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• Bake Off viewers brand show ‘rushed’ as they complain about adverts

  29-08-2017 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Great British Bake Off fans have said the Channel 4 version of the show felt “rushed” to make room for the adverts.
  
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• First doctor on scene recounts Diana’s fatal crash in Paris

  29-08-2017 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first doctor on the scene of the fatal car accident involving Diana, Princess of Wales in Paris 20 years ago has said he gave first aid to the victims before knowing who he was treating.
  
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• City in Maine renaming Columbus Day as "Indigenous People's Day"

  29-08-2017 20:34
  One of the biggest cities in Maine is renaming the second Monday in October as "Indigenous People's Day" instead of Columbus Day. WMTW-TV reports the Bangor City Council approved the change on Monday.
  
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• Buncrana GAA club becomes flood hub

  29-08-2017 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The County Donegal club is helping those displaced by the floods that hit the north-west last week.
  
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• Irish court could be used to give evidence at Kingsmill inquest

  29-08-2017 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A garda could give evidence to the Kingsmill inquest using an Irish court, the foreign affairs minister said.
  
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• Romanian man jailed after death of tragic Co Tyrone teenager Ronan Hughes

  29-08-2017 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Romanian man who blackmailed a Co Tyrone teenager, who later took his own life, has been sentenced to four years in prison.
  
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• Houston flood 'will change city forever'

  29-08-2017 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A County Down man who lives in Houston, Texas, says the catastrophic floods will change the city forever.
  
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• Watch: Liam Neeson as Deep Throat in 'The Man Who Brought Down the White House' trailer

  29-08-2017 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ballymena actor Liam Neeson will soon be appearing on the big screen as FBI informer Mark Felt - 'The Man Who Brought Down the White House.'
  
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• Lord Mayor launches Autumn Fair at Botanic Gardens

  29-08-2017 17:18 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Rory Best confirmed as Ulster captain for 2017/18 season

  29-08-2017 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory Best will captain Ulster during the 2017/18 season, the club has announced.
  
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• Lesley-Anne McCarragher death driving accused 'actively evading police,' court hears

  29-08-2017 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the men accused of causing the death of Armagh teen Lesley Ann McCarragher is "actively evading police" and holding up the trial, a court has heard.
  
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• Campaigners hit out at 'short-sighted' plans to halt fertility treatments

  29-08-2017 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans to temporarily halt fertility treatment for couples in Northern Ireland are short-sighted, campaigners warned.
  
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• Belfast girl, 5, dies in Scarborough shooting

  29-08-2017 16:15
  Elise Dorr died shortly after arriving at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said in a statement Tuesday morning. Local police were called to a Milliken Street home around 7:30 p.m. Monday.
  
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• Irish banker 'fed son bleach to cure autism' - report investigated by police

  29-08-2017 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a report a Dublin father allegedly fed his young son bleach products to "cure his autism".
  
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• BMX bike thrown at police in Portadown

  29-08-2017 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Craigavon have appealed for the public's help after a BMX bike was thrown at officers in Portadown.
  
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• When the name fits

  29-08-2017 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman rescued from floods in County Donegal last week gives birth to a boy - and calls him Noah
  
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• Women 'particularly welcome' in recruitment drive for community firefighters

  29-08-2017 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has launched a recruitment drive for community firefighters across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Hawe family devastation over mass plan for dad Alan who killed wife and sons

  29-08-2017 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Clodagh Hawe have been left devastated after plans were revealed for a church service in memory of her husband - who murdered her and their three sons.
  
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• Northern Ireland construction firms see 'degree of positivity'

  29-08-2017 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The upturn is largely down to house-building activity, but there is a warning over future work.
  
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• Housing building fuels construction surge but concerns mount over Stormont collapse

  29-08-2017 11:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  House building has helped fuel a surge in work among Northern Ireland's construction sector but the industry has warned about a slowdown in public sector jobs due to the collapse of Stormont.
  
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• Workers rupture gas mains in Newtownards sparking evacuation - roads reopened

  29-08-2017 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Homes and businesses were evacuated in Newtownards after a suspected gas leak.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Flood damage and latest updates

  29-08-2017 10:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Flood damage and Lammas Fair

  29-08-2017 10:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• All hell broke loose after Brucie Forsyth's Northern Ireland wife learned of affair with Miss World

  29-08-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Miss World who had a torrid affair with Bruce Forsyth has revealed how the entertainer's Ulster-born wife was involved in an angry showdown after finding out about their secret relationship.
  
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• Sinn Fein rejects SDLP to take up its seats to help ease Brexit impact

  29-08-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has emphatically rebuffed an SDLP call to end its abstentionist policy and take up its Westminster seats to fight the impact of EU withdrawal.
  
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• Feargal Magennis' family 'left broken' after tragic crash

  29-08-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Co Down motorcyclist say they have been left broken by his death in a road crash.
  
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• Davis warned to end 'ambiguity' as fresh talks begin in Brussels

  29-08-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit Secretary David Davis has been told by the EU's chief negotiator that the UK needs to clarify its position and end "ambiguity" if it wants "serious" withdrawal talks.
  
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• Belfast racist thugs' graffiti warning to landlords slammed

  29-08-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graffiti scrawled in east Belfast has been blasted as "sickening".
  
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• Comedy legend Tony Hancock's school photos found in Northern Ireland

  29-08-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Previously unseen pictures of British comedian Tony Hancock have been discovered by the family of one of his old school friends in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Watch: Auld Lammas Fair - join us for stroll through Ballycastle

  29-08-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The streets of the north Antrim town of Ballycastle were bustling yesterday for the first day of the Auld Lammas Fair.
  
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• Brother's tribute to Annette Preston who drowned during her family's sailing holiday on Lough Erne

  29-08-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of a mother-of-two who drowned after falling into Lough Erne with her husband during a boating holiday has spoken of his family's anguish over her tragic death.
  
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• Auld Lammas Fair draws thousands to Ballycastle

  29-08-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The streets of the north Antrim town of Ballycastle were bustling yesterday for the first day of the Auld Lammas Fair.
  
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• Stormont impasse means girl can’t get cystic fibrosis drug - only option is move to Republic, says angry mum

  29-08-2017 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone woman has said she may have to move her family to the Republic so her daughter can get a cystic fibrosis (CF) wonder drug.
  
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• Racist graffiti in east Belfast, warning landlords to rent houses to `locals 1st', condemned as "appalling" - the Irish News

  29-08-2017 03:02
  Racist graffiti in east Belfast, warning landlords to rent houses to `locals 1st', condemned as "appalling"
  the Irish News
  Alliance councillor David Armitage said he has asked Belfast City Council to have it removed as a matter of urgency. Picture by Alliance Party. Bimpe Archer. 29 August, 2017 01:00. Topics. dunraven avenue · glenbrook avenue · graffiti · Racist ...and more »
  
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• Belfast actor turns teenage turmoil into play on masculinity - Irish Times

  29-08-2017 02:01
  Irish Times
  Belfast actor turns teenage turmoil into play on masculinity
  Irish Times
  A young Belfast actor has crafted a comedy play out of the turmoil and confuon of adolescence and the trauma of losing a father to motor neurone disease. My Left Nut, a 50-minute one-man show to be performed at the Dublin Fringe Festival, tells the ...
  
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• Goosepecker Trekker to explore Hills to Sea ...

  29-08-2017 01:03
  Join Midcoast Conservancy for a day of hiking and food. The third annual Goosepecker Trekker will be held Sunday, Sept.
  
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• Bridge collapses in Desertmartin, County Londonderry

  29-08-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A bridge collapses on the Iniscarn Road, County Derry and the road is closed in both directions.
  
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