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• Urgent appeal for 97-year-old woman with dementia missing from Bangor

  18-04-2018 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued an urgent appeal for a 97-year-old woman with dementia missing from Bangor.
  
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• 'They'll never be as good as Tom'

  18-04-2018 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Crowds gather at renowned Irish country singer Big Tom McBride's wake.
  
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• TV presenter Dale Winton dies aged 62

  18-04-2018 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Dale Winton, host of Supermarket Sweep, has died at the age of 62, his agent has said.
  
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• Ulster Rugby podcast E27: Who can replace Paddy Jackson in Ulster's squad and what of Shane Logan's interview?

  18-04-2018 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Rugby Round Up is here again to provide the soundtrack to your commute to or from work, whichever you should choose.
  
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• Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku on target as Manchester United canter to victory

  18-04-2018 22:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku struck to hand much-changed Manchester United a routine 2-0 Premier League win at Bournemouth.
  
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• Temperatures hit 2018 peak in Ireland

  18-04-2018 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  It has been the warmest day across the island of Ireland since the middle of October 2017.
  
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• 'Chilling' footage of hooded figure pursuing murdered homeless man released by police

  18-04-2018 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footage has been released of the final movements of Piotr Krowka, a Polish man tragically murdered at a property in Maghera.
  
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• Carl Frampton says fight with Nonito Donaire is 'must-win'

  18-04-2018 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Carl Frampton says he cannot afford to lose Saturday's WBO interim featherweight title fight with Nonito Donaire.
  
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• Belfast trainer pleads for help to fight brain tumour

  18-04-2018 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 21-year-old man diagnosed with a brain tumour has pleaded for the public’s help to raise money for potentially life-saving treatment.
  
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• Save the fish!

  18-04-2018 17:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The little fish has been awarded status as a "Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)" by the European Commission.
  
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• Air Ambulance attends incident at Co Antrim school

  18-04-2018 16:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service dispatched an air ambulance to a Co Antrim school on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Lamont family says memory of Dalzell murder victim Mark 'lying there haunts me every night'

  18-04-2018 16:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of murdered Coleraine man Mark Lamont has spoken out after his killer Richard Dalzell was sentenced to twelve years in prison.
  
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• Man attacks Belfast bus lane camera car

  18-04-2018 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Footage of the incident shows a man stamping on the roof of a car.
  
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• Maximum breaker

  18-04-2018 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Robbie McGuigan took just five minutes to hit the maximum break at a club in Antrim.
  
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• No new evidence in 'hooded men' torture case say police

  18-04-2018 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No new evidence has emerged to compel further police investigation into suspected British Government-sanctioned torture of 14 men during internment in Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal has heard.
  
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• DUP's Nigel Dodds calls for end to 'Wild West' of social media to tackle online trolls

  18-04-2018 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has called for steps to be taken to end the “wild west culture of anything goes” on some social media platforms.
  
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• Sinn Fein candidate says Electoral Office adding 'unfair barriers' to postal and proxy voting

  18-04-2018 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Sinn Fein candidate in the upcoming West Tyrone by-election, has expressed concern that the Electoral Office may be adding "unfair and unjustified barriers" to prevent people exercising their right to secure postal and proxy votes.
  
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• Watch: Man attacks bus lane monitoring vehicle in west Belfast

  18-04-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A West Belfast MLA has condemned an attack on a Department of Infrastructure (DoI) worker in west Belfast on Tuesday.
  
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• Northern Ireland man Christopher Mackin killed in London traffic accident

  18-04-2018 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a young Co Down man who was killed in a car incident at the weekend.
  
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• Carl Frampton and Frank Warren reveal I’m A Celeb offers

  18-04-2018 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boxer Carl Frampton has revealed he turned down offers to take part in Big Brother and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
  
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• PSNI issue warning after hundreds of pounds worth of heroin discovered in Lisburn

  18-04-2018 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI discovered several hundred pounds worth of heroin in Lisburn on Tuesday.
  
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• Police hunt masked intruders who subjected men to 'horrific ordeal' during burglary

  18-04-2018 13:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information after four masked men broke into an house and tied up the occupants before making off with a sum of money.
  
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• Ulster Rugby supporters club calls off protest over sacking of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding

  18-04-2018 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Rugby supporters club have decided not to hold a protest over decision to revoke contracts of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.
  
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• UDA killer Dalzell who 'stamped' on Mark Lamont's head must serve at least twelve years in prison

  18-04-2018 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down window cleaner who "repeatedly stamped'' on his victim's head claiming it was self-defence was told on Wednesday he must serve a minimum of 12 years of his life sentence for murdering Coleraine man Mark Lamont.
  
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• Trouble Songs: Exclusive extracts from Stuart Bailie's new book only in the Belfast Telegraph

  18-04-2018 12:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This week the Belfast Telegraph will be publishing exclusive extracts from Stuart Bailie's sensational new book - Trouble Songs.
  
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• £6.6m plan to revamp Londonderry Hotel in Portrush

  18-04-2018 12:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  HOTEL group Andras has come up with new plans to revamp the former Londonderry Hotel in Portrush in a £6.6m project.
  
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• PSNI in 24-hour crackdown on speeding across Northern Ireland

  18-04-2018 11:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI are taking part in a 24-hour speed marathon across Northern Ireland on Wednesday.
  
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• Donald Tusk says no Brexit deal until border resolved

  18-04-2018 11:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Senior Brexit negotiators are meeting to assess if progress has been made on Irish border issues.
  
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• RHI inquiry: DUP's Arlene Foster gives evidence on botched energy scheme

  18-04-2018 09:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster returns to the RHI inquiry today for her third day of giving evidence.
  
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• RHI inquiry: Arlene Foster 'shocked' ministerial decisions were not being recorded

  18-04-2018 09:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has dismissed a claim by the head of the civil service that notes of ministerial meetings were not taken due to concerns about freedom of information requests.
  
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• I've got everything I need to beat Carl Frampton, says Nonito Donaire

  18-04-2018 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boxing legend Nonito Donaire is adamant that he has the threat of Carl Frampton dissected to such a degree that on Saturday night at the SSE Arena he simply cannot lose.
  
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• Women's Aid to meet Ulster Rugby chiefs to urge change of culture in the sport

  18-04-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of Women's Aid in Northern Ireland has said Ulster Rugby and the IRFU have agreed to meet with her organisation in a move she believes "signals a willingness to change".
  
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• Weather: Outlook sunny for Northern Ireland as parts of UK bask in mini heatwave

  18-04-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Temperatures in Northern Ireland are set to spike in the coming days thanks to a mini heatwave across the UK.
  
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• Watch: Mark Allen's stepson Robbie McGuigan becomes UK's youngest play to chalk up 147 break

  18-04-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Meet the UK's youngest ever person to hit a 147 in snooker - and he hails from Northern Ireland.
  
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• £1k reward for return of pup stolen in Northern Ireland

  18-04-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim business is offering a £1,000 reward after callous thieves stole a cute puppy during a break-in on Monday night.
  
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• Tyrone gardener astonished by invite to royal wedding

  18-04-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A green-fingered Co Tyrone community leader has spoken of her shock at being invited to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next month.
  
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