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• Belfast Primark staff 'delighted' at firm's commitment to city - company 'finalising plans' after Bank Buildings fire

  04-09-2018 23:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Staff of the Primark Bank Buildings store were said to be delighted with assurances from the company over its plans to get back to trading in the city as soon as possible.
  
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• 'Silent guardians' wanted in West Belfast to crack down on drug dealing - Belfast Live

  04-09-2018 23:06
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  'Silent guardians' wanted in West Belfast to crack down on drug dealing
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  Noisy parties, unusual callers or blacked out windows - West Belfast residents have been asked to keep a quiet eye on suspicious activity to crack down on drug dealing. Registration numbers of vehicles coming and going at suspicious properties could ...
  
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• Primark fire: Firm says it is committed to Belfast - BBC News

  04-09-2018 21:59
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  Primark fire: Firm says it is committed to Belfast
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  Primark has said it is exploring a number of options to enable it to trade in Belfast city centre "as soon as possible" following a huge fire that destroyed its flagship store. Hundreds of workers from the store attended a meeting on Tuesday with the ...
  Primark staff at fire-hit Belfast store to be paid until end of next weekIrish Examiner
  Primark 'committed' to Belfast and to resume trading in city 'as soon as possible'Belfa
  
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• Drugs seized in searches linked to South East Antrim UDA

  04-09-2018 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The discovery of cannabis and cocaine follows searches of businesses in Newtownards on Monday.
  
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• £100k drugs bust linked to UDA: PSNI

  04-09-2018 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police said a major drugs bust in Co Down is linked to the UDA.
  
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• Primark 'committed' to Belfast and to resume trading in city 'as soon as possible'

  04-09-2018 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retailer Primark has said it is committed to Belfast and hopes to be trading again in the city "as soon as possible".
  
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• PSNI officers cleared of assault during arrest outside Belfast hotel

  04-09-2018 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers accused of assault by a man involved in an altercation outside a Belfast hotel have been cleared of any wrongdoing by the Police Ombudsman’s Office.
  
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• Fermanagh school pupils stranded by by pass withdrawal

  04-09-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Some pupils no longer have bus passes after changes to the route.
  
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• Investigation after man dies in Northern Ireland farming accident

  04-09-2018 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Health and Safety Executive is investigating after a man in his 60s dies in a farm accident in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Watchdog considers whether to suspend councillor after behaviour complaints

  04-09-2018 17:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A local government watchdog hearing has risen to consider whether Belfast councillor Jolene Bunting should be suspended.
  
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• Married elderly couple killed in Tyrone crash

  04-09-2018 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have died following a road traffic collision in Omagh on Monday, police have confirmed.
  
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• RHI inquiry: Top DUP adviser 'involved in RHI cost control delays'

  04-09-2018 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Timothy Johnston is said to have told a colleague the controls would not be brought in, evidence reveals.
  
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• Belfast man's award-winning Edinburgh Fringe play coming home to The MAC - Belfast Telegraph

  04-09-2018 16:54
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  Belfast man's award-winning Edinburgh Fringe play coming home to The MAC
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  A true coming of age comedic play about Belfast, masculinity, friendship, family, love, grief and testicles is coming to The MAC. My Left Nut, a play which tells the true story of Belfast man Michael Patrick's childhood, was one of the recipients of ...
  
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• Belfast man's award-winning Edinburgh Fringe play coming home to The MAC

  04-09-2018 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A true coming of age comedic play about Belfast, masculinity, friendship, family, love, grief and testicles is coming to The MAC.
  
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• High Court appoints inspectors to investigate corporate governance concerns at INM

  04-09-2018 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The High Court has this afternoon approved the appointment of inspectors to investigate corporate governance concerns at Independent News & Media.
  
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• PA Consulting creating 400 Belfast jobs with average 35k salary - Belfast Telegraph

  04-09-2018 16:18
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  PA Consulting creating 400 Belfast jobs with average 35k salary
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  An international consultancy firm is creating 400 new digital specialist jobs paying an average of £35,000 in Belfast in a major expansion. PA Consulting said it was “enhancing its digital expertise” with the creation of the jobs over the next five ...
  400 new digital consulting jobs for BelfastIrish Examiner
  Belfast jobs boost as tech firm announces 400 new rolesBelfast Live
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• Man with over 300 convictions jailed for lashing out at nurse

  04-09-2018 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who lashed out at a nurse attempting to wake him at Belfast's Mater Hospital has been jailed for four months.
  
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• Ireland passes craft brewery legislation

  04-09-2018 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  A law in the Republic of Ireland enables craft breweries and distilleries to sell alcohol on the premises.
  
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• Revealed: Northern Ireland people spend a whopping 22% of earnings on car

  04-09-2018 16:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When it comes to the cost of car ownership, people living in Northern Ireland spend 22% of their monthly earnings on their motors.
  
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• Leo Varadkar: Irish PM seeks deal talks with Fianna Fáil

  04-09-2018 16:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish prime minister wants to extend the arrangement with Fianna Fáil for another two years.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Collision closes road in Omagh

  04-09-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast car trader who claimed to be private seller fined - Belfast Live

  04-09-2018 15:54
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  Belfast car trader who claimed to be private seller fined
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  A Belfast car trader who claimed to be a private seller has been fined at Belfast Magistrates' Court. Gareth Campbell of Church Road, Castlereagh , was fined a total of £1,800 and compensation was ordered to be paid to the value of £5,280 to the ...
  
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• Jolene Bunting accused of causing 'reputational damage to Belfast City Council' - BreakingNews.ie

  04-09-2018 15:28
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  Jolene Bunting accused of causing 'reputational damage to Belfast City Council'
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  The conduct of independent councillor Jolene Bunting has caused “a level of reputational damage to Belfast City Council”, a hearing by Northern Ireland's local government watchdog has been told. The claim was made in a statement given by the council's ...and more »
  
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• Belfast woman avoids jail after robbing pensioner on shopping trip - Belfast Telegraph

  04-09-2018 15:24
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  Belfast woman avoids jail after robbing pensioner on shopping trip
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  A mother-of-three has avoided jail for the "despicable" theft of cash from an 84-year-old woman out on a shopping trip in Belfast. Tina Marley took the pensioner's purse and then stole £50 from it before handing it in and pretending to have found it.
  
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• Government will try to force through 'disastrous' Brexit deal, claim Sinn Fein

  04-09-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have warned that the British government will attempt to "force through a disastrous Brexit deal" for Ireland.
  
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• Drew Harris: Dissident republicans 'biggest threat to Ireland'

  04-09-2018 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The new Garda commissioner was quizzed on his past PSNI roles in his first press conference.
  
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• Londonderry man pleads guilty to running brothel

  04-09-2018 14:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul McGrory also admitted acquiring criminal property of cash worth thousands of pounds at Londonderry Magistrates Court.
  
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• RHI inquiry: 'Lack of understanding' in energy scheme, says civil servant Andrew McCormick

  04-09-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETI) Permanent Secretary Dr Andrew McCormick has told the RHI inquiry that a lack of clear checks and balances failed to prevent the "catastrophe" of the RHI scheme.
  
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• RHI inquiry: DUP special adviser Andrew McCormick to give evidence

  04-09-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The RHI inquiry resumed on Tuesday with top Enterprise Department official Andrew McCormick giving evidence.
  
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• Live RHI inquiry: Andrew McCormick says 'baton was dropped between staff'

  04-09-2018 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The RHI inquiry resumed on Tuesday with top Enterprise Department official Andrew McCormick giving evidence.
  
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• PA Consulting firm creates 400 NI jobs

  04-09-2018 14:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The centre will be recruiting specialists in software engineering, data analytics and security.
  
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• Dissident republicans remain greatest threat says new Garda chief Harris

  04-09-2018 14:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has attempted to quash concerns about his links to British intelligence services, saying he has reported wrongdoing by security forces on “many occasions”.
  
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• Belfast now 6th most expensive city for students - and they expect to spend more on pints than any other UK city - Belfast Telegraph

  04-09-2018 14:11
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  Belfast now 6th most expensive city for students - and they expect to spend more on pints than any other UK city
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  Students in Belfast expect to spend more on a pint than in any other city in the UK, according to the latest data from the Ulster Bank Student Living Index. The survey found that the cost of studying in Belfast has become significantly higher in recent ...
  
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• Belfast now 6th most expensive city for students - and they expect to spend more on pints than any other UK city

  04-09-2018 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Students in Belfast expect to spend more on a pint than in any other city in the UK, according to the latest data from the Ulster Bank Student Living Index.
  
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• PA Consulting creating 400 Belfast jobs with average 35k salary

  04-09-2018 12:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An international consultancy firm is creating 400 new digital specialist jobs paying an average of £35,000 in Belfast in a major expansion.
  
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• Coroner seeking ‘precise answers’ in Arlene Arkinson probe

  04-09-2018 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coroner in Northern Ireland has said he is seeking “precise” answers about a grave exhumed in the search for a missing schoolgirl.
  
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• Sport 4 Autism

  04-09-2018 11:22 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Co Down rock band Ash announce Belfast gig - Belfast Telegraph

  04-09-2018 11:21
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  Co Down rock band Ash announce Belfast gig
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  Downpatrick rock band Ash have announced a headline Belfast show to celebrate the release of their latest album. The trio will be performing songs from their seventh studio album Islands at The Limelight on Thursday, December 20 2018. ASH shared the ...
  Ash set to play Belfast gig this DecemberBelfast Live
  Fresh from Electric Picnic, Ash will play Dublin and Belfast this DecemberJOE
  Ash to headline Belfast show
  
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• Co Down rock band Ash announce Belfast gig

  04-09-2018 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Downpatrick rock band Ash have announced a headline Belfast show to celebrate the release of their latest album.
  
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• £1m Belfast safety centre to close after PSNI stops funding

  04-09-2018 11:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A £1m safety centre, which opened in Belfast in 2015, will close as the PSNI has said they can no longer afford to fund it.
  
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• John Gilligan probe officers pursue international lines of enquiry, judge told

  04-09-2018 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are following “International lines of enquiry” as they investigate a Dublin man accused of trying to smuggle more than €20,000 out of the Northern Ireland, a judge has heard.
  
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• Ash set to play Belfast gig this December - Belfast Live

  04-09-2018 11:01
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  Ash set to play Belfast gig this December
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  Ash are set to play a headline gig in Belfast this December. The Northern Irish rock band have announced they will play at The Limelight on Thursday, December 20. The trio released their seventh studio album 'Islands' in May of this year to critical ...
  Ash to headline Belfast show as part of new album tourITV News
  Fresh from Electric Picnic, Ash will play Dublin and Belfast this DecemberJOE
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• Derry alert: 'Nothing untoward found'

  04-09-2018 10:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The alert took place close to a police station in Londonderry, leading to the closure of several roads.
  
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• Three cars set alight in suspected arson in Dunmurry

  04-09-2018 10:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three cars were set alight in Dunmurry in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
  
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• DUP MP Ian Paisley begins 30-day suspension over freebie luxury holiday

  04-09-2018 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has begun his 30-day suspension from the House of Common.
  
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• Belfast RADAR centre set to close as PSNI can not afford to fund it - Belfast Live

  04-09-2018 10:01
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  Belfast RADAR centre set to close as PSNI can not afford to fund it
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  A £1m safety centre in Belfast is set to close as the PSNI can not afford to fund it anymore. The RADAR centre has been used to teach tens of thousands of children and young people about road, fire, home and transport safety.
  £1m Belfast safety centre to close after PSNI stops fundingBelfast Telegraphall 5 news articles »
  
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• RHI inquiry: Claim that Jonathan Bell swung punch and tried to break finger of DUP special adviser

  04-09-2018 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former DUP minister Jonathan Bell "swung a punch" and tried to "break the finger" of his special adviser, evidence submitted to the RHI inquiry has alleged.
  
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• Crash mum Rachel Elliott in reunion with her son

  04-09-2018 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Fermanagh mum who was left fighting for her life after a car crash that killed two of her friends has been reunited with her son.
  
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• Tyrone mum of three killed on way home from All-Ireland final

  04-09-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young Tyrone mum-of-three who died following a road crash on her journey home from Sunday's All-Ireland GAA Football final in Dublin has been named locally as Joanne Tracey.
  
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• Tyrone mum Joanne Tracey killed on way home from All-Ireland final

  04-09-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young Tyrone mum-of-three who died following a road crash on her journey home from Sunday's All-Ireland GAA Football final in Dublin has been named locally as Joanne Tracey.
  
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