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• Foster and O'Neill trade blows ahead of meeting with Secretary of State

  25-04-2018 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont leaders have traded fresh blows in their ongoing blame game ahead of talks with the UK government.
  
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• EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier to visit Londonderry, says MP

  25-04-2018 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MP Elisha McCallion has said that the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, will visit Derry next week.
  
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• Coleraine Rugby Club fined after female referee targeted with abuse

  25-04-2018 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine Rugby Club has been issued with a fine by Ulster Rugby after a female referee was subjected to verbal sexist abuse from its members during a match last month.
  
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• Brother of murdered British soldier set for access to police documents in investigation bid

  25-04-2018 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of a British soldier killed by the IRA 46 years ago is set to gain access to police documents as part of a legal bid to have his death investigated by detectives examining a secretive army unit.
  
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• Controversial church branded a 'dangerous cult' planning on coming to Belfast

  25-04-2018 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A controversial church that has been accused of being a “cult” whose “only goal is to enrich itself” is planning on coming to Belfast.
  
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• 'It's the most hideous experience, medically, of my life'

  25-04-2018 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Women going through the menopause say health professionals need to have a better understanding of the condition.
  
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• Volunteers needed!

  25-04-2018 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Wildflower counters are sought to create a detailed record of the plants across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Unmarried mother says commitment to partner 'was the same'

  25-04-2018 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  An unmarried mother says her commitment to her partner "was the same" as if they had been married.
  
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• Tanaiste rejects Nigel Dodds’ Northern Ireland ‘annexation’ claims

  25-04-2018 17:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s foreign affairs minister has rejected a suggestion by DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds that the Irish Government is discussing the “annexation” of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man pointed knife at 6-month-old baby during Belfast burglary, court told

  25-04-2018 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of pointing a knife at a baby during a burglary is to be banned from going near the victims' home, a High Court judge has ordered.
  
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• Sinn Fein bid to remove 'IRA' and 'atrocity' from Coleraine bombing motion defeated

  25-04-2018 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A last minute Sinn Fein amendment to a motion calling for a memorial to those killed in the Coleraine bombings almost 45 years ago called for the removal of mention of the "Provisional IRA" and "atrocity," it has been reported.
  
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• Northern Ireland councillor suspended over flags row prepared to take legal challenge to Europe

  25-04-2018 16:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An independent councillor suspended for three months in a row over flags has vowed to take his legal challenge to being sanctioned all the way to Europe.
  
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• Northern Ireland killer 'will never be freed' over brutal murder and torture of mother-of-two

  25-04-2018 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man who tortured and murdered a Vietnamese mother-of-two while out on licence has been told he will never be freed.
  
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• 'Lucky' north west nets fourth big lotto win

  25-04-2018 16:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Four big wins in 2018 have seen north west lotto players scoop more than £5.5million
  
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• Waiving of child burial fees to be considered when power sharing restored

  25-04-2018 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Stormont department says a scheme to waive part of the burial fee for grieving parents who have lost a child will be up for consideration for an incoming minister when power sharing is restored.
  
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• Irish family fly to be with critically ill Anfield assault victim Sean Cox

  25-04-2018 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wife of Sean Cox, the Irish man seriously assaulted outside Anfield, has travelled to Liverpool to be with him, as his grown-up children remain at home awaiting further news.
  
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• Teenager 'lured' to Bangor pier before attack, court hears as Cora Campbell has bail application deferred

  25-04-2018 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old girl repeatedly punched and kicked in a "vicious" attack filmed and then posted online had been deliberately lured to the scene, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Tenth of Northern Ireland firms establish non-UK base over Brexit fears – survey

  25-04-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost a tenth of Northern Ireland businesses have established a presence outside the UK because of Brexit, a survey reveals.
  
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• Ireland border solution could come after Brexit, David Davis admits

  25-04-2018 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A solution for the Irish border problem may not be found until after the UK has left the European Union, Brexit Secretary David Davis has admitted.
  
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• Northern Ireland sales hit five-year low - business leaders say Stormont 'safeguard' needed

  25-04-2018 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland businesses have said the year has started badly, with domestic sales at their lowest in five years.
  
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• Van found burnt out in Belfast after dog stolen

  25-04-2018 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Dundalk family have said they are desperate for news of their dog, after a van she was stolen with was found burnt out in the Dunmurry area of Belfast.
  
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• Stormont abortion report recommends change in law in Northern Ireland

  25-04-2018 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A key report on the reform of abortion legislation in Northern Ireland is to recommend a change in the law.
  
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• Alban Maginness: Irish unification no longer a question of 'if' but 'how soon' - Unionists need to wake up

  25-04-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The recently published report on Northern Ireland by the independent academic Dr Paul Nolan has brought a sharp focus on the probable short-term shape of our politics. Dr Nolan has assembled in digestable form the pertinent statistics relating to demographics in this region. The last census, in 2011, put the Protestant population at 48% - just 3% more than the Catholic population at 45%.
  
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• Roma says fans 'brought shame on club' after Irish man left 'critical' in clashes

  25-04-2018 09:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish man is in a critical condition in hospital after he was attacked ahead of the Champions League semi-final between Liverpool and Roma outside Anfield on Tuesday night.
  
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• Alex Kane: Unionism is facing its biggest challenge in almost a century, but there is nothing inevitable about a united Ireland

  25-04-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the last two years, a coming together of six separate factors has presented unionism with an enormous challenge.
  
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• Man falls from scaffolding in Belfast city centre

  25-04-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was injured in Belfast city centre yesterday afternoon when he fell from scaffolding four floors up.
  
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• 'Baby' turned out to be cancer - how Belfast woman's joy turned to despair

  25-04-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young woman who thought she was expecting her first child was devastated to discover that her longed-for 'baby' was actually cancer.
  
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• Why we’re in awe of Duchess Kate looking so beautiful... just hours after giving birth to her little prince

  25-04-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Cambridge delighted and surprised the world yesterday by appearing with her new son looking radiant just hours after giving birth. Dressed in a loose red dress by Jenny Packham, high heels and with her hair styled to perfection she looked flawless as she stepped out of the hospital into the glare of the waiting press.
  
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• Tragic Lisa Gow so loving and caring, says heartbroken sister of Belfast death driver victim

  25-04-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of mourners gathered in St Andrew's Church in Belfast yesterday to pay their respects to "loving and caring" mum-of-two Lisa Gow.
  
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• Ulster Rugby's head in the sand approach smacks of censorship

  25-04-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  From whatever angle you look at it, this has been a bad year for Ulster Rugby.
  
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• Ulster Rugby under fire again fafter ban on news journalists at press briefing

  25-04-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Rugby has been criticised after again banning news journalists from attending its weekly press conference.
  
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• £30m spent on shared campus in Northern Ireland but just one of six schools opened

  25-04-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than £30 million has been spent on a shared education site where just one of the six planned schools has been completed.
  
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• Sinn Fein's McDonald uses term ‘Londonderry’ and supports a ‘unionist voice’ for Irish Senate

  25-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mary Lou McDonald has broken new ground for a Sinn Fein leader by using the name 'Londonderry'.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Police dealing with 'incident' in Co Fermanagh

  25-04-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• US whiskey maker buys controlling stake in Niche Drinks

  25-04-2018 07:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Luxco has bought a controlling interest in the Londonderry firm building a £12m distillery in the city
  
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• Medical examiner: Stabbing victim's life could have been saved

  25-04-2018 04:00
  Edwin Littlefield's life could have been saved by basic first aid - keeping him still and putting pressure on his stab wounds - or a prompt 911 call, the state medical examiner testified Tuesday during the manslaughter trial of Victoria Scott. Scott is accused of stabbing Littlefield repeatedly in the driveway of a mutual friend's home in Waldo in February 2017.
  
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