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• Lush Belfast wheelchair customer felt like "a bit of furniture" on Christmas shopping trip - Belfast Live

  27-12-2018 22:50
  Lush Belfast wheelchair customer felt like "a bit of furniture" on Christmas shopping trip  Belfast Live"Lush are built on a foundation of inclusion and that's one of the reasons I like them so much - but having an experience like that in their shop is really ...
  
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• NI bodyguard to JFK and Lord Mountbatten recalls shock at assassinations - Belfast Live

  27-12-2018 22:26
  NI bodyguard to JFK and Lord Mountbatten recalls shock at assassinations  Belfast LiveMr McElkenny, whose career is the subject of a documentary, said he is in the "unusual" position of having provided security to two prominent figures who went ...
  
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• Carl Frampton in no rush to watch defeat to Josh Warrington - Belfast Newsletter

  27-12-2018 21:40
  Carl Frampton in no rush to watch defeat to Josh Warrington  Belfast NewsletterTwo-weight world champion Carl Frampton has admitted he may not watch his IBF Featherweight World title fight against Josh Warrington at the Manchester ...
  
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• More than 1,200 Syrian refugees given sanctuary in Northern Ireland

  27-12-2018 21:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 1,200 Syrian refugees have been resettled in Northern Ireland, new government figures have revealed.
  
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• Sadness at death of ‘caring and compassionate’ RUC welfare champion - Belfast Newsletter

  27-12-2018 21:08
  Sadness at death of ‘caring and compassionate’ RUC welfare champion  Belfast NewsletterA former RUC officer who devoted her life to the welfare of the bereaved and wounded has been praised as a “beautiful caring and compassionate” lady ...
  
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• Waldo Town News - By Tom Seymour - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  27-12-2018 20:07
  Waldo Town News - By Tom Seymour - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican Journal338-9746. [email protected]. Happy New Year to all readers. My best wishes go out to you for the best that the coming year can bring. My Christmas ...
  
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• Local Working Group to decide spending of federal farm funds - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  27-12-2018 19:37
  Local Working Group to decide spending of federal farm funds - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalOn Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, from 1 to 3 p.m., Knox-Lincoln and Waldo County Soil & Water Conservation Districts, in cooperation with the Belfast Field Office of ...
  
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• Things to do in Belfast and beyond this weekend, December 29-30 - Belfast Live

  27-12-2018 18:41
  Things to do in Belfast and beyond this weekend, December 29-30  Belfast LiveChristmas may now be a distant memory, but it's not all doom and gloom as New Year is just around the corner. So we have plenty of fun activities to keep you ...
  
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• Belfast cruise port guide - The Telegraph

  27-12-2018 18:21
  Belfast cruise port guide  The TelegraphBustling Belfast has put its troubles firmly in the past, boasting a thriving arts scene, gourmet food markets and a wealth of museums dedicated to its most famous ...
  
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• Glentoran release John McGuigan - Belfast Newsletter

  27-12-2018 18:09
  Glentoran release John McGuigan  Belfast NewsletterGlentoran have cancelled the contract of John McGuigan.
  
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• Man released on police bail after car crashes into front of Northern Ireland restaurant

  27-12-2018 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A car has crashed into the front window of a restaurant in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Poet Michael Longley says unionists should embrace Irish language - Belfast Newsletter

  27-12-2018 17:43
  Poet Michael Longley says unionists should embrace Irish language  Belfast NewsletterAcclaimed Northern Ireland poet Michael Longley has urged unionists to embrace the Irish language.
  
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• Universal Credit Stormont cake bill four times what was first reported - Belfast Live

  27-12-2018 17:19
  Universal Credit Stormont cake bill four times what was first reported  Belfast LiveDepartment for Communities bought staff 51 cakes and 1720 cupcakes to celebrate the new benefit's roll-out.
  
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• Plan to leave Belfast and Dublin in different time zones to be opposed by British government - The Irish News

  27-12-2018 17:16
  Plan to leave Belfast and Dublin in different time zones to be opposed by British government  The Irish NewsThe British government has insisted it continues to work "actively" to block proposals to abolish daylight saving time, following reports that officials were backing ...
  
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• Man caught preparing heroin in Belfast told he will spend new year behind bars unless he pays £300 fine - The Irish News

  27-12-2018 16:31
  Man caught preparing heroin in Belfast told he will spend new year behind bars unless he pays £300 fine  The Irish NewsA man caught preparing heroin in Belfast city centre will spend the new year behind bars unless he pays a £300 fine immediately, a judge warned today.
  
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• Last chance to see Dippy the dinosaur at Ulster Museum

  27-12-2018 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This week marks the last chance to see the Natural History Museum London’s famous diplodocus, Dippy the dinosaur, at the Ulster Museum.
  
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• 70 years since Linfield v Celtic day of shame that left Jimmy Jones with broken leg at Windsor Park

  27-12-2018 14:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of a fateful day at Windsor Park when violence and anger combined to rock Irish League football to its core.
  
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• The infamous day a football club died

  27-12-2018 14:13 via bbc.co.uk
  It's the 70th anniversary of the Windsor Park riot in which Belfast Celtic striker Jimmy Jones almost lost a leg after being attacked by Linfield supporters.
  
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• Man caught in Belfast with heroin urged to pay fine or face new year in jail - Belfast Telegraph

  27-12-2018 13:57
  Man caught in Belfast with heroin urged to pay fine or face new year in jail  Belfast TelegraphA man caught preparing heroin in Belfast city centre will spend the new year behind bars unless he pays a £300 fine immediately, a judge has warned.
  
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• Pizzarack car crash leads to one arrest - Belfast Live

  27-12-2018 13:44
  Pizzarack car crash leads to one arrest  Belfast LiveA man has been arrested after a car crashed into the front of a pizza shop last night. Pizzarack in Coalisland, Co Tyrone, took to Facebook this morning ...
  
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• Northern Ireland Eramus funding hits over £34m

  27-12-2018 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Erasmus funding awarded to Northern Ireland’s educational, training and youth work organisations has reached more than €38m (£34.2m) since 2014, according to new figures.
  
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• Watch: Netflix drops first trailer for Black Mirror film Bandersnatch

  27-12-2018 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Black Mirror has announced the release date for its new, feature-length film to debut on Netflix.
  
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• Ulster vs Connacht team news for Guinness PRO14 game in Galway - Belfast Live

  27-12-2018 13:26
  Ulster vs Connacht team news for Guinness PRO14 game in Galway  Belfast LiveHead coach Dan McFarland has made four changes to the team that beat Munster.
  
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• No wind-up: Stormont chiefs prefer summer time all year round

  27-12-2018 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emails of Northern Ireland civil servants have revealed "concern" over EU proposals to ditch the bi-annual time change, it has been reported.
  
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• 10 things to do in Northern Ireland this week - December 24-30: from Conall Gallen to Abbamania

  27-12-2018 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of ten exciting things taking place across Northern Ireland this week.
  
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• Boxing Day racing at Down Royal Racecourse - Belfast Newsletter

  27-12-2018 12:19
  Boxing Day racing at Down Royal Racecourse  Belfast NewsletterPress Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 26th December 2018 ''Boxing Day racing at Down Royal Racecourse ''Racegoers at Down Royal.''This is the last day of ...
  
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• Remembering an IRA kidnap victim who brought jobs amid terror - Belfast Newsletter

  27-12-2018 12:01
  Remembering an IRA kidnap victim who brought jobs amid terror  Belfast NewsletterA former factory worker has recalled the ripple of shock which spread out around the shop floor as news of the boss' abduction was broadcast four-and-a-half ...
  
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• Tyrone bodyguard to JFK and Lord Mountbatten recalls shock at assassinations

  27-12-2018 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bodyguard to US President John F Kennedy and Lord Mountbatten has recalled the shock and sadness he felt when he heard about their assassinations.
  
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• Poet Michael Longley urges unionists to embrace Irish Language

  27-12-2018 11:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Award-winning Belfast poet Michael Longley has urged unionists to embrace the Irish language.
  
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• DUP's Little-Pengelly accuses Alliance's Long of 'petty political dig' over persecution of Christians around world

  27-12-2018 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MP Emma Little-Pengelly has accused Alliance leader Naomi Long of being "petty" and trying to score political points over her support of a review into how the UK helps persecuted Christians around the world.
  
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• Michael Gove’s son in horrific Christmas Eve accident

  27-12-2018 10:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cabinet minister Michael Gove has paid tribute to “wonderful” NHS staff who treated his son after a horrific Christmas Eve accident.
  
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• Cow prod used on pedestrians in Northern Ireland town from passing vehicle

  27-12-2018 10:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have seized a cattle prod after reports of pedestrians being "prodded" from a passing vehicle.
  
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• Pictured: Drink driving blamed after car ends on roof on Derry roundabout

  27-12-2018 09:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have blamed drink driving for a crash which left a car on its roof in Londonderry.
  
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• Laura Burns' family want to make Christmas special for little Lorcan days after mum’s funeral

  27-12-2018 08:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The loved ones of a nurse who died earlier this month have described their "huge sorrow" at spending their first Christmas without her.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Serious crash closes Co Armagh road

  27-12-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Roads closed after Antrim and Armagh crashes

  27-12-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Armagh road reopens after fatal crash

  27-12-2018 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Volcano alert raised amid fears of another tsunami in Indonesia

  27-12-2018 08:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Indonesian authorities have widened the exclusion zone around a volcano that triggered a devastating tsunami in Sumatra and Java.
  
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• These three Northern Ireland health bosses make 'rich list'

  27-12-2018 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three public health officials in Northern Ireland received pay packages totalling more than £100,000 last year, new figures show.
  
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• NI political review of 2018

  27-12-2018 07:57 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI's political editor looks back at they key moments in Northern Ireland politics in 2018.
  
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• Northern Ireland health trusts rake in £13m in car parking fees since 2015

  27-12-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health Trusts here have raked in almost £13m from hospital car parking charges in the last three years.
  
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• Co Down golfers mourn fox who stole their balls - and their hearts

  27-12-2018 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of Royal County Down Golf Club in Newcastle have been devastated by the death of a friendly fox who was a familiar visitor to the course.
  
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• Yasmine Corkum's festive anguish over tragic Kai

  27-12-2018 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a three-year-old knocked down and killed in Co Down has said Christmas is "just not the same without our wee man here".
  
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• James Nesbitt set for Cold Feet 'embarrassment'

  27-12-2018 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Nesbitt has said the new series of the ITV comedy Cold Feet will see his character go to a "painfully embarrassing" place as he struggles to embrace maturity.
  
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• Eamonn Holmes tells of delight at Ruth’s present as Northern Ireland celebs share festive snaps

  27-12-2018 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some of Northern Ireland's most famous faces have shared how they spent the festive season as they wished fans a Merry Christmas.
  
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• Bargains galore in Belfast Boxing Day sales but some find better deals online - Belfast Telegraph

  27-12-2018 07:48
  Bargains galore in Belfast Boxing Day sales but some find better deals online  Belfast TelegraphSavvy shoppers keen to pick up a bargain or two were out in force for the Boxing Day sales in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Bargains galore in Belfast Boxing Day sales but some find better deals online

  27-12-2018 07:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Savvy shoppers keen to pick up a bargain or two were out in force for the Boxing Day sales in Belfast city centre.
  
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• The men restoring the Mourne mountain wall

  27-12-2018 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet the stonemasons who work where the County Down mountains sweep down to the sea.
  
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• The stonemasons saving the Mourne wall

  27-12-2018 07:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The stonemasons from Mourne working to save the mountain wall.
  
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• 19 people murdered in Northern Ireland, up 20% since 2017

  27-12-2018 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nineteen people were murdered in Northern Ireland this year, according to provisional PSNI figures.
  
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