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• Belfast Harbour video shows 'surprise visitor' swimming in the water - Belfast Live

  10-11-2018 22:14
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  Belfast Harbour video shows 'surprise visitor' swimming in the water
  Belfast Live
  A rescue team were visited by a surprise from the deep as they carried out training to deal with people in crisis on the water. The boat crew from Lagan Search and Rescue caught what appears to be a Stingray swimming in the cold waters of Belfast Harbour.
  
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• The GAA star who died fighting in WW1

  10-11-2018 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Antrim player William Manning was a bright star before the Great War
  
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• The GAA soldier

  10-11-2018 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Antrim player William Manning was a bright star before the Great War
  
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• North Belfast couple 'suffering illness have car stolen by thugs' - Belfast Live

  10-11-2018 19:50
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  North Belfast couple 'suffering illness have car stolen by thugs'
  Belfast Live
  A car was stolen last night from a couple suffering an illness by thugs with no regard for anyone, a councillor has said. The incident is reported to have occurred in North Belfast on Friday and has left the owners 'devastated'.
  
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• As it happened: Ireland hold off Argentina challenge in error-filled display

  10-11-2018 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland beat an Argentina team they were expected to beat at the Aviva Stadium, but they were pretty unimpressive while doing so.
  
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• Irish League Round Up: Coleraine beat Linfield 2-1 for away win at Windsor

  10-11-2018 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine have deservedly taken the three points after a spirited performance at Windsor Park in the Irish Premiership.
  
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• Man seriously injured in assault outside Belfast City Hall - BBC News

  10-11-2018 18:17
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  Man seriously injured in assault outside Belfast City Hall
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  A 23-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital following an assault outside Belfast City Hall. The attack happened at Donegall Square North at around 02:00 GMT on Saturday morning. A 19-year-old man has been arrested and remains in police ...
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• Woman (60) held on sofa while balaclava-wearing gang raid house

  10-11-2018 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A gang of three balaclava-wearing men have broken into a woman's home in Lisburn and forced the victim onto the sofa while raiding the property.
  
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• Threatin: 'Fake fanbase' band to play planned Belfast gig - BBC News

  10-11-2018 16:09
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  Threatin: 'Fake fanbase' band to play planned Belfast gig
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  A concert featuring a Los Angeles band accused of faking its fanbase is set to go ahead at the Belfast Empire on Sunday night. Jered Threatin is the singer and sole full-time member of rock band Threatin. Promotional material for his Belfast gig ...
  'Fake band' Threatin just played a UK tour to… pretty much no-oneNME.comall 9 news articles »
  
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• Sinn Fein councillor hits out at so-called 'death drivers' in north Belfast

  10-11-2018 15:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein councillor has hit out at those responsible after a night of so-called 'death driving' in north Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Co Down road closed after collision

  10-11-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic updates: Closure on M1 after collision

  10-11-2018 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Child and three adults dead after crash involving car being pursued by police

  10-11-2018 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A one-year-old boy is one of four people who died when their people carrier was hit by a car being pursued by police.
  
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• House with two young children inside set on fire in Lurgan

  10-11-2018 13:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A house with two young children in it has been set on fire in Lurgan in an arson incident.
  
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• Pensioner couple thrown to ground in 'horrific' Co Down burglary

  10-11-2018 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A couple aged in their 70s have been thrown to the ground during what police have described as a "horrific attack".
  
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• Masked men armed with knife and hammer steal charity box in Newtownabbey

  10-11-2018 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Masked thieves in Newtownabbey have stolen a charity box during an armed robbery of a shop.
  
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• What Theresa May is offering is unsellable in its present language even if the Prime Minister turns up on bended knee at the DUP conference offering another billion pounds

  10-11-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  So, the endgame then. For the last year the DUP have been supplying the Government with anything but confidence. The June 2016 sweetheart deal was horribly misnamed.
  
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• Thousands back petition from grieving girlfriend for upgrade of 'lethal' A1 road

  10-11-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The girlfriend of a man killed on the A1 said she had "nowhere else to go" after launching a petition to bring forward improvements on the road.
  
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• It's my privilege to lay wreath in Belfast and pay tribute to war dead of Ireland, says Coveney

  10-11-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney has said it will be his "privilege" to lay a wreath at the Cenotaph in Belfast tomorrow to commemorate the centenary of the First World War Armistice.
  
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• Co Down primary school in £2m revamp on 180th anniversary

  10-11-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some £2 million has been invested at a Co Down primary school as it marks its 180th year.
  
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• Calmer day ahead after heavy rain and winds

  10-11-2018 11:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Driving rain and gale-force winds battered Northern Ireland yesterday, with more than an inch of rain falling.
  
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• Will Smith flees home as wildfires rage in California

  10-11-2018 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Will Smith has said he is fleeing his home in Calabasas amid the California wildfires.
  
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• Family escape injury in racially-motivated Belfast arson attack - Irish Times

  10-11-2018 10:08
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  Family escape injury in racially-motivated Belfast arson attack
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• Michelle O'Neill: Backstop is the absolute bottom line for the pro-Remain parties

  10-11-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I and the leaders of the other four pro-Remain parties will be in London on Monday and meeting An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Wednesday when we will be sending a strong, united message that the backstop, as already agreed, must be delivered.
  
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• I still aim to run for Fianna Fail in Northern Ireland election, insists McAnespy

  10-11-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An independent Co Tyrone councillor at the centre of a Fianna Fail fall-out says she still intends to run as a candidate for the party in next year's council elections.
  
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• Facebook post by Catholic man from Northern Ireland on why he chose to join the British Army gets massive reaction

  10-11-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Catholic man from north Belfast has received a massive online response after going public on his decision to join the British Army 18 years ago.
  
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• Cost of keeping Kilroot Power Station open will 'load £14m' on to customers' energy bills

  10-11-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A deal to keep open Kilroot Power Station with the rescue of around 150 jobs comes at a £14m cost to Northern Ireland consumers and businesses, it has been claimed.
  
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• Arlene Foster: ‘The intent is to handcuff the UK to the EU — with the EU holding the key’

  10-11-2018 10:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In any negotiation process all participants need to be conscious of an inherent risk, namely, that their own participation creates a sense of ownership and attachment.
  
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• Formals and frogs vs dogs

  10-11-2018 09:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Formals, crumbling buildings and hidden rocks all feature in Northern Ireland's weekly newspapers.
  
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• Terrified Romanian family’s narrow escape after race hate arson attack on home

  10-11-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Romanian family have spoken of their lucky escape after they battled to extinguish a fire lit under their door in a hate crime in east Belfast.
  
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• Joris Minne: So-so food and service is the elephant in the room at Ivory

  10-11-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ivory is a restaurant perched on the top floor of Belfast's Victoria Square shopping mall. It's been there ever since the mall opened 10 years ago. It occupies a prime site with a view. By any standards, the location gives the restaurant a head start.
  
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• Defiant DUP leader warns PM not to sell Northern Ireland short in an ‘unwise’ deal

  10-11-2018 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has told Prime Minister Theresa May to focus on getting the right Brexit deal from Europe.
  
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• The road doctor

  10-11-2018 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Dr John Hinds led a campaign for an air ambulance service to be introduced in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Armistice first

  10-11-2018 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Enniskillen was the first to hear news of the armistice in a signal from the Eiffel Tower
  
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• Armistice day: Enniskillen first to hear of WW1 end

  10-11-2018 08:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Enniskillen was the first to hear news of the armistice in a signal from the Eiffel Tower
  
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• Enniskillen first to hear of WW1 Armistice

  10-11-2018 08:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Fermanagh holds a unique place in the story of how World War One ended.
  
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• Armistice message to Ulster Division found a century on

  10-11-2018 07:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A message passed to the head of the Ulster Division ordered a cessation of hostilities on 11 November.
  
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