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• Parents and son (11) killed in Italian volcanic field

  12-09-2017 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three family members visiting a steamy volcanic field near Naples have died after an 11-year-old boy entered an off-limits area and his parents followed to try to rescue him.
  
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• Apple unveil iPhone X to mark tenth anniversary with Face ID technology and wireless charging

  12-09-2017 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Apple have unveiled the iPhone X - a special version of the phone to mark its tenth anniversary.
  
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• RSU 71 board pauses tri-town school talks

  12-09-2017 21:32
  Regional School Unit 71 board of directors has put discussions of a new tri-town school on hold for two months. Board Chairwoman Caitlin Hills of Belfast said the new school, which would replace a pair of aging elementary schools serving Belmont, Morrill and Searsmont, has been on the agenda every meeting for five months with discussions regularly going for more than an hour.
  
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• Barcelona: Explosives experts checking van near Sagrada Familia cathedral

  12-09-2017 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Barcelona say explosives experts are checking a van in the surroundings of the landmark Sagrada Familia cathedral in what they are describing as an anti-terrorism operation.
  
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• Crusaders 2-1 Linfield: Paul Heatley nets stunner as Crues earn a little revenge

  12-09-2017 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crusaders' Paul Heatley netted a spectacular goal that turned out to be the winner as they edged out Linfield 2-1.
  
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• Phallic-shaped snail bread leaves Bake Off judges in hysterics

  12-09-2017 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A snail-shaped loaf that took on a rather risque shape left judge Paul Hollywood in fits of giggles as The Great British Bake Off tackled bread week.
  
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• Johnny Black's family: 'We got our life sentence in 2015'

  12-09-2017 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Shane Kinney was involved in a high-speed car crash that resulted in two deaths.
  
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• Pictured: Police seize £32k along with paramilitary paraphernalia in UVF activity probe searches

  12-09-2017 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has seized £32,000 along with paramilitary paraphernalia and 9,000 illegal cigarettes during searches into criminal activity linked to the north Belfast UVF.
  
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• Loyalist paramilitary group 'should disband' - victims' group

  12-09-2017 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims of the Northern Ireland conflict have urged a loyalist paramilitary group applying for legal status to just "go away".
  
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• Gangsters force drug debt woman to travel from Belfast to Liverpool to launder dirty cash - Liverpool Echo

  12-09-2017 17:59
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  Gangsters force drug debt woman to travel from Belfast to Liverpool to launder dirty cash
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• Crusaders 'perturbed' over police UVF probe searches

  12-09-2017 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland football club Crusaders have said they are "perturbed" at police searches at their north Belfast ground saying the "high profile" operation has smeared its reputation.
  
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• May phones Trump as Boeing dispute threatens Bombardier

  12-09-2017 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  There are fears a major aircraft project that supports hundreds of Belfast jobs could be jeopardised.
  
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• Bombardier's history in Northern Ireland

  12-09-2017 17:19 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI looks at the history of Bombardier in NI, from when the company bought the Short Brothers factory in 1989.
  
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• Crusaders accuse PSNI of 'smearing reputation' over UVF ... - Belfast Live

  12-09-2017 16:38
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  Crusaders accuse PSNI of 'smearing reputation' over UVF ...
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  Crusaders Football Club has accused the PSNI of smearing its reputation following a raid of its premises on Monday afternoon. Its Seaview clubhouse was ...
  Crusaders hit out after police search at SeaviewBelfast Newsletter
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• Belfast man Bradley given 18 months in jail for stabbing man in face over cigarette

  12-09-2017 16:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man who stabbed another man in the face following an early morning row over a cigarette was sent to jail for 18 months.
  
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• Man in court accused of biting off part of girlfriend's nose

  12-09-2017 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A member of the PSNI's domestic violence unit has told a court a 33-year-old man is alleged to have bitten off part of his girlfriend's nose during a violent assault on her in her home.
  
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• Dog 'ate crack' and killed owner in front of BBC film crew

  12-09-2017 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Staffordshire Bull Terrier that was suspected to have eaten crack cocaine mauled and killed its owner while he was filming a documentary on drugs.
  
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• 'Viable device' behind Belfast rush hour security alert that caused traffic gridlock

  12-09-2017 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A viable device was the cause of an early morning security alert which caused traffic chaos across Belfast.
  
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• North Belfast woman admits she wasn't kidnapped and sexually assaulted in a car - Belfast Live

  12-09-2017 15:22
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  North Belfast woman admits she wasn't kidnapped and sexually assaulted in a car
  Belfast Live
  A North Belfast woman today admitted making a false report to police, claiming she had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted in a car. Hazel Adams originally denied a charge of perverting the course of justice, and was due to stand trial at Belfast ...and more »
  
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• Northern Ireland woman admits falsely accusing man of sex assault in car

  12-09-2017 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman has admitted making a false report to police, claiming she had been kidnapped and sexually assaulted in a car.
  
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• I'm 65: Liam Neeson rules out any more action films despite big money offers

  12-09-2017 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ballymena actor Liam Neeson has said he won't be making anymore action movies - citing his age as the reason.
  
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• Nichola Mallon elected new SDLP Deputy Leader

  12-09-2017 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP MLA Nichola Mallon has been elected as the party’s Deputy Leader.
  
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• Union's Belfast job loss fears as Trump urged to sort Boeing-Bombardier dispute

  12-09-2017 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A union has claimed a bitter trade dispute between aerospace manufacturers Bombardier and Boeing could cost thousands of jobs in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast security alert now ended - BBC News - BBC News

  12-09-2017 12:52
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  Belfast security alert now ended - BBC News
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  Residents were asked to leave their homes in North Queen Street overnight.
  'Viable device' behind Belfast rush hour security alert that caused traffic gridlockBelfast Telegraph
  Homes evacuated and part of Westlink closed due to security alert ...Belfast Live
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• Champions League live: Celtic v PSG, Manchester United v Basel, Chelsea v Qarabag, Barcelona v Juventus

  12-09-2017 12:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Champions League returns with six British sides among Europe's elite sides aiming to make an impact in the 2017/18 competition and you can follow their progress and all the rest right here.
  
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• Colin transport hub work begins in West Belfast - Belfast Live

  12-09-2017 12:31
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  Colin transport hub work begins in West Belfast
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  Work has begun on a new £2million town centre transport hub and civic square in West Belfast. The first sod has been cut on the Colin project. The hub is part of the Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) project and also includes a community space and civic square.
  
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• Crossing the Peace Walls of Belfast with Josh Adam Jones - British Journal of Photography

  12-09-2017 12:06
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  Crossing the Peace Walls of Belfast with Josh Adam Jones
  British Journal of Photography
  “We would get chatting and they would just ask 'Are you Catholic or are you Protestant?' as blunt as that,” recalls Josh Adam Jones of the youth he met in Belfast when working on his latest project, 99 Peace Walls. It's a question which has long proved ...
  
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• Theresa May asks Donald Trump to save Bombardier jobs at Belfast factory after DUP pressure - The Independent

  12-09-2017 12:00
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  Theresa May asks Donald Trump to save Bombardier jobs at Belfast factory after DUP pressure
  The Independent
  Theresa May has asked Donald Trump to help settle a trade dispute which could financially devastate one of Northern Ireland's biggest employers and put thousands of jobs at risk, following pressure from the DUP. Canadian aerospace giant Bombardier, ...
  May raises Belfast Bombardier plant concerns with TrumpFinancial Times
  UK tries to protect 4500 Belfast jobs from Boe
  
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• Creepy mannequins, the voices of Belfast and a memory test for the audience - Irish Times

  12-09-2017 11:56
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  Creepy mannequins, the voices of Belfast and a memory test for the audience
  Irish Times
  Everything Not Saved. Project Arts Centre.. Theatre has been curious about memory for as long as it can remember. But lately there's been a surge in reflections on the fog of human recall versus mercilessly exact documentation. (Why not take a ...
  
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• Northern Ireland mansion with 100 acres goes on the market

  12-09-2017 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A "country paradise" surrounded by more than 100 acres of farmland in the heart of Northern Ireland is up for sale.
  
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• Knife man takes till in Ballymena burglary

  12-09-2017 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man held staff at a Ballymena store at knife point before stealing the till.
  
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• Sinn Fein brands idea of Red Hand Commando as a community group 'ludicrous'

  12-09-2017 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Loyalist paramilitary group the Red Hand Commando has made an application to be removed from the UK's list of proscribed terrorist organisations.
  
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• Man shot dead in gang-related murder in Dublin

  12-09-2017 10:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai are appealing for information following another gang-related murder in Dublin.
  
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• Weather: Northern Ireland flood warning as yellow alert for rain issued

  12-09-2017 09:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain saying there is a possibility some parts of Northern Ireland could be hit by flooding.
  
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• Northern Ireland bungalow has rock bottom £15k price tag

  12-09-2017 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A three-bedroom bungalow in Newry will be auctioned off this week for a meagre £15,000 in London, becoming the latest to join a growing list of rock bottom priced properties in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Crusaders football club's ground searched by UVF probe police

  12-09-2017 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The grounds of Crusaders Football Club were among seven places raided in a police crackdown against the north Belfast UVF yesterday in which three people were arrested.
  
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• Belfast family loses third son, Stephen Ferrin, to suicide in just six ... - Belfast Telegraph

  12-09-2017 08:47
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  Belfast family loses third son, Stephen Ferrin, to suicide in just six ...
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  Heartbroken parents whose family had already been devastated by suicide twice in three years have spoken of their overwhelming grief after their third and only ...
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• Belfast family loses third son, Stephen Ferrin, to suicide in just six years

  12-09-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Heartbroken parents whose family had already been devastated by suicide twice in three years have spoken of their overwhelming grief after their third and only remaining son took his own life at the weekend.
  
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• Northern Ireland couple engaged amid hurricane Irma chaos in Florida

  12-09-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A couple from Northern Ireland have celebrated their whirlwind romance by getting engaged in Florida during one of the biggest hurricanes ever recorded in the US.
  
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• Joanna Lumley blasts return of hard border in Ireland as she joins the Dalai Lama in Londonderry

  12-09-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Joanna Lumley has said there should be no return of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes 'incredibly impressed' with Belfast youth projects

  12-09-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Broadcasting star Eamonn Holmes returned to his native north Belfast yesterday to visit two established youth projects that have and will continue to benefit from funding from BBC Children in Need.
  
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• Fergal Keane: 'My grandmum joined the IRA and my great-grandfather was an RIC sergeant'

  12-09-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I missed my train back to Dublin. Over three hours one afternoon in Cork, Fergal Keane had so much to say - and a way of saying it - that time got away from us. Primarily because the man I expected, unfairly, to be a bit of (as he says himself) "a hand-wringing bleeding heart" - and therefore not at all funny - turned out to be, in fact, very funny...
  
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• Andrew Barr's family told he might not survive attack after wedding - mum makes emotional appeal

  12-09-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Ballymena father-of-two who was seriously injured after attending a friend's wedding have issued an emotional television appeal to bring those who left him for dead to justice.
  
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• Police apologise for releasing Hegarty days before he murdered Caron Smyth and Finbar McGrillen

  12-09-2017 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a man killed by Sean Hegarty just hours after police released him from custody in a "flawed decision" have said they hope the PSNI has learned lessons from the tragic incident.
  
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• Belfast firm selling data protection software raises £1.5m - Irish Times

  12-09-2017 07:27
  Irish Times
  Belfast firm selling data protection software raises £1.5m
  Irish Times
  A Belfast company specialising in software that automatically enforces compliance with data protection regulations has raised £1.5 million in new funding.and more »
  
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• Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill charged with drink driving

  12-09-2017 00:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill has been charged with drink driving, it has been reported.
  
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• May asks Trump to help broker deal in Bombardier dispute with Boeing

  12-09-2017 00:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has asked US President Trump to help broker a deal in a bitter aerospace trade dispute which could financially devastate one of Northern Ireland's biggest employers.
  
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