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• Tesco apologises after complaints of ‘rotten’ Christmas turkeys

  26-12-2017 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tesco has apologised after customers complained the turkey they bought for their Christmas dinner was “rotten” or “gone off”.
  
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• Londonderry: Man shot in leg in the Aileach Road area

  26-12-2017 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The attack followed an altercation between two men on Aileach Road on Tuesday.
  
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• Northern Ireland jockey AP McCoy's mother dies

  26-12-2017 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  AP McCoy's mother, Claire McCoy has passed away.
  
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• Boar's Head Feast in Belfast

  26-12-2017 19:45
  A Boar's Head Feast will be offered on Epiphany Day, Saturday, Jan. 6, at 5 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of First Church United Church of Christ. All are invited to come and join with the King and Queen and their court as they are entertained by the Lord of Misrule and the many mummers , musicians and singers.
  
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• Two men arrested after stolen car crashes on Crumlin Road

  26-12-2017 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after police attended the scene of a number of road traffic collisions in north Belfast on Tuesday.
  
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• Man shot in the leg in Londonderry

  26-12-2017 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot in the leg in a paramilitary-style attack in Londonderry.
  
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• Police investigate armed robbery in Larne

  26-12-2017 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives are investigating an armed robbery after a man with a suspected gun entered a commercial premises in Larne.
  
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• Shoppers favour online orders to cash in on Boxing Day sales

  26-12-2017 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bargain-hunters favoured online orders over the high street as they looked to cash in on discounts in the traditional Boxing Day sales.
  
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• Appeal over missing Belfast man Peter Lindsay

  26-12-2017 15:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Belfast are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of 41-year-old Peter Lindsay.
  
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• Police officer and woman killed in crash in England

  26-12-2017 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 46-year-old police officer has died following a crash which also resulted in the death of a female passenger from another car, South Yorkshire Police has said.
  
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• Briton Laura Plummer jailed for three years for smuggling drugs into Egypt, family says

  26-12-2017 13:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A British woman accused of smuggling drugs into Egypt has been jailed for three years, her family has said.
  
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• Premature baby's parents celebrate Christmas with 'miracle' Mylah

  26-12-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The parents of a "miracle" baby who weighed just a pound and a half when she was born four months premature have celebrated their first healthy Christmas with her.
  
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• Northern Ireland baby Mylah O'Hara who weighed pound and half has a merry Christmas

  26-12-2017 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland parents of a "miracle" baby who weighed just a pound and a half when she was born four months premature have celebrated their first healthy Christmas with her.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather warning for ice as temperatures set to plummet

  26-12-2017 12:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a Northern Ireland-wide weather warning for ice.
  
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• Sound Of Music’s Louisa Von Trapp dies aged 68

  26-12-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Heather Menzies-Urich, the actress who portrayed Louisa von Trapp in The Sound Of Music, has died aged 68.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Mill Road in Portstewart closed due to fire

  26-12-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Crumlin Road closed after north Belfast crash

  26-12-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• DUP 'offered Cabinet seat with Dodds as minister' during talks to keep Tories in power

  26-12-2017 11:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A spokesman for the Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has said claims he offered the DUP a seat in the cabinet during the negotiations which led to the party's deal to support Theresa May's minority Conservative government, were not true.
  
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• Louisburgh: Two men die after car goes into river

  26-12-2017 11:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men died when the car they were in went into a river in County Mayo on Christmas Day.
  
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• Unbelievably numbing day: Declan Davitt and Martin Needham die as SUV swept away in Irish river

  26-12-2017 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two friends died in a Christmas Day tragedy after the vehicle in which they were travelling was swept away in a river in the early hours.
  
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• Northern Ireland Troubles files among thousands of missing government papers - report

  26-12-2017 09:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Government files concerning the Troubles in Northern Ireland are among thousands of missing papers, it has been reported.
  
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• Year in culture

  26-12-2017 09:43 via bbc.co.uk
  A look-back at 2017 through a cultural lens, with BBC News NI arts correspondent Robbie Meredith.
  
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• Chunky Dunkers

  26-12-2017 09:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Whatever the weather, a group of hardy County Down swimmers hit the waves - without wetsuits.
  
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• Loyalist who cradled murdered Billy Wright in his arms breaks his silence

  26-12-2017 09:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  THE LOYALIST who cradled a murdered Billy Wright in his arms after giving him the kiss of life, wants to forget about the Maze Prison execution that almost wrecked the peace process.
  
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• Belfast hospital guard sacked after sleeping on the job

  26-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A SECURITY guard at the Royal Victoria Hospital has been dismissed following a lengthy probe into claims that staff were caught sleeping on the job.
  
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• Jamie Oliver weaves his magic with Christmas dinner leftovers

  26-12-2017 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Turkey stew with sweet leek & smokey bacon biscuit dumplings. What you'll need
  
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• McDonald's to open another Northern Ireland outlet creating 65 jobs

  26-12-2017 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  McDonald's may create 65 jobs by opening a new restaurant near a Tesco supermarket.
  
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• Northern Ireland's Christmas Day babies 2017

  26-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As most of Northern Ireland was getting stuck into their Christmas turkey dinner, in hospitals all over the province expectant mums were bringing their bundles of joy into the world.
  
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• Northern Ireland shops hoping for Boxing Day sales revival

  26-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retailers in Northern Ireland will be hoping for a Boxing Day sales bonanza - but experts believe the chances of that happening are slim.
  
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• Kate Carroll says 'no-one can take Steve's place' but she's have found love again with Derek

  26-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Carroll is feeling truly blessed this festive season.
  
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• Donegal fisherman Garret Boyce dies aged 44

  26-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Donegal coastal community has been left devastated after a young fisherman died while out fishing.
  
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• Church slams Belfast's £400m scheme to redevelop Royal Exchange area

  26-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Church of Ireland has come out against a £400m Belfast redevelopment scheme, calling for it to be refused the go-ahead.
  
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• Woman stabbed to death in Northern Ireland on Christmas Day, three people injured

  26-12-2017 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a teenager following the murder of a woman in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Woman stabbed to death in Northern Ireland on Christmas Day - teenager arrested

  26-12-2017 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a teenager following the murder of a woman in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Woman stabbed to death in Northern Ireland on Christmas Day - police question man (19)

  26-12-2017 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a teenager following the murder of a woman in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland woman 'died saving life of her daughter' in horrific stabbing on Christmas Day - police question man (19)

  26-12-2017 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A brave Lisburn mum is understood to have died saving the life of her daughter in a horrific early-morning stabbing incident on Christmas Day.
  
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