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• Watch: Northern Ireland teacher's 'Night before Transfer' poem goes viral

  22-11-2018 23:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's that time of year again, when children can't sleep for the morning ahead, unsure of what awaits them when they get out of bed.
  
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• Johnny Adair stays away from mother's funeral in Belfast - Belfast Live

  22-11-2018 23:08
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  Johnny Adair stays away from mother's funeral in Belfast
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  Notorious Loyalist Johnny Adair appeared to stay away from his mother's funeral in Belfast today. Mabel Adair died on Sunday and a ceremony was held at Houston & Williamsons Funeral Church on the Crumlin Road, before a committal in Roselawn ...
  
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• Murder investigation after Ballymena body find

  22-11-2018 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say a 53-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody.
  
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• Lisburn Christmas lights switch-on enjoyed by thousands - Belfast Live

  22-11-2018 21:51
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  Lisburn Christmas lights switch-on enjoyed by thousands
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  Thousands took to the streets in Lisburn on Thursday night for the annual Christmas lights switch-on. On the night, Santa arrived amidst the Lantern Parade and the very first show of the Lisburn Lights Festival.
  
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• Brexit deal: PM thanks NI business leaders for support

  22-11-2018 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  In a statement after the meeting Theresa May said their voices were "incredibly important".
  
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• NI health staff can get pay rises of more than 1%

  22-11-2018 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Health service staff can get pay rises of more than 1% after extra money was allocated to the Department of Health.
  
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• It's this Brexit deal or catastrophe for Northern Ireland, say business leaders after Prime Minister meeting

  22-11-2018 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland business leaders have said the only option for Brexit is the deal secured by Prime Minister Theresa May warning to crash out of Europe would be "catastrophic" for Northern Ireland.
  
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• 'Christmas in Belfast' set for Saturday - The Guardian

  22-11-2018 19:26
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  'Christmas in Belfast' set for Saturday
  The Guardian
  The Belfast Historical Society will once again present “Christmas in Belfast” at the Belfast Rec Centre, 3033 Garfield Rd., on Saturday, Nov. 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. This year's fair features more than 20 vendors – a wide variety of craftspeople ...
  
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• Former NI MPs recall another PM dependent on their votes

  22-11-2018 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The Labour government of 1979 hang by a thread - with Northern Irish MPs casting the deciding votes.
  
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• Measures to prevent hard Irish border make 'complete nonsense' of Brexit, Prime Minister told

  22-11-2018 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Measures to prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland make a "complete nonsense of Brexit", Theresa May has been told, as she faced a backbench backlash over her agreement on future relations between the UK and EU.
  
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• Health service workers in Northern Ireland to receive 3% pay rise

  22-11-2018 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health service staff in Northern Ireland would receive a pay cap-busting 3% increase under an offer made to unions.
  
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• 'Derry Christmas' poster removed after unionist complaints

  22-11-2018 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Unionist councillors complain over a poster campaign because it referred only to "Derry" and left out the name "Londonderry".
  
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• Man dies after Belfast Antrim Road bus incident - Belfast Telegraph

  22-11-2018 18:22
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  Man dies after Belfast Antrim Road bus incident
  Belfast Telegraph
  A man has died after he was involved in a serious incident involving a bus on the Antrim Road on Thursday morning. The North Belfast MLA Nichola Mallon extended her condolences to the man's friends and family. “My thoughts go out to this man's family ...
  Belfast: Man dies following Antrim Road collision involving busThe Irish News
  Man dies after serious bus collision which closed Belfast roadBelfast N
  
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• Brexit: Draft declaration refers to Irish border technology

  22-11-2018 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The draft declaration points towards a plan for ambitious customs arrangements on the Irish border.
  
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• Man suspected of Christopher Meli murder involvement granted permission to work

  22-11-2018 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young man suspected of involvement in the December 2015 murder of Christopher Meli had his bail conditions varied on Thursday to allow him to work for a month.
  
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• Hepatitis C carrier jailed for biting partner

  22-11-2018 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  A judge describes Martin Reid's two-hour long attack as "brutal, degrading and sustained''.
  
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• Lord Mayor speaks at Embrace NI Conference on Asylum Seekers

  22-11-2018 16:52 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Nine Northern Ireland children had emergency heart op in Republic

  22-11-2018 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine children from Northern Ireland have received emergency heart surgery in Co Dublin in the last year, it has been revealed.
  
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• 'Ferocious' paramilitary-style attack in Belfast saw more than 40 blows in seconds, court told

  22-11-2018 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was allegedly subjected to a "ferocious" paramilitary-style assault involving more than 40 blows in a matter of seconds, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Michelle O'Neill calls on Karen Bradley to retract 'offensive' legacy comments

  22-11-2018 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill has called on Karen Bradley to retract comments about families of those seeking inquests into legacy issues in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Quiet Man: £12m Derry distillery project scrapped

  22-11-2018 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  "Commercial factors" blamed for halting Quiet Man distillery project in Londonderry.
  
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• Brexit deal: The DUP's uncomfortable rift with business

  22-11-2018 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP has always seen itself as the party of the economy, but has Brexit damaged their business links?
  
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• NEETS: Teenager 'wanted to stay on at school'

  22-11-2018 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI speaks to one 16-year-old school leaver who has a job, but not the career he dreams of.
  
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• Ian Stevenson: DUP councillor guilty of sexual assault

  22-11-2018 14:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Ian Stevenson was accused of deliberately squeezing a woman's breast at a care home in County Antrim.
  
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• Starbucks to honour offer free drink for poppy appeal volunteers in Northern Ireland after DUP complaint

  22-11-2018 14:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Starbucks has said it will honour the offer of free tea or coffee for anyone volunteering for the Royal British Legion in Northern Ireland following complaints by the DUP.
  
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• 'Van Gough didn't have to pay council tax': Northern Ireland artist on The Apprentice appearance and influence of back home

  22-11-2018 14:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down artist featured on hit BBC programme The Apprentice has spoken about appearing on the programme, and the role Northern Ireland plays in her work.
  
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• 'Derry Christmas' poster row

  22-11-2018 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  A Christmas marketing campaign that wished people a 'Derry Christmas' is changed after unionist complaints.
  
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• Ballymurphy victims

  22-11-2018 14:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The families of those killed in Ballymurphy have given accounts of their relatives to the inquest.
  
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• PwC to relocate offices in Belfast city centre - BBC News

  22-11-2018 13:43
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  PwC to relocate offices in Belfast city centre
  BBC News
  Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) is relocating its Belfast office to a new development in the city centre. The consultancy firm is a major employer in the city with around 2,000 staff. It is moving from the Waterfront Plaza building into the Merchant Square.
  PwC confirms major Belfast office moveInsider Mediaall 3 news articles »
  
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• PwC to relocate offices in Belfast city centre

  22-11-2018 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  The consultancy firm says the move will take place in the summer of 2020.
  
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• DUP councillor found guilty of sexual assault

  22-11-2018 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP councillor has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a nursing colleague.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Antrim Road reopens after bus crash

  22-11-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Consumer Council overturns £40,000 of private parking fines in a year in Northern Ireland

  22-11-2018 12:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's consumer protection body has overturned £40,000 worth of fines issued by private parking companies in the past year.
  
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• Keep warm this winter at the Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast - Irish Times

  22-11-2018 12:06
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  Keep warm this winter at the Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast
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• UK and EU agree draft Brexit agreement - May to address MPs

  22-11-2018 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May's plan for Brexit has cleared another hurdle, after negotiators in Brussels agreed a text for the proposed political declaration on future EU/UK relations.
  
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• 'Right deal is within our grasp' says May after EU and UK announce draft Brexit agreement

  22-11-2018 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Theresa May has said the agreement with the European Commission on the draft political framework represented the "right deal" for the UK.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: 'Alexa Chung's look is understated and quirky'

  22-11-2018 11:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Belfast man ordered to cash machine at knife point - Belfast Telegraph

  22-11-2018 11:22
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  Belfast man ordered to cash machine at knife point
  Belfast Telegraph
  Two men robbed a house in south Belfast on Wednesday and ordered one of the people inside to a cash machine at knife point. Police have appealed for information following the aggravated burglary in the Stranmillis Park area. Shortly after 10:40pm ...
  Stranmillis home targeted by burglars armed with knifeBelfast Liveall 2 news articles »
  
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• Dublin memorial to Irish WWI soldiers vandalised with red paint

  22-11-2018 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai have launched an investigation after a statue to commemorate the ending of the First World War was vandalised with red paint overnight.
  
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• Belfast man ordered to cash machine at knife point

  22-11-2018 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men robbed a house in south Belfast on Wednesday and ordered one of the people inside to a cash machine at knife point.
  
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• Disappointment at lack of Government plan to compensate victims of Libyan backed IRA attacks

  22-11-2018 11:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has expressed his disappointment at the lack of government plan to compensate victims of IRA Semtex attacks supplied by the Gaddafi-led Libyan regime.
  
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• Belfast plane incident could have been 'catastrophic' - report - RTE.ie

  22-11-2018 10:36
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  Belfast plane incident could have been 'catastrophic' - report
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  A report from the Air Accidents Investigation Branch in the UK has said that a serious incident at Belfast International airport could have been 'catastrophic'. The report says the Boeing 737 aircraft, owned by Sunwing Airlines, destined for Corfu in ...
  Belfast plane incident during takeoff could have been 'catastrophic'thejournal.ie
  Runway 'incident' at Belfast International Airport could have been 'catastrophic', ne
  
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• Man injured in serious incident involving bus on Belfast's Antrim Road

  22-11-2018 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after a serious incident involving a bus on the Antrim Road on Thursday morning.
  
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• Man injured in serious accident involving bus on Belfast's Antrim Road

  22-11-2018 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after a serious incident involving a bus on the Antrim Road on Thursday morning.
  
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• Man dies after Belfast Antrim Road bus incident

  22-11-2018 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died after he was involved in a serious incident involving a bus on the Antrim Road on Thursday morning.
  
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• Postman who flew Paras flag on way to Northern Ireland match in Dublin suspended by Royal Mail

  22-11-2018 09:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A postman who flew a Parachute Regiment flag on his way to Northern Ireland's match with the Republic of Ireland has been suspended from his job with Royal Mail.
  
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• Virgin Mary statue placed above German sausage grill in Belfast - The Irish News

  22-11-2018 09:00
  Virgin Mary statue placed above German sausage grill in Belfast  The Irish NewsA STATUE of Our Lady at a Belfast Christmas market 'bar' has raised eyebrows, but the council has insisted the new structure is not a pub. The Virgin Mary and ...
  
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• Ikea to axe some jobs at its Belfast outlet

  22-11-2018 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Up to 20 employees at Belfast's Ikea outlet could be set to lose their jobs as part of the furniture giant's plan to cull 7,500 workers worldwide.
  
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• 20 staff facing axe at Ikea's Belfast store

  22-11-2018 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Up to 20 employees at Belfast's Ikea outlet could be set to lose their jobs as part of the furniture giant's plan to cull 7,500 workers worldwide.
  
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