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• Jose Mourinho says Manchester City prone to committing a 'tactical foul'

  09-12-2017 23:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are prone to committing a "tactical foul", according to Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Elite League: Manchester Storm 4-6 Belfast Giants

  09-12-2017 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast Giants score two late goals to clinch an Elite League victory over Manchester Storm in England.
  
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• Ice and snow warnings as temperatures fall across NI

  09-12-2017 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Fresh snowfall is expected for some parts of NI on Saturday night, but ice is the main danger.
  
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• Stormont: a cool house for snow sled kids

  09-12-2017 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The folks are back on the hill again but this time it's families playing on Stormont's snowy slopes.
  
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• Peggy Smith, Certified Nonviolent Communication Trainer, on this week's "Finding Common Ground"

  09-12-2017 19:33
  A live interview with Peggy Smith, certified trainer with the International Center for Nonviolent Communication , will air on this week's "Finding common Ground" Saturday, December 16 at noon on Belfast community Radio, WBFY 100.9 FM or streaming live at belfastcommunityradio.org . Peggy holds a M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and was a teacher in public and alternative schools for 32 years before devoting her full time energies to this endeavor.
  
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• Quantity of Hong Kong dollars and high-value goods stolen in Belfast

  09-12-2017 18:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for witnesses after a burglary in Belfast in which, along with a number of other items, a quantity of Hong Kong dollars were stolen.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Crusaders fight back to maintain challenge

  09-12-2017 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Crusaders fight back from 2-1 down to beat Warrenpoint Town 3-2 and stay six points behind Irish Premiership leaders Coleraine.
  
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• Hong Kong dollars and designer watches stolen from Belfast home - Belfast Live

  09-12-2017 17:21
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  Hong Kong dollars and designer watches stolen from Belfast home
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  Thieves broke into a Belfast home yesterday and stole Hong Kong dollars and designer watches. The culprits made off with a Michael Kors watch, DKNY watch, a quantity of Hong Kong dollars, gold necklace, silver diamond ring and two gold bracelets from a ...
  Quantity of Hong Kong dollars and high-value goods stolen in BelfastBelfast Telegraphall 2 news articles »
  
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• Sinn Féin 'not trying to exploit Brexit' to push for united Ireland.

  09-12-2017 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Gerry Adams says focus is on economics and rights, as he gives a 'cautious welcome' to UK-EU deal.
  
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• Air rifle recovered after man arrested for firearms offences in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  09-12-2017 16:56
  Air rifle recovered after man arrested for firearms offences in Belfast
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  Police in Belfast have recovered an air rifle after receiving a report of a concern for safety. December 9 2017. 0 Comments. Air rifle recovered after man arrested for firearms offences in Belfast. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Police in Belfast have ...
  
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• Sinn Fein will continue push for Northern Ireland special status: Adams

  09-12-2017 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has stated his party will continue to push for special status for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Rory McIlroy announces schedule in build-up to Masters

  09-12-2017 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Rory McIlroy says he will play in at least seven tournaments early next year as he builds up to another tilt at the Masters in April.
  
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• Bombardier union reps to travel to North America in bid to protect Northern Ireland jobs

  09-12-2017 14:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A delegation from union Unite representing Northern Ireland's Bombardier workers is set to travel across the Atlantic in a bid to protect local jobs.
  
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• Belfast tops gender life expectancy gap - Belfast Live

  09-12-2017 13:27
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  Belfast tops gender life expectancy gap
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  Boys born in Belfast in the past few years can only expect to live to the age of 76 years, while baby girls have a life expectancy of 81.1 years. Share. By. Andrew Madden. 12:27, 9 DEC 2017. News. Professor Robert Faragher said "Austerity has unmasked ...
  
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• Yellow weather warning in place with temperatures set to hit -8C

  09-12-2017 13:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More treacherous weather is expected overnight in Northern Ireland with a yellow warning in place from the Met Office.
  
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• Air rifle recovered after man arrested for firearms offences in Belfast

  09-12-2017 13:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Belfast have recovered an air rifle after receiving a report of a concern for safety.
  
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• Snowfall could see people in North Belfast waiting two more weeks to get bins emptied - Belfast Live

  09-12-2017 12:15
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  Snowfall could see people in North Belfast waiting two more weeks to get bins emptied
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  Belfast Council chiefs are under pressure to send bin lorries back out after hundreds of homes missed their collection thanks to bad weather. Streets in the North of the city have been badly affected, according to SDLP councillor Paul McCusker who says ...
  
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• Three men brandishing gun force their way into west Belfast home - Belfast Telegraph

  09-12-2017 11:54
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  Three men brandishing gun force their way into west Belfast home
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  Police are appealing for witnesses after three men forced their way into a home in west Belfast. The incident happened on Friday night at around 8.50pm, when the men entered the property on Earlscourt Street. After making demands, the men made off on ...
  PSNI investigating after men force their way into West Belfast house brandishing gunBelfast Live
  Arrest after break-in at house in west Belfast
  
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• Three men brandishing gun force their way into west Belfast home

  09-12-2017 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after three men forced their way into a home in west Belfast.
  
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• Man (22) charged with robbery and possessing weapon

  09-12-2017 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man has been charged with robbery and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
  
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• Police at the scene of security alert in Londonderry

  09-12-2017 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are at the scene of a security alert in Londonderry.
  
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• Leadsom feels ’embarrassed for those who behaved badly in Parliament’

  09-12-2017 11:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom has said she feels “embarrassed” for people whose bad behaviour has been exposed by a wave of parliamentary sleaze allegations.
  
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• Belfast Christmas Market will really get you into the festive spirit - Buzz.ie

  09-12-2017 10:19
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  Belfast Christmas Market will really get you into the festive spirit
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  Set against the backdrop of the illuminated Belfast City Hall, Belfast Continental Christmas Market represents a new city. The major transformation of Belfast in everything from economy to arts, heritage, culture, and the population themselves is ...
  
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• Star Wars town set for special screening

  09-12-2017 10:17 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 50 Malin Head residents will watch The Last Jedi together.
  
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• Weekly paper review: Tyrone diamonds, cancelled Christmas

  09-12-2017 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Will mining plans go ahead in Tyrone, and is Christmas cancelled in County Antrim? Check out this week's papers.
  
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• Rare orange lobster gets new home

  09-12-2017 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A one-in-30m lobster goes on display at Northern Ireland's Exploris aquarium.
  
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• Rare lobster gets new home

  09-12-2017 10:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A one-in-30m lobster goes on display at Northern Ireland's Exploris aquarium.
  
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• PSNI investigating after men force their way into West Belfast house brandishing gun - Belfast Live

  09-12-2017 10:03
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  PSNI investigating after men force their way into West Belfast house brandishing gun
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  Police are investigating reports three men forced their way into a house in West Belfast “brandishing a gun”. Detectives are appealing for witnesses following the aggravated burglary at a house in Earlscourt Street on Friday night. They say it was ...
  
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• PSNI investigating after men force their way into West Belfast house ... - Belfast Live

  09-12-2017 10:03
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  PSNI investigating after men force their way into West Belfast house ...
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  Incident happened at property on Earlscourt Street.
  Three men brandishing gun force their way into west Belfast home ...Belfast Telegraph
  Arrest after break-in at house in west Belfast | UTV - ITV NewsITV News
  Man arrested after house burgled at gunpoint - Belfast NewsletterBelfast Newsletterall 4 news articles »
  
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• Public were never told of better alternative to RHI, says civil servant

  09-12-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A civil servant at the heart of the botched RHI scheme has claimed the public were never consulted on a better "value for money" scheme because of a preference to copy the existing scheme in the rest of the UK.
  
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• Pope Francis' call to change Lord's Prayer splits NI's churches

  09-12-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A call by Pope Francis to change the wording of the Lord's Prayer has divided opinion among local theologians.
  
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• Hat's the way to yuletide cheer at maternity ward

  09-12-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother is bringing festive cheer to Altnagelvin Hospital's maternity wards by knitting tiny woollen Santa hats to keep every baby born between now and Christmas warm.
  
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• £4.7m cross-border initiative to improve water for thousands

  09-12-2017 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NI Water has teamed up with Irish Water to deliver a major £4.7m joint project to help boost the quality of services in border regions.
  
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• So, with Europe's eyes focused on NI this week, just where was Mr Brokenshire?

  09-12-2017 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Brexit talks balanced on a knife edge this week and political leaders from all corners of the British Isles vied for airtime, only Northern Ireland's Secretary of State was out of sight.
  
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• Low-profile James Brokenshire at the centre of Brexit talks

  09-12-2017 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some have been wondering where Secretary of State James Brokenshire was during negotiations but it has emerged his low profile in Northern Ireland was because he was immersed behind the scenes.
  
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• Wilson accuses 'partisan' Taoiseach of damaging Anglo-Irish relationships

  09-12-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP Brexit spokesman Sammy Wilson yesterday accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of trying to drive a wedge between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, and slammed what he called the "cynical, aggressive, green, partisan" approach taken by the Irish Government during the Brexit negotiations.
  
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• We had to protect NI’s place in the UK... and did just that

  09-12-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is in a stronger position today than it was five days ago. It is now clear in the EU-UK agreement that we will leave the EU along with the rest of the United Kingdom and there will be no border in the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Our traders will always have unfettered access to the UK market.
  
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• DUP nailed the deal but critics say details are still vague

  09-12-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ambiguity surrounds the government's last-minute deal with the EU as the DUP claimed it had secured vital concessions but others insisted the door was still open for special status for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Border farmers relieved but remain cautious over deal

  09-12-2017 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cross-border farmers from both the Remain and Leave camps have expressed relief over the Brexit deal on the Irish border.
  
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• Jonathan Rea: BBC Sports Personality 2017 contender

  09-12-2017 09:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Motorcyclist won the World Superbikes title for the third successive year - profile of Sports Personality nominee.
  
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• Big freeze bites ... and there's more snow on the way

  09-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Icy conditions on Northern Ireland's roads are set to continue today with a yellow weather warning in place until 6pm.
  
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• Big freeze closes Belfast Zoo | BreakingNews.ie - BreakingNews.ie

  09-12-2017 08:24
  Big freeze closes Belfast Zoo | BreakingNews.ie
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  The Cave Hill site has seen a large amount of snowfall and, for safety reasons, the decision has been made to close the site to the public for the weekend. The zoo's Christmas Wildlife Wonderland event has also been affected and anyone with a ticket ...and more »
  
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• Big freeze closes Belfast Zoo - BreakingNews.ie

  09-12-2017 08:24
  Big freeze closes Belfast Zoo
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  The Cave Hill site has seen a large amount of snowfall and, for safety reasons, the decision has been made to close the site to the public for the weekend. The zoo's Christmas Wildlife Wonderland event has also been affected and anyone with a ticket ...and more »
  
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• Belfast airman graduates

  09-12-2017 02:42
  The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
  
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• British people 'in control' over Brexit deal at next election, says Michael Gove

  09-12-2017 01:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leading Cabinet Brexiteer Michael Gove has said voters will be able to force changes to an EU withdrawal deal at the next election if they do not like it.
  
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