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• Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder face off in ring after Briton beats Francesco Pianeta

  18-08-2018 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyson Fury says he will knock out world champion Deontay Wilder as their bout is confirmed after his win over Francesco Pianeta.
  
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• Leo Varadkar wants two more years of Fianna Fáil deal

  18-08-2018 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  The taoiseach also wants Fianna Fáil to agree to holding a general election in 2020.
  
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• Belfast flyweight Paddy Barnes fails in bid to win world title

  18-08-2018 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Paddy Barnes fails in his bid to win the WBC world flyweight title as he is stopped in the fourth round by champion Cristofer Rosales.
  
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• Sinn Fein stage 50th anniversary Civil Rights march from Dungannon to Coalisland

  18-08-2018 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An SDLP MLA has hit out at Sinn Fein over a commemoration event to mark 50 years since the first Civil Rights march was held in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ulster Rugby: Gloucester overpower hosts 17-29 in pre-season friendly

  18-08-2018 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Five-try Gloucester get the better of a youthful Ulster side 17-29 in a high-scoring pre-season friendly at Kingspan Stadium.
  
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• Legal challenge in Dublin to new Garda commissioner

  18-08-2018 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A relative of a woman killed in the 1971 McGurk's Bar bombing says Drew Harris "lacks independence".
  
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• Teenager charged after 'attempted robbery' in Craigavon

  18-08-2018 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The 14-year old has been charged following an incident at a takeaway in Craigavon on Friday night.
  
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• Stormont 'should be bulldozed' says Bernadette McAliskey

  18-08-2018 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Former civil rights campaigner Bernadette McAliskey also said people in NI were benefiting from racism.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Unbeaten Linfield beat Crusaders 2-0 to go two points clear

  18-08-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Linfield beat champions Crusaders 3-0 at Seaview to go two clear at the top of the Irish Premiership by making it three wins out of three.
  
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• NI Open: Scott Henry and Victor Perez share the lead at Galgorm Castle as Cormac Sharvin slips down the field

  18-08-2018 17:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Scott Henry and Victor Perez share the lead going into the final round of the Northern Ireland Open as Cormac Sharvin slips down the field.
  
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• Heroin seized after officers stop vehicle in north Belfast

  18-08-2018 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in north Belfast have taken £5,000 worth of heroin off the streets after stopping a vehicle as part of an anti-drugs operation.
  
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• Child (12) questioned after knife and hammer robbery at Craigavon takeaway

  18-08-2018 17:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old boy has been questioned by police after a knife and hammer robbery at a takeaway in Craigavon.
  
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• Hundreds gather to attempt 'human poppy' record break in Titanic Quarter

  18-08-2018 17:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people have gathered in dockland area of Belfast in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the largest human flower.
  
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• Male pedestrian dies after being hit by car near Claudy

  18-08-2018 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The incident happened near Claudy, County Londonderry, in the early hours of Saturday.
  
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• Smashing Carl Frampton stops Luke Jackson with thrilling display at Windsor Park after Tyson Fury wins and Paddy Barnes loses World title bout

  18-08-2018 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton has fulfilled his dream and won at Windsor Park.
  
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• Boxing LIVE: Updates from Carl Frampton, Tyson Fury and Paddy Barnes' big fights at Windsor Park

  18-08-2018 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's the biggest fight night in Belfast's history and we'll keep you right up to date with all the big bouts at Windsor Park.
  
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• Boxing LIVE: Updates as Tyson Fury fights Pianeta and Carl Frampton defends crown after Paddy Barnes knocked out in World title bout at Windsor Park

  18-08-2018 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's the biggest fight night in Belfast's history and we'll keep you right up to date with all the big bouts at Windsor Park.
  
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• Windsor Park transformed for 25,000 ahead of Frampton bout

  18-08-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Windsor Park has been transformed ahead of a major boxing bill which will see Carl Frampton's clash with Australian Luke Jackson in the headline bout.
  
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• Mourne mountains hiker hit by sheep falling from crag

  18-08-2018 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A teenager was with a group in the Mournes when he was injured and had to be rescued.
  
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• Baad luck

  18-08-2018 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  A teenager was with a group in the Mournes when he was injured and had to be rescued.
  
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• Restaurant review: The Observatory

  18-08-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Afternoon tea, once the formal torture you had to endure when visiting elderly aunts, nuns and distant cousins, has made a huge comeback in recent years.
  
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• 'Thoughts are prayers are with the family': MLA pays tribute after pedestrian killed in early-morning crash

  18-08-2018 11:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pedestrian has died after being knocked down in an early-morning incident in Co Londonderry.
  
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• Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies at 80

  18-08-2018 11:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kofi Annan, one of the world’s most celebrated diplomats and a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died.
  
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• ‘Paedophile hunter’ on assault charges removed from court

  18-08-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A self-styled paedophile hunter was escorted from court yesterday after shouting “up the paedo hunters”.
  
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• Judge ‘deeply disappointed’ no one left bonfire after seeing murder victims’ names burned

  18-08-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A judge has said he is "deeply disappointed" that no one from a 700-strong crowd walked away from a bonfire when placards bearing the names of murdered police and prison officers were set alight.
  
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• Anger over bus lane logjams as officials meet in bid to end chaos

  18-08-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast business owner has had to extend his opening hours for customers battling traffic jams caused by the new 12-hour bus lane in Titanic Quarter.
  
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• Watch: World champ Wilder 'hit with chicken' by middleweight Saunders in Belfast Nandos

  18-08-2018 10:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  World heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder has reportedly been pelted with chicken by middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders in a bizarre showdown at a Belfast Nandos.
  
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• Drink-driving 'prevalent' on NI roads

  18-08-2018 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost 10,000 drivers convicted of drink or drugs offences were disqualified in a five-year period.
  
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• Service to mark anniversary of Ballygawley bus bombing

  18-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims and survivors of the 1988 Ballygawley bus bombing - one of the deadliest attacks on the Army during the Troubles -will be remembered at a special commemoration tomorrow.
  
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• Revealed: Northern Ireland’s speed hotspots in a year when 31,000 got fines

  18-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the list that reveals where you are most likely to be caught speeding in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Maghera firm builds chair and altar for pontiff's Mass

  18-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Londonderry construction firm is building the furniture that will take centre stage during Pope Francis's visit.
  
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• Grandson of 1971 bar massacre victim launches legal bid to block Harris being named Garda chief

  18-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A relative of a woman killed in the McGurk's bar attack has brought a challenge at the High Court in Dublin aimed at preventing the appointment of PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris as the next Garda Commissioner.
  
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• Committee passes no confidence vote in Rodgers

  18-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast City Council committee yesterday passed a vote of no confidence in its chairman, Ulster Unionist Jim Rodgers.
  
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• Applications for disabled Blue Badge parking permits reach a 10-year high

  18-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Blue Badge applications in Northern Ireland hit a 10-year high last year, with nearly 47,000 people given passes.
  
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• 'Hate crime': Belfast politician decries ‘anti-Protestant’ poster

  18-08-2018 04:45
  DUP councillor Graham Craig says poster, which refers to killing Catholics, is ‘offensive and derogatory’A poster of a brain which features slogans such as “Save Ulster from Sodomy” and “Fuck the Pope” has outraged a Belfast politician. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) councillor Graham Craig said the poster, which has been erected in Belfast city centre, is “anti-Protestant ... offensive and derogatory”. Related: Orange Order: Protestants told not
  
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