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• Three people taken to hospital after County Down crash

  21-07-2018 22:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The collision happened on Saturday afternoon at Corbet, between Banbridge and Castlewellan.
  
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• GAA to meet Liam Miller tribute organisers after outcry

  21-07-2018 22:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Supporters want to have a testimonial match at the GAA's Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium for the former footballer.
  
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• All-Ireland Football Championship Super 8s: Tyrone 0-14 Dublin 1-14

  21-07-2018 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Dublin come out on top of an intense battle with Tyrone to take control of Group Two in the All-Ireland Super 8s series.
  
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• Two injured in Banbridge 'serious' crash - Air Ambulance sent to scene

  21-07-2018 21:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have been injured in a serious crash in Co Down.
  
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• Hockey Women's World Cup: Ireland stun USA in London opener

  21-07-2018 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Deirdre Duke's double helps Ireland to a shock victory over the USA in the Women's World Cup opener in London.
  
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• All-Ireland Football Championship Super 8s: Roscommon 0-13 Donegal 0-20

  21-07-2018 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Donegal captain Michael Murphy hits 0-9 to inspire his team to a comfortable Super 8s victory over Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park.
  
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• Super Cup NI Under-19 challenge match: Celtic 3-1 Manchester United

  21-07-2018 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Two goals from striker Ewan Henderson help Celtic come back from a goal down to beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Super Cup NI curtain raiser.
  
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• Woman (60s) punched in face in Lurgan attack by man (30s)

  21-07-2018 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman aged in her 60s has been punched in the face in an attack in Lurgan.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Multiple Belfast road closures for Titanic Triathlon

  21-07-2018 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• DUP meet to discuss Ian Paisley future after suspension

  21-07-2018 18:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Senior members held a private meeting on Saturday after Mr Paisley was found to have breached parliamentary rules.
  
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• Family killed in duck boat tragedy ‘only went on trip after ticket mix-up’

  21-07-2018 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Missouri lake were members of the same Indiana family – and they would most likely not have been on the ill-fated trip were it not for a ticket mix-up.
  
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• Watch: Car 'donuts' around Northern Ireland car park - police have 'burning questions for idiot driver'

  21-07-2018 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting the driver of a car seen 'donuting' around a Northern Ireland car park.
  
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• Northern Ireland football club frustration after stock car damage to new pitch

  21-07-2018 16:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chairman of Ballymena United has vented his frustration after damage was caused to the club's Showgrounds pitch.
  
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• Trump claims ex-lawyer’s phone recording ‘perhaps illegal’

  21-07-2018 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US president Donald Trump has said his personal lawyer’s taping of their private phone conversations was “totally unheard of and perhaps illegal”.
  
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• Seaneen McCullough funeral hears how 'outstanding' nurse made difference to so many Belfast lives

  21-07-2018 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of a Belfast mother tragically killed in a balcony fall while on holiday in Turkey has heard how the nurse made a huge difference to the lives of so many people in the city through her work.
  
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• Ballymena United anger over race car pitch damage

  21-07-2018 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Ballymena United says it holds the council responsible after stock cars drove over a brand new pitch.
  
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• Rosetta GO garage damaged in overnight attack - Belfast Live

  21-07-2018 14:08
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  Rosetta GO garage damaged in overnight attack
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  Police are investigating criminal damage to the new GO garage in South Belfast early on Saturday morning. Fuel pumps and a vending machine were damaged in the attack on Rosetta Road. Sergeant McHenry said: "We believe this occurred at around ...
  
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• Belfast young people give up their Friday to help at soup kitchen - Belfast Live

  21-07-2018 12:44
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  Belfast young people give up their Friday to help at soup kitchen
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  Young people from Belfast gave up their Friday night to lend a hand at a soup kitchen. They are from all over Belfast and taking part in the National Citizens Service project with Co-operation Ireland. The project works with 15-17 year olds and 15 ...
  
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• Tens of thousands at Foyle Maritime Festival

  21-07-2018 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry's quayside was lined with thousands of people on Friday night to watch the showpiece event.
  
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• Record turnout at Maritime Festival

  21-07-2018 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry's quayside was lined with thousands of people on Friday night to watch the showpiece event.
  
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• Bereaved mum's relief as Belfast memorial planned for infants in mass grave - Belfast Telegraph

  21-07-2018 12:43
  Bereaved mum's relief as Belfast memorial planned for infants in mass grave
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  ... planned for infants in mass grave. BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. A woman whose baby is among thousands buried in the Baby Public Plot at Belfast City Cemetery says a new memorial will help heal the grief and pain still felt by hundreds of families.
  
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• Sound move as Belfast tunes in for summer of musical highlights - Belfast Telegraph

  21-07-2018 12:05
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  Sound move as Belfast tunes in for summer of musical highlights
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  Belfast will have its own summer soundtrack thanks to a council initiative aimed at animating the city through music. The pop-up summertime programme will shine a spotlight on Belfast's rich musical heritage and local music scene, bringing music to all ...
  
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• Sound move as Belfast tunes in for summer of musical highlights

  21-07-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast will have its own summer soundtrack thanks to a council initiative aimed at animating the city through music.
  
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• Jailed Antrim man an 'absolute danger' to women, says judge

  21-07-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A County Antrim man described as an "absolute danger" to women was given a nine-month prison sentence yesterday for assaulting his girlfriend when she confronted him about text messages from another female.
  
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• UK heading for no deal Brexit, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

  21-07-2018 11:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hardline Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg has said Britain is heading for a no deal exit from the EU.
  
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• South Belfast 'romance scam' stopped by bank staff - Belfast Live

  21-07-2018 11:49
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  South Belfast 'romance scam' stopped by bank staff
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  A £1500 'romance scam' was foiled by an alert staff member at a Belfast bank. Police said that the scam was one of three reported in the South Belfast area in the last month. The scam involved payment of £1500 to someone a woman believed was her ...
  
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• DUP won't take 'lynch mob' approach to Paisley: Party officers meet to decide MP's fate

  21-07-2018 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said the DUP will not take a "lynch mob" approach to disciplinary proceedings against Ian Paisley after the MP was found to have broken parliamentary standards.
  
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• DUP won't take 'lynch mob' approach to Paisley.. but I'd back him as DUP by-election candidate: Donaldson

  21-07-2018 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said the DUP will not take a "lynch mob" approach to disciplinary proceedings against Ian Paisley after the MP was found to have broken parliamentary standards.
  
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• Belfast City Centre traffic disruption as sewer upgrade work continues - Belfast Live

  21-07-2018 11:13
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  Belfast City Centre traffic disruption as sewer upgrade work continues
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  Disruption is expected in Belfast City Centre as works continue on a major £5m sewer upgrade project. Work continues to improve the sewerage infrastructure in the Ormeau area, which includes work around Ormeau Avenue, Dublin Road, Bruce Street, ...
  
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• Restaurant review: Chick'n Lick'n, Bankmore Cafe and Vietnamese Coffee Co

  21-07-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A golden triangle of coffee houses, bars, restaurants and takeaways has emerged in that space between Belfast city centre's Dublin Road and Great Victoria Street.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Latest updates from across the province

  21-07-2018 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.
  
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• East Belfast schoolgirl cuts hair off to make wigs for young people with cancer - Belfast Live

  21-07-2018 09:21
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  East Belfast schoolgirl cuts hair off to make wigs for young people with cancer
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  A schoolgirl devastated when her mum's close friend was diagnosed with breast cancer has raised hundreds of pounds for cancer charities after donating 12 inches of her hair. Little Evie McCann, a pupil at Strandtown Primary School in East Belfast , was ...and more »
  
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• Theresa May Northern Ireland visit: Remainer and Brexiteer give their verdicts

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Theresa May's NI visit draws to a close, two commentators - one a Remainer and one a Brexiteer - give their verdict.
  
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• Taoiseach's Irish airspace warning to UK pie in the sky, say unionists

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government and unionists yesterday rejected Leo Varadkar's claim that British aircraft could be barred from the Republic's airspace in the event of a no deal Brexit.
  
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• On the crest of a wave: The cruise ship passengers flocking to Northern Ireland

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The history, the architecture, the food, the friendly people and, for once, the weather - tourists are visiting Belfast for a variety of reasons and they seem to be finding exactly what they want.
  
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• Northern Ireland special effects expert scoops top prize at prestigious make-up awards

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A beauty expert from Londonderry has been crowned Ireland's top special effects make-up artist after combining her love of all things fantasy - both stunning and gory - with bringing up her autistic daughter.
  
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• Northern Ireland-born MP Hoey shames drunk into apology after abusive email

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland-born Labour MP who received a sickening email from a drunken keyboard warrior has accepted his apology, but said she does not regret outing him on social media.
  
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• Northern Ireland Air Ambulance anniversary: Just what the doctor ordered

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tomorrow marks one year since Northern Ireland's air ambulance took to the skies following campaigns led by the late consultant anaesthetist and road racing doctor John Hinds. Ivan Little meets the team of medics, pilots, engineers and fundraisers and hears how their carefully organised operations in bringing emergency hospital care to the remotest regions have delivered 380 call-outs so far.
  
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• Ireland 'will have hardest border in Europe if there's a no deal Brexit'

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland will be forced into living with the "hardest border in Europe" if the UK crashes out without a Brexit deal, a key ally of Angela Merkel has starkly warned.
  
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• DUP's Jim Shannon votes to give MPs facing investigation anonymity

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP man was among 79 who voted to grant Members of Parliament anonymity if accused of sexual harassment or expenses fraud.
  
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• Crash victim in tribute as Northern Ireland Air Ambulance marks anniversary

  21-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who owes his life to the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance has paid tribute to the highly-trained helicopter medic team who raced to save him after a car crash in 2017.
  
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• Hamas accepts ceasefire after massive Israeli strikes in Gaza

  21-07-2018 07:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers said they have accepted a ceasefire ending an Israeli onslaught on militant positions after a soldier was shot dead.
  
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• NI weekly paper review: Game of Thrones castle and 'gas leak'

  21-07-2018 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  A suspected gas leak and a castle made famous by Game of Thrones make the weekly newspaper review.
  
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• Leitrim trees: Anger at Irish climate change scheme

  21-07-2018 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Trees are to become more of a feature of the Leitrim landscape as Ireland tries to reach climate change targets.
  
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• Putin’s football gift to Trump given routine security check

  21-07-2018 07:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The red and white football given to US President Donald Trump by Russian leader Vladimir Putin is undergoing a routine security screening.
  
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• Hundreds attend vigils for victims of US duck boat accident

  21-07-2018 05:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vigils have been held by a grief-stricken community following the death of 17 people – including nine from one family – in a tourist boat accident in Missouri.
  
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• Northern Ireland secretary Bradley accused of failing Fountain residents after attacks

  21-07-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Karen Bradley has been accused of "neglecting the people of the Fountain" after the Protestant enclave endured several nights of sectarian attacks earlier this month.
  
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• Bereaved mum’s relief as Belfast memorial planned for infants in mass grave

  21-07-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman whose baby is among thousands buried in the Baby Public Plot at Belfast City Cemetery says a new memorial will help heal the grief and pain still felt by hundreds of families.
  
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• Belfast paedophile James White in court over internet use

  21-07-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convicted paedophile will be sentenced next month for breaching yet another sexual offences prevention order (SOPO).
  
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