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• Morelos double bags Rangers Ibrox win over Rapid Vienna

  04-10-2018 23:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alfredo Morelos' double ensured Rangers marked the return of group stage action to Ibrox with a 3-1 win over Rapid Vienna.
  
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• Celtic blow early lead to lose in Salzburg

  04-10-2018 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Salzburg proved simply too good for Celtic as they came back from an early deficit to beat the Hoops 3-1 in their Europa League clash.
  
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• Woman dies after crash in Laurencetown, County Down

  04-10-2018 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Cindy Greer, 58, from the Gilford area, was the driver of a car that was in collision with a van in Laurencetown.
  
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• Gerry Kelly's clarification on Troubles protagonists 'pathetic' says UUP leader

  04-10-2018 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UUP leader Robin Swann has dubbed Sinn Fein's clarification over the protagonists of the Troubles "pathetic".
  
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• Tributes paid to Cindy Greer (58) killed following crash with van in Co Down - 41st person killed on roads this year

  04-10-2018 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 58-year-old woman has been killed following a collision with a van in Co Down.
  
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• Donald Tusk says EU 'united behind Ireland' and to 'preserving peace process'

  04-10-2018 19:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May is facing renewed calls to abandon her Chequers blueprint for Brexit after European Council president Donald Tusk said the offer of a simple, Canada-style free trade deal remained open.
  
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• Past injustices are being inherited by next generation, victims’ group warns

  04-10-2018 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The injustices of the past are being inherited by the next generation in Northern Ireland, the country’s largest victims’ group warned.
  
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• DUP would reject 'hybrid Brexit backstop'

  04-10-2018 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Nigel Dodds says the party would not support a reported UK plan for a separate hybrid economic model for Northern Ireland.
  
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• PSNI: ‘Compelling case’ for all conflict-related deaths to be independently reviewed

  04-10-2018 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A “compelling” case exists for all conflict-related deaths to receive an independent review, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said.
  
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• Coleraine man becomes reversible ploughing champ

  04-10-2018 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Thomas Cochrane, who has been ploughing furrows for the last 30 years, is the first person from NI to win such a title.
  
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• Dublin City Council planned to house homeless on a 'cruise ship'

  04-10-2018 18:36 via bbc.co.uk
  There are 1,367 families in homeless accommodation in Dublin, latest figures show.
  
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• Man (44) arrested under Terrorism Act following Belfast searches

  04-10-2018 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives from the PSNI’s Terrorism Investigation Unit have arrested a 44-year-old man under the Terrorism Act.
  
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• Relative launches legal challenge after McGurk's Bar bombing inquest refused

  04-10-2018 18:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who lost his parents in the McGurk's Bar bombing is mounting a legal challenge following the attorney general's decision not to order a fresh inquest into their deaths.
  
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• Family to challenge decision not to hold inquest after murder of Belfast man

  04-10-2018 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a man beaten to death along with his friend have won High Court permission to challenge a decision not to hold an inquest into their murders.
  
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• Irish parliament debates bill to legalise abortion

  04-10-2018 16:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Health Minister Simon Harris says he hopes abortion services will be available from January 2019.
  
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• IRA 'were a main protagonist' in Northern Ireland conflict: Gerry Kelly

  04-10-2018 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly has said the IRA were one of the main protagonists in the Northern Ireland Troubles.
  
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• EasyJet defends Belfast punctuality after frequent flyer complains of service reliability

  04-10-2018 16:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  EasyJet has defended its service reliability after a frequent flyer questioned its Belfast operation's punctuality.
  
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• Belfast City Airport security refit 'cuts wait times' - BBC News

  04-10-2018 15:15
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  Belfast City Airport has opened a £1.5m refurbishment of its security area that it has said will reduce security waiting times to six minutes. The investment has seen the introduction of new security lanes, scanning equipment and electronic boarding ...and more »
  
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• Ex-PSNI officer Kennedy loses appeal over dark web gun sentence

  04-10-2018 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former police officer jailed after being caught trying to buy a gun on the dark web has failed in a bid to have his sentence reduced.
  
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• Revealed: Top 10 pubs in Northern Ireland - as rated by Tripadvisor users

  04-10-2018 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  We've pulled together a list of the top rated pubs across Northern Ireland based on Trip Advisor reviews.
  
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• Lord Mayor launches Halloween Fair to celebrate Castle Street area

  04-10-2018 14:58 via youtube.com
  
  
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• RHI inquiry: DUP special adviser threatened to film Jonathan Bell while drunk

  04-10-2018 14:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP special adviser threatened to film Jonathan Bell "drunk and talking s***" and show it to a senior figure in the party, the RHI inquiry has heard.
  
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• Live RHI inquiry: Coghlin asks why Jamie Bryson blog was raised at 'dizzying levels of government'

  04-10-2018 14:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's chief executive Timothy Johnston has returned to give evidence to the RHI inquiry.
  
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• Action Renewables lodges 'serious incident report' over 'misleading' RHI claim

  04-10-2018 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A green energy organisation has lodged a serious incident report over claims it may have misled a Charity Commission investigation about its role in the RHI scheme.
  
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• Council to outline Primark fire fund access for business - 'it wasn't this bad during the Troubles,' says retailer

  04-10-2018 14:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council is to reveal how businesses hit by the Primark Bank Buildings fire can access an "inconvenience payment" on Friday.
  
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• Ulster name team to face Connacht

  04-10-2018 13:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory Best and Jacob Stockdale will make their first appearances of the season in Friday’s Pro14 tie against Connacht Rugby at the Kingspan.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of millionaire mansion in leafy Cultra

  04-10-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This luxury Victorian home which dates back to 1905 is one of the original period properties which make up the unique character of leafy Cultra.
  
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• 'Shock and disgust' after racist graffiti attack in Bangor

  04-10-2018 11:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down family have been targeted in a racist attack.
  
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• Narrow Water memorial to 18 murdered soldiers attacked again - 'show some respect,' says councillor

  04-10-2018 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Newry councillor has called on those behind another attack on the Narrow Water soldiers' memorial to "show some respect".
  
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• Supreme Court set to announce decision in Ashers ‘gay cake’ case

  04-10-2018 11:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s highest court is to rule next week on whether the Christian owners of a bakery discriminated against a customer by refusing to make a cake decorated with the words “Support Gay Marriage”.
  
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• George Ezra confirmed for Belsonic 2019 at Belfast's Ormeau Park

  04-10-2018 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerorge Ezra is the first act to be confirmed for the Belsonic 2019 line up following his sold out CHSq show earlier this year.
  
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• Search for ‘Disappeared’ teenager Columba McVeigh ‘one of most challenging’

  04-10-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dig for the remains of a teenager murdered by the IRA is proving one of the most challenging undertaken by experts searching for the Disappeared victims of the Troubles, a senior investigator has said.
  
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• Irish government's boost for May - 'but it's not Brexit,' says Northern Ireland MLA

  04-10-2018 10:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland is to give Theresa May and the UK Government a Brexit boost by backing an all-UK customs union with the EU after its departure from the union, it has been reported.
  
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• Irish government boost for May - 'but it's not Brexit,' says Northern Ireland MLA

  04-10-2018 10:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland is to give Theresa May and the UK Government a Brexit boost by backing an all-UK customs union with the EU after its departure from the union, it has been reported.
  
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• Route chosen for new Newry relief road

  04-10-2018 09:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The project aims to improve access to Warrenpoint Port and reduce traffic congestion in Newry.
  
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• MTK Global's Irish boxers not competing in Irish capital

  04-10-2018 09:28 via bbc.co.uk
  A management company bans its boxers from competing in Ireland, citing "untrue" media claims.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Latest updates on delays and disruption

  04-10-2018 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Crash causing delays on M2

  04-10-2018 08:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• 'Vigorous' shaking led to death of Belfast baby Caragh Walsh, inquest told

  04-10-2018 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pathologist who carried out a post-mortem examination on a three-month-old west Belfast girl still believes that "vigorous" shaking caused the baby's death.
  
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• Northern Ireland man’s poignant trip to Zambia to salute his grandad’s role in last battle of the Great War

  04-10-2018 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Newry man will travel to Zambia next month to honour his grandfather, who fought in the last battle of the First World War 100 years ago.
  
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• Apprentice star Leah Totton engaged... but fiance's identity is a mystery

  04-10-2018 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland 'Botox queen' and former Apprentice winner Leah Totton has announced her engagement to a mystery man.
  
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• Stephen Nolan retains TV slots as BBC NI announce £11m outlay in fresh content

  04-10-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Nolan will be back on our TV screens next year as BBC unveiled their new schedule.
  
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• IRA victim’s son slams SF claim Britain was chief aggressor of the Troubles

  04-10-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of an innocent man shot dead by the IRA 29 years ago today has accused Sinn Fein of insulting victims by suggesting the Government was the "main conflict protagonist" in the Troubles.
  
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• Headstone dedicated to Ballymoney's 'pauper dead' unveiled

  04-10-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A service has taken place in Ballymoney Cemetery to remember those buried in the town's 'Paupers' Graves'.
  
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• I knew about RHI flaws from the start but said nothing, says boss of advice firm that made £250k

  04-10-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of a green energy company knew the Renewable Heat Incentive was flawed from the start but failed to tell a Stormont committee, a public inquiry has heard.
  
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• Heartbroken Belfast widow told there’s a six-month waiting list for counselling

  04-10-2018 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pensioner grieving her late husband has called for faster access to bereavement counselling services after being placed on a six-month waiting list.
  
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