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• Tragedy as man dies after being hit by train

  18-10-2018 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died after he was hit by a train in Lurgan.
  
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• Benefits 'cruelty' sees bereaved Belfast mum and dyslexic first class graduate speak out - Belfast Live

  18-10-2018 22:48
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  Benefits 'cruelty' sees bereaved Belfast mum and dyslexic first class graduate speak out
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  There is real anger in Belfast at the “conscious cruelty” being inflicted on people by our welfare system. A bereaved mum with a severely disabled son, a heart attack survivor and a first class honours graduate with severe dyslexia are just some of ...
  
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• Tennyson: 'I'm taking the world title back to Belfast' - RTE.ie

  18-10-2018 22:13
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  Tennyson: 'I'm taking the world title back to Belfast'
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  James Tennyson is determined to seize his big chance and become Ireland's fourth reigning world boxing champion in Boston this weekend. The Belfast native will join Ryan Burnett, TJ Doheny and Katie Taylor, who fights on the same bill on Saturday, in ...
  James Tennyson vs Tevin Farmer: Tony Dunlop confident Belfast boxer will claim world title glory in BostonBelfast Liveall 15 news articles »
  
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• Presidential candidate Peter Casey faces Traveller protests

  18-10-2018 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Peter Casey had made controversial comments about Travellers before visiting a new housing estate.
  
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• WATCH: Hundreds of First World War letters found in Belfast - News24

  18-10-2018 20:48
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  WATCH: Hundreds of First World War letters found in Belfast
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  The 180 letters were rediscovered in Belfast and tell the story of a young man's life on the Western Front. They were written by medical student Patrick Dixon to his parents in Dublin. Mr Dixon volunteered to fight in the war just after the 1916 Easter ...and more »
  
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• Death on the streets

  18-10-2018 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  NI's first health hub for the homeless is to open in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Homeless people dying on Northern Ireland's streets

  18-10-2018 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Susan Semple, who has worked as a nurse among the homeless in Belfast for over two decades, says people are suffering and dying on the streets.
  
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• Varadkar warns risk of return to violence ‘very real’ if hard border emerges

  18-10-2018 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s premier has warned there is a “real risk” of a return to violence in Ireland if a hard border returns.
  
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• Extended transition changes nothing, says DUP as Prime Minister quizzed on 'permanent backstop' option

  18-10-2018 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The extension of the transition period in which the UK leaves the EU "does nothing significant on the key issue of the unacceptable EU backstop proposals," the DUP's deputy leader Nigel Dodds has said.
  
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• Bono on Brexit

  18-10-2018 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The band's groundbreaking stage show is designed to ensure everyone has a front-row seat.
  
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• Paramilitary-style attack ad campaign

  18-10-2018 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Paramilitary-style attacks are being highlighted as part of a new TV ad campaign by the Department of Justice in NI.
  
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• Roma supporter found not guilty of serious assault on Liverpool fan Sean Cox

  18-10-2018 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Roma supporter Filippo Lombardi, 21, has been found not guilty at Preston Crown Court of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Liverpool fan Sean Cox, 53, from Co Meath, Ireland, in an attack outside Anfield ahead of the Champions League semi-final on April 26.
  
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• Man attacked at Monaghan house party dies

  18-10-2018 16:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The 41-year-old attended the party on 7 October to watch the Conor McGregor fight.
  
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• Man accused of stabbing victim in Belfast attack says he acted as a 'Good Samaritan'

  18-10-2018 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of stabbing another man twice in the neck claims he only acted as a "Good Samaritan", the High Court heard today.
  
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• Theresa May agrees to permanent Brexit backstop for Northern Ireland - reports could spell deal-breaker for DUP

  18-10-2018 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has committed to a permanent backstop for Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit according to reports.
  
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• Northern Ireland clerical sex abuse survivor ‘interrogated’ by benefits system

  18-10-2018 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A survivor of clerical child sex abuse in Northern Ireland has said she felt “interrogated” during her benefits application.
  
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• Northern Ireland 'safe' after mad cow disease found in Scotland

  18-10-2018 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's risk status of being affected by 'mad cow disease' has not been impacted after the discovery of the disease in Scotland, a Government official has said.
  
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• America's Cup firm wants to revive Belfast shipbuilding - Irish Times

  18-10-2018 14:48
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  America's Cup firm wants to revive Belfast shipbuilding
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• Housing executive homes 'could fall into disrepair'

  18-10-2018 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The housing executive is to begin planning for decommissioning of properties due to a funding shortfall.
  
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• Love Island's Sam and Georgia announce split hours after appearing on red carpet

  18-10-2018 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Love Island 2018 couple Georgia Steel (20) and Sam Bird (25) have announced they have broken up, 3 months after leaving the villa.
  
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• Woman seriously injured in Derry crash

  18-10-2018 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for information following a collision in the Culmore Road area of Londonderry on Sunday.
  
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• Scottish Tories accused of risking peace in Northern Ireland

  18-10-2018 13:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Scottish Conservative party has been accused by a leading expert of risking peace in Northern Ireland with her party's stance on a special deal for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Irish smear scandal: 86,000-plus awaiting repeat test results

  18-10-2018 13:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The upsurge in demand came after the Irish government offered to pay for re-tests.
  
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• Time-limited Bill aims to restore devolution in Northern Ireland

  18-10-2018 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has introduced a new Bill to Parliament which she has described as her plan to restore the region’s devolved government.
  
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• Varadkar shows EU27 dinner guests border bomb horror picture - Brexit deadlock over Ireland backstop

  18-10-2018 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar presented EU leaders with a copy of an Irish newspaper featuring the story of an IRA bombing of a border customs post during a dinner in Brussels on Wednesday.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of strikingly spacious Bangor home

  18-10-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Expect to be amazed by the sheer scale of the accommodation in this fantastic family home in Bangor.
  
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• Agreeing a backstop is an issue of trust, says Varadkar

  18-10-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Taoiseach has said that the key issue of agreeing the backstop deal is not only an issue of substance, but “an issue of trust”.
  
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• Theresa May admits Brexit transition could get longer to solve Ireland border conundrum

  18-10-2018 10:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has admitted that the transition period for the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union could be extended.
  
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• Cruel science?

  18-10-2018 10:20 via bbc.co.uk
  A boom in hotel rooms and complaints over mice used in experiments all feature in the papers.
  
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• Rediscovered letters from Irish soldier give flavour of Western Front

  18-10-2018 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A collection of letters written by a young Irish man serving on the Western Front has been rediscovered in Belfast.
  
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• Rangers' Kyle Lafferty will be offered peace deal for November Northern Ireland return

  18-10-2018 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kyle Lafferty could return to play for Northern Ireland against the Republic of Ireland next month despite the Irish FA blocking the striker from featuring for Rangers against Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership this weekend.
  
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• Kyle Lafferty will be offered peace deal for November Northern Ireland return

  18-10-2018 09:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kyle Lafferty could return to play for Northern Ireland against the Republic of Ireland next month despite the Irish FA blocking the striker from featuring for Rangers against Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership this weekend.
  
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• Richhill poisoning

  18-10-2018 08:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Alice Pearson was poisoned by her daughter and daughter-in-law in 1904.
  
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• Northern Ireland police station could soon host tourists

  18-10-2018 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone family has launched a bid to turn a former village police station into a new tourism destination.
  
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• Derry solicitor's legal aid fraud charges 'have been humiliating'

  18-10-2018 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A solicitor accused of making fraudulent legal aid claims has told a court of the unbearable pressure he has been under.
  
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• Castlewellan tree tops Northern Ireland awards list

  18-10-2018 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A giant redwood in Co Down has been crowned Northern Ireland's Tree of the Year.
  
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• 'My beautiful best friend' - Mairead O'Neill's sister posts touching online tribute

  18-10-2018 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of a young model who died suddenly has paid tribute to her "beautiful best friend", saying she is back in the arms of their late mother.
  
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• Nearly 25,000 live animals used for experiments in Northern Ireland last year

  18-10-2018 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A rise in animal testing in Northern Ireland has been slammed by an MLA, who said more that 60 were subjected to "painful and damaging" tests every day.
  
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• Murdered RUC officer's son rejects watchdog finding that there was no collusion

  18-10-2018 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of an RUC man who was gunned down in a Belfast ice cream parlour in 1988 has attacked a Police Ombudsman investigation report after it found no evidence that other officers colluded in the murder of their colleague.
  
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• Five candidates battle for Mid and East Antrim council by-election seat

  18-10-2018 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Voting in the by-election to fill a seat on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council will take place today.
  
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• Belfast's Hydebank a hive of activity as behind-bars beekeeping creates a buzz

  18-10-2018 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There's a buzz around Hydebank Wood Prison these days, with beekeeping now a popular pastime.
  
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• Down Royal's last race meeting will be on Boxing Day

  18-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Confirmation that top class horse racing may cease at Down Royal racecourse, in its present form, is a hammer blow to the sport, the bloodstock industry and hospitality sector.
  
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• Anger of Raychel’s Ferguson mum as nurses to face no action over fatal hospital failings

  18-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a child whose death in hospital was found to be avoidable has said she has been left furious after learning that no further action will be taken against nurses involved in her daughter's care.
  
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• Video and pictures: Cirque Du Soleil's OVO arrives in Belfast

  18-10-2018 00:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cirque du Soleil comes to Belfast for its signature production, OVO.
  
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• Pictured: Thousands pack out Larne's Inver park for Rangers win

  18-10-2018 00:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands turned out to watch Larne take the spoils in a friendly against a Rangers XI at Inver Park.
  
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