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• Looking ahead to Midcoast fests

  09-05-2018 23:29
  Bay Chamber Concerts will offer another free Music on the Lake concert this summer on Camden's Megunticook, weather permitting. Now that the Midcoast has had its first taste, however fleeting, of summer, it's time to make some plans.
  
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• Video: Northern Ireland Secretary Bradley intervenes over Border Force jobs ban on soldiers

  09-05-2018 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Karen Bradly has intervened over a bar effectively preventing police and soldiers from Northern Ireland applying for government jobs - despite it not being in place for the same jobs in the rest of the UK.
  
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• Belfast Rapid Transit: Double yellow line proposals for major West Belfast roads - Belfast Live

  09-05-2018 22:39
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  Belfast Rapid Transit: Double yellow line proposals for major West Belfast roads
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  Double yellow lines look set to appear along major roads in West Belfast as part of plans to roll out a £90million rapid transit system. The parking restrictions will be applied on parts of the Belfast Rapid Transit route including the Falls and ...and more »
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson out of intensive care, says Manchester United

  09-05-2018 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is out of intensive care after his emergency operation on a brain haemorrhage.
  
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• UPDATED: Police travel advice as thousands descend on Belfast for Ed Sheeran and Irish League tie - Belfast Telegraph

  09-05-2018 20:08
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  UPDATED: Police travel advice as thousands descend on Belfast for Ed Sheeran and Irish League tie
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  Strict traffic restrictions are to be in place for two major events in Belfast on Wednesday night. Road users are advised to anticipate traffic disruption and plan for potential delays in south Belfast on Wednesday due to the Ed Sheeran music concert ...
  
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• Government announces review into Northern Ireland Press standards

  09-05-2018 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK Government has announced a review into Press standards in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Men moving 'stolen' pallets for bonfire not Belfast City Council ... - Belfast Telegraph

  09-05-2018 18:04
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  Men moving 'stolen' pallets for bonfire not Belfast City Council ...
  Belfast Telegraph
  A picture circulating on social media does not show Belfast City Council employees moving “stolen” pallets to a bonfire site, the council has confirmed.
  Men moving “stolen” pallets for bonfire “not Belfast City Council employees”Belfast Live
  Belfast City Council: These are not our employees - The Irish NewsThe Irish News
  Usdaw claims Belfast City Council i
  
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• Disappeared victim Seamus Ruddy’s family thank those who helped find his body

  09-05-2018 18:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of one of the Disappeared victims of Northern Ireland’s Troubles has thanked those who came forward to help locate his body, after more than 30 years.
  
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• UPDATED: Police travel advice as thousands descend on Belfast for Ed Sheeran and Irish League tie

  09-05-2018 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strict traffic restrictions are to be in place for two major events in Belfast on Wednesday night.
  
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• Police warning as thousands descend on Belfast for Ed Sheeran and Irish League tie

  09-05-2018 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strict parking restrictions are to be in place for two major events in Belfast on Wednesday night.
  
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• Hammer attack accused Samantha Goldring insists 'psycho attack' was self-defence - Belfast Live

  09-05-2018 16:54
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  Hammer attack accused Samantha Goldring insists 'psycho attack' was self-defence
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  A Belfast woman currently standing trial for attacking another woman with a hammer told a jury today that she used the weapon in self-defence during a "frenzied attack" by a "crazy girl". Samantha Goldring, who is originally from Essex and who now ...
  
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• Explained: How Glentoran's Curtis Allen was cleared to play in European play-off against Linfield

  09-05-2018 16:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran star Curtis Allen IS free to play in tonight's Europa League play-off tie at Linfield.
  
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• Google bans abortion ads ahead of Irish referendum

  09-05-2018 16:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Google is to ban all adverts related to Ireland’s abortion referendum.
  
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• Theresa May said only the armed forces were being investigated for Troubles killings.

  09-05-2018 16:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May told the Commons that only those in the armed forces were being investigated for Troubles killings.
  
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• Orange Order announces Twelfth of July venues for 2018

  09-05-2018 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The birthplace of Orangeism will host the largest Twelfth of July demonstration this summer, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Men moving 'stolen' pallets for bonfire not Belfast City Council employees

  09-05-2018 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A picture circulating on social media does not show Belfast City Council employees moving “stolen” pallets to a bonfire site, the council has confirmed.
  
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• Northern Ireland same-sex marriage bill to come before Commons on Friday

  09-05-2018 15:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland born MP Conor McGinn and equal marriage campaigners are calling on the Government not to stand in the way of moves to allow same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ryan Burnett to fight in World Boxing Super Series alongside Zolani Tete

  09-05-2018 14:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Burnett has been confirmed as one of the fighters to take part in the second season of the World Boxing Super Series.
  
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• De facto amnesty?

  09-05-2018 14:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Unionists in Northern Ireland feared such a move could open the door to a de facto amnesty for paramilitaries.
  
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• Police probing death of child at centre of public inquiry

  09-05-2018 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the death of a child at the centre of a public inquiry in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Poll: Do you think Brexit makes a united Ireland more likely?

  09-05-2018 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish voters are split down the middle on whether Brexit makes a united Ireland more likely, a new poll has found.
  
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• Northern Ireland Troubles soldiers' prosecution 'patently unfair,' says PM

  09-05-2018 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The current situation for investigating soldiers and police in Northern Ireland is “patently unfair”, Theresa May has said, as senior Tories hit out at proposals which could see British soldiers prosecuted for offences during the conflict.
  
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• Video: BMW announces mass recall of cars - which models are affected?

  09-05-2018 13:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BMW will recall 312,000 UK vehicles at risk of an electrical fault that has been linked to a fatal crash.
  
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• Man arrested in connection with death of Coleraine man in Magaluf

  09-05-2018 11:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the Magaluf death of tourist Aaron Henderson have arrested a 30-year-old Brit.
  
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• 'Never trust a cow' - Farmer tells of near death experience

  09-05-2018 11:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Donegal farmer has described how he was knocked unconscious after one of his own cows turned on him.
  
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• Deconsecrated church in Belfast docks area re-opens - The Irish News - The Irish News

  09-05-2018 11:05
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  Deconsecrated church in Belfast docks area re-opens - The Irish News
  The Irish News
  The Sailortown Regeneration Group (SRG) has been campaigning to see it re-opened.and more »
  
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• Belfast Marathon death: Stephen Heaney named - BBC News - BBC News

  09-05-2018 10:18
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  Belfast Marathon death: Stephen Heaney named - BBC News
  BBC News
  Mr Heaney collapsed at the Sydenham bypass, five miles into the race on Monday.
  Man who died running the Belfast Marathon is named as Stephen HeaneyThe Irish News
  Runner who died during Belfast Marathon was heroic PSNI officerBelfast Newsletter
  Belfast Marathon death: Stephen Heaney namedBBC News
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• Drill attack victim's family say she's stable in message of gratitude to well-wishers

  09-05-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Strabane woman injured in a drill attack have thanked those who have helped and supported them in recent days.
  
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• Eurovision 2018: Ireland among 10 countries through to final

  09-05-2018 09:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland make it to the final for the first time since 2013, with Israel's Netta also qualifying.
  
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• Partner of man killed in fall from building tells inquest she does not believe he jumped

  09-05-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The long-term partner of a man who died after falling from an apartment complex in Newtownards told an inquest that she did not believe he jumped.
  
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• Medic’s patients to protest trust’s decision to remove him from duties

  09-05-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of former patients of consultant neurologist Dr Michael Watt are expected to sign a letter of protest to the Belfast Health Trust, saying their lives have been put at risk by the decision to remove him from his duties.
  
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• Hammer attack left me blind in one eye and has ruined my life, alleged victim tells court

  09-05-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A north Belfast woman yesterday told a jury how she has been left blind in one eye after being struck "right in the eyeball" with a hammer.
  
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• GP practices set to benefit as part of £100m boost for health services

  09-05-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  GP practices are set to benefit from a £15m funding boost aimed at easing demand pressures on hospitals.
  
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• A gentleman to everyone: Man who died during marathon named as Stephen Heaney

  09-05-2018 08:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who died while running the Belfast City Marathon has been named as Stephen Neil Heaney.
  
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• Donegal farmer "lucky to be alive" after cow attack

  09-05-2018 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Brendan McLaughlin, 66, was on his farm near Manorcunningham treating a sick calf when the incident unfolded.
  
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• MPs' outrage over SAS flags 'shows SF double standards'

  09-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Sinn Fein MPs have been accused of double standards after they condemned the erection of SAS flags on the anniversary of the Loughgall attack.
  
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• Movie House will close if new cinema opens, warns owner

  09-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The opening of a second cinema complex in Newtownabbey will lead to the closure of the Movie House in Glengormley, its owner has stated.
  
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• DUP’s Wells has the whip withdrawn after attack on leadership

  09-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has withdrawn the whip from veteran politician Jim Wells over his stinging criticism of the party leadership.
  
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• Down Royal racecourse bosses face eviction by Dublin-based landowners

  09-05-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's top horse racing venue, Down Royal, is facing a fight for survival in its present form amid fears for the future of the sport after 333 years at the Maze track.
  
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• Newtownstewart: Thousands stolen from Hempton's Bar

  09-05-2018 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Hempton's Bar in Newtownstewart was broken into in the early hours of Tuesday morning. It's the third time the bar has been burgled in the past five months.
  
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• Vaginal mesh: Surgeons 'failed to comply with guidelines'

  09-05-2018 07:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Surgeons failed to meet guidelines on how many vaginal mesh operations they should perform, says audit.
  
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• Merging four County Down Catholic schools 'is right'

  09-05-2018 07:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Bishop Donal McKeown tells parents that merging four schools is 'the right thing'.
  
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• Cyber-attack risk could create jobs in Northern Ireland

  09-05-2018 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  More NI specialists could be needed to tackle increasing risks on the internet, experts say.
  
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