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• Police issue warning after £20k is stolen in Co Down scams

  19-01-2018 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives in Newry have said up to £20,000 has been stolen by scammers in two separate incidents in County Down.
  
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• Elite League: Belfast Giants 7-4 Coventry Blaze

  19-01-2018 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The Belfast Giants move to within three points of Elite League leaders Cardiff Devils by beating Coventry Blaze 7-4 at the SSE Arena.
  
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• Oriental medicine practitioner to speak Feb. 22

  19-01-2018 22:25
  The Camden Public Library, 55 Main St., welcomes Rhonda Feiman, licensed acupuncturist and Chinese herbalist, for a free presentation Feb. 22 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. titled "The Gift of Winter," which will teach participants how the time-tested techniques and treatment strategies of Asian medicine and the practice of Qi-gong movements can help strengthen their immune system and support their emotional and physical balance during the winter months and beyond. Feiman is a licensed acupuncturist and
  
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• Sinn Fein condemn 'reckless and brutal' shooting in Belfast

  19-01-2018 21:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has condemned the shooting of a man in is 20s in west Belfast.
  
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• Man shot in 'reckless and brutal attack' in Belfast

  19-01-2018 21:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in is 20s has been shot multiple times in both legs in west Belfast.
  
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• Nominations close in Sinn Féin leadership race

  19-01-2018 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Mary Lou McDonald is expected to be the only candidate in the running to take over from Gerry Adams.
  
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• Irish PM Varadkar backs abortion changes

  19-01-2018 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says the Republic of Ireland's laws on abortion are "too restrictive".
  
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• Dolores O'Riordan: Funeral arranged for next week

  19-01-2018 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  A private Requiem Mass will be celebrated for The Cranberries singer in County Limerick on Tuesday.
  
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• 'No point' in jail for driver who killed cyclist

  19-01-2018 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  A County Down man who killed a cyclist is sentenced to 100 hours community service.
  
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• Jail for banned driver caught three times

  19-01-2018 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  A judge asked why the man was repeatedly arrested and granted police bail, which allowed him to re-offend.
  
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• Masters 2018: Mark Allen 'excited' about opportunity to make final

  19-01-2018 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Mark Allen is 'excited' about the opportunity to reach the final of the Masters at Alexandra Palace for the first time.
  
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• Northern Ireland film Bad Day For The Cut added to Netflix

  19-01-2018 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland-based film Bad Day For The Cut is now available on Netflix.
  
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• Man punches himself in face to avoid breath test, police say

  19-01-2018 17:46
  Police in the US have accused a man of punching himself in the face three times to avoid a breath test. Police in the town of Belfast, Maine, say they found 27-year-old Brian Fogg in his car, stuck in a ditch last week.
  
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• Cops: Maine man punches self in face to avoid sobriety test Source: AP

  19-01-2018 17:46
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• Cops: Maine man punches self in face to avoid sobriety test

  19-01-2018 17:46
  This undated booking photo released by the Waldo County Jail in Maine shows Brian Fogg, who's accused of punching himself in the face to avoid a sobriety breath test. Fogg, who's free on bail, was charged in Belfast, Maine, with drunken driving, falsifying physical evidence and criminal mischief.
  
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• Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin facing backlash over abortion reform

  19-01-2018 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fianna Fail grassroots members have been urged to oppose Micheal Martin’s call for the liberalisation of abortion laws.
  
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• Cash and jewellery box stolen in Dromore burglary

  19-01-2018 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sum of cash and a jewellery box has been stolen from a house in Dromore during a burglary.
  
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• Appeal for witnesses to 1971 Ballymurphy massacre

  19-01-2018 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Witnesses to a British Army operation in which 10 people were killed in 1971 are being urged to make statements about what they saw.
  
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• Police probe link between burglaries in Co Down - safes and cash stolen

  19-01-2018 16:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a possible link between two burglaries in Co Down.
  
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• Abu Dhabi Championship: Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood in contention

  19-01-2018 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  An eagle on the last hole boosts Rory McIlroy as several British players are well placed at the Abu Dhabi Championship.
  
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• Drugs, drink and parents to blame for crime, says Northern Ireland public

  19-01-2018 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drugs, alcohol and parents are thought to be the main cause of crime in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Two million cigarettes seized at Dublin Port

  19-01-2018 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The consignment listed as "household goods" was addressed to Dundalk and had been sent from Dubai.
  
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• New abuse law 'held up by lack of NI Assembly'

  19-01-2018 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The new law has been specifically drafted to deal with both physical and emotional abuse.
  
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• Co Down man Aaron English missing in Belgium

  19-01-2018 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An appeal has been made for a missing Co Down man who was last seen in Belgium.
  
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• Snow and ice cause havoc on roads

  19-01-2018 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Dozens of schools are closed and a warning for snow and ice is in place until midnight on Friday.
  
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• Groups welcome EU pledge on post-Brexit cross-border peace funds

  19-01-2018 14:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Edel McGinley from Migrant Rights Centre Ireland said many groups were "breathing a sigh of relief" after hearing the news.
  
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• Police warn flashing lights to alert drivers of speed checkpoints is an offence

  19-01-2018 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning against motorists alerting other drivers of approaching checkpoints by flashing their lights.
  
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• Motoring: 10 pro tips on how to drive in snow

  19-01-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As many areas continue to struggle with the latest snowfalls, it’s worth reminding ourselves that knowing how to drive in snow is a key skill.
  
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• Martin McGuinness son backs Mary Lou McDonald for Sinn Fein president - nominations to close

  19-01-2018 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nominations for the Sinn Fein leadership will close at 5pm on Friday with Mary Lou McDonald expected to be named as the only candidate.
  
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• Ulster changes for vital Wasps clash

  19-01-2018 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Team news as Wasps host Ulster Rugby in Sunday's European Rugby Champions Cup fixture at the Ricoh Arena (15:15 GMT).
  
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• Loughinisland judge considers Troubles case withdrawal

  19-01-2018 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The police ombudsman's lawyers asked Mr Justice McCloskey to step aside over a possible perception of bias.
  
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• Compromise or you'll repeat mistakes of history: Bertie Ahern's message to Northern Ireland political leaders

  19-01-2018 13:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Taoiseach and architect of the Good Friday Agreement has warned Northern Ireland politicians they should compromise or they face repeating the mistakes of the past.
  
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• World's biggest salmon company arrives in Bay of Fundy

  19-01-2018 12:51
  The purchase of Newfoundland-based Northern Harvest gives Marine Harvest of Norway nine farm sites in the Bay of Fundy and a processing plant in St. George. The Oslo-based company filed papers Tuesday with the federal Competition Bureau after making a share purchase agreement to take over Newfoundland-based Northern Harvest, which has nine sea-farm sites in the Bay of Fundy and a processing plant in St. George.
  
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• Northern Ireland homecoming for Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell

  19-01-2018 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Iconic rockers Def Leppard announced a UK-wide tour on Friday, which will see guitarist Vivian Campbell perform on home soil once again.
  
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• What happened at Loughinisland?

  19-01-2018 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Six men were shot dead in the Heights Bar in the County Down village of Loughinisland in June 1994.
  
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• Hundreds of flood line calls unanswered

  19-01-2018 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Some 1,100 calls were made to the emergency floodline in one day last August during record rainfall.
  
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• Northern Ireland weather: Ice warning extended into weekend

  19-01-2018 12:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has extended a yellow weather warning for ice into the weekend for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Loughinisland: Judge asked to withdraw from case to decide if Police Ombudsman collusion report should be quashed

  19-01-2018 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A judge due to announce whether he will quash the Police Ombudsman's report into the finding of police collusion in the 1994 Loughinisland loyalist murders has been asked to withdraw from the case over a possible perception of bias.
  
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• Loughinisland: Drama as judge told to withdraw from Police Ombudsman collusion report case

  19-01-2018 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A judge who ruled that a damning report into the Loughinisland atrocity was unlawful should step aside from the case, the High Court heard on Friday.
  
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• Dr McKenna Cup: Pitch inspections at Ballybofey and Armagh before semi-final

  19-01-2018 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Saturday's McKenna Cup semi-final between Donegal and Armagh will be moved to the Athletic Grounds if Ballybofey fails a pitch inspection.
  
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• Spot the difference: Just the one shade for 'twins' Jamie Dornan and Liam Neeson on The Graham Norton Show

  19-01-2018 11:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland stars Jamie Dornan and Liam Neeson look to have co-ordinated for their appearance on The Graham Norton Show this week - by wearing almost identical outfits.
  
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• Northern Ireland's first 'social supermarkets' to open

  19-01-2018 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Five social supermarkets are to open in Northern Ireland to help people struggling with food poverty.
  
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• Flu epidemic fears

  19-01-2018 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  It could be "lights out" for NI as Friday's papers warn there are only two weeks to save Stormont.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Crusaders face Coleraine in top-two encounter

  19-01-2018 10:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Coleraine boss Oran Kearney says he "does not place priority on fixtures" as he prepares for Saturday's top-two game with Crusaders.
  
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• Sinn Fein TD's secret deal to pocket €90k salary belies party's 'industrial wage' line

  19-01-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein TD struck a secret deal with the party that allows him to draw down his entire Dail salary of more than €90,000, it can be revealed.
  
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