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• Ireland border issue could bring Brexit talks crashing down, warns Jonathan Powell

  19-03-2018 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister’s handling of the Irish border question could bring Brexit negotiations “crashing down”, according to the Government’s former chief negotiator on Northern Ireland.
  
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• Backstop option for Brexit 'unacceptable': UUP's Nicholson

  19-03-2018 23:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has hit out at a fallback option included in Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU which could see a border placed in the Irish Sea.
  
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• Facebook drags technology companies down as stocks slide

  19-03-2018 22:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook plunged to its worst loss in four years on Monday and led a rout in technology companies.
  
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• Climber (20s) airlifted after falling 12m from cliff face

  19-03-2018 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his early 20s has been taken to hospital after falling 12 metres from a cliff face in Co Antrim.
  
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• School Report

  19-03-2018 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Students from across NI went behind the scenes for BBC School Report last week.
  
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• Uber halts tests of self-driving cars after pedestrian killed

  19-03-2018 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Uber says it has suspended all its self-driving testing after what is believed to be the first fatal pedestrian crash involving its vehicles.
  
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• Denis Black reunited with family after 75 years

  19-03-2018 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Denis Black was placed in care in 1943 but nearly 80 years later has discovered he has a family.
  
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• Ant McPartlin re-enters rehab as Saturday Night Takeaway cancelled after arrest

  19-03-2018 17:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ant McPartlin is stepping down from his television commitments and will head back to rehab following his arrest on suspicion of drink-driving on Sunday.
  
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• Schools Cup rugby: Campbell beat Armagh - pictures, full report

  19-03-2018 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Campbell College are the 2018 Danske Bank Schools’ Cup champions after they won 19-13 against Royal School Armagh at Kingspan Stadium.
  
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• MacRory Cup: St Ronan's win first title - pictures, report

  19-03-2018 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  St Ronan's College, Lurgan produced a superb second half display to secure their first MacRory Cup title at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh.
  
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• MacRory Cup report and photos: St Ronan's win first ever title after thrilling final

  19-03-2018 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  St Ronan's College, Lurgan produced a superb second half display to secure their first MacRory Cup title at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh.
  
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• Schools' Cup: St Columb's beat St Pat's - pictures, report

  19-03-2018 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  St Columb's have claimed the Danske Bank Schools' Cup thanks to a last gasp winner at Seaview.
  
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• Report, reaction and photos: Late Rice winner seals Schools' Cup success for St Columb's

  19-03-2018 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  St Columb's have claimed the Danske Bank Schools' Cup thanks to a last gasp winner at Seaview.
  
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• Down Royal fashions: St Patrick's Day punters brave the cold

  19-03-2018 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cold temperatures didn't put off the parade of fashion at the Down Royal Racecourse in Lisburn on Monday.
  
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• No agreement on right operational approach to Irish border

  19-03-2018 15:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No agreement has yet been reached on the right operational approach to avoid a hard Irish border, the EU’s draft agreement showed.
  
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• Brexit: Border could move to Irish Sea as EU backstop plan that angered May remains in place

  19-03-2018 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EU’s “backstop” plan for the Irish border remains in the text agreed in Brussels today, despite being angrily rejected by Theresa May when first published.
  
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• 7 ways to enjoy a Spring drive by the sea around the Causeway Coast

  19-03-2018 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the weather picks up and the days begin to get longer, get exploring the outdoors again and make the most of Northern Ireland’s coastline adventures and activities.
  
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• Family reunited

  19-03-2018 13:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Discovering his lost relatives has done Denis Black - who was placed in care as a baby in 1943 - "a world of good".
  
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• Sinn Fein Senator suspended following murdered prison officer tweet

  19-03-2018 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have suspended Senator Maire Devine after she retweeted a tweet calling IRA victim Brian Stack a "sadist".
  
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• Sinn Fein did not apologise to my family for tweet: Austin Stack

  19-03-2018 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of a prison officer murdered by the IRA has said Sinn Fein did not apologise to his family for a "disgusting tweet".
  
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• Tale of two Rorys

  19-03-2018 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  It's mostly very sporting in the papers, and also where's the best place to live in NI?
  
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• Six Nations 2018: Sexton, Murray, Bastareaud - Rugby Union Weekly's team of the tournament

  19-03-2018 13:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Who made a "brilliant breakthrough"? Who was a "force of nature"? Here is Rugby Union Weekly's team of the tournament for the 2018 Six Nations.
  
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• Sinn Fein members remove tricolour flags from Church of Ireland building in Rostrevor

  19-03-2018 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein members have removed tricolour flags that were placed on a Church of Ireland building in County Down.
  
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• What's on in Northern Ireland, March 19-25 - from Nathan Carter to Paloma Faith

  19-03-2018 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The weather may suggest otherwise, but we are heading into Spring with a whole host of live music, comedy and entertainment this week.
  
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• Appeal to find missing Northern Ireland boy John Crumlish (15)

  19-03-2018 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Omagh have appealed for help in locating 15-year-old John Crumlish who has been missing since Saturday.
  
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• Arrests up, but Holyland enjoys its quietest Saint Patrick's Day in 20 years

  19-03-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents in south Belfast's Holyland say they are "cautiously optimistic" after experiencing a relatively peaceful St Patrick's Day despite the number of arrests in Belfast rising by 53%.
  
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• Plans to merge seven special schools across Belfast

  19-03-2018 11:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Education Authority is to hold a consultation into closing and merging seven special schools in Belfast
  
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• Ant McPartlin released after drink driving arrest

  19-03-2018 10:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ant McPartlin has been released under investigation following his arrest on suspicion of drink driving on Sunday.
  
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• Darren Gibson suspended by Sunderland after being charged with drink driving

  19-03-2018 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Londonderry-born Sunderland footballer Darron Gibson has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving following a car crash just hours before his side were due to play Preston.
  
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• Karen Bradley won't impose deadline for parties to resume Stormont talks

  19-03-2018 08:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has said that she will not impose a framework deal or a timetable to resume negotiations on Stormont's deadlocked parties.
  
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• DUP MP Pengelly posts St Patrick's Day message in Irish

  19-03-2018 08:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emma Little-Pengelly reached out to Irish speakers over the weekend - by wishing them a Happy St Patrick's Day in Irish.
  
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• Police probe after child (12) travels to Britain for abortion

  19-03-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in the Republic are investigating an abortion performed on a 12-year-old Irish girl in the UK earlier this year.
  
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• Dublin unease over UK plans for border ahead of EU meeting

  19-03-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Government has expressed concerns that the UK won't manage to deliver a solution to the Northern Ireland border issue in time for a crunch EU summit this week.
  
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• Coleraine primary school destroyed in arson attack

  19-03-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A toyshed has been destroyed in an arson attack on a Coleraine primary school.
  
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