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• Headley reads at Lupine Cottage

  04-05-2018 23:43
  Betsy Headley of Swanville, poet and photographer, will read from her new book of poetry Saturday, May 12, at 1 p.m. at the Lupine Cottage artist co-op, 7 Old Searsport Ave. off Route 1. "Something Is Always Left" reflects a life journey using imagery, observation, humor and spirit. Nature is the constant, weaving through the poems as metaphor and reality.
  
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• Guns recovered in Lurgan after dissident searches

  04-05-2018 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The suspected firearms were found in Lurgan, a day after explosives were found in County Tyrone.
  
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• Young man killed after incident at Co Down farm

  04-05-2018 22:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young man has died after an incident at a farm in Co Down.
  
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• Brighton secure Premier League safety as Gross goal downs United

  04-05-2018 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pascal Gross scored the goal which sank Manchester United 1-0 to guarantee Premier League football for Brighton next season.
  
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• Lord Kilclooney deletes 'typical Indian' tweet but does not apologise

  04-05-2018 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Lord Kilclooney admits it was a mistake to describe the Irish prime minister as a "typical Indian".
  
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• Clinic has 'sought advice' on accessing patient records

  04-05-2018 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  The Ulster Independent Clinic reveals it has not yet been able to access patient records of Dr Michael Watt.
  
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• Garden Club offers array of plants at May 19 sale

  04-05-2018 19:15
  The Belfast Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Belfast Boathouse. This popular event features a wide assortment of Maine-grown annuals, perennials, herbs and vegetables.
  
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• Bernard McGinley was shot in Newtownbutler with 'stick gun'

  04-05-2018 19:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Bernard McGinley was shot at the wedding of his niece in Newtownbutler in 2015.
  
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• Kilclooney admits 'typical Indian' tweet mistake

  04-05-2018 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The peer admits it was a mistake for him to describe the Irish prime minister as a "typical Indian".
  
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• UVF names Tommy West as 'Ballymurphy sniper'

  04-05-2018 18:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The UVF says Tommy West may have been responsible for a number of deaths in west Belfast in 1971
  
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• Murder accused viewed images of acid victims days before attack, court told

  04-05-2018 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fashion student has claimed it was just “bad luck” that she threw acid over her former partner within days of viewing articles about victims of such attacks.
  
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• 'Thousands inconvenienced' due to two security alerts in Londonderry after reports of devices

  04-05-2018 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  "Thousands of motorists" are set to be inconvenienced due to two security alerts in Londonderry following reports of devices being left near two key roads in the city.
  
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• Protestant church leaders urge Pope to visit NI

  04-05-2018 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  "Visit NI to help peace" Protestant church leaders tell Pope Francis ahead of his Dublin visit
  
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• Van 'completely destroyed' in Co Down arson attack

  04-05-2018 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a vehicle arson in the Lower Square area of Castlewellan on Thursday night.
  
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• Three NATO warships dock in Belfast port

  04-05-2018 16:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three NATO warships have docked in Belfast after completing a training exercise off the coast of Scotland.
  
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• 'There better be no DUP in here or I will sort them': Accused polling station gunman told voters, court told

  04-05-2018 15:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of producing a gun at a polling station and threating to "sort" the DUP has refused to tell police where the firearm is, a judge has said.
  
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• Identity of loyalist sniper allegedly involved in Ballymurphy killings passed to Coroner

  04-05-2018 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The identity of a loyalist paramilitary sniper allegedly responsible for shooting some of 10 people killed in a west Belfast neighbourhood nearly 50 years ago has been passed to the Coroners Service.
  
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• Identity of loyalist sniper allegedly involved in Ballymurphy killings is revealed

  04-05-2018 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The identity of a loyalist paramilitary sniper allegedly responsible for shooting some of 10 people killed in a west Belfast neighbourhood nearly 50 years ago has been passed to the Coroners Service.
  
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• Video: Kilclooney admits Varadkar 'Indian' tweet a 'mistake'

  04-05-2018 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lord Kilclooney has said his tweet referring to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar as a "typical Indian" was a mistake.
  
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• Lady Sylvia: I expect to see a border poll in my lifetime

  04-05-2018 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lady Sylvia Hermon says Brexit has made her believe she will now see a border poll in her lifetime.
  
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• Poll: IFA to review God Save the Queen playing at Irish Cup final - should it be played?

  04-05-2018 14:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The IFA has said it is to review the playing of the national anthem ahead of the Irish Cup final.
  
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• Belfast City Marathon: Traffic and travel - roads closures as 17,000 take to the streets

  04-05-2018 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With up to 17,000 people taking to the streets for the Belfast City Marathon and Half Marathon this Monday, disruption to traffic and travel is expected across the city.
  
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• Protestant church leaders say Pope visit could 'help build bridges' in Northern Ireland

  04-05-2018 14:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Papal visit to Northern Ireland could help promote peace and reconciliation, Protestant church leaders have said.
  
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• Man charged with taking gun into polling station remanded into custody over 'real and imminent risk'

  04-05-2018 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been remanded in custody charged with taking a gun into a polling station in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ed Sheeran: Everything you need to know ahead of Belfast gig

  04-05-2018 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The multi-award winning singer will appear on stage at the Boucher Road Playing Fields in the the city as part of his current European tour.
  
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• Father Ted stars call for Yes vote in Irish abortion referendum

  04-05-2018 13:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Key players behind the hit comedy TV show Father Ted have called for a Yes vote in Ireland’s abortion referendum.
  
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• Appeal over Belfast robbery incidents - stolen car linked

  04-05-2018 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information over two robbery incidents in Belfast.
  
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• Chief Electoral Officer pays tribute to staff after day of drama at West Tyrone by-election

  04-05-2018 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chief Electoral Officer Virginia McVea paid tribute to her staff after they endured a day of drama at the West Tyrone by-election on Thursday.
  
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• Elderly Ballymena woman robbed in distraction burglary

  04-05-2018 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman in Ballymena was the victim of a distraction burglary on Tuesday, May 1 and police believe the same thieves targeted others.
  
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• Church rejects placing of Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb memorial

  04-05-2018 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Catholic church at the centre of a controversy surrounding where a monument to the victims of the Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb should go has cited a list of reasons for its opposition, with health and safety concerns among them.
  
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• Church objects to placing of Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb memorial

  04-05-2018 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Catholic church at the centre of a controversy surrounding where a monument to the victims of the Enniskillen Poppy Day bomb should go has cited a list of reasons for its opposition, with health and safety concerns among them.
  
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• Andrew Lloyd-Webber gives young Northern Ireland musicians funding boost

  04-05-2018 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Youth Orchestra is among a series of groups to be awarded grants by a charity set up by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
  
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• West Tyrone by-election: We've made history.. but lessons to be learned, says new MP Orfhlaith Begley

  04-05-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's Orfhlaith Begley is the new West Tyrone MP following a parliamentary by-election triggered when Barry McElduff quit amid claims he mocked victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
  
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• Call for DUP to end powersharing ‘blockage’ as Sinn Fein hail by-election win

  04-05-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has won a mandate to end the DUP’s “blockage” on a return to Stormont powersharing after a “stunning” Westminster by-election victory, leader Mary Lou McDonald said.
  
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• West Tyrone by-election: Politicians may be smiling, but for voters it is a chore they could do without

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Perhaps it was the almost certainty of the result, perhaps it was election weariness, but voters in West Tyrone yesterday appeared distinctly unenthusiastic at being called to the polls for the fifth time in three years.
  
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• Video: Belleek weaves its magic with royal wedding souvenir to benefit charity

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the royal wedding souvenir produced by Belleek Pottery that will help raise funds for charity.
  
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• Sponsor in talks with Sale Sharks after club linked to move for ex-Ulster players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A lead sponsor of English rugby club Sale Sharks has spoken to the club's boss over any potential move for Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding after they were linked with the former Ulster rugby players.
  
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• Outrage after three dissident bomb alerts at homes of PSNI officers' parents

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dissident republicans have been blamed for a trio of bomb alerts outside the homes of PSNI officers' parents in Londonderry.
  
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• Orangemen gear up for charity cycle trek across five counties

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of Orangemen from Co Tyrone are gearing up for a huge fundraising cycle next month.
  
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• Northern Ireland health chiefs under fire after almost £4k spent on video

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cash-strapped health bosses have come under fire for spending a four-figure sum on an information video for patients due to have surgery.
  
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• Kiev Champions League trip nightmare for Northern Ireland Liverpool fans

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool fans heading from Northern Ireland to Kiev for the Champions League final are facing a travel nightmare.
  
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• God Save the Queen will be played at Irish Cup final despite Cliftonville appeal

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The national anthem will be played at tomorrow's Irish Cup final at Windsor Park, despite a request from Cliftonville FC that it should be dropped.
  
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• Father furious over the ‘farcical ban’ preventing ex-Navy son applying for Border Force jobs

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father has said he was heartbroken to learn his son was effectively barred from applying for a Border Force job in Northern Ireland that he could apply for anywhere else in the UK.
  
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• Belfast Trust patient recall: Northern Ireland mum reported concerns four years ago after frightening diagnosis put life on hold

  04-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has said she contacted Belfast Health Trust to complain about Dr Michael Watt four years ago - despite its medical director's assertion that there was "no red flag" over the neurologist's work in the last seven years.
  
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• West Tyrone's new MP

  04-05-2018 07:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Sinn Féin's Órfhlaith Begley is the first woman to represent the West Tyrone parliamentary constituency.
  
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• Sir Van Morrison takes presenter's seat on Radio Ulster Jazz Club

  04-05-2018 07:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Sir Van Morrison and legendary broadcaster Walter Love swap roles on Sunday's Jazz Club.
  
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• Replacing Portadown's peace lines

  04-05-2018 07:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Should peace lines be replaced, or simply disappear?
  
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• Police probe after unoccupied Tyrone bungalow gutted in arson attack

  04-05-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family have been left "saddened" after their home was gutted in an arson attack in Co Tyrone.
  
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