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• Ulster University team reach quarter finals of University Challenge

  27-11-2017 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A team of students from Northern Ireland have made the quarter finals of University Challenge following a grilling from Jeremy Paxman.
  
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• Meghan Markle couldn't wait to say yes to Prince Harry during engagement over a roast dinner

  27-11-2017 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle during a cosy night in over a roast chicken.
  
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• Ulster scrum-half Paul Marshall reveals young son's cancer diagnosis

  27-11-2017 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster scrum-half Paul Marshall talks about the shock of finding out that his two-year-old son Luke has cancer.
  
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• Man charged with two counts of attempted murder

  27-11-2017 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  A 23-year-old man is charged with two counts of attempted murder following a triple stabbing in north Belfast.
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder after three men stabbed in Belfast

  27-11-2017 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder after an incident in which three men received stab wounds in Belfast.
  
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• Women's World Cup qualifier: Northern Ireland women face Slovakia in Zilina

  27-11-2017 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland women's captain Marissa Callaghan says the team can earn their first World Cup qualifying points in Slovakia.
  
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• Man charged after delivery driver robbed in Belfast

  27-11-2017 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with robbery and possession of an offensive weapon in north Belfast.
  
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• Dalradian seeks planning for major gold mine in Tyrone

  27-11-2017 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The mine has been described as "one of the best gold projects on the planet", supporting 350 jobs.
  
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• Gold firm Dalradian submits planning application for controversial $1bn mine in Co Tyrone

  27-11-2017 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gold firm Dalradian Resources has submitted its planning application for the creation of a controversial $1bn (£750m) mine in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Stormont talks: Sinn Féin says no basis for them to resume

  27-11-2017 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Sinn Féin says the UK and Irish governments must commit to delivering on "rights-based issues".
  
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• Arlene Foster 'sorry' for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wedding tweet

  27-11-2017 17:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster tweeted her congratulations to Prince William after news of his brother's engagement.
  
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• Steal her style: Meghan Markle's stunning belted coat

  27-11-2017 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Meghan Markle made her first appearance as an engaged lady on Monday afternoon during a photocall with Prince Harry at Kensington Palace.
  
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• Education Authority again fails to appoint chief executive

  27-11-2017 16:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The Education Authority's third attempt to find a new chief executive is likely to begin next spring.
  
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• DUP MP rounds on 'Twitter trolls' over father's gunrunning past

  27-11-2017 16:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Emma Little Pengelly hit out at "Twitter trolls" who accused her of hypocrisy over her stance on terrorism given her father's conviction for gunrunning.
  
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• Lord Mayor drops the puck to start the NI Connections Friednship Four

  27-11-2017 15:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Enniskillen primary school ransacked - 50 iPads stolen

  27-11-2017 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a primary school was burgled in Fermanagh on Sunday
  
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• Moat Primary School, Lisnaskea, closes after iPads stolen

  27-11-2017 15:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Lisnaskea school shuts for a day after burglars make off with about 50 iPads.
  
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• Brendan Rogers set be fit for Slaughtneil's All-Ireland semi-finals despite injury

  27-11-2017 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Slaughtneil's Brendan Rogers expects to be fit for both All-Ireland Club semi-finals in February despite fracturing a knuckle.
  
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• British Irish Chamber of Commerce proposes new customs union with EU

  27-11-2017 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The British Irish Chamber of Commerce wants a version of the customs union between the EU and Turkey.
  
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• Don-egal Juan (18) fined for trying to 'pull women' in tractor in Derry city centre

  27-11-2017 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old Donegal man who told police he was looking for women after he was stopped driving a tractor in Derry City Centre.
  
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• Turkish man accused of raping two Belfast women

  27-11-2017 14:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with raping two women in Belfast allegedly roamed the streets at night seeking vulnerable people for sex, a court heard today.
  
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• Security force 'amnesty could breach human rights law'

  27-11-2017 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The NI Human Rights Commission offers advice on a proposed ban on prosecutions for Troubles-related crimes.
  
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• Bertie Ahern: Technology partial solution to border issue

  27-11-2017 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Irish PM says technology is a partial solution to policing the Irish border after Brexit.
  
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• Tories not paying for DUP adviser, insists party

  27-11-2017 14:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has said no arrangement exists between it and the Conservative party over the funding of a adviser position for the Northern Ireland party.
  
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• Londonderry: Fine for tractor driver who was 'looking for women'

  27-11-2017 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A man is fined after driving a tractor without L-plates to see if there were "any women about".
  
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• What's on: 10 things to do in Northern Ireland Nov 27 - Dec 3 from Wolf Alice to Robert Plant

  27-11-2017 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  From festive pantomimes to a huge basketball tournament, there's no shortage of entertainment on offer across Northern Ireland this week - take a look through our list of what's on:
  
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• Police dog Jaz on patrol in Belfast over festive season

  27-11-2017 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police dog has sniffed out 10 drug carriers in Belfast city centre over the weekend.
  
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• Brexiteer Hoey compared to Trump for suggesting Ireland pays for border

  27-11-2017 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Brexit-backing Northern Ireland-born MP has been compared to Donald Trump after saying Ireland will have to pay if it wants to erect a physical border with Northern Ireland if Britain leaves the European Union with no deal.
  
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• County Antrim Shield: Jeffrey expects 'momentous battle' against Ards

  27-11-2017 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Ballymena United manager David Jeffrey says he expects a "momentous battle" against Ards in Tuesday's County Antrim Shield semi-final.
  
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• Councillor "undeterred' by arson

  27-11-2017 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  A Londonderry councillor vows to continue working to "make Derry a better place".
  
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• Belfast man Darren Scott accused of knife attack and attempted murder remanded in custody

  27-11-2017 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was remanded in custody on Monday charged with an attempted murder in east Belfast.
  
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• Charles ‘thrilled’ by wedding news and predicts ‘they’ll be very happy indeed’

  27-11-2017 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales has said he is “thrilled” and “very happy indeed” after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced their engagement.
  
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• Brexit: Kate Hoey says Ireland would have to pay for physical border

  27-11-2017 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish government should be looking for positive solutions to the issue, Labour MP Kate Hoey says.
  
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• Supreme Court judge disagreed with abortion ruling

  27-11-2017 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal to allow NI women to receive free abortions on the NHS in England.
  
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• Long-delayed health and social care report set to be published

  27-11-2017 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A long-delayed report into the challenges facing adult health and social care is set to be released by the Department of Health, amid serious concern over increasing pressure on the system.
  
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• Video: Bali volcano shuts airport - thousands of travellers stranded

  27-11-2017 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Indonesian authorities have ordered a mass evacuation of people from an expanded danger zone around an erupting volcano on Bali on Monday.
  
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• PM leads tributes after Harry and Meghan announce engagement

  27-11-2017 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The world reacted with joy on Monday following the long-awaited news that Prince Harry is set to marry his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle.
  
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• Mum Alison heaps praise on children's cancer charity as little Ollie Bell (6) battles leukaemia

  27-11-2017 11:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mum whose six-year-old son who was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia is encouraging others to support the charity that was there for her family when their world was turned upside down.
  
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• Arson attack won't stop us making Derry better: SDLP's Tierney 'overwhelmed' by support

  27-11-2017 11:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Derry councillor whose home was attacked by arsonists said he has been overwhelmed with the support and said it won't stop him working to make the city a better place.
  
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• Watch: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show off ring to the world's Press after engagement announcement

  27-11-2017 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry declared he was "thrilled" as he and bride-to-be Meghan Markle made their first appearance in public since the announcement of their engagement.
  
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• Watch: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first interview after engagement announcement

  27-11-2017 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry declared he was "thrilled" as he and bride-to-be Meghan Markle made their first appearance in public since the announcement of their engagement.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle show off the ring for world's Press

  27-11-2017 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry declared he was "thrilled" as he and bride-to-be Meghan Markle made their first appearance in public since the announcement of their engagement.
  
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• Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announce engagement - When's the date? Where's the venue?

  27-11-2017 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry is to marry his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle, Clarence House has announced.
  
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• Pictured: Queen and Lambert rock Belfast with perfect tributes to Freddie Mercury

  27-11-2017 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Iconic rockers Queen appeared with Adam Lambert in Belfast on Sunday night to perform a show filled with massive hits with a celebration of their huge impact on music over the decades.
  
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• Free-runners on Belfast hospital rooftop blasted by health trust

  27-11-2017 10:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland health trust has blasted young people for putting their own lives and the wellbeing of its patients at risk by 'free-running' on the rooftops of a hospital.
  
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• Londonderry: Road re-opened after search

  27-11-2017 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Army bomb disposal officers took items away for further inspection.
  
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• Pop star bingo

  27-11-2017 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A legal action for Carl Frampton and some pop star bingo make the daily newspaper headlines.
  
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• Varadkar and Martin in fresh talks to avoid Irish election

  27-11-2017 09:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish prime minister and leader of main opposition party will meet to avoid collapse of Irish government.
  
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• Warning of ice and snow as temperatures set to dip well below freezing

  27-11-2017 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Temperatures could dip as low as minus 10C (14F) in Britain later this week, with snow in some parts, forecasters have warned.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Rathlin ferry cancelled

  27-11-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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