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• Airtricity Premier Division: Galway Utd 2-1 Derry City

  15-09-2017 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City waste the chance to move back into third spot in the League of Ireland table after losing 2-1 in Galway.
  
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• Pro14: Ulster 27-20 Scarlets

  15-09-2017 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster twice come from behind in a lively second half against Scarlets at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast to secure a third successive Pro14 victory.
  
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• Soldiers to protect key sites as armed police patrol streets after London bomb

  15-09-2017 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Armed police and military personnel will be deployed over the weekend with the public asked to remain vigilant in the wake of the Parsons Green bomb attack.
  
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• WW2 mine washes up on beach

  15-09-2017 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Houses are evacuated as Army bomb experts carry out a controlled explosion on the mine.
  
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• Police shoot and kill boy in Virginia

  15-09-2017 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A boy has been shot and killed by police in northern Virginia.
  
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• Belfast Zoo evacuated after chemical incident

  15-09-2017 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Zoo evacuated its visitors on Friday following an accidental chlorine gas leak.
  
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• Ex-footballer Clarke Carlisle found safe after missing persons appeal

  15-09-2017 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former footballer Clarke Carlisle has been found safe, police said.
  
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• Women's World Cup Group C qualifier: Norway 4-1 Northern Ireland

  15-09-2017 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's women are beaten 4-1 by Norway in their opening World Cup qualifier in Fredrikstad.
  
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• Ulster captain Rory Best suffers hamstring injury

  15-09-2017 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster and Ireland captain Rory Best has been ruled out for six weeks after sustaining a hamstring injury in training yesterday.
  
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• Terry Bradley gallery 'delighted' stolen art is found

  15-09-2017 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Seven paintings worth £15,000 by Belfast artist Terry Bradley were found during a police search.
  
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• Rory Best: Ulster captain on crutches after injury blow

  15-09-2017 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster captain Rory Best could be out for up to six weeks after picking up a hamstring injury in the province's latest injury setback.
  
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• Lecturer sentenced in absence over indecent images after going on run to Ireland

  15-09-2017 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former law lecturer who went on the run from court in England before a jury found him guilty of downloading indecent images of children has been sentenced in his absence.
  
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• Frampton's legal team tell British Board management deal with McGuigan over

  15-09-2017 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Carl Frampton's legal team tell the British Boxing Board of Control that the boxer's management deal with Barry McGuigan is now over
  
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• Seal enjoys freedom after six months of Frisbee stuck around neck

  15-09-2017 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A seal who got a yellow Frisbee trapped round her neck has finally had it removed after half a year.
  
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• Irish PM Varadkar 'not optimistic' on Brexit talks

  15-09-2017 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Insufficient progress means EU-UK talks may not progress as planned, suggests Leo Varadkar.
  
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• No sanctions for rule-breaking MLAs

  15-09-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The Assembly Standards Commissioner says it is 'ridiculous' he has not been replaced
  
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• Ulster v Scarlets LIVE: Updates from Kingspan as Henry captains home side in Pro 14 clash

  15-09-2017 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With the league champions in town, Ulster Director of Rugby Les Kiss has named as strong a line-up as possible for this clash with Scarlets (7.35pm kick-off), but is still without five of his biggest name players.
  
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• Ulster continue unbeaten start to season with victory over Scarlets

  15-09-2017 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster continued their unbeaten start to the season as they came out on top of a thrilling 27-20 clash with defending league champions the Scarlets in the Guinness PRO14.
  
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• Probation Board staff 'warned of increased dissident threat'

  15-09-2017 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Staff are warned they face an increased risk of attack from dissident republicans.
  
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• What goes in my bins and boxes, Belfast?

  15-09-2017 16:49 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Knife lodged in stabbing victim's back before breaking off, court hears

  15-09-2017 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The blade of a knife allegedly used in a bid to stab a man to death broke off and embedded in his back, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Hightown waste incinerator go-ahead decision defended

  15-09-2017 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The senior civil servant defends his decision to give the go-ahead for the County Antrim waste plant.
  
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• That's how to do it: Driver posts parking instructions on car taking up three spaces

  15-09-2017 15:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parking - and getting it between the lines often sparks the ire of many a motorist.
  
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• Irish police scandal: What next for Garda Síochána?

  15-09-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI's Dublin correspondent Shane Harrison on the prospects for a police force under pressure.
  
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• NI women upbeat on World Cup campaign

  15-09-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland captain Marissa Callaghan and manager Alfie Wylie are confident they can compete well in the forthcoming Women's World Cup qualifying campaign.
  
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• NI women upbeat ahead of World Cup qualifying campaign

  15-09-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland captain Marissa Callaghan and manager Alfie Wylie are confident they can compete well in the forthcoming Women's World Cup qualifying campaign.
  
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• Tourists rescued from rhododendron forest in Killarney

  15-09-2017 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Air, mountain and water rescue teams helped rescue pair lost for hours in 'jungle-like' plants.
  
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• Bombardier to cut almost 100 jobs in Belfast - Irish Times

  15-09-2017 14:37
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  Bombardier to cut almost 100 jobs in Belfast
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  Bombardier Aerospace is to axe nearly 100 jobs in Northern Ireland from its core workforce. The Canadian group said it had “reviewed manpower requirements” in Belfast and intended to make 95 functional support staff – including managers and ...
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  Theresa May meeting Justin Trudeau to discuss action to ramp up pressure on Boeing in disp
  
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• Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017: John Birch Society smear, time for Medicare ...

  15-09-2017 14:20
  Back in 2014 and 2015, I worked hard to collect to signatures from my fellow residents in Belfast to place the issue of ranked-choice voting on the ballot in November 2016. The potential benefits of ranked-choice voting - majority rule, more choice, positive conduct between candidates during election season - were not a partisan issue.
  
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• Geordie Gilmore murder accused refused bail

  15-09-2017 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men charged with murdering prominent loyalist George 'Geordie' Gilmore must remain in custody, a judge has ruled.
  
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• Jean McConville: Defence fight plan to continue Ivor Bell prosecution

  15-09-2017 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior judge was told defence lawyers are to fight a Public Prosecution Service plan to proceed with the case against veteran republican Ivor Bell who faces charges over the murder of Disappeared victim Jean McConville.
  
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• Case to proceed against Ivor Bell over McConville murder

  15-09-2017 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Prosecutors say they will proceed with the case against Ivor Bell over the murder of Jean McConville.
  
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• Bombardier announces 95 job losses in NI operations

  15-09-2017 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost 100 job losses will hit support staff in the aerospace company's Northern Ireland operations.
  
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• London Parsons Green terror attack: US President Donald Trump comments spark anger

  15-09-2017 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has threatened to spark a new row over intelligence-sharing between Britain and the US after he claimed the Parsons Green Tube bombers had been "in the sights" of Scotland Yard.
  
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• London Parsons Green bombing: Trump comments 'unhelpful on cowardly attack' - PM Theresa May

  15-09-2017 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has described US President Trump's comments over the London Underground terror attack as "unhelpful".
  
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• London Parsons Green bombing: Islamic State claims responsibility for attack - terror threat level raised to critical

  15-09-2017 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has raised the threat level to the highest possible rating, meaning another attack is expected imminently.
  
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• Man arrested over Larne loyalist feud attack

  15-09-2017 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested following incidents in connection with a Larne loyalist feud.
  
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• London Parsons Green terror attack: 22 injured after IED explodes on packed rush hour Tube train

  15-09-2017 12:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  London police have said the explosion on a London Underground train was caused by an "improvised explosive device" injuring at least 22 people.
  
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• Lung cancer cases in NI 'increase by a third', says report

  15-09-2017 12:19 via bbc.co.uk
  More women than men are taking up smoking, causing a rise in lung cancer cases, says a report.
  
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• Lung cancer survivor: 'First symptom was shoulder pain'

  15-09-2017 12:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A non smoker, Janice's first symptom of lung cancer was shoulder pain.
  
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• Watch: Maze actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor's role fear 'personal not political'

  15-09-2017 11:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has said his fears about taking on the leading role in a film about the IRA's Maze prison escape was "more personal" and had "nothing to do with the politics".
  
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• London Underground Parsons Green incident: Boris Johnson appeals for calm after explosion reports

  15-09-2017 10:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  London police are investigating an explosion on the London underground, it has been reported.
  
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• Manhunt under way after explosion on packed London Underground train

  15-09-2017 09:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A manhunt has been launched after a bomb was detonated in a terror attack on a packed London Underground train.
  
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• Huge terror probe launched after 22 injured in explosion on Tube train

  15-09-2017 09:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A huge counter-terrorism investigation has been launched after a bomb was detonated on a packed London Underground train.
  
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• Huge terror probe launched after 18 injured in explosion on Tube train

  15-09-2017 09:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A huge counter-terrorism investigation has been launched after a bomb was detonated on a packed London Underground train.
  
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• Westminster to intervene if no Northern Ireland deal agreed: Brokenshire

  15-09-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Secretary of State has warned that without a deal between the DUP and Sinn Fein Northern Ireland is on a "glide path" toward greater Westminster intervention.
  
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• Student launches landmark legal challenge over letting agent's 'admin' fees

  15-09-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Queen's University student is pursuing a landmark legal challenge against a Belfast letting agent for levying what he believes are unfair and unjustifiable extra charges on tenants.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Pictured: York Street reopens after crash

  15-09-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Ballyrobin Road re-opens in Co Antrim after collision

  15-09-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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