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• Westlife announce they are returning with new music and a tour

  03-10-2018 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Westlife have announced they are getting back together six years after they split.
  
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• Olly Murs returns to Belfast with new 2019 tour

  03-10-2018 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pop sensation Olly Murs is set to return to Belfast as part of his new 2019 UK and Ireland Arena Tour.
  
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• PM says Brexit deal 'cannot carve off NI'

  03-10-2018 19:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May said she will "never break up our country".
  
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• SDLP MLA calls for Arlene Foster to resign over Good Friday Agreement comments

  03-10-2018 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan has called on Arlene Foster to resign as DUP leader after she suggested the Good Friday Agreement could be altered to achieve a Brexit deal.
  
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• Police investigating 'disgusting' Co Antrim hate crime after urine sprayed into home

  03-10-2018 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Co Antrim are investigating a hate crime after urine was sprayed into a home in the Greenisland area.
  
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• Watch: Sinn Fein claims that UK Government was main Troubles protagonist

  03-10-2018 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has said it stands by its description of the UK government as the “main conflict protagonist” in the Troubles.
  
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• Experts 'knew green scheme was flawed'- RHI inquiry

  03-10-2018 17:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Details emerged during the inquiry into a renewable energy scheme that is costing NI taxpayers £490m.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round Up podcast S2E8: How Ulster's record defeat ruined Jonathan's book and almost forgetting Michael Lowry

  03-10-2018 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Rugby Round Up has survived the summer and is back for a second season.
  
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• New steps considered to tackle under-reporting of sexual crime following rugby trial

  03-10-2018 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sexual offenders and their victims could be brought together outside the courtroom to tackle under-reporting, a former judge leading a review said.
  
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• Apple's Siri and Amazon’s Alexa struggle with Northern Ireland accents

  03-10-2018 16:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  29.6% of Northern Irish people say they struggle to be understood by smart home devices such as Apple's Siri and Amazon’s Alexa.
  
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• Man accused of raping woman near railway crossing made 'romantic approach', court told

  03-10-2018 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of raping a woman near a railway crossing claims he went no further than making a rejected "romantic approach", the High Court heard.
  
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• 8 attractions in Co Tyrone for fantastic family fun

  03-10-2018 15:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spending quality time with the family is priceless but finding something that you can enjoy together can be tricky.
  
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• Watch: We were friends with benefits - Jonathan Rea picks his favourite story from his new book

  03-10-2018 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's a tale of his rise to the very top of the world. Jonathan Rea has gone from Ballyclare to become the most successful rider in World Superbike history, but still his favourite story from his new book isn't really about racing at all.
  
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• Jim Allister writes to PM over 'shocking disparity' in victim compensation following £625,000 Bloody Sunday claim

  03-10-2018 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TUV leader Jim Allister has written to the Prime Minister about compensation for the victims of terrorism in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Sinn Fein mocks Arlene Foster over ‘bizarre’ red line on Brexit

  03-10-2018 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has branded as “absolutely bizarre” Arlene Foster’s description of her Brexit red line as blood red, claiming the DUP leader has “lost the run of herself”.
  
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• Jonathan Rea: World champion says he does not have road licence

  03-10-2018 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Four-time World Superbikes champion Jonathan Rea tells BBC Breakfast he does not have a licence to ride on the road.
  
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• The Workers Cup: Belfast screening of documentary on World Cup labour camps

  03-10-2018 13:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anti-slavery charity No More Traffik will host the screening of a documentary about labour camps in Qatar, where migrant workers are building the facilities for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
  
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• Arlene Foster's 'blood red' lines on Irish border

  03-10-2018 12:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Leader of DUP, Arlene Foster, describes her "blood red" lines on the Irish border issue.
  
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• NI paper review: Jonathan Rea has no motorcycle licence

  03-10-2018 12:05 via bbc.co.uk
  World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea's lack of a licence to ride on public roads makes headlines.
  
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• Dec backs mine protest

  03-10-2018 12:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The TV star says the mine would be a "travesty" and that the proposed location is a "magical area".
  
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• Nesbitt: Justice Department received less than half of requested Brexit funding

  03-10-2018 11:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont’s Justice Department received less than half the extra Brexit funding it bid for.
  
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• Man (42) arrested under Terrorism Act after car stopped in Belfast

  03-10-2018 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 42-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act after the stop and search of a vehicle in west Belfast.
  
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• Sinn Féin and SDLP clash over Londonderry city deal

  03-10-2018 11:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Sinn Féin and the SDLP clashed over cross border aspects of a city deal in the north west.
  
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• Schrader Electronics to invest £14m in new car product research

  03-10-2018 11:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Schrader Electronics is investing in the development new products for the car industry.
  
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• No decision on planning permission for Tyrone gold mine until minister in place

  03-10-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No decision can be made on planning permission for a Co Tyrone gold mine until a minister is available, a Stormont department has said.
  
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• Watch: DUP's Foster confronted by gay journalist Owen Jones about same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland

  03-10-2018 09:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the moment Arlene Foster was confronted at the Tory party conference about her opposition to same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Somme tragedy - biggest loss of lives in a single day of fighting

  03-10-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Battle of the Somme took place near the Somme River in France, and lasted from July 1, 1916, to November 18 that year.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Road delays and diversions

  03-10-2018 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.
  
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• Zoe Ball to replace Chris Evans on Radio 2 Breakfast Show

  03-10-2018 08:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Zoe Ball has been named the first female host of the Radio 2 Breakfast show, describing the position as “both an honour and privilege”.
  
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• Jon Tonge: Is the Good Friday Agreement even still alive

  03-10-2018 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The only surprise about Arlene Foster saying the Good Friday Agreement is 'not sacrosanct' is that people were surprised.
  
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• Pregnant Derry mum Aisling Newland who died in pills tragedy ‘was let down by social services’

  03-10-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pregnant mother of nine from Co Londonderry who died after taking a cocktail of over-the-counter drugs should have received better care from social services, a family member has claimed.
  
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• Britain First using Northern Ireland laws to sue Facebook over censorship claims

  03-10-2018 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain First is suing Facebook for "political discrimination" using special Northern Ireland anti-discrimination laws to bring the social media giant to court.
  
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• Northern Ireland council runs up £60k bill for portable toilets

  03-10-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland council is to review how much it costs to 'spend a penny' after it emerged it had run up a £60,000 bill for portable toilets last year.
  
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• Ulster Grand Prix bosses delighted as Dundrod cemetery plan is rejected

  03-10-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Race bosses have welcomed a decision to stop plans for a super cemetery beside the Ulster Grand Prix circuit in Dundrod.
  
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• South Belfast getting two new hotels in £40m project

  03-10-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two new apart-hotels could be on their way to Belfast in an investment of over £40m by one of Northern Ireland's biggest property developers.
  
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• 999 call from Belfast baby Caragh Walsh's sobbing father is played at inquest

  03-10-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of tragic Caragh Walsh heard the 13-week-old child struggling for breath as the 999 phone call made by her father was played at her inquest yesterday.
  
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• RHI industry in Northern Ireland is now dead, inquiry told

  03-10-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A businessman has told a public inquiry that "renewable heat in Northern Ireland is dead".
  
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• Northern Ireland solicitor Con Lavery dies on holiday in Spain

  03-10-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a Co Down solicitor who died suddenly while on holiday on the Continent.
  
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• Family heartbreak as little Mark Lynn dies at age 8

  03-10-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken family of a Co Antrim schoolboy who died of heart failure have paid tribute to the fun-loving eight-year-old.
  
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• Watch live: Can Theresa May deliver speech that will mend her broken party and divided nation?

  03-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May arrived on stage for her Tory Conference speech to Abba's Dancing Queen before having a boogie around in a nod to her Africa dance exploits.
  
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• Watch live: Beleaguered PM Theresa May tries to rally Tories behind Brexit Chequers plan in wake of Boris speech

  03-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In what is likely to be a landmark speech defining the trajectory of the UK's departure from the EU, Theresa May will today seek to rally her fractious party by declaring the future is "full of promise".
  
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• Tributes to Piaras McElroy (18) who died in road accident in Fermanagh

  03-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young man who died after a three-vehicle road crash in Co Fermanagh on his way home from visiting his girlfriend was a nephew of Sinn Fein MLA Sean Lynch.
  
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• Theresa May manages not to mention 'Chequers' during passionate plea to mend broken party and divided nation

  03-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has insisted she wants a good Brexit agreement but said "Britain isn't afraid to leave with no deal if we had to".
  
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• Police quiz TUV man over Ian Paisley election complaints

  03-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A TUV councillor has been interviewed by police and a Sinn Fein MLA is set to be questioned after disgraced MP Ian Paisley alleged that electoral law had been broken during the recent North Antrim recall petition process.
  
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• Brexit: DUP's Arlene Foster stirs hornets' nest with claim Good Friday accord 'is not sacrosanct'

  03-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the key architects of the peace process has appealed to Arlene Foster to think beyond the DUP's current position of influence after the former First Minister claimed the Good Friday Agreement was "not sacrosanct".
  
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• Belfast's Glider bus: smooth start or a bumpy ride?

  03-10-2018 07:19 via bbc.co.uk
  A month after the launch of Belfast's Glider bus system, how do passengers feel about their commute?
  
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• The Belfast Agreement – still sacrosanct? - Irish Times

  03-10-2018 01:17
  The Belfast Agreement – still sacrosanct?
  Irish Times
  Sir, – Arlene Foster has said that the Belfast Agreement is “not sacrosanct” and needs to be changed. This view has emerged following her visit to the Tory conference in Birmingham. Here she and the DUP were pushing back hard against Theresa May's ...
  
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