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• Loyalist parade passes off without incident in Rasharkin

  18-08-2017 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A controversial loyalist parade has passed off without incident in the north Antrim village of Rasharkin.
  
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• Beyonce and Jay Z pay son of Belfast-born developer $90m for LA mansion

  18-08-2017 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Beyonce and husband Jay Z have reportedly closed a $90m deal to buy a mansion in LA’s exclusive Bel Air neighbourhood developed by Dean McKillen, the son of Belfast-born property investor Paddy McKillen.
  
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• Rory McIlroy plays on in pursuit of FedEx Cup glory

  18-08-2017 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy will try to defend his FedEx Cup title after deciding against sitting out the rest of the season to rest a persistent rib injury.
  
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• Gangland shooting victims hit multiple times as intended target fled, gardai say

  18-08-2017 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An innocent mother-of-six and a young locksmith killed in a gangland shooting were shot multiple times in an attack which the intended victim narrowly escaped, gardai have said.
  
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• Rory McIlroy: World number four plans to defend FedEx Cup title

  18-08-2017 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory McIlroy indicates that he will play again this year after saying last week that his rib injury might keep him out until 2018.
  
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• Ex-BBC reporter Liz MacKean dies after stroke

  18-08-2017 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Award-winning correspondent, who left BBC after row over her Jimmy Savile investigation, had a stroke.
  
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• Steve Bannon leaves role as Donald Trump's Chief Strategist

  18-08-2017 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Controversial White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has left his post.
  
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• Bleach squirted on girl in Quays Centre car park in Newry

  18-08-2017 18:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The attack outside a cinema involved a group of 11 "males", police say.
  
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• Rusty Metal Farm has always been, and will always be goat-free

  18-08-2017 17:41
  I know, I know - I live in the country, on a farm with plenty of room. How can it be that there are not at least one or two of the furry little critters gamboling about? There are goat breeds, goat husbandry, goat food, baby goats, goats in sweaters, goats in pajamas, goats doing yoga, runaway goats doing a ridealong with the Belfast police and the most famous Maine goat of all, Buttermilk who has her own YouTube channel.
  
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• Saintfield Road, Belfast, reopens after crash

  18-08-2017 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Part of the Saintfield Road, Belfast, was closed in both directions following a crash.
  
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• Saintfield Road, Belfast, reopens after crash - BBC News

  18-08-2017 17:22
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  Saintfield Road, Belfast, reopens after crash
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  The part of the Saintfield Road, near Carryduff, County Down, which was closed after a crash, has now reopened. The closure was in place at the road's junction with the Old Saintfield Road. Police asked motorists to seek an alternative route. Skip ...and more »
  
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• PSNI issue safety advice to on what to do in event of an attack abroad

  18-08-2017 16:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has issued safety advice to Northern Ireland residents on what to do in the event that you are caught up in an attack abroad.
  
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• PSNI issue safety advice on what to do in event of an attack abroad

  18-08-2017 16:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has issued safety advice to Northern Ireland residents on what to do in the event that you are caught up in an attack abroad.
  
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• Jonny Evans: West Brom boss Tony Pulis says a 'very good offer' is needed

  18-08-2017 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom "don't need to sell" Jonny Evans, says manager Tony Pulis after the club rejected an £18m bid for the central defender.
  
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• Turku stabbing: Two dead and suspect shot in the leg after attack in Finland

  18-08-2017 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have been killed and six others were injured in a stabbing incident in the western Finnish city of Turku, police said.
  
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• Man accused of storing £70k worth of drugs and cash claims dealer threatened to hurt his family, court hears

  18-08-2017 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of storing up to £70,000 worth of drugs and cash claimed a dealer threatened to hurt his family unless he complied, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Family donate nine defibrillators to Belfast parks in bid to save lives in 'lasting legacy' to late brother

  18-08-2017 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family, who lost their brother suddenly at the age of 48 to a heart attack, have donated nine defibrillators in Belfast parks in a bid to save lives and as a "lasting legacy" to him.
  
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• Belfast City Hall Christmas messages in three languages

  18-08-2017 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Messages will appear on the front of Belfast City Hall in English, Irish and Ulster Scots from November.
  
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• Charlottesville victim's mother says she won't talk to Trump

  18-08-2017 14:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a woman who was killed while demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has said she will not speak to President Donald Trump because of comments he made after her daughter's death.
  
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• Belfast City Hall to wish you Merry Christmas in English, Irish and Ulster Scots

  18-08-2017 14:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Hall is planning to wish you Merry Christmas in three different languages - English, Irish and Ulster Scots in December.
  
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• Tiesto and Muse at Belfast Vital 2017: Everything you need to know

  18-08-2017 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the biggest events in Northern Ireland's music calendar, Belfast Vital, returns to host two massive concerts at the Boucher Road Playing Fields this week.
  
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• Barcelona attack: NI woman on 'mind-altering' experience

  18-08-2017 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A Limavady woman was sitting yards away as a van mowed down victims on Las Ramblas in Barcelona.
  
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• Belfast man accused of stealing thousands of pounds of goods in year-long shoplifting spree must seek specialist treatment, court orders

  18-08-2017 14:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gambling addict accused of stealing thousands of pounds worth of goods in a year-long shoplifting spree across Belfast must seek specialist treatment within a week, a High Court judge has ordered.
  
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• Limavady mother tells of terror at being caught up in Barcelona attack - 'it was like a nightmare. I just got up and ran'

  18-08-2017 14:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Limavady mother has described her terror at being caught up in the Barcelona attack.
  
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• Northern Ireland departments asked to identify cuts of 4-12%

  18-08-2017 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Officials say it is an "information-gathering exercise" and decisions on cuts will be made by a new executive.
  
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• Weekly papers: Farewells to a legendary priest and name row

  18-08-2017 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Weekly papers focus on fond farewell to well-known priest and a woman who attempted a great escape.
  
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• Fermanagh's fond farewell

  18-08-2017 13:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Weekly papers focus on fond farewell to well-known priest and a woman who attempted a great escape.
  
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• Barcelona: Terrorists were plotting larger attacks in Spain

  18-08-2017 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The terrorists behind deadly attacks in Spain that killed 14 people were preparing bigger atrocities than those they carried out, police said.
  
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• Barcelona attack: Death toll rises to 14 as woman hurt in second Spanish terror attack dies

  18-08-2017 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The dead and wounded from the attacks include 34 different nationalities, Catalan authorities said.
  
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• Masked men damage house in Antrim - paramilitary involvement one possible line of enquiry, say PSNI

  18-08-2017 13:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a number of masked men damaged a house in Antrim.
  
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• Ireland heartbroken as World Cup dream ends

  18-08-2017 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland head coach Tom Tierney says the team and management are "heartbroken" after a 21-5 defeat by France ends the hosts' hopes of winning the Women's World Cup.
  
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• Brokenshire criticised on historical abuse compensation

  18-08-2017 09:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The head of a victims' group accuses James Brokenshire of "blanking out" abuse survivors over payments.
  
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• Horror in Barcelona

  18-08-2017 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The papers report on 'jihadist attacks' in Spain, the A-level gender gap and parking tickets in BT9.
  
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• The angel on my shoulder - mum's tattoo tribute to the daughter who died of cervical cancer at just 17

  18-08-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland mum whose daughter was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 10 and died at 17 says that having a tattoo of her girl's face means her "guardian angel is always on her shoulder".
  
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• Investors bid to bring legendary Belfast Celtic team back to life

  18-08-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The iconic Belfast Celtic team could be resurrected by an international football investment firm.
  
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• Ballymena man's assault on daughter was 'outrageous'

  18-08-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Ballymena man has been sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting his daughter and several other people in a drunken family dispute on July 12 last year.
  
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• Mourners to wear purple to symbolise battle of brave cancer mother Aundrea

  18-08-2017 08:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brave Dundonald mum Aundrea Bannatyne will be laid to rest at a celebration of her life next Monday, where guests have been asked to wear purple to symbolise her fight against pancreatic cancer.
  
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• VC hero of Great War battle to be honoured in Co Down

  18-08-2017 08:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Ulster war hero who won the Victoria Cross for his bravery is to be remembered a century on from his deeds.
  
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• Public warned to avoid copycat websites when getting new passports

  18-08-2017 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland holidaymakers have been warned to be wary of copycat websites when renewing their passports.
  
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• Barcelona attack: Major manhunt continues for suspected driver of van that mowed down holidaymakers

  18-08-2017 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A major manhunt for the suspected driver of the van that mowed down holidaymakers and locals in Barcelona, around 68 miles east of Cambrils, was continuing on Friday.
  
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• The Co Antrim nuclear bunker nobody wants to buy...yet

  18-08-2017 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the current climate of great global uncertainty, it could be a useful - if pricey - acquisition.
  
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• IPSO uphold Historical Abuse Inquiry complaint against Belfast Telegraph

  18-08-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Following an article published on 11 February 2017, headlined "Inquiry ignored abuse report on paedophile doctor: claim", and an article published on 13 February 2017, headlined "Hospital's paedophile doctor and unanswered questions that won't go away", the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry complained to the Independent Press Standards Organisation that the Belfast Telegraph breached Clause 1 (Accuracy) of the Editors' Code of Practice.
  
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• A-Level results: Girls cream of crop once again in Northern Ireland exams

  18-08-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Girls in Northern Ireland are continuing to outperform boys in the top A-level marks and the gap is widening across all grades, according to new figures.
  
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• Barcelona attack: Northern Ireland honeymooner caught up in horror tells of 'chaos and panic'

  18-08-2017 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A honeymooner from Northern Ireland last night spoke of his shock as he and his wife were caught up in the terrorist carnage of Barcelona.
  
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• The Simpsons gets an Irish home(r) twist

  18-08-2017 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Thirty-two cartoon characters are paired with the counties of Ireland on a Facebook fan site.
  
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• Irish home(r)

  18-08-2017 07:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Thirty-two cartoon characters are paired with the counties of Ireland on a Facebook fan site.
  
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• NI golfer Joe Rooney scores two holes-in-one

  18-08-2017 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The odds of an amateur golfer hitting two holes-in-one in the same round are 67 million to one.
  
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• Belfast City Hospital senior staff suspended over C. diff outbreak - the Irish News

  18-08-2017 02:14
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  Belfast City Hospital senior staff suspended over C. diff outbreak
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  Two members of staff at Belfast City Hospital were suspended following a C. Difficile outbreak. Staff Reporter. 18 August, 2017 01:00. Topics. Belfast City Hospital · C.Difficile · C Diff · suspensions. TWO members of staff suspended at Belfast City ...
  
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• Mixed media - Lost & Found' in amphitheater

  18-08-2017 01:37
  Clio Berta, Camden-raised 2017 Massachusetts College of Art grad, will combine her skills in composition, visual arts and production - and join forces with her cut-paper installation artist sister Hannah Berta - to create a one-night-only, mixed media concert event. "Lost & Found" will cap the Camden Public Library Movies & Music summer series Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Camden Amphitheatre, adjacent to the library on Atlantic Avenue.
  
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• Tommy Bowe back for Ulster in Wasps friendly as Stuart McCloskey injures hand

  18-08-2017 00:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Tommy Bowe makes his return to action after almost six months out as Ulster lose 26-15 to Wasps in Thursday's pre-season game.
  
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