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• Ten-man Rangers keep Europa League hopes alive despite stalemate with Villarreal

  29-11-2018 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers remain in the hunt for the Europa League last 32 after Steven Gerrard’s side survived 45 minutes with 10 men to claim what could yet be a crucial point from Villarreal.
  
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• Brexit deal critics 'should offer alternative plan'

  29-11-2018 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Businesses are willing to listen to other proposals, says the president of the NI Chamber of Commerce.
  
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• Two men to be charged with Eddie Meenan murder

  29-11-2018 22:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said that they expect two men to appear in court tomorrow charged with the murder of Eddie Meenan.
  
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• Widow's despair as rings stolen in break-in

  29-11-2018 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Marie Ewing is appealing for six rings bought by her late husband to be returned.
  
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• Scott Sinclair nets winner as Celtic boost their Europa League hopes

  29-11-2018 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic’s quest to reach the knockout stages of the Europa League is in their own hands following a 1-0 win over Rosenborg in Trondheim.
  
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• Man arrested after police seize drugs in west Belfast during dissident searches

  29-11-2018 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 35-year-old man has been arrested after police found a quantity of class B drugs during searches in west Belfast.
  
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• 'We are willing to listen' - Northern Ireland business chief calls on those against Brexit plan to produce alternative

  29-11-2018 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The President of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce has warned opponents of Theresa May's Brexit deal that business is "not the enemy" and challenged them to come up with an alternative plan.
  
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• Londonderry murder: Police arrest 17-year-old boy

  29-11-2018 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  A teenage boy arrested on Wednesday is the sixth person held on suspicion of murder.
  
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• Ballymena: Police end murder inquiry over man's death

  29-11-2018 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances of Robin McMaster's death in Ballymena.
  
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• Councillor resigns after losing appeal against sexual assault conviction

  29-11-2018 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former SDLP councillor Brian Duffin has resigned after losing his appeal against a conviction for sexually assaulting a teenage girl.
  
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• Police no longer treating death of Ballymena man Robin McMaster as murder

  29-11-2018 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are no longer treating the death of Robin McMaster in Ballymena as murder.
  
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• Loughinisland killings: Bid to quash ombudsman's report rejected

  29-11-2018 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A judge dismisses the argument that the Police Ombudsman had no legal authority to say there was collusion.
  
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• Loughinisland families' 'sense of relief'

  29-11-2018 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Emma Rogan, whose father was killed in the 1994 attack, has welcomed a judge's decision.
  
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• Bradley faces tough questions on Brexit and Stormont during housing estate visit

  29-11-2018 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Karen Bradley has faced robust questions in a Northern Ireland housing estate as local women voiced anger and frustration about Brexit and the Stormont impasse.
  
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• Councillor Brian Duffin quits after conviction appeal fails

  29-11-2018 18:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Brian Duffin was convicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in June 2016.
  
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• Is this a hint that HBO's Game of Thrones season eight premiere will be in Belfast in April?

  29-11-2018 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The eighth and final season of Game of Thrones will fly back on to screens in April, that much has been confirmed.
  
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• Titanic Quarter offices on market with £34m price tag

  29-11-2018 16:29 via bbc.co.uk
  One of Belfast's largest grade A office developments up for sale at second time of asking
  
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• Secretary of State confirms new Policing Board members

  29-11-2018 16:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Karen Bradley has confirmed the new political members of the Northern Ireland policing board.
  
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• Watch: Lidl Northern Ireland launches festive Trolley Dash fundraiser for NSPCC

  29-11-2018 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lidl Northern Ireland is offering shoppers a chance to win a two minute dash around one of their stores and fill their trolley with Christmas goodies.
  
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• Coroner criticises delays in Police Ombudsman probe of Tommy Crossan murder

  29-11-2018 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coroner has criticised a failure by the Police Ombudsman to tell a murdered dissident republican’s family what is happening with its investigation into his shooting.
  
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• Belfast man charged with making threat to kill with steak knife

  29-11-2018 15:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man appeared in court today charged with having a steak knife and making a threat to kill.
  
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• Northern Ireland more vulnerable to Brexit due to British market reliance

  29-11-2018 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tourism in Northern Ireland is more vulnerable to Brexit than any other region because it relies on the British market for the majority of its income from the sector, it has been claimed.
  
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• Man with Asperger's who damaged Belfast hotel car park barrier 'was there to help a friend'

  29-11-2018 15:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man with Asperger's who caused nearly £600 worth of damage to a hotel car park barrier was there to help a friend, a court heard today.
  
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• Nearly 300,000 Northern Ireland patients waiting for outpatient appointment with consultant

  29-11-2018 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly 300,000 people in Northern Ireland were waiting for a consultant-led outpatient appointment in the three months until October, a new report has revealed.
  
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• Scottish Premiership: Jimmy Nicholl joins St Mirren as first-team coach

  29-11-2018 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland assistant manager Jimmy Nicholl becomes Oran Kearney's first-team coach at Scottish Premiership side St Mirren.
  
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• Gaelic games given protected status by UNESCO

  29-11-2018 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Hurling and camogie, which date back 2,000 years, have been chosen after a lengthy process.
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest: Witness felt 'duty' to come forward

  29-11-2018 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The man came forward after seeing an appeal on television in 2016.
  
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• Council staff could be allowed to wear Easter lilies

  29-11-2018 14:12 via bbc.co.uk
  The emblem remembers republicans who died in the Easter Rising in 1916 and in subsequent conflicts.
  
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• NI hospital waiting list times increase again

  29-11-2018 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 280,000 patients are waiting for a first consultant-led outpatient appointment, new figures show.
  
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• Second referendum would lead to collapse of Brexit deal, May tells MPs

  29-11-2018 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has pushed back against calls for a second Brexit referendum, warning it would mean unpicking the deal agreed with Brussels.
  
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• DUP accuses No 10 of 'hiding' over Brexit

  29-11-2018 13:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Nigel Dodds MP hits out at the government's refusal to publish the full Brexit deal legal advice.
  
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• Northern Ireland would not be stuck in Brexit backstop permanently, says Theresa May

  29-11-2018 13:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has rejected a suggestion the failure to get a deal with the EU would see the UK stuck with the Northern Irish backstop plan permanently.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Linfield's Waterworth not surprised by Ballymena form

  29-11-2018 12:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Linfield striker Andrew Waterworth is not surprised by Ballymena United's good form as the sides prepare to meet in a top-of-the-table clash on Saturday.
  
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• Loughinsland: Bid to quash Ombudsman report rejected - obligation to investigate, says judge

  29-11-2018 12:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retired police officers have failed in a High Court challenge to a watchdog report which identified RUC collusion with loyalists who murdered six Catholic men.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: 'Maya Jama doesn't dress like most celebrities'

  29-11-2018 12:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of stylish family home in top Belfast location

  29-11-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This lovely home sits in an exclusive cul-de-sac development of just 17 thoughtfully designed detached and semi detached homes.
  
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• Sinn Fein receive £127k in three months - 40% of total Northern Ireland donations

  29-11-2018 11:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein received over 40% of all party political donations in Northern Ireland in the third quarter of the year, the Electoral Commission has revealed.
  
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• Brexit: NI tourism 'more vulnerable' in a no-deal scenario

  29-11-2018 11:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Tourism Ireland's chief says a Brexit deal is needed to provide certainty for the industry.
  
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• Mark Allen: NI player struggles to cope with the pressure of playing at his home event

  29-11-2018 10:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Mark Allen admits he struggles to deal with the pressure of competing in his home tournament.
  
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• Derry republican Tony Taylor released from prison

  29-11-2018 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Prominent Derry republican Tony Taylor, whose licence was revoked in 2016, is released from prison.
  
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• Rolex shop to open in Belfast arcade in £1m investment

  29-11-2018 09:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland jeweller Lunn's is opening a Rolex store in a £1m investment at the newly-refurbished Queen's Arcade in Belfast.
  
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• Lough WWII plane 'should be salvaged'

  29-11-2018 09:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Local historians say the Vought Corsair crashed because of engine failure in October 1944.
  
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• Arlene Foster tells Prime Minister to 'stop wasting time' on Brexit deal - says DUP open to Norway-style deal

  29-11-2018 09:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has called on Theresa May to "not waste time" on her Brexit deal and instead look for a better solution to the Irish border.
  
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• Thursday headlines: Rubbish rage and health concerns

  29-11-2018 09:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Householders vent over new refuse proposals and warnings of 'bankrupt health service'
  
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• New £500m Tribeca project 'will push Belfast to the forefront of European cities' - Belfast Telegraph

  29-11-2018 09:00
  New £500m Tribeca project 'will push Belfast to the forefront of European cities'  Belfast TelegraphA £500m project that is set to change the make-up of Belfast city centre has been named Tribeca Belfast.
  
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• Man with Asperger's who damaged Belfast hotel car park barrier 'was there to help a friend' - Belfast Telegraph

  29-11-2018 09:00
  Man with Asperger's who damaged Belfast hotel car park barrier 'was there to help a friend'  Belfast TelegraphA man with Asperger's who caused nearly £600 worth of damage to a hotel car park barrier was there to help a friend, a court heard today.
  
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• How Belfast landed the biggest college hoops tourney on the other side of the Atlantic - ESPN

  29-11-2018 09:00
  How Belfast landed the biggest college hoops tourney on the other side of the Atlantic  ESPNThe SSE Arena will be taken over this weekend as eight college teams and 400 players compete for the 2018 Belfast Basketball Classic. But how -- and why ...
  
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• First phase of £500m Belfast regeneration project to be delivered by 2021 - The Irish News

  29-11-2018 09:00
  First phase of £500m Belfast regeneration project to be delivered by 2021  The Irish NewsTHE first phase of a £500 million regeneration project in the heart of Belfast could be delivered by 2021, it has been revealed.
  
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• Family numb with grief after Belfast taxi driver Brian Braiden killed by own car - Belfast Telegraph

  29-11-2018 09:00
  Family numb with grief after Belfast taxi driver Brian Braiden killed by own car  Belfast TelegraphThe heartbroken family of a Belfast taxi driver who was killed when his own car ran over him have been left numb with grief following the freak accident.
  
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• Belfast sausage grill with Virgin Mary statue is re-named - The Irish News

  29-11-2018 09:00
  Belfast sausage grill with Virgin Mary statue is re-named  The Irish NewsA CHRISTMAS market stall branded as a 'bar' that had a Virgin Mary statue placed above it in Belfast city centre has been re-named. The statue of Our Lady and ...
  
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