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• Anger over claims Brexit campaign ‘cheated’ to bend referendum spending rules

  24-03-2018 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Claims that the officially designated Brexit campaign “cheated” during the European Union referendum have sparked fury.
  
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• Theresa May to tour UK to mark year until Brexit

  24-03-2018 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May will carry out a whistlestop tour of the UK on Thursday, a year before the country’s exit from the European Union.
  
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• Biker in hospital after Belfast M2 crash with car

  24-03-2018 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A biker was left in hospital after a crash between a car and their bike on Saturday afternoon just outside Belfast.
  
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• ‘He fell a hero’: France praises policeman who died after hostage swap

  24-03-2018 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The French police officer who swapped himself for a female supermarket employee being held hostage had already received a lifetime of accolades by the time he walked unarmed into the store under attack by an extremist gunman.
  
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• Hundreds of thousands march for gun control in US

  24-03-2018 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters have rallied in the US capital and cities across America to press for gun control in one of the biggest youth protests since the Vietnam era.
  
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• County Tyrone: Orange hall damaged in petrol bomb attack

  24-03-2018 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  An Orange hall in Augher is damaged in what police believe to be a petrol bomb attack.
  
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• Ulster undone in Cardiff Blues battering

  24-03-2018 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster's hopes of making the Guinness PRO14 playoffs are all but over as they suffered a 35-17 defeat to the Cardiff Blues at the Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Northern Ireland Orange hall petrol bomb attack 'shows intolerance of some toward unionist culture': Arlene Foster

  24-03-2018 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene foster has condemned an apparent petrol bombing of an Orange hall saying it demonstrates the intolerance of some toward unionist culture.
  
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• DUP and Sinn Féin clash over Northern Ireland political process

  24-03-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster and Mary Lou McDonald deliver different messages on the NI political process.
  
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• Dream debut for Paul Smyth in Northern Ireland win over South Korea

  24-03-2018 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s friendly with South Korea was drifting towards a 1-1 draw until striker Paul Smyth stole the headlines with a wonderful goal on his senior debut.
  
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• Kremlin denies poisoned ex-double agent wrote to Putin for pardon

  24-03-2018 17:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Kremlin has denied a claim that poisoned former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal wrote to Vladimir Putin asking to be pardoned and to be able to visit his home country.
  
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• Northern Ireland 2-1 South Korea

  24-03-2018 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  QPR's Paul Smyth scores on his debut to give Northern Ireland a 2-1 win in Saturday's international friendly against South Korea.
  
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• Shadow Assembly a 'retreat' from power-sharing and would lack credibility: Sinn Fein

  24-03-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has said a shadow Assembly established in the absence of the Northern Ireland devolved institutions would represent a "retreat" from power-sharing saying it would lack credibility.
  
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• Alliance leader says government had 'one hand tied in NI talks'

  24-03-2018 13:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Alliance leader Naomi Long was speaking at her party's annual conference in Belfast.
  
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• Government must inject momentum into powersharing efforts, Alliance leader says

  24-03-2018 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government must drop its care and maintenance approach to Northern Ireland and inject momentum into efforts to restore powersharing, Alliance leader Naomi Long has said.
  
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• Pervert Dillan John Douglas sent indecent clip and pictures to 14-year-old girl he met at band parade

  24-03-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man found guilty of sending sexual images to a 14-year-old girl he met at a band parade in Co Antrim was given a four-month jail sentence yesterday.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Roads reopen after series of separate crashes

  24-03-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Emergency services deal with crash between car and bike on M2

  24-03-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Liam Payne: Fatherhood, freedom and the truth about me and Cheryl

  24-03-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He has been in the public eye since he was just 14 years old. Now, a decade on, Liam Payne’s life is more newsworthy than ever. Hamish MacBain talks to him about relationships, tabloid scrutiny and his musical ambitions.
  
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• Jean-Christopher Novelli determined to add Michelin star to new Northern Ireland restaurant

  24-03-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelin-starred chef Jean-Christopher Novelli is opening his new restaurant in Belfast next month as part of the brand new Marriott AC Hotel. The dashing Frenchman tells Una Brankin why he loves Northern Ireland and how he and his partner Michelle almost lost their son Valentino to a rare form of cancer.
  
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• £75m Northern Ireland roads budget raises hope of action on potholes

  24-03-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers' frustrations over pothole damage may soon be eased after the biggest budget in seven years for road maintenance in Northern Ireland was announced.
  
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• Sinn Fein seeking to sow division, says DUP’s Arlene Foster

  24-03-2018 11:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Democratic Unionist leader Arlene Foster has accused Sinn Fein of trying to render Northern Ireland dysfunctional.
  
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• Hats off

  24-03-2018 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A founder of Féis Dhoíre Cholmcílle is honoured with a blue plaque in Londonderry.
  
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• Abuse inquiry calls

  24-03-2018 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Calls over an inquiry for victims of a paedophile priest and concerns at GP shortages make the NI weeklies.
  
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• When Home Hurts

  24-03-2018 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Domestic violence is at its highest level recorded since the PSNI started keeping detailed statistics.
  
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• Slain French officer Col Arnaud Beltrame’s mother not surprised by his courage

  24-03-2018 10:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a French police officer who was killed after he swapped himself for a hostage during an Islamic extremist attack on a supermarket says that she wasn’t surprised by her son’s courage.
  
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• Labour's Owen Smith 'stood by principles' on Brexit

  24-03-2018 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The Labour MP says Jeremy Corbyn made a 'mistake' in firing him for calling for a second referendum.
  
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• Owen Smith: Labour needs to show leadership over Brexit

  24-03-2018 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour needs to “show leadership” and warn about the risks of Brexit, Owen Smith said after being dismissed from “Eurosceptic” Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet.
  
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• RHI was too complex to be run from Northern Ireland, inquiry hears

  24-03-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland should have been part of the Great Britain Renewable Heat Incentive scheme, an inquiry into how the local version of the initiative became mired in controversy heard.
  
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• Meghan and Harry visit Northern Ireland: Playful hint at possible royal baby generates huge excitement

  24-03-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sparked feverish speculation about plans for a Royal baby after cooing over an innovative range for newborns during a visit to a tech hub in Belfast.
  
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• Driver banned but avoids jail over M1 crash that killed woman (80)

  24-03-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who killed a pensioner and seriously injured two people when she caused a motorway crash has avoided jail.
  
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• Poisoned former Russian double agent wrote to Putin for pardon, friend says

  24-03-2018 08:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Poisoned former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal wrote to Vladimir Putin asking to be pardoned and to be able to visit his home country, a friend has said.
  
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• Royal dazzler: Meghan and Harry vow crowds on first trip to Northern Ireland

  24-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast city centre came to a standstill yesterday afternoon as Prince Harry and bride-to-be Meghan Markle wowed crowds with their glamour and charm.
  
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• Online trolls won't silence me, says DUP's Emma Little-Pengelly

  24-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP politician has said receiving hundreds of abusive comments on her Twitter account is typical of what she faces on a daily basis.
  
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• Body of Michael McGinley missing almost nine weeks recovered from River Foyle

  24-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Londonderry man Michael McGinley have confirmed that the body found in the River Foyle yesterday morning was his.
  
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• Belfast GAA club defends hosting 'Gibraltar 3' event

  24-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A GAA club has defended hosting an event which commemorated three IRA members shot dead in Gibraltar.
  
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• Authorities confirm first case of avian flu in Northern Ireland for 2018

  24-03-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Avian flu has been detected in a wild bird in Co Antrim, it was confirmed last night.
  
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• Belfast March for Our Lives

  24-03-2018 05:21
  Standing with students across the country, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Belfast and other community partners lead a march to demonstrate their commitment to ending gun violence in our country. March begins at the post office and travels to the UU church at 37 Miller St. Speakers, music, skits and poetry.
  
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• Van and investigators seen leaving Cambridge Analytica’s London office

  24-03-2018 05:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Enforcement officers for the Information Commissioner spent nearly seven hours searching Cambridge Analytica’s central London premises overnight.
  
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• Judge orders action on funding of stalled Troubles inquests

  24-03-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A High Court judge yesterday compelled authorities in Belfast and London to reconsider providing funds for legacy inquests in Northern Ireland.
  
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