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• Youth 'knocked unconscious' following organised fighting in Belfast

  28-07-2018 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have called for an end to organised fighting in Belfast after a youth was knocked unconscious on Friday night.
  
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• Londonderry man on attempted murder charge refused bail

  28-07-2018 15:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The charge follows a shooting in the Sevenoaks area of the city on Tuesday.
  
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• Video: Weather warning upgraded to amber with Northern Ireland battling flooding

  28-07-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has upgraded a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland to amber with heavy showers and a thunderstorm expected to continue into Saturday night.
  
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• Video: Northern Ireland recovering from month's worth of rain in one day

  28-07-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is recovering from a month's worth of rain in one day on Saturday.
  
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• Video: Northern Ireland battling flooding - Thousands of homes without power

  28-07-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has upgraded a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland to amber with heavy showers and thunderstorms expected to continue into Saturday night.
  
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• Video: Month's worth of rain falls in Northern Ireland in one day

  28-07-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A multi-agency teleconference has been held in Northern Ireland to co-ordinate a response to a day of flooding on Saturday.
  
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• Motorcyclist taken to hospital by air ambulance following incident at Armoy Road Races

  28-07-2018 13:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital by air ambulance following a non-racing incident at the Armoy Road Races in Co Antrim.
  
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• Liam Miller fundraiser to take place at GAA's Páirc Uí Chaoimh

  28-07-2018 13:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The GAA and the organisers of a fundraiser for the family of the late Liam Miller have agreed that the charity event can take place at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
  
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• Watchdog demands answers over claims charity gave £275k donations to INLA linked group

  28-07-2018 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The charity watchdog is demanding an explanation from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust over claims that it gave £275,000 to an organisation linked to a banned Irish republican group.
  
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• Britain First meeting goes ahead after Belfast councillor leaves in row over finances

  28-07-2018 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Controversial Belfast City Councillor Jolene Bunting has left far-right group Britain First following a row over finances.
  
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• Belfast councillor leaves far-right group Britain First in row over finances

  28-07-2018 12:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Controversial Belfast City Councillor Jolene Bunting has left far-right group Britain First following a row over finances.
  
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• Police uncover £60k cannabis factory after tip off

  28-07-2018 12:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have discovered a cannabis factory worth £60k in Coleraine, Co Londonderry.
  
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• Man remanded in custody on murder charge

  28-07-2018 12:07 via bbc.co.uk
  There were angry scenes at Newry Magistrates Court on Saturday as the accused was driven into court.
  
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• New bus tour to show off east Belfast war memorials

  28-07-2018 11:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It'll be a journey through the past, a bus trip that'll pay homage to the never-to-be-forgotten sacrifices of a generation who fought and died in the Great War. But Nigel Henderson's 90-minute guided tour around the war memorials of east Belfast won't be able to access a number of tablets and plaques that are now hidden from public view or have disappeared altogether for myriad reasons.
  
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• Belfast actress Laura Donnelly on starring in play inspired by uncle's IRA murder

  28-07-2018 11:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast-born actress Laura Donnelly won an Olivier award this year for her role in The Ferryman, a play inspired by the story of her uncle, who was shot and secretly buried by the IRA. As she takes to the stage in Donegal at the Brian Friel Festival, she talks to Laurence White about how her family coped with the tragedy and why she was inspired to pursue a career in acting.
  
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• Poignant words of hope left on Foyle Bridge in a bid to save young lives

  28-07-2018 09:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An inspirational teacher has left messages of hope on Londonderry's Foyle Bridge in a bid to cut the city's suicide rate.
  
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• Girl who lost cancer battle leaves £16,000 funds legacy to help others with disease

  28-07-2018 09:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's a lasting legacy for a brave little girl who will never be forgotten.
  
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• Sinn Fein hit out at DUP threat to block council flying Pride flag

  28-07-2018 09:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein councillor has slammed the DUP after the party confirmed it is considering a move to block the Pride flag from being erected on civic buildings in Co Armagh.
  
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• Heartbroken family of bar manager who died suddenly 'overwhelmed by tributes'

  28-07-2018 09:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken family of a Co Down bar manager who died suddenly on Tuesday have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of tributes to her.
  
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• Prison Service tight-lipped on whether killer dentist Howell will attend father's funeral

  28-07-2018 09:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of the father of double killer Colin Howell is due to take place in Portadown today.
  
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• Welfare of patients and workers at Muckamore compromised by levels of staffing, claims union

  28-07-2018 09:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A union representing staff at Muckamore Abbey Hospital has claimed that the care and welfare of both patients and staff at the facility has been compromised due to staffing levels.
  
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• I am living in fear, says gran forced to flee blaze after arsonists strike

  28-07-2018 09:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grandmother has called on arsonists who set fire to a shed and the front of her home while she and her family were inside to tell her why she was targeted.
  
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• DUP MP denies sectarianism as call to rename bus stop sparks derision

  28-07-2018 09:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Emma Little-Pengelly has said she was representing constituents when she questioned the name of the Short Strand stop for the new Belfast Rapid Transit service.
  
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• Watch: Dramatic moments armed police swoop on car and taser organised crime suspect

  28-07-2018 09:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  These are the dramatic moments when police swooped on a car as part of an investigation into organised crime.
  
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• NI Weekly Paper Review: Rainbow flag disagreement

  28-07-2018 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Increased road traffic accidents, a rainbow flag and Love Island all feature in the local weekly papers.
  
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• A different flag dispute

  28-07-2018 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Increased road traffic accidents, a rainbow flag and Love Island all feature in the local weekly papers.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Police ask motorists to use "extreme caution" due to flooding

  28-07-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Probe over donations to terror-linked group

  28-07-2018 07:53 via bbc.co.uk
  A group linked to a banned terrorist organisation in Northern Ireland received money from a trust.
  
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• Men arrested in taser gun case face drugs charges

  28-07-2018 07:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Police fired a taser stun gun as they arrested three men in north Belfast.
  
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• The metal finding new life after cremation

  28-07-2018 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost four tonnes of metal remaining after cremation has been collected in Northern Ireland since 2010.
  
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• Death metal

  28-07-2018 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost four tonnes of metal remaining after cremation has been collected in Northern Ireland since 2010.
  
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• Roselawn crematorium: Metals recycled from bodies

  28-07-2018 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  What happens to metals left over after bodies are cremated?
  
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• Murder charge over fatal stabbing of father-of-two

  28-07-2018 00:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged with murder following the death of a father-of-two in Co Down.
  
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