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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Comber Road outside Ballygowan closed after serious traffic collision

  20-06-2018 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• £25k worth of cocaine seized in Belfast- two people arrested

  20-06-2018 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have been arrested and around £25,000 worth of suspected cocaine seized following a police search of a house in north Belfast.
  
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• Belfast landlord fined £500 for illegally changing locks on couple with two young kids

  20-06-2018 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council should have more powers over landlords, it has been said, after a man was fined for illegally changing the locks on a house rented by a family with two young children.
  
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• England manager Gareth Southgate suffers dislocated shoulder while out running

  20-06-2018 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate has suffered a dislocated right shoulder while running near England’s World Cup base in Repino.
  
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• Slurry incident victims in a stable condition

  20-06-2018 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A father and son were overcome by the poisonous fumes at a farm on Saturday.
  
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• Two arrested in connection with murder of Basil McAfee released unconditionally

  20-06-2018 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and woman who were arrested in connection with the murder of a man in north Belfast in December 2013 have been released unconditionally.
  
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• Pressure mounts on Derry deputy mayor over drink-driving

  20-06-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry's MP puts more pressure on the city's deputy mayor Derek Hussey over drink-driving convictions.
  
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• Mother of epilepsy girl urges medical cannabis be legal for all who need it

  20-06-2018 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish mother of an eight-year-old girl with drug resistance epilepsy has thrown her weight behind the fight for medical cannabis to be legalised in the UK.
  
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• Two Northern Ireland schools deny explicit video is linked to any of its teachers

  20-06-2018 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two schools in Northern Ireland have released statements denying an explicit video circulating on social media features any of its teachers, past or present.
  
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• Former Anglo boss sentenced to six years in jail

  20-06-2018 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  David Drumm dishonestly made the Anglo Irish Bank's balance sheet look better by €7.2bn (£5.4bn) in 2008.
  
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• Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm sentenced to six years in prison

  20-06-2018 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anglo Irish Bank’s disgraced former CEO, David Drumm, has been jailed for six years for his part in a €7.2bn plot to defraud the markets during the 2008 financial crisis.
  
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• Belfast suspect brothel raids: Five potential victims of human trafficking rescued

  20-06-2018 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five potential sex slavery victims have been rescued after police raids on suspected brothels across the Belfast.
  
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• DUP man not allowed British passport

  20-06-2018 15:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A veteran DUP politician is still being denied a British passport despite previously serving as Stormont Assembly speaker.
  
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• Redevelopment plans for Boom Hall in Derry move forward

  20-06-2018 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A design team is to be appointed to explore how best to redevelop the derelict 18th Boom Hall.
  
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• Three men armed with axe barge into shop and damage ATM

  20-06-2018 14:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men armed with an axe have barged into a shop in Co Fermanagh village and caused damage to an ATM in an early morning break-in.
  
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• What's the most awkward part of being a twin?

  20-06-2018 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  You're not seeing double - it’s just our twins edition of Evening Extra's Sibling Season!
  
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• 'Death threats' for Londonderry man charged with rape

  20-06-2018 13:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A judge has granted an application for a rape case to be heard outside of Londonderry because of security concerns.
  
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• Teenager charged with Karol Kelly murder refused bail

  20-06-2018 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The 17-year-old appeared at Londonderry Youth Court after being charged with Karol Kelly's murder.
  
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• Brexit not a 'Trojan horse' for united Ireland, says Sinn Fein's McDonald

  20-06-2018 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein do not see Brexit as a "Trojan horse" for a united Ireland, party president Mary Lou McDonald has said ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Theresa May.
  
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• Sheffield Steelers swoop for two more Belfast Giants players

  20-06-2018 13:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Sheffield Steelers have agreed deals to sign Belfast Giants defensemen Ryan Martinelli and Kevin Raine for the new Elite League campaign.
  
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• Two arrested in connection with 2013 Belfast Christmas murder of Basil McAfee

  20-06-2018 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives from PSNI Serious Crime Branch have arrested a man and woman in connection with the murder of a man in north Belfast in December 2013.
  
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• UK stalling Brexit negotiations, says Varadkar

  20-06-2018 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s premier has accused the UK of stalling progress in Brexit negotiations and warned of the consequences of not striking a deal on the border.
  
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• Tyrone man Brian Carron in court over explosives and assault rifles find

  20-06-2018 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 34-year-old man has appeared in court charged with possession of explosives and assault rifles in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Pictured: Inside Belfast's new luxury Grand Central Hotel

  20-06-2018 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Grand Central Hotel has opened its doors in Belfast.
  
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• RSPB transfers eggs of poisoned red kites to donor nests

  20-06-2018 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  An attempt has been made to save the eggs of some poisoned birds of prey.
  
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• Suspect drink driver held after six flee crash in Larne

  20-06-2018 10:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected drink driver has been arrested after a crash in Larne on Tuesday night.
  
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• Londonderry Courthouse closing for eight weeks

  20-06-2018 10:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims of crime are being asked to travel over 30 miles to testify after it was announced that Derry Courthouse is set to close for eight weeks this summer.
  
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• Protected red kites poisoned in Northern Ireland

  20-06-2018 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI have launched an investigation after a pair of protected birds died after being poisoned in Co Down.
  
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• Call for big turnout at Belfast rally in response to English Defence League Tommy Robinson demo

  20-06-2018 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An anti-racism rally will be held at Belfast City Hall this weekend in response to far-right demonstrations supporting English Defence League Tommy Robinson.
  
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• Ellie Lawther, Northern Ireland's oldest woman, dies aged 109

  20-06-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman who has passed away aged 109 is thought to have been the oldest person on the island of Ireland.
  
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• Bail refused for teen charged with murder of Karol Kelly

  20-06-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A youth charged with the murder of Londonderry father of five Karol Kelly has been denied bail after a judge said he seemed to have "a propensity for engaging" in assaults.
  
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• Brexit talks go ‘to the wire’ as Theresa May faces Commons showdown

  20-06-2018 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May is facing a knife-edge Commons vote over Brexit as MPs decide on Parliament’s role in Britain’s exit from the European Union.
  
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• DUP must apologise for decades of 'hurt and pain' - LGBT people wary of Arlene Foster's outreach

  20-06-2018 08:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster must apologise for the decades of "hurt and pain" that her party has inflicted on the LGBT community, a prominent gay rights advocate has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Shore Road collision - road cleared

  20-06-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Fallen Tree at Dunmurry

  20-06-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Story of Belfast Blitz elephant hits big screen

  20-06-2018 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A film about the rescue of a Belfast elephant during the Second World War is a tale of compassion and humanity, its leading actors have said.
  
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• Brexit: Northern Ireland security at risk if UK kicked out of EU extradition system, warns police chief

  20-06-2018 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton has said the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is critical in the fight against crime after EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned the UK would be kicked out of the system after Brexit.
  
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• RHI inquiry hears Moy Park given advance notice of cost control changes

  20-06-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Moy Park - one of the main beneficiaries of the renewable heat incentive - was informed about changes to cost controls by Stormont officials 12 days before it was officially announced, an inquiry into the botched green energy scheme has heard.
  
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• Drunken Northern Ireland passenger gave Nazi salute and assaulted easyJet pilot

  20-06-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An airplane passenger who was high on drink and drugs when he gave a Nazi salute and tried to grab an easyJet captain by the throat has been jailed for three months.
  
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