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• Karen Bradley questioned on Stormont plan

  06-09-2018 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Karen Bradley plans to allow unelected officials to take decisions in the absence of devolution.
  
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• Family of Official IRA man take legal action against MoD

  06-09-2018 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relatives of an Official IRA man allegedly shot dead by soldiers in 1972 are to take legal action against the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
  
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• Taps left running force family out of Co Antrim home

  06-09-2018 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taps believed to be deliberately left running in a recently vacated property in Co Antrim have forced a family out of their home.
  
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• RHI: Former minister Jonathan Bell claims he was labelled a ‘monster’

  06-09-2018 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Stormont minister has claimed he was labelled a “monster” who had to be put to sleep over a green energy scheme which was plunging into chaos in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Primark fire: 'It is just not fast enough'

  06-09-2018 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  James Neilly of Pizza Boutique says the council needs to understand the problems faced by businesses.
  
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• Minister slaps down Johnson and Davis over Irish border

  06-09-2018 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has slapped down Brexit backers including Boris Johnson who claim the border issue is being used as an excuse for the lack of progress in EU withdrawal talks.
  
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• BA probes theft of customers’ financial details from website and mobile app

  06-09-2018 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British Airways has notified the police after the theft of customer data from its website and mobile app.
  
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• Varadkar: Brexit one of greatest challenges since independence

  06-09-2018 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit presents one of the biggest challenges since Irish independence, the country’s premier has said.
  
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• Sky News dismisses Jonathan Bell claim Ireland correspondent advised DUP how to discredit him

  06-09-2018 16:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sky News has dismissed allegations made by former Stormont minister Jonathan Bell that one of its Ireland correspondents was advising the DUP to discredit him when the RHI scandal broke.
  
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• Prominent republican Colin Duffy mounts legal bid to force newspaper to reveal source of reports

  06-09-2018 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prominent republican Colin Duffy is mounting a new legal bid to have a newspaper forced to reveal details of its source for reports on covert surveillance allegedly linked to him.
  
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• Northern Ireland Assembly members' pay to be cut

  06-09-2018 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Karen Bradley told the House of Commons that the first stage of the pay cut will come in November.
  
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• Northern Ireland Celtic fan blinded after Old Firm assault

  06-09-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Celtic fan from Londonderry was blinded in one eye after an attack at the Old Firm derby in Glasgow on Sunday.
  
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• RHI inquiry: 'I am the victim of massive DUP smear campaign' claims Jonathan Bell

  06-09-2018 14:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Stormont minister Jonathan Bell has claimed he is the victim of a "massive smear campaign" at the hands of the DUP while giving evidence to the RHI inquiry.
  
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• Northern Ireland boy Cameron Truesdale who battled brain tumour passes away

  06-09-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland teenager Cameron Truesdale has passed away after a long battle with a brain tumour.
  
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• Bridge from Northern Ireland to Scotland is a serious idea, says professor

  06-09-2018 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the UK's leading architects has called for a feasibility study to be carried out into building a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
  
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• Northern Ireland MLAs' salaries to be cut by £13k - Civil Service getting powers to take executive decisions

  06-09-2018 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley has announced that MLAs salaries will face cuts of over £13,000.
  
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• Two charged after stolen car stopped in south Belfast

  06-09-2018 12:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been charged after being arrested by the Paramilitary Crime Task Force in south Belfast.
  
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• Trust apologises after pink Free Derry Wall for Organ Donor Week offends MLA

  06-09-2018 12:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Western Trust have apologised to a UUP MLA who criticized the use of Londonderry's Free Derry Corner to promote Organ Donation Week.
  
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• Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan drowned in hotel bath while drunk

  06-09-2018 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Cranberries frontwoman Dolores O’Riordan drowned in a London hotel room bath after drinking alcohol, an inquest heard.
  
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• Live RHI inquiry: Spad told Bell about 'sexual misbehaviour' of two DUP Ministers

  06-09-2018 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell gives his eagerly awaited evidence before the RHI inquiry.
  
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• Live RHI inquiry: Jonathan Bell says scheme kept open because of 'outside influences'

  06-09-2018 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell gives his eagerly awaited evidence before the RHI inquiry.
  
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• Live RHI inquiry: DUP's Jonathan Bell giving evidence about botched energy scheme

  06-09-2018 10:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell is to give his eagerly awaited evidence before the RHI inquiry.
  
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• RHI: Who is former DUP MLA Jonathan Bell

  06-09-2018 09:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Born in March 1970 Jonathan Bell first came to prominence when he replaced the MLA for Strangford, Iris Robinson.
  
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• Northern Ireland physicist Bell donates £2.3 million prize to boost diversity in science

  06-09-2018 08:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A British astrophysicist will donate a three million dollar (£2.3 million) prize in an effort to increase diversity amongst leading scientists.
  
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• RHI scandal: Two relatives of Arlene Foster's advisor had applied for the scheme

  06-09-2018 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Another relative of Arlene Foster's former special adviser applied for RHI boilers just before cost controls were introduced, documents submitted to the RHI Inquiry have revealed.
  
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• RHI scandal: Toxic relationship between Cairns and DUP's Bell led to breakdown in trust, inquiry told

  06-09-2018 08:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A toxic relationship between former Enterprise Minister Jonathan Bell and his special adviser Timothy Cairns led to an atmosphere of distrust at the height of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) crisis, the inquiry has heard.
  
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• Irish League beats English Premiership on value for money

  06-09-2018 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Last season, 248,524 people passed through the turnstiles at Irish League matches, confirming that the local game continues to trend in the right direction as the years go by. On average, 1,090 people attended each game in the Danske Bank Premiership, with clubs benefiting from an increased footfall both in terms of support and also financially.
  
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• GAA officials 'focused' on development of Casement Park ground

  06-09-2018 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  GAA officials say they remain "entirely focused" on redeveloping Casement Park despite the absence of a Stormont Executive and have warned that there is no 'Plan B'.
  
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• Carrick ambulance crash raises fresh safety fears on road

  06-09-2018 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The driver of an ambulance rapid response vehicle had a lucky escape after it rolled over on a busy road.
  
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• TECH Europe relocation plan endangers 53 jobs in Northern Ireland

  06-09-2018 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 50 jobs at a tyre repair materials plant in Lisburn are at risk after the US-owned company launched a major review of its business.
  
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• 2.5 metre wide Northern Ireland house has £180k price tag

  06-09-2018 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Take a look inside this house which is just over 2.5m wide. What it may lack in size, it more than makes up in style.
  
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• Ken Reid's darkest night after being told he had cancer

  06-09-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UTV's highly-respected political editor Ken Reid is returning to Northern Ireland's television screens after a lengthy battle against cancer.
  
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• Blow to Belfast businesses as Primark fire cordon to remain for four months

  06-09-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Businesses in Belfast have told how they are bracing themselves for difficulty and fear for survival - after news that the safety cordon at Primark in Belfast will remain in place for a minimum of four months.
  
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• A5 crash victim Caoimhe O'Brien's mum urges Stormont return

  06-09-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a young woman killed in a crash on the A5 has challenged MLAs to get back to Stormont before the road claims more lives.
  
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• RHI inquiry: 'Sexual misbehaviour,' DUP infighting and 'the monster that had to be put to sleep' - Jonathan Bell's explosive first day of evidence

  06-09-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Stormont Minister Jonathan Bell made a number of shocking revelations during his first day of evidence at the RHI inquiry on Thursday.
  
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• Tributes as former MLA Robert Coulter passes away

  06-09-2018 00:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist Party has announced the death of former MLA Reverend Dr Robert Coulter MBE.
  
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