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• Man hospitalised after attack by masked men during Belfast burglary

  14-09-2018 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was taken to hospital for treatment after being attacked during a burglary in west Belfast on Friday.
  
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• Hurricane Florence kills mother and child as tree falls on North Carolina home

  14-09-2018 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Florence has killed a mother and child in North Carolina.
  
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• Stalford brands DUP insiders 'traitors' over claims Foster demanded loyalty

  14-09-2018 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Christopher Stalford has branded senior DUP figures who claimed that Arlene Foster asked MLAs for loyalty as "traitors".
  
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• Pro-EU unionist party set to run against Ian Paisley in North Antrim

  14-09-2018 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new pro-EU unionist party will contest a possible North Antrim by-election against the DUP's Ian Paisley.
  
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• Michael Gove apologised for attending Paisley dinner, claims councillor

  14-09-2018 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conservative party councillor David Harding has said that Environment Secretary Michael Gove has apologised for attending a controversial dinner hosted by Ian Paisley last year.
  
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• RHI: DUP adviser admits removing 'poultry' reference from key paper

  14-09-2018 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Former adviser Andrew Crawford says he should not have removed the term from a key government paper.
  
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• 'Something has to give' - James Nesbitt dubs lack of government in Northern Ireland a 'scandal'

  14-09-2018 18:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Irish actor James Nesbitt has taken aim at Northern Ireland's politicians over the lack of devolved government at Stormont.
  
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• Michael Gove apologises for attending Ian Paisley dinner

  14-09-2018 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Gove was unaware a dinner hosted by Ian Paisley was a "fundraiser", says Conservative councillor.
  
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• 'Prolific criminal' gets three year jail term for burglary

  14-09-2018 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The criminal has amassed 248 convictions by the age of 35.
  
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• Confirmed: Rodney McAree named as new Coleraine manager after Oran Kearney's departure

  14-09-2018 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine's search for a new manager is over.
  
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• Three men jailed for attack on Carrickfergus pub doorman

  14-09-2018 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The victim was hit with a fire extinguisher and suffered a fractured skull in Carrickfergus attack.
  
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• Man hurled tiles at onlookers in roof-top stand off, court told

  14-09-2018 17:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man hurled tiles at onlookers below during a roof-top stand off in Enniskillen which cost at least £8,000, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Dragons' Den judge Gavin Duffy to stand for Irish president

  14-09-2018 16:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Businessman Gavin Duffy secures sufficient support to run for Irish president in October.
  
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• Three Co Antrim men jailed for 'cowardly and vicious' attack on pub doorman

  14-09-2018 16:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three Co Antrim men who were involved in a "cowardly and vicious" attack on a pub doorman who was battered with a fire extinguisher were jailed for the roles they played in the assault.
  
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• Video: Viv Campbell of Def Leppard launches new rock series on BBC Radio Ulster

  14-09-2018 16:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast-born guitarist Vivian Campbell launches a new six-part series on BBC Radio Ulster. Vivian is best known as the guitarist with 100million album selling rock act Def Leppard, who are currently on a world tour.
  
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• Man in court after dogs attack sheep in Co Antrim

  14-09-2018 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court after his three dogs attacked sheep near Carrickfergus.
  
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• Kenny Shiels: Derry City manager still crazy for football after all these years

  14-09-2018 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport NI's John Haughey meets a reflective but still passionate Kenny Shiels as his Derry City side prepare for two huge cup games over the next week.
  
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• Relatives of serial child killer Robert Black yet to come forward ahead of inquest

  14-09-2018 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A failure to trace any relatives of child serial killer Robert Black may see his inquest proceed without family participation, a coroner has said.
  
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• Frampton wins battle for legal costs over McGuigan case

  14-09-2018 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton has been awarded most of his legal bill in securing the right to have his lawsuit against former manager Barry McGuigan heard in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Co Antrim woman collects 3,000 woolly hats for charities

  14-09-2018 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The woolly hats will be donated to four different charities across Ireland.
  
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• 3,000 woolly hats

  14-09-2018 14:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The woolly hats will be donated to four different charities across Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland politics will have to change in wake of RHI revelations, says DUP MLA Frew

  14-09-2018 14:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MLA Paul Frew has said Northern Ireland politics will have to change in the wake of the revelations from the RHI inquiry.
  
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• Pro 14: Southern Kings v Ulster (Sun)

  14-09-2018 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster recall Alan O'Connor, Tom O'Toole and Sean Reidy to the starting pack while the backline remains unchanged for Sunday's Pro14 encounter away to Southern Kings.
  
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• Londonderry crash: Victim named as Laura Szewc

  14-09-2018 13:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Laura Szewc, 18, died following following a crash on the Letterkenny Road.
  
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• Four men and one woman charged over Colin Horner murder

  14-09-2018 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  35-year-old Colin Horner was shot dead in front of his son in Bangor in May 2017.
  
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• Northern Ireland comic writer Stephen Large: If your play doesn’t provoke - what was the point?

  14-09-2018 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Production planner for a Bangor carpet company by day, comedy writer by night. When Stephen Large set up satirical Facebook page Dundonald Liberation Army, he couldn't have imagined the doors it would open for him.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Updates

  14-09-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Ballinderry Road closed over incident

  14-09-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Mairia Cahill claims Social Services knew of abuse allegations and did not act

  14-09-2018 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  IRA sex abuse victim Mairia Cahill has claimed Social Services knew of her abuse allegations almost 20 years ago and did not act.
  
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• Met Office 'danger to life' warning as winds to hit Northern Ireland

  14-09-2018 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A weather warning for wind has been issued ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene in the UK next week, with injuries and danger to life a possibility.
  
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• Brace brace: Met Office 'danger to life' warning as winds to hit Northern Ireland

  14-09-2018 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A weather warning for wind has been issued ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Helene in the UK next week, with injuries and danger to life a possibility.
  
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• Government has 'sticking plaster approach' to NI, says Andrew Murrison

  14-09-2018 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  MP accuses government of having a "sticking plaster approach" to restoring devolution at Stormont.
  
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• 1968 violence prediction

  14-09-2018 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  In the letter, the head of the RUC advocated for civil rights marches to be allowed to take place.
  
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• Máiría Cahill: social services 'were aware of abuse claims'

  14-09-2018 12:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Máiría Cahill says staff received a tip-off in September 2000 but closed the file two months later.
  
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• Film reveals Pope John Paul II effect on Northern Ireland peace process

  14-09-2018 12:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new documentary highlights the effect Pope John Paul ll’s visit to Ireland in 1979 had on the Northern Ireland peace process.
  
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• Q&A: Shane Todd on Belfast's friendly maniacs and his advice for aspiring comedians

  14-09-2018 11:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Co Down comedian Shane Todd has played sold out gigs at the Ulster Hall two years running. Now, he's returning to the stage with his new show Shane Todd: Hero.
  
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• Thieves cut power before raid on Belfast home - resident threatened with hammers

  14-09-2018 11:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast homeowner was pushed to the ground and threatened with hammers in a raid on his home.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Rodney McAree unveiled as new Coleraine manager

  14-09-2018 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Dungannon Swifts boss Rodney McAree is unveiled as Oran Kearney's replacement as Coleraine manager.
  
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• Move beyond a ‘sticking plaster’ approach to Northern Ireland powersharing, MPs tell Bradley

  14-09-2018 11:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government must “move beyond a sticking plaster approach” to the collapse in powersharing in Northern Ireland, MPs have warned.
  
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• Claim DUP leader Foster 'asked for loyalty' of MLAs during one-to-one meetings

  14-09-2018 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has held a series of one-to-one meetings with her MLAs to ask for their loyalty amid intense scrutiny over her role in the RHI scandal, it has been claimed.
  
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• Second Northern Ireland council took table at Ian Paisley business dinner

  14-09-2018 09:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A second Northern Ireland council used ratepayers' money to sponsor a table at a dinner hosted by MP Ian Paisley, it has been revealed.
  
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• Coffee chain founder plans to open 15 new outlets in Northern Ireland

  14-09-2018 09:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The founder of Irish coffee chain Insomnia has said he intends to open 15 more stores in Northern Ireland over the next four years, creating up to 150 new jobs.
  
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