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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Hillhead Road closed following crash

  28-10-2018 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Elite League: Giants defeat Panthers in second overtime win of weekend

  28-10-2018 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast Giants secure their second overtime victory of the weekend with a 3-2 win away to Elite League leaders Nottingham Panthers.
  
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• Higgins is re-elected as Irish president

  28-10-2018 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael sat "on the sidelines".
  
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• Synagogue gunman ‘said he wanted all Jews to die’

  28-10-2018 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The suspect in the mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue expressed hatred of Jews during the rampage and told officers afterwards that Jews were committing genocide and that he wanted them all to die, court documents show.
  
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• Artefacts from First World War found under hut at Co Down camp

  28-10-2018 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dog tag, a section of uniform, pipes and matches believed to date back to the First World War have been found at an Army base in Co Down.
  
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• Cushendall and Ballycran to meet in Ulster club hurling final

  28-10-2018 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Cushendall defeat Loughgiel to set up an Ulster club hurling decider against Ballycran, who shock provincial champions Slaughtneil.
  
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• Pensioner shaken after masked men burglary

  28-10-2018 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  The incident took place shortly after 21.00 GMT on Saturday in the Glenvarna area of Newtownabbey.
  
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• Garvagh shooting: Girl offers gunmen piggy bank to save dad

  28-10-2018 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Gang shoot father and threaten to shoot his teenage daughter in a "sickeningly vicious" attack.
  
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• Man dies following road crash in Omagh

  28-10-2018 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  The 22 year old was driving on the Beltany Road, near the junction with the Drumlegagh Road.
  
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• Irish vote to scrap offence of blasphemy

  28-10-2018 16:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A referendum to decriminalise blasphemy wins support from almost 65% of Irish voters.
  
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• Rory McIlroy finishes 24 behind WGC-HSBC Champions winner Schauffele

  28-10-2018 15:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy finishes on 10 over par as Xander Schauffele wins the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai after a play-off hole.
  
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• Road closed after serious one vehicle collision in Omagh

  28-10-2018 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Beltany Road in Omagh has been closed in both directions after a serious crash on Sunday morning.
  
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• Man (22) dies after serious one vehicle crash in Omagh

  28-10-2018 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man has died after being involved in a single vehicle collision in Omagh during the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Teenage girl offered her piggy bank savings to stop masked thugs from shooting her father in paramilitary style attack

  28-10-2018 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage girl offered her piggy bank savings to stop masked thugs who broke into her home from shooting her father in a paramilitary style attack in Co Londonderry.
  
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• Man shot and teenage daughter threatened by masked thugs in paramilitary style attack

  28-10-2018 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Masked thugs shot a man in both arms and legs before threatening to shoot and beat his teenage daughter in a paramilitary style attack in Co Londonderry.
  
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• Dublin Marathon: Ethiopian pair Asefa Bekele and Mesera Dubiso win titles

  28-10-2018 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Ethiopian runner Asefa Bekele wins the Dublin Marathon men's title as his compatriot Mesera Dubiso is first in the women's race.
  
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• Portaferry burglary: Men 'made barricade' during break-in

  28-10-2018 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men broke into a house, ransacked it and damaged a car as they fled from the scene in County Down.
  
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• Police appeal after bin set on fire outside home in Dunmurry arson attack

  28-10-2018 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are treating an incident that saw a bin set on fire and placed at the back of a house in Dunmurry as arson with intent to endanger life.
  
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• Review: U2 bring the hype to Belfast...and the disappointment

  28-10-2018 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The world's greatest band rolled in for a Saturday night in Belfast to finish a fight they started nearly three years ago.
  
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• Review: U2 bring the hype to Belfast... and the disappointment

  28-10-2018 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The world's greatest band rolled in for a Saturday night in Belfast to finish a fight they started nearly three years ago.
  
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• Belfast attacks: Two men injured in separate incidents

  28-10-2018 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Police make arrests after a man is stabbed in the shoulder and another assaulted with a broken glass.
  
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• Man (30) in hospital after alleged Belfast stabbing- one arrested

  28-10-2018 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man has been arrested after an alleged stabbing in east Belfast.
  
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• Man seriously injured after being assaulted with broken glass in Belfast

  28-10-2018 12:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 22-year-old man has been seriously injured after being assaulted with broken glass in Belfast.
  
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• Men barricade themselves in bedroom as masked intruders ransack house in Co Down

  28-10-2018 12:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men barricaded themselves in a bedroom while masked intruders ransacked their house during an aggravated burglary in Co Down.
  
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• Almost forgotten cenotaph in north Belfast to become visible again

  28-10-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An almost forgotten cenotaph to railway workers from Northern Ireland who died in the First World War is set to become visible to the public again.
  
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• Thousands left disappointed after Northern Ireland fireworks display cancelled at last minute

  28-10-2018 10:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland council has apologised after around 8,000 people were left disappointed when it cancelled a fireworks display.
  
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• Coronation Street star Charles Lawson suffered stroke while performing on stage

  28-10-2018 10:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street star Charles Lawson has revealed he suffered a stroke while performing on stage.
  
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• Meghan celebrates universal suffrage fight in New Zealand

  28-10-2018 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex has said the women of New Zealand who fought for universal suffrage are “universally admired”.
  
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• Lisburn BMX track rebuild inspires new generation

  28-10-2018 10:10 via bbc.co.uk
  The rebuilding of a BMX track in Lisburn has inspired a new generation of riders.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Beltany Road in Omagh closed after serious crash

  28-10-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha ‘was on board crashed helicopter’

  28-10-2018 09:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The helicopter of Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed outside the King Power Stadium following Saturday’s Premier League game against West Ham.
  
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• Revamped BMX track rises from the ashes

  28-10-2018 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Lisburn's BMX facility declined after its 1980s heyday, but some veteran riders put it back on track.
  
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• Meet the workers whose office is the Mourne Mountains

  28-10-2018 07:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The mountain workers have to deal with boulders, midges and talking trees.
  
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• Magic Mournes

  28-10-2018 07:54 via bbc.co.uk
  The mountain workers have to deal with boulders, midges and talking trees.
  
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• An office in the Mourne Mountains

  28-10-2018 07:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Hundreds of people work in the mountain range in County Down in a range of different jobs.
  
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• Ulster University: 'Lift cap on NI students'

  28-10-2018 07:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Prof Paddy Nixon says a Belfast Region City Deal will need NI students going to NI universities.
  
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• Keep moving

  28-10-2018 07:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Two cancer charities are spearheading initiatives to help people get active.
  
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• Rowing solo across the Atlantic aged 60

  28-10-2018 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Shirley Thompson is attempting to become the oldest woman to row across an ocean on her own.
  
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