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• O'Neill will stick to Northern Ireland's plan even if play-off place is assured

  07-10-2017 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill's team selection against Norway will not change even if their play-off place is confirmed before kick-off in Oslo.
  
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• Woman arrested after attempting to scale Buckingham Palace front gates

  07-10-2017 20:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been arrested after attempting to scale the front gates of Buckingham Palace, Scotland Yard said.
  
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• Irish League Round-Up: Wins for Glentoran, Cliftonville and Dungannon Swifts

  07-10-2017 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran held on for a tight 1-0 win away to Ards at the Bangor Fuels Arena thanks to Curtis Allen’s second minute strike.
  
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• Belfast's favourite Asian restaurant/take-away as voted by you - Belfast Live

  07-10-2017 17:02
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  Belfast's favourite Asian restaurant/take-away as voted by you
  Belfast Live
  Whether it's Chinese, Indian, Japanese or Thai, we all have our favourite Asian restaurant or take-away in Belfast so this month, as part of our Belfast Loves campaign we asked you, our readers to nominate your favourites. We received more than 800 ...
  
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• Ongoing signs of confidence in Belfast's thriving city centre - Belfast Newsletter

  07-10-2017 16:12
  Ongoing signs of confidence in Belfast's thriving city centre
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  The City Hall is surrounded by grand buildings, such as the Scottish Provident property on Donegall Square West, and the Linen Hall library on Donegall Square North. From this central core there is a grid of inter-connecting roads such as Bedford ...
  
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• London incident: Car crashes into pedestrians outside Natural History Museum leaving several injured

  07-10-2017 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of people have been injured and a man has been arrested after a car ploughed into pedestrians in one of London's busiest tourist areas.
  
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• Unite accuses ministers of betraying Bombardier workers in tariffs row

  07-10-2017 16:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK Government has been accused of impotence after the US upped a proposed import levy on products made by one of Northern Ireland's largest employers to 300%.
  
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• Mental health rally: Dozens take to streets of Belfast for suicide awareness march

  07-10-2017 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dozens of people have taken to the streets of Belfast to help raise awareness of the issue of suicide and help support prevention.
  
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• Hundreds of illegal fireworks seized in Newtownabbey

  07-10-2017 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  It is illegal to buy, possess or use most fireworks in Northern Ireland without a license.
  
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• Man dies in Louth house fire

  07-10-2017 14:04 via bbc.co.uk
  A man in his 80s has died in a house fire in Dundalk.
  
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• Fall open house at Waterfall Arts

  07-10-2017 13:57
  Waterfall Arts, 256 High St., invites the community to drop in and experience all the organization and its campus have to offer Saturday, Oct. 14, from 2 to 5 p.m. There will be free art-making activities for all ages, studio tours, food and more. All of Waterfall Arts' open community studios - printmaking, ceramics and darkroom photography - and the Bridge Studio, home to the organizations many youth programs, will have activities.
  
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• Funeral of Ballycastle fire victim Sinead Stewart takes place

  07-10-2017 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral has taken place of a young mother who died in a tragic fire at her Co Antrim.
  
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• Further tariff of 80% imposed on import of C-Series plane

  07-10-2017 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The US Department of Commerce again rules against the aerospace firm in its dispute with rival Boeing.
  
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• Feature film being shot in Belfast needs crew in all departments - Belfast Live

  07-10-2017 12:54
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  Feature film being shot in Belfast needs crew in all departments
  Belfast Live
  A feature film due to begin recording in Belfast next month is on the lookout for talented crew. February Films is shooting a feature film in the city and the surrounding areas from November 20 for two weeks. The company are looking to recruit crew for ...
  
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• Dublin's Regency hotel given re-brand after Kinahan feud shooting

  07-10-2017 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Regency hotel in Dublin, where Kinahan gangster David Byrne was shot dead, has officially been renamed the Bonnington after a crane hoisted the new signage into place.
  
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• Belfast beats major rivals to land top international conference - Belfast Telegraph

  07-10-2017 12:06
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  Belfast beats major rivals to land top international conference
  Belfast Telegraph
  Belfast has fought off Europe's capital - among other cities - to host a major international conference of 'global shapers'. Shape Europe, which is organised by the World Economic Forum, is due to be held here next year, Belfast beating Brussels ...
  
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• Las Vegas survival

  07-10-2017 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A horror night for four girls in Las Vegas and an angry council meeting make the weekly newspapers.
  
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• Irish skiers 'roll' out new sport

  07-10-2017 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Cross-country skiers are to demonstrate a sport previously unseen in Ireland this weekend.
  
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• Red Hand Commando should 'simply go away', says PSNI

  07-10-2017 10:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The Home Secretary has 90 days to respond to an application by the paramilitary group to be legalised.
  
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• Belfast's Minnie Wilson celebrates becoming NI's 259th centenarian - Belfast Live

  07-10-2017 10:49
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  Belfast's Minnie Wilson celebrates becoming NI's 259th centenarian
  Belfast Live
  Friends, family and public representatives joined Minnie at Abingdon Manor Care Home on the Crumlin Road - where staff said she was their first resident to reach the impressive milestone. Former NSPCC worker Minnie said her secret to her long life was ...
  
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• New 300% Bombardier tariff 'is bad news' for Northern Ireland jobs

  07-10-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The future of Bombardier's Northern Ireland operations looked shakier last night after US authorities threatened a crippling 300% import duty on its exports of aircraft to the US amid an international trade dispute with rivals Boeing.
  
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• Gerry Conlon: From languishing in jail to £2,000-a-day cocaine habit

  07-10-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sentenced to 15 years as one of the Guildford Four for a crime he didn’t commit, Belfast man Gerry Conlon fought his own considerable demons beyond the prison walls. In an extract from his new biography, In the Name of the Son, boyhood friend Richard O’Rawe recalls his restless, impulsive character and chaotic, if charming lifestyle.
  
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• Charity asks for help to find mum of pups dumped on doorstep

  07-10-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Meet the little puppies dumped in a box and abandoned on a doorstep.
  
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• Public called to take part in Belfast march after death of Stephen Ferrin - Belfast Live

  07-10-2017 09:55
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  Public called to take part in Belfast march after death of Stephen Ferrin
  Belfast Live
  Belfast has been urged to support a mental health march in the city on Saturday. The event has been organised by campaigner Philip McTaggart, who lost his son Philip to suicide in 2003. The march follows the death of 31-year-old Stephen Ferrin who died ...
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• Restaurant review: Skinny Kitchen

  07-10-2017 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was inevitable. The health police were going to get us in the end. Too much fat, excessive sugar and an abundance of red meat over the last 20 years or so have left us reeling in our gyms and gasping for breath in our Nike trainers.
  
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• Family's tribute to Co Tyrone father-of-four after he dies while on holiday

  07-10-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a retired Co Tyrone vice principal who died while on holiday with his wife have paid tribute to "a man of great integrity".
  
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• Troubled NI girls 13 times more likely to call ChildLine than boys

  07-10-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Young girls in Northern Ireland are 13 times more likely than boys to call ChildLine for concerns about their appearance and weight - with one 12-year-old telling the service "she didn't like herself".
  
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• Michael McGovern is happy to see the back of German maestros

  07-10-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Having played merciless Germany three times in the last 16 months, Northern Ireland goalkeeper Michael McGovern would be quite happy if their paths do not cross again during the rest of his international career.
  
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• Determined and calm Theresa May must carry on as Prime Minister, says DUP leader Arlene Foster

  07-10-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster is backing under-fire Prime Minister Theresa May to remain in the job and has expressed admiration for her "calmness and determination".
  
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• Belfast bartenders mixing it with the best in Big Apple - Irish Times

  07-10-2017 08:48
  Irish Times
  Belfast bartenders mixing it with the best in Big Apple
  Irish Times
  While there is a renewed vibrancy to some urban parts of Ireland's pub industry, it can be abroad that the Irish make their biggest mark in this sector. Seven years ago, Belfast cocktail bar manager Sean Muldoon packed his suitcase and left for New ...
  
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• Columbus Day supporters plan Bangor rally on Saturday

  07-10-2017 05:13
  The Christopher Columbus statue is shown at Manhattan's Columbus Circle. A group plans to rally in support of Columbus Day in Bangor on Saturday, as several Maine towns are opting to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day instead.
  
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• Basque visitor to Belfast voices concern over Catalonia - the Irish News

  07-10-2017 03:15
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  Basque visitor to Belfast voices concern over Catalonia
  the Irish News
  A LEADING Basque politician has voiced concern abut the response of the Spanish state to an independence vote in Catalonia during a visit to Belfast. Gorka Urtaran took part in several events throughout the city this week as part of the annual Belfast ...
  
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• New direction for Midcoast Community Chorus

  07-10-2017 00:33
  Midcoast Community Chorus has begun its fall semester under the artistic direction of Steven Weston. Having completed a national search, MCC was pleased to make the selection of a familiar face.
  
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