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• Belfast dad makes urgent organ appeal for baby needing a new heart - Belfast Live

  28-06-2018 23:02
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  Belfast dad makes urgent organ appeal for baby needing a new heart
  Belfast Live
  When doctors suggested that seriously ill baby Dáithí Mac Gabhann should be allowed to "slip away", the newborn opened his eyes. At that moment Máirtín MacGabhann said his infant son gave him a look that told him "he really wanted to live". Since then ...
  
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• LGBT community my neighbours - Foster

  28-06-2018 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP leader says they should try to find common values to keep Northern Ireland moving forward.
  
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• 'No confidence' in deputy mayor

  28-06-2018 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Derek Hussey is under pressure over his drink-driving convictions.
  
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• Deputy mayor to continue despite no confidence vote

  28-06-2018 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Derek Hussey is under pressure over his drink-driving convictions.
  
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• Belfast Live photographers win at local awards - Belfast Live

  28-06-2018 21:41
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  Belfast Live photographers win at local awards
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  Three Belfast Live photographers have scooped top prizes at the NI Press Photographer of the Year Awards 2018. Both Alan Lewis and Justin Kernoghan won National Merit Awards at the event held at Chimney Corner, Mallusk, Co Antrim on Wednesday ...
  
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• Belgian beer, Brexit and the Irish fallout

  28-06-2018 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Leuven's surprising Irish connections means it has a particular interest in Brexit's border problem.
  
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• Tom Flanagan: Sunderland sign Burton Albion defender on free transfer

  28-06-2018 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Sunderland sign Burton Albion's Northern Ireland international defender Tom Flanagan on a free transfer.
  
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• Drew Harris to maintain security detail in Garda role - reports

  28-06-2018 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An armed security team travelling in secured vehicles is set to accompany Drew Harris when he takes up his role as the head of the Irish police force.
  
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• Gorse fire on Glenshane Pass

  28-06-2018 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Drone footage of mile-long blaze in the Sperrins
  
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• Belfast Mela: Volunteers needed for Bollywood dancing and Dhol drumming finale - Belfast Telegraph

  28-06-2018 20:38
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  Belfast Mela: Volunteers needed for Bollywood dancing and Dhol drumming finale
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  Organisers of this year's Belfast Mela are calling for volunteers to take part in huge Bollywood-style finale for the event. ArtsEkta are on the look out for people who would like to get involved and learn Bollywood dancing or Dhol drumming on stage ...and more »
  
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• Cross-party Council delegation meets with Audit Office over £400k 'bonfire diversion' scheme

  28-06-2018 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Cross-party City Hall delegation has met with the Audit Office over a controversial £400k handout of public money for a "bonfire diversion" scheme.
  
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• Several people shot at newspaper in US

  28-06-2018 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Multiple people have been shot at The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland.
  
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• I wanted to send a clear message we are all somebody's child: Arlene Foster speaks at LGBT+ event

  28-06-2018 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has spoken at a LGBT+ event at Stormont.
  
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• Pizza deliver man accused of controlling Belfast prostitution and human trafficking handed web ban - Belfast Telegraph

  28-06-2018 19:23
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  Pizza deliver man accused of controlling Belfast prostitution and human trafficking handed web ban
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  A pizza delivery driver accused of human trafficking and controlling prostitution in Belfast is to be banned from setting up any websites, a High Court judge ordered today. The prohibition was imposed on Marian Ilie as he was granted bail on charges ...and more »
  
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• Heatwave continues to cause delay to NI railway network

  28-06-2018 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Fears that railway tracks could buckle in the heat prompts Translink to introduce speed restrictions.
  
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• Derry deputy mayor stands down from policing role over drink-driving convictions

  28-06-2018 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derry City and Strabane District Council has passed a motion calling on deputy mayor Alderman Derek Hussey to step down from the role because of his three drink-driving convictions.
  
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• Cawdery family say trust 'responsible' in parents' killings

  28-06-2018 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  A man who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia is jailed for killing Majorie and Michael Cawdery.
  
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• 'Elaborate hoax' causes Belfast rush hour havoc and forces residents out of homes - Belfast Telegraph

  28-06-2018 18:35
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  'Elaborate hoax' causes Belfast rush hour havoc and forces residents out of homes
  Belfast Telegraph
  An elaborate hoax was behind a Belfast security alert which forced residents from their homes and caused havoc with the morning rush hour. Police closed off Madrid Street in east Belfast just before 630am after the discovery of a suspicious object to ...
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• Paranoid schizophrenic who murdered Co Armagh pensioners jailed

  28-06-2018 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 41-year old man who stabbed an elderly couple to death in a "frenzied, horrific and sustained attack" was handed a life sentence on Thursday and told he will serve a minimum of ten years in prison for the double killing.
  
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• Watch: Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk shows off some moves in Belfast

  28-06-2018 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk visited Belfast on Wednesday and even visited a local skatepark to show off some of his trademark tricks.
  
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• Prompt action needed to 'build trust and credibility' in PIP assessments: report

  28-06-2018 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A review of Personal Independence Payments in Northern Ireland has said prompt action is needed in order to build "trust and credibility" in the process.
  
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• Temperatures among highest ever recorded in Northern Ireland - The roads are melting!

  28-06-2018 17:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thursday has seen some of the highest ever temperatures recorded in Northern Ireland, with some roads even starting to melt in Co Antrim.
  
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• Lesley-Ann McCarragher: Man jailed over jogger's death

  28-06-2018 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Lesley-Ann McCarragher was jogging in County Armagh when she was hit by a car which did not stop.
  
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• East Belfast 'attack' leaves man with injuries - Belfast Live

  28-06-2018 16:16
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  East Belfast 'attack' leaves man with injuries
  Belfast Live
  The police are appealing for witnesses after a man was allegedly assaulted in the early hours of Thursday morning. Officers investigating the alleged attack, in the Beersbridge Road area of East Belfast , say two man have been arrested on suspicion of ...
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• Farmer finds prehistoric gold artefacts in Donegal

  28-06-2018 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A farmer from County Donegal has discovered gold artefacts believed to be thousands of years old.
  
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• 'Elaborate hoax' causes Belfast rush hour havoc and forces residents out of homes

  28-06-2018 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elaborate hoax was behind a Belfast security alert which forced residents from their homes and caused havoc with the morning rush hour.
  
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• Bus driver jailed for crash which killed Northern Irish Rangers fan Ryan Baird

  28-06-2018 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bus driver whose dangerous driving caused the death of a Rangers fan in a crash on the way to a match has been jailed for five years.
  
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• Nine face terror trial after secret MI5 bugging operation in Northern Ireland

  28-06-2018 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine men will stand trial in Belfast next year on terrorist-related offences arising from an M15 secret bugging operation.
  
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• Graham Linehan: Father Ted creator is given cancer all-clear

  28-06-2018 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Irish TV writer Graham Linehan says he will not need chemo after being diagnosed with cancer.
  
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• Translink to launch service 'Urby' with 28 new Wrights Group £6.7m Ulsterbuses

  28-06-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Translink is to take delivery of 28 new high specification Ulsterbus double deckers this summer to launch its new 'Urby' service.
  
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• Father Ted creator Graham Linehan celebrates cancer all-clear

  28-06-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has shared his joy at being cancer free, a day after revealing he had recently been diagnosed with testicular cancer.
  
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• Michael Conlan homes in on fighting fame as he prepares for Belfast homecoming

  28-06-2018 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Conlan hopes his first professional fight in Belfast on Saturday can help him continue on the path towards a world title shot.
  
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• Lord Mayor celebrates with Short Strand Playgroup graduates

  28-06-2018 13:52 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Humanist marriages could be legally recognised in Northern Ireland following court ruling

  28-06-2018 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior judges have paved the way for enabling legally recognised humanist marriages in Northern Ireland, it was claimed today.
  
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• ‘It’s about the Battles not the Bottle’ - Revellers urged to leave alcohol behind at Twelfth celebrations

  28-06-2018 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Orange Order are encourage people to leave the bottle behind at this year's annual Twelfth of July celebrations in Belfast and focus on what's important.
  
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• All health trusts fail to meet cancer waiting time target in Northern Ireland

  28-06-2018 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading cancer charity has called for more staff to help reduce waiting times for cancer patients in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Highlights: Belfast International Athletics Meeting - BBC Sport

  28-06-2018 13:10
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  Highlights: Belfast International Athletics Meeting
  BBC Sport
  Watch action from the 2018 Belfast International Athletics Meeting at Dame Mary Peters track as Northern Ireland's Commonwealth Games stars return to the local circuit. 200m bronze medallist Leon Reid, high jumper Sommer Lecky and sprinter Amy Foster ...
  
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• Watch: Video of cyclist pushed off road into hedge 'filmed in Northern Ireland'

  28-06-2018 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A video of a cyclist being pushed off the road and into a hedge was reportedly filmed in Northern Ireland - although there is doubt over the location it was shot.
  
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• Watch: Love Island of Ireland - Arlene Foster joins the hotties in Tracey Ullman sketch

  28-06-2018 12:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Comedian Tracey Ullman has taken aim at Arlene Foster in a sketch for her BBC One show Tracey Breaks The News.
  
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• Court rejects bid to force UK into policy on Ireland border referendum

  28-06-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A victims campaigner has lost his legal battle to have the British Government compelled to put in place a policy for holding a border poll in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast councillors meet Audit Office over grants - BBC News

  28-06-2018 11:14
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  Belfast councillors meet Audit Office over grants
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  A cross-party group of Belfast city councillors is meeting the Audit Office later over concerns about grants allocated to some community groups. The councillors say grants of up to £100,000 were handed out without proper checks and balances. They say ...and more »
  
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• Gold and Copacabana heat

  28-06-2018 09:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The conviction of a killer, buried treasure in Donegal and the good weather in NI led the papers
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Security alert at Madrid Street in Belfast

  28-06-2018 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic and travel: Train speed restrictions due to 'exceptional' hot weather

  28-06-2018 09:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Could this elephant fit in your back garden?

  28-06-2018 09:14 via bbc.co.uk
  To mark a new movie about an elephant kept in a Belfast garden during WWII, BBC NI took its own 'elephant' for a walk.
  
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• Nine dead horses found at Northern Ireland river 'did not contaminate water'

  28-06-2018 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NI Water has moved to reassure customers that there is no risk to water supply following the discovery of nine dead horses.
  
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• Loughgall, birthplace of Orangeism to host Twelfth's biggest march

  28-06-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 600 bands will take part in Twelfth of July demonstrations across 17 venues in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Floating barge cafe for sale in Northern Ireland

  28-06-2018 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A floating barge cafe in Northern Ireland has gone on the market.
  
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• Shocked Belfast mum says racist jibe at toddler in pram was disgusting

  28-06-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast woman whose toddler was subjected to a vile racist slur by a female stranger spoke of her shock yesterday.
  
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• Pardon for past convictions for homosexuality in Northern Ireland

  28-06-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Historic convictions for abolished homosexual offences in Northern Ireland will be disregarded and pardoned through a new law that comes into effect today.
  
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