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• I'd expect nothing better from him: Lord Kilclooney responds to Piers Morgan tweet

  31-12-2017 22:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A veteran unionist peer has hit back after Piers Morgan branded him an "old racist dinosaur".
  
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• Horse show cancelled as firefighters tackle Liverpool Echo Arena car park blaze

  31-12-2017 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A horse show has been cancelled as firefighters tackle vehicles ablaze at a multi-storey car park next to the Echo Arena in Liverpool city centre.
  
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• Fire destroys all vehicles in multi-storey car park next to Liverpool Echo Arena

  31-12-2017 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fire has destroyed all cars in a 1,600 capacity multi-storey car park next to the Echo Arena in Liverpool.
  
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• Ellicottville tops Belfast in battle of undefeateds - Salamanca Press

  31-12-2017 20:05
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  Ellicottville tops Belfast in battle of undefeateds
  Salamanca Press
  Ellicottville's Elliot Bowen (42) scores a layup against Belfast in the Joe DeCerbo Memorial Tournament boys small school division championship Saturday in Allegany. Bowen was named tournament MVP as Ellicottville won, 76-61. Derek Gumtow photo ...
  Belfast suffers first loss of season to EllicottvilleWellsville Daily Reporterall 2 news articles »
  
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• Simon Thomas tells of ‘dread’ at 2018 after death of wife

  31-12-2017 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Simon Thomas has told of his “stomach churning dread” of the year ahead following the death of his wife.
  
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• Police launch murder inquiry after man's body found in village house

  31-12-2017 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives have launched a murder inquiry into the death of a 35-year-old man in Co Limerick on Saturday.
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh ‘asked if bearded man was terrorist while joking with crowds’

  31-12-2017 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh pointed out a bearded man and asked “is that a terrorist?” as he greeted crowds at Sandringham, it has been claimed.
  
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• Sheriff's deputy dead and four injured as suspect 'killed' in Colorado shootout

  31-12-2017 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One sheriff's deputy was shot dead and four were injured after police responded to a domestic disturbance at an apartment block near Denver, Colorado.
  
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• Man killed after shooting five policemen, one fatally, in Colorado 'ambush'

  31-12-2017 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff's deputies in Colorado, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush.
  
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• How the passengers on one plane travelled back in time to celebrate the new year twice

  31-12-2017 16:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  If you love New Year’s Eve so much you want to celebrate twice, you might consider taking this flight next year.
  
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• On-the-run prisoner Liam Thompson caught in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  31-12-2017 15:38
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  On-the-run prisoner Liam Thompson caught in Belfast
  Belfast Telegraph
  Liam Thompson was supposed to return to Maghaberry on Wednesday, December 27. On Sunday police appealed for the public's help in tracking him down. The 29-year-old is serving a sentence for numerous driving offences including causing grievous bodily ...
  Unlawfully at large prisoner back in custodyBelfast Liveall 5 news articles »
  
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• Police appeal after five Co Down burglaries

  31-12-2017 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a spate of five burglaries in Co Down.
  
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• What is Aussie flu and how to avoid getting it - Belfast Live

  31-12-2017 13:46
  Belfast Live
  What is Aussie flu and how to avoid getting it
  Belfast Live
  It has been warned that the deadly strain of the disease could spark the worst flu outbreak in the country in 50 years, with thousands of cases possible. And the H3N2 strain has now been confirmed in some parts of the nation. Public Health England's ...and more »
  
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• Woman (70s) foils burglar attempting to steal car - arrest of man following spate of incidents

  31-12-2017 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman aged in her 70s foiled a burglar attempting to steal her car.
  
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• Love my angel with all my heart and soul: Daughter of murder victim Jayne Toal Reat shares poignant last photo

  31-12-2017 13:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The daughter of a Belfast woman murdered on Christmas day, has shared the last photo she and her mother took before her tragic death.
  
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• Pensioner gets into passenger seat to stop intruder stealing car - Belfast Live

  31-12-2017 13:06
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  Pensioner gets into passenger seat to stop intruder stealing car
  Belfast Live
  A pensioner got into the passenger seat of her car to stop an intruder stealing the vehicle. The culprit had broken into the home on Doagh Road in Newtownabbey and taken car keys in the early hours of this morning, Sunday, December 31. But as he tried ...and more »
  
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• Police appeal for on-the-run prisoner Liam Thompson

  31-12-2017 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for the public's help in tracking down an on-the-run prisoner.
  
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• On-the-run prisoner Liam Thompson caught in Belfast

  31-12-2017 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An on-the-run prisoner has been caught in Belfast.
  
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• 'Terrified' children witness Belfast paramilitary shooting - Irish Times

  31-12-2017 12:28
  Irish Times
  'Terrified' children witness Belfast paramilitary shooting
  Irish Times
  Four children have been left “terrified” after they witnessed a man being assaulted and shot three times in a paramilitary style attack in west Belfast. Detectives are investigating the shooting in the Cavendish Street area of the city on Saturday ...
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  Children witness man's 'brutal' shooting in Belfast - BBC NewsBBC News
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• BBC News NI's most read stories of 2017 - 10 to 1

  31-12-2017 12:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A look back through BBC News NI's 10 most read stories of 2017.
  
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• Man suffers serious head injury in Newtownards attack

  31-12-2017 12:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The victim suffers a serious head injury after being kicked and punched by two men in Newtownards.
  
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• Children witness man's 'brutal' shooting in Belfast

  31-12-2017 11:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Four young children are left "terrified" after they see a paramilitary-style gun attack on a man in Belfast.
  
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• Four young children witness 'brutal' Belfast paramilitary shooting: Police

  31-12-2017 10:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police said four young children witnessed the "brutal" paramilitary shooting of a man in Belfast
  
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• Year in pictures: Part 4

  31-12-2017 10:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A selection of BBC News NI's year in pictures from October to December 2017
  
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• Quiz of the Year

  31-12-2017 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Test your knowledge of the events of the last year in Northern Ireland with the BBC News NI quiz.
  
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• BBC News NI quiz of the year 2017

  31-12-2017 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Test your knowledge of the events of the last year in Northern Ireland with the BBC News NI quiz.
  
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• NI state papers: Dublin-Belfast economic corridor proposed - BBC News

  31-12-2017 10:32
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  NI state papers: Dublin-Belfast economic corridor proposed
  BBC News
  This year's files released by the Public Record Office in Belfast under the 30/20 year rule include discussion of a proposal from former leading civil servant and chairman of the Ulster Bank for "an all-island economy". Sir George Quigley delivered a ...and more »
  
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• NI state papers: Dublin-Belfast economic corridor proposed

  31-12-2017 10:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The idea was that the European community should treat the island of Ireland as a single entity.
  
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• Aboard cruise ships across the world, a Belfast couple teach and create art - Press Herald

  31-12-2017 10:09
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  Aboard cruise ships across the world, a Belfast couple teach and create art
  Press Herald
  Marcie Bronstein and Alan Fishman found a way to combine their love of art with their desire to travel. By Bob KeyesStaff Writer. Follow on Facebook · Follow on Twitter · Email Writer · 207-791-6457. Share. facebook · tweet · email · print. Read ...
  
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• Britons feared dead as seaplane crashes into river near Sydney

  31-12-2017 10:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four Britons are feared to be among six people killed when a seaplane crashed into a river near Sydney, Australia.
  
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• Lord Adonis calls on Chris Grayling to quit over rail franchise handling

  31-12-2017 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lord Adonis has called for Transport Secretary Chris Grayling to quit over his handling of the East Coast rail franchise as the fallout from the peer’s resignation as infrastructure tsar continued.
  
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• Transgender people cleared to join US military with proposed ban on hold

  31-12-2017 09:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US Justice Department has made clear its proposed ban on transgender military recruits is on hold.
  
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• Labour staking out the new centre ground in British politics, says Corbyn

  31-12-2017 07:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn has declared Labour is “staking out the new centre ground” in British politics and he is leading a “government in waiting”.
  
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