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• Christopher Curtis missing - sister's appeal over Belfast man - Belfast Live

  02-08-2018 23:42
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  Christopher Curtis missing - sister's appeal over Belfast man
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  The sister of a man missing in Belfast is asking for the public's help in trying to trace him. Joyce Wells, said that her brother Christopher Curtis, from Woodvale , went missing from his home on Thursday. The family are very concerned for the 34-year ...
  
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• Man arrested in Antrim over Seychelles politician murder

  02-08-2018 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Gérard Hoarau, a Seychelles opposition politician, was shot dead at his London home in 1985.
  
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• Man injured after 70ft fall from cliff near Ballintoy

  02-08-2018 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  He was taken to a Belfast hospital by helicopter after falling near Ballintoy Harbour.
  
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• Man falls 70ft onto rocks at Northern Ireland harbour

  02-08-2018 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has fallen 70ft onto the rocks at Ballintoy Harbour in Co Antrim.
  
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• Men stabbed yards from Ibrox in mass brawl ahead of Rangers match

  02-08-2018 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men are in hospital after being stabbed amid a mass brawl ahead of Rangers’ Europe League clash with Croatian side Osijek.
  
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• BBC 'questions to answer' over Spotlight DUP Brexit spending doc after Electoral Commission rules out probe: Campbell

  02-08-2018 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP claimed the BBC has “serious questions to answer” over allegations made in a Spotlight documentary about the party’s spending during the Brexit referendum campaign.
  
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• Man arrested in Northern Ireland over 1985 political assassination

  02-08-2018 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland over the assassination of an exiled Seychelles political leader in London in 1985.
  
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• West Belfast cafe owner says sophisticated tax scam could have put them out of business - Belfast Live

  02-08-2018 18:15
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  West Belfast cafe owner says sophisticated tax scam could have put them out of business
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  A West Belfast cafe owner has claimed a "sophisticated tax scam" could have put them out of business. Applejacks, on Caffrey Hill in the west of the city , was targeted by scammers who tried to steal money from the small family business by sending a ...
  
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• Sinn Fein's championing of rights 'a sham': DUP's Donaldson

  02-08-2018 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's championing of rights in Northern Ireland "is a sham", a senior DUP MP has claimed.
  
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• Lord Mayor celebrates 12 years of Belfast Mela

  02-08-2018 17:42 via youtube.com
  
  
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• These big names and businesses are backing Belfast Pride - Belfast Live

  02-08-2018 17:32
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  These big names and businesses are backing Belfast Pride
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  We're just days away from the most colourful parade in the Belfast calendar, Pride 2018, and while the usual dissenters are out in force, a huge range of major names and businesses as well as high-profile professional representatives have backed the ...
  
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• Money problems

  02-08-2018 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Schools face unprecedented financial pressure with more moving into deficit, says a top official.
  
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• Mickey Marley's roundabout image recreated 27 years later - Belfast Live

  02-08-2018 16:45
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  Mickey Marley's roundabout image recreated 27 years later
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  If you grew up in Belfast in the 70s, 80s or 90s then you'll probably have heard all the children laugh and shout, 'Here comes Mickey's roundabout'. Thousands of kids had a go in his horse drawn contraption down the years. And now an image of young ...
  
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• Teen due in court after pensioner's wedding ring stolen - Belfast Live

  02-08-2018 16:10
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  Teen due in court after pensioner's wedding ring stolen
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  A teenager is due in court after a pensioner's wedding ring was stolen from her home. The woman, aged in her 80s, was targeted on April 22 when her home in Mourne Avenue in Coalisland was broken into and items including cash and her wedding ring ...and more »
  
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• Here is how Northern Ireland ranks in UK for lottery luck

  02-08-2018 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scotland is again home to winners of a life-changing National Lottery prize but the South East remains the area with most of the games’ millionaires.
  
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• Summerland fire survivor: I still feel guilty that I survived when others didn't

  02-08-2018 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland woman who survived the Summerland fire disaster on the Isle of Man has returned to the island to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the tragedy.
  
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• Rural broadband challenge 'significant'

  02-08-2018 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  An £150m upgrade plan could take three years to complete.
  
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• Northern Ireland higher public spend per person than any other UK region

  02-08-2018 14:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland has a higher public spend per individual than any other region of the UK.
  
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• 8 things you believe are stopping weight loss... but they really aren't

  02-08-2018 14:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When it comes to losing weight, you’d better have your wits about you.
  
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• Parliament website lists Ian Paisley as 'Independent'

  02-08-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Paisley's party affiliation has been changed on the UK's Parliamentary website to 'Independent'.
  
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• Parliament website changed to list Ian Paisley as 'Independent'

  02-08-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Paisley's party affiliation has been changed on the UK's Parliamentary website to 'Independent'.
  
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• Belfast to New York flights slashed to £79 by Norwegian - Belfast Telegraph

  02-08-2018 12:01
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  Belfast to New York flights slashed to £79 by Norwegian
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  LOW-COST airline Norwegian has said it's selling £79 one-way flights between Belfast International and the US between today and Monday. The flights are available for a limited time only at www.norwegian.com/uk. Norwegian offers seasonal transatlantic ...
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  Norwegian marks first year of Belfast-US services with special &p
  
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• Belfast to New York flights slashed to £79 by Norwegian

  02-08-2018 12:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  LOW-COST airline Norwegian has said it’s selling £79 one-way flights between Belfast International and the US between today and Monday.
  
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• Residents 'forced out'

  02-08-2018 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  A spate of attacks on properties in North Belfast makes headlines on Thursday.
  
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• Union Jack a 'flag of convenience' for parts of DUP leadership, says Lord Adonis

  02-08-2018 11:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading anti-Brexit campaigner has said the Union Jack is a "flag of convenience" for some in the DUP's leadership.
  
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• Transplant Games: Adam Cassidy heads for Birmingham

  02-08-2018 09:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Swimmer Adam Cassidy was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition when he was just six weeks old.
  
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• Meet the Belfast GP turning his love for coffee into a passionate hobby - Belfast Live

  02-08-2018 09:31
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  Meet the Belfast GP turning his love for coffee into a passionate hobby
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  By day he is an integral part of the NHS, treating patients in Belfast as a GP. But in his spare time Gareth Patterson has been busy working on a side project centred around his love for a good cup of coffee. It was on his return from a trip to ...
  
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• Dissident republicans to gather at Belfast City Hall if march banned - Belfast Telegraph

  02-08-2018 09:06
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  Dissident republicans to gather at Belfast City Hall if march banned
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  Dissident republicans have warned they will hold a rally outside Belfast City Hall on a busy Saturday afternoon even if their anti-internment march through the city centre is banned. Dee Fennell of the Anti-Internment League last night said that if the ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: A5 crash cleared

  02-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Ryanair cancellations leave Northern Ireland florist stranded for five days

  02-08-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim woman has branded Ryanair a "shame and disgrace" after she was left stranded in London for five days following the cancellation of not just one, but two flights home.
  
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• It was an average wet July in Northern Ireland despite the hot spell

  02-08-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It may have been one of the warmest months on record, but Northern Ireland still had as much rainfall in July as previous years.
  
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• £1m guest house plan for listed building in Northern Ireland splits opinion

  02-08-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new owners of a listed building in the centre of Hillsborough have unveiled a £1m plan to convert it into a 15-bedroom guest house.
  
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• Attacks and intimidation force Belfast Ballysillan residents to flee homes

  02-08-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several residents in a north Belfast housing estate moved out of their homes yesterday - just over a week after their properties were attacked.
  
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• Attacks and intimidation force Belfast Ballysillan residents to flee homes - Belfast Telegraph

  02-08-2018 08:03
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  Attacks and intimidation force Belfast Ballysillan residents to flee homes
  Belfast Telegraph
  Several residents in a north Belfast housing estate moved out of their homes yesterday - just over a week after their properties were attacked. On Tuesday night, two more houses in Ballysillan Avenue were targeted in suspected intimidation incidents.
  
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• Dissident republicans to gather at Belfast City Hall if march banned

  02-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dissident republicans have warned they will hold a rally outside Belfast City Hall on a busy Saturday afternoon even if their anti-internment march through the city centre is banned.
  
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• Sinn Fein and DUP clash over bid to rekindle stalled Northern Ireland talks

  02-08-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A war of words has erupted between Sinn Fein and the DUP over a proposed new round of talks to restore power-sharing.
  
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• Formula 1 legend John Watson's collection of memorabilia from glittering career going up for auction

  02-08-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Formula 1 icon John Watson is to set fans' pulses racing with the first ever auction of memorabilia from his glittering career.
  
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• Man killed in M1 horror incident after 'stepping out in front of lorry'

  02-08-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People have told of their shock after a man died in a horror accident on the M1.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of restored historic estate in Co Tyrone

  02-08-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The magnificent Erganagh Estate stands proud among eight acres of private grounds in one of the most scenic parts of Northern Ireland.
  
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• 1,400 teachers made redundant in Northern Ireland over past three years

  02-08-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 1,400 school staff have been made redundant in the last three years in schools across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Could World Cup come to Northern Ireland? UK nations joint bid rumoured

  02-08-2018 00:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The prospect of the World Cup coming to Northern Ireland has been raised as the English FA signaled it is considering bidding for the 2030 tournament.
  
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