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• Watch: Belfast band The Rapparees produce cracking version of Fairytale Of New York - Belfast Live

  05-12-2017 23:36
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  Watch: Belfast band The Rapparees produce cracking version of Fairytale Of New York
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  It's an iconic Christmas song that no-one really could ever emulate but Belfast folk band The Rapparees have produced a brilliant version of the classic festive tune Fairytale Of New York. Having been fanatical followers of The Pogues throughout their ...
  
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• Belfast mum takes mental health crusade into top Belfast school - Belfast Live

  05-12-2017 22:48
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  Belfast mum takes mental health crusade into top Belfast school
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  Last month, Belfast Live shared the story of a Belfast mum who is calling on mental health classes to be introduced in schools. Mary Maxwell, 38, a volunteer with St John's Ambulance, felt more could be done at an educational level to give children the ...
  
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• Mountain rescuer died in accidental fall

  05-12-2017 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Kevin Hallahan slipped and fell to his death on Mount Snowdon in September, inquest hears.
  
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• Contraception and abortion services provider Marie Stopes is ... - thejournal.ie

  05-12-2017 22:42
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  Marie Stopes International (MSI) provides around one third of abortions in England.
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• Christine Keeler, ex-showgirl at centre of Profumo scandal, dies

  05-12-2017 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Christine Keeler, the former showgirl at the heart of the Profumo scandal of the 1960s, has died aged 75.
  
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• Woman admits to home invasion that scared woman to death

  05-12-2017 20:04
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• Investigations continue after four people die in road crash

  05-12-2017 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Investigations are ongoing into a vehicle collision in County Wexford in which four people were killed while on their way to a funeral.
  
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• Aligned and regulated?

  05-12-2017 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Brexit Secretary David Davis explains what he understands by the term "regulatory alignment".
  
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• 'Ball in UK's court' for Brexit deal and DUP won't be involved: Varadkar

  05-12-2017 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told Theresa May 'the ball is in your court' in terms of resolving the Brexit border issue.
  
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• Watch: Robbie Williams recruits Christine Lampard to pull prank on wife Ayda

  05-12-2017 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Robbie Williams recruited Christine Lampard to help him pull a prank on wife Ayda Field during Tuesday's Loose Women.
  
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• Trial begins for man accused of performing sex act while eating Chinese in takeaway

  05-12-2017 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The trial opened in the Crown Court in Derry of a 64-year-old man who is charged with committing a sex act on himself in front of a female member of staff in a Chinese takeaway last year.
  
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• Lord Mayor joins in the Christmas celebrations in North Belfast

  05-12-2017 17:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Brexit: 'Ball is now in London's court', says Irish PM

  05-12-2017 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar says he accepts Theresa May is negotiating in good faith but says she has difficulties.
  
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• Body in Wales to be exhumed in missing woman search

  05-12-2017 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Family of a woman who vanished in Ireland in 1994 are told her remains may be buried in Wales.
  
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• Marie Stopes Belfast clinic to close in December

  05-12-2017 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marie Stopes UK has announced it is closing its independent clinic in Belfast following the Government's move to fund abortion treatment for Northern Irish women.
  
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• Python and parrot among animals stolen from Ballymena pet shop

  05-12-2017 16:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of animals including a python and an African Grey Parrot have been stolen from a pet shop in Ballymena.
  
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• Recent DUP recruit John Scott to retire from politics

  05-12-2017 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A newly-recruited DUP councillor has announced his intention to retire from politics.
  
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• Brexit: Ireland border deal 'unacceptable and far too ambiguous,' says DUP's Nigel Dodds

  05-12-2017 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nigel Dodds has said the deal between the UK and the EU was "far too ambiguous" and did not reflect the discussion his party had held with the Conservative party.
  
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• Three men allegedly involved in dealing LSD, MDMA, cannabis and Ketamine

  05-12-2017 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men were allegedly involved in a conspiracy to supply assorted Class A and B drugs in Belfast, a court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• How music helped ease the end of life for a Belfast family

  05-12-2017 15:32
  Members of the HeartSong volunteer community chorus sing for Skip Pendleton this September, shortly before his death after a long battle with cancer. A couple of weeks ago, as 85-year-old Jo Pendleton of Belfast was dying, her family opened their home to some very special visitors: the volunteer community chorus HeartSong .
  
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• Westminster and Manchester terrorists ‘both subjects of interest’ before attacks

  05-12-2017 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MI5 was “actively” investigating the ringleader of the London Bridge atrocity at the time of the rampage, while the Manchester bombing could have been stopped “had the cards fallen differently”, an official assessment has found.
  
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• Integrity of UK comes first, Brexit secretary David Davis tells MPs in wake of Ireland border shambles

  05-12-2017 14:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit Secretary David Davis has stressed to the House of Commons the "integrity of the UK comes first" in the ongoing Brexit talks and there will be no part of it remaining in the single market or customs union.
  
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• Blurred lines

  05-12-2017 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Why does the Irish border remain a sticking point in the Brexit negotiations?
  
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• Weather: Snow and ice warning for Northern Ireland

  05-12-2017 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A weather warning has been issued for Northern Ireland for snow and ice.
  
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• 49% of Republic of Ireland voters back united Ireland

  05-12-2017 12:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new poll has found just under half of the Republic's voters want a united Ireland.
  
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• US family dies in County Wexford road crash

  05-12-2017 10:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The four family members, from Illinois, were in the Republic of Ireland for the funeral of a relative.
  
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• DUP 'never shown copy' of Brexit Ireland border deal between UK and EU - reports

  05-12-2017 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP was never shown a copy of the deal brokered between Theresa May's government and the EU, Sky News has reported.
  
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• How 1957 polio epidemic changed lives of Belfast women

  05-12-2017 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sixty years after the epidemic here, Rotary International and the One Last Push campaign is bringing those affected by the disease together at a special event in Belfast Castle on Tuesday. Heather Scott, Breige Torrans and Christine Connolly tell Lee Henry about their lifelong friendship and why immunisation is vital.
  
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• Missing child found waist deep in Northern Ireland river

  05-12-2017 09:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old child was taken to hospital after being found waist deep in a Northern Ireland river.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Portadown Road Lurgan closed after crash

  05-12-2017 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Collision on M3 underpass from Belfast's Westlink

  05-12-2017 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Blake Lively injured on Dublin set of spy movie The Rhythm Section

  05-12-2017 09:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Production has been temporarily halted on Blake Lively’s female spy thriller The Rhythm Section after the star was injured on set while filming in Dublin.
  
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• Eight hate crimes reported in Northern Ireland 'every day'

  05-12-2017 09:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Watchdog says additional offences, already outlawed in England and Wales, should be considered in NI.
  
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• Paper Review: A DUP Brexit Mayday in Brussels

  05-12-2017 09:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The papers are dominated by disagreement over the post-Brexit operation of the Irish border.
  
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• Man charged with Lough Erne murder 'is victim's husband'

  05-12-2017 08:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old man charged with the murder of a woman at Lough Erne earlier this year is understood to be her husband.
  
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• Nursing home's Christmas tree vandalised

  05-12-2017 08:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Elderly residents are disgusted as a gang of youths pull the lights off their Christmas tree.
  
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• No 'misunderstanding' of Brexit text - DUP

  05-12-2017 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK government was aware of the DUP's position on the Irish border in Brexit talks, the party says.
  
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• 14,000 parking tickets issued at penalty hotspots in Northern Ireland in three months

  05-12-2017 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 14,000 parking tickets were issued in just 12 weeks at four Northern Ireland penalty hotspots.
  
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• Few hate crime offenders jailed in Northern Ireland: report

  05-12-2017 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Only a small number of hate crime perpetrators received prison sentences, a watchdog has found.
  
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• UK could be set for Brexit without deal after DUP pull the plug

  05-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior DUP sources have warned that the UK could be heading towards no deal on Brexit after a shambolic day in Brussels.
  
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• Toys R Us to close two Northern Ireland shops

  05-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two out of four Toys R Us stores in Northern Ireland look set to shut down early next year as the retailer announces that it will close one-third of its UK outlets.
  
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• Sean Fegan (50) dies after Castlewellan crash

  05-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 50s who died in a single vehicle crash in Castlewellan yesterday morning has been named locally as Sean Fegan.
  
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• PM May must find her inner Thatcher to face down DUP Brexit sabre rattling over border

  05-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In spite of their considerable talents, the DUP leadership is not Carson and Craig. This is not 1913. Nor it is 1920 when the British House of Lords and Commons were stacked with Anglo-Irish unionists. It's not 1974 either when a slither of cowardice slipped down the backs of both the Home Secretary and Number 10 when confronted with what was then an act of open treason by loyalist thugs.
  
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