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• Ulster SFC draw: Tyrone face Derry in Ulster SFC preliminary-round tie

  11-10-2018 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyrone will take on Derry in Ulster SFC preliminary round with holders Donegal facing Fermanagh plus Cavan v Monaghan and Down v Armagh.
  
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• Flybe cancels all early morning flights from Belfast City Airport as Storm Callum closes in on Northern Ireland

  11-10-2018 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Flybe has cancelled all flights departing from Belfast City Airport early Friday morning due to high winds forecast from Storm Callum.
  
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• Photographers booked for Christian bakers in 'gay cake' case refuse to hand over images

  11-10-2018 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A photographic agency hired to take pictures of the Christian owners of a bakery after their Supreme Court victory in the “gay cake” case has refused to hand over the images, saying the company was “standing up against discrimination”.
  
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• Ashers photographers booked for 'gay cake' case refuse to hand over images

  11-10-2018 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A photographic agency hired to take pictures of the Christian owners of a bakery after their Supreme Court victory in the “gay cake” case has refused to hand over the images, saying the company was “standing up against discrimination”.
  
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• Inspections at the frontier

  11-10-2018 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  John Campbell explores the border checks already in place
  
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• Brexit: The NI border checks already in place

  11-10-2018 20:45 via bbc.co.uk
  John Campbell explores some of the border checks already in place within the UK's single market.
  
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• Brexit: The NI customs checks already in place

  11-10-2018 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  John Campbell explores some of the customs checks already in place within the UK's single market.
  
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• Adrian Ismay: Video of bomb explosion shown to court

  11-10-2018 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  CCTV has shown the moment a bomb exploded under a prison officer's van in east Belfast in 2016.
  
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• Theresa May cannot recommend Brexit deal says DUP

  11-10-2018 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster says "these are significant days for Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom as we know it".
  
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• Stephen Carson murder: Fiancée recalls gunman entering house

  11-10-2018 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The fiancée of a man who was shot dead in a house in south Belfast in 2016 gives evidence.
  
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• Storm Callum: Yellow weather alert issued for NI

  11-10-2018 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The worst of the storm front is expected to hit on Thursday.
  
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• Heineken Champions Cup: Leicester game will set the tone for Ulster says Andrew Trimble

  11-10-2018 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster's Champions Cup pool opener against Leicester Tigers on Saturday will "set the tone" for their season, Andrew Trimble says.
  
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• DUP's Foster says May 'cannot in good conscience' recommend Brexit backstop

  11-10-2018 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has warned Theresa May she cannot "in good conscience" recommend a Brexit deal which keeps Northern Ireland in the customs union.
  
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• Medicinal cannabis to be prescribed in NI from November

  11-10-2018 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products next month, the Department of Health has said.
  
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• Kyle Lafferty: Michael O'Neill says NI striker cited Achilles injury for withdrawal

  11-10-2018 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill says Kyle Lafferty cited an Achilles injury for his withdrawal from his country's two Nations League games.
  
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• Court shown footage of explosion that killed prison officer Adrian Ismay

  11-10-2018 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The dramatic CCTV footage of a terrorist attempt to blow-up prison officer Adrian Ismay was played in court at the trial of a west Belfast man accused of murdering the 52-year-old father of three.
  
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• Pictured: Police hunt men in connection with serious assault in Belfast City Centre

  11-10-2018 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have released images of two men they wish to speak to in connection with a serious assault in Belfast City Centre.
  
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• Patisserie Valerie warns it is on the brink of collapse

  11-10-2018 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  The cafe chain says it needs "an immediate injection of capital" to continue trading or it will fail.
  
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• Three people rushed to hospital following two vehicle crash in Co Antrim

  11-10-2018 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been taken to hospital following a two vehicle crash in Co Antrim.
  
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• Disclosures Tribunal: 'McCabe is a genuine person'

  11-10-2018 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The tribunal is investigating whether there was a smear campaign at the highest levels of the Gardaí.
  
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• Business leaders write to PM over availability of labour in Northern Ireland

  11-10-2018 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of business leaders have united to urge the Prime Minister to act over what they have termed severe labour shortages in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ireland's Minister for Communications Denis Naughten resigns

  11-10-2018 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The independent TD from Roscommon has resigned after a controversy over the National Broadband Plan.
  
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• Man accused of kidnapping and threatening to kill woman remanded in custody

  11-10-2018 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was remanded in custody today accused of kidnapping, false imprisonment and arson with intent to endanger a woman's life.
  
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• Ministerial code 'had no real force'

  11-10-2018 17:49 via bbc.co.uk
  The claim is heard at the inquiry into a flawed energy scheme that left taxpayers with a £490m bill.
  
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• Co Down Beach body find: Appeal to public over unidentified body

  11-10-2018 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The body of a man found on a beach in Newcastle is not believed to be suspicious, police have said.
  
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• World Superbikes: Sprint races added to race weekends for 2019 season

  11-10-2018 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  World Superbike weekends are to feature an additional sprint race on Sunday mornings for the first time in 2019.
  
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• High profile Belfast rape trial ‘helped public better understand court process’

  11-10-2018 16:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A high profile rape trial in Belfast gave the public a better understanding of the court system, a senior Public Prosecution Service official has said.
  
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• Esther McVey won't say if she backs PM's EU trade plan

  11-10-2018 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Esther McVey says she is behind Theresa May - but doesn't offer backing for her Brexit strategy.
  
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• Northern Ireland economy 'bounced back to growth'

  11-10-2018 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The service sector was the biggest contributor to second quarter growth.
  
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• Incoming: Storm Callum set to hit Northern Ireland with winds of up to 70mph

  11-10-2018 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is set to be hit with winds of speeds up to 70mph on Friday with the arrival of Storm Callum.
  
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• Pictures: PSNI prepares for major international terrorist attack in training operation

  11-10-2018 16:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has taken part in a major two-day training exercise, along with a number of police services from across Europe, to develop and test their response to multiple and simultaneous terrorist attacks at different locations.
  
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• Majority of PSNI armed responses linked to mental health

  11-10-2018 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The force is also dealing with 150 calls daily related to people with mental health difficulties.
  
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• Roma fan 'lashed out' at Liverpool supporter

  11-10-2018 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Sean Cox was left in a coma after the attack at the first leg of Liverpool and Roma's clash in April.
  
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• DUP could withhold support for government over Brexit

  11-10-2018 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  MP Sammy Wilson warns the government it must 'keep its part of the bargain.'
  
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• Medicinal cannabis to be prescribed from next month, says Home Secretary

  11-10-2018 15:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients from November 1, Home Secretary Sajid Javid has announced.
  
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• No evidence puppy beaten to death was put in microwave, court told

  11-10-2018 14:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A veterinary pathologist has found no evidence that a puppy allegedly bludgeoned to death with a hammer was also put in a microwave, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Vandalism forces Buncrana church to close its doors

  11-10-2018 14:24 via bbc.co.uk
  In one incident at the church in County Donegal, 'KKK' was scrawled on a Bible
  
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• Derry man wins Prince's Trust Award for raising his sister

  11-10-2018 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Ryan Pleijzier quit uni to raise his sister after their mother died
  
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• Northern Ireland economy could shrink by 9% over Brexit labour shortage, businesses warn PM

  11-10-2018 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's business groups have warned Brexit-inflicted labour shortages could shrink the economy by more than 9% over the next 20 years.
  
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• Northern Ireland rape cases increase by over a third in a year

  11-10-2018 13:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was a 36.6% increase in the number of people charged or reported for rape in Northern Ireland in 2017/18, compared to the previous year.
  
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• Irish tourist admits defacing Auschwitz memorial

  11-10-2018 13:16 via bbc.co.uk
  It is understood the man admitted scratching his name on a wall.
  
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• Brexit bullies behaving intolerably – Sir John Major

  11-10-2018 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tory Brexiteers are bullying Theresa May and behaving intolerably, Sir John Major has said.
  
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• Brexit 'another hurdle' for expanding Londonderry firm

  11-10-2018 11:48 via bbc.co.uk
  A business in Londonderry has announced a £4million expansion plan and says Brexit is simply an obstacle it will deal with
  
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• SDLP MLA calls for the term 'paramilitaries' to be ditched

  11-10-2018 11:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly has called for the term 'paramilitaries' to be scrapped from common usage, with the groups instead to be referred to as 'criminals'.
  
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