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• May pleads for Brexit deal backing amid constitutional row

  03-12-2018 23:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May will plead with MPs to back her Brexit deal as her Government was embroiled in a constitutional row with Parliament.
  
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• Man arrested over raid on chemist in Belfast - Irish Examiner

  03-12-2018 20:28
  Man arrested over raid on chemist in Belfast  Irish ExaminerA 20 year-old man has been arrested after a chemist was robbed in Belfast. A quantity of prescription drugs was stolen from the outlet in Ardoyne Road on ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Sourhill in Ballymena slippery after waste spillage

  03-12-2018 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Broken down lorry on M1, crash on M22

  03-12-2018 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Hotel for the homeless

  03-12-2018 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  The Republic of Ireland footballer has covered the cost for four people to stay in a Londonderry hotel.
  
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• Man in hospital after serious crash involving motorbike on Sydenham bypass

  03-12-2018 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Sydenham bypass has reopened following a serious crash involving a car and a motorcycle near George Best Airport.
  
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• Celebrities take Northern Ireland pig farm protest to Westminster

  03-12-2018 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Game of Thrones actor, a TV chef and a duchess were among those who posed with a fancy dress pig outside Parliament to protest against the opening of a new farm.
  
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• Brexit backstop could continue indefinitely, Government legal advice suggests

  03-12-2018 19:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish border backstop provision in the Brexit deal could continue indefinitely “unless and until it is superseded” by a new agreement, according to Government legal advice.
  
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• Complaint made to watchdog over DUP councillor convicted of sexual assault

  03-12-2018 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A complaint has been made to the local government standards watchdog about a DUP councillor who squeezed a woman's breast at a care home before joking he would "grope anything".
  
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• Irish farmer jailed for killing neighbour with machinery

  03-12-2018 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Ferris was found guilty of the manslaughter of his neighbour during a row scaring crows.
  
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• PSNI confirm investigation into 'exploitation and criminality' affecting Roma community in Belfast

  03-12-2018 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI is investigating 'exploitation and criminality' affecting the Roma community in Belfast and has appealed for those who may have been victims to come forward.
  
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• Former soldier apologises to family of man shot in Belfast in 1971 - Irish Examiner

  03-12-2018 18:40
  Former soldier apologises to family of man shot in Belfast in 1971  Irish ExaminerA former soldier has apologised to the family of a man he shot dead in “a mad 30 seconds” in Belfast almost 50 years ago during a new inquest into his death.
  
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• Boy (11) knocked down outside Belfast primary school - Belfast Telegraph

  03-12-2018 17:55
  Boy (11) knocked down outside Belfast primary school  Belfast TelegraphAn 11-year-old child has been knocked down outside a Belfast primary school. The Northern Ireland Ambulance *Service* received a 999 call at 3.43pm on ...
  
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• Boy (11) knocked down outside Belfast primary school

  03-12-2018 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 11-year-old child has been knocked down outside a Belfast primary school.
  
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• Serial killer Robert Black smoked heavily for decades before death, inquest told

  03-12-2018 17:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Serial child killer Robert Black smoked heavily for half a decade before his death from a heart attack, a doctor told his inquest.
  
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• Four in court over Londonderry aggravated burglary

  03-12-2018 17:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The men were remanded in custody because of a risk of reoffending.
  
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• Child knocked down in West Belfast - Belfast Live

  03-12-2018 17:20
  Child knocked down in West Belfast  Belfast LiveThe Ambulance *Service* is attending a casualty believed to be a child, following a road accident in West Belfast. The youngster, thought to be secondary school ...
  
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• Explained: What Northern Ireland need to seal a Euro 2020 play-off place regardless of qualification performance

  03-12-2018 17:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Even the most optimistic members of the Green and White Army will concede that gaining automatic qualification for Euro 2020 is, shall we say, unlikely for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast bookshop bans DUP representatives from new cafe over same sex marriage

  03-12-2018 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast bookshop has banned all DUP representatives from a new cafe they are planning to build on their first floor.
  
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• Belfast bookshop bans DUP members from new cafe over same sex marriage

  03-12-2018 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast bookshop has banned all DUP members from a new cafe they are planning to build on their first floor.
  
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• Backstop is uncomfortable necessity, says May adviser as legal papers are released

  03-12-2018 16:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish border backstop installed in the case of a no-deal Brexit would continue to apply “unless and until it is superseded” by a new agreement, Government legal advice says.
  
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• Kylie gifts fans attending Dublin and Belfast gigs free entry to Guinness Storehouse - Independent.ie

  03-12-2018 16:33
  Kylie gifts fans attending Dublin and Belfast gigs free entry to Guinness Storehouse  Independent.ieKylie is treating her Irish fans attending her Belfast and Dublin gigs to a free trip to the Guinness Storehouse.
  
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• Watch: Public have their say on Belfast's Primark walkway

  03-12-2018 16:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast public have had their saying following the opening of a temporary walkway around the fire damaged Primark building in the city centre.
  
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• 10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland: December 3-9 - from Snow Patrol to The Greatest Snowman

  03-12-2018 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of the top events happening this week across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Newry woman launches challenge to widowed allowance stop after finding new love

  03-12-2018 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Newry woman has launched a High Court challenge to her Widowed Parent's Allowance being allegedly stopped because she began living with another man.
  
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• Three arrested after gang beat man with bolt cutters during Belfast burglary - Belfast Telegraph

  03-12-2018 15:14
  Three arrested after gang beat man with bolt cutters during Belfast burglary  Belfast TelegraphThree people have been arrested after a man was beaten with bolt cutters during an aggravated burglary in east Belfast.
  
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• Three arrested after gang beat man with bolt cutters during Belfast burglary

  03-12-2018 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been arrested after a man was beaten with bolt cutters during an aggravated burglary in east Belfast.
  
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• Ballymurphy massacre: Ex-soldier still thinks about Belfast man shot dead in 1971, inquest hears

  03-12-2018 15:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former soldier still thinks about a Belfast man who died after being shot in the city in 1971, an inquest has heard.
  
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• DUP 'out of touch' with majority in Northern Ireland on Brexit, says Sinn Fein chief O'Neill

  03-12-2018 14:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein Vice President Michelle O'Neill has accused the DUP of being out of touch with the population on Brexit.
  
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• Serial killer Robert Black a heavy smoker with high cholesterol, inquest told

  03-12-2018 13:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Serial killer Robert Black was a heavy smoker with high cholesterol when he died, a lawyer has told his inquest.
  
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• May tells MPs to ‘hold their nerve’ over Brexit agreement

  03-12-2018 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has told Tory MPs to “hold their nerve” and back her Brexit deal.
  
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• Northern Ireland can beat Germany and Holland at Windsor: Michael O'Neill

  03-12-2018 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael O'Neill could see it coming. Holland and Germany had already been paired together in Group C in the Euro 2020 qualifying draw and the pot three nations including Northern Ireland were about to learn their fate.
  
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• Gerry Cinnamon to play biggest Belfast gig yet at Custom House Square - Belfast Telegraph

  03-12-2018 12:12
  Gerry Cinnamon to play biggest Belfast gig yet at Custom House Square  Belfast TelegraphFollowing his sold out Ulster Hall show, Gerry Cinnamon will play his biggest Belfast show to date at CHSq next summer.
  
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• Free school transport under threat for some Northern Ireland pupils due to 'financial climate'

  03-12-2018 12:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Education has said that free school transport in Northern Ireland could be set to change due to the current "very difficult financial climate".
  
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• What does the Withdrawal Agreement say about the Irish border?

  03-12-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish border question has been central to the Brexit negotiations ahead of next month’s Commons vote on the EU withdrawal treaty.
  
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• Lord Mayor hosts Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic delegates in City Hall

  03-12-2018 11:30 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Lord Mayor unveils her Christmas Card dedicated to a young 'star'

  03-12-2018 11:14 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Belfast Ormeau Road pub owner ran up £2m debts

  03-12-2018 11:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bust pub and brewing machine firm has left debts of nearly £2million which cannot be repaid, Sunday Life can reveal.
  
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• Find a Sports Star, Belfast - Stretch test

  03-12-2018 11:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Find a Sports Star, Belfast - Sprint test

  03-12-2018 11:00 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Find a Sports Star, Belfast - Jump test

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• Find a Sports Star, Belfast - Balance test

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• More NI customers buying gold in Republic of Ireland

  03-12-2018 10:57 via bbc.co.uk
  A gold supplier says hundreds of businesses and individuals have chosen to purchase and store gold in Dublin.
  
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• Armed robbery at commercial premises in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  03-12-2018 10:31
  Armed robbery at commercial premises in west Belfast  Belfast TelegraphDetectives are investigating the report of an armed robbery at commercial premises in the Suffolk Road area of west Belfast.
  
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• Armed robbery at commercial premises in west Belfast

  03-12-2018 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives are investigating the report of an armed robbery at commercial premises in the Suffolk Road area of west Belfast.
  
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• Belfast Roma leaders 'intimidating and exploiting' - BBC News

  03-12-2018 10:00
  Belfast Roma leaders 'intimidating and exploiting'  BBC NewsAurel Nicola has threatened people who speak to the authorities, while his son is accused of exploitation.
  
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• Belfast retailers reopen following August fire - The Irish Times

  03-12-2018 09:59
  Belfast retailers reopen following August fire  The Irish TimesSafety cordon in place since fire destroyed Primark's flagship Belfast store.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Crash at Moira roundabout - long delays

  03-12-2018 09:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Crash at Moira roundabout cleared

  03-12-2018 09:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• DUP's Sammy Wilson claims Brexit legal advice 'will show Theresa May to be liar'

  03-12-2018 09:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said that publishing the government's full legal advice on Brexit will show Prime Minister Theresa May is a "liar".
  
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