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• Eurovision: Stage invader who snatched microphone during UK’s performance was Nolan Live protester

  12-05-2018 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A stage invader, who shouted about “Nazis of the UK media” as he snatched the microphone during the UK’s Eurovision performance, had gatecrashed the Nolan Live TV show during a broadcast in Belfast in October last year.
  
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• Darkness Into Light

  12-05-2018 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Darkness Into Light events take place to raise funds and awareness of suicide and self harm.
  
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• Two dead, four injured, in Paris knife attack

  12-05-2018 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A knife-wielding attacker has killed one person and injured four in the centre of Paris before being killed by police.
  
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• One dead and four injured in Paris knife terror attack

  12-05-2018 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A knife-wielding attacker has killed one person and injured four in the centre of Paris before being killed by police, in what is being treated as a terror attack.
  
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• Death of man (27) found in Londonderry hostel being treated as 'suspicious'

  12-05-2018 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives are treating the sudden death of a 27-year-old man in Londonderry as 'suspicious'.
  
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• Police appeal to find Robert Thomas Payne: Missing for ten days

  12-05-2018 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a 23-year-old man from Coleraine.
  
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• Sam Smith wishes UK hopeful SuRie good luck for Eurovision final

  12-05-2018 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Singer Sam Smith has wished his friend and this year’s UK Eurovision hopeful, SuRie, good luck ahead of her performance in the grand final.
  
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• Elderly man tied up and dragged down stairs during aggravated burglary in Holywood

  12-05-2018 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after a man in his 70s was tied up in his own home by up to three men during a aggravated burglary in Holywood.
  
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• Local councils should have greater political role - Steven Agnew

  12-05-2018 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The Green Party Leader in Northern Ireland has said that the absence of devolution local councils should step up and have a greater political role.
  
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• Thousands join Stand Up for Life demonstration through Dublin

  12-05-2018 16:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of campaigners calling for the retention of Ireland’s strict abortion laws have held a rally in Dublin.
  
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• Police get stuck in the mud while chasing suspects in Belfast Park

  12-05-2018 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police got stuck in the mud while chasing two suspects through Ormeau Park in Belfast.
  
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• Protesters who staged a sit-in at Susan Collins' office to serve 24 hours in jail

  12-05-2018 15:35
  A federal court officer stands beside Sophia Ridgely Fuller, 71, of Belfast; Sharon Dean, 71, of East Machias; and Jessica Stewart, 38, of Bass Harbor on Friday, May 11. The women were found guilty of failing to comply with a law enforcement officer's order to leave the Margaret Chase Federal Building last year when they staged a sit-in inside Republican Sen. Susan Collins office. The group gathered to protest Collins' support of a sweeping GOP tax bill overhaul, which passed with Collins' backi
  
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• Community left 'devastated' after death of Co Down footballer Niall O'Hanlon

  12-05-2018 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a 25-year-old footballer who was killed after being hit by a car in Co Down.
  
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• Staff and customers fight off masked men during attempted robbery at Belfast newsagents

  12-05-2018 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Staff and customers at a newsagents in north Belfast fought off two masked men, one armed with a hammer, during an attempted robbery.
  
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• Claims RUC men 'partied' in back of van used in Loughgall 'sickening': Sinn Fein

  12-05-2018 14:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MP has branded claims that RUC members held parties in the van used in the Loughall massacre as "sickening."
  
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• Police warn dog owners to be vigilant as two puppies die after antifreeze poisoning

  12-05-2018 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning to dog owners after two puppies died from antifreeze poisoning.
  
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• Barber Colin McArdle gives cutting hair the chop after 38 years

  12-05-2018 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Colin McArdle is definitely a dab hand with a pair of scissors.
  
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• Restaurant review: Bangla in Bangor

  12-05-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Last week, I was lamenting the silence that surrounds Bangor, Co Down and its once great reputation as a food destination. I had just been to Gary Bell's new restaurant, Underground Dining, and had a quick check to see where the old greats had got to.
  
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• Cliftonville beat Glentoran in Europa League play-off final

  12-05-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cliftonville will be in Europe next season after they defeated Glentoran 3-2 at Solitude to win their Europa League play-off final.
  
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• Hammer thug who blinded woman in eye guilty of assault

  12-05-2018 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman was remanded in custody yesterday after she was found guilty of leaving another woman blind in one eye in a hammer attack.
  
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• Nature walk to explore edible and poisonous plants

  12-05-2018 10:54
  Coastal Mountains Nature Program will host an edible plant identification walk on Saturday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Head of Tide Preserve, Belfast. Tom Seymour, author, botanist and edible plant enthusiast will introduce participants to many of the edible and medicinal plants that can be found in Maine's woods and fields.
  
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• Simon Danielli's wife has conviction confirmed for her 'petulant' attack on his £38,000 car

  12-05-2018 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The estranged wife of retired rugby star Simon Danielli has failed in her appeal against a criminal damage conviction.
  
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• Ted Heath ordered cover-up of SAS training for undercover Army unit, new book claims

  12-05-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Prime Minister Ted Heath ordered a cover-up of SAS involvement in training an undercover British Army unit that operated in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, a new book has claimed.
  
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• All national anthems are worthy of respect says Irish FA's ex-president

  12-05-2018 09:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Irish Football Association President Jim Shaw has reacted to the Irish Cup final National Anthem controversy by saying he believes all anthems should be respected.
  
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• Family of Barney McGinley say sentences are an 'insult'

  12-05-2018 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relatives of Barney McGinley reacted angrily as his killer was jailed yesterday.
  
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• Father and son jailed after church shooting left man dead at Co Fermanagh Traveller wedding

  12-05-2018 09:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A father and son have been jailed for a total of seven-and-a-half years over a shooting at a Traveller wedding in a border village.
  
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• Anniversary of Good Friday Agreement felt more like a memorial, says Agnew

  12-05-2018 09:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The courage that resulted in the Good Friday Agreement only serves to highlight the failure behind the current impasse at Stormont, the leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland has said.
  
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• Pedestrian (25) dies after being hit by car in Co Down

  12-05-2018 09:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old pedestrian has died after being hit by a car in Co Down.
  
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• Sinn Fein councillor 'won't report Scouts' for parade clash with service in chapel

  12-05-2018 09:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein councillor has played down reports that she threatened to refer a Scout parade in Enniskillen to the Parades Commission.
  
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• Dr Michael Watt patient recall: 300 still haven't been located by Belfast Trust

  12-05-2018 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Trust is still searching for 300 patients who have been caught up in the controversy surrounding neurologist Dr Michael Watt.
  
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• Northern Ireland gift shop closing to let staff enjoy Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Royal wedding

  12-05-2018 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh giftware store has taken the unprecedented decision to close its doors on the busiest shopping day of the week.
  
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• Relatives left 'sceptical' over public consultation into legacy of Troubles

  12-05-2018 09:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relatives of people killed in the Troubles have said they are "sceptical" of the new public consultation on the past.
  
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• Stephen Nolan: I'll sue vile internet trolls over malicious fake image

  12-05-2018 09:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC presenter Stephen Nolan has vowed to sue vicious internet trolls behind an online smear campaign.
  
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• Centenarian's memoir topic of historical society program

  12-05-2018 06:22
  "Recollections: Growing Up on the East Side of Belfast" will be the topic of the Belfast Historical Society's meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 21, in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library, 106 High St. Deborah Nowers, a member of the Wawenoc Chapter of Maine Genealogical Society, will present the story of Sadie May Robbins Stinson Galegos. Sadie was born in June 1900 and died in 2009 at age 108.
  
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• The Old Professor's Bookshop, 99 Main St., Belfast, invites the...

  12-05-2018 01:47
  The Old Professor's Bookshop, 99 Main St., Belfast, invites the public to this month's Shop Talk by noted Islesboro food historian, Sandra Oliver, on Saturday, May 19, at 3 p.m. Entitled The True History of Lobster, the lecture will debunk common myths and uncover little known facts about Maine's iconic seafood. Winner of numerous prizes and lecturer at sites up and down the East Coast, Oliver has written five books on American food history, has contributed to various American and regional encyc
  
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