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• Home 'gutted' in west Belfast arson attack - BBC News

  29-10-2018 22:34
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  Home 'gutted' in west Belfast arson attack
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  A house has been "completely gutted" in an arson attack in west Belfast, police have said. The fire at the terraced property on Monagh Drive was reported at 16:45 GMT on Monday. Two women escaped the fire without injury. Police said they are treating ...
  Two escape injury and home gutted in Belfast arson - Fire Service praised for stopping blaze spreadBelfast Telegraph
  Monagh Drive arson attack sees two women escape gutted homeBelfast
  
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• Glenn Hoddle’s family ‘overwhelmed’ by messages of support from Tottenham fans

  29-10-2018 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Glenn Hoddle have been “overwhelmed” by messages of support from Tottenham fans after he suffered a heart attack on Saturday.
  
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• Car crashes into house in south Belfast - BBC News

  29-10-2018 21:19
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  Car crashes into house in south Belfast
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  A car has crashed into the side of a house in south Belfast, causing part of a backyard wall to collapse. It happened in Kimberley Street in the Ormeau area shortly before 16:20 GMT on Monday,. There were no reports of any injuries, a spokeswoman for ...
  
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• No changes to NI air passenger duty or tourism tax

  29-10-2018 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The government says that for legal reasons no changes can be made until the UK has left the EU.
  
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• Belfast gets £350m funding boost in budget - The Guardian

  29-10-2018 20:20
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  Belfast gets £350m funding boost in budget
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  Belfast has landed a big budget boost after the chancellor announced £350m as part of a number of regional city deals. Philip Hammond's pre-Brexit budget – what's the verdict? Gaby Hinsliff, Katy Balls, Faiza Shaheen, Caroline Lucas, Vicky Pryce.
  Budget 'game-changer' as £350m allocated for Belfast dealBelfast Telegraph
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• Belfast gets £350m funding boost in budget

  29-10-2018 20:20
  Philip Hammond also pledges £320m to Northern Ireland executiveBelfast landed a big budget boost, with £350m pledged as part of regional city deals announced by the chancellor. Related: Philip Hammond’s pre-Brexit budget – what’s the verdict? | Gaby Hinsliff and othersRelated: Key points from budget 2018 – at a glanceContinue reading...
  
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• Synagogue suspect wheeled into courtroom to face charges of killing 11 people

  29-10-2018 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The man accused in the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has appeared briefly in federal court in a wheelchair and handcuffs to face charges that he killed 11 people in what is believed to be the deadliest attack on Jews in US history.
  
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• Budget worth an additional £320m for NI, says chancellor

  29-10-2018 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Philip Hammond also confirms £2m one-off payment to help rejuvenate Belfast after the Primark fire.
  
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• Budget windfall for Belfast and the North - Irish Times

  29-10-2018 19:40
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  Budget windfall for Belfast and the North
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• Extra £300 million for shared and integrated education in Northern Ireland

  29-10-2018 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shared and integrated cross-community education programmes in Northern Ireland are to receive an extra £300 million following Monday’s Budget, the Chancellor said.
  
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• A burning scandal

  29-10-2018 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  After 111 days of oral evidence, what can be gleaned from the inquiry into NI's flawed energy scheme?
  
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• Belfast City Region Deal investment falls short of expected £450 million

  29-10-2018 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast region will receive a £350 million investment under the City Deal scheme, the Chancellor has announced.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Vehicle hits M1 bridge - one lane closed

  29-10-2018 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans pays tribute to Leicester owner with club team-mates

  29-10-2018 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans and his Leicester team-mates paid their respects to Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on Monday afternoon after the club's owner died in Saturday night's helicopter crash.
  
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• Chancellor allocates £2m to help Belfast recover from Bank Buildings fire

  29-10-2018 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor has allocated £2 million to help Belfast city centre recover following a major fire.
  
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• Lord Mayor hosts Friendship Four 2018 Inspection visit in City Hall

  29-10-2018 16:56 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ku Klux Klan incident at Islamic prayer centre is hate crime, say Belfast police

  29-10-2018 16:31
  People in hooded Ku Klux Klan costumes posed outside centre in Newtownards, County DownAt least eight people posed in Ku Klux Klan outfits outside an Islamic prayer centre near Belfast at the weekend, in an incident that is being investigated as a hate crime.The hooded individuals were photographed with their arms aloft and their fists clenched outside the building in Newtownards, County Down on Sunday evening. At least two were holding a wooden cross. The centre was subject to an apparent Islam
  
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• Live Budget updates: Hammond says borrowing this year will be £11.6 billion lower than forecast at the Spring Statement

  29-10-2018 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond delivers his last Budget before Brexit.
  
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• Budget 2018: The Chancellor's millions for Northern Ireland - city deals, Executive boost and Primark fire support

  29-10-2018 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered his last Budget before Brexit with Northern Ireland in line for a huge multi-million boost.
  
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• Belfast glass attack accused claims injuries caused by slip

  29-10-2018 15:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man accused of sticking a glass in a drinking partner's face claims the injuries were caused by slipping in spilt beer, a court heard today.
  
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• I will form new party if Fianna Fail will not let me join, says Casey

  29-10-2018 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish presidential candidate Peter Casey says he plans to set up a new party if he is prevented from joining Fianna Fail.
  
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• Northern Ireland prostitute accused of threatening to send video to client's fiancee

  29-10-2018 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prostitute allegedly threatened to send a secretly recorded sex video to a client's fiancee if he didn't hand over thousands of pounds, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Mental health problems in Northern Ireland 'like a tsunami'

  29-10-2018 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  One school principal says anxiety levels in young people today are "unprecedented".
  
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• Online learning company announces creation of 20 new jobs in Derry

  29-10-2018 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The economy of Londonderry is set for a boost with the announcement 20 new jobs at global online learning company Learning Pool.
  
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• Structural concerns: Half of schools assessed

  29-10-2018 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  According to Irish broadcaster RTÉ, engineers have looked at 21 out of 42 sites.
  
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• Chris Grayling admits talks on UK-EU post-Brexit flights have not begun

  29-10-2018 13:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has insisted that flights between the UK and EU will not be grounded after Brexit despite admitting that talks on route access have not begun.
  
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• 10 things happening in Northern Ireland this week: October 29 - November 4 - from fireworks to Ladyboys

  29-10-2018 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of the top events happening this week across Northern Ireland.
  
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• ‘No survivors’ from Indonesia flight which crashed into the sea

  29-10-2018 11:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Indonesian rescue officials have said they are not expecting any survivors from the Lion Air plane that crashed into the sea off Jakarta with 189 people on board.
  
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• Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill pays tribute to 'phenomenal' Leicester owner Srivaddhanaprabha

  29-10-2018 10:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  REPUBLIC of Ireland boss, and former Leicester manager, Martin O'Neill has described Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha as an 'incredible gentleman' after the Leicester owner died in a helicopter crash on Saturday night.
  
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• Coming clean

  29-10-2018 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  A paramilitary-style shooting in Garvagh and a hosepipe ban admission make the NI daily newspapers.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Latest delays

  29-10-2018 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Halloween road closure and shuttle services as thousands expected for festivities 

  29-10-2018 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Irish rebel and Army captain: An unlikely friendship

  29-10-2018 08:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Éamon de Valera surrendered to British Army lieutenant Hitzen during the 1916 Easter Rising.
  
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• NI's 'invisible women'

  29-10-2018 08:10 via bbc.co.uk
  A new website aims to celebrate the women who helped shape Northern Ireland.
  
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• Leicester City owner among five dead in helicopter crash

  29-10-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester City FC confirmed last night that its chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among the five people who died when his helicopter crashed and exploded in a car park close to the team's stadium on Saturday.
  
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• Greysteel continues to haunt me ... I can still smell the smoke of those guns'

  29-10-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who was one of the first on the scene after the Greysteel massacre has said the horror he witnessed that night will stay with him for ever.
  
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• Darren Gallagher (22) killed in Tyrone crash on notorious A5

  29-10-2018 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fresh concerns have been raised about a notorious Co Tyrone road after it claimed another life.
  
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• Teacher Paul McLean's miracle recovery after op to remove massive brain clot

  29-10-2018 07:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has told how his life was saved by a ground-breaking operation that involves doctors removing a blood clot from the brain after a stroke.
  
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• Shankill bomber Kelly 'dancing on graves of victims'

  29-10-2018 07:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who lost her parents in the Shankill bombing has rejected an apology from one of the killers.
  
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• Killers let out of jail 386 times in nine months in Northern Ireland

  29-10-2018 07:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Killers have been let out of Northern Ireland's prisons nearly 400 times this year.
  
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• Belfast rape survivor's relief that attacker will be staying in jail

  29-10-2018 07:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The victim of a vicious serial rapist from Northern Ireland has said she is delighted and relieved that her attacker will be staying behind bars for the foreseeable future.
  
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• Hate crime: Gang dressed as Ku Klux Klan outside Islamic centre in Northern Ireland

  29-10-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed an incident in which a group of people dressed up like members of the Ku Klux Klan were pictured in a Co Down town is being investigated as a hate crime.
  
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• Teen Derry girl offers gunmen piggy bank in desperate bid to save father from being shot

  29-10-2018 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A traumatised teenage girl offered her piggy bank savings to masked men before they shot her dad in a brutal paramilitary-style attack.
  
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• Northern Ireland small businesses could miss out on £650m Budget windfall

  29-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Businesses in Northern Ireland could miss out on a financial windfall from today's Budget due to the Stormont impasse, an MLA has warned.
  
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• NI Water exceeded its powers with hosepipe ban

  29-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland Water has admitted that the hosepipe ban it imposed this summer had exceeded its powers, as it tried to prohibit activities the organisation had no powers to ban under existing legislation.
  
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• Hammond's Budget to hand Belfast city centre £2m lifeline after Primark blaze fallout

  29-10-2018 07:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast city centre will be handed a £2 million lifeline in today's Budget.
  
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• Ireland's housing problem prompts an activist movement

  29-10-2018 07:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Homelessness and unaffordable housing is increasingly bringing people to the streets to protest.
  
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