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• Dr McKenna Cup: Derry lead Section B after win over Down as UU hold Armagh

  10-01-2018 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  A late Niall Toner goal sees Derry beat Down in Section B of Dr McKenna Cup as Armagh are held by Ulster University.
  
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• Hedden shows watercolors in Belfast

  10-01-2018 23:55
  Pamela Hedden picked up a paintbrush and began painting buildings some five years ago. The subject matter of her watercolor and pen-and-ink is no surprise; Hedden is an architect.
  
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• PSNI appeal after mother and daughter knocked down

  10-01-2018 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  They are being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after the incident in east Belfast.
  
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• Dr McKenna Cup: Holders Tyrone ease past Cavan to book semi-finals spot

  10-01-2018 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyrone stay on course for a seventh straight Dr McKenna Cup title as they outclass Cavan to set up a semi-final against Fermanagh.
  
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• McKenna Cup Section C: Fermanagh beat Donegal to reach semi-finals

  10-01-2018 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Fermanagh beat Donegal 1-13 to 1-10 in Section C and will play holders Tyrone in the semi-finals of the McKenna Cup.
  
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• Hunt for driver after mother and child (8) hurt in Belfast hit-and-run

  10-01-2018 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother and her eight-year-old daughter were hurt in a hit and run in Belfast.
  
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• Hyponatraemia Inquiry publishes whistleblower claims

  10-01-2018 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The Hyponatraemia inquiry is looking into the deaths of five children in Northern Ireland hospitals.
  
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• Kingsmill video sectarian, says ex-IRA man Martin McAllister

  10-01-2018 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Former IRA prisoner says Barry McElduff's Kingsmill bread video is 'blatant sectarianism'.
  
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• Barry McElduff Kingsmill video: Complaints made to Westminster standards commissioner over controversial tweet

  10-01-2018 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards has confirmed it has received a formal complaint over Barry McElduff's Kingsmill video tweet.
  
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• 'Cash-for-ash' details 'withheld' from MLAs

  10-01-2018 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Crucial details about the RHI scheme were not given to politicians tasked with scrutinising it, says an SDLP MLA.
  
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• Detective cleared over text message to killer's sister

  10-01-2018 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The officer sent a message to the sister of a Finbar McCoy, who killed a man in a one-punch incident.
  
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• Karen Bradley visits NI as secretary of state

  10-01-2018 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Karen Bradley, who has never been to Northern Ireland before, reiterates her desire to restore devolution.
  
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• Fog weather warning for Northern Ireland

  10-01-2018 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Visibility is to drop as low as 100m, the Met Office warns, as drivers are urged to take care.
  
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• Bombardier expected to lose US trade case

  10-01-2018 16:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The prime minister's appeals to the US President over a dispute with Boeing have not made a difference.
  
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• Lord Mayor celebrates 20 years of Young at Art at the launch of the Belfast Children's Festival

  10-01-2018 16:57 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 77 incidents brought to PSNI attention by so-called paedophile hunters

  10-01-2018 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  So-called paedophile hunter groups have brought 77 incidents to police attention since June, it has emerged.
  
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• Cheaper Renewable Heat Incentive alternative 'never shared with committee'

  10-01-2018 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Details of an alternative to the flawed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme, which would have saved the public purse £200 million, were never shared with a Stormont scrutiny committee, it has been claimed.
  
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• Jeremiah Kirkwood and two sons banned from keeping animals acquitted of breaching order by having dogs at east Belfast home

  10-01-2018 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father and two sons banned from keeping animals following a notorious cruelty case were today acquitted of breaching the order by having dogs at their east Belfast home.
  
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• Yellow warning for fog issued for Northern Ireland

  10-01-2018 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A yellow warning for fog has been issued for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Spate of burglaries targeting victims in their 60s in Carnmoney and Whiteabbey

  10-01-2018 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives are appealing following a spate of burglaries targeting victims aged in their 60s in Carnmoney and Whiteabbey.
  
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• Double take as misspelt sign replaced

  10-01-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  One driver told the BBC they were shocked to see the town "Banbridge" misspelt.
  
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• Can you see it?

  10-01-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  One driver told the BBC they were shocked to see the town "Banbridge" misspelt.
  
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• 77 'paedophile hunter' cases investigated by PSNI

  10-01-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A team of detectives is looking into cases brought to their attention by so-called paedophile hunters.
  
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• First Derivatives reaches £1bn market value

  10-01-2018 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The share price of Newry-based firm First Derivatives has risen sharply in recent months.
  
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• Huge fire at scrap yard near Dublin Airport

  10-01-2018 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Firefighters tackling a major blaze at a recycling plant say it will take hours before it's fully extinguished.
  
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• Sinn Fein and DUP clash on powersharing crisis after talks with Karen Bradley

  10-01-2018 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein and Democratic Unionists have continued their war of words after discussing the Stormont powersharing crisis with the new Northern Ireland Secretary.
  
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• Britain First leader Paul Golding to fight allegations he incited hatred at Belfast rally, court hears

  10-01-2018 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of far-right group Britain First is to fight allegations that he incited hatred at a rally in Belfast, a court heard on Wednesday.
  
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• Man arrested after bomb found at PSNI officer's house in Derry

  10-01-2018 12:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of an off duty police officer on February 22, 2017 in Londonderry.
  
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• Fire crews battle massive blaze at scrap metal facility

  10-01-2018 12:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A massive fire has ripped through a recycling and scrap metal facility near Dublin Airport.
  
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• Ireland to host India in two T20s at Malahide in June

  10-01-2018 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland will host India for the first time since 2007 when the sides meet at Malahide in two T20s this summer.
  
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• Inquiry into post-Brexit fishing rules

  10-01-2018 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs begin an inquiry into how Brexit will affect Northern Ireland's fishing industry.
  
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• DUP's Foster meets Secretary of State Bradley and calls for direct rule - claims SF pulled out of meeting over McElduff tweet criticism

  10-01-2018 12:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster called for direct rule ministers to be appointed after meeting the new Northern Ireland Secretary of State.
  
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• Family forced into one room as gang ransack east Belfast home

  10-01-2018 12:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family were forced from their bedrooms and made to stay in one room while their home was ransacked in east Belfast.
  
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• Karren Brady puts a stop to online confusion that she is new Northern Ireland Secretary of State

  10-01-2018 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Karren Brady has addressed those confusing her with the new Northern Ireland Secretary of State - Karen Bradley.
  
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• Jayda Fransen 'mayor' video investigated by council

  10-01-2018 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Footage shows Britain First deputy leader Jayda Fransen speaking from Belfast's Lord Mayor's chair.
  
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• Fransen 'mayor' video at City Hall

  10-01-2018 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Fransen 'mayor' video at Belfast City Hall
  
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• Drogheda pub: Bomb found in toilet, say police

  10-01-2018 11:10 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 30 people were moved from their homes after a device was found on Tuesday night.
  
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• Watch: Loose Women's Gloria Hunniford and Denise Van Outen broadcast live in Belfast

  10-01-2018 11:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  ITV's Loose Women hit the road this week with Belfast being the first stop of the tour.
  
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• Appeal for Northern Ireland man missing in Israel

  10-01-2018 11:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concern is growing for a missing Northern Ireland man in Israel as his friends and family say they are very worried about him.
  
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• Britain First speech from Belfast council chamber investigated

  10-01-2018 11:03
  Video shows group’s deputy leader Jayda Fransen making an address while wearing red robes and sitting in lord mayor’s chairBelfast city council is investigating how the deputy leader of Britain First delivered an anti-immigration video from the lord mayor’s chair.Video footage was posted on Facebook of Jayda Fransen making a speech from the council chamber. Continue reading...
  
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• What has happened since the power-sharing executive at Stormont collapsed?

  10-01-2018 10:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A look at the developments in politics since Stormont collapsed a year ago
  
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• Homes evacuated after bomb found at pub in Drogheda

  10-01-2018 10:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A viable explosive device has been found at a pub in Drogheda.
  
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• Resignation calls

  10-01-2018 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  An investigation into a council chamber video and calls for Sinn Féin MP to resign make the headlines.
  
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• Cyclist concerns

  10-01-2018 10:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Oliver McAfee had given up his gardening job to cycle across Europe and was last seen on 21 November.
  
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• Oliver McAfee: Friends express concern over missing cyclist

  10-01-2018 10:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Friends and family express concern over Oliver McAfee, missing in Israel since November.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Tailbacks on M1 citybound due to crash near Sprucefield

  10-01-2018 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: PSNI urge drivers to turn on fog lights due to poor visibility weather

  10-01-2018 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Long delays after Co Down crash - road closed

  10-01-2018 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Down road reopened after crash

  10-01-2018 09:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Man who wrecked bookies in bet row has jail term cut

  10-01-2018 08:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gambler who caused £1,550 worth of damage to a bookmaker's after staff refused to pay out what he claimed was a winning bet has had his sentence reduced.
  
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