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• Las Vegas hotel 'did not immediately report gunfire to police'

  12-10-2017 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mandalay Bay hotel staff did not notify Las Vegas police about a shooting in a hallway until after Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd outside at a country music festival, a federal official said.
  
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• Security alert in Dungiven continues

  12-10-2017 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in Dungiven is still ongoing after the discovery of two suspicious objects on Thursday.
  
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• Colin Farrell labels Weinstein allegations ‘atrocious’

  12-10-2017 20:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Colin Farrell has spoken of his horror at the allegations of sexual harassment and assault made against Harvey Weinstein, and his hope that changes will be made.
  
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• School sports programme gets reprieve in funding boost

  12-10-2017 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  There had been fears that budget cuts would see 50 coaches lose their jobs at NI schools.
  
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• Public told to run tap until clear after brown water issue in Belfast

  12-10-2017 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NI Water has advised the public to run their taps after quality issues affected areas in the city centre.
  
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• Woman's body found in Belfast home after almost three years - The Guardian

  12-10-2017 17:37
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  Woman's body found in Belfast home after almost three years
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  PSNI police officers found Marie Conlon's body in her bed. Photograph: Stephen Barnes/Corbis via Getty Images. UK news. Woman's body found in Belfast home after almost three years. Police arrest 23-year-old man on suspicion of murder following ...
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  Murder victim's body may have been in Belfast flat for two year
  
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• Belfast Cocktail Week: Everything you need to know

  12-10-2017 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast is set to host a week-long festival aimed at cocktail lovers.
  
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• Woman settles legal action against PSNI over sexual harassment

  12-10-2017 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A civilian employee has settled her legal action against the PSNI over its handling of alleged sexual harassment at work.
  
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• Royal Mail wins court order to halt strike but threat of action still looms

  12-10-2017 16:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Royal Mail has won a court injunction halting a planned 48-hour strike by postal workers but still faces the threat of industrial action before Christmas.
  
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• Belfast's newest beer bar - Northern Lights on Ormeau Road

  12-10-2017 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast's newest beer bar has been revealed.
  
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• Catwalk dream

  12-10-2017 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Modelling agent Cathy Martin has offered Kate Grant a place on the catwalk at Belfast Fashion Week.
  
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• Catwalk debut for Down's syndrome teen

  12-10-2017 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Modelling agent Cathy Martin has offered Kate Grant a place on the catwalk at Belfast Fashion Week.
  
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• Northern Ireland factory worker assaulted supervisor

  12-10-2017 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man with a "history of volatile behaviour" has sent to prison for a workplace assault with left a supervisor with four fractures.
  
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• Sinn Fein lodge formal complaint over Robin Newton Spotlight claims

  12-10-2017 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has lodged a formal complaint to the Assembly over the allegations made about the Speaker Robin Newton on Spotlight.
  
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• Irish call to expel diplomat over Halawa

  12-10-2017 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-Justice Minister Alan Shatter wants action taken if Ibrahim Halawa is not freed this week.
  
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• Colour Lagan green for St Pat's, I've no problem if it's Orange for Twelfth, says Sinn Fein councillor

  12-10-2017 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein councillor has said she would have no problem with colouring the Lagan Orange for the Twelfth.
  
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• 'Nun with a gun'

  12-10-2017 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Sally-Anne Jones used the cover of an NI writer's debut novel as a propaganda image for IS.
  
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• Look inside: Video tour of luxurious million pound mansion in Co Antrim

  12-10-2017 14:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There is no limit to the level of luxury in this smashing contemporary home.
  
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• Talks to restore Stormont Executive at 'critical point', says Brokenshire

  12-10-2017 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire has said that talks to restore the Executive are at a "critical point".
  
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• Lord Mayor officially opens City Hall gift shop

  12-10-2017 13:24 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Shocked and heartbroken family of Marie Conlon find murder 'difficult to comprehend'

  12-10-2017 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a woman found killed in a home in west Belfast say they are heartbroken under the tragic circumstances of her death.
  
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• Murdered Belfast woman Marie Conlon 'lay dead for over two years in flat'

  12-10-2017 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said the woman found killed in a home in west Belfast may have been dead for over two years.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Queen's Quay Derry closed due to security alert

  12-10-2017 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: All your NI traffic and travel updates

  12-10-2017 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Progress made on post-Brexit Irish border: David Davis

  12-10-2017 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit secretary David Davis has said progress has been made in the Brexit talks on the issue of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
  
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• Huntington's disease: Anger over access to specialist nurse

  12-10-2017 12:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Simon Clark was diagnosed with the condition in 2003 but cannot utilise services of specialist nurse.
  
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• 37,618 Northern Ireland children referred to social services in one year

  12-10-2017 12:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 40,000 children in Northern Ireland were referred to social services during a one-year period, shocking new figures have shown.
  
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• Northern Ireland exports 'best on record'

  12-10-2017 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The weak pound helps boost Northern Ireland's export figures.
  
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• Belfast man 'shaken' in gun attack on home - example of crime gangs exerting control, say police

  12-10-2017 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man in his 30s has been left badly shaken after a gun attack on his home.
  
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• Police receive complaint over BBC Spotlight programme

  12-10-2017 11:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed they have received a complaint over the BBC's Spotlight programme.
  
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• Ireland clinch place at 2018 Hockey Women's World Cup

  12-10-2017 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland's women will play at the World Cup for the first time since 2002 as a result of Australia reaching the Oceania Cup final.
  
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• Natasha Carruthers death: Three arrested in murder probe after Fermanagh crash

  12-10-2017 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A third person has been arrested following the investigation of the murder of 23-year-old woman Natasha Carruthers in Fermanagh.
  
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• Natasha Carruthers death: Second man arrested in murder probe after Fermanagh crash

  12-10-2017 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murder of 23-year-old woman Natasha Carruthers in Fermanagh have arrested a second man.
  
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• Natasha Carruthers death: Man arrested in murder probe after Fermanagh crash

  12-10-2017 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murder of 23-year-old woman Natasha Carruthers in Fermanagh have arrested a man.
  
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• Gary Barlow's 2018 solo tour heading for Belfast

  12-10-2017 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gary Barlow has announced he will be embarking on a solo tour in 2018 and will include a show in Belfast.
  
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• Steam Packet to continue Belfast sailings - Energy FM

  12-10-2017 10:29
  Steam Packet to continue Belfast sailings
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  The Steam Packet Company had considered switching to Larne for its Northern Ireland route, but has decided to stick with Belfast following feedback from the public. The operator received more than 3,000 responses to its public consultation, with foot ...and more »
  
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• Marchers in Barcelona and Madrid turn out for Spain on country's national day

  12-10-2017 10:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Catalans who want their region to remain in Spain marked the country's national day on Thursday, marching through Barcelona waving both Spanish and Catalan flags and shouting "I am Spanish".
  
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• BBC Question Time: Line-up revealed for Belfast show

  12-10-2017 10:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The line up has been revealed for this weeks BBC's Question Time, which comes from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Gary Barlow announces Belfast date for his 2018 tour and here's how to get tickets - Belfast Live

  12-10-2017 09:57
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  Gary Barlow announces Belfast date for his 2018 tour and here's how to get tickets
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  Take That frontman Gary Barlow has announced he's returning to Belfast next year on his solo tour. The singer-songwriter will play Belfast's Waterfront Hall on May 8, 2018. Announcing the news of his 'In Concert' tour on social media this morning, Gary ...
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• Stephen Nolan shaken after protester storms TV studio - Belfast Live

  12-10-2017 09:30
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  Stephen Nolan shaken after protester storms TV studio
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  Stephen Nolan was left shaken after a protester stormed the TV studio on Thursday night. The Belfast presenter was in the middle of speaking on Nolan Live when he was interrupted by a man shouting from the floor. Nolan was visibly shocked by the ...and more »
  
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• Britain set to be lashed by Ophelia’s tail on 30th anniversary of Great Storm

  12-10-2017 09:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Ophelia is crossing the Atlantic Ocean and could bring wet weather and gusts of up to 70mph when it hits Britain’s shores.
  
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• St Patrick's Belfast gig survives after Sinn Fein and unionists clash at city hall

  12-10-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The under-threat St Patrick's Day concert in Belfast has been given the green light following heated discussions at City Hall.
  
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• St Patrick's Belfast gig survives after Sinn Fein and unionists clash at city hall - Belfast Telegraph

  12-10-2017 08:59
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  St Patrick's Belfast gig survives after Sinn Fein and unionists clash at city hall
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  The under-threat St Patrick's Day concert in Belfast has been given the green light following heated discussions at City Hall. Belfast City Council was seeking approval to cancel the popular event at Custom House Square on health and safety grounds.and more »
  
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• Trudeau and Trump discuss Bombardier

  12-10-2017 08:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Canada's PM says he "disagrees vehemently" with a US tax ruling that threatens Belfast jobs.
  
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• Memorial service held for choking victim Sherry Campbell

  12-10-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A memorial service has been held at Strangford College on the eve of what would have been the birthday of a young teaching assistant who choked to death.
  
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• DUP hits at name of Ceoil, Craic agus Carnival in Tyrone

  12-10-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP councillor has questioned why St Patrick's Day celebrations in Strabane have to have an Irish language title.
  
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• Map reveals Northern Ireland's dementia hotspot

  12-10-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's worst area for dementia has been revealed.
  
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• Man arrested in probe over murder of Belfast woman

  12-10-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched a murder investigation and one man has been arrested after a woman's body was found in west Belfast.
  
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• DUP's Foster silent as Speaker Newton refuses to resign over Charter NI revelations

  12-10-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster is staying silent on the growing controversy around Speaker Robin Newton, who won't resign from his £87,500 a year job despite claims he misled the Assembly.
  
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• Celtic pitch invader who tried to kick player given four-year ban

  12-10-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Celtic fan from Co Armagh has been banned from football matches for four years after a high-profile solo pitch invasion.
  
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