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• Elite League: Belfast Giants beat Guildford Flames 6-4 in opener - BBC Sport

  09-09-2017 22:54
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  Elite League: Belfast Giants beat Guildford Flames 6-4 in opener
  BBC Sport
  Belfast Giants earned a 6-4 victory over Guildford Flames in their Elite League opener at the SSE Arena. Mikael Lidhammar put league newcomers Guildford ahead and after Sebastien Sylvestre and Jonathan Ferland netted for Belfast, Ben Davies levelled.
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• West Belfast football team organising charity match for suicide awareness - Belfast Live

  09-09-2017 22:29
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  West Belfast football team organising charity match for suicide awareness
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  A West Belfast football team is organising a charity match this weekend for a suicide awareness group. Rebecca Crothers, from St James Swifts, is organising the match against the Blackieville Ladies on Sunday, September 10. The match will raise funds ...
  
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• US singer Ryan Adams performs surprise gig in Belfast bar ... - Belfast Telegraph

  09-09-2017 21:04
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  US singer Ryan Adams performs surprise gig in Belfast bar ...
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  US star Ryan Adams performed a surprise gig at a bar in Belfast on Thursday night.
  Ryan Adams plays surprise Belfast solo gigBBC News
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• Pro14: Ulster wing Andrew Trimble at the double to help down Treviso

  09-09-2017 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Andrew Trimble scored two first-half tries as Ulster held on to beat Benetton Treviso 21-14 at the Stadio Monigo for their second straight Guinness PRO14 win.
  
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• Strictly’s Ruth Langsford cannot wait to make Eamonn jealous with Anton Du Beke

  09-09-2017 19:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ruth Langsford teased that she cannot wait to make her husband and This Morning co-presenter Eamonn Holmes jealous as she was paired with Strictly Come Dancing veteran Anton Du Beke.
  
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• Glenravel Road in Ballymena closed following serious crash - Belfast Live

  09-09-2017 19:07
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  Glenravel Road in Ballymena closed following serious crash
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  The Glenravel Road in the town was closed in both directions following the incident, which occurred shortly before 5.30pm. Motorists have been advised to seek alternative routes for their journey. A police spokesperson said: "The Glenravel Road in ...
  
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• Irish League Round-Up: Coleraine stay top while Crusaders hit five

  09-09-2017 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine continued their 100% start to the season as they saw off Ards at the Bangor Fuels Arena, needing a strong second half performance to win 3-0.
  
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• Youth (16) interviewed by police in connection with assault of boys in west Belfast

  09-09-2017 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old youth has been interviewed in connection with an assault on three boys in west Belfast.
  
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• Police warning over 'tax arrears' scam in Belfast - BBC News

  09-09-2017 16:26
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  Police warning over 'tax arrears' scam in Belfast
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  Police have urged members of the public to protect themselves against "fraudsters" claiming to represent HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The warning follows several reports of incidents in east Belfast on Friday. Police said that on each occasion an ...and more »
  
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• Police probing report man was told to leave West Belfast by armed ... - Belfast Live

  09-09-2017 16:07
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  Police probing report man was told to leave West Belfast by armed ...
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  Police are investigating reports that a man was told to leave West Belfast by armed men. The incident reportedly happened at around 11pm on Friday night in ...
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• Fresh warning over HMRC scam which cost Northern Ireland pensioner life savings

  09-09-2017 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a fresh appeal over a HMRC scam which cost a Londonderry pensioner her life savings.
  
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• Hurricane Irma: Warning the 'situation could deteriorate significantly' as it bears down on US mainland

  09-09-2017 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People from the UK in the path of Hurricane Irma are being warned the "situation could deteriorate significantly" as it bears down on the US mainland.
  
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• Belfast man in custody for All-Ireland final ticket fraud - Irish Times

  09-09-2017 13:55
  Irish Times
  Belfast man in custody for All-Ireland final ticket fraud
  Irish Times
  A Belfast man was remanded into custody on Saturday accused of an online fraud of tickets to the GAA All-Ireland final. Appearing in Belfast Magistrates Court, Wesley Brennan (30) spoke only to confirm that he understood the charges against him.
  Man arrested in Belfast charged over GAA ticket scamBBC News
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• Belfast man appears in court accused over alleged GAA All-Ireland online ticket fraud

  09-09-2017 12:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man has been remanded into custody accused of an alleged online fraud over GAA All-Ireland final tickets.
  
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• Man arrested in Belfast charged over GAA ticket scam

  09-09-2017 11:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The 30-year-old has been charged with fraud by false representation and theft.
  
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• Restaurant review: Brunel's, at the Anchor Bar

  09-09-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brunel's, the restaurant above the Anchor Bar in Newcastle, should have been included in the recently published Good Food Guide, a Waitrose publication. Mysteriously, it wasn't.
  
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• Orono might replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day

  09-09-2017 10:41
  Orono is considering replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples' Day, joining a growing number of locales that are shifting the focus away from Christopher Columbus. The move follows in the footsteps of Bangor, which approved a similar change last week, and Belfast, which in 2015 became the first Maine city to take the step to honor native Americans.
  
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• No let up in special school bus concerns

  09-09-2017 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Parents of Belfast children with special needs say they remain unhappy with changes to transport.
  
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• County Down: Work near protected site sparks probe

  09-09-2017 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  An investigation is underway into work close to a Neolithic cairn in County Down.
  
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• Daniel Hope: How 'luck of the Irish' saved family caught up in apartheid

  09-09-2017 10:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The musician will feature at Northern Ireland's BBC proms in Castle Coole, Enniskillen, at the weekend.
  
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• Northern Ireland student's lucky escape after entering North Korea illegally

  09-09-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A student from Northern Ireland on a government-backed travel scheme nearly ignited a diplomatic incident after straying into North Korea without permission.
  
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• Northern Ireland boxing's facing biggest change in a century

  09-09-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boxing in Northern Ireland is on course for the biggest shake-up in 100 years. Up to now the sport has been organised on an all-Ireland basis but the Northern Ireland Boxing Association claim they are on the cusp of being recognised by the world governing body, AIBA, as the authority for the sport within the six counties.
  
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• Man (30) charged in connection with GAA All-Ireland ticketing scam

  09-09-2017 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man is due in court charged in connection with an online GAA All-Ireland ticketing scam.
  
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• SOS bus pioneer quits charity, revealing the constant fight to fund work was 'killing' him

  09-09-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The founder of a lifesaving night bus service that has reached out to thousands of people is stepping down from his role at the charity.
  
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• Grieving Co Down dad tells of shock at finding his 'princess' dead in the family kitchen

  09-09-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The grief-stricken parents of a young woman who died a month before her 30th birthday have paid an emotional tribute to their "beautiful" daughter.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Proms in the Park in Enniskillen and disruption near Belfast International airport

  09-09-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Detectives foil alleged drug smuggling operation at Maine jail

  09-09-2017 08:45
  A month-long investigation by detectives at the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office resulted in the arrests of four people who allegedly smuggled the drugs into the jail by mail and two inmates who smuggled Suboxone into the jail while assigned to an outside work crew, according to a release from Lincoln County Lt. Michael Murphy.
  
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• Painter, author discuss process behind collaborative show

  09-09-2017 04:39
  The Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., holds a Sunday Salon with artist Linden Frederick and author Tess Gerritsen Sunday, Sept. 17, at 3 p.m. Frederick and Gerritsen will discuss the inspiration and process behind "Takeout," their collaboration for the exhibition, "Night Stories," on view at CMCA through Nov. 5. Sunday Salons are a series of conversations on topics in contemporary art and culture held at CMCA from September to May of each year; free to CMCA members; others by adm
  
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• NI operations: Readers reveal pain and anguish caused by the 'vicious circle' of cancelled ops

  09-09-2017 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Karen Ireland's article in the Belfast Telegraph yesterday, detailing how she wept when her operation was cancelled minutes before surgery, prompted an outpouring from readers who had also been let down by the health service. Explaining how she'd arranged time off work and organised childcare only to be told her op wasn't taking place, Karen pleaded with the leaders of the DUP and SF, Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill, to sort out the crisis. Here, some of those who reacted to her story tell Ka
  
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• Time for new £1.5 million Belfast nightclub - the Irish News

  09-09-2017 02:29
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  Time for new £1.5 million Belfast nightclub
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  THE owners of the popular Time nightclub in Cookstown are investing £1.5 million into a new Belfast bar and nightclub complex. 1 Oak Leisure Ireland, who also own Johnny Foxes in Magherafelt, along with Rubys Nightclub and The Harp & Fiddle Bar in ...
  
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