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• Two men released on bail after man's murder in Belfast

  19-04-2018 22:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men, who were being questioned following the death of a man in north Belfast, are released on bail.
  
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• 'Potentially criminal decisions' by Government must be investigated, court hears

  19-04-2018 19:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police must investigate potentially criminal decisions taken by British Government ministers over the alleged torture of 14 men during internment in Northern Ireland, the Court of Appeal heard on Wednesday.
  
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• RHI Inquiry: Cash-for-ash 'not just benefitting DUP voters'

  19-04-2018 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster rejects suggestions that the RHI scheme was meant to benefit supporters of her party.
  
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• Shifting tides

  19-04-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Dr Paul Nolan believes Catholics will outnumber Protestants by the centenary of the creation of NI.
  
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• 'Catholic majority possible' in NI by 2021

  19-04-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Dr Paul Nolan believes Catholics will outnumber Protestants by the centenary of the creation of NI.
  
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• House of Fraser calls in KPMG to draw up turnaround plan

  19-04-2018 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The department store chain has asked KPMG to look at options which may involve store closures and job losses.
  
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• Equality Commission raises 'discrimination' issues over Brexit border force recruiting British passport holders

  19-04-2018 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Equality Commission has raised issues with a recent ad for Brexit Border Force jobs after it said candidates must hold British passports.
  
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• Foster denies RHI scheme was to benefit DUP voters

  19-04-2018 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP leader denies the scheme was intended to benefit her party's supporters.
  
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• Man accused of assaulting heavily pregnant ex-partner and threatening to send naked pictures of her to her father

  19-04-2018 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man allegedly sent his heavily pregnant ex-partner naked photos of herself and threatened to reveal them to her father, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Court told alleged head of drugs gang spent nearly £500k on jewellery

  19-04-2018 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The alleged head of an organised drugs gang led a "lavish" lifestyle involving nearly £500,000 spent on jewellery, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Dale Winton’s death unexplained but not suspicious – police

  19-04-2018 15:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death of TV star Dale Winton at a house he moved into weeks earlier is unexplained but not being treated as suspicious, Scotland Yard said.
  
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• Man who burgled Belfast pensioner on drink and drugs will spend 21st birthday in jail

  19-04-2018 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young man who has no memory of breaking into the home of an 82-year old woman was urged on Thursday to "reflect" on the fact he will be spending his 21st birthday in Hydebank.
  
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• Londonderry students hear civil rights story 50 years on

  19-04-2018 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of schoolchildren have been learning about the civil rights movement from the people who led the protests
  
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• Irish Premiership: Crusaders manager Baxter primed for final title run-in

  19-04-2018 14:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter says his side are primed for the final title run-in as they prepare to face north Belfast derby rivals Cliftonville on Saturday.
  
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• Images show plane crash scene in Co Antrim - reports of fatalities

  19-04-2018 14:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A small aircraft has crashed in Co Antrim with reports of fatalities.
  
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• 'I thought it must have been a car accident' - local describes Co Antrim plane crash that killed two

  19-04-2018 14:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim local has described witnessing the immediate aftermath of a plane crash which claimed the lives of two people.
  
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• Crashed plane 'not operating out of, or going to Belfast International,' says airport

  19-04-2018 14:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A small aircraft has crashed in Co Antrim.
  
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• A big turnout for country legend Big Tom McBride

  19-04-2018 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Fans travel to Oram in County Monaghan to say one last goodbye to Big Tom McBride.
  
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• New hotel plans could 'transform' Portrush town centre

  19-04-2018 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Revised plans have been unveiled for a proposed 87-bedroom hotel in Portush.
  
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• Belfast Telegraph leading Northern Ireland nominations for UK Regional Press Awards

  19-04-2018 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph has been nominated for a string of awards at this year's prestigious UK Society of Editors Regional Press awards.
  
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• Poll: Support for same-sex marriage across Northern Ireland increases

  19-04-2018 12:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new report shows there is an increased support for marriage equality across most sections of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Plea to help find Northern Ireland woman Ann Penney

  19-04-2018 11:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing to the public for help to find missing Co Antrim woman Ann Penney.
  
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• Belfast fashion spy: 'Claire Danes has a great style - I love the Prada look'

  19-04-2018 11:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Tobacco to tea

  19-04-2018 11:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Jobs lost in the manufacturing sector are proving hard to replace in Mid and East Antrim.
  
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• 'Act of God' leaves Donegal church under threat

  19-04-2018 11:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Donegal Parish Church was badly damaged by a lightning strike on Christmas Day 2016
  
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• Two arrested and £5k of cannabis seized following search of Co Fermanagh house

  19-04-2018 10:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested two people and seized a quantity of drugs following the search of a house in Enniskillen on Wednesday.
  
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• Live RHI inquiry: RHI crisis 'would have been avoided' if whistleblower was listened to

  19-04-2018 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has returned to the RHI inquiry to give her fourth day of evidence about the botched renewable heating scheme.
  
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• Live RHI inquiry: Foster rejects suggestion RHI scheme was to benefit DUP voters

  19-04-2018 10:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has returned to the RHI inquiry to give her fourth day of evidence about the botched renewable heating scheme.
  
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• Mother's courage inspires

  19-04-2018 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Denise McAuley met the drunk driver who caused the death of her daughter to find out why.
  
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• Northern Ireland mum's forgiveness for daughter's killer inspires Australian justice scheme

  19-04-2018 10:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland mother who met and forgave the drunk driver who killed her daughter has inspired a new Australian justice scheme through her charitable act.
  
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• Police treating Belfast body find as murder - two arrested

  19-04-2018 09:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body was found on a residential street in north Belfast.
  
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• Don Anderson: Ian Paisley toyed with idea of united Ireland - this is what happened next

  19-04-2018 09:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Yet again, a prominent unionist - in this case Mike Nesbitt - is seeming to backtrack after merely discussing the idea of a united Ireland. Some unionist leaders have compromised, which, many forget, is what politics is for. Of course, subsequently their political stage began collapsing, but this state of affairs in unionism may not last for ever.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: 'Considerable' traffic delays after car breaks down near Forestside

  19-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Ballysillan Road closed in both directions following serious accident

  19-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Portrush surfer Al Mennie helps you wave goodbye to your fears

  19-04-2018 08:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alastair Mennie knows what it is like to feel real terror over and over again. For Portrush man Al, as he is known to his friends, spends a lot of his life surfing monster waves up to 75ft high in the wildest of weather.
  
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• Staffy attack saw my dog lose an eye, says owner

  19-04-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Portadown pet owner has told how she watched in horror as a large dog gripped her tiny Shih Tzu in his jaws and shook it so violently, its eye was dislodged from its socket.
  
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• Keith Gillespie says farewell to father

  19-04-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland and Manchester United footballer Keith Gillespie joined with family members in Bangor yesterday at the funeral of his father Harry.
  
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• Irene Hynds mourners hear glowing tribute to 'extremely highly regarded' teacher

  19-04-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mourners at the funeral of a popular teacher have heard how the community has lost one of its "most vibrant and enthusiastic disciples".
  
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• Man who attacked sleeping granddad linked to attack on bus lane camera car in Belfast

  19-04-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A violent criminal who was once jailed for a brutal hammer attack on a sleeping grandfather is being linked to the incident in which a bus lane camera car was wrecked in Belfast.
  
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• Vast majority of Ulster rugby fans appalled by sacking of Jackson and Olding

  19-04-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly 80% of Ulster Rugby fans who took part in a survey said they were "appalled" at the sacking of Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding.
  
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• ‘English only’ council installs Ulster Scots planters

  19-04-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A row has erupted after a council voted for a strict 'English only' road sign policy - before installing plant pots decorated with Ulster Scots.
  
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• Big Tom's fans: ‘It’s the saddest day of our lives’

  19-04-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No obstacle was too difficult for Big Tom's loyal fans to traverse. One recalled a journey of four and a half hours on a Honda 50 to see him play in 1981. Another remarked on how a queue of two and a half hours into a dance hall for a Mainliners gig had been the usual thing.
  
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• Bangor man Barton stole £4k from granny in 'mean offence'

  19-04-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who stole more than £4,000 from his own grandmother has narrowly avoided jail after a judge suspended his six month sentence for two years.
  
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• Body found on residential street in north Belfast

  19-04-2018 00:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a body was found on a residential street in north Belfast.
  
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