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• UK Snooker Championship 2017: Allen defeats Lines to make last 16

  04-12-2017 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Antrim player Mark Allen beats Peter Lines 6-4 to secure a place in the fourth round of the UK Championship in York.
  
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• Weapons seized in paramilitary investigation

  04-12-2017 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Weapons including an assault rifle are found in Belfast by the PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force.
  
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• Four killed in road crash in Co Wexford

  04-12-2017 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four people have been killed in a road crash in Co Wexford.
  
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• Four killed in road crash

  04-12-2017 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four people have been killed in a road crash in Co Wexford.
  
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• US Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump travel ban

  04-12-2017 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to fully enforce a ban on travel to the United States by residents of six mostly Muslim countries.
  
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• Four people die in County Wexford crash

  04-12-2017 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  All four victims were travelling in the car and were pronounced dead at the scene in County Wexford.
  
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• Weapons including assault rifle recovered in Belfast

  04-12-2017 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of weapons and munitions including an assault riffle have been recovered in north Belfast.
  
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• Stormont stalemate 'hindering prison rehabilitation'

  04-12-2017 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  NI's top judge says lack political direction is hindering a scheme that helps to cut re-offending.
  
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• Leo Varadkar: 'We need firm guarantees on no hard border'

  04-12-2017 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar says UK had agreed a form of words on border, and Ireland is disappointed at lack of deal.
  
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• Brexit: Irish PM Leo Varadka 'surprised and disappointed'

  04-12-2017 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  He says Brexit negotiations could have moved on to trade but the UK changed its mind on the border.
  
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• Man dies after crash outside Castlewellan

  04-12-2017 18:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A man in his 50s dies after a pick-up truck crashes near Castlewellan, County Down.
  
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• Dee Fennell acquitted of terrorism charges

  04-12-2017 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Dee Fennell is cleared of charges arising from a speech at an Easter Rising event in Lurgan in 2015.
  
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• Man charged with Devenish Island murder

  04-12-2017 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Lu Na McKinney, a mother of two who was originally from China, died on a family holiday in April.
  
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• Ireland back-row Peter O'Mahony hands Munster contract boost

  04-12-2017 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland flanker Peter O'Mahony says he is "hopeful' of signing a new IRFU contract which will keep him at Munster.
  
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• May and Juncker 'confident' of Brexit deal despite no breakthrough in Brussels

  04-12-2017 17:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit talks broke up in Brussels without a deal, after a proposed solution for the Irish border was met with fierce resistance from the DUP.
  
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• Dee Fennell acquitted of terrorist offences after speech at Lurgan Easter Rising event

  04-12-2017 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  North Belfast republican Damien 'Dee' Fennell was acquitted on Monday of terrorist offences arising from a speech he gave at an Easter Rising event in Lurgan in 2015.
  
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• Brexit: DUP won't accept deal that 'separates' NI from UK

  04-12-2017 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster has said the DUP will not allow a Brexit deal that allows 'regulatory divergence' from the UK.
  
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• Mental health 'a Cinderella service'

  04-12-2017 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  A Londonderry father whose daughter took her own life has said not enough is being done to combat suicide.
  
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• Reports of women 'touched inappropriately' in Belfast city centre - man arrested

  04-12-2017 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a number of reports of women being "approached and touched inappropriately" by a man in Belfast city centre.
  
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• PSNI dog hailed for bravery after leaping to defence of handler during Bangor attack

  04-12-2017 15:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police dog has been hailed for his bravery after he leapt to the defence of his handler when two "drunk and aggressive" men attacked him.
  
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• Born2Run Loughgall 5k & 10K 2017: Full results, pictures and video

  04-12-2017 15:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The third race in the Belfast Telegraph Run Forest Run Series took place at Loughgall Country Park, Saturday, December 2.
  
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• Arlene Foster says DUP will not accept Brexit 'divergence which separates Northern Ireland from rest of UK'

  04-12-2017 15:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has rejected a leaked draft agreement that reportedly shows the UK and Republic of Ireland officials have tentatively agreed to keep Northern Ireland’s regulations in line with those of European Union after Brexit.
  
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• Watch: Arlene Foster sings in All I Want For Christmas Is You charity song

  04-12-2017 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster, Sinn Fein's Orlaithi Flynn, X Factor star Eoghan Quigg and UTV's Pamela Ballantine are among the famous faces who have come together to record a special charity version of Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You.
  
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• Derry man Bradley walks free over Syria terror charges

  04-12-2017 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 29-year-old man from Derry, who twice stood trial charged with terrorist offences in Syria, walked free from Derry Crown Court on Monday just over three years after he was arrested in his home after returning from the Middle East.
  
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• Eamon Bradley: Syria terror accused acquitted of all charges

  04-12-2017 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A Londonderry man, who twice stood trial for terror offences in Syria, is cleared of outstanding charges.
  
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• Lord Mayor celebrates the success of the Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic

  04-12-2017 13:47 via youtube.com
  
  
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• DUP reject leaked draft report that UK ready to concede to Ireland's demands over border

  04-12-2017 13:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has rejected a leaked draft agreement that reportedly shows the UK and Republic of Ireland officials have tentatively agreed to keep Northern Ireland’s regulations in line with those of European Union after Brexit.
  
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• Bombardier Belfast to make Airbus components

  04-12-2017 13:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Bombardier Belfast plant will develop new engine casings for the Airbus A320neo.
  
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• Britain First conference: Belfast-based firm behind resort booking

  04-12-2017 13:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A company based in Belfast was behind the booking of an award winning resort for a far-right group Britain First conference.
  
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• Irish duo Picture This to headline Belsonic gig at Belfast's Ormeau Park

  04-12-2017 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish duo Picture This will headline a Belsonic gig at the Ormeau Park in Belfast next year, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Cardiff-Dublin Flybe flight abandoned after plane hits fox

  04-12-2017 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The flight to Dublin returned to Cardiff for an inspection, with passengers transferred to a new plane.
  
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• 12 things to do in Northern Ireland Dec 4-10 - from Mrs Brown's Boys to The Divine Comedy

  04-12-2017 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Christmas celebrations are in full swing with everything from the Coca-Cola Truck tour to numerous special events happening across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Toys R Us puts 800 jobs at risk amid plans to close at least 26 stores

  04-12-2017 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Toys R Us has put forward plans to close at least a third of its UK stores, putting up to 800 jobs at risk.
  
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• Glenavon expect star player Mark Sykes to move in transfer window

  04-12-2017 10:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Glenavon boss Gary Hamilton believes highly-rated prospect Mark Sykes could be playing his last season in the Irish League.
  
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• Irish Government 'remains firm' over border as May heads for crunch Brexit talks

  04-12-2017 10:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government has made clear that the border issue remains unresolved ahead of a crunch round of Brexit talks involving Prime Minister Theresa May and key EU figures.
  
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• DUP vows to block any Brexit border deal which separates NI from rest of UK

  04-12-2017 10:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Democratic Unionist Party has said it will not accept any Brexit deal that "separates" Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
  
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• Covering Carey

  04-12-2017 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Monday's papers focus on a crunch-time for Brexit talks and a festive DUP-Sinn Féin musical mash-up.
  
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• Police probe death of man in Newry house

  04-12-2017 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a man in his 30s was found dead in a house in Newry yesterday morning.
  
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• Methodist College Belfast pupils win top political prize

  04-12-2017 08:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The pupils from Methodist College in Belfast examined whether fake news means the end of facts.
  
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• End of facts?

  04-12-2017 08:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The pupils from Methodist College in Belfast examined whether fake news means the end of facts.
  
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• Weather warning sees Northern Ireland bracing for freezing temperatures in week ahead

  04-12-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland will be hit by sub-zero weather this week, with the possibility of hail and snow as winter closes in with a vengeance.
  
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• Watch: Shankill lights up in big Christmas switch-on

  04-12-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Shankill Road sparkled as thousands turned out to take part in this year's Light Up The Road lantern parade.
  
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• One in four Northern Ireland children born into a single parent home

  04-12-2017 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than a quarter of children born in Northern Ireland last year were to a single parent household.
  
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• One in three parking fines given to drivers from Republic of Ireland unpaid

  04-12-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 30% of on-street car parking tickets issued to cars from the Republic of Ireland remain unpaid, it has been revealed.
  
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• Killer of Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin remains critical in hospital after 'suicide bid'

  04-12-2017 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sectarian killer was rushed to hospital after reportedly making a suicide attempt.
  
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• Man found in County Meath field shot in head

  04-12-2017 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The man may be the latest victim of the Hutch-Kinahan gangland feud, Irish broadcaster RTÉ reports.
  
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• Just one in seven of Belfast Bikes still on road due to vandalism

  04-12-2017 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fewer than one in seven Belfast Bikes are now in operation amid a growing wave of vandalism.
  
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• The last of the milkmen?

  04-12-2017 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  On Saturday, Robert Ross delivered his final carton of milk after 49 years of red-eye starts.
  
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• Last milkman

  04-12-2017 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  On Saturday, Robert Ross delivered his final carton of milk after 49 years of red-eye starts.
  
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