in contact with sap from wild growing giant hogweed while on the Moyola River.
  
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• Split rocks dissident group as 23 members walk out in protest against Belfast leadership

  27-06-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new dissident republican party has been rocked by a split as up to 23 Belfast members resigned in support of a high-profile republican expelled from the group.
  
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• Painting stolen decade ago from Belfast family's home is discovered in Chicago

  27-06-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prized Irish painting stolen in mysterious circumstances from a private residence in Belfast has been recovered after almost a decade.
  
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• Man arrested after UVF banner of murderer Somerville is removed from outside primary school

  27-06-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tensions in a Co Tyrone village are "extremely high" after a man was arrested following the theft of a controversial banner dedicated to loyalist killer Wesley Somerville, a community representative has warned.
  
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• Who are the winners of financial windfall from Tories?

  27-06-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There will be no change to the triple-lock on pensions. The Conservatives had set out plans in their manifesto to downgrade the protection to a double-lock.
  
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• Pressure on Sinn Fein to compromise as DUP seal £1bn deal with Tories

  27-06-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont insiders say that the prospects of a deal to save power-sharing have "dramatically improved" following the DUP's historic £1bn agreement with the Tories.
  
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• Audit Office criticises special need pupil support

  27-06-2017 07:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The education department is not providing effective support to 75,000 children with special education needs, says a new report.
  
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• Vaginal mesh surgery: Shock as women go to England for care

  27-06-2017 07:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leading gynaecologist 'astonished' NI women had to seek help in England after vaginal surgery.
  
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• Theresa May's DUP-Tory deal criticised as 'shabby and reckless'

  27-06-2017 06:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Labour criticises the deal - but the Conservatives say they had a duty to form a government.
  
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• Government's 'shabby' deal with DUP branded a threat to Good Friday Agreement

  27-06-2017 01:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has been accused of jeopardising peace in Northern Ireland, after reaching a £1 billion deal with the Democratic Unionist Party to prop up her minority Government.
  
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• Belsonic 2017: The Chainsmokers headline massive party at Ormeau Park

  27-06-2017 00:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Chainsmokers headlined the penultimate night of Belsonic 2017 on Monday, hosting a massive party at the Ormeau Park in Belfast.
  
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