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• Irish Premier Division: Derry City 3-0 Finn Harps

  13-10-2017 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Goals from Ronan Curtis and a second-half double from Rory Patterson help Derry City to a 3-0 win over struggling Finn Harps.
  
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• Fire at Lough Erne Resort

  13-10-2017 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  It is understood the blaze started at a fireplace in the main reception area.
  
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• European Rugby Champions Cup: Ulster 19-9 Wasps

  13-10-2017 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Tries from Jacob Stockdale and Stuart McCloskey give Ulster a 10-point win over Wasps in their Champions Cup opener.
  
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• Fermanagh's Lough Erne Resort evacuated due to fire

  13-10-2017 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lough Erne Resort has been evacuating following a fire in the main building on Friday evening.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Warrenpoint Town 2-1 Ballinamallard Utd

  13-10-2017 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Warrenpoint Town move six points clear of bottom club Ballinamallard United as Alan Davidson's late goal ensures a 2-1 win at Milltown.
  
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• Man charged following police investigation into heroin supply in Belfast - Belfast Live

  13-10-2017 20:41
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  Man charged following police investigation into heroin supply in Belfast
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  Police have charged a 22-year-old man, arrested as part of an investigation into heroin supply, with five counts of 'being concerned in the supply of class A drugs'. He will also face a number of alleged motoring offences when he appears at Belfast ...and more »
  
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• Final scores from Friday night's matches

  13-10-2017 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Final scores from Friday night's Premiership game between Warrenpoint Town and Ballinamallard United and Derry City against Finn Harps in the Premier Division.
  
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• Stephen Robinson: Motherwell manager extends contract until 2020

  13-10-2017 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson signs a two-year extension to stay at Fir Park until May 2020.
  
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• Tail end of Hurricane Ophelia on way to Ireland

  13-10-2017 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland could be hit by winds of up to 80mph as the remains of the hurricane strikes.
  
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• Ulster flanker Marcell Coetzee ruled out for nine months

  13-10-2017 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster flanker Marcell Coetzee is out for a further nine months after undergoing follow-up surgery on his previously repaired knee ligament.
  
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• Two pipe bombs found in Dungiven security alert

  13-10-2017 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The devices were found after a second day of searches in County Londonderry, say police.
  
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• Ex-Assembly speaker Alderdice says Newton should resign

  13-10-2017 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Lord Alderdice, who served as Stormont speaker between 1998 and 2004, says Robin Newton's position is untenable.
  
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• Dangerous driving incidents cut by fifth thanks to smartphone app

  13-10-2017 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Young drivers in Northern Ireland reduced their number of dangerous driving incidents by a fifth using a new smartphone app.
  
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• Teenager accused of spate of burglaries in east Belfast refused bail

  13-10-2017 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager was remanded in custody on Friday accused of a spate of burglaries and attempts to take two lorries in east Belfast.
  
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• Chancellor expresses regret over EU ‘enemy’ remark

  13-10-2017 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Philip Hammond has said he regrets his “poor choice” of words after branding the European Union the “enemy”.
  
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• Police investigate after two men rob shop with wooden bat and plastic box

  13-10-2017 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a robbery at east Belfast after two men entered a shop armed with a wooden bat and the other carrying a plastic recycling box.
  
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• Partner of murdered Jennifer Dornan jailed for dangerous driving

  13-10-2017 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The partner of murdered Jennifer Dornan found stabbed to death in her home was jailed on Friday for 11 months for dangerous driving during a police chase through Belfast this year.
  
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• Missing girls: Bloomfield Collegiate pupils found safe

  13-10-2017 16:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The three girls, all in year 11 at Bloomfield Collegiate, Belfast, were reported missing on Wednesday.
  
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• Irish language school's bid to move must be reconsidered, judge rules

  13-10-2017 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A decision to turn down an Irish language primary school's bid to relocate from its current 115-year-old building in west Belfast must be reconsidered, a High Court judge ruled on Friday.
  
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• Harvey Weinstein: Apology over 'guess what he'd call restaurant' competition

  13-10-2017 15:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish restaurant booking and review site Menupages.ie has apologised after it ran a competition based on the revelations surrounding the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
  
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• Man denies link to bomb under policeman's car in Eglinton

  13-10-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A County Armagh man appears in court accused of trying to kill a police officer with an under-car bomb.
  
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• Man denies car-bomb murder bid

  13-10-2017 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A County Armagh man appears in court accused of trying to kill a police officer with an under-car bomb.
  
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• Belfast Health Trust savings plans 'no longer needed' - BBC News

  13-10-2017 15:09
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  All but one of the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust's proposed savings plans can be stood down after it was given more funding, it has said. The trust benefitted from an extra £10m allocated to the Department of Health this week. Reductions in ...and more »
  
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• Belfast Health Trust savings plans 'no longer needed'

  13-10-2017 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Reductions in staff and hospital beds are no longer needed, says the Belfast Health Trust.
  
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• Fermanagh crash murder: More time to question pair

  13-10-2017 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Natasha Carruthers was originally thought to have died in an accident, but the case later became a murder inquiry.
  
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• Weeping Window poppies on show

  13-10-2017 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 6,000 ceramic poppies cascade from the Ulster Museum to mark the loss of life in World War One.
  
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• Weeping Window

  13-10-2017 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 6,000 ceramic poppies cascade from the Ulster Museum to mark the loss of life in World War One.
  
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• Planned health cuts: Unison warns of legal challenge

  13-10-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans to cut millions of pounds from health services in Northern Ireland could face a legal challenge from trade unionists .
  
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• Northern Ireland broadcaster Gloria Hunniford awarded OBE at Buckingham Palace

  13-10-2017 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland broadcaster Gloria Hunniford has received an OBE.
  
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• What exactly are LED Daytime Running Lights - and what use are they?

  13-10-2017 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  So, you’re in the market for a new or nearly new car.
  
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• Authorities still flummoxed by mysterious foul smell in Belfast city centre - thejournal.ie

  13-10-2017 13:36
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  Authorities still flummoxed by mysterious foul smell in Belfast city centre
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  MANY PARTS OF Belfast city centre were cloaked in a foul smell earlier this week but despite two investigations authorities have yet find out what caused the stink. Numerous people took to social media to report the unusual stench, with many of them ...
  
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• Pictured: Iconic poppy sculpture Weeping Window at Belfast's Ulster Museum

  13-10-2017 13:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The iconic poppy sculpture Weeping Window will open at the Ulster Museum in Belfast on Saturday.
  
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• Man (22) charged with five counts of supplying heroin in Belfast

  13-10-2017 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man has been charged with five counts of 'being concerned in the supply of class A drugs' and a number of motoring offences in Belfast.
  
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• Laurence Shaw murder probe: Police appeal for anyone who may have seen blue van

  13-10-2017 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the murder of Laurence Shaw have asked anyone who may have seen a blue Citroen van on the day he was last seen to come forward.
  
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• Nato flotilla docks in Belfast for weekend

  13-10-2017 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the largest flotillas of Nato warships to dock in Belfast arrives for a weekend visit.
  
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• NATO mine-hunter ships roll into Belfast for port visit

  13-10-2017 11:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of NATO ships with a mission to trawl the ocean and deal with potentially lethal sea mines have docked in Belfast.
  
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• Shakespearean storm?

  13-10-2017 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Disbelief after body discovery and Hurricane Ophelia is set to make a dramatic entrance.
  
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• Trump: Iran is violating 'spirit' of nuclear deal

  13-10-2017 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has angrily accused Iran of violating the spirit of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal but stopped short of ripping up the agreement.
  
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• Revealed: Hungry Belfast public's favourite Deliveroo meal as company orders up 70%

  13-10-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Food delivery service Deliveroo has said it has tripled its business in Belfast, with Mexican food the favourite among its customers.
  
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• MOD's Ken Johnston who spoke for the military in Northern Ireland stands down

  13-10-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man who became the voice of the military in Northern Ireland is retiring.
  
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• DUP's Foster slams 'scaremongering' rival unionists as talks reach crucial stage

  13-10-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has hit out at rival unionists for "scaremongering" as the talks head towards a crunch weekend.
  
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• Dungiven security alert ends after two pipe bomb type devices found

  13-10-2017 08:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in Dungiven has ended after the recovery of two pipe bomb type devices.
  
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• Dungiven security alert continues after two suspicious objects found

  13-10-2017 08:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in Dungiven is continuing on Friday two suspicious objects were found.
  
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• Marie Conlon: Man charged with theft and fraud offences

  13-10-2017 08:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Man face several charges after a woman lay dead in a Belfast flat for more than two years.
  
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• Bombardier: Government 'should follow Canada'

  13-10-2017 08:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Shadow secretary of state says government is not doing enough to resolve dispute, but DUP refutes claims.
  
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• SDLP's Patsy McGlone favourite to replace Robin Newton as Speaker... if Assembly restored

  13-10-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish-speaking nationalist politician is likely to become the Assembly's new Speaker if Sinn Fein and the DUP reach a deal to restore power-sharing.
  
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• Natasha Carruthers death: Police granted extra time to question suspects

  13-10-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have been granted additional time to question two men over the murder of Natasha Carruthers, the mother of one who died in a car crash in Fermanagh.
  
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• Marie Conlon: Man arrested in connection with death of pensioner no longer murder suspect

  13-10-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with a number of offences in relation to the death of west Belfast pensioner Maire Conlon.
  
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