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• Belfast expert slams 'mentality' of person who shot protected Peregrine Falcon - Belfast Live

  04-10-2017 23:47
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  Belfast expert slams 'mentality' of person who shot protected Peregrine Falcon
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  An owl expert has slammed the 'mentality' of those who shot, and ultimately killed, a protected Peregrine Falcon. World of Owls director Mike Gibb said the rare bird was shot in the Garvagh area on Sunday.
  
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• Loyalist pensioners under dissident threat in South Belfast - Belfast Live

  04-10-2017 23:01
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  Loyalist pensioners under dissident threat in South Belfast
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  Two Protestant pensioners have been threatened by dissidents to get out of their South Belfast homes. The men, who both live off the Ravenhill Road, are community workers and one of the men said he will not be leaving the area. He told Belfast Live ...
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• Former taoiseach Liam Cosgrave dies aged 97

  04-10-2017 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Irish taoiseach Liam Cosgrave has died at the age of 97.
  
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• PSNI appeal for missing woman Chutai Huang

  04-10-2017 22:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for help to find a missing 40-year-old woman.
  
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• Death penalty sought against killer clown suspect

  04-10-2017 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Florida prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a woman accused of dressing up as a clown and fatally shooting the wife of her future husband in 1990.
  
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• A White House social media slip-up is making people think Donald Trump doesn’t do all his own tweets

  04-10-2017 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Does Donald Trump write all of his own tweets?
  
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• Have you seen this missing woman in Belfast? - Belfast Live

  04-10-2017 20:53
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  Have you seen this missing woman in Belfast?
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  Police are appealing for help to find a 40-year-old Chinese woman who went missing almost a week ago, and could be in the Belfast area. Officers said Chutai Huang, who was last seen in Ballymena on September 28, speaks very little English and normally ...
  
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• Woman, 26, who died in Belfast collision has been identified

  04-10-2017 20:37
  Officials released the names of those involved in the crash Wednesday but haven't yet determined what caused the crash and continue to investigate. The crash happened about 400 yards past the Belfast-Belmont town line, when a vehicle driven by Philip Hall, 47, of Swanville collided with an oncoming truck driven by David Cichowski, 63, of Washington.
  
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• Watch: Germany's Mats Hummels loves the GAWA - but would he retire to a caravan in Portrush?

  04-10-2017 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Germany's Mats Hummels has made no secret of his love for Northern Ireland's fans - but does he love them enough to want to retire to Portrush?
  
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• You’ve not got the love, Florence tells Tories

  04-10-2017 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Florence is again causing trouble for Theresa May – but it has nothing to do with her crunch Brexit speech in the Italian city last month.
  
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• Caterpillar fined £7,500 for Larne diesel spill

  04-10-2017 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 40,000 litres of diesel leaked into the Irish Sea via a storm drain at the company's Larne plant.
  
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• North west floods repairs to top £200,000

  04-10-2017 17:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The Housing Executive is counting the cost of repairing homes in the north west damaged by flooding.
  
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• Prince William visits Belfast rescuers - BBC News

  04-10-2017 16:20
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  Prince William visits Belfast rescuers
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  Prince William has met members of Northern Ireland's river and air rescue services in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. The Duke of Cambridge has visited the mental health charity Inspire, as well as the Lagan Search and Rescue Service and the Northern ...
  IN PICTURES: Prince William visits BelfastBelfast Newsletter
  Prince William in Northern Ireland for one day Belfast visitBelfast Telegraph
  Still flying solo! Prince William makes an official v
  
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• RHI scheme was let down by incompetence, hopeless oversight and a catalogue of errors, court hears

  04-10-2017 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Renewable Heat Incentive scheme was let down by incompetence, hopeless oversight and a catalogue of errors, the High Court heard on Wednesday.
  
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• Ryanair accused of insult after transport committee no-show

  04-10-2017 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryanair and airline boss Michael O'Leary have been accused of insulting the Irish Government's Transport Committee by failing to attend a meeting over the cancellation controversy.
  
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• William meets mental health workers and emergency services on Belfast visit - the Irish News

  04-10-2017 15:31
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  William meets mental health workers and emergency services on Belfast visit
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  The Duke of Cambridge talks to students from Our Lady & St PatrickÕs College, Knock during a visit to Inspire, a charity and social enterprise which focuses on promoting wellbeing for all across the island of Ireland, as part of his tour of Belfast.
  
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• Prince William in Northern Ireland for one day Belfast visit

  04-10-2017 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince William has arrived in Northern Ireland for a one-day visit to Belfast.
  
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• Archive: Trains through Fermanagh

  04-10-2017 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Six decades after Fermanagh's trains came to a halt, watch archive footage.
  
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• EU told to 'aggressively oppose' US threat to Bombardier jobs

  04-10-2017 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Union has been urged to step in and help resolve the aerospace trade dispute threatening hundreds of jobs in the Belfast factory of plane-maker Bombardier.
  
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• LIVE: Boris asked me to give you this: Theresa May speech interrupted by protester waving P45

  04-10-2017 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May's keynote address at the Conservative party conference was interrupted by a protester who was able to give her a piece of paper with P45 clearly printed on it.
  
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• Police investigate reports of shots fired in Derry

  04-10-2017 13:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The PSNI investigates reports of a gun attack on a home in the Shantallow area of the city.
  
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• Ex-Northern Ireland primary school teacher accused of catalogue of sex offences

  04-10-2017 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Northern Ireland primary school teacher and junior hockey coach has been accused of a catalogue of sex offences.
  
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• EU in tax crackdown on Apple

  04-10-2017 12:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Amazon told to repay €250m by the EU, which also launched legal action against Ireland over Apple taxes.
  
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• Carl Frampton: Ex-world champion to face Mexican Horacio Garcia in comeback bout

  04-10-2017 12:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton will face Mexican Horacio Garcia in his comeback bout in Belfast on 18 November.
  
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• Getting hotter: Honda revamps the Civic Type R Hatchback

  04-10-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new Honda Civic Type R is upon us. Darren Cassey finds out if it can live up to its predecessor's impressive reputation.
  
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• Belfast doctor pleads not guilty over motorcyclist's death - BBC News

  04-10-2017 11:51
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  Belfast doctor pleads not guilty over motorcyclist's death
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  A doctor has denied causing the death by careless or inconsiderate driving of a motorcyclist from the Isle of Man. Kevin Baker, 69, and from Foxdale, died in Noble's Hospital after his Yamaha motorbike collided with a Nissan car driven by Dr Philip ...and more »
  
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• Belfast doctor pleads not guilty over motorcyclist's death

  04-10-2017 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A doctor from Belfast pleads not guilty to causing the death of a motorcyclist on the Isle of Man.
  
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• Northern Health Trust faces paying £100,000 a year for agency nurses

  04-10-2017 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland health trust is being charged up to £100,000 a year for some of its agency nurses to address acute shortages of permanent staff, it can be disclosed.
  
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• Agency nurses cost Northern Health Trust £100,000 a year

  04-10-2017 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Agency nurses are being paid more than £100,000 a year in a Northern Ireland Health Trust because of an acute shortage of permanent staff, it can be disclosed.
  
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• Watch: Ian Paisley sings Sweet Caroline at Tory conference

  04-10-2017 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footage has emerged of DUP politician Ian Paisley breaking out into song.
  
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• Sixty years since Fermanagh's trains came to a shuddering stop

  04-10-2017 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The closure of the Fermanagh railway had such an impact, that six decades have not dimmed its impact.
  
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• Supermarket car park murder: Man arrested over Colin Horner Bangor shooting

  04-10-2017 10:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 34-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the murder of Colin Horner.
  
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• Bombardier-Boeing row: Simon Coveney to lobby US government

  04-10-2017 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Coveney will warn of the dispute's impact on NI jobs when he meets the US commerce secretary.
  
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• Catalonia officials ponder date for independence declaration

  04-10-2017 10:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Catalonia's regional government is considering when it will declare independence from Spain in the wake of a disputed referendum which triggered Spain's worst national crisis in decades.
  
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• Bap Kennedy's widow marks death by sharing album online

  04-10-2017 10:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of the late musician Bap Kennedy is to mark the first anniversary of his death by sharing songs from his last album with fans online.
  
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• What do we know about Carl Frampton's opponent Horacio Garcia?

  04-10-2017 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton's opponent for his November 18 homecoming fight has been announced.
  
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• Carl Frampton's homecoming opponent announced but what do we know about Horacio Garcia?

  04-10-2017 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton's opponent for his November 18 homecoming fight has been announced.
  
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• Danielle McLaughlin: Goa murder case to be 'fast-tracked'

  04-10-2017 10:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A second post-mortem examination reaffirms that Irish woman Danielle McLaughlin was strangled.
  
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• Sunflower Trophy: 2016 winner Glenn Irwin to compete at Bishopscourt meeting

  04-10-2017 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Glenn Irwin will return to defend his Sunflower Trophy at the Bishopscourt meeting on 20-21 October.
  
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• Brexit: Border in the Irish Sea a red line for DUP, says Arlene Foster

  04-10-2017 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has said any border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK after Brexit, is a red line for her party.
  
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• 'Brit' of a row erupts at conference

  04-10-2017 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  "Thoughtless" and "despairing" are how the papers describe a spat between Michelle O'Neill and Arlene Foster.
  
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• Belfast pub brings in £80k a week for Revolution chain

  04-10-2017 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UK bar chain Revolution Bars Group plc has said its new venture in Belfast in the former Cafe Vaudeville achieved the highest sales of any of its new bars in the last two years.
  
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