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• Woman (26) dies after Northern Ireland crash

  05-07-2018 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman seriously injured in a Co Down crash has died, police have confirmed.
  
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• NHS at 70: Northern Ireland celebrates birthday of national institution

  05-07-2018 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody was among the many thousands - if not millions - to sing the praises of the NHS on its 70th birthday.
  
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• NHS at 70: Derry heart transplant survivor's praise

  05-07-2018 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Michelle Crawford was the youngest person in north west Northern Ireland to survive the procedure.
  
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• Police Ombudsman recommends officer disciplined for failure to investigate threat claim

  05-07-2018 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Disciplinary action should be taken against a PSNI officer who failed to secure vital evidence after a person reported being threatened with a sledgehammer, the Police Ombudsman recommended.
  
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• Amesbury Novichok victims handled contaminated item, police say

  05-07-2018 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The couple fighting for their lives after they were exposed to the chemical weapon Novichok fell ill after handling a contaminated item, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Terminal illness benefit change 'requires Stormont approval'

  05-07-2018 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  NI Executive required to change terminal illness benefits, say officials
  
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• Billy Caldwell family frustrated with Northern Ireland medication arrangements

  05-07-2018 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Charlotte Caldwell, mum of severely epileptic boy Billy who fought the government to secure life-saving medication, has vented her frustration at the arrangements for administering her son's medication in Northern Ireland, saying they will be effectively under "hospital arrest".
  
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• Irish Open: Mixed emotions for Rahm and McDowell at Ballyliffin

  05-07-2018 18:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Defending champion Jon Rahm and former US Open winner Graeme McDowell offer different approaches to adversity at the Irish Open.
  
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• Murder investigation over missing woman Saoirse Smyth

  05-07-2018 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  A 40-year-old man has been arrested in connection with Saoirse Smyth's disappearance.
  
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• Pipe bomb discovered at north Belfast apartment block

  05-07-2018 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Police said the device was viable and has been taken away to be examined further.
  
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• Missing Saoirse Smyth murder probe: Man arrested and home searched

  05-07-2018 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after the disappearance of Belfast woman Saoirse Smyth.
  
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• Rasharkin gorse on fire for 24 hours

  05-07-2018 17:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Six appliances and specialist wildfire resources are at the 800m fire in the Drumack Road area.
  
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• Police investigating separate Northern Ireland pipe bomb attacks

  05-07-2018 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating two separate pipe bomb attacks in Northern Ireland on Thursday.
  
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• Police investigating separate Northern Ireland petrol bomb attacks

  05-07-2018 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating two separate petrol bomb attacks in Northern Ireland on Thursday.
  
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• Lord Mayor congratulates Prince's Trust employment graduates

  05-07-2018 16:54 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Belfast Celtic: Sport & Leisure Swifts to change name

  05-07-2018 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Premier Intermediate side Sport & Leisure Swifts are to change their name to Belfast Celtic Football Club ahead of the new season.
  
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• Super 8 series: GAA confirm Croke Park as venue for Dublin v Donegal

  05-07-2018 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Donegal's request to have their opening Super 8 game against Dublin moved from Croke Park is turned down by the GAA.
  
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• Thieves attempt to steal money from ATM in Newry

  05-07-2018 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thieves attempted to steal money from an ATM machine within a shop in Newry before being scared off by police.
  
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• Care home fined £75,000 over choking death

  05-07-2018 16:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Mervyn Patterson choked on a piece of orange at Seeconnell Village Residential Home in Castlewellan in 2014.
  
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• Ryanair pilots' strike set to go ahead despite airline's appeal

  05-07-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish Airline Pilots' Association says its strike on 12 July will go ahead.
  
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• Ireland v Afghanistan: 'Series ideal preparation for World T20 qualifiers'

  05-07-2018 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland coach Graham Ford says next month's matches against Afghanistan will be perfect preparation for the World Twenty20 qualifiers.
  
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• No fresh inquest into McGurk's Bar bomb

  05-07-2018 15:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland Attorney General refuses families request.
  
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• Crumlin Road car crash: Two men remanded in custody

  05-07-2018 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Ciaran Ferguson and Caolam Diver have been charged in connection with the six-car crash.
  
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• DUP, Sinn Fein and SDLP not represented at Stormont legacy meeting - 'It's pretty shocking'

  05-07-2018 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Only nine Stormont MLAs attended a meeting at Stormont on Thursday to discuss the public consultation on legacy issues in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Royal Mail worker caught driving around Belfast selling cocaine 'a delivery man in many different senses', court told

  05-07-2018 15:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Royal Mail worker caught driving around Belfast selling cocaine was "a delivery man in many different senses", a court was told.
  
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• Donegal crash victim named

  05-07-2018 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  The driver of the car escaped injury in the crash on the Buncrana road, near Fahan.
  
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• Billy Caldwell: Emergency medicine licence enables boy to return to NI

  05-07-2018 14:52 via bbc.co.uk
  NI health department issues emergency licence allowing doctors to treat young boy with medicinal cannabis.
  
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• Threats against two men accused of being involved in Belfast horror crash

  05-07-2018 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men were remanded into custody today accused of being in a stolen car involved in a six-vehicle collision in north Belfast.
  
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• Department confirms Billy Caldwell can receive cannabis oil in Northern Ireland

  05-07-2018 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health has confirmed Billy Caldwell will be able to receive his cannabis oil medication in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland woman Hopkins faces trial for attempted murder of husband

  05-07-2018 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim woman will stand trial later this year accused of trying to kill her husband.
  
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• DUP's Luke Poots denies wrongdoing over planning application in mum's maiden name

  05-07-2018 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP councillor has denied any wrongdoing regarding a planning application to build three houses to replace his home.
  
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• Nearly 800 children enter Northern Ireland justice system for first time in one year

  05-07-2018 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly 800 children and youths entered Northern Ireland's justice system for the first time in the 2016/17 period, new figures have shown.
  
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• Pictured: Firefighters extinguish deliberate gorse fire near west Belfast residential area

  05-07-2018 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters extinguished a deliberate gorse fire near a residential area in west Belfast on Wednesday.
  
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• Belfast Councillor Jolene Bunting's conduct being investigated

  05-07-2018 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Commissioner for Standards has confirmed an investigation is underway into the conduct of embattled Belfast councillor Jolene Bunting.
  
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• Review of 3,000 smear tests in Ireland yet to start

  05-07-2018 11:55 via bbc.co.uk
  It was expected that the review would have been completed by the end of May.
  
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• Elon Musk dismisses reports he visited Belfast for “investment opportunities” - Belfast Live

  05-07-2018 11:34
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  Elon Musk dismisses reports he visited Belfast for “investment opportunities”
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  Tech billionaire Elon Musk has dismissed reports he visited Belfast to look for “investment opportunities”. The entrepreneur behind Tesla cars and SpaceX told his 22 million followers he was in the city for a break after a media report appeared ...
  Tesla tycoon Elon Musk enjoys Belfast pub grub and Game of Thrones set visit with childrenBelfast Telegraphall 36 news art
  
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• NI paper review: MLA pay cuts and car crash fallout

  05-07-2018 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Calls for the SoS to cut MLA pay and reaction to a car crash in Belfast dominate Thursday's papers.
  
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• Ulster University Graduations July 5 2018 - Full list of results

  05-07-2018 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Results and pictures from Queen's University summer graduation ceremony.
  
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• Baseball bats used to beat man in aggravated burglary

  05-07-2018 10:51 via bbc.co.uk
  A 26-year-old is taken to hospital for a laceration to his head and bruising to his ribs following attack
  
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• Law firm Baker McKenzie to hire 150 new staff in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  05-07-2018 10:12
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  Law firm Baker McKenzie to hire 150 new staff in Belfast
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  International law firm Baker McKenzie is creating 150 jobs at its services centre in Belfast, bringing its workforce here to 450. The firm, which originally planned to have 250 staff in the city, has announced it will lease out extra space in City ...
  Global legal firm Baker McKenzie to hire additional 150 staff in Belfast expansionThe Irish Newsall 2 news articles »
  
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• Belfast man in hospital after attack by baseball bat gang in his home

  05-07-2018 10:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man had to go to hospital for treatment to a head injury after being attacked by a gang armed with baseball bats in his west Belfast home.
  
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• DUP's Luke Poots denies planning impropriety

  05-07-2018 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Questions raised over mother's maiden name on planning application for land where DUP councillor Luke Poots lives.
  
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• Video: Peek inside luxury apartments in picturesque Donaghadee

  05-07-2018 09:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Located in North Down's prestigious 'Golden Mile' these five elegant apartments and two penthouses with their own private roof terraces sit in one of the most sought after addresses in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man beaten with baseball bats during West Belfast break-in - Belfast Live

  05-07-2018 09:34
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  Man beaten with baseball bats during West Belfast break-in
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  A man in his 20s has been attacked by three people carrying baseball bats. The incident happened during a burglary in the Downfine Walk area of West Belfast at around 8.30pm yesterday. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward. A PSNI ...
  Belfast man in hospital after attack by baseball bat gang in his homeBelfast Telegraph
  Burglars beat man with baseball bats in west Belfast assaultITV Newsall 4
  
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• Belfast boy injured by vehicle near primary school - Belfast Live

  05-07-2018 08:52
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  Belfast boy injured by vehicle near primary school
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  Police are appealing for witnesses after a boy's foot was injured in a traffic collision as he walked from school. The incident, involving the 11-year-old, took place near St Bride's Primary School on Tuesday, June 12 around 3.20pm.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Oil spillage on A6

  05-07-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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