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• New Year Honours 2018: Knighthood for bus company founder

  30-12-2017 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The Queen recognises more than 100 people from Northern Ireland on her 2018 New Year Honours list.
  
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• Honours recipients tell of award delight

  30-12-2017 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The Queen recognises more than 100 people in Northern Ireland in her 2018 New Year Honours.
  
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• Honours recipients in NI tell of award delight

  30-12-2017 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The Queen recognises more than 100 people in Northern Ireland in her 2018 New Year Honours.
  
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• Elite League: Belfast Giants 4-2 Braehead Clan - BBC Sport - BBC Sport

  30-12-2017 22:40
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  Elite League: Belfast Giants 4-2 Braehead Clan - BBC Sport
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  Belfast Giants come from behind on two occasions to clinch a 4-2 victory over Braehead Clan in Saturday's Elite League game.
  Belfast Giants 4-2 Braehead Clan: The story of Saturday's Elite League gameBelfast Liveall 4 news articles »
  
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• Elite League: Belfast Giants 4-2 Braehead Clan

  30-12-2017 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast Giants come from behind on two occasions to clinch a 4-2 victory over Braehead Clan in Saturday's Elite League game.
  
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• Man shot in knees and ankles in 'paramilitary-style shooting' in Belfast

  30-12-2017 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been injured in a "paramilitary-style shooting" in west Belfast, police said.
  
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• Watch: Track Storm Dylan across Northern Ireland

  30-12-2017 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Winds of up to 80mph are set to hit northern parts of Northern Ireland, prompting an amber alert from the Met Office.
  
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• Northern Ireland braces for arrival of Storm Dylan - councils prepare as amber weather alert in place

  30-12-2017 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cities and towns across Northern Ireland are preparing for the arrival of Storm Dylan.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Trees down in wake of Storm Dylan

  30-12-2017 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• 10 great New Year's Eve events in Belfast - Belfast Live

  30-12-2017 19:35
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  10 great New Year's Eve events in Belfast
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  There's nothing quite like the buzz on New Year's Eve, saying goodbye to the horrible times in 2017 and hello to a brand new year. So if you're opting for a night out on the town rather than a house party or night in front of the TV, we've got you ...
  
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• Rangers to appoint NI's Nicholl as assistant

  30-12-2017 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Jimmy Nicholl will leave Falkirk after Tuesday's game with Dunfermline to become the new assistant manager at Rangers.
  
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• 'Aggressive' runner mars Northern Ireland parkrun - organisers hail community spirit on display

  30-12-2017 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Organisers of a Northern Ireland parkrun said they were both surprised and disappointed after one of the participants was aggressive toward other runners.
  
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• ‘Heroic’ Manchester firefighters tackle Northern Quarter apartment block blaze

  30-12-2017 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester firefighters have been praised for their “heroic” work after they brought a huge blaze in an apartment block under control.
  
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• Fire at apartment block in Manchester’s Northern Quarter ‘under control’

  30-12-2017 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fire which spread over multiple floors of an apartment block in Manchester has been brought under control.
  
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• Blaze tackled at apartment block in Manchester’s Northern Quarter

  30-12-2017 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are tackling a blaze on a number of floors in an apartment block in Manchester
  
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• Irish Premiership: Crusaders win to cut Coleraine lead to two points

  30-12-2017 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Crusaders beat Linfield 2-1 to move to within two points of leaders Coleraine, who are held to a 0-0 draw by Cliftonville.
  
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• Mohamed Salah scores twice as Liverpool recover to beat Leicester

  30-12-2017 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Salah scored twice to equal Roger Hunt's club record for goals scored before the turn of the year as Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester 2-1.
  
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• Irish League Round Up: Crusaders cut Coleraine's lead and condemn Linfield to back-to-back defeats

  30-12-2017 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine's lead at the top of the Danske Bank Premiership has been cut to two points, although Linfield are now 16 adrift.
  
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• DUP demand Sinn Fein can't pull down institutions again 'reasonable' says Simon Coveney

  30-12-2017 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP demands the Northern Ireland institutions can not be brought down again by Sinn Fein should they be restored, is a reasonable expectation, the Irish Tanaiste and foreign minister Simon Coveney has said.
  
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• Police warning after Northern Ireland home break-in

  30-12-2017 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are warning the public to be vigilant and to support others in securing their properties after a burglary at a Portadown home.
  
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• Snow plough dashcams are capturing unique pictures of snowy roads

  30-12-2017 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There may have been a spell of wintry weather in the UK, but in the US snow is several feet high in places.
  
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• Ian Paisley defends holding reception for tobacco company JTI

  30-12-2017 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland MP Ian Paisley has defended hosting an event for a tobacco company at parliament.
  
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• Irish priest wins €500,000 in EuroMillions quick pick

  30-12-2017 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The Florida-based Irish priest who was home for Christmas wins €500,000 in EuroMillions Plus
  
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• Body of man wearing only socks found on beach

  30-12-2017 14:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The naked body of a man wearing only socks was found on a beach on Saturday morning.
  
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• Man pulled from car in Belfast midnight hijacking

  30-12-2017 13:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was left shaken after he was pulled from his car during a hijacking in the early hours of Saturday morning.
  
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• BBC News NI's most read stories of 2017 - 20 to 11

  30-12-2017 12:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A look back through the most read stories of 2017 on the BBC News NI website - from 20 to 11.
  
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• Northern Ireland New Year Honours 2018: Hard secret to keep... but now let's celebrate

  30-12-2017 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Andrew Emery BEM: Jim Emery hadn’t told a soul about the BEM which he has received in the New Year Honours - until today.
  
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• Year in pictures: Part 3

  30-12-2017 11:26 via bbc.co.uk
  A selection of BBC News NI's year in pictures from July to September 2017
  
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• Man recovering in hospital after fight in Belfast

  30-12-2017 10:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said a man is recovering in hospital with non life threatening injuries following an attack in Belfast.
  
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• The Lough Erne steamboat that amazed in 1842

  30-12-2017 10:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The Countess of Erne was the first of her kind to grace Lough Erne - an amazing sight in 1842.
  
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• Adonis quits infrastructure role and warns PM over Brexit ‘fraught with danger’

  30-12-2017 09:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lord Adonis has urged other senior figures to speak out against Brexit after quitting as Theresa May’s infrastructure tsar in protest at her policy on Europe.
  
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• Victims' Forum member Shirley McMichael rapped for 'airbrushing' UDA past of husband

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims campaigner Kenny Donaldson has accused the widow of UDA leader John McMichael of "airbrushing" her husband's violent terrorist past.
  
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• Storm Dylan: Met Office upgrades New Year's Eve weather alert for Northern Ireland

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has upgraded its weather warning for Northern Ireland as Storm Dylan approaches.
  
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• Rebecca Gibney sent love and light to the world, funeral for Belfast girl hears

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast teenager who passed away on Boxing Day was yesterday described as "a light that shone bright to the very end".
  
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• Obituary: Des Simon, leading light in Ulster and Irish men's hockey for many years

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Des Simon, who has died aged 101, was a leading figure in Ulster and Irish men's hockey, an international umpire and a former president of the Irish Hockey Union.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Police urge caution after snow fall

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland teenager who had three liver transplants honoured for donor appeals

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager from Ballycastle who has been through three liver transplants is the youngest person in the UK to be named in the New Year Honours.
  
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• Northern Ireland casualty units close to breaking point: MP

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hospital casualty departments in Northern Ireland are reaching breaking point, according to DUP MP Jim Shannon.
  
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• New Year's Day the worst for drink-drive offences, says PSNI

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Year's Day is one of the worst dates for drink-driving offences in Northern Ireland, police figures reveal.
  
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• 106 Northern Ireland people recognised in New Year Honours

  30-12-2017 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes heads a list of more than 100 people from Northern Ireland recognised in the New Year Honours.
  
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• Teenagers injured in shooting at takeaway

  30-12-2017 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gunman has opened fire on a fast food restaurant, injuring two boys.
  
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• Holidaymakers ‘fooled’ into paying more than necessary, says watchdog

  30-12-2017 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Consumers are being “fooled” into paying more than they need to for flights and holidays in misleading time-limited deals, a watchdog has found.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes: Throughout my entire career I've pushed for Northern Ireland. This OBE is for all of us, not just me

  30-12-2017 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes has said he is accepting his OBE on behalf of everyone in Northern Ireland.
  
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• 3D laser-mapping planned to tackle flooding and track illegal waste

  30-12-2017 07:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England’s entire landscape will be mapped with lasers to tackle flooding, help conservation work and even track illegal waste dumps, the Environment Agency said.
  
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• Springhill, west Belfast: Man injured in fight outside shops - BBC News

  30-12-2017 00:52
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  Springhill, west Belfast: Man injured in fight outside shops
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  A man has been injured after an incident in west Belfast on Friday evening. There are reports that hammers and chains were used in a fight in the Ballymurphy estate. It happened outside shops at the corner of Springhill Drive and Springhill Gardens. It ...
  Man fights for life after hammer attack in BelfastBelfast Telegraph
  Man badly beaten after hammer attack in West BelfastBelfast Live
  Man, 24, attacked in west Belf
  
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