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• Four arrested after discovery of firearms in west Belfast

  14-08-2018 23:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four people have been arrested after the discovery of firearms in west Belfast.
  
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• Major £50m Belfast office block development gets green light

  14-08-2018 23:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The development of two major Belfast offices worth a combined £70m has been given the green light by Belfast City Council.
  
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• 'Omagh and me'

  14-08-2018 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Aileen Moynagh remembers the day of the Omagh bomb, when she was working in the town.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Ards boss Colin Nixon fears Sean Noble is out for the season

  14-08-2018 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Ards midfielder Sean Noble set for scan on potential cruciate ligament tear which manager Colin Nixon believes will rule him out for the rest of the campaign.
  
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• Woman dies in Cookstown carbon monoxide leak

  14-08-2018 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Firefighters found significant levels of the gas inside the Cookstown house where the woman was found.
  
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• Lord Mayor welcomes 'Kids Together Belfast' to City Hall

  14-08-2018 17:38 via youtube.com
  
  
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• 7 reasons all foodies should visit Co Down

  14-08-2018 17:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Everywhere you look in Northern Ireland, you will find a food story that entertains or an experience that celebrates all things gastro.
  
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• Youth (17) accused of having gun in Belfast city centre remanded

  14-08-2018 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old youth was remanded in custody today accused of having an imitation gun in Belfast city centre.
  
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• 10 things happening in Northern Ireland this week - from Titanicdance to Awful Auntie

  14-08-2018 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of the most exciting things taking place across Northern Ireland this week.
  
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• Car thief under paramilitary threat and had been shooting victim, court hears

  14-08-2018 15:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast man chased and caught after stealing £1,500 from a car was previously shot in the legs, a court heard.
  
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• Woman dies in carbon monoxide incident in Northern Ireland home

  14-08-2018 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman aged in her 60s has died after a carbon monoxide incident in a home in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Arlene Arkinson family ask for more information from Gardai after body find

  14-08-2018 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of murdered Northern Ireland school girl Arlene Arkinson have appealed to Gardai to provide more information after a body was found in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Death toll increases after Italian bridge disaster

  14-08-2018 14:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At least 22 people have died and eight others were injured after a bridge on a main road linking Italy with France collapsed during a storm in Genoa.
  
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• Man who assaulted hospital staff and threatened to dig up victim's dead mum avoids jail

  14-08-2018 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who assaulted four security staff at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital and threatened to dig up one victim's dead mother has avoided prison.
  
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• Man assaults hospital staff and threatens to dig up victim's dead mum

  14-08-2018 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who assaulted four security staff at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital and threatened to dig up one victim's dead mother has avoided prison.
  
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• Windows of nine cars smashed

  14-08-2018 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  PSNI appeal for information after car windows were smashed in the Ballymagroarty area.
  
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• Nine cars damaged in Londonderry

  14-08-2018 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  PSNI appeal for information after car windows were smashed in the Ballymagroarty area.
  
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• ‘At least 11 killed’ after bridge collapses in Genoa during storm

  14-08-2018 13:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  At least 11 people are reported to have been killed after a bridge collapsed in the north-western Italian city of Genoa during a storm, sending around 20 vehicles plunging 260ft into a heap of rubble below.
  
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• Northern Ireland hospital 'extremely busy' - patients told only attend if in need of immediate treatment

  14-08-2018 13:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Trust is asking patients to consider other options as the Antrim Area hospital emergency department is "extremely busy".
  
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• 'Sinister' fires at Belfast homes - residents 'lucky to be alive'

  14-08-2018 13:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents at three homes targeted in a suspected arson attack are "lucky to be alive," a Sinn Fein MLA has said.
  
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• First-look pictures of Jamie Dornan in new BBC drama

  14-08-2018 13:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Dornan looks a world away from his 50 Shades Of Grey alter-ego in a first-look picture from his forthcoming project.
  
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• Redundancies increase by 30% in Northern Ireland over last year

  14-08-2018 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of confirmed redundancies in Northern Ireland has increased by 30% over the past 12 months.
  
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• Two charged over Northern Ireland man's hit-and-run death in Liverpool

  14-08-2018 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged with causing the death of young Northern Ireland man killed in a hit-and-run in Liverpool.
  
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• Revealed: 42 Homebase stores set to close their doors

  14-08-2018 12:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Homebase Stores will not be among 42 outlets marked for closure by the DIY company.
  
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• Fears for Northern Ireland stores as Homebase announces closures

  14-08-2018 12:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are fears for the future of Northern Ireland's Homebase Stores after the DIY company announced the closure of 42 outlets, putting around 1,500 jobs at risk.
  
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• Dying for drink

  14-08-2018 12:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Figures show the number of alcohol-related deaths in Northern Ireland is the highest on record.
  
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• DUP councillor 'crossed the line' over tweet: Alliance member

  14-08-2018 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Alliance member has said she can take the "cut and thrust" of politics but hit out at a DUP councillor for "crossing the line" after he made remarks about her on social media.
  
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• 'Drink made my husband very violent'

  14-08-2018 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  As a coroner says alcohol misuse is NI's biggest healthcare problem, one woman reveals she lost her husband and her daughter to drink.
  
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• 10 vehicles involved in Genoa bridge collapse

  14-08-2018 12:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  About 10 vehicles were involved when a bridge collapsed during a sudden and violent storm in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, authorities said.
  
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• I only drink twice a year for fear of becoming drink addict, says BBC's Nolan

  14-08-2018 11:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Nolan has said he is terrified he will develop the same sort of addiction to alcohol that he has with food.
  
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• I drink twice a year for fear of becoming drink addict, says BBC's Nolan

  14-08-2018 11:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Nolan has said he is terrified he will develop the same sort of addiction to alcohol that he has with food.
  
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• Sinn Fein man used bolt cutters to take down rival's poster

  14-08-2018 10:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A key supporter of Sinn Fein TD Dessie Ellis has been photographed using a bolt-cutter to remove a poster advertising a Fine Gael-organised event in relation to new bus routes.
  
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• Stuart Olding admits that a return to Ireland could be on cards one day

  14-08-2018 10:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Controversial ex-Ulster centre Stuart Olding hasn't ruled out a possible return to Ireland.
  
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• Gas explosion escape

  14-08-2018 10:09 via bbc.co.uk
  A chef's lucky escape and a fido first - an interview with a dog - feature in Tuesday's papers.
  
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• Video: Pedestrians injured as car crashes into Houses of Parliament security barriers

  14-08-2018 09:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of pedestrians have been injured after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Broken down car on Westlink cleared

  14-08-2018 08:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Tributes to 'big character' Fabrice Miguet after Ulster Grand Prix death

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a French superbike racer who died following a crash at the Ulster Grand Prix (UGP) meeting last weekend.
  
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• Streets of Brandywell echo to sounds of kids having a ball in memory of Derry City star Ryan McBride

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Brandywell was awash with colour as hundreds of young people remembered one of their own in a day of street football organised by the Ryan McBride Foundation.
  
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• Pro-IRA chanting at west Belfast festival is not good for image of the city: Unionists

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unionist politicians who attended a Feile an Phobail debate have expressed outrage at the display and chanting of IRA slogans at the closing night of this year's publicly-funded festival.
  
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• Omagh massacre injured still waiting for compensation 20 years after atrocity

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People injured in the Omagh bombing are still waiting for compensation - 20 years after the atrocity, it has emerged.
  
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• Omagh bomb victim's dad hits out at broadcaster Hartley-Brewer's 'insensitive' tweet

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of an Omagh bomb victim yesterday slammed an "insensitive" tweet made by a broadcaster, who used the anniversary of the atrocity to joke about Jeremy Corbyn's links to Irish republicanism.
  
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• Mum's plea after son Fergal Deeney (26) loses life to heroin overdose

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The devastated mother of a Belfast man who died from a suspected heroin overdose has urged those facing addiction to get help.
  
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• Listed status to be stamped on 140-year-old Lurgan postbox

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Victorian-era postbox that has stood in Lurgan for nearly 140 years could receive listed status to ensure it is preserved.
  
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• Fortnite: PSNI alert over Snapchat bid to get boy (12) to send graphic pics

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old boy was threatened after being contacted on Snapchat by a stranger who spoke to him about the popular online game Fortnite, the PSNI has revealed.
  
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• Feile's main backers could rethink funding after row over controversial gig

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Public funding for Feile an Phobail could be reviewed after footage emerged of pro-IRA chants at one of this year's final events.
  
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• Bride's wedding day 'overshadowed' by late bus

  14-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman has told of her disappointment after some of her guests missed her wedding due to the failure of a bus company to collect them on time.
  
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