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• Extra legal protections for NI veterans would ‘undermine rule of law’

  09-07-2018 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bid to strengthen legal protections for veterans who served in Northern Ireland has been dubbed “dangerous” by a Cabinet minister.
  
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• Love Island fans heartbroken as Samira’s love interest gets dumped

  09-07-2018 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Love Island viewers felt for Samira Mighty after the latest dumping left her single again.
  
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• No Stormont or direct rule could see Troubles return to Northern Ireland warns Ian Paisley

  09-07-2018 22:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Violence and division could return to the streets of Northern Ireland in the absence of a Stormont Government or direct rule from Westminster, a DUP MP has warned.
  
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• Jamie Bryson: Community tensions rising at rapid rate following bonfire warning from Belfast council

  09-07-2018 21:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Loyalist spokesperson Jamie Bryson has warned that community tensions are rising at a "rapid rate" after Belfast City Council urged bonfire builders in east Belfast to reduce the size of a pyre.
  
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• Hunt new Foreign Secretary as Johnson quits over Brexit

  09-07-2018 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has moved to shore up her position following the shock resignation of Boris Johnson with the appointment of Jeremy Hunt as the new Foreign Secretary.
  
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• Belfast's council and Department for Infrastructure at loggerheads over Bloomfield bonfire

  09-07-2018 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council is preparing to file an injunction against Stormont’s Department for Infrastructure over a bonfire in the city centre, it has emerged.
  
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• Council make 'final plea' to east Belfast bonfire builders to remove wood to protect properties

  09-07-2018 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council have issued a "final plea" to bonfire builders to remove wood from a controversial east Belfast bonfire.
  
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• Ireland must not become collateral damage amid Tory civil war, says McDonald

  09-07-2018 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mary Lou McDonald has said that Ireland must not become collateral damage amid the “Tory civil war over Brexit”.
  
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• PM’s plan for Brexit would leave the UK like a ‘colony’ of EU, says Boris

  09-07-2018 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has dramatically quit as foreign secretary, complaining that Theresa May’s plan for Brexit would leave the UK a “colony” of the European Union.
  
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• Co Down stabbing accused may use vertigo as part of defence

  09-07-2018 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of inflicting multiple wounds to a stab victim may rely on vertigo in a bid to prove no intent was involved, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Equity firm Lonsdale buys stake in Elite Electronic Systems

  09-07-2018 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Lonsdale Capital Partners buys "significant stake" in manufacturer Elite Electronic Systems.
  
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• Prince Louis’s big day as royals gather for christening

  09-07-2018 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Louis of Cambridge is being christened in the Chapel Royal, watched by his older brother Prince George and big sister Princess Charlotte.
  
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• DUP hit out at man aiming gun at parade in controversial video

  09-07-2018 17:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has hit out at a man pointing what appears to be a gun at an Orange parade while wearing paramilitary-style clothing.
  
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• Prime Minister would fight any attempt to oust her, says Downing Street

  09-07-2018 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May will fight any attempt to unseat her through a vote of no confidence by Conservative MPs, Downing Street has said.
  
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• 70-year-old Northern Irish man killed in Scotland crash

  09-07-2018 17:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 70-year-old Northern Irish man died in a three vehicle crash in Scotland over the weekend.
  
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• Investigation launched after prisoner (33) dies in Maghaberry

  09-07-2018 16:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 33-year-old man has died in Maghaberry Prison.
  
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• Hope is essential: IRA graffiti in Belfast painted over with Pride flag

  09-07-2018 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Activists have painted over IRA graffiti in west Belfast with the Pride rainbow flag.
  
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• Look inside: The £2.25m Moneymore home with cinema and race track

  09-07-2018 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  If you have a spare £2.25million in your pockets, you could be the proud owner of a luxurious mansion in Moneymore which boasts a home cinema and a Go Kart racing track.
  
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• Man dies in police custody: PSNI say he was arrested after Belfast bar incident

  09-07-2018 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died in police custody following an incident at a Belfast bar.
  
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• Northern Ireland Fire Service tackles over 1,800 bonfires in five years

  09-07-2018 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) tackled over 1,800 fires in five years, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Brexit: Boris Johnson adds to PM’s woes by quitting as Foreign Secretary

  09-07-2018 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has sensationally resigned as Foreign Secretary, throwing Theresa May’s Government into further turmoil after the departure of David Davis as Brexit Secretary.
  
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• Boris Johnson adds to PM’s woes by quitting as Foreign Secretary

  09-07-2018 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has sensationally resigned as Foreign Secretary, throwing Theresa May’s Government into further turmoil after the departure of David Davis as Brexit Secretary.
  
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• William Dunlop: Funeral details announced for road racing legend

  09-07-2018 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Funeral details have been announced for William Dunlop.
  
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• Loyalist Mark Harbinson acquitted of firearms offences

  09-07-2018 13:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lisburn loyalist Mark Harbinson said he was "overwhelmed with relief" after he was cleared by a Crown Court judge of firearms offences.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Banbridge crash was Gary Bernard Hamilton (27): Police

  09-07-2018 12:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have named the motorcyclist killed in a road traffic accident in Banbridge as Gary Bernard Hamilton.
  
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• Criminal damage to Narrow Water memorial a 'hate crime'

  09-07-2018 12:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Criminal damage caused to poppy wreaths at the Narrow Water memorial in Warrenpoint is being treated as a hate crime.
  
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• Assisted-living facility hit in second night of petrol bombs attacks on Derry's Fountain

  09-07-2018 11:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An assisted-living facility in Londonderry has been hit in a second night of petrol bomb attacks on the city's Fountain area.
  
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• James Nesbitt marvels at impact of Lucky Man

  09-07-2018 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Nesbitt has revealed that he gets more people asking him about Stan Lee's Lucky Man than anything else he has ever worked on - with even Sir Alex Ferguson quizzing him about his starring role.
  
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• Queen and Duke of Edinburgh to miss Louis’s christening

  09-07-2018 10:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are to miss Prince Louis of Cambridge’s christening, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.
  
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• David Davis warns UK giving away too much in Brexit talks

  09-07-2018 09:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Davis has warned the UK is giving “too much away, too easily” in the Brexit talks, but backed Theresa May to remain Prime Minister after his dramatic resignation rocked her premiership.
  
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• William Dunlop: The smile has gone from the face of racing

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motorcycle racing legend and commentator Phillip McCallen spoke for the sport and its thousands of followers last night when he said a smile has gone from the face of racing with the tragic death of Willliam Dunlop, aged just 32, following an accident at the Skerries 100 in Co Dublin on Saturday.
  
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• William Dunlop: Racing has lost one of its finest, a very special young man, says Phillip McCallen

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A smile has gone from the face of motorcycle racing. That smile belonged to William Dunlop. And for all his triumphs and talent on the track, it is his trademark smile that I remember most in this time of terrible tragedy.
  
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• We're in state of disbelief.. it doesn't seem real: Dunlop Family left in shock as they deal with third race death

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  William Dunlop's grieving family are in a "state of disbelief" as they come to terms with the third tragedy to strike the racing dynasty, a relative said.
  
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• Ulster University graduations: Ciaran defies the odds and cancer to achieve longed-for law degree

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He left school with no qualifications, battled and beat cancer - and now father-of-three Ciaran Boyle graduates today from Ulster University with a first-class honours degree in law.
  
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• Tributes paid to popular farmer and pipe band member Philip Capper killed in tractor accident

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a talented Co Down drummer who died after a tractor he was travelling in veered off the road.
  
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• PSNI watch bonfire rebuilt next to electricity sub-station - threat to thousands of homes

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents in Co Down have expressed outrage after police stood by and watched an unsafe bonfire being rebuilt beside a sub-station.
  
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• Orange Order calls on Bradley to start talks as Drumcree stand-off marks 20 years

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Orange Order has called on the Secretary of State to act to break the 20-year deadlock over the contentious Drumcree parade.
  
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• Omagh hosts Northern Ireland debut of 'world's cuddliest sheep' as entries hit a record at show

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This year's Omagh Show hosted the first competitive classes held in Northern Ireland for Valais Blacknose sheep.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Bushmills road closed due to serious two vehicle collision

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Mairia Cahill to be SDLP councillor in Lisburn

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Irish Labour Senator Mairia Cahill is to be co-opted onto Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council to serve as an SDLP member, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Irish terror victims are 'ignored by government'

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of the only Irish prison officer to be killed in the Troubles has said victims south of the border are set to lose out as legacy issues are hammered out in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Former Foyle school site is gutted in night-time inferno

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerned community representatives are seeking an urgent meeting with Foyle College authorities after fire gutted a former school building in Londonderry.
  
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• Forecasters predict cooler temperatures and a little rain for Northern Ireland

  09-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is facing another week of Mediterranean temperatures - although it's likely to be cooler than last week and we may even see some rain.
  
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• Thai caves latest: Nine remain trapped as rescue operation resumes

  09-07-2018 07:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The four boys already rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand are hungry but in good health at hospital, Thai authorities have said.
  
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