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• Co-op offers class on use of CBD products

  05-01-2018 22:21
  On Wednesday, Jan. 24, Phil and Ellen of Gerrick Alternatives will discuss their struggles with illness and a road to recovery that includes the use of CBD products in a free class sponsored by Belfast Co-op. The class, Disease, Recovery and CBD, will take place in the learning room at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast, 37 Miller St., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Gerrick Alternatives is the co-op's cannabinoid vendor.
  
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• First copies of explosive new book on US president Donald Trump sell out ‘in minutes’

  05-01-2018 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An early batch of Michael Wolff’s explosive new book on US president Donald Trump has sold out at Waterstones “in minutes”.
  
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• Belfast substitute vodka case cost 15 times more than fine

  05-01-2018 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  A Liverpool supporters club was fined for selling vodka "not of the nature demanded by the consumer".
  
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• Carl Frampton to fight Nonito Donaire in Belfast on April 21

  05-01-2018 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton will take on former four-weight world champion Nonito Donaire in Belfast on April 21, the SSE Arena has confirmed.
  
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• Carl Frampton to fight Nonito Donaire at SSE Arena on 21 April

  05-01-2018 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Carl Frampton will go up against former four-weight world champion Nonito Donaire at the SSE Arena in Belfast on 21 April.
  
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• Derry Girls premieres on Channel 4 - how many viewers tuned in?

  05-01-2018 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Channel 4's new comedy Derry Girls brought in an audience of 1.6m on its launch night- and set Twitter ablaze with lots of verdicts and praise for the first episode.
  
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• Ardoyne residents 'terrified by death drivers'

  05-01-2018 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Footage emerges of cars skidding and spinning in front of a cheering crowd in Belfast.
  
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• Reckless driving angers Belfast residents

  05-01-2018 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Footage of cars skidding and spinning in circles, in front of a cheering crowd, is posted online.
  
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• Derry Girls: Audience buzzing for new NI-based sitcom

  05-01-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  New NI-based comedy made its TV debut with 1.6m viewers - but was it beezer or just bad?
  
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• Derry Girls: Beezer or pure bert?

  05-01-2018 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Is Channel 4's new Northern Ireland-based sitcom a fair portrayal of real-life?
  
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• Boat death husband 'degraded Lu Na McKinney'

  05-01-2018 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen McKinney denies murdering his wife Lu Na on an Easter boating trip at Devenish Island.
  
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• Family pays tribute to hotelier Sir William Hastings as memorial service held

  05-01-2018 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Customer service was in the DNA of hotelier Sir William Hastings, his son has said.
  
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• Winning start to New Year for Northern Ireland woman scooping £285k in EuroMillions draw

  05-01-2018 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The New Year has got off to a winning start for a Dungiven woman who scooped £285k in the EuroMillions draw - and she has her mum to thank.
  
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• Restore Stormont to tackle health crisis, says SDLP leader

  05-01-2018 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  SDLP leader says health situation is "not safe" and calls for immediate talks to restore devolution.
  
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• A&E 12-hour waits nearly triple in a year

  05-01-2018 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 928 patients waited longer than the waiting target over Christmas, compared to 348 in 2016.
  
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• Man charged with murdering wife Lu Na McKinney on Fermanagh boat holiday 'subjected her to controlling treatment', court hears

  05-01-2018 16:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with murdering his wife on a family boating holiday allegedly subjected her to "controlling, degrading and manipulating" treatment, the High Court heard on Friday.
  
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• James Bulger’s killer Jon Venables is charged over child abuse images

  05-01-2018 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of toddler James Bulger’s killers has been charged over indecent images of children and his trial is to be held in private at an unnamed court, the Crown Prosecution Service has said.
  
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• Belfast International Airport sets sight on 6 million passengers for 2018

  05-01-2018 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An average of 16,000 passengers passed through Belfast International Airport each day in 2017, new figures have shown.
  
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• Relatives of Kingsmill massacre victims call for culprits to be named

  05-01-2018 14:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Those allegedly responsible for the IRA's Kingsmill massacre four decades ago should be named, a grieving relative said.
  
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• School bus drivers set to push for higher-visibility school uniforms

  05-01-2018 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  School bus drivers in Fermanagh have launched a campaign to improve the visibility of school uniforms in rural areas.
  
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• Gallagher left out of Paralympics

  05-01-2018 13:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Sochi gold medallist Kelly Gallagher is left out of the GB skiing squad for March's Winter Paralympics.
  
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• PSNI appeal for couple who intervened in New Year's Eve Lurgan assault

  05-01-2018 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PSNI have issued an appeal to speak to a couple who intervened in a New Year's Eve assault in Lurgan to save the victim from further punishment.
  
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• Bus service could start next month in Rockland area

  05-01-2018 12:34
  Details on the tentative public transportation plan were unveiled Wednesday night, Jan. 3 to the Rockland City Council by Steffanie Pyle of Waldo County Action Partners of Belfast. Pyle stressed that the route and scheduled were tentative but said she expected that the service would begin in February.
  
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• Final season of Game of Thrones to air in 2019

  05-01-2018 12:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The final season of Game of Thrones will not air until 2019, bosses have confirmed.
  
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• Review: Maiden adventure of Derry Girls leaves us wanting more

  05-01-2018 11:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Before now, the Derry Girls the world knew best were Nadine Coyle, with her 'quirky' phrases and an accent that had to be subtitled in America, and Dana.
  
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• Stormont minister to decide farm payments

  05-01-2018 10:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Post-Brexit farm payments will be decided by a future devolved minister, officials say.
  
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• Former doorman is fined £400 after admitting punch on customer in Belfast pub - Belfast Telegraph

  05-01-2018 09:55
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  Former doorman is fined £400 after admitting punch on customer in Belfast pub
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  A former doorman at a Belfast bar has been fined £400 after pleading guilty to assaulting 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 ...
  
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• Tragic scenes

  05-01-2018 09:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The funeral of a woman murdered on Christmas Day features in the papers.
  
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• Shake-up of Belfast planning system in bid to improve speed and efficiency - Belfast Telegraph

  05-01-2018 09:48
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  Shake-up of Belfast planning system in bid to improve speed and efficiency
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  Sweeping changes to Belfast's planning system loom after complaints to council bosses led to a high-level review. In October the Belfast Telegraph revealed Scotland's former chief planner Jim Mackinnon was being parachuted in to carry out a review of ...
  Belfast City Council announces shake-up of planning servicePlanning & Building Control Today
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• Environmental plans risk our food security, say NI farmers

  05-01-2018 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has warned that UK food security could be at risk if post-Brexit agricultural subsidies focus on environmental protection.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Icy conditions create hazards on Northern Irish roads

  05-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Cross-border trains disrupted by landslide

  05-01-2018 08:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The railway line is now open between Newry and Dundalk, but there are warnings of delays.
  
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• Any 'latte levy' on disposable cups will hurt us badly, claim NI coffee shops

  05-01-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A proposed 25p 'latte levy' on disposable coffee cups could damage small businesses, cafe owners in Northern Ireland have warned.
  
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• Psychiatric probe ordered as teen appears at Dundalk court to face charge of murder

  05-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young man charged with the murder of a Japanese worker in Co Louth yesterday made a number of outbursts in court including "I'm no gay" and "I'm no Muslim".
  
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• Her hands on the coffin, daughter says emotional final farewell to mother murdered saving her life

  05-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The daughter of a nurse stabbed to death on Christmas Day carried her mother's coffin in tears yesterday at her funeral in Banbridge.
  
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• GAA club hits back over its treatment of player who lost a leg in bomb attack

  05-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim Gaelic Club which has been accused of ostracising a former player - whose leg was blown off in a car bomb after he joined the PSNI - has hit back.
  
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• Councillor claims debate rules will hit free speech

  05-01-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A battle over free speech has set Belfast City councillors at loggerheads - with a loyalist councillor claiming it would hinder her ability to criticise Islam.
  
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• Parole boss sorry over failure to tell victims of cabbie rapist about release

  05-01-2018 07:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chairman of the Parole Board has apologised “unreservedly” over the failure to inform the victims of serial rapist John Worboys of his imminent release.
  
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• PSNI plea on third anniversary of Brian McIlhagga murder

  05-01-2018 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Murder detectives appeal for information on "the men behind the masks" who shot a man dead in 2015.
  
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• Second councillor from Oldpark area of north Belfast announces resignation - the Irish News

  05-01-2018 02:17
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  Second councillor from Oldpark area of north Belfast announces resignation
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  Sinn Féin councillor Gerry McCabe (right) has announced his resignation as an elected representative for the Oldpark area of north Belfast. Picture by Hugh Russell. John Monaghan. 05 January, 2018 01:00. Topics. Belfast City Council · councillor · DUP ...
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• Belfast man in coma in Australia after suffering 'devastating blow' at ... - the Irish News

  05-01-2018 02:17
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  Belfast man in coma in Australia after suffering 'devastating blow' at ...
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  THE family of a GAA player - in an induced coma in Australia after suffering a "devastating blow" to the head - have appealed for funds to aid his recovery.and more »
  
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• Belfast councillors to consider review of community fund - The Irish ... - the Irish News

  05-01-2018 02:17
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  Belfast councillors to consider review of community fund - The Irish ...
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  COUNCILLORS in Belfast are to consider reviewing a multi-million-pound fund for community projects following concerns over how money is allocated. A motion was brought before the council on Wednesday calling for a review of the Local Investment Fund ...and more »
  
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• Belfast council spent £15,000 on awards bash for staff - The Irish News - the Irish News

  05-01-2018 02:17
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  Belfast council spent £15,000 on awards bash for staff - The Irish News
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  BELFAST City Council spent more than £15000 of ratepayers' cash on an internal awards ceremony for its own staff – including an 'excellence' gong for the bonfire management team.and more »
  
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• PSNI renew Brian McIlhagga murder appeal on third anniversary of his death

  05-01-2018 01:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the “brutal” murder of a man have made a fresh appeal for information on the third anniversary of his death.
  
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