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• Theresa May will 'rue the day' she calls DUP's bluff: Nigel Dodds

  01-06-2018 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May will "rue the day" she calls the DUP's bluff, the party's deputy leader Nigel Dodds warned if any Brexit deal brokered with the EU creates an apparent customs border down the Irish Sea.
  
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• Visa outage: Services return to normal after 'hardware failure' - Northern Ireland shoppers hit

  01-06-2018 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland shoppers experienced widespread problem with Visa cards after the company said its service was severely disrupted after a hardware fault.
  
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• A shopping centre in Magherfelt has flooded

  01-06-2018 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The Meadowlane shopping centre in Magherfelt, County Londonderry, has flooded.
  
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• Giants sign Canadian goalie Beskorowany

  01-06-2018 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The Belfast Giants announce the signing of former DEL Goalie of the Year Tyler Beskorowany for the 2018-19 season.
  
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• Woman, 20, dies after car ploughed into pedestrians in Manchester

  01-06-2018 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has died after a car ploughed into pedestrians in Greater Manchester.
  
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• Yellow weather warning in place for Northern Ireland

  01-06-2018 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Met Office alerts began at 11:00 BST on Friday and will stay in place until 21:00 BST on Saturday.
  
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• Dec jokes about missing Ant during final Britain’s Got Talent semi-final

  01-06-2018 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Declan Donnelly mocked the absence of his presenting partner Ant McPartlin during the final Britain’s Got Talent semi-final.
  
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• North Korea summit back on, says Trump

  01-06-2018 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has announced that his historic summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is back on for June 12 in Singapore.
  
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• Watch: Put us out of our misery: Distraught wife of cyclist found dead at roadside appeals for help

  01-06-2018 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wife of a cyclist found dead at the side of a road has appealed for anyone with information to contact police and "put us out of our misery".
  
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• Video: Belfast streets 'like rivers' after deluge - Northern Ireland supermarket swamped

  01-06-2018 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are widespread reports of flooding across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Baby's life saved by five-minute heart test

  01-06-2018 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  A five-minute heart test saved the life of a baby born at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry.
  
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• Baby's life saved by pioneering test at Daisy Hill Hospital

  01-06-2018 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The newborn's heart defect was discovered by the test, which a charity wants used in all hospitals.
  
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• SNP should have 'weightier worries' than Arlene Foster: DUP

  01-06-2018 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has responded to criticism from the SNP ahead of a speech at an Orange parade in Scotland by Arlene Foster later this month.
  
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• Jail for ex-Belfast youth worker caught with £28k drugs

  01-06-2018 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former youth worker has been jailed for six months after he was caught with up to £28,000 worth of drugs.
  
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• Raids on six Northern Ireland bank machines linked: PSNI

  01-06-2018 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Antrim are investigating a number of burglaries at commercial premises in which ATM machines have recently been targeted.
  
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• County Clare teenagers: Tributes paid to drowned pair

  01-06-2018 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The two boys were swimming with friends at a quarry outside Ennis, County Clare.
  
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• Belfast man accused of one punch kill denies lying to save himself

  01-06-2018 16:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A chef from north Belfast accusing of killing a 22-year old man in a 'one punch' assault denied lying in a bid to save himself from the consequences of his actions.
  
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• Widow of man gunned down by loyalists in bookmakers massacre suing British Government

  01-06-2018 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of a man murdered in a loyalist massacre at a Belfast bookmakers has widened her lawsuit to include claims against the Ministry of Defence and British Government.
  
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• Two men sentenced over £200K Derry cocaine seizure

  01-06-2018 16:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Londonderry Crown Court heard one of the men had been forced to move home after threats from criminal elements.
  
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• IRA killer of Maze Prison deputy governor in bid to overturn verdict

  01-06-2018 14:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convicted murderer who fled to the United States after being part of a mass IRA escape from the Maze Prison 35 years ago has resurrected legal attempts to clear his name.
  
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• Cars attacked in Larne in suspected arson attack

  01-06-2018 14:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two cars came under attack in Larne in the early hours of Friday morning.
  
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• Belfast City Council motion calls for Israeli Ambassador to Ireland’s expulsion by Dublin

  01-06-2018 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motion calling on the Irish Government to expel the Israeli Ambassador is to be debated at Belfast City Council next week.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes receives OBE at Buckingham Palace - and asks Queen for an interview

  01-06-2018 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes asked the Queen for his biggest interview yet as he picked up an OBE for services to broadcasting.
  
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• Peter Robinson denies asking adviser to send legal letter to son

  01-06-2018 13:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former First Minister Peter Robinson has denied that he asked a DUP special adviser to send privileged legal information to his son.
  
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• Secretary of State refuses to meet Derry councillors to discuss jailed dissident republican

  01-06-2018 12:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Karen Bradley says it would be inappropriate for her to meet with Derry City and Strabane District Council to discuss the Tony Taylor case.
  
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• Arlene Foster set to speak at Scottish Orange Order parade

  01-06-2018 12:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster is set to appear at an Orange Order parade in Scotland later this month.
  
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• Join the revolution: 10 things you didn't know about the all-electric Hyundai Kona

  01-06-2018 12:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hyundai’s latest small SUV offering is the Kona Electric – a long-range all-electric family car.
  
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• Cyclist found dead at side of Northern Ireland road named as David Helliwell

  01-06-2018 11:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A cyclist who was found dead at the side of a Northern Ireland road has been named by police.
  
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• Tributes paid to teenage ‘brothers in arms’ who drowned in quarry

  01-06-2018 11:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two teenage friends who drowned in a disused quarry in Ireland have been described as brothers in arms.
  
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• Radio Ulster's Conor Bradford: The serious illness that kept me off air for a year

  01-06-2018 10:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is difficult to imagine veteran newsman Conor Bradford breaking down in tears but last week on returning to BBC NI after a year of sick leave the Radio Ulster Evening Extra presenter admits to being overcome with emotion by the warmth of the welcome he received.
  
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• EX-DUP adviser in spotlight

  01-06-2018 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Former DUP special adviser, Andrew Crawford, makes the NI front pages for the second time this week.
  
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• 10 mile-wide trade buffer zone along Northern Ireland border proposed in bid to break deadlock

  01-06-2018 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland could be given joint EU and UK status and a "buffer zone" on its border with the Republic, under new plans being drawn up by David Davis, according to reports.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Travel updates amid weather warnings

  01-06-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Belfast's Malone Road blocked due to two vehicle collision

  01-06-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• VR car crash experience for teenagers

  01-06-2018 09:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Virtual reality programme alerts 16 to 24-year-olds to the dangers of driving on Northern Ireland roads.
  
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• Northern Ireland principal calls for mental health support for pupils following tragedies

  01-06-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The principal of a Co Tyrone school which has suffered a series of tragedies in the last 18 months is calling on the authorities to do more to deal with mental health issues for children.
  
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• 'Lives at risk' as more than 80,000 people wait over a year for outpatient appointment

  01-06-2018 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Local outpatient waiting times are threatening to spiral out of control, politicians have claimed.
  
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• Derry Girls' two gongs at Irish TV awards

  01-06-2018 08:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hit Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls last night scooped two awards at the Irish Film and Television Awards.
  
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• Department broke equality rules over Irish language funding cut, report finds

  01-06-2018 08:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department for Communities has been rapped by the Equality Commission over how it scrapped an Irish language bursary scheme.
  
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• Neighbours pay tribute to 'lovely' woman who died after being rescued from blaze

  01-06-2018 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neighbours of an elderly dementia sufferer who died after being pulled from a burning house in Belfast have paid tribute to a friendly woman who loved to socialise.
  
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• Man (45) dies following Castlewellan crash

  01-06-2018 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 45-year-old man has died following a single vehicle road traffic accident in Castlewellan.
  
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• Sheep 'Baby' gets comfy in farmer's home

  01-06-2018 08:08 via bbc.co.uk
  'Baby', an orphan, has got her feet under the table in a farmhouse in Lurgan, County Armagh.
  
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• PSNI’s border policing shopping list: 300 extra officers and four bases

  01-06-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At least four major PSNI stations will be needed in border areas to cope with a post-Brexit terror threat, the chairman of the Police Federation has warned.
  
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• Michael Portillo back on the rails in Northern Ireland for hit train journey series

  01-06-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael Portillo was back in Northern Ireland yesterday to film more of his Great British Railway Journeys.
  
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• Fears hundreds could be left homeless over possible Belfast tower blocks demolition

  01-06-2018 00:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of families across Belfast could end up homeless, it has been warned, after the Housing Executive said it may demolish 14 tower blocks in the city.
  
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