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• Ian Paisley supporters meet in Ballymena to back suspended MP

  13-08-2018 22:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Supporters and friends of Ian Paisley have met with the suspended DUP MP in Ballymena to show their support.
  
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• Call for Belfast City Council to stop weedkiller use following landmark US lawsuit

  13-08-2018 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A councillor has called on Belfast City Council to stop using weedkiller after a US lawsuit ruled it may cause cancer.
  
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• Israeli PM blasts Labour leader Corbyn over Palestinian remembrance event

  13-08-2018 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised Jeremy Corbyn over his presence at a ceremony where a wreath was laid in memory of Palestinians suspected of being behind the Munich Olympics massacre.
  
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• Dozens injured after coach overturns on M25

  13-08-2018 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Forty-one people were left injured after a coach overturned on the M25 near Swanley in Kent.
  
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• Tributes to French rider after death in crash at Ulster Grand Prix

  13-08-2018 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A French rider critically injured at the Ulster Grand Prix on Saturday has died.
  
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• easyHotel opens in Belfast despite room size issue

  13-08-2018 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Some rooms are smaller than hotel regulations allow so Belfast easyHotel is certified as guest accommodation.
  
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• Three men threatened with large knife during attempted robbery in Belfast

  13-08-2018 17:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man armed with a large knife threatened three men during an attempted armed robbery in south Belfast.
  
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• First easyHotel in Northern Ireland officially opens in Belfast

  13-08-2018 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first easyHotel in Northern Ireland has officially opened its doors in Belfast.
  
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• Ed Moloney: State controlling how history of NI conflict told

  13-08-2018 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The state is controlling how the history of the Northern Ireland conflict is told, author Ed Moloney said.
  
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• Man dies and three left in serious condition after drug incident in north Belfast

  13-08-2018 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died and three others have been left in a serious condition after a drug-related incident in north Belfast.
  
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• Lord Mayor congratulates successful lifesaving teams at Olympia

  13-08-2018 16:49 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Man caught with claw hammer for suspected revenge attack avoids jail

  13-08-2018 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man caught carrying a claw hammer for a suspected revenge attack has avoided jail after a judge heard a subsequent high-speed road collision left him severely injured.
  
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• Five people taken to hospital following Co Down crash

  13-08-2018 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four people have sustained serious injuries following a car crash in Kilkeel, Co Down.
  
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• 'Closing of roads is a serious matter': Council defends decision not to allow run

  13-08-2018 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council has defended its decision not to give the go ahead to a 5km run aimed at bringing together different communities in north Belfast.
  
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• Pictures: Revellers soak up music and culture at Stendhal, Ireland's best small festival

  13-08-2018 14:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Revellers, including hundreds of families, have soaked up a weekend of music and culture at the Stendhal Festival in Limavady.
  
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• Ireland-only sales account for third of NI exporters

  13-08-2018 14:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The ONS analysis looks at the main characteristics of NI's trade in goods for 2012 to 2016.
  
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• 'Indefensible': Omagh bomb Corbyn joke tweet sparks backlash

  13-08-2018 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A tweet by a UK broadcaster and commentator joking about the Omagh bomb and Jeremy Corbyn's links to the republican movement has been slammed as "indefensible" by the SDLP.
  
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• Sinn Fein to review internal structures after 37 departures

  13-08-2018 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein is set to review its internal party structures after the departure of over 30 councillors.
  
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• Ex Celtic coach McCafferty jailed for sex assaults

  13-08-2018 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Celtic football youth coach Jim McCafferty, 72, has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Belfast Crown Court after pleading guilty in May to eight counts of sexual assault.
  
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• Northern Ireland sales to Great Britain worth almost four times that to Republic

  13-08-2018 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sales from Northern Ireland to Great Britain were worth nearly four times the value of exports to the Republic of Ireland in 2016, new data revealed.
  
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• Rangers' second bid for Kyle Lafferty rejected as Hearts hold out for their asking price

  13-08-2018 12:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers have had a second bid for Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty turned down.
  
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• Rangers' second bid for Kyle Lafferty rejected as Hearts hold out for asking price

  13-08-2018 12:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers have had a second bid for Northern Ireland striker Kyle Lafferty turned down.
  
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• Irish President to address Civil Rights Festival in Derry

  13-08-2018 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish President Michael D Higgins will make the keynote address at a Civil Rights Festival commemorating the 50th anniversary of a historic civil rights march in Londonderry.
  
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• Anger following IRA chanting and flags at publicly funded west Belfast festival

  13-08-2018 11:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been demands for answers after IRA flags were flown in the audience and pro-IRA chanting was heard at a publicly-funded community festival in west Belfast.
  
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• Tandem groups share joy of cycling for blind people

  13-08-2018 11:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Tandem groups are helping people across Northern Ireland experience cycle trips in the countryside.
  
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• Dublin priest steps aside following historical complaint

  13-08-2018 09:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The Archdiocese of Dublin said the complaint is not connected to the priest's current parish.
  
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• Irish bill prompts axing of ticket resale sites

  13-08-2018 09:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Seatwave and Get Me In will be shut down in October in a bid to fight touts, Ticketmaster announces.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Crash blocking lane on Lisburn road

  13-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland father-of-one dies in Florida

  13-08-2018 08:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a young Co Down father who passed away in Florida in the US at the weekend.
  
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• Northern Ireland Traveller dies in Dublin crash after Garda chase

  13-08-2018 08:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A member of the Traveller community from Northern Ireland was killed after the pick-up truck he was driving was pursued by the Garda in Dublin.
  
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• Inside the INLA - Crime machine bent on a reign of terror

  13-08-2018 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The victim of an INLA 'punishment' shooting met his attackers voluntarily after being told he would be murdered if he refused.
  
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• 20 years on, Omagh remembers the 31 lives lost in worst Troubles atrocity

  13-08-2018 08:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The prayers were meaningful but no words were really necessary. The most poignant moments were the ones shrouded in silence, when people who gathered here could harness their own private memories of the time when unspeakable evil visited this Co Tyrone town.
  
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• Boy (14) charged with possession of firearm following Belfast robbery

  13-08-2018 08:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been charged with a number of offences after incidents in Belfast on Sunday morning.
  
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• PSNI chief's 'deep regret' at no Omagh Bombing convictions

  13-08-2018 08:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI Chief Constable has said he "deeply regrets" that no one has been successfully prosecuted for the Omagh bombing - but added that "it hasn't been for a lack of trying".
  
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• Not disabled enough - The man missing a lower leg who's been told he'll lose his car and all his benefits

  13-08-2018 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man who lost a leg to childhood cancer has been told he is not "disabled enough" for a Motability car after having his benefits withdrawn.
  
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• QUB chancellor and peace builder Tom Moran dies aged 65

  13-08-2018 08:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to Queen's University chancellor Dr Tom Moran, who has died in the United States.
  
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• Shock as one in three Troubles victims admits to a suicide bid

  13-08-2018 08:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A third of people affected by the Troubles have tried to take their own lives, a survey by a victims’ group has indicated.
  
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• Northern Irish caddy Ricky Elliott helps Brooks Koepka to third major title at US PGA Championship

  13-08-2018 01:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Portrush caddy Ricky Elliott has helped Brooks Koepka to his third major title in two seasons.
  
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• Death of woman found in Drogheda house not suspicious

  13-08-2018 00:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The woman, who was in her 60s, was pronounced dead shortly after emergency services arrived.
  
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