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• Irish League round-up: Wins for Linfield and Newry City

  10-08-2018 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield and Newry City both notched up Irish League wins on Friday night.
  
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• 'Doctors said I wouldn't live'

  10-08-2018 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Hungarian long-distance swimmer Attila Mányoki had to be rescued from the North Channel.
  
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• Extreme swimmer recounts near-death experience

  10-08-2018 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A Hungarian long distance swimmer has spoken to the BBC about his ordeal after a near-death experience in the North Channel.
  
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• Minimal summer signings but Pogba and Shaw give Mourinho a reason to smile

  10-08-2018 22:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw inspired Manchester United to an opening-day victory as they ignored background noise and their deadline-day frustration to overcome Leicester.
  
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• 'I loved it' - NI veteran on his years in the RAF

  10-08-2018 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Some of the Royal Air Force's most iconic aircraft are on display to celebrate its centenary.
  
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• Call for intervention in Limavady to ease tensions after sectarian incidents

  10-08-2018 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have called for political and civic leaders to intervene in Limavady in an attempt to ease tensions in the area.
  
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• Watch: William Frazer thanks everyone for support after father's IRA murder mocked on republican bonfire

  10-08-2018 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims' campaigner William Frazer has thanked everyone who reached out to him after a sign was placed on a republican bonfire mocking the murder of his father by the IRA.
  
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• Politicians back extension of medicinal cannabis law to Northern Ireland

  10-08-2018 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Political parties have united around a campaign to see a proposed new law allowing the prescription of medicinal cannabis extended to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Cost of a united Ireland doesn't add up says DUP's Simon Hamilton after report claims reunification would financially benefit everyone

  10-08-2018 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has warned that those making an economic case for a united Ireland are gambling on "wishful thinking".
  
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• Community events harmed by association with terrorists says Lord Mayor

  10-08-2018 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Community events in aid of good causes are being harmed by their association with convicted terrorists, the Lord Mayor of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon has warned.
  
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• Mike Ashley outlines ambitions for House of Fraser after take-over

  10-08-2018 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mike Ashley has said his ambition for House of Fraser is to transform the beleaguer department store into the "Harrods of the high street" pledging to "keep as many stores open as possible".
  
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• Watch: Cliftonville defender Billie Simpson's stunning goal is worthy of FIFA's Puskás Award, says boss

  10-08-2018 15:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sometimes turning a deaf ear to your coach can pay off, and when it does, it's usually spectacular.
  
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• Man found dead in Northern Ireland home - police investigating

  10-08-2018 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating the sudden death of a man whose body was found in a house in Strabane.
  
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• Concern for Northern Ireland man missing almost a week

  10-08-2018 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Derry are appealing to the public to help trace a man who has been missing almost a week.
  
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• Man suffers head injuries in Belfast New Lodge attack

  10-08-2018 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been taken to hospital with head injuries following an assault in the New Lodge Road area of Belfast.
  
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• Dublin's House of Fraser store not part of Sports Direct deal

  10-08-2018 14:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Sports Direct's £90m buyout does not include House of Fraser's only Dublin outlet in Dundrum.
  
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• Don't mention the peace: Claim UK officials requested less emphasis during Brexit talks

  10-08-2018 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A report has claimed British officials ask the Dublin administration to play down its emphasis on peace during the Brexit process.
  
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• Ryanair strike: One in six flights cancelled in pilot walkout

  10-08-2018 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Strike in five European countries will affect about 400 flights, one in six of the airline's services.
  
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• Four people killed in Canada shooting, say police

  10-08-2018 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, say at least four people have been killed after a shooting.
  
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• Transplant Games heroes return to Northern Ireland with impressive medal haul

  10-08-2018 13:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A team of young local heroes have returned to Northern Ireland from the British Transplant games with an impressive medal haul.
  
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• Man arrested over sectarian attacks on Belfast homes

  10-08-2018 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested in north Belfast after a number of homes were attacked in recent weeks.
  
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• Nesbitt: I told McGuinness I hated that he had been in IRA

  10-08-2018 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Unionist MLA Mike Nesbitt has revealed how he told Martin McGuinness that he hated what he had done by having been in the IRA.
  
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• Royal Marine recounts horrors of war and mental health scars he continues to battle

  10-08-2018 12:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Royal Marine Commando from Northern Ireland who served in Afghanistan has told of how he ended up addicted to drugs and in prison after returning from the horrors of war.
  
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• Detective: Police legally obliged to investigate Bloody Sunday

  10-08-2018 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior detective has said police in Northern Ireland are legally obliged to investigate Bloody Sunday.
  
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• Belfast House of Fraser staff to be transferred to Sports Direct and store could be rebranded after take-over

  10-08-2018 11:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mike Ashley's Sports Direct has struck a deal to rescue House of Fraser out of administration for £90 million, raising hopes for the future of thousands of staff.
  
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• £1million drugs haul found in Belfast - two arrested

  10-08-2018 10:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man and a woman have been arrested after a £1million cannabis haul was seized by police in Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland public hit with £400,000 library fines

  10-08-2018 09:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Libraries in Northern Ireland have fined the public nearly £400,000 in the past three years.
  
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• Belfast House of Fraser store to open after chain enters administration

  10-08-2018 09:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The House of Fraser store in Belfast is to open on Friday despite the chain falling into administration, endangering the future of its 17,000 staff.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Road closed due to three vehicle collision

  10-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Carryduff road closed after crash - pole blocking road

  10-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Six figure payout for staff who lost Derry regeneration jobs

  10-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine former staff at the Ilex Urban Regeneration Company (Ilex) in Londonderry are to share a six figure payout after trade union Nipsa reached a settlement in a dispute about the early closure of the body in 2016.
  
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• Paddy Jackson kicks new side Perpignan to victory during first pro match in a year

  10-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ulster and Ireland rugby star Paddy Jackson played in his first professional rugby match in over a year last night, when he appeared in a pre-season friendly for Perpignan against Toulouse.
  
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• Omagh bombing victims' relatives accuse politicians of anniversary 'snub'

  10-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relatives of those killed in the Omagh bombing have accused the Taoiseach and Secretary of State of a snub after they turned down invitations to services marking the 20th anniversary of the atrocity.
  
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• Frazer's disgust over placard on bonfire mocking murdered dad

  10-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims' campaigner Willie Frazer has said he "judges Sinn Fein by their actions and not their words" after a placard mocking the murder of his father Bertie was placed on an internment bonfire in Newry.
  
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• Family discover recording of boy 20 years after death in Omagh bombing

  10-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of one of the youngest victims of the Omagh bomb has revealed how hearing his voice for the first time in 20 years was "beautifully poignant, but heartbreaking".
  
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• Crusaders boss Baxter tells personal hell behind title challenge

  10-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter has revealed how his father George fought for his life during the club's title charge last season.
  
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• Book penalties

  10-08-2018 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Another £40,000 has yet to be paid to libraries, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Pilot strikes see hundreds of Ryanair flights cancelled

  10-08-2018 04:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of Ryanair flights will not take off as planned on Friday due to pilot strikes in five countries.
  
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• Meet Henry, the two-wheeled poodle saved from slaughter by Northern Ireland woman

  10-08-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A disabled rescue dog from China has won the hearts of Northern Ireland's biker community.
  
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• Family homes attacked in Belfast interface area

  10-08-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents of an interface area in north Belfast are living in fear of more sectarian hate attacks after youths bombarded their homes with paint bombs.
  
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