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• Police and support staff accused of racist, sexist and sectarian tweeting

  27-08-2017 19:56
  PSNI investigating around half a dozen people over string of offensive messages sent from personal Twitter accountsAround half a dozen police officers and support staff are under investigation in Northern Ireland over allegations that they posted racist, sexist and sectarian messages on Twitter and potentially prejudiced criminal inquiries, the Guardian has learned. Related: Former IRA leader turned informer Sean O'Callaghan dies aged 62Related: Stakeknife could face perjury charges, says senior
  
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• Belfast Mela attracts thousands to Botanic Gardens

  27-08-2017 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The event in Botanic Gardens is one of the biggest multi-cultural events in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Mayweather v McGregor: Hollow legacy?

  27-08-2017 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Don't count on Conor McGregor quietly disappearing with his earnings after his defeat by Floyd Mayweather, writes Luke Reddy.
  
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• Watch: Pod of dolphins swim alongside lifeboat team

  27-08-2017 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lifesavers from Donaghadee Lifeboat got a welcome surprise on Sunday morning while out on an engine run near to the Copeland Islands off the coast of Co Down.
  
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• Live: Dublin v Tyrone - All-Ireland semi final

  27-08-2017 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dublin take on Tyrone in the weekend's second All-Ireland semi-final with the winner set to play Mayo in next month's All-Ireland final.
  
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• As it happened: Tyrone stunned by Dublin in All-Ireland semi-final

  27-08-2017 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It’s Dublin and Mayo in the All-Ireland final for the second year in a row, as the champions dumped a seriously off-colour Tyrone side out of the running in Croke Park.
  
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• Carl Frampton died hard when he tried to get a photo with Bruce

  27-08-2017 17:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Despite being a two-weight world champion and placing on many pound-for-pound top ten lists, it seems a meeting with Carl Frampton doesn't impress everyone.
  
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• Carl Frampton blanked by Bruce Willis - Jackal dies hard in Las Vegas

  27-08-2017 17:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Despite being a two-weight world champion and placing on many pound-for-pound top ten lists, it seems a meeting with Carl Frampton doesn't impress everyone.
  
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• Londonderry drinking water checked after dump floods

  27-08-2017 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Extra checks are made to ensure a flooded dump has not tainted a river that supplies water to Derry.
  
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• Warning over fake £20 Scottish bank notes near north coast

  27-08-2017 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Consumers living near to the north coast have been advised to be on the look out for counterfeit bank notes.
  
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• Pictured: Blast of colour as Belfast Mela returns to Botanic Gardens

  27-08-2017 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Mela has returned to the city's Botanic Gardens for its eleventh year celebrating diversity.
  
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• Woman rescued from Mourne Mountains after breaking leg

  27-08-2017 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been rescued from the Mourne Mountains after breaking her leg.
  
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• Frampton would take on an MMA star, but 'only in a boxing ring'

  27-08-2017 12:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton has said that he would be willing to take on an MMA star, but has said that it would "have to be in the boxing ring".
  
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• 83-year-old held in chair while men with faces covered rob house

  27-08-2017 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives in Lurgan are appealing for information after a break-in at the house of an 83-year-old man.
  
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• Harvest Country Music Festival: Miranda Lambert and Una Healy wow crowds in Enniskillen

  27-08-2017 11:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Miranda Lambert, Una Healy and Nathan Carter were among the stars that shone on the first day of the Harvest Country Music Festival on Saturday.
  
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• Motorcyclist dies after colliding with car outside of Newry

  27-08-2017 11:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist has died following a collision with a car on the Castlewellan Road in the Cabra area of Co Down outside of Newry.
  
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• Mayweather-McGregor fight highlights

  27-08-2017 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Listen to 5 live commentary and the funniest social media reaction as Floyd Mayweather seals victory against Conor McGregor in round 10 of an enthralling fight in Las Vegas.
  
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• Two charged over M1 crash which left eight dead

  27-08-2017 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged in connection with the M1 crash in which eight people were killed.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather stops plucky Conor McGregor in 10th round

  27-08-2017 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Floyd Mayweather won for the 50th time in his decorated career when the fantasy fight with Conor McGregor proved a mismatch and he stopped the Irishman in 10 rounds in Las Vegas.
  
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• Labour ‘to remain in customs union and single market during Brexit transition’

  27-08-2017 06:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour is committing itself to continued UK membership of the EU single market and customs union during a transition period following the official Brexit date of March 2019.
  
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• Labour backs single market for transition period in dramatic Brexit policy shift

  27-08-2017 06:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour has made a dramatic shift in policy on Brexit, announcing it would keep Britain in the EU’s single market and customs union – and accept continued freedom of movement – during a transition period after March 2019.
  
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