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• Threat issued against Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan - 'I won't be deterred'

  09-11-2018 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein MLA Pat Sheehan has said that the PSNI has informed him that a "criminal element" has issued a threat against him.
  
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• Welsh government announces free abortions for women from Northern Ireland

  09-11-2018 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Welsh government has announced that it will offer free abortions to women from Northern Ireland through the NHS.
  
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• Sinn Fein nominate representatives to policing board with meetings to resume next month

  09-11-2018 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have nominated three representatives to the Northern Ireland Policing Board with meetings set to resume next month.
  
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• HMS Duncan docks in Belfast for Armistice Day

  09-11-2018 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the Royal Navy’s most advanced warships has arrived in Belfast to mark Armistice Day in the city.
  
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• Arlene Foster: PM's Brexit plan could see Northern Ireland separate from UK over next decade

  09-11-2018 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has said that Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plan could cause Northern Ireland to separate from the rest of the United Kingdom over the next decade.
  
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• Over 400k cigarettes and ten tonnes of tobacco seized in Newry

  09-11-2018 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have seized an estimated ten tonnes of loose tobacco and 411,000 cigarettes in the Newry area.
  
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• Jo Johnson quits as minister over Brexit and calls for second referendum

  09-11-2018 17:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jo Johnson has resigned from Theresa May’s Government in protest at her Brexit plan, warning the country faced a choice between “vassalage” under her proposed deal or the “chaos” of crashing out of the EU.
  
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• Co Down man who headbutted police officer escapes jail

  09-11-2018 16:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who headbutted a police officer during an arrest will be jailed if he offends again in the next six months, a judge warned today.
  
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• Arson attack in east Belfast 'was racial hate crime' - BBC News

  09-11-2018 16:35
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  Police are treating an arson attack on a house in east Belfast, in which a family of five escaped injury, as a racial hate crime. Flammable liquid was poured through the front door letter box of a house in the Hyndford Street area and set alight at ...
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• Lord Mayor hosts INSPIRE conference in City Hall

  09-11-2018 15:54 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Northern Ireland roads to close for Derry Girls filming despite business objections

  09-11-2018 15:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Londonderry's main streets is to be closed for the filming of hit Channel 4 comedy Derry Girls despite objections from business owners objecting.
  
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• Derry brothel keeper sentenced to 60 hours community service

  09-11-2018 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Paul McGrory sublet a house in Derry to prostitutes over a nine month period in 2016.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Police warning ahead of Ulster game

  09-11-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Co Down road closed due to flooding

  09-11-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Family of five escape injury in racist Belfast arson attack

  09-11-2018 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family of five escaped injury in a Belfast arson attack.
  
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• Family of five escape injury in Belfast racist arson attack

  09-11-2018 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family of five escaped injury in a Belfast arson attack police are treating as a racist hate crime.
  
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• Northern Ireland teenager accused of schoolgirl rape fails to attend court

  09-11-2018 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim teenager has been charged with raping a schoolgirl, it has emerged.
  
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• Faulty equipment blamed for American school 'active shooter' report

  09-11-2018 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Faulty equipment was blamed for an "active shooter" alert at an American high school.
  
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• American school 'active shooter' report 'may be malfunctioning equipment'

  09-11-2018 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are responding to reports of an “active shooter” at a school in North Carolina, America, which officials have suggested may have been caused by malfunctioning equipment.
  
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• We share DUP Irish Sea border concern: Cabinet Secretary says backstop proposal unacceptable

  09-11-2018 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A member of Theresa May's Cabinet has thrown his weight behind the DUP in its opposition to the possibility of a border in the Irish sea.
  
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• Brazen gunman forces Northern Ireland petrol station worker to serve customer during robbery

  09-11-2018 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gunman hid behind the counter of a petrol station and forced a staff member to serve an unwitting customer during a robbery in Co Antrim.
  
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• The 6 biggest weight loss lies you've been told

  09-11-2018 13:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Myths tend to withstand the test of time, and dietary myths are no different.
  
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• Kilroot power deal to 'stabilise Northern Ireland electricity supply,' says AES - threat to 85 jobs

  09-11-2018 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new deal to allow Northern Ireland energy supplier AES to transfer some operations to its Kilroot power plant will ensure the stability of electricity supply, the company said.
  
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• Ulster Rugby's European Cup heroes hailed in new book

  09-11-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Rugby heroes of the past were on hand in Eason in Belfast's Donegall Place last night at the launch of a new book to mark the 20-year anniversary of the province winning the Heineken Cup.
  
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• Pensioner (81) knocked down along with child in buggy dies in hospital

  09-11-2018 11:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 81-year-old man knocked down along with a child in a push chair has died in hospital.
  
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• 'Anathema to our precious Union': Full text of letter DUP sent PM

  09-11-2018 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here is the text of the letter the DUP sent to Theresa May which has sparked a fresh row over the proposed "insurance policy" backstop.
  
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• We hope to turn Prime Minister around: Sammy Wilson warns Theresa May DUP will not support 'insurance policy' backstop

  09-11-2018 10:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's Sammy Wilson has warned his party will not support a any deal which could see the backstop insurance policy - which would keep NI aligned with the EU on customs arrangements - used to facilitate the UK's exit from the European Union.
  
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• Kilmood Church: New bells to mark Armistice

  09-11-2018 10:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The ring of bells in St Mary's Church, Kilmood, will sound on Sunday to mark 100 years since the Armistice.
  
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• Tough return

  09-11-2018 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The chaos of revolutionary Ireland posed big challenges in caring for disabled World War One veterans.
  
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• Life as a World War One veteran in 'war zone' Ireland

  09-11-2018 09:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The chaos of revolutionary Ireland posed big challenges in caring for disabled World War One veterans.
  
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• Newspaper review: Belfast gridlock and a very big fish

  09-11-2018 09:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The feud linked to a Belfast murder and loyalist violence in Larne also appear in Friday's papers.
  
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• Brexit: DUP accuses May of breaking promises on Irish border

  09-11-2018 09:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The party says a letter from the PM implied the Brexit backstop could include a border in the Irish Sea.
  
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• Artist Nikolaus Gansterer wins £20k MAC International Prize

  09-11-2018 08:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The Austrian beat off competition from 12 other shortlisted artists from across the globe.
  
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• WW1 centenary: Blood-stained prayer book tells story of sacrifice

  09-11-2018 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  A prayer book with a bullet hole is among the items in an exhibition in Fermanagh remembering WW1.
  
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• Great War gospel

  09-11-2018 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  A prayer book with a bullet hole is among items in a WWI exhibition
  
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• Gary Hamilton: Glenavon boss wins second successive manager of the month award

  09-11-2018 08:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Glenavon boss Gary Hamilton wins a second successive Northern Ireland Football Writers manager of the month award.
  
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• Warning over driving on morning after night out after Tyrone teens killed in crash

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coroner has warned of the dangers of driving the morning after a night of drinking at the conclusion of an inquest into the deaths of two Co Tyrone teenagers "with so much to live for".
  
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• Two arrests made over group posing as Ku Klux Klan members outside Co Down Islamic centre

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested following reports that a group of people dressed as Ku Klux Klan members posed for photographs outside a Co Down Islamic prayer centre.
  
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• Troubles soldiers sent 1,300 letters sparking fresh claims of 'witch-hunt'

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 1,300 letters have been sent to veteran soldiers in the last six years seeking information on Troubles-era deaths.
  
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• PM 'set to agree Irish Sea border' - Theresa May letter rings 'alarm bells,' says Foster

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has been accused of breaking her promise to the DUP that she would never sign up to a Brexit deal that separates Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
  
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• Northern Ireland nurse's shock at finding nasty note on vandalised car

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh nurse says she was "shocked and very upset" after her car was damaged in a car park at Craigavon Area Hospital and a note left branding her a "c**p selfish parker".
  
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• Northern Ireland job fears as Bombardier announces new savage cuts

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are fears of job losses in Northern Ireland after Bombardier announced 5,000 positions would go in its global operations around the world.
  
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• Military chief expresses discomfort at prospect of Troubles investigation

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the Armed Forces has said he feels "uncomfortable" at the prospect of being investigated as part of the Troubles probe.
  
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• Majority of Kilroot jobs saved but 85 workers still face the axe

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The majority of 270 at-risk power station jobs are understood to have been saved after the awarding of a new generating contract at Kilroot, the Belfast Telegraph understands.
  
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• Let my brothers rest in peace... Ballymena woman hits out at ‘heartbreaking’ grave vandalism

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Ballymena woman has slammed a series of sickening attacks on the grave of her brothers and called on ghoulish vandals to let them "rest in peace".
  
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• DUP Speaker was director of charity given £1m by social fund... and he also sat on body that made the award

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Assembly's Speaker was a director of an east Belfast charity awarded £1m by the Social Investment Fund (SIF) while he sat on a steering group that selected which projects would receive funding, it can be revealed.
  
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• Catholic Primate to preach at Armistice service for first time

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland is to preach at St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast on Sunday to commemorate the centenary of the First World War Armistice.
  
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• Angler takes an hour to reel in world record ray off Portrush coast

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An angler has caught the world's largest skate off the coast of Portrush after an hour of "strenuous fighting".
  
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• Andy Allen: We owe it to ex-soldiers to stand by them now

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist Party has consistently stated that nobody should be above the law regardless of who they are and that it must apply equally to all.
  
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• Acting great Sir Ian McKellen to make Ballymena stage debut

  09-11-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Ian McKellen, is set to appear in Ballymena - where his great-great-grandfather, James McKellen, was a strict, evangelical Protestant preacher - as part of an 80-date tour of the UK.
  
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