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• Millennials worry more about bad breath than bank balance - Belfast Live

  26-04-2018 23:29
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  Millennials worry more about bad breath than bank balance
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  Northern Ireland's cash-strapped millennials are burying their heads in the sand when it comes to money, according to a new survey. And workers admit that they are less concerned about their checking their bank statements than: forgetting a phone ...and more »
  
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• Joleen Corr dies after alleged attack in 2016 - Belfast Live

  26-04-2018 23:19
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  Joleen Corr dies after alleged attack in 2016
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  Tributes have been paid to West Belfast mum Joleen Corr who passed away “in the arms of her mother” 17 months after an alleged attack left her brain damaged and paralysed. In a landmark ruling, a Northern Ireland judge allowed her food and drink to be ...
  Belfast woman Joleen Corr passes away after savage 2016 attack ...Belfast Telegraphall 4 news articles »
  
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• Northern Ireland MP warns hard border will lead to 'return of violence'

  26-04-2018 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An independent unionist MP has said that a hard border will lead to a return of violence in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast woman Joleen Corr passes away after savage 2016 attack

  26-04-2018 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of west Belfast woman Joleen Corr say that she has died after treatment was withdrawn due to the pain of her injuries.
  
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• Punchestown Festival: Faugheen storms to Champion Hurdle win

  26-04-2018 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Cheltenham Champion Hurdler Faugheen wins the Champion Stayers Hurdle for trainer Willie Mullins at the Punchestown Festival.
  
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• European Championships 2018: Stephen Scullion selected in Ireland team

  26-04-2018 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Scullion's PB at the London Marathon earns him a late inclusion in the Ireland team for the European Championships.
  
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• Police close Belfast Road in Ballynahinch after serious two vehicle ... - Belfast Live

  26-04-2018 21:02
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  Police close Belfast Road in Ballynahinch after serious two vehicle ...
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  A Co Down road has been closed after a serious two vehicle crash. Police have shut the Belfast Road outside Ballynahinch following the collision this evening, Thursday, April 26. Motorists are asked to avoid the area and diversions are in place. A PSNI ...and more »
  
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• More than 75% of rape defendants cleared in Northern Ireland courts

  26-04-2018 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fewer than one out of every four defendants accused of rape in Northern Ireland was convicted last year, new figures indicate.
  
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• Missionaries to speak May 6 in Belfast

  26-04-2018 20:37
  The Rev. Dr. Greg Crofford and Amy Crofford, educational missionaries at Africa Nazarene University in Nairobi, Kenya, will be at Belfast Church of the Nazarene, 95 Swan Lake Ave., for 9:30 a.m. Sunday School and the 10:30 a.m. morning service May 6. All are welcome.
  
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• D-Day for council vote on extending Sunday trading hours in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  26-04-2018 20:25
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  D-Day for council vote on extending Sunday trading hours in Belfast
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  Belfast City Councillors will tomorrow morning decide on whether or not to extend Sunday trading hours in the city. Representatives were due to vote on the motion last week, however several parties asked for more time to gather information. Tomorrow's ...
  
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• D-Day for council vote on extending Sunday trading hours in Belfast

  26-04-2018 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Councillors will tomorrow morning decide on whether or not to extend Sunday trading hours in the city.
  
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• Lady Sylvia Hermon warns of 'violence' over hard border

  26-04-2018 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  NI MP Lady Sylvia Hermon tells the House of Commons a hard border will see the return of violence.
  
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• US comedian Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting woman

  26-04-2018 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bill Cosby has been convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.
  
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• Belfast man jailed and placed on sex offenders register - Belfast Live - Belfast Live

  26-04-2018 19:53
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  Belfast man jailed and placed on sex offenders register - Belfast Live
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  He was sentenced at Lisburn Magistrates Court on Thursday, April 26.
  PSNI urge victims of sexual abuse to come forward after Belfast man ...Belfast Telegraphall 1 news articles »
  
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• New UFU president criticises environmental watchdog

  26-04-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  In his first statement in the role, Ivor Ferguson complains of 'unacceptable' treatment of farmers.
  
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• Belfast residents 'frustrated' over bonfire site - BBC News

  26-04-2018 18:55
  Belfast residents 'frustrated' over bonfire site
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  The Housing Executive has erected steel barriers around pallets at a bonfire site in Milltown, south Belfast. Last week, workers from the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) were told not to remove any material from the site. A DfI spokesperson said ...and more »
  
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• Protests planned as Trump visit to UK confirmed for Friday July 13

  26-04-2018 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has been warned to expect protests when he makes his long-awaited visit to the UK on Friday July 13.
  
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• Belfast residents 'frustrated' over bonfire site

  26-04-2018 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Management of bonfire sites is 'a sensitive issue'.
  
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• Registered blind man accused of assaulting father and teenage brother in violent row

  26-04-2018 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A registered blind man allegedly carried out assaults on both his brother and father, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Hightown waste plant opponents query Arc21 scheme logic

  26-04-2018 18:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A report commissioned by campaigners questions the need for a controversial waste incinerator near Belfast.
  
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• Car targeted by arsonists and home attacked with paint in Co Antrim

  26-04-2018 18:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after cars and a house were attacked in Co Antrim.
  
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• MPs secure symbolic customs union victory as Theresa May warned of backlash

  26-04-2018 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has been warned the Conservative Party’s Brexit approach risks creating a generation-long backlash, as MPs secured a symbolic customs union victory.
  
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• Arlene Foster: It will take 'an incredibly long time' to trust Sinn Fein again

  26-04-2018 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP leader Arlene Foster has said it will take a long time for her party to trust Sinn Fein again after they "acted disgracefully" during the last round of talks.
  
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• Sinn Féin acted disgracefully over Stormont talks - DUP

  26-04-2018 18:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster says it will take "an incredibly long time" to rebuild trust with Sinn Féin at Stormont.
  
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• Belfast women banned from keeping animals for life after letting dogs starve to death - Belfast Telegraph

  26-04-2018 17:58
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  Belfast women banned from keeping animals for life after letting dogs starve to death
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  Two Belfast women pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs, a Jack Russell and Staffordshire Bull Terrier –in a case brought by Belfast City Council. Ms Sandra Mullen and Ms Julie Mullen from Cambrai Street were each sentenced to 150 ...
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• Belfast women banned from keeping animals for life after letting dogs starve to death

  26-04-2018 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Belfast women pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to two dogs, a Jack Russell and Staffordshire Bull Terrier –in a case brought by Belfast City Council.
  
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• World Snooker Championship 2018: Allen leads Perry by two frames

  26-04-2018 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Masters champion Mark Allen builds a 5-3 lead over Joe Perry after the opening session of their second round match at the World Championship.
  
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• Watch: How to make your own version of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cake

  26-04-2018 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In our new video Tanya Daye shows you how to make a lemon and elderflower wedding cake as chosen by the royal couple Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ahead of their wedding next month.
  
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• Teens accused of Bangor assault potentially 'under paramilitary threat', court told

  26-04-2018 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers accused of a prolonged attack on a girl which was filmed and then posted online are under potential paramilitary threat, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Bangor pier assault: Cora Campbell granted bail

  26-04-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Cora Campbell is accused of an attack on a girl that was filmed and widely shared on social media.
  
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• Wanted: Game of Thrones quest for 'strapping' lad and woman 'to go naked above the waist'

  26-04-2018 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Game of Thrones producers are reportedly still casting a number of new actors for the final series, which is currently in production in Belfast.
  
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• Women let dogs 'die painful deaths'

  26-04-2018 15:42 via bbc.co.uk
  A mother and daughter are banned from keeping pets for life after starving two dogs.
  
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• Rape case figures show low conviction rate

  26-04-2018 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Newly-released figures reveal that 64 people were charged and 15 were convicted in 2016-17.
  
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• Irish border forklift firm Combilift creating 200 jobs

  26-04-2018 14:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The County Monaghan manufacturer Combilift draws about 10% of its workforce from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Staff shame at state of emergency medicine

  26-04-2018 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The Royal College of Emergency Medicine says the sector is "in a state of crisis" after surveying members.
  
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• Evidence of exam 'malpractice' found at Northern Ireland school

  26-04-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Evidence of exam "malpractice" has been found at a Northern Ireland school.
  
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• Police patrols stepped up in Londonderry park

  26-04-2018 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Police are to increase patrols in a Londonderry park amid concerns about antisocial behaviour
  
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• Dates announced for Premiership and Europa League and play-off fixtures

  26-04-2018 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The dates and kick-off times for the Premiership promotion/relegation and Europa League play-offs are confirmed by NIFL.
  
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• Northern Ireland prosecutors report rise in rape complaints

  26-04-2018 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) for Northern Ireland has reported an increase in rape complaints.
  
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• Irish border June deadline 'artificial' says David Davis

  26-04-2018 13:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Brexit secretary dismisses pressure to make progress on the border before an EU summit in June.
  
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• Northern Ireland's pensioners to outnumber children within decade, research finds

  26-04-2018 13:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pensioners will outnumber children for the first time in Northern Ireland by 2028, new research predicts.
  
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• Probe finds 'evidence' of Keady school exam cheating

  26-04-2018 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The findings point to "malpractice" at St Patrick's High School, Keady.
  
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• 'Crisis' in Northern Ireland's A&Es, say doctors as more patients face over 12 hour wait for care

  26-04-2018 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Doctors in Northern Ireland have said emergency medicine in the province is in "crisis" as new figures show a threefold increase in the amount of patients waiting longer than 12 hours for treatment.
  
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• NI civil servants' Brexit warnings published

  26-04-2018 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A Stormont document states that a "disorderly exit" from the EU would see a return of "borders of the past".
  
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• St Laurence O'Toole's heart found six years after theft

  26-04-2018 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The 800-year-old relic is found undamaged in a Dublin park six years after heart heist.
  
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• Anatomy of a crime

  26-04-2018 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The 800-year-old relic is found undamaged in a Dublin park six years after heart heist.
  
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• Ulster wing Jacob Stockdale criticises Brian O'Driscoll's 'basket case' comments

  26-04-2018 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster wing Jacob Stockdale hits back after Brian O'Driscoll describes the team as a 'bit of a basket case'.
  
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• Newspaper review: Rugby ding-dong & murderer sentenced

  26-04-2018 11:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A killer from NI and a rugby ding-dong lead the daily papers
  
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• Liverpool hero Steven Gerrard closing in on deal to become Rangers next manager: reports

  26-04-2018 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He's the bookies favourite for the post and now reports are suggesting that Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard is in talks to become the next Rangers manager.
  
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• Arrests over £50K Northern Ireland PVC window fraud

  26-04-2018 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested on suspicion of mis-selling PVC windows and doors by detectives investigating a series of frauds in towns across Northern Ireland.
  
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