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• Lincolnville | $30,000

  03-08-2017 23:11
  Lovely wooded 1.72 acre building lot in the heart of Lincolnville, ME. Just 1 mile from Lincolnville Center where you will find the new Lincolnville General Store, library, boat club and Norton Pond where you can swim and boat.
  
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• I feared my daughter would be left blind by play putty - Belfast Live

  03-08-2017 23:04
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  I feared my daughter would be left blind by play putty
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  A nine-year-old girl was terrified she would be left blind after she got play putty stuck on her eyes for three hours. Elle McCabe Beggs from Bangor, Co Down, was on holiday with her family in Portrush when she got into a sticky mess. She had used her ...
  
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• Spanish airport strikes: Airlines issue warning to travellers

  03-08-2017 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Airlines are warning passengers flying from Barcelona airport to arrive three hours before departure, as a sequence of strikes by security staff begins, affecting thousands of British and Irish travellers.
  
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• West Belfast pensioner's shocking leg injury as she waits for treatment - Belfast Live

  03-08-2017 22:27
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  West Belfast pensioner's shocking leg injury as she waits for treatment
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  A West Belfast pensioner has shared shocking images of a painful injury to her leg that her family says she's been forced to wait too long to receive treatment for. Margaret McCormack, 74, noticed a sore on her leg after being accidentally hit by a ...
  
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• All-Ireland SFC quarter-final: Tyrone unchanged for showdown with Armagh

  03-08-2017 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Red Hands boss Mickey Harte keeps faith with the team that won the Ulster title for the All-Ireland quarter-final against Armagh.
  
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• Man shot outside County Meath house

  03-08-2017 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish police say the victim was shot in the driveway of a house in County Meath.
  
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• Women's British Open: Leona Maguire five off pace at Kingsbarns

  03-08-2017 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish amateur Leona Maguire starts her British Open challenge with a three-under-par 69 in Scotland on Thursday.
  
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• Man gunned down on driveway in Meath 'gangland attack'

  03-08-2017 21:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been seriously injured in a shooting incident in Co Meath.
  
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• Belfast Giants: Netminders Murphy, Whistle and Dickson back for new campaign

  03-08-2017 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Murphy, Jackson Whistle and Andrew Dickson return as Belfast Giants netminders for the 2017/18 Elite League season.
  
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• There's a singles night happening in Belfast for people looking for love in their 30s, 40s and 50s - Belfast Live

  03-08-2017 21:09
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  There's a singles night happening in Belfast for people looking for love in their 30s, 40s and 50s
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  There's a singles night happening in Belfast for people looking for love in their 30s to 50s. Singles Connection Nights are not speed dating, organisers have said, and it is a safe way to meet people face-to-face. "It's not speed dating," said Viv ...
  
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• Tector and Smith get Ireland call-up for Netherlands game

  03-08-2017 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Jack Tector and Nathan Smith are new faces in the Ireland squad for the ICC InterContinental Cup game against the Netherlands.
  
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• Christopher Timothy pays tribute to All Creatures Great And Small co-star Robert Hardy

  03-08-2017 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All Creatures Great And Small actor Christopher Timothy has paid tribute to his late co-star Robert Hardy, who has died aged 91.
  
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• DUP challenge Belfast City Council bonfire vote - BBC News

  03-08-2017 20:12
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  DUP challenge Belfast City Council bonfire vote
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  The DUP are challenging the legality of Belfast City Council's new policy on bonfires. The party has said that proper procedures were not followed. The moves comes after the council voted in favour of a motion to tackle dangerous bonfires on Wednesday.
  Pallets near bonfire that Belfast woman wanted 'for decking' removedthe Irish News
  DUP challenge Belfast City Council bonfire material voteBelfast Live
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• DUP challenge Belfast City Council bonfire vote

  03-08-2017 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP are challenging a motion that would give council staff the power to remove bonfire material.
  
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• Belfast museum makes important change at their toilets for visitors - Belfast Live

  03-08-2017 20:03
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  Belfast museum makes important change at their toilets for visitors
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  A Belfast museum is helping to lead the way in providing 'accessible' toilet facilities to cater for people with a range of illnesses and disabilities. The Ulster Museum has added signage to its facilities to allow those with so-called 'invisible ...
  
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• WGC Bridgestone Invitational: Rory McIlroy sparkles with new caddie Harry Diamond

  03-08-2017 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory McIlroy begins life without JP Fitzgerald with a 67 alongside new caddie Harry Diamond at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational.
  
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• Altnagelvin Hospital Ward reopens after hospital bug

  03-08-2017 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Altnagelvin Hospital struggles with challenges posed by a vomiting bug outbreak and staff shortages.
  
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• Type 2 diabetes patients 'let down' by NI policy

  03-08-2017 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  People with the condition say a stigma attached to type 2 diabetes needs to be challenged.
  
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• DUP calls for independent review of Belfast City Council bonfire removal decision

  03-08-2017 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has called for an independent review of Belfast council's decision to allow staff and contractors to remove material from bonfires anywhere inside the city limits.
  
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• Hotel demand hits Dublin's homeless

  03-08-2017 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Some homeless families are forced to leave hotel accommodation during busy periods, says a charity.
  
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• Christian pastor loses unfair dismissal tribunal

  03-08-2017 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Colin Houston loses a claim for unfair dismissal and discrimination, made against a baggage handling firm.
  
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• Man in his 20s dies suddenly in Portadown

  03-08-2017 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 20s has died suddenly in Portadown.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Crash on M2 heading toward Sandyknowes

  03-08-2017 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Gregory Campbell unrepentant over Martin McGuinness 'Gasyard Failure' comments

  03-08-2017 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP’s Gregory Campbell faced a furious backlash after he described a festival in Londonderry as a “failure” before going on to ridicule an exhibition of photos taken by the late Martin McGuinness.
  
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• Northern Ireland man to stand trial accused of 'disgusting' public sex act in presence of schoolgirl

  03-08-2017 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man is to stand trial accused of a "disgusting" public sex act in the presence of a schoolgirl, a judge ordered on Thursday.
  
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• PSNI officer disciplined for kicking man during Belfast arrest - The ... - the Irish News

  03-08-2017 16:53
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  PSNI officer disciplined for kicking man during Belfast arrest - The ...
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  A POLICE officer has been disciplined after he kicked a man during an arrest in Belfast in July 2015.and more »
  
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• PSNI officer disciplined for kicking man during Belfast arrest - the Irish News

  03-08-2017 16:53
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  PSNI officer disciplined for kicking man during Belfast arrest
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  A POLICE officer has been disciplined after he kicked a man during an arrest in Belfast in July 2015. The Police Ombudsman ruled that the officer had used "excessive and unjustified" force during the incident where he was tasked with other colleagues ...and more »
  
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• League of Ireland Premier Division: Shamrock Rovers v Derry City (Fri)

  03-08-2017 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City midfielder Nicky Low is suspended for the crunch Premier Division game against Shamrock Rovers at Tallaght Stadium.
  
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• Belfast police officer disciplined for 'excessive and unjustified' kick during arrest

  03-08-2017 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer has been disciplined after a Police Ombudsman investigation found he had used “excessive and unjustified” force when he kicked a man during an incident in Belfast in July 2015.
  
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• Forensic tests delay trial decision for men accused of loyalist Darren Moore murder bid

  03-08-2017 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three Newtownabbey men accused of trying to kill a former leading loyalist will have to wait until next year to discover if they are to stand trial.
  
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• Mental health patients in UK to wait 3 years before discharge

  03-08-2017 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mental health patients across the UK are waiting three years to be released from hospital.
  
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• PSNI warn 'we could have been dealing with deaths' after teens become unwell after taking 'Salvia drug'

  03-08-2017 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning after a teenage boy had to be revived and a teenage girl was left abandoned, vomiting and with a racing heart rate after taking a drug called Salvia.
  
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• Gregory Campbell describes Derry festival as 'Gasyard failure'

  03-08-2017 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Gregory Campbell describes a community festival in Londonderry as the 'Gasyard failure'
  
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• Army cadets discharged after rescue

  03-08-2017 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Eight children taken to hospital after Wednesday's dramatic rescue in the Mournes are out of hospital.
  
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• Gregory Campbell describes y MP describes Derry festival as 'Gasyard failure'

  03-08-2017 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Gregory Campbell describes a community festival in Londonderry as the 'Gasyard failure'
  
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• Ballycastle: Children stable after being swept out to sea

  03-08-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The children were playing in a river when they lost their footing in Ballycastle, County Antrim.
  
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• Breast surgeon has sentence increased

  03-08-2017 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Ian Paterson's crimes were so serious that a jail term of more than 15 years was needed, judges rule.
  
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• Limavady pig farm: Thousands oppose plans

  03-08-2017 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Despite objections to the Limavady farm, a report says it would not impact health or the environment.
  
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• Two sunbathers die as a plane crash lands on Portuguese beach

  03-08-2017 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have been killed after a light aircraft made an emergency landing on a beach in Lisbon.
  
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• Three-year mental health unit delay

  03-08-2017 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  One 76-year-old Southern Trust patient waited 1,235 days stranded in an acute unit, the BBC learns.
  
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• TUV leader Jim Allister writes to Chief Constable to 'cancel official PSNI involvement in Belfast Pride'

  03-08-2017 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TUV leader Jim Allister has written to the Chief Constable challenging the decision to allow PSNI officers to march in Saturday's Pride parade.
  
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• Former Taoiseach Bruton says Ireland should 'stop Brexit happening'

  03-08-2017 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Irish Taoiseach John Bruton has accused the DUP of dealing in "platitudes" and called for Ireland to push back against Brexit.
  
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• Paramilitary crime watchdog to begin work in Northern Ireland

  03-08-2017 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new peace process watchdog monitoring progress on tackling paramilitary crime in Northern Ireland will shortly be established, the Irish Government said.
  
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• Breast surgeon’s ‘unduly lenient’ jail term upped to 20 years by appeal judges

  03-08-2017 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A surgeon who carried out needless breast operations has had his 15-year jail sentence increased to 20 years by judges.
  
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• Housing scheme cut 'devastatingly costly'

  03-08-2017 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 20,000 people benefit from services, some of which are at risk of closure.
  
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• The DUP heartland: who are the supporters? – video

  03-08-2017 11:43
  East Belfast is the heartland of Protestant, unionist politics and therefore, one would believe, the natural support for Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party. The Guardian travelled to East Belfast to meet the core support for the party – which has just done a billion pound deal to prop up Theresa May’s government – and ask what they truly believe and what they want from the DUP whose main purpose is to represent them Continue reading...
  
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