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• Vaginal mesh surgery advice issued to GPs by NI health board

  04-08-2017 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  The advice comes after some women said that the procedure left them physically and mentally scarred.
  
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• Mo Farah defends 10,000m world title at World Championships

  04-08-2017 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Mo Farah completed the first stage of his golden track finale after a thrilling defence of his 10,000 metres title at the World Championships.
  
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• UMaine Hutchinson Center offers program on ...

  04-08-2017 22:30
  A one or two-day professional development program, "Group Strategies in Education, Health and Mental Health," will be offered Sept. 14 and 15, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave., in Belfast.
  
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• Leo Varadkar warns 'clock is ticking' on Brexit talks

  04-08-2017 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar calls for "unique solutions" to preserve the relationship between the UK and the EU.
  
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• Sunderland pay tribute to Bradley Lowery before Championship opener

  04-08-2017 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sunderland’s fans paid an emotional tribute to Bradley Lowery as they kicked off the new football season on Friday night.
  
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• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar pleads for 'soft Brexit' during Belfast visit

  04-08-2017 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland's premier warned that future trade and customs restrictions would be detrimental to both the EU and the UK as he set out his vision for a "soft" Brexit.
  
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• Arlene Foster urges Taoiseach to help bring justice for Kingsmill families

  04-08-2017 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has sought assurances from Leo Varadkar on the Irish government's commitment to assist the Kingsmill inquest.
  
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• Gerry Adams says he intends to lead Sinn Fein in next election

  04-08-2017 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has said he intends to lead Sinn Fein into the next general election.
  
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• Daughter with ‘voice of an angel’ named among Grenfell victims

  04-08-2017 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relatives have paid tribute to a “role model” father and his daughter who had “the voice of an angel” after they were named as victims of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
  
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• DUP MLA says 'community coming to terms with two lives lost' after sudden deaths in Banbridge and Portadown

  04-08-2017 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man aged in his 30s has died suddenly in Banbridge.
  
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• Belfast Pride: Rainbow flag flies at Stormont House

  04-08-2017 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  It is the first time a rainbow flag has flown from a government building in the Stormont estate.
  
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• Belfast's Clairvoyant Crustacean

  04-08-2017 17:54
  Will Passy Pete, Belfast's Clairvoyant Crustacean predict 6 more weeks of Summer? Find out Labor Day Sept 4th 10 am Heritage park, Belfast Passy Pete, short for Passagassawakeag Pete, will be pulled from a trap in the Passagassawakeag River during a 10 a.m. ceremony Monday Sept 4th on the Belfast waterfront. Wearing Tuxedos the Belfast Barons will bring the lobster to shore, where Passy will give them the answer.
  
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• ‘Safe setting’ found for suicidal teenager whose case angered High Court judge

  04-08-2017 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A safe bed has been found for a suicidal teenager whose case prompted a High Court judge to issue a scathing assessment of care provision.
  
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• Belfast tower block residents to get locks changed after police given master keys

  04-08-2017 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents of nine Belfast tower blocks are to have their locks changed after it was revealed the Housing Executive handed master keys to the PSNI.
  
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• Schools operating 'secret discipline system' which isn't recorded by Education Department, claims Children's Commissioner

  04-08-2017 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Children's Commissioner has claimed that schools in Northern Ireland are operating a secretive discipline system that, in some cases, involves putting children in an "isolation room".
  
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• Alleged burglar bitten by dog after being chased by man in just boxer shorts, High Court hears

  04-08-2017 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged burglar was bitten by a police dog after being chased by a man wearing just boxer shorts, the High Court heard on Friday.
  
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• 'Common sense prevails' - Northern Ireland football ground war memorial won't be covered up for international tournament

  04-08-2017 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A war memorial at a Northern Ireland football ground will not be covered up for a showpiece international tournament.
  
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• Man, 71, dies in Lisburn car crash

  04-08-2017 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The man was driving the car when the crash happened on Friday morning.
  
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• Man (71) dies after Lisburn crash

  04-08-2017 16:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 71-year-old man has died following a single vehicle crash in Lisburn.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Delays expected for Belfast band parade

  04-08-2017 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Prisoner dies in custody in Magilligan Prison

  04-08-2017 15:36 via bbc.co.uk
  The Northern Ireland Prison Service confirms a prisoner died in the prison on Friday morning.
  
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• David McCullough at Left Bank Books in Belfast

  04-08-2017 15:33
  Left Bank Books in Belfast is honored to welcome America's preeminent historian, David McCullough, on Saturday, August 19, at 10:00 am, in celebration of his newest book, The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For. This will be the only bookstore in Maine where McCullough will greet his legions of fans and sign copies of The American Spirit, as well as all of his previously published books.
  
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• Boy (13) in court over 'unwanted sexual advances' toward schoolgirl

  04-08-2017 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old boy allegedly threatened to rape and kill a schoolgirl as part of a campaign of unwanted sexual advances, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Republican protesters stop British Legion charity concert

  04-08-2017 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Armed gardai were called to defuse a heated situation at a playground fundraiser in County Limerick where a dozen Republicans staged a protest against a British Legion band concert.
  
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• Sham wedding and the 'best cow'

  04-08-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Weeklies report on a Big Fat Gael Wedding, nicked knickers and why some cows are better than udders.
  
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• Belfast City Airport emergency after technical issue onboard aircraft

  04-08-2017 15:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emergency services have responded to an incident involving a small aircraft at Belfast City Airport.
  
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• Prisoner (27) dies in Magilligan jail - investigation launched

  04-08-2017 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The prison service has confirmed a man has died in Magilligan jail.
  
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• 'Sex assault' at Dublin's Wright Venue nightclub

  04-08-2017 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men were arrested after the incident at the Wright Venue was captured on CCTV.
  
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• Arrest after shots fired over coffin at Belfast funeral

  04-08-2017 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a man after shots were fired over a coffin in west Belfast.
  
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• Up to 200 breastfeeding mothers to join challenge

  04-08-2017 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Breastival aims to reverse the trend in Northern Ireland and normalise breastfeeding.
  
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• Trading talk

  04-08-2017 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The taoiseach mentions two arrangements which he suggests could soften the impact of Brexit across Ireland.
  
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• GAA club to lease barracks from British Army base - move part of 'vision for county'

  04-08-2017 13:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans to base a GAA training centre at the site of a former British Army barracks in County Down have moved a step closer.
  
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• Summer saviours: 8 hair and beauty essentials for the season

  04-08-2017 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The summer season is an exciting time for avid fashion and beauty fans as it offers the prime opportunity to update your wardrobe and makeup drawer with fresh vibrant colours, new styles and products.
  
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• Lawyers push for IRA Guildford bombing inquests to resume

  04-08-2017 13:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A call has been made for inquests into the IRA Guildford pub bombings to resume.
  
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• Important Northern Ireland voice heard in Brexit talks, says Leo Varadkar in first visit as Taoiseach

  04-08-2017 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said it is crucial the Executive is up and running for the impending Brexit talks, so the voice of the people of Northern Ireland is heard.
  
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• Irish passports issued in Britain double in a year

  04-08-2017 12:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of Irish passports issued in Britain is set to almost double this year compared with the last full year before the EU referendum, Ireland's ambassador to the UK has said.
  
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• Purr-fect companion

  04-08-2017 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The cat that's won a special award for being a furr-ever friend to a little girl with autism.
  
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• Nursing shortage keeps Northern Ireland hospital beds closed

  04-08-2017 10:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A shortage of nurses has left a number of hospital beds in Londonderry's Altnagelvin Hospital out of use, even after a vomiting bug that broke out last week was cleared up.
  
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• Altnagelvin Hospital: Woman in pain after surgery cancelled

  04-08-2017 10:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Forty-two operations are cancelled at Altnagelvin Hospital due to nursing shortage and vomiting bug.
  
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• Gun, cash and drugs seized in Belfast dissident raid

  04-08-2017 09:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police seized guns, cash and drugs in a raid in west Belfast as part of an investigation dissident republican activity.
  
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• BBC 2018 'Glastonbury replacement' set to happen in Belfast - Belfast Live

  04-08-2017 09:22
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  BBC 2018 'Glastonbury replacement' set to happen in Belfast
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  The BBC Six Music Festival, part of the BBC Big Music Weekend, will see four days of music across the four Home Nations. The BBC say they will bring the biggest artists in the world to all parts of the UK with live shows in England, Scotland, Wales and ...
  
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• Belfast Health Trust takes nearly four years to investigate patient complaint - Belfast Telegraph

  04-08-2017 09:07
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  Belfast Health Trust takes nearly four years to investigate patient complaint
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  An investigation into a patient's complaint by the Belfast Health Trust took almost four years, it has been reported. The shocking three year, nine-month wait emerged following a series of Freedom of Information requests to the five health trusts ...and more »
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Latest travel information

  04-08-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Unique challenges facing Belfast’s migrants explored in documentary

  04-08-2017 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's a documentary giving a fascinating insight into the untold stories of the lives of ethnic minorities in Belfast.
  
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• TUV chief questions why PSNI is involved in 'highly politicised' Belfast Pride parade - Belfast Telegraph

  04-08-2017 08:38
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  TUV chief questions why PSNI is involved in 'highly politicised' Belfast Pride parade
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  TUV leader Jim Allister has written to the Chief Constable challenging the decision to allow PSNI officers to march in tomorrow's Pride parade. It comes as the PSNI defended the move to allow uniformed officers to march in the annual parade. Questions ...
  English cleric warns PSNI to avoid repeat of London PrideBelfast Newsletterall 4 news articles »
  
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• Unionists slam 'stupid' rules as football body orders Glenavon FC to cover up war memorial

  04-08-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A war hero MLA last night slammed Uefa for “enforcing stupid rules” by ordering an Irish League club to cover up a memorial to players who gave their lives during the First World War.
  
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