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• Anti-internment march and loyalist parade planned for same day next month

  07-07-2017 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A loyalist parade and an anti-internment march due to take place in the centre of Belfast are planned for the same day.
  
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• Road closed after five-vehicle collision in Coleraine

  07-07-2017 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been a five-vehicle road collision in the Dunhill Road area of Coleraine.
  
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• Belfast council granted bonfires injunction

  07-07-2017 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The injunction follows public concern about the size of four bonfires, says Belfast City Council.
  
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• New Zealand v Lions: Rob Howley says there will be surprises

  07-07-2017 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The British and Irish Lions will unleash new, as-yet-unseen, attacking plays in the series decider against the All Blacks, says Rob Howley.
  
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• Irish Open: Rory McIlroy misses Portstewart cut as Daniel Im and Benjamin Hebert lead

  07-07-2017 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy misses the cut at the Irish Open as American Daniel Im and Frenchman Benjamin Hebert lead at Portstewart.
  
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• Aer Lingus called on to stand over cancelled Belfast flights

  07-07-2017 20:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading consumer body has called on Aer Lingus to ensure that passengers on cancelled flights from Belfast to Spain receive their full rights.
  
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• 'Joint DUP-Sinn Féin approach' could lead to abuse compensation

  07-07-2017 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Victims of historical institutional abuse say they are in need of compensation, with many now in poor health.
  
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• Injunction granted to stop material being added to bonfire sites

  07-07-2017 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An injunction has been granted by the High Court to Belfast City Council preventing bonfire materials being brought to and stored at four of its sites.
  
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• Irish Open: Boy impaled on metal rod at car park

  07-07-2017 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 11-year-old is recovering after falling on the rod at a children's play area in the town.
  
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• Man with knife attempts to hijack quad bike in Divis Road area

  07-07-2017 18:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Belfast have appealed for information following an attempted hi-jacking in the Divis Road/ Northumberland Street area of the city.
  
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• Belfast council granted bonfires injunction - BBC News - BBC News

  07-07-2017 18:44
  
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  Belfast City Council has been granted an injunction by the High Court preventing more materials being added to loyalist bonfires at four sites in the east of the ...
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• Two arrested over Newry fuel laundering

  07-07-2017 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some 18,000 litres of suspected illicit fuel are believed to have been recovered in the Newry area.
  
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• Bonfire towers near Carrickfergus petrol station

  07-07-2017 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fire service is providing safety advice about the structure - which is an estimated 50ft (15m) tall.
  
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• Driver smashes into multiple cars on 'rampage' in west Belfast

  07-07-2017 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number cars have been damaged in west Belfast by a vehicle on a "rampage".
  
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• Off-licences agree to Twelfth closures

  07-07-2017 17:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police legal application was withdrawn after some retailers agreed to close for limited hours.
  
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• Sure Start staff to keep their jobs... at least for now

  07-07-2017 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The jobs of 50 workers at South Belfast Sure Start have been secured for another year, the organisation has announced.
  
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• Rory McIlroy downcast after missing cut at Portstewart Irish Open

  07-07-2017 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World number four Rory McIlroy cuts a forlorn figure in the knowledge that he will miss the cut for the final two rounds of this week's Irish Open at Portstewart.
  
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• Pictured: Erica Stoll tackles Rory's awkward parking while leaving Portstewart Golf Club

  07-07-2017 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Erica Stoll was spotted trying to manoeuvre Rory McIllroy's awkward parking job on Friday, as the couple made their exit from Portstewart Golf Club.
  
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• Police bid to have off-licences closed for Twelfth parade

  07-07-2017 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have ended a legal bid to have five off licences ordered to shut during the Twelfth of July parade in Belfast.
  
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• Passengers angry over Aer Lingus cancellations

  07-07-2017 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  summertime routes were due to end in late September but due to poor seat sales, the airline is stopping the service at the end of August.
  
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• Drug dens and holes-in-one

  07-07-2017 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From Christmas cuts in County Down to a drug den in County Armagh - it's the weekly paper review.
  
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• King William of Orange stirrups fail to meet reserve

  07-07-2017 14:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The stirrups, worn by King William III at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, were auctioned in London.
  
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• Four months jail for Belfast man McClay who viewed indecent child images over seven years

  07-07-2017 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 31-year-old man who accessed and downloaded indecent images of children over a seven-year period was starting a four-month jail term on Friday.
  
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• First Citizens back European Capital of Culture 2023 campaign

  07-07-2017 13:29 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Death of man at Dundalk police station is investigated

  07-07-2017 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission team is investigating after the death in Dundalk on Thursday.
  
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• Man arrested over Northern Ireland paramilitary activity

  07-07-2017 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested by police investigating loyalist paramilitary activity.
  
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• Council workers forced to withdraw from east Belfast due to alleged threat - report

  07-07-2017 12:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been allegations of threats made against council workers in east Belfast, forcing the local authority to pull them out of the area, the BBC has reported.
  
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• British and Irish Lions 2017: Squad braced for tour-defining finale

  07-07-2017 12:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand captain Kieran Read says the All Blacks are "pretty confident" they have got what it takes to win the Test series decider against the British and Irish Lions in Auckland.
  
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• Scrabo Tower reopens to the public

  07-07-2017 12:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Visitors will once again be able to climb the landmark's 122 steps for views of Strangford Lough.
  
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• All-Ireland SFC qualifiers: Survival day beckons for Ulster quartet

  07-07-2017 11:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Four Ulster counties need to secure victories in Saturday's All-Ireland SFC qualifiers to stay in the 2017 championship.
  
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• The Killers announce Belfast gig and here's how to get tickets - Belfast Live

  07-07-2017 11:15
  
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  The Killers have announced they're coming back to Belfast for one night only later this year. The US rockers will play SSE Arena on November 17. News of their huge UK and Ireland tour precedes the release of the band's upcoming fifth album, Wonderful ...
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• James Nesbitt 'frustrated' at Stormont deadlock: Extraordinary gay marriage and abortion not legal in Northern Ireland, says actor

  07-07-2017 11:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor James Nesbitt has told Northern Ireland's politicians to get back to business describing it as "extraordinary" abortion and gay marriage was still illegal.
  
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• Trump predicts 'very positive things' as he meets Putin at G20 summit

  07-07-2017 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has claimed there are "very positive things" in store for the US and Russia as he sat down with Vladimir Putin for a historic first meeting.
  
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• Trump and Putin share handshake ahead of much-anticipated meeting

  07-07-2017 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have shared a brief encounter ahead of their highly anticipated meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Germany.
  
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• Russia describes Donald Trump talks as 'very constructive'

  07-07-2017 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has accepted Russian president Vladimir Putin's assurances that Moscow did not meddle in the 2016 US presidential election, the Kremlin's foreign minister said.
  
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• Kings and Cheetahs set for Pro12 after leaving Super Rugby

  07-07-2017 10:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South African sides Cheetahs and Southern Kings will leave Super Rugby, increasing the likelihood that they will join Pro12.
  
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• Co Antrim shop staff held at gunpoint in armed robbery

  07-07-2017 10:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for the public's help after three armed men robbed a Carnlough shop.
  
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• Northern Ireland business 'harassed for money by bonfire builders'

  07-07-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A row has erupted between the owners of a controversial bonfire and an art gallery in east Belfast.
  
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• Arlene Foster: Man charged over Facebook abuse

  07-07-2017 09:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police charge an 18-year-old with the improper use of a public electronic communications' network.
  
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• Ulster University Graduations July 7, 2017 - Full list of results

  07-07-2017 09:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Results and pictures from Ulster University's graduation ceremony.
  
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• David Frost cardiac genetic testing service opens

  07-07-2017 08:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The service at Belfast City Hospital aims to identify and support those at risk of heart problems.
  
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• Horror as boy impaled on metal rod at playing fields in Portstewart

  07-07-2017 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 11-year-old boy has had a lucky escape after becoming impaled on an iron pole at a children's play area in Portstewart.
  
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• Anger at council chair's 'wicked' comments on Poppy Day massacre

  07-07-2017 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Ulster Unionist MLA has slammed a council chairman for his "wicked and insensitive" comments about the Enniskillen bombing and accused him of "glorifying one of the IRA's most evil" killers.
  
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• Saintfield: Three-vehicle crash claims life of woman

  07-07-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has died and a man has been injured in a three-vehicle road traffic collision in Co Down.
  
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• Pride flag flying at Northern Ireland Army base 'throws tradition out the window'

  07-07-2017 08:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A rainbow flag fluttering proudly at Palace Barracks yesterday has caused controversy and delight in equal measure.
  
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• Funding cuts putting abused women's lives at risk, warns charity

  07-07-2017 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Women's lives are being put in danger by funding cuts that are forcing domestic violence victims to return to abusive partners, according to the head of the Women's Aid branch that helped tragic Concepta 'Connie' Leonard.
  
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• Twelfth fortnight annual holiday no more for building firms

  07-07-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's construction industry is to demolish the 50-year tradition of observing the Twelfth fortnight as an annual holiday, it can be revealed.
  
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• Teen charged over explicit threats to DUP chief Arlene Foster

  07-07-2017 08:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down teenager has been arrested after vile sexual threats were made against DUP leader Arlene Foster.
  
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• May to urge world leaders at G20 summit to close terror funding loopholes

  07-07-2017 07:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May will call on world leaders to choke off funding for terrorists which is being funnelled through the international financial institutions as the G20 meets in Germany.
  
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