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• Green Day put on show to remember for fans in Belfast - Belfast Live

  28-06-2017 23:41
  
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  Green Day put on show to remember for fans in Belfast
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  Punk trio Green Day put on a show to remember for fans in Belfast on Wednesday. The band played through a raft of hits to thousands at Ormeau Park after an opening set by punk veterans Rancid. One fan had the Time Of Her Life when she was brought on ...
  Green Day fans shine in the spotlight at Belfast gig in Ormeau ParkBelfast Telegraphall 2 news articles »
  
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• Forgotten language?

  28-06-2017 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Demands for an Irish language act are a stumbling block at the Stormont talks, but what about Ulster-Scots?
  
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• Wages cap: Sinn Fein say public service workers are 'first victims' of DUP and Tory deal

  28-06-2017 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wages of public sector workers in Britain are the first victims of the DUP and Tory austerity deal. Sinn Fein MLA Mairtin O Muilleoir has said.
  
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• Bonfire builders close Belfast car park - BBC News - BBC News

  28-06-2017 21:42
  
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  Bonfire builders close Belfast car park - BBC News
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  Thousands of wooden pallets are now piled up where previously there were parked cars.
  Housing Executive helped Belfast council store pallets for second ...the Irish News
  Public car park in Belfast closed due to bonfire preparations ...Belfast Telegraphall 3 news articles »
  
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• 'Local scrutiny' needed for £100m deprivation fund, MLA says

  28-06-2017 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast MLA who has spent 32 years in community work says a close eye must be kept on a special £100m fund to combat deprivation so that past mistakes aren't repeated.
  
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• Firmus energy appeal overturned

  28-06-2017 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The company was trying to overturn a regulator's decision that meant lower gas bills for customers.
  
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• Watch as Fire Service visits NI tower blocks following Grenfell inferno - Belfast Live

  28-06-2017 19:43
  
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  Watch as Fire Service visits NI tower blocks following Grenfell inferno
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  Fire drills are not carried out at Housing Executive tower blocks, but it is something they might consider said North Belfast housing services manager Liam Gunn. He made the admission as firefighters visited residents at Gráinne House in the New Lodge ...and more »
  
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• MP recalls The Handmaid's Tale as she warns of women abused by partners

  28-06-2017 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hit TV show The Handmaid's Tale "is not a dystopia" as hundreds of women are abused by their partners getting them pregnant, a Labour MP has warned.
  
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• Police search houses and land in Carrickfergus as part of two murder investigations

  28-06-2017 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives from PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch conducted a number of searches in Carrickfergus on Monday and Tuesday in relation to two separate murder investigations.
  
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• Sinn Fein urges governments to 'inject momentum into Stormont talks'

  28-06-2017 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's John O'Dowd has said the DUP has not moved to address the issues which brought down the power-sharing institutions, calling on the UK and Irish governments to inject "leadership and energy" into the Stormont talks.
  
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• Office Hours for Thursday, June 29

  28-06-2017 18:50
  Our offices will be closed for part of the day on Thursday, June 29 so our employees can attend a company outing. a Our phones will be turned off at 12:30 p.m. a Southwest Harbor: Office closes for the day at 10 a.m. a Belfast: Office closes for the day at 12:15 p.m. a Camden: Office closes for the day at 12:45 p.m. a Rockland: Office closes for the day at 1:15 p.m. Serving individuals, families and businesses in Midcoast Maine and around the world since 1866, Allen Insurance and Financial is an
  
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• Police probe 'shots fired' at Belfast funeral - BBC News - BBC News

  28-06-2017 18:16
  
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  Police probe 'shots fired' at Belfast funeral - BBC News
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  Video emerges apparently showing shots being fired by two masked men at a west Belfast funeral.
  Police investigating after masked men fire shots at republican ...Belfast Live
  Masked men fire shots at republican funeralBelfast Newsletterall 4 news articles »
  
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• Third brother sentenced for NI farming VAT repayment fraud

  28-06-2017 17:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh man, the last of three farming brothers to be prosecuted for their roles in a £140,000 VAT repayment fraud, has been sentenced after an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
  
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• Belfast Telegraph's school league tables out on Friday

  28-06-2017 17:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Find out how your child's school is performing at GCSE and A-level in Friday's Belfast Telegraph.
  
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• DUP MPs 'worth more than Ronaldo' claims SNP

  28-06-2017 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There are roars of laughter in the House of Commons as DUP MPs are compared to Cristiano Ronaldo.
  
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• Down & Connor diocese sells west Belfast care home - the Irish News

  28-06-2017 16:44
  
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  Down & Connor diocese sells west Belfast care home
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  THE Catholic Church is to sell a west Belfast care home and hospice to a private company. Our Lady's Care Home at Ardnava Road off Falls Road opened in 1932 and was managed by the Sisters of Mercy and later the Diocese of Down & Connor. It has 86 ...
  
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• Fireman injured in suspected gas blast

  28-06-2017 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emergency had been called to a house fire in Athy, County Kildare, when the explosion happened.
  
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• By Waldo County YMCA

  28-06-2017 16:34
  The Waldo County YMCA has fitness and wellness programs and activities for people of all ages and abilities. General group and specialty fitness classes are available as well as a wide selection of youth and adult sports programs.
  
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• What happens if there's no deal at Stormont?

  28-06-2017 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News NI looks at what might happen if no power-sharing agreement is reached at Stormont.
  
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• Revealed: 47% of higher education students are Catholics and 30% Protestants

  28-06-2017 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New figures released by the Department of the Economy have shown that there are around one-third more Catholic students than Protestant students in Northern Ireland's higher education institutions.
  
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• DUP MPs worth more than Ronaldo, says SNP's Thewliss attacking Government deal

  28-06-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Democratic Unionist Party MPs are now worth more than footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, an SNP MP has said, as the Government's deal with the Northern Irish party came under fire.
  
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• Liam Neeson and Stephen Fry among stars backing same-sex marriage in N Ireland

  28-06-2017 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Neeson, Stephen Fry and Graham Norton have called for the introduction of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland ahead of a planned demonstration in the region.
  
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• Revealed: What crimes in Northern Ireland had the most convictions in 2016?

  28-06-2017 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drugs offences had the highest conviction rate at courts in Northern Ireland in 2016 - with motoring offences accounting for the majority of prosecutions.
  
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• Number of teaching graduates falls by 11% in Northern Ireland over five years

  28-06-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New figures released by the Department of the Economy show that the number of teachers graduating in Northern Ireland has dropped by 11.5% in the past five years.
  
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• Drop in teaching graduates down to 'major and ongoing assault' on industry, says union

  28-06-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of one of Northern Ireland’s biggest teaching unions has said that a “major and ongoing assault” on the profession is to blame for a drop in teaching numbers.
  
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• Summer essentials: 10 must-have accessories for 2017

  28-06-2017 12:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pulling together your summer wardrobe can be a difficult enough challenge, not to mention the added task of finding the perfect accessories to complete your look.
  
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• Hillsborough: Ex-police chiefs Duckenfield and Bettison among six charged over disaster

  28-06-2017 12:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield, former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison and four other individuals have been charged with offences relating to the Hillsborough disaster, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
  
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• Champions League qualifier: Linfield's only focus is La Fiorita - Healy

  28-06-2017 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Linfield boss David Healy says he is only thinking of overcoming La Fiorita in the Champions League qualifier and not a possible second-round game against Celtic.
  
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• Derry crash woman (67) fighting for her life - teen arrested

  28-06-2017 12:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 67-year-old woman is in a critical condition in hospital following a collision on Victoria Road in Londonderry, on Tuesday June 27.
  
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• Belfast gun attack: Two men released after PSNI officer shot - BBC ... - BBC News

  28-06-2017 11:52
  
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  Belfast gun attack: Two men released after PSNI officer shot - BBC ...
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  The officer sustained bullet wounds to his arm when he was shot at a Belfast filling station.
  Two men arrested over attempted murder of PSNI officer in North BelfastBelfast Live
  Two held over attempted murder of PSNI officer in north Belfast - The ...the Irish Newsall 6 news articles »
  
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• Ulster Bank to make 64 staff redundant at its Belfast call centres ... - the Irish News

  28-06-2017 11:41
  
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  Ulster Bank to make 64 staff redundant at its Belfast call centres ...
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  TAXPAYER-owned Ulster Bank is to make 64 staff redundant in its Belfast call centres in Dansefort, it has confirmed. In what it says is part of its "ongoing efforts ...
  Ulster Bank cuts 54 jobs in BelfastBBC News
  Ulster Bank to cut more than 50 Belfast jobsBelfast Newsletter
  Ulster Bank cutting 64 staff in Belfast - BelfastTelegraph.co.ukBelfast Telegraphall 8 news articles »
  
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• Complaints over election posters left up across Northern Ireland - are there any in your street?

  28-06-2017 10:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of the public across Northern Ireland have expressed their annoyance at a failure by political parties to take down their election posters in time.
  
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• Queen's Speech: Labour to force vote on public pay cap

  28-06-2017 10:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn says his amendment to the Queen's Speech is a "test case" on opposition to austerity.
  
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• Woman critical after Londonderry accident

  28-06-2017 10:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A woman is in a critical condition after a serious accident in Londonderry.
  
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• Ed Sheeran announces Belfast date on 2018 stadium tour

  28-06-2017 10:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ed Sheeran has announced he will be performing in Belfast next year.
  
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• Newspaper review: Language politics grips headlines

  28-06-2017 09:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The lack of progress at the Stormont talks once again dominates the Belfast dailies.
  
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