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• Derry Girls premieres on Channel 4 - what did Twitter make of episode 1?

  04-01-2018 23:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Channel 4's new comedy Derry Girls premiered on Thursday night and social media was soon full of verdicts with lots of praise for the first episode.
  
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• Son stunner rescues point for Spurs against stubborn Hammers

  04-01-2018 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Son Heung-min and Pedro Obiang each scored a stunner as Tottenham were held by West Ham to a 1-1 draw at Wembley.
  
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• Probe underway into alleged exam cheating in Co Armagh school

  04-01-2018 22:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A probe is underway in to alleged exam cheating at a school in Co Armagh
  
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• Search stepped up for missing Belfast man last seen on Boxing Day - Belfast Live

  04-01-2018 20:37
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  Search stepped up for missing Belfast man last seen on Boxing Day
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  William Morrison was last seen in the Skegoneil Avenue area of Belfast on Boxing Day (Tuesday, December 26, 2017). And yesterday Community Rescue Service (CRS) carried out extensive searches across the North of the city in a bid to find him. But Sean ...
  
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• Fundraising drive to help Belfast man's family after Oz attack leaves him in coma - Belfast Live

  04-01-2018 19:35
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  Fundraising drive to help Belfast man's family after Oz attack leaves him in coma
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  An online fundraising drive to help the family of a Belfast man left in a coma by a New Year's assault in Australia has raised more than £11,000 in less than a day. The massive surge of support comes after the family of Michael Hyndman appealed for ...
  
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• Pub doorman punched customer at Empire in Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  04-01-2018 19:09
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  Pub doorman punched customer at Empire in Belfast
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  A former doorman of a Belfast bar was fined £400 on Thursday after he admitted punching a customer. John Latimer was due to stand trial at Belfast Crown Court on a charge of causing actual bodily harm to the customer in the early hours of August 17 ...and more »
  
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• New skin patch could help tackle antibiotic resistance crisis, researchers say

  04-01-2018 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new skin patch could save many lives and tackle the antibiotic resistance crisis, researchers have said.
  
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• PSNI appeal for witnesses after cyclist taken to hospital after Newtownabbey crash

  04-01-2018 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing after a cyclist was taken to hospital for treatment following a crash in Newtownabbey.
  
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• 'Upset and angry'

  04-01-2018 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's hospitals are facing unprecedented winter pressures.
  
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• The accident and emergency department 'was bedlam'

  04-01-2018 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman who attended a hospital's accident and emergency department says it was "bedlam".
  
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• Car damaged after reports of shots fired in Derry

  04-01-2018 17:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing following a report of shots being fired at a parked car in Londonderry.
  
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• British government offers the Union no absolute protection: Gerry Adams

  04-01-2018 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry Adams has said there is no "absolute protection" for the Union from the British government.
  
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• Portadown stockcar racer accused of smuggling £1.5m worth of drugs into Belfast

  04-01-2018 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A stockcar racer is to stand trial accused of smuggling nearly £1.5 million worth of cocaine and heroin from Holland to Northern Ireland, a judge has ordered.
  
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• Funeral for nurse killed on Christmas Day takes place in Banbridge

  04-01-2018 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral for Jayne Toal Reat, who was stabbed to death on Christmas Day, has taken place in Banbridge.
  
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• Funeral for Jayne Toal Reat killed on Christmas Day takes place in Banbridge

  04-01-2018 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral for Jayne Toal Reat, who was stabbed to death on Christmas Day, has taken place in Banbridge.
  
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• Emotional scenes as funeral for nurse Jayne Toal Reat killed on Christmas Day takes place

  04-01-2018 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were emotional scenes as the funeral for Jayne Toal Reat, who was stabbed to death on Christmas Day, took place in Banbridge.
  
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• Man (23) arrested on suspicion of arson attack at Craigavon Area Hospital

  04-01-2018 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of arson in connection with an incident at Craigavon Area Hospital on Wednesday.
  
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• Dundalk murder: 'No terror link'

  04-01-2018 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say Wednesday's stabbing of Yosuke Sasaki in County Louth was "random and unprovoked".
  
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• Watch: Eamonn and Ruth in stitches as Brenda Blethyn's dog gets over-friendly on This Morning

  04-01-2018 14:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This Morning viewers were left in hysterics, along with presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, when Brenda Blethyn was inappropriately mounted by her dog during the programme's live broadcast.
  
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• Ulster Bank customers who are deaf to be offered sign-language interpretation

  04-01-2018 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Bank has announced it is set to become the first Northern Irish bank to offer sign language interpretation to customers who are deaf.
  
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• Man sustains serious head injuries after assault in Lurgan

  04-01-2018 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing after a man was discovered with serious head injuries at a commercial premises in Lurgan on Monday.
  
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• McCauley murder accused 'threatened'

  04-01-2018 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A 30-year-old man appears in court charged with the murder of Londonderry man Paul McCauley.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: Meghan Markle’s style is smart and effortless

  04-01-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Around 400 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland without power after Storm Eleanor

  04-01-2018 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 400 homes and businesses in the southern and eastern parts of Northern Ireland remain without power following Storm Eleanor.
  
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• Around 200 homes and businesses in Northern Ireland without power after Storm Eleanor

  04-01-2018 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 200 homes and businesses in the southern and eastern parts of Northern Ireland remain without power following Storm Eleanor.
  
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• Plea by wife of cancer sufferer as drunks and addicts turn flats complex into 'nightmare'

  04-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman whose husband is fighting cancer has said "months of hell" caused by anti-social behaviour at their apartment block in Londonderry is hampering his recovery.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Landslide disrupts Translink Enterprise cross-border train services

  04-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Doagh Road reopens following earlier traffic collision

  04-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Doagh Road closed after collision

  04-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Muslims are as much a part of community as I am, says DUP MP

  04-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP MP has spoken out strongly about the need to understand and celebrate minority faiths in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Londonderry welcomed us with open arms, says Syrian refugee

  04-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A journalist forced to flee the war-torn Middle East with his wife has praised his new adopted home of Londonderry - where his wife has given birth to the first Syrian refugee baby born in the city.
  
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• Derry City boss hits out at cruel taunts about son’s eye loss

  04-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derry City manager Kenny Shiels has hit out at the horrific abuse his son has endured after fake eyeballs were thrown onto the pitch to mock the player, who lost an eye in an accident.
  
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• Stormont under fire for a lack of forward-planning as Eleanor strikes

  04-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont has been slammed for failing to adequately prepare for Storm Eleanor, whose 90mph gusts brought down hundreds of trees and power lines across the province.
  
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• Sinn Fein must put patients before party politics, warns DUP

  04-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP is calling on Sinn Fein to "put the needs of patients above the demands of their party" and restore power-sharing to tackle the growing NHS crisis here.
  
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• Revealed: 928 patients faced 12-hour A&E wait over Christmas

  04-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 15,600 patients were treated in Northern Ireland's main emergency departments between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day - with nearly 1,000 forced to endure waiting times of more than 12 hours.
  
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• Estate fears are raised by PSNI officer in court case

  04-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A PSNI officer has told a court of the dangers facing police as they respond to calls from members of the public who live in a Strabane estate.
  
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• Egyptian in terror probe after Dundalk murder had passed through Northern Ireland

  04-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Egyptian teenager arrested after a violent rampage in which an Asian man was stabbed to death had entered the Republic through Northern Ireland, Garda believe.
  
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• Public Health Agency urges vaccination over Aussie flu risk

  04-01-2018 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The flu vaccine has been developed to tackle the main strains circulating this season.
  
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• Finding an anchor in - Safe Harbor'

  04-01-2018 06:46
  Midcoast Maine knows both the life-sustaining and -taking nature of water a and the blessing of a safe harbor. Midcoast Community Chorus explores these themes in its annual winter concert, set for Sunday afternoon, Jan. 14, at the Strom Auditorium.
  
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• Blizzard storm surge could flood Maine's coast, with water reaching car tailpipes

  04-01-2018 02:10
  Belfast harbormaster Katherine Pickering helps clean up the wreck of a boat on the city's waterfront after a strong wind storm hit Maine on Oct. 30, 2017, causing damage along the city's waterfront and knocking out power to thousands of Mainers. Forecasters say a blizzard expected to hit Maine Thursday and early Friday morning could cause more power outages and coastal flooding.
  
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• Watch: ITV News at Ten abandoned live on air due to fire alarms

  04-01-2018 00:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The ITV News at Ten was forced to go off air on Wednesday night due to fire alarms.
  
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• Hutch family member suffers head injury in assault near Dublin city centre

  04-01-2018 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been assaulted in an incident near Dublin city centre.
  
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