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• One person taken to hospital after crash between car and lorry

  13-09-2018 23:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One person has been taken to hospital after a crash between a lorry and a car in Co Antrim.
  
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• Council forced to intervene as Belfast free doughnut giveaway sparks frenzy

  13-09-2018 20:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A free doughnut giveaway in Belfast city centre sparked a frenzy on Thursday - until council officials stepped in.
  
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• Derry and Donegal men in court over drugs charges

  13-09-2018 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men appear in court charged with conspiring to supply cocaine and cannabis.
  
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• PSNI Chief Constable apologises to Mairia Cahill over police failures

  13-09-2018 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PSNI Chief Constable George Hamilton has confirmed that he met with IRA abuse victim Mairia Cahill on Thursday.
  
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• Brandywell Stadium to be named after Ryan McBride

  13-09-2018 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Councillors decide to rename Brandywell Stadium in Londonderry after the late Derry City captain Ryan McBride.
  
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• Man (25) arrested at Belfast airport after extradition from Spain

  13-09-2018 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old man was arrested at Belfast International Airport on Thursday morning after being extradited from Tenerife.
  
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• Mairia Cahill: Sinn Fein leader’s statement is woeful and cowardly

  13-09-2018 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who was allegedly subjected to sexual abuse by a republican has slammed an apology from Sinn Fein leader Mary-Lou McDonald as “woeful”.
  
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• WW2 'allied' bomb found in Lough Foyle blown up

  13-09-2018 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  The Ministry of Defence say the device was an allied bomb and not an enemy bomb.
  
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• Executive Office questioned over spending of Brexit preparation fund

  13-09-2018 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A £2.4 million fund to help Northern Ireland prepare for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU was not all spent for that purpose, it has emerged.
  
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• Police deployed helicopter after man allegedly escaped from custody through hospital window, court told

  13-09-2018 17:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in custody allegedly escaped through a toilet window at Londonderry's Altnagelvin Hospital, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Cross-border cancer hospital ‘could be hit by post-Brexit restrictions’

  13-09-2018 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A flagship cross-border cancer hospital could be impacted by post-Brexit restrictions on moving radioactive isotopes, a health forum has heard.
  
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• Warning Northern Ireland drivers will need £5 permits to cross border in no-deal Brexit

  13-09-2018 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It may not be possible to drive across the border into the Republic without a permit in the event of a no-deal Brexit, it has been warned.
  
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• Co Antrim treasurer accused of stealing £15k to stand trial

  13-09-2018 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A hall management committee treasurer is to stand trial accused of stealing nearly £15,000, a judge has ordered.
  
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• Revealed: Urgent health decisions held up due to lack of Northern Ireland government

  13-09-2018 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland health care reform, action on ensuring the NHS lives within its budget and a pay award for staff are among the 19 items requiring a health minister, it has been revealed.
  
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• Same sex marriage ban in Northern Ireland a veil for homophobia, court told

  13-09-2018 16:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Maintaining the ban on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland should not be used as a "veil for homophobia", the Court of Appeal was told.
  
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• Most Northern Ireland applicants failed driving theory test

  13-09-2018 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than half of those taking their driving theory test failed during the first quarter of this financial year.
  
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• Sinn Fein's McDonald commends Mairia Cahill bravery and apologises over abuse claim handling

  13-09-2018 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has made an unreserved apology to Mairia Cahill over her party's handling of her abuse claims and commended her for her bravery.
  
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• Sinn Fein apology to Mairia Cahill rejected as 'woefully inadequate'

  13-09-2018 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mairia Cahill has rejected an apology from Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald, over how the party handled her rape claim as "wholly inadequate".
  
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• Portadown-based aircraft seat business doubles profits

  13-09-2018 14:25 via bbc.co.uk
  A Portadown-based aircraft seat manufacturer more than doubles its turnover and profits.
  
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• Inner steel, rarely on display

  13-09-2018 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  As Kofi Annan is laid to rest, one BBC journalist recalls the humanity the ex-UN chief showed his family.
  
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• Devastated boy asks 'what about the girls' after being told to cut long hair at Northern Ireland school

  13-09-2018 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pupil at a Northern Ireland school has been left asking 'what about the girls' after he was told to cut his long hair,
  
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• Minimum eight years jail for man who stabbed friend 30 times in Belfast killing

  13-09-2018 13:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A violent delusional paranoid schizophrenic who was high on a cocktail of cheap wine and medication and who "just couldn't stop" stabbing his friend as he "begged for his life" was handed a minimum eight-year sentence.
  
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• Survey reveals Belfast is bonkers for one-night stands

  13-09-2018 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast is the hook-up capital of Northern Ireland, with 74% of people there having had a one-night stand.
  
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• PSNI chief constable has 'serious questions to answer'

  13-09-2018 13:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Máiría Cahill has received an apology from the PSNI's chief constable
  
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• Northern Ireland services sector on the up, figures suggest

  13-09-2018 13:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Services is the dominant part of the local economy, accounting for about 80% of jobs.
  
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• Car badly damaged after arson attack outside Co Antrim home

  13-09-2018 13:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An arson attack has taken place in Co Antrim after flammable liquid was poured onto a vehicle outside a house.
  
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• Video: You've made a grave mistake - we can't protect you, PSNI tell thief who took charity box for child who lost cancer battle

  13-09-2018 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have told a thief who took a charity box raising money to help pay for treatment for a little boy suffering a brain tumor, he has made "a grave mistake" warning him they can't "protect him from community anger".
  
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• Video: You've made a grave mistake - we can't protect you from community anger, police tell thief who took Cure4Cam charity box

  13-09-2018 12:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have told a thief who took a charity box raising money to help pay for treatment for a little boy suffering a brain tumor, he has made "a grave mistake" warning him they can't "protect him from community anger".
  
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• Sinn Fein proposes lowering voting age to 16

  13-09-2018 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has proposed lowering the voting age in Ireland to 16 in a bid to reform the electoral system.
  
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• Drumclay Care Home to close because it can't recruit enough experienced nursing staff

  13-09-2018 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Drumclay Care Home in Enniskillen is set to close its doors before Christmas, with uncertainty about what will happen to its residents.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of magically transformed Killyleagh terrace

  13-09-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Well known local architect Des Ewing has worked his magic to transform this stunning mid-terrace at 18 Bridge Street, Killyleagh.
  
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• WW2 hero's death: NI veteran's encounter with 'Nazi criminal'

  13-09-2018 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  The pair worked for the same company after the war.
  
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• Londonderry shooting was 'sickening and brutal attack'

  13-09-2018 11:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the victim sustained three gunshot wounds and has been left with potentially life-changing injuries.
  
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• Five arrested after fight breaks out at Northern Ireland hotel

  13-09-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five people have been arrested after a fight broke out at a Northern Ireland hotel.
  
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• Children in house at time of Derry paramilitary shooting - victim's injuries 'life-changing'

  13-09-2018 10:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police said a woman and two young children where in a house at the time of a paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland
  
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• No-deal Brexit would bring recession, unemployment and higher prices – Moody’s

  13-09-2018 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain would fall into recession, the pound would collapse and shop prices would rocket in the event of a no-deal Brexit, credit ratings agency Moody’s has warned.
  
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• Live RHI inquiry: DUP sought to pin the blame on me, says Arlene Foster's ex-advisor Crawford

  13-09-2018 09:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former DUP special adviser to Arlene Foster will return to the RHI inquiry on Thursday to give evidence about his role in the botched green energy scheme.
  
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• Northern Ireland top civil servant Pengelly denies bias in public appointments

  13-09-2018 09:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the Northern Ireland health service has denied breaching a code of practice for appointing board members to the Fire Service.
  
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• Zara reveals record sales but still no plans for closed Belfast store

  13-09-2018 09:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owner of high street fashion giant Zara has rung up record sales and profits but uncertainty still surrounds the operations of its Belfast branch, which has been closed since a fire at the neighbouring Primark store.
  
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• Controlled explosion carried out on WW2 bomb in Northern Ireland

  13-09-2018 09:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A World War Two device has been found in Lough Foyle.
  
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• Woman (18) killed in Northern Ireland crash

  13-09-2018 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 18-year-old woman has been killed in a crash in Derry.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Hilltown crash closes road

  13-09-2018 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Antrim road closed due to collision

  13-09-2018 08:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland housing market strong with prices on the up

  13-09-2018 08:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's housing market is the most confident in the UK with five years of increasing prices and predictions of more growth, according to a survey.
  
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• Record number of categories as Belfast Telegraph launches biggest and best property awards

  13-09-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast Telegraph Property Awards for 2018 have been launched and this year promise to be bigger and better.
  
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• Plan to convert Belfast's Crumlin Road Courthouse into luxury £10m hotel gets go-ahead

  13-09-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Planning permission has been approved by Belfast City Council to convert the former Crumlin Road Courthouse into a £10m, 77-bed hotel, which could open as early as autumn 2019.
  
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• Watchdog condemns PSNI over Cahill sex abuse case

  13-09-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A damning report by the Police Ombudsman into how Mairia Cahill’s alleged child abuse case was handled has found that the PSNI failed her.
  
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• 'Nuala with the Hula' making waves as replica sets sail on luxury cruiser

  13-09-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's been given numerous names over its 11-year history, but now Belfast's 'Nuala with the Hula' has been reborn as she prepares to travel the high seas on a luxury liner refurbished in her home city.
  
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• I was portrayed as instigator of delays by DUP: Crawford

  13-09-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former special adviser to Arlene Foster believes the DUP allowed him to be falsely named as the instigator of RHI cost control delays to protect the party's current Chief Executive.
  
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• Agreement reached on site for memorial to Enniskillen victims

  13-09-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A son of one of those killed in the Enniskillen Remembrance Day bomb has said the confirmation over where to site a memorial to the victims is "a huge step forward".
  
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