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• Ruth busts husband Eamonn Holmes 'cracking on' with Love Island's Laura

  05-08-2018 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eamonn Holmes made a surprise appearance on the Love Island reunion show after finalist Laura Anderson confessed to having a crush on him.
  
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• Mums smash breastfeeding record in Belfast once again - Belfast Live

  05-08-2018 21:55
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  Mums smash breastfeeding record in Belfast once again
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  During Breastival Belfast, a family festival celebrating all things breastfeeding, 191 mums took part in the Global Big Latch On, breaking last year's record for the most children breastfed at the same time and place in Northern Ireland. The festival ...
  
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• Hockey history-makers

  05-08-2018 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  They may have fallen at the final hurdle but Ireland's hockey players gave fans plenty to celebrate.
  
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• Double yellow lines in Belfast don't go exactly to plan - Belfast Live

  05-08-2018 21:36
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  Double yellow lines in Belfast don't go exactly to plan
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  Sometimes you just have one of them days... And that can be said for the poor workers who came to paint yellow lines in East Belfast on Friday. They arrived to carry out their job, but couldn't find the owner of a red car - so simply did what they ...
  
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• Devoted father one of three dead after car collides with lorry in Cardiff

  05-08-2018 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his twenties who “lived for his daughter” was one of three men killed in a collision in Cardiff.
  
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• Motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with car in Antrim

  05-08-2018 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist in his 30s sustained serious injuries after colliding with a car in Antrim.
  
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• No deal Brexit would be catastrophic failure of government – Starmer

  05-08-2018 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A no deal Brexit would be “catastrophic”, Labour warned after Cabinet minister Liam Fox put the chances of failure to reach agreement at 60-40.
  
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• Gary Hamilton death - police issue further appeal - Belfast Live

  05-08-2018 17:01
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  Gary Hamilton death - police issue further appeal
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  An appeal has been launch to speak to drivers and anyone with dashcam footage after the death of motorcyclist Gary Hamilton. The 27-year-old died when his Yamaha motorcycle was involved in a collision at the start of July on the Castlewellan Road in ...and more »
  
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• Hundreds latch on at Belfast breastfeeding festival - Irish Times

  05-08-2018 16:50
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  Hundreds latch on at Belfast breastfeeding festival
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• Barry Chuckle remembered as a man who had ‘funny bones’

  05-08-2018 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barry Chuckle had “funny bones” and could “have you in hysterics with just a look”, David Walliams said as he paid tribute to the late children’s entertainer.
  
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• Watch: Sinn Fein hunger strike march takes place in Castlewellan

  05-08-2018 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A major hunger strike commemoration is taking place in a Co Down town.
  
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• 'The time for Irish unity referendum is near': Sinn Fein's McDonald

  05-08-2018 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has doubled down on her Irish reunification U-turn and said an Irish unity referendum is now at the centre of political discussion.
  
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• Police issue fresh appeal over Banbridge fatal motorcycle crash

  05-08-2018 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a fresh appeal for information following a fatal road traffic collision in Banbridge.
  
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• Man found on side of road with significant head injury in Co Armagh

  05-08-2018 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was found at the side of a road in Co Armagh with a significant head injury.
  
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• 'I didn't think I would see this'

  05-08-2018 14:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Graham Shaw says he thought he would be having a relaxing weekend watching the hockey with his wife rather than coaching Ireland in the World Cup final in London.
  
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• Varadkar to raise concerns over abuse when Pope visits

  05-08-2018 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leo Varadkar has said he will express his concerns to the Pope about the Catholic Church’s involvement with sexual and physical abuse when he visits later this month.
  
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• Belfast mums create thank you cards to support women breastfeeding in public - Belfast Live

  05-08-2018 11:57
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  Belfast mums create thank you cards to support women breastfeeding in public
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  These Belfast mums have created special cards to support women breastfeeding in public. Dr Jennifer Hanratty and Jennie Wallace joined forces to bring Belfast's first breastfeeding festival to the city last year. Now they have created thank you cards ...
  
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• PSNI issue warning to parents after photo emerges of children on top of building

  05-08-2018 10:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning to parents across Northern Ireland after this picture was taken.
  
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• Man shot in both legs in paramilitary-style attack in Belfast

  05-08-2018 10:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot in both legs in west Belfast in a paramilitary-style attack.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Belfast Road near Crumlin reopened after serious accident

  05-08-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Three dead after car collides with lorry in Cardiff

  05-08-2018 09:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have died after their car collided with a lorry in Cardiff, police said.
  
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• Children’s TV star Barry Chuckle dies

  05-08-2018 09:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Veteran entertainer Barry Chuckle, one half of comedy duo the Chuckle Brothers, has died at the age of 73, his manager said.
  
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• Policing with Pride

  05-08-2018 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  A police officer explains why marching in Belfast's Pride parade was so important.
  
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• Man shot in both legs in west Belfast - BBC News

  05-08-2018 07:49
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  Man shot in both legs in west Belfast
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  A man who shot in both legs in an overnight gun attack in west Belfast has sustained "potentially life-changing" injuries, police have said. The victim, who is in his 30s, was shot in Westrock Gardens at about 22:30 BST on Saturday. He was taken to ...
  Man sustains what may be 'life-changing' injuries in west Belfast shootingthejournal.ie
  West Belfast shooting a "brutal" attack, say policeBelfast Live
  Man shot in both legs in paramilitary-
  
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• Hockey team hailed for ‘spirit, skill and dedication’ ahead of World Cup final

  05-08-2018 07:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s hockey team will take on Holland in the World Cup final after beating Spain in a sudden-death shootout.
  
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