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• NI Waiting lists: Delays mean patient feels like 'prisoner in own house'

  17-10-2017 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  NI Waiting lists: A woman who has been waiting for treatment says she feels like a prisoner in her own home.
  
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• Constance Cooper

  17-10-2017 23:36
  Constance Cooper, 92, of Belfast, passed away peacefully Oct. 16, 2017. She was born Feb. 10, 1925, in Sharon, Mass., the daughter of D. Morton and Esther Swift.
  
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• Crusaders and Ards into quarters of League Cup

  17-10-2017 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Declan Caddell netted a 75th minute winner to send Crusaders into the quarter-finals of the Bet McLean League Cup with a 3-2 win over Coleraine while Ards crushed Glenavon 4-0.
  
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• Belfast scientists make discovery that beckons 'new dawn in physics'

  17-10-2017 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scientists from Queen's University have taken part in a project that could show the origin of gold and platinum in the Universe and which beckons in a "new dawn in physics".
  
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• GP services in Northern Ireland are 'in crisis'

  17-10-2017 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Some patients in Northern Ireland are waiting up to three years to see a consultant about having surgery, following a referral.
  
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• Derry police officers take part in multi-million pound pharmaceutical bust

  17-10-2017 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Officers from Northern Ireland have taken part in a drug bust that seized several million pounds worth of pharmaceutical products in Manchester.
  
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• Bombardier raises hopes Airbus deal could save 1,000 jobs in Belfast

  17-10-2017 18:04
  European group challenges US rival Boeing by taking stake in Canadian group’s C-Series programme to help it avoid tariffsBombardier has raised hopes of safeguarding 1,000 jobs in Belfast, saying it was confident a deal for Airbus to take a majority stake in the C-Series jet programme would help it avoid punishing US import tariffs.The two companies hope to circumvent the 300% import tariff by assembling the C-Series passenger jets destined for US customers at Airbus’s factory in Alab
  
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• Horner accused remanded in custody as bail is breached

  17-10-2017 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mechanic accused of a loyalist feud killing carried out in a supermarket car park forgot to report in with police three times out of "stupidity", the High Court has heard.
  
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• Bombardier raises hopes Airbus deal could save 1000 jobs in Belfast - The Guardian

  17-10-2017 17:40
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  Bombardier raises hopes Airbus deal could save 1000 jobs in Belfast
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  An Airbus A320 and a Bombardier C-Series plane after the announcement of the deal. Photograph: P Pigeyre/Airbus/EPA. Bombardier. Bombardier raises hopes Airbus deal could save 1,000 jobs in Belfast. European group challenges US rival Boeing by ...
  Airbus-Bombardier: New hope on horizon as Belfast workers greet news of dealBelfast Telegraph
  Q&A: What does Bombardier-Airbus deal mean for Belfast
  
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• Ulster rugby stars Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding to stand trial on rape charges

  17-10-2017 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Irish and Ulster rugby stars are to stand trial charged with raping a woman in Belfast, a judge ordered on Tuesday.
  
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• Fish City Belfast among UK's top three healthiest fish and chips business

  17-10-2017 16:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fish City in Belfast has been announced as one of the top three healthiest fish and chip businesses in the UK.
  
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• Letterkenny assault: Woman describes assault horror

  17-10-2017 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A County Donegal woman says she thought she was going to die during an assault in Letterkenny.
  
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• Watch: How to make perfect tipple for Belfast Cocktail Week

  17-10-2017 15:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Cocktail Week has kicked off with a host of events scheduled to celebrate the perfect tipple of your choosing.
  
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• Aerial footage of damage caused by storm Ophelia

  17-10-2017 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Aerial footage of damage caused by storm Ophelia
  
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• Windy wedding

  17-10-2017 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  A newly-married couple pose for pictures on a cliff as storm Ophelia batters the Northern Ireland coast.
  
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• Hurricane Ophelia: Newlyweds brave weather for photographs

  17-10-2017 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Couple brave storm to have their wedding photographs taken at Ramore Head, Portrush, County Antrim.
  
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• Bombardier to partner Airbus on C-Series jets

  17-10-2017 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The European aerospace firm is to take a majority stake in Bombardier's C-Series jet project.
  
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• Q&A: What does Bombardier-Airbus deal mean for Belfast?

  17-10-2017 15:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Where does the Airbus deal leave Bombardier's trade spat with Boeing - and what does it mean for Belfast?
  
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• ‘Delighted’ William and Kate expecting their baby in April

  17-10-2017 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their baby in April.
  
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• Watch: Get a grip it's a normal autumn day - meet the man behind Big Fish's take on Storm Ophelia

  17-10-2017 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Batten the hatches, prepare for the worst, get home early, raid the shop for essentials - catch a grip, says one Northern Ireland funny man.
  
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• Loyalist Harbinson loses bid to have bail conditions eased over firearms offence

  17-10-2017 14:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prominent loyalist Mark Harbinson failed in his bid on Tuesday to have his bail conditions eased in the run-up to his trial next month on firearms offences.
  
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• Asthma attack Derry nurse sacked for using hospital inhaler wins legal battle

  17-10-2017 14:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A nurse sacked over the use of a hospital inhaler during a suspected asthma attack has won her renewed legal battle against the misconduct finding.
  
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• Storm Ophelia live updates: Northern Ireland schools to reopen, hospitals back to normal, 850 without power

  17-10-2017 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 50,000 homes and businesses were left without power in the wake of Storm Ophelia in Northern Ireland with some 850 still without electricity.
  
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• Storm Ophelia live updates: Northern Ireland schools to reopen, hospitals back to normal, 3,000 without power

  17-10-2017 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 50,000 homes and businesses were left without power in the wake of Storm Ophelia in Northern Ireland with some 3,600 still without electricity.
  
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• Storm Ophelia live updates: Northern Ireland schools to reopen, hospitals back to normal, 2,000 without power

  17-10-2017 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 50,000 homes and businesses were left without power in the wake of Storm Ophelia in Northern Ireland with some 2,000 still without electricity.
  
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• Storm Ophelia live updates: Northern Ireland schools to reopen, hospitals back to normal, 1,200 without power

  17-10-2017 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 50,000 homes and businesses were left without power in the wake of Storm Ophelia in Northern Ireland with some 1,200 still without electricity.
  
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• Storm Ophelia live updates: Northern Ireland schools to reopen - 3,000 remain without power

  17-10-2017 13:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 50,000 homes and businesses were left without power in the wake of Storm Ophelia in Northern Ireland with some 3,600 still without electricity.
  
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• Poll: Varadkar says more than 50% plus one needed in united Ireland poll - what do you think?

  17-10-2017 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said there needs to be a bigger majority than 50% plus one in a poll to bring about a united Ireland.
  
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• NHS Tracker

  17-10-2017 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Use our tracker to check whether your local services are meeting strict waiting-time targets for cancer, routine operations and A&E.
  
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• Exclusive: DUP's Newton all smiles with UDA terror chief Birch

  17-10-2017 12:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  These are the photos that show the relationship between under-pressure DUP MLA Robin Newton and a UDA terror chief.
  
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• Storm Ophelia: Northern Ireland emergency action plans 'out of date,' says former top cop

  17-10-2017 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's emergency plans, such as those needed for events in reaction to Storm Ophelia, are out of date, a former senior police officer has said.
  
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• Champions League scores: Spurs hold Real while Liverpool bag 7 against Maribor

  17-10-2017 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's deadline-day signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be in line for his first Champions League start for the club after impressing manager Jurgen Klopp.
  
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• Champions League scores Oct 17: Manchester City v Napoli, Real Madrid v Tottenham, Maribor v Liverpool

  17-10-2017 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's deadline-day signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be in line for his first Champions League start for the club after impressing manager Jurgen Klopp.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: M22 crash causing delays - fog warning

  17-10-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Full list of roads blocked following Storm Ophelia

  17-10-2017 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Airbus takes majority stake in Bombardier jet project

  17-10-2017 10:54
  European group joins Canadian multinational’s C-series programme, with ‘win-win’ deal potentially saving 1,000 jobs in BelfastEuropean aircraft giant Airbus is taking a majority stake in Bombardier’s controversial C-Series jet programme, potentially safeguarding 1,000 jobs in Belfast.The French-based plane maker is acquiring 50.1% of the programme, the future of which was left in doubt after Canadian company Bombardier was hit by a 300% import levy by the United States. T
  
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• Appeal for missing Belfast woman Jessica Patton

  17-10-2017 10:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Northern Ireland are trying to locate missing Belfast woman Jessica Patton.
  
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• Lawyers argue for rape case against Ireland rugby players Jackson and Olding to be dropped

  17-10-2017 10:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for two Ireland and Ulster rugby stars accused of rape are to argue the case should not proceed to trial.
  
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• Ulster University graduate Lidia fell to her death from Whispering Gallery in St Paul's Cathedral

  17-10-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A "beautiful and intelligent" Ulster University graduate has been named as the victim of a fall from the Whispering Gallery inside St Paul's Cathedral in London.
  
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• Twenty-one death threats in a 45-year newspaper career, but only one man could silence veteran journalist Jim McDowell... an uncommunicative singer called Van Morrison

  17-10-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former Sunday World northern editor defied both republican and loyalist paramilitaries, but the closest he came to dying was in a horrifying helicopter crash, witnessed by his terrified wife Lindy, he tells Ivan Little.
  
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• Tories must change approach to save Stormont talks, says Sinn Fein's O'Neill

  17-10-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has said it is vital that Stormont's power-sharing Executive is restored so that local politicians can making decisions about Northern Ireland.
  
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• Tories must change approach to save Stormont talks, says Sin Fein's O'Neill

  17-10-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has said it is vital that Stormont's power-sharing Executive is restored so that local politicians can making decisions about Northern Ireland.
  
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• Duchess Kate gives it a twirl with dancing bear Paddington

  17-10-2017 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge put her morning sickness behind her when Paddington Bear asked her for a dance.
  
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• Man who took fire engine on £160k wrecking spree in Larne given probation

  17-10-2017 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A remorseful Co Antrim man who took a stolen fire engine on a £160,000 drunken spree of destruction has been freed on probation.
  
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• Blast from past as youth culture hotspot Apache enjoys a rebirth

  17-10-2017 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A clothing store that was once a symbol of Nineties youth culture in Belfast has made a surprise comeback.
  
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• Double killer Hazel Stewart's home will be sold to recover assets

  17-10-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Double killer Hazel Stewart's family home is to be sold to settle a legal action over benefits inherited from her murdered first husband, it has emerged.
  
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• Charlotte Murray's family renew appeal in find Omagh woman police believe was murdered

  17-10-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken family of a Co Tyrone woman who police believe was murdered have issued a renewed appeal for information on the fifth anniversary of her disappearance.
  
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• More tests on body of Ryan Busa (10) feared mauled to death by pet dog

  17-10-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Further forensic tests are to be carried out on a young boy who died suddenly following an incident at his home in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ophelia closure of offices and shops could cost Northern Ireland economy £30m

  17-10-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Storm Ophelia could cost the Northern Ireland economy as much as £30m, according to leading economist Dr Esmond Birnie.
  
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• Ophelia: Alarm as reckless selfie-takers put lives at risk in Northern Ireland

  17-10-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thrill-seekers who flouted safety advice to pose beside massive waves whipped up by Storm Ophelia and climbed buildings during the violent winds have been urged not to jeopardise their lives for a selfie.
  
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