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• Belfast flight passengers have passports checked in Bristol - Belfast Live

  10-05-2018 23:59
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  Belfast flight passengers have passports checked in Bristol
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  Passengers on an Easyjet flight from Belfast to Bristol had their passports and ID checked on landing on Friday. A frequent flyer of the route said this was the first time she had to show her documentation after landing at the English airport. Adding ...
  
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• Eurovision terminates contract with Chinese broadcaster after Irish performance censored

  10-05-2018 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has announced it has terminated its contract with the Chinese broadcaster Mango TV after it failed to broadcast Ireland's Eurovision entry.
  
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• Councillor's anger at attack on Belfast parochial hall undergoing refurbishment

  10-05-2018 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast city councillor has hit out after a parochial hall was broken into and damaged while undergoing a major £500,000 refurbishment.
  
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• Independent inquiry announced into Dr Watt Belfast Trust patient recall - Belfast Telegraph

  10-05-2018 20:51
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  Independent inquiry announced into Dr Watt Belfast Trust patient recall
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  The Department of Health has announced an independent inquiry into the Dr Michael Watt patient recall. It has also extended a review into Belfast Trust outpatient services to cover all Northern Ireland's health trusts. Last week the Belfast Trust ...
  Inquiry launched after recall of neurology patients in BelfastBreakingNews.ie
  Dr Watt recall: Inquiry by top lawyer to “review" how Be
  
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• EastEnders viewers accuse Sonia Fowler of sexually assaulting Martin

  10-05-2018 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  EastEnders viewers have accused Sonia Fowler of sexually assaulting ex-husband Martin by kissing him while he was asleep.
  
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• Stormont's hidden history

  10-05-2018 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Portraits of prime ministers, a throne, chandeliers and maybe even the table on which the Act of Union was created are in cold storage.
  
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• Cervical cancer patient vows to take on authorities

  10-05-2018 18:50 via bbc.co.uk
  An Irish mother speaks of telling her children she is going to die, deepening the Republic's cervical smear scandal.
  
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• Best of the Best 2018

  10-05-2018 18:49
  The Waldo County Best of the Best 2018 Business Showcase and silent auction took place May 9 at Crosby Center in Belfast. The free, open to the public event invites businesses to display wares, offer food and drink samples, and make donations to the silent auction.
  
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• Body of Coleraine man killed in Magaluf to be brought home

  10-05-2018 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The body of a Northern Ireland man who was killed while on holiday in Magaluf will be repatriated next week.
  
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• Belfast weather forecast warns of thundery downpours - Belfast Live

  10-05-2018 18:45
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  Belfast weather forecast warns of thundery downpours
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  Northern Ireland may have been blessed with spells of cracking weather over the past week - but it looks like it's not set to last. In fact, forecasters are predicting thundery downpours this weekend. Waves of showers and heavy rain are forecast to ...
  
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• Ex-soldier Dennis Hutchings 'gutted' after court decision

  10-05-2018 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-British soldier Dennis Hutchings says he is "gutted" after learning he will be tried for attempted murder.
  
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• Independent inquiry announced into Dr Watt Belfast Trust patient recall

  10-05-2018 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health has announced an independent inquiry into the Dr Michael Watt patient recall.
  
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• Independent inquiry announced after Dr Watt Belfast Trust patient recall

  10-05-2018 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health has announced an independent inquiry into the Belfast Trust's handling of complaints concerning Dr Michael Watt.
  
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• Belfast Man accused of running £600000 cannabis operation remanded in custody - Belfast Telegraph

  10-05-2018 18:14
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  Belfast Man accused of running £600000 cannabis operation remanded in custody
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  The alleged head of a cannabis growing operation worth in excess of £600,000 must remain in custody, a High Court judge has ruled. Luong Bui, 41, is accused of running factories across Northern Ireland - including one discovered at a warehouse with ...
  
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• Belfast's Dundonald House set for listed status - Belfast Live

  10-05-2018 17:45
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  Belfast's Dundonald House set for listed status
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  The building which houses the headquarters of the Northern Ireland Prison Service and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is set to get listed status. Dundonald House on the Upper Newtownards Road in East Belfast has been proposed as ...
  
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• Decision postponed on fitness for trial of accused in Jean McConville case

  10-05-2018 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A decision has been postponed on Ivor Bell’s fitness to stand trial following one of the most notorious killings in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Google abortion poll advertising ban 'outrageous'

  10-05-2018 16:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Google announced on Wednesday it would 'pause' all ads on the upcoming abortion referendum in Ireland.
  
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• Drill did not penetrate victim's skull during alleged homophobic attack, court told

  10-05-2018 16:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A drill allegedly used in a suspected homophobic attack on a woman did not penetrate her skull, the High Court was told.
  
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• Irish software firm creates 85 new jobs in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  10-05-2018 16:12
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  Irish software firm creates 85 new jobs in Belfast
  Belfast Telegraph
  An Irish software company with clients including Disney, Netflix and Spotify is creating 85 new jobs in Belfast as it aims to ensure UK market access post-Brexit. And Cork-based Teamwork.com has said it could scale up its operation here “significantly”.
  
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• EU insiders say Northern Ireland 'could be new Hong Kong'

  10-05-2018 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  EU diplomats have proposed a post-Brexit situation where Northern Ireland becomes 'the new Hong Kong'.
  
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• Video: Stunning footage shows Northern Ireland's marine life

  10-05-2018 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stunning new images have given an insight into the marine life living just off Northern Ireland's coastline.
  
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• US tech giant Apple scraps plans for Galway data centre

  10-05-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  A court battle with conservationists shelves plans to build 850 million euro data centre in Galway.
  
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• Tiger Woods heading for this year's Irish Open: rumours

  10-05-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that he will play this summer's Open Championship and that has sparked a flurry of rumours that he could use the Irish Open as a warm-up tournament.
  
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• Sinn Fein claims UK Government treating Troubles victims with contempt are 'staggering': Beattie

  10-05-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Claims made by Sinn Fein that the British Government is treating victims of the Troubles with "contempt" are “absolutely staggering”, an MLA has said.
  
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• Brexit sees Irish software firm create 85 jobs in Belfast

  10-05-2018 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  An Irish software company is opening an office in Belfast, creating 85 new jobs, as part of its planning for Brexit
  
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• Tanaiste Simon Coveney under fire for intervening in jailed dissident case

  10-05-2018 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has come under fire after intervening in the case of jailed dissident republican Tony Taylor.
  
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• Brexit sees Irish software firm create 85 jobs in Belfast - BBC News

  10-05-2018 15:12
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  Brexit sees Irish software firm create 85 jobs in Belfast
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  An Irish software company is opening an office in Belfast - creating 85 new jobs - as part of its planning for Brexit. Cork-based Teamwork.com said the move would protect access to the UK market if there is no free trade deal. The company's clients ...
  Cork software firm plans 85 jobs for BelfastIrish Times
  RoI software provider brings 85 jobs to Belfast development hubBelfast Newsletterall 3 news articles »
  
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• Man taken to hospital after coming off motorbike in Ballymoney

  10-05-2018 15:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after an incident in Ballymoney.
  
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• Belfast council hoping to introduce 'last mile delivery' service to tackle city centre gridlock - Belfast Telegraph

  10-05-2018 14:40
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  Belfast council hoping to introduce 'last mile delivery' service to tackle city centre gridlock
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  Belfast City Council (BCC) is hoping to introduce a 'last-mile delivery' service to tackle city centre gridlock caused by delivery vehicles. Belfast and Dublin City Councils are jointly launching the “Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) challenge ...
  
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• Irish software firm creates 85 new jobs in Belfast

  10-05-2018 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish software company with clients including Disney, Netflix and Spotify is creating 85 new jobs in Belfast as it aims to ensure UK market access post-Brexit.
  
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• Legacy unit should 'hold IRA to account' for no warning car bombs, says UUP's Nesbitt

  10-05-2018 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The proposed Historical Inquiries Unit (HIU) must hold the IRA to account for no warning car bombs, according to a Unionist MLA.
  
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• Eternal Londonderry peace flame burns again

  10-05-2018 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The Londonderry flame has been beset by problems since its installation in 2013.
  
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• Judge says retired soldier should stand trial for attempted murder of vulnerable man

  10-05-2018 13:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior judge has rejected an application to have a case against a former solider accused of a Troubles-related shooting dismissed.
  
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• David Davis snubs Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Irish border discussion

  10-05-2018 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has expressed its disappointment after Brexit Secretary David Davis declined to appear before it.
  
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• Residents evacuated during Co Tyrone security alert

  10-05-2018 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of residents have been evacuated from their homes while police deal with a security alert in the Moygashel area of Co Tyrone.
  
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• 'Crude but viable' device made safe during Co Tyrone security alert

  10-05-2018 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police said a "crude but viable" device was behind a security alert in Co Tyrone on Thursday.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of modern marvel in Holywood boasting state-of-the-art living space

  10-05-2018 11:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Apartment living has been taken to a whole new level with the launch of Front in Holywood.
  
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• In Pictures: Ed Sheeran wows fans at sold-out Belfast gig - The Irish News

  10-05-2018 11:02
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  In Pictures: Ed Sheeran wows fans at sold-out Belfast gig
  The Irish News
  40,000 Ed Sheeran fans sang their hearts out last night. Ed played at Boucher Playing Fields in Belfast and fans queued in the rain for hours ahead of the sold-out concert. Supported by Irish folk band Beoga, who co-wrote Sheeran's international hit ...
  IN PICTURES: Thousands of Ed Sheeran fans descend on Belfast for memorable gigBelfast Newsletter
  Ed Sheeran Belfast photo shows scale of crowd at Boucher Roa
  
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• Send us your snaps: Public's photos of the royal family published

  10-05-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new book provides a unique photographic record of the royal family - from the people's perspective.
  
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• Sinn Fein branch honours Nazi collaborator, insists Nelson McCausland

  10-05-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Newly-elected Sinn Fein MP Orfhlaith Begley is facing calls to drop the name of a "Nazi collaborator" from the title of her party's local branch.
  
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• Daughter in moving tribute at funeral of former boxing champ

  10-05-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The daughter of former boxer Paul Conlon led his funeral service yesterday, describing him as an "extraordinary" man.
  
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• Crash victim (19) shining light who touched many lives, mourners told

  10-05-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of a 19-year-old have heard how he was an "amazing young man who had so much to live for".
  
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• Council staff could face drugs and alcohol test

  10-05-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Staff at Derry City and Strabane District Council could be tested for drugs or alcohol use under a scheme.
  
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