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• Gardai launch murder investigation after death of Donegal man

  05-11-2017 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai have declared the death of a man in Letterkenny as murder.
  
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• Texas church shooting: At least 27 killed - Trump monitoring situation from Japan

  05-11-2017 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gunman has opened fire at a church in Texas killing at least 27 people.
  
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• Missing Mourne walkers found after PSNI helicopter search

  05-11-2017 20:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Walkers reported as missing on the Mourne Mountains have been found.
  
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• Paradise Papers: Queen’s private estate ‘invested millions in offshore haven’

  05-11-2017 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen has been accused of having her personal fortune invested in an offshore tax haven as an explosive leak of financial documents laid bare the financial affairs of the global elite.
  
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• Belfast Zoo announces death of Tina the elephant - Belfast Telegraph

  05-11-2017 18:47
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  Belfast Zoo announces death of Tina the elephant
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  The Asian elephant had been a resident at the zoo since 1966. She collapsed on Sunday morning and staff and a vet took the difficult decision to put her to sleep. The Fire Service had been called to the Cave Hill site on Sunday to assist. A Belfast ...
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  Firefighters called to Belfast Zoo to help staff with 'animal support'Belfast Liveall 7 news articles »
  
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• Tina the elephant passes away at Belfast Zoo - ITV News

  05-11-2017 18:46
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  Tina the elephant passes away at Belfast Zoo
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  Tina pictured when she arrived at the Zoo (left) and in April 2017 (right). Credit: Belfast Zoo. Tina the Asian elephant has passed away at Belfast Zoo. Tina was 54 and one of the oldest elephants at the zoo, arriving in 1966. Staff are extremely ...and more »
  
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• Watch: Do you gnome who this 'thief' is? - Belfast Live

  05-11-2017 18:41
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  Watch: Do you gnome who this 'thief' is?
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  A unwitting gnome 'thief' who relieved a family of their beloved garden ornament has been caught in the act on CCTV. The £35 decoration was taken from outside the front door of a Co Derry home early on last Saturday morning (Oct 28). The Magherafelt ...
  
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• Northern Ireland killer Stephen Henry charged with being unlawfully at large

  05-11-2017 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Murderer Stephen Henry is to appear in court on Monday charged with being unlawfully at large.
  
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• Firefighters called to Belfast Zoo to help staff with 'animal support' - Belfast Live

  05-11-2017 17:02
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  Firefighters called to Belfast Zoo to help staff with 'animal support'
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  The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service were called out to Belfast Zoo earlier today to help provide 'animal support' - by lifting one of the elephants. Members of the public were surprised to see a fire crew at the zoo and reports began to ...
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• Watch: CastleCourt Belfast's Christmas toy tester

  05-11-2017 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  CastleCourt Belfast hosted a two-day toy tester event this weekend.
  
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• Festival highlighted 'reflection and hope' - Belfast Newsletter

  05-11-2017 16:21
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  Festival highlighted 'reflection and hope'
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  Standard Bearers during The Royal British Legion s Northern Ireland Festival of Remembrance, which took place in the Waterfront at Belfast on Saturday. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye. Published: 15:18 Sunday 05 November 2017 ...and more »
  
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• Hit-and-run victim 'a very fun-loving young fella'

  05-11-2017 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  GAA club official pays tribute to Matthew Bradley, who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Liverpool.
  
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• Police release last image of Belfast woman Karen Lane before disappearance - Belfast Telegraph

  05-11-2017 16:08
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  Police release last image of Belfast woman Karen Lane before disappearance
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  Police searching for missing Belfast woman Karen Lane have released what's thought to be the last known image of her before her disappearance. Karen Lane was last seen in the Templemore Avenue at around 11:30am on Monday, October 23. "A local ...and more »
  
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• Police release last image of Belfast woman Karen Lane before disappearance

  05-11-2017 16:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police searching for missing Belfast woman Karen Lane have released what's thought to be the last known image of her before her disappearance.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing’s shock casualty revealed

  05-11-2017 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing favourite Aston Merrygold has become the sixth star to get the boot in one of the show’s biggest shock departures.
  
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• Newtownabbey attack: Teen in hospital after early morning assault - Belfast Live

  05-11-2017 14:34
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  Newtownabbey attack: Teen in hospital after early morning assault
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  Detectives in Antrim are appealing for witnesses following the assault in the vicinity of Ballyduff shops, Fairview Road , in the early hours of this morning (November 5). Det Sergeant Lyttle said “At approximately 2.00am an 18-year-old male was ...and more »
  
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• Teen in hospital after Newtownabbey attack

  05-11-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager was left in hospital after an attack in Newtownabbey.
  
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• Kay Mellor reveals she was sexually assaulted by unnamed TV executive

  05-11-2017 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV writer Kay Mellor has revealed she was sexually assaulted earlier in her career.
  
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• James McClean hits out at BBC Match of the Day coverage and blasts 'cowards' in crowd at West Brom game

  05-11-2017 13:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James McClean has hit out at "cowards" who he claims threw bottles, coins and lighters at him during West Brom's 1-0 defeat to Huddersfield on Saturday.
  
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• PSNI issue warning over new email scams targeting people - Belfast Live

  05-11-2017 13:29
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  PSNI issue warning over new email scams targeting people
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  The police revealed that this time "scams purporting to be from TV Licensing and NatWest" have been sent out. A spokesman revealed that they received an email today, and simply advised: "Do not engage." It comes after the PSNI warned about a speeding ...
  
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• Mark Carney – Brexit uncertainty could hit UK growth

  05-11-2017 12:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Governor of the Bank of England said uncertainty over Brexit and the UK’s future trade relations with the European Union are having a negative impact on growth.
  
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• UK ticket holder scoops £25 million EuroMillions jackpot

  05-11-2017 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A UK ticket holder has come forward to claim a £25.4 million EuroMillions jackpot, Camelot has said.
  
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• Mollie King: It takes an army to get me out of my Strictly Come Dancing dress

  05-11-2017 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing’s Mollie King has revealed there is a downside to wearing the show’s glamorous outfits.
  
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• Glenavy man killed in hit-and-run in Liverpool

  05-11-2017 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The driver "sped off" while bystanders tried to help the 24-year-old man, police say.
  
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• Elderly woman's Co Down home robbed while she was in

  05-11-2017 12:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman's home was robbed while she was in with the thieves taking her handbag, police have said.
  
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• One in four Northern Ireland workers paid less than £8.45 an hour - highest in UK

  05-11-2017 11:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More Northern Ireland workers are paid below the voluntary living wage than anywhere else in the UK.
  
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• Tory Whip Chris Pincher refers himself to police over behaviour allegations

  05-11-2017 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conservative MP Chris Pincher has “voluntarily stood down” from the Whips’ Office and referred himself to the party’s complaints procedure and the police following allegations over his behaviour, a Downing Street spokesman said.
  
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• Inquiry into Damian Green widened to look at porn allegations

  05-11-2017 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The ongoing Whitehall inquiry into First Secretary of State Damian Green has been widened to look at allegations that pornographic material was found on one of his parliamentary computers, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said.
  
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• Coleraine manager Oran Kearney secures award hat-trick

  05-11-2017 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Coleraine boss Oran Kearney adds the October Manager of the Month award to his August and September accolades.
  
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• Donald Trump’s golf resort ‘could face severe flooding’

  05-11-2017 10:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s five-star golf resort in Aberdeenshire is among a number of courses which could face severe flooding by the middle of this century, according to a study.
  
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• Rugby League World Cup: Papua New Guinea 14-6 Ireland

  05-11-2017 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Co-hosts Papua New Guinea are well placed to reach the Rugby League World Cup quarter-finals after beating Ireland 14-6.
  
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• Funny, kind-hearted and generous: Heartbroken family's tribute to Northern Ireland man Matthew Bradley killed on Liverpool stag do

  05-11-2017 10:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Northern Ireland man killed on a stag do in Liverpool have described him as funny, kind-hearted and generous.
  
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• Belfast "on way" to £1bn property goal but faces hurdles - BBC News

  05-11-2017 10:24
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  Belfast "on way" to £1bn property goal but faces hurdles
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  Belfast Council says its goal of attracting £1bn worth of new property investment to the city by 2021 remains achievable. So far, a fifth of the total has been reached in two years. Part of the sales pitch to overseas investors is how a 12.5 ...and more »
  
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• Belfast "on way" to £1bn property goal but faces hurdles

  05-11-2017 10:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast Council says goal of £1bn in new property investment on track despite challenges
  
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• Burglary probe after elderly woman targeted in her Co Down home - Belfast Live

  05-11-2017 10:15
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  Burglary probe after elderly woman targeted in her Co Down home
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  Police have launched an investigation after an elderly woman's home was burgled in Co Down. The incident occurred in the Linley Drive area of Comber on Friday while the pensioner was in the house (November 3). Detective Constable Armstrong said: “At ...and more »
  
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• Sleaze allegations will lead to clear-out of sexual harassment, says Rudd

  05-11-2017 07:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wave of sleaze allegations sweeping Parliament will lead to a “clear-out” of sexual harassment at Westminster, Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said.
  
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