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• NI League Cup: Ballymena, Carrick and Dungannon progress

  10-10-2017 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  League Cup holders Ballymena United beat Portadown 2-0 while Carrick Rangers and Dungannon Swifts also secure third-round wins.
  
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• European U21 Championship qualifier: Northern Ireland 4-2 Estonia

  10-10-2017 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland go top of their European U21 Championship qualifying group after an impressive victory 4-2 over Estonia.
  
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• Bake Off viewers disappointed after fan favourite leaves

  10-10-2017 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Great British Bake Off viewers were left disappointed after fan favourite Yan became the seventh baker to leave the show.
  
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• Loyal Biscuit named Maine Retailer of the Year

  10-10-2017 20:40
  The board of directors of the Retail Association of Maine announced Tuesday, Oct. 10, that Loyal Biscuit, headquartered in Rockland, has been named the 2017 Retailer of the Year. The award will be presented at the Association's 80th annual meeting Thursday, Nov. 2, at O'Maine Studios in Portland.
  
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• Belfast Pride: Woman questioned over anti-DUP sign

  10-10-2017 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The "offensive" placard was confiscated by organisers at this year's Belfast Pride march.
  
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• Man (19) arrested under The Terrorism Act in Belfast

  10-10-2017 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been arrested in east Belfast under The Terrorism Act.
  
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• Laurence Shaw: Police appeal for information into Larne murder

  10-10-2017 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives have renewed their appeal for information following the murder of Laurence Shaw in Larne.
  
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• Saving Bombardier jobs needs more than fluffy words, union tells May

  10-10-2017 19:28
  Government under fire as workers from Belfast aircraft plant prepare to hold protest at Houses of ParliamentThe government has been accused of failing to go beyond “fluffy words” in its attempts to help more than 4,000 staff of aircraft maker Bombardier who face losing their jobs in an international trade dispute.Workers from Bombardier’s Belfast plant will on Wednesday unfurl a banner outside the Houses of Parliament in London demanding that Theresa May and her ministers do mo
  
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• Belfast's Odyssey Pavilion set for £10m refurbishment

  10-10-2017 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The new owners of the Belfast entertainment complex plan to redevelop it after years of "underinvestment".
  
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• Five days until old £1 coin deadline kicks in, but some places will still take coins

  10-10-2017 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retailers have been warned that they have just five days until old pound coins are no longer legal tender.
  
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• Robbie Brady: Fifa looking into alleged headbutt on Ashley Williams

  10-10-2017 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Fifa is looking into an alleged headbutt by the Republic of Ireland's Robbie Brady on Wales' Ashley Williams in their World Cup qualifier.
  
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• Million-plus illegal immigrants unlikely to ever be removed, MPs told

  10-10-2017 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than a million illegal immigrants are unlikely to ever be removed from Britain, MPs have heard.
  
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• Marcell Seeley murder: Mark Ward jailed for 16 years

  10-10-2017 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Marcell Seeley was beaten to death at his home in Lurgan, County Armagh, in October 2015.
  
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• Dark Hedges car ban: Enforcement needed to prevent motorists flouting restriction

  10-10-2017 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A ban on cars and coaches driving along the Dark Hedges road must be properly enforced, campaigners have said.
  
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• Police investigate west Belfast sudden death

  10-10-2017 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the sudden death of a woman aged in her 30s in west Belfast.
  
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• Dundrod alert: Rocket launcher and gun found

  10-10-2017 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Police suspect dissident republicans after uncovering a "viable"' rocket launcher and replica gun.
  
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• Jared Payne: Lions centre still unavailable for Ulster's Wasps European opener

  10-10-2017 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Jared Payne will remain out of action when Ulster begin their European Champions Cup campaign against Wasps on Friday night.
  
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• Ward given 16-years in jail for murder of Marcel Seeley - daughter tells of anguish and heartbreak

  10-10-2017 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 26-year-old Craigavon man has been given a 16-year sentence for the murder of father-of-four Marcel Seeley at his home in Lurgan.
  
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• Female paramedic suffers head injury after being attacked attending emergency call

  10-10-2017 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A female paramedic has suffered a head injury after being attacked while attending an emergency call in Omagh.
  
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• Game of Thrones: Traffic banned from Dark Hedges road

  10-10-2017 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Traffic is to be banned from road made famous by TV's Game of Thrones, to protect NI's Dark Hedges.
  
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• Irish budget: Finance minister Paschal Donoghue announces first budget

  10-10-2017 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A £1.3bn economic rainy-day fund among measures announced in Paschal Donoghue's first budget.
  
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• Ballymena school hoax bomb alert - man charged

  10-10-2017 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Police receive a false bomb warning that a device was left at a Ballymena primary school on Tuesday.
  
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• Carless hedges

  10-10-2017 14:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Traffic is to be banned from road made famous by TV's Game of Thrones, to protect NI's Dark Hedges.
  
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• PSNI launch Laurence Shaw murder investigation in Larne

  10-10-2017 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Police launch a murder investigation after 56-year-old Laurence Shaw was found dead in a house.
  
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• Musgrave cyber-attack hits Irish supermarkets

  10-10-2017 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Musgrave owns SuperValu, Centra and Mace and says hackers tried to steal credit and debit card details.
  
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• Braille books

  10-10-2017 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Inmates at a Northern Ireland jail produce 60 Braille books for blind children in south-east Africa.
  
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• Northern Ireland granny denies causing crash which killed grandson Jackson Turner (7)

  10-10-2017 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 72-year old Northern Ireland woman has denied causing a collision which claimed the life of her seven-year old grandson.
  
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• Shop at SuperValu, Centra or Mace? Customers told to check their bank statements

  10-10-2017 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Customers of SuperValu, Centra and Mace have been advised to review their bank statements following a cyber attack.
  
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• Japanese woman denied visa to marry in Belfast because of 'misunderstanding', court hears

  10-10-2017 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Japanese woman was initially denied a visa to marry her Northern Ireland fiance in Belfast due to a "misunderstanding", the High Court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Road to Russia?

  10-10-2017 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Play-offs are all that stand between Northern Ireland and the Republic's World Cup dreams.
  
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• Northern Ireland GCSE and AS remark deadline re-opened for English Lit after grade jumps from D to A

  10-10-2017 11:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  CCEA is reopening the appeal process for students to have their GCSE and AS Level English Literature exams remarked - after it emerged a pupil's grade dramatically jumped from a D to an A after a remark.
  
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• For Belfast, 'America First' Amounts to 'Northern Ireland Last' - New York Times

  10-10-2017 11:51
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  For Belfast, 'America First' Amounts to 'Northern Ireland Last'
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  A Bombardier factory in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Trump administration, under pressure from Boeing, has proposed a tariff of nearly 300 percent on imports of Bombardier's newest plane. Credit Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters. BELFAST, Northern Ireland ...and more »
  
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• X Factor finalist Wagner in rallying call for Shankill Defenders' competition

  10-10-2017 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Shankill Road Defenders have enlisted an unlikely figure to promote their upcoming melody flute competition - none other than former X Factor favourite Wagner.
  
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• Lord Mayor visits Marie Curie Hospice in Belfast

  10-10-2017 11:33 via youtube.com
  
  
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• English literature GCSE and AS Level re-marking reopened

  10-10-2017 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The review process is extended after some remarks caused results to be raised by two or more grades.
  
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• Shane Duffy: Wales were never going to score

  10-10-2017 11:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Republic of Ireland defender Shane Duffy says the team's spirit and work-rate meant Wales were "never going to score" in the World Cup qualifier.
  
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• Watch: Star Wars The Last Jedi trailer - featuring epic battles, Kerry's Skellig Michael, and Carrie Fisher in one of her final roles

  10-10-2017 11:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The full-length trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been released, whipping fans into a frenzy for its Christmas release.
  
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• Banned: Sword comes down on cars at Game of Thrones Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland

  10-10-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cars and tourist buses are to be banned for driving down the iconic Dark Hedges road in Co Antrim from the end of the month.
  
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• Zoo photo contest

  10-10-2017 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Moody meerkats and pensive red pandas are snapped by Belfast Zoo photo competition winners.
  
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• Meet Erin - goal hero James McClean's proud wife and mum of their three kids

  10-10-2017 10:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was one picture that summed up the joy of Ireland's victory against Wales to ensure we qualified for the World Cup play-offs: James McClean embracing his wife Erin.
  
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• Catalan president puts off independence move to focus on talks

  10-10-2017 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Catalan president Carles Puigdemont has said he has a mandate to declare independence for the north-eastern Spanish region but is prepared to wait "a few weeks" in order to facilitate a dialogue.
  
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• Catalan lawmakers sign 'independence declaration' but delay its implementation

  10-10-2017 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Catalan lawmakers have signed a document they are calling a declaration of independence from Spain but are delaying its implementation.
  
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• Sinn Fein fights bid to axe of St Pat’s Day Custom House Square gig in Belfast

  10-10-2017 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The under-threat St Patrick's Day concert in Belfast has become a "victim of its own success", according to a councillor speaking ahead of a vote that may lead to the annual gig's cancellation.
  
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• Rescue cat mauled to death in Lurgan dog attack

  10-10-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Lurgan woman has been left traumatised after witnessing her pet cat being mauled to death by two dogs.
  
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• Galway brewery taking over Belfast Brewbot bar on Ormeau Road

  10-10-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast bar Brewbot is to be taken over by a top Irish beer bar chain and brewery, it can be revealed.
  
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• CCEA exam board under fire as hundreds of Northern Ireland students appeal results

  10-10-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pupils and parents have said they have little confidence in Northern Ireland examination board CCEA after it issued the wrong results to AS level and GCSE candidates.
  
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