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• Kyle Lafferty makes Rangers return in 1-0 Europa League win

  23-08-2018 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland international Kyle Lafferty has made his first appearance for Rangers in six years after coming on as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Russian side Ufa.
  
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• Rare hobby falcons sighted in Northern Ireland

  23-08-2018 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Birdwatchers have described the sighting in County Londonderry as 'absolutely extraordinary.'
  
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• Belfast art installation honours Somme soldiers

  23-08-2018 21:31 via bbc.co.uk
  An art installation at Belfast City Hall honours thousands of soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Multi-vehicle crash on Sydenham Bypass

  23-08-2018 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Taoiseach to tell Pope LGBT Catholics ‘excluded from church’

  23-08-2018 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s Taoiseach wants to tell Pope Francis that many Catholics from an LGBT background feel “excluded” from the church.
  
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• Community service for Belfast man who told police "I'd love to kill you, I've killed two of youse already"

  23-08-2018 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man behaving disorderly in Belfast told police "I'd love to kill you, I've killed two of youse already", a court heard on Thursday.
  
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• Massive fatberg pours out of sewer into west Belfast street

  23-08-2018 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fatberg in west Belfast has grown so large it spilled out onto the Shankill Road.
  
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• SOLD OUT: Tickets for all tournament days at the 2019 Open Championship are gone

  23-08-2018 17:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tickets for all four of the tournament days at the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush have sold out.
  
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• Northern Ireland floods: Clean-up costs to top £30m

  23-08-2018 17:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Some families who were displaced by the flooding in County Donegal are yet to return to their homes.
  
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• Lord Mayor opens Shrouds of the Somme art installation

  23-08-2018 17:24 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Meeting between Pope and sexual abuse survivors will be sacred moment – bishop

  23-08-2018 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland says meeting sexual abuse survivors is difficult for all involved, as victims do not trust the church.
  
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• Police officer disciplined after road accident investigation failures

  23-08-2018 16:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A PSNI officer has been disciplined after investigative failures into a road accident which left a motorcyclist requiring several operations and being hospitalised for a month.
  
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• Suspended sentence for woman who carried out M&S refund scam while daughter had job interview

  23-08-2018 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who carried out a refund scam at a Marks & Spencer store while her daughter was there for a job interview has been given a three-month suspended jail sentence.
  
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• Kitten killed after being thrown into oncoming traffic outside Newry

  23-08-2018 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A kitten has been killed after being thrown from a moving vehicle outside Newry.
  
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• Steven Tyler demands Trump stops playing Aerosmith songs at rallies

  23-08-2018 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has sent a letter to President Donald Trump ordering him to stop playing the band’s songs at political rallies.
  
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• Over half of Northern Ireland households income below £25K average

  23-08-2018 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over half of individuals in Northern Ireland had a household income below the average wage over the last financial year.
  
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• Tiger Woods congratulates Limerick hurlers after All-Ireland title triumph

  23-08-2018 15:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Tiger Woods describes Limerick's first All-Ireland Hurling title since 1973 as "pretty cool" and says he is delighted for team sponsor JP McManus.
  
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• Video: After countless sleepless nights Northern Ireland GCSE pupils celebrate success

  23-08-2018 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Students across Northern Ireland have expressed their relief after receiving their GCSE grades.
  
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• West Belfast man charged with possessing gun remanded in custody

  23-08-2018 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast man was remanded in custody charged with possessing a pistol and ammunition with intent to endanger life.
  
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• Court hears schizophrenic 'remorseful' after stabbing best friend to death

  23-08-2018 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A violent delusional paranoid schizophrenic, high on a cocktail of cheap wine and medication, who "just couldn't stop" stabbing his best friend to death as he "begged and pleaded for his life," will find out next month what sentence he will face.
  
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• Ryanair pilots 'reach deal to end strike'

  23-08-2018 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The agreement comes after five days of strike action by about 100 of Ryanair's Irish-based pilots.
  
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• Racist crimes outnumber sectarian incident in Northern Ireland in past year

  23-08-2018 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There were more instances of racially-motivated hate crime than sectarian in Northern Ireland over the past year, a report from the Public Prosecution Service shows.
  
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• Belfast Trust dismisses claim Muckamore Abbey Hospital admissions stopped

  23-08-2018 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Trust has dismissed suggestions from a union the scandal hit Muckamore Abbey Hospital has stopped taking new admissions.
  
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• Bryson bail conditions 'arbitrary, oppressive and illogical' says solicitor

  23-08-2018 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland solicitor has said that bail terms issued to loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson were "arbitrary, oppressive and illogical".
  
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• Brexit: Northern Ireland businesses told to contact Republic's government to prepare for 'unlikely' no deal

  23-08-2018 13:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland businesses have been told to start making preparations for a no-deal Brexit by contacting the Irish Government to discuss potential arrangements if the UK and the EU fails to broker a deal.
  
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• Video: Simply stunning Malone marvel

  23-08-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This incredible semi will blow you away with its high end designer-led interior.
  
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• Man (18) seriously injured in Belfast stabbing - five arrested

  23-08-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 18-year-old man has been seriously injured after being stabbed in Belfast.
  
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• 11 minute wait for ambulance after 999 call, figures show

  23-08-2018 11:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Waiting times for ambulances in Northern Ireland have steadily risen over the past five years with those needing urgent care facing a potential wait of over 11 minutes on average.
  
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• Northern Ireland boost from UK Government China dairy trade deal

  23-08-2018 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  China has approved imports of UK-made dairy products such as cream and yoghurt made using milk sourced from other countries, Liam Fox has announced.
  
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• Northern Ireland public spent £5million on plastic bags in a year

  23-08-2018 10:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland public is still battling with remembering the mountain of plastic bags in the boot of the car as new figures show almost 100million were used in the past year.
  
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• Pope's English lessons

  23-08-2018 10:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Pope Francis' other visit to Ireland in 1980.
  
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• GCSE results: Northern Ireland girls continue to outperform boys

  23-08-2018 10:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland GCSE students continue to outshine their peers in England and Wales as figures show another improvement in exam results.
  
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• Missing Omagh teenager Hannah McSorley found safe and well

  23-08-2018 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Missing Omagh girl Hannah McSorley has been found safe and well.
  
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• Family appeal to find missing Omagh teenager Hannah McSorley

  23-08-2018 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a missing 15-year-old girl has appealed to the public for help in tracking her down.
  
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• Family appeal to find missing Omagh teenager Hannah

  23-08-2018 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a missing 15-year-old girl has appealed to the public for help in tracking her down.
  
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• Newry Barcroft shooting could have been murder, says councillor

  23-08-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four adults have escaped injury after shots were fired through the front window of a Northern Ireland home.
  
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• Ryanair and pilots’ union reach agreement after 22 hours of talks

  23-08-2018 08:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An agreement has been reached in talks between Ryanair and pilots’ union Forsa following a 22-hour negotiation session, the union has said.
  
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• Fears the lights could go out across Northern Ireland after 'no deal' Brexit played down

  23-08-2018 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An energy expert has insisted there is no risk of the lights going off in Northern Ireland despite fears that a 'no deal' Brexit could jeopardise security of electricity supply.
  
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• Take the test

  23-08-2018 08:21 via bbc.co.uk
  As thousands of students find out their GCSE results, try our quiz of past exam paper questions.
  
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• Pope in Ireland: Two-day itinerary

  23-08-2018 08:09 via bbc.co.uk
  The two-day itinerary for the Pope, ahead of the first papal visit to the Republic of Ireland in almost 40 years.
  
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• BRCA gene: Double mastectomy for mum and daughter

  23-08-2018 08:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Mary and Colette Moore are both getting ready to go to hospital to have the surgery.
  
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• Video: Cathy Martin: The sign that my daughter spent her summer well... and moved me to tears

  23-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the summer ends and the bank holiday weekend approaches, I have been thinking about what I achieved this summer. Nothing much new, really, if I am entirely honest. But looking at my six-year-old daughter Valentina and what she has discovered and learnt, I am incredibly proud.
  
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• Sinn Fein richest party in Northern Ireland with £1m income... raking in twice as much as DUP

  23-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein is the richest party in Northern Ireland and earned twice as much last year as the DUP, according to figures released by the Electoral Commission.
  
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• Pope in Ireland: Pontiff's arrival is manna from heaven for Belfast's retailers of Catholic religious souvenirs

  23-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parts of nationalist Belfast are in the grip of Pope mania ahead of Francis' arrival in Ireland this weekend, with shops offering the faithful flags, bunting and even papal costumes.
  
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• Northern Ireland Boy (11) loses fight for life after collapsing during football training

  23-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 11-year-old boy from Larne has died a week after collapsing during football training.
  
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• Nelson McCausland: The Civil Rights march and the placards of hate that no one seems to want to discuss

  23-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first march to be organised by the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) took place on Saturday, August 24, 1968 between Coalisland and Dungannon.
  
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• I'm still most suitable person to run my former business, insists Sean Quinn

  23-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fermanagh businessman Sean Quinn has claimed he was "stabbed in the back" by his former company.
  
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• Derelict school demolition only solution to Derry vandalism, says councillor

  23-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A derelict school should now be demolished after it was hit by a number of arson attacks and other acts of vandalism, a councillor has urged.
  
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• Belfast International Airport chief Graham Keddie outlines facts over car park flooding

  23-08-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  We have been the subject of a frenzied onslaught by certain sections of the local media over what happened during torrential rain on the July 28.
  
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• Omagh man accused of beating and starving partner denied bail

  23-08-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone man accused of repeatedly beating his partner, who alleges the defendant later deprived her of food for days, was refused bail by a District Judge yesterday.
  
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