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• Stephen Martin appointed temporary Deputy Chief Constable of PSNI

  24-07-2018 23:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has announced the appointment of Stephen Martin as temporary Deputy Chief Constable.
  
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• Super Cup NI: Tuesday round-up

  24-07-2018 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Round-up of Tuesday's action from the Premier, Junior and Minor sections at the Super Cup NI youth football tournament.
  
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• Police dealing with 'serious incident' in Ballymoney

  24-07-2018 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI is currently dealing with a "serious incident" in Ballymoney.
  
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• Fire Service tackling blaze at old school - Belfast Live

  24-07-2018 22:06
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  Fire Service tackling blaze at old school
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  The Fire Service is tackling a fire at a disused school in Newtownabbey. Two appliances have rushed to the blaze on the former Newtownabbey Community High school at Doagh Road. The old school site was destroyed by arsonists last year.and more »
  
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• Large plume of smoke over Newtownabbey as firefighters deal with fire at former school site

  24-07-2018 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A large plume of thick black smoke has been seen over Newtownabbey after a large quantity of rubbish was set on fire on a former school site in the town.
  
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• Ian Paisley: MPs vote to suspend North Antrim MP for 30 days

  24-07-2018 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The North Antrim MP will miss crucial Brexit votes when Parliament resumes.
  
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• County Antrim Shield: Holders Crusaders to face Knockbreda in opener

  24-07-2018 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Holders Crusaders will face Championship 1 club Knockbreda in the first round of this season's County Antrim Shield.
  
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• Ryanair: Dublin-based pilots third day of strikes

  24-07-2018 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 100,000 customers across Europe will be affected by industrial action at Ryanair.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Collision blocking lane on M2 southbound

  24-07-2018 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Michael Maguire death: Army captain jailed after soldier killed

  24-07-2018 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Ranger Michael Maguire was hit by a stray bullet during a live fire exercise run by Cpt Jonathan Price.
  
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• NI could miss out on public sector pay rise

  24-07-2018 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  There is no Stormont Executive to make a decision on what is a devolved matter.
  
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• 'Someone is going to get killed' at Muckamore Abbey Hospital warns Belfast Trust whistleblower - Belfast Telegraph

  24-07-2018 19:57
  'Someone is going to get killed' at Muckamore Abbey Hospital warns Belfast Trust whistleblower
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  A whistleblower at a Co Antrim hospital has warned “someone is going to get killed” if “serious issues” at the facility are not dealt with by senior management. Issues detailed by the well-placed insider include 'rampant' violent assaults on staff by ...
  
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• 'Someone is going to get killed' at Muckamore Abbey Hospital warns Belfast Trust whistleblower

  24-07-2018 19:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A whistleblower at a Co Antrim hospital has warned “someone is going to get killed” if “serious issues” at the facility are not dealt with by senior management.
  
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• EU will demand border checks if no deal

  24-07-2018 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  A top civil servant tells MPs if the UK leaves the EU without a deal Brussels will insists on border checks.
  
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• Liam Miller Tribute Match row: GAA to 'consider proposal' following meeting

  24-07-2018 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The GAA describes a meeting with the organisers of the tribute match for late footballer Liam Miller as "open and constructive".
  
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• Raab: UK should not cower in fear of Brexit talks breakdown

  24-07-2018 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dominic Raab has insisted he will not “wallow in pessimism” about the Brexit process as Eurosceptics voiced concerns his department was being sidelined by Number 10.
  
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• Glentoran: Assistant manager Gary Smyth wants three new signings

  24-07-2018 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Glentoran assistant manager Gary Smyth insists the Oval outfit must be patient despite not adding to their squad since last season.
  
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• Britain First to hold first meeting in Northern Ireland this weekend

  24-07-2018 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Far-right group Britain First are set to hold their first official meeting in Northern Ireland this weekend.
  
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• Former Arsenal and Northern Ireland footballer cleared of groping pensioner on bus

  24-07-2018 17:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Northern Ireland international footballer and Arsenal star has been cleared of groping a pensioner on a bus after a boozy afternoon watching the Gunners play.
  
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• DUP suspends Ian Paisley's party membership pending investigation - MPs vote to endorse 30-day Commons ban

  24-07-2018 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has suspended Ian Paisley from membership of the party pending further investigation.
  
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• Rebecca from Belfast – Why Barclays needs to stop funding tar sands pipelines - Greenpeace UK

  24-07-2018 16:47
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  Rebecca from Belfast – Why Barclays needs to stop funding tar sands pipelines
  Greenpeace UK
  My name's Rebecca and I am a self-published author, writing science fiction based on current environmental issues. I've been running the Belfast Greenpeace group since February this year and of the campaigns I've been involved in, I find the current ...
  
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• Belfast brothers avoid jail after "appalling" verbal abuse of female medical staff - Belfast Live

  24-07-2018 16:26
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  Belfast brothers avoid jail after "appalling" verbal abuse of female medical staff
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  Two brothers have avoided prison for subjecting female medical staff at a Belfast hospital to “appalling” verbal abuse. Sean and Liam McAuley each received four-month suspended jail terms after being convicted of disorderly behaviour within the Royal ...
  
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• Judge orders police to explain progress in case against alleged paedophile hunters

  24-07-2018 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police must explain progress in a case against three alleged paedophile hunters accused of targeting suspected sex offenders and trying to menace an investigative journalist, a judge ordered today.
  
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• 'Bring Titanic artefacts home'

  24-07-2018 16:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A multimillion-pound campaign begins to try to buy 5,500 artefacts from an American company and bring them to the UK.
  
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• Belfast's 81-year-old runner setting a pace 'younger guys aren't getting near' - Belfast Telegraph

  24-07-2018 16:03
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  Belfast's 81-year-old runner setting a pace 'younger guys aren't getting near'
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  A west Belfast pensioner is clocking in 5km running times someone a quarter of his age would be proud of, and his sports club is on a mission to spread the word of his achievements. On Monday, a Twitter post by West Belfast Coolers runner Aine with a ...
  
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• Belfast's 81-year-old runner setting a pace 'younger guys aren't getting near'

  24-07-2018 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast pensioner is clocking in 5km running times someone a quarter of his age would be proud of, and his sports club is on a mission to spread the word of his achievements.
  
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• 8 overdoses hit Belfast, Waldo County in 4 days - WABI - WABI

  24-07-2018 15:49
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  8 overdoses hit Belfast, Waldo County in 4 days - WABI
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  BELFAST, Maine (WMTW) Belfast police and the Waldo County sheriff said they are investigating eight overdoses that have happened since Friday.
  Authorities issue warning after 8 overdoses in Belfast, including 2 fatalWGME
  Two dead after multiple weekend overdoses - By Ethan Andrews ...Republican Journalall 6 news articles »
  
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• Dublin hospital conducts review of colonoscopies

  24-07-2018 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  It follows an examination of 160 colonoscopies performed between November 2017 and April 2018.
  
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• Londonderry: Shots fired and car burnt out

  24-07-2018 15:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Two locations are cordoned off by police in Londonderry after overnight incidents.
  
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• Man attacked care home resident with a walking aid

  24-07-2018 15:17 via bbc.co.uk
  George John Jess, 58, of no fixed abode was given a three month prison sentence.
  
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• Northern Ireland boys should be included in cancer virus vaccination scheme, says charity

  24-07-2018 15:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boys in Northern Ireland should be included in a vaccination scheme designed to prevent cancer, a charity has said.
  
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• Brothers avoid prison after 'appalling' abuse of female hospital staff

  24-07-2018 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two brothers have avoided prison for subjecting female medical staff at a Belfast hospital to "appalling" verbal abuse.
  
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• Aerial photos show 'miracle markings' at Co Down site with calls for construction to halt

  24-07-2018 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Calls have been made for a halt to development near a Neolithic site in Co Down after the hot weather unveiled what could be 'miracle markings' showing undiscovered archaeological finds.
  
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• Pro14: Ulster to host Scarlets on opening weekend

  24-07-2018 15:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster will begin the new Pro14 season at home to last season's beaten finalists Scarlets on Saturday, 1 September.
  
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• Former Arsenal and Northern Ireland footballer denies groping pensioner on bus after boozy afternoon in Brighton

  24-07-2018 14:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Northern Ireland international footballer and Arsenal star groped a pensioner on a bus after a boozy afternoon watching football, a court has heard.
  
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• Pictures: Belfast Zoo celebrates birth of Betty Bantu the blesbok

  24-07-2018 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Zoo is celebrating the birth of a blesbok calf.
  
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• Man charged after bottle of Buckfast hurled at police car in Craigavon

  24-07-2018 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged after throwing a bottle of Buckfast at a police car in Craigavon.
  
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• Sinn Fein's Begley calls for 'truth and justice' over Troubles murder of councillor Patsy Kelly

  24-07-2018 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MP Orfhlaith Begley has called for funds to be released to complete an investigation into the murder of an independent nationalist councillor in Co Tyrone during the Troubles.
  
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• Heatwave exposes rubbish on Newry riverbed

  24-07-2018 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Low-water levels in Newry's city centre river reveal a bed of rubbish, including bikes, tyres and trolleys.
  
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• Titanic treasure

  24-07-2018 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The campaign is being backed by James Cameron, the Oscar-winning film-maker who made the 1997 film Titanic.
  
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• Titanic artefacts could return to Belfast

  24-07-2018 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The campaign is being backed by James Cameron, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who made the 1997 film Titanic.
  
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• Titanic artefacts could return to Belfast - BBC News - BBC.com - BBC News

  24-07-2018 12:53
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  Titanic artefacts could return to Belfast - BBC News - BBC.com
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  Artefacts recovered from the shipwreck of the Titanic could soon be returning to Belfast where the liner was built. A multimillion-pound campaign began on ...
  Titanic Belfast join £15m campaign to bring 5500 artefacts back to UK and IrelandBelfast Live
  VIDEO: Bid to bring Titanic artefacts to Belfast launchedThe Irish News
  Museums launch £15.2m bid to bring Titanic artefacts to Belfast ...Museums A
  
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• Dementia-friendly taxi man hailed a hero

  24-07-2018 12:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The driver stayed with the woman until he and police officers were able to reunite her with her family.
  
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• Shots fired in attack on car in Londonderry, says DUP MLA

  24-07-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shots were fired at a car which was later found burnt out in Londonderry's Waterside area a DUP MLA has said.
  
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• DUP's Ian Paisley 'won't go quietly into the night' following £50,000 holiday freebie and lobbying revelations

  24-07-2018 11:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Ian Paisley has said he will be seeking re-election if a petition passes to call a by-election for his North Antrim seat.
  
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• Rare coral found off the west coast of Ireland

  24-07-2018 11:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Rare coral has been found in a deep sea research mission off the west coast of Ireland.
  
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• £30k of cannabis seized in Portadown - two arrested

  24-07-2018 10:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have made two arrests and seized a substantial amount of cannabis following the search of a car in Portadown on Monday.
  
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• Paisley future

  24-07-2018 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A potential by-election, a hunger strike commemoration and a singing priest are all in today's papers.
  
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