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• Massive protests staged across America over immigration policy

  30-06-2018 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of people have joined marches in towns and cities across the US to demand Donald Trump’s administration reunites families separated at the US-Mexico border.
  
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• Man drowns in Co Tyrone

  30-06-2018 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died after drowning in the Co Tyrone village of Benburb on Saturday, Sinn Fein MP Michelle Gildernew has said.
  
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• Mary McAleese and her son march in Dublin Pride parade

  30-06-2018 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The former Irish president marched in the event for the first time, with her son and his husband.
  
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• Pictures: Police welcome 'peaceful' outcome of Belfast Orange Order parade

  30-06-2018 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI have welcomed the "peaceful" outcome of an Orange Order parade in Belfast on Saturday.
  
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• Sinn Fein President tells Dublin Pride 'the North is next for marriage equality'

  30-06-2018 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald TD emphasised her party’s determination to see marriage equality delivered in the North during a speech at Dublin's Pride event on Saturday.
  
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• Loss of water will 'become a reality' if people ignore hosepipe ban warns NI Water

  30-06-2018 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Water have warned that households across Northern Ireland could suffer a complete loss of water if people ignore the hosepipe ban.
  
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• Mbappe double stuns Argentina as France book quarter-final place

  30-06-2018 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kylian Mbappe came of age in Kazan with a stunning second half double to fire France into the World Cup quarter-finals and leave Lionel Messi’s Argentina heading home.
  
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• DUP leader asks Scotland to become 'bridge-builders' and back plan

  30-06-2018 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster's week of bridge-building moved from the metaphorical to the concrete on Saturday as she called on Scotland's Orange lodges to back the construction of a link across the North Channel.
  
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• Thousands celebrate Pride in Dublin

  30-06-2018 15:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Dublin for the city’s annual Pride parade.
  
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• Police granted extra time to question man arrested following north Belfast murder

  30-06-2018 15:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI have been granted a 36 hour extension to question a 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of a murder in north Belfast.
  
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• 'The perpetrators of the violence are being remembered far more than the victims' - UUP MLA calls for removal of UVF and Glenanne Gang killer banners

  30-06-2018 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UUP MLA Doug Beattie has called banners commemorating the UVF and Glenanne Gang killer Wesley Sommerville "hurtful to victims" and said they should be taken down.
  
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• Arlene Foster urges PSNI to protect Londonderry's Fountain community following attacks

  30-06-2018 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has called on the PSNI to intervene and protect Londonderry's Fountain community following two days of attacks on the area.
  
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• Restaurant review: Belfast's Howard Street Restaurant

  30-06-2018 11:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mark of a good restaurant is something much more banal than brilliance, trend-setting design, or innovation. It's consistency. In a business where nothing is predictable and where so many variables can affect a day's work - staff being off at short notice, suppliers not coming through with the right orders, unexpected visits by the health and safety people and a multitude of factors to do with heating, water, furniture, electricity, gas and occasionally unannounced royal visits, walk-ins by
  
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• And that's all from Havelock House: UTV say farewell to long-time HQ

  30-06-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  And finally, reports are coming in that a remarkable era in Ulster broadcasting will end this weekend as UTV moves from its base of nearly 60 years to a new high-tech Laganside HQ in Belfast.
  
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• After losing his wife to an illness he believes was caused by stress, an NI businessman began a personal crusade to help others

  30-06-2018 10:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The impact on his family of his wife's death from cancer two years ago has spurred a local businessman to help turn Belfast into an international hub for tackling trauma.
  
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• Leading gay rights campaigner: Foster showed no remorse in LGBT speech

  30-06-2018 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading gay rights campaigner says DUP leader Arlene Foster's attendance at Thursday night's PinkNews event in Stormont will make little difference to the way her party is viewed by the wider LGBT community.
  
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• Sinn Fein TD absent from city award for Garda victim of IRA

  30-06-2018 09:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein was not represented by a TD at an event which saw the Freedom of Limerick City bestowed on murdered Garda Detective Jerry McCabe.
  
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• Moy Park wanted to use DUP Spad to ‘influence’ extension of RHI scheme

  30-06-2018 09:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Poultry giant Moy Park suggested using its “influence” with a DUP special adviser (Spad) when managers learned the flawed Renewable Heat Incentive scheme was to close, an inquiry has heard.
  
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• Under-fire chief of health watchdog linked to Dumurry Manor to head child deaths panel

  30-06-2018 09:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of an organisation, criticised for its failure to protect residents at Dunmurry Manor care home is to chair an official working party on implementing the recommendations of the Hyponatraemia Inquiry, it can be revealed.
  
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• Camera found hidden in Northern Ireland hospital bathroom

  30-06-2018 09:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the discovery of a camera in a toilet at Craigavon Area Hospital.
  
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• I just can’t take it in, says grief-stricken father of man killed in Belfast street

  30-06-2018 09:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A heartbroken father told last night how he is struggling to come to terms with the death of his son, who died after being attacked in north Belfast.
  
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• I just can’t take it in, says grief-stricken father of man killed in Belfast alley

  30-06-2018 09:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A heartbroken father told last night how he is struggling to come to terms with the death of his son, who died after being attacked in north Belfast.
  
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• As sun rises on another scorcher, hosepipe ban comes into force

  30-06-2018 09:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  We have basked in days of glorious sunshine - but the Mediterranean temperatures are now leading to concerns over a water shortage.
  
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• Determined Rebecca blazes academic trail for teen mums as she graduates from Queen's

  30-06-2018 09:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young mother has told of her pride at sharing her graduation day with her son as she looks towards the future - and urges others to aim high and reach their full potential.
  
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• Queen's University Graduations June 30 2018 - Full list of results

  30-06-2018 09:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Results and pictures from Queen's University summer graduation ceremony.
  
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• "Felixstowe is not south Armagh" - Nigel Farage accused of not understanding Irish border

  30-06-2018 09:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage has been accused of not understanding the issues surrounding the Irish border during an interview on Brexit.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic and travel: Disruption expected across Belfast due to protest and parades

  30-06-2018 08:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic and travel: Co Tyrone road closed following two vehicle crash

  30-06-2018 08:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic and travel: Armagh Road closed following two vehicle crash

  30-06-2018 08:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Tributes and razor blades

  30-06-2018 07:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Hilary Clinton reacts to councillor's departure and razor blades in a play park swing make the headlines.
  
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• NHS chiefs plan to cut back on unnecessary procedures

  30-06-2018 04:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Breast reductions and operations to stop people snoring are among a list of treatments which could be cut back in plans to prevent more than 100,000 “unnecessary procedures” taking place annually.
  
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