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• Belfast City Council calls on 'Tribeca' developers to drop name of £500m Cathedral Quarter development - Belfast Telegraph

  07-01-2019 23:37
  Belfast City Council calls on 'Tribeca' developers to drop name of £500m Cathedral Quarter development  Belfast TelegraphBelfast City Council has agreed to support a motion calling on the developers behind a new £500m city centre development to drop the name "Tribeca" from its ...
  
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• Belfast City Council calls on 'Tribeca' developers to drop name of £500m Cathedral Quarter development

  07-01-2019 23:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council has agreed to support a motion calling on the developers behind a new £500m city centre development to drop the name "Tribeca" from its plans.
  
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• Belfast City Council votes to give £500,000 to controversial bonfire scheme

  07-01-2019 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council has voted to set aside a further £500,000 for a controversial bonfire diversion scheme.
  
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• Hate crime attack like 'Troubles' scene

  07-01-2019 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The carnage in a house where five men were attacked by a gang with baseball bats was like a scene from the Troubles, a woman has said.
  
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• Belfast City Council commits £500k to reduce bonfire tensions - BBC News

  07-01-2019 21:08
  Belfast City Council commits £500k to reduce bonfire tensions  BBC NewsBelfast City Council has voted to approve £500,000 in funding for events to reduce tensions around bonfires. It is the second year in a row that money for the ...
  
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• Campaigning father says epic walk across N Ireland was for his children

  07-01-2019 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Enniskillen father-of-four who undertook an epic walk across Northern Ireland in protest over the lack of a functioning government said he did it for his children.
  
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• Woman cut from car by firefighters after Belfast city centre crash - Belfast Telegraph

  07-01-2019 18:37
  Woman cut from car by firefighters after Belfast city centre crash  Belfast TelegraphFirefighters have cut a woman from her car after a two vehicle crash in Belfast city centre. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue *Service* were called to the scene ...
  
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• Woman cut from car by firefighters after Belfast city centre crash

  07-01-2019 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have cut a woman from her car after a two vehicle crash in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Tribeca trouble the latest in long line of NI name rows

  07-01-2019 16:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Tribeca is on Belfast City Council's agenda but it's just the latest NI occurrence of name-and-pain.
  
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• Belfast shopping centre child abductions post not true, say PSNI - Belfast Live

  07-01-2019 16:44
  Belfast shopping centre child abductions post not true, say PSNI  Belfast LivePSNI are warning people not to be sucked in by the "fake news"
  
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• Co Antrim man jailed after police pursuit on way to community service

  07-01-2019 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A banned motorist pursued by police as he drove to a community service appointment has been jailed for seven months.
  
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• Watch: Teaser footage of Game of Thrones season 8 aired at Golden Globes

  07-01-2019 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teaser footage of the highly anticipated season of Game of Thrones aired at the 2019 Golden Globes and fans don't know what to make of it.
  
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• 10 things happening in Northern Ireland January 7-13: From the 1975 to Out to Lunch festival

  07-01-2019 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of 10 exciting things taking place across Northern Ireland this week.
  
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• Northern Ireland clerical sex abuse survivor awarded state benefits

  07-01-2019 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A survivor of clerical child sex abuse in Northern Ireland, who said she felt “interrogated” by the benefits system, has been awarded state payments.
  
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• No security forces collusion in murder of Catholic pensioner, coroner finds

  07-01-2019 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coroner has found neither direct nor indirect collusion between the security forces and loyalists in the 1994 murder of a pensioner in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Video: Belfast dreams of lottery win - what would you spend it on? - Belfast Telegraph

  07-01-2019 15:29
  Video: Belfast dreams of lottery win - what would you spend it on?  Belfast TelegraphThe festive cheer is packed up in the attic for another year and the January blues are well and truly here.
  
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• Sinn Fein accused of 'glorification of terrorism' over Sean South commemoration

  07-01-2019 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UUP MLA Rosemary Barton has accused Sinn Fein of the "glorification of terrorism" over comments made by a TD at the graveside of IRA man Sean South.
  
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• Video: Belfast dreams of lottery win - what would you spend it on?

  07-01-2019 15:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The festive cheer is packed up in the attic for another year and the January blues are well and truly here.
  
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• PM still seeking Brexit deal ‘assurances’ but EU says it will not renegotiate

  07-01-2019 14:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Union says it has no plans for talks on renegotiating Theresa May’s Brexit deal after the Prime Minister said she was seeking “further assurances” from Brussels to help it through Parliament.
  
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• Police among four injured after stolen milk truck Belfast rampage - Belfast Telegraph

  07-01-2019 14:54
  Police among four injured after stolen milk truck Belfast rampage  Belfast TelegraphFour people, including two police officers, were injured as a stolen milk truck collided with six vehicles in west Belfast, a court has heard.
  
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• Police among four injured after stolen milk truck Belfast rampage

  07-01-2019 14:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four people, including two police officers, were injured as a stolen milk truck collided with six vehicles in west Belfast, a court has heard.
  
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• Security alert ends after shell discovery sparks Northern Ireland homes' evacuation

  07-01-2019 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert near a PSNI station in Enniskillen has ended, police have confirmed.
  
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• First World War shell discovery sparks Northern Ireland homes' evacuation

  07-01-2019 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Homes have been evacuated after a suspected First World War shell was discovered during building work near a PSNI station.
  
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• Business Growth Fund buys stake in Toomebridge firm UForm

  07-01-2019 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  The Business Growth Fund buys a minority stake in UForm, based in Toomebridge, County Antrim.
  
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• Character, history, style and charm - Belfast Newsletter

  07-01-2019 13:43
  Character, history, style and charm  Belfast NewsletterThese beautiful converted stables dating from 1858 located in a sheltered, walled cobbled courtyard have been gloriously converted and updated while ...
  
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• 'High value' items taken in Co Down hardware store burglary

  07-01-2019 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police said "high value" items were taken in a burglary of a Co Down hardware store.
  
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• New car sales in Northern Ireland drop in 2018

  07-01-2019 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Uncertainty over Brexit is one factor in falling figures, a car trade body reports.
  
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• Asda fuel prices cut for motorists - Belfast Live

  07-01-2019 13:25
  Asda fuel prices cut for motorists  Belfast LiveAsda has announced that fuel prices in their petrol stations will decrease from tomorrow. Customers are set to benefit from filling up at its ten Northern Ireland ...
  
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• Supermarkets announce fuel price cuts amid overcharging claims

  07-01-2019 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three supermarkets are cutting petrol and diesel prices amid claims that fuel retailers are overcharging motorists.
  
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• Denis Sulta Belfast show announced for Custom House Square - Belfast Live

  07-01-2019 13:01
  Denis Sulta Belfast show announced for Custom House Square  Belfast LiveDenis Sulta is to return to Belfast for a headline show at Custom House Square. The DJ sold out his Sulta Selects Boxing Night show at the Telegraph building.
  
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• TV licence scams warning issued - Belfast Live

  07-01-2019 12:47
  TV licence scams warning issued  Belfast LiveTV Licensing is warning residents of Northern Ireland of scam emails. Customers are being urged to beware of fake emails which claim they are owed a refund ...
  
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• Sinn Fein councillor says moon landing 'fake news'

  07-01-2019 12:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein councillor in Limerick has objected to council plans for a 'One Giant Leap' theme for this year's St Patrick's Day festival.
  
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• John Gilligan in Surpeme Court appeal to secure release

  07-01-2019 12:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Dublin man accused of money laundering offences is set to go to the UK's highest court in a bid to secure release from custody.
  
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• Thousands targeted in Northern Ireland TV Licensing scam

  07-01-2019 12:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV Licensing has issued a scam warning to Northern Ireland residents after receiving around 2,500 reports of fraudulent emails.
  
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• Raw sewage causing a stink in West Belfast - Belfast Live

  07-01-2019 12:02
  Raw sewage causing a stink in West Belfast  Belfast LiveAn overflowing manhole is causing a stink in West Belfast. Raw sewage has been overflowing over the past week in Glenkeen and onto the Bell Steel Road.
  
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• Choice Factory author and advertising expert Richard Shotton to make Belfast debut in Riddell Hall talk - Belfast Telegraph

  07-01-2019 11:56
  Choice Factory author and advertising expert Richard Shotton to make Belfast debut in Riddell Hall talk  Belfast TelegraphRichard Shotton, one of the UK's most respected advertising and marketing experts will speak on applying behavioural science to business problems on ...
  
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• Irish premier says man captured in Syria entitled to consular assistance

  07-01-2019 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish premier has said that a man captured in Syria by militants fighting Isis is entitled to consular assistance from the state.
  
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• Police probe sinister graffiti attacks at Free Presbyterian church - Belfast Newsletter

  07-01-2019 11:34
  Police probe sinister graffiti attacks at Free Presbyterian church  Belfast NewsletterPolice are investigating sinister graffiti attacks at Dunmurry Free Presbyterian Church on the outskirts of Belfast.
  
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• SDLP responds after councillor defects to ex-Sinn Fein man's new party

  07-01-2019 11:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The SDLP has suggested one of its councillors may not have been selected to run in this year's local government elections after she announced her defection to a new party set up by ex-Sinn Fein TD Peadar Toibin.
  
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• Bran and Thor return to sea - Belfast Live

  07-01-2019 11:12
  Bran and Thor return to sea  Belfast LiveSeal pups Bran (top) and Thor being released back into the wild after months of recuperation on an isolated beach in Northern Ireland. PRESS ASSOCIATION ...
  
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• Muckamore Abbey recruiting to address 'critical' staffing levels

  07-01-2019 11:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Muckamore Abbey Hospital is recruiting 15 new members of staff after relatives of patients were told of "critical" staffing issues.
  
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• Shankill Road fire caused by grill pan - Belfast Live

  07-01-2019 11:02
  Shankill Road fire caused by grill pan  Belfast LiveA fire at a home on the Shankill Road was caused by a grill pan fire, the fire *service* has said. Neighbours came to the rescue of a man in his 60s after the fire at ...
  
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• Boost for Belfast as orders for 120 Airbus A220 aircraft announced - PES MEDIA

  07-01-2019 10:34
  Boost for Belfast as orders for 120 Airbus A220 aircraft announced  PES MEDIAAirbus has announced orders for 120 A220 aircraft, the wings for which are manufactured in Belfast, by JetBlue Airways and a new Airline venture "Moxy".
  
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• Romanian men attacked by gang with baseball bats in Co Antrim 'hate crime'

  07-01-2019 10:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a hate crime after a number of Romanian men were attacked by a gang in Co Antrim.
  
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• Homeless man suffers 'serious burns' after fire in tent in Belfast - Irish Mirror

  07-01-2019 09:51
  Homeless man suffers 'serious burns' after fire in tent in Belfast  Irish MirrorA homeless man suffered "serious burns" after a fire inside a tent in Belfast. The man in his 20s, is well known to homeless volunteers in the local area who have ...
  
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• £4m Belfast apartment complex gets go-ahead - Belfast Telegraph

  07-01-2019 09:34
  £4m Belfast apartment complex gets go-ahead  Belfast TelegraphA retail warehouse in Belfast's Sandy Row neighbourhood is to make way for a £4m apartment complex.
  
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• Newtownabbey burglary investigated as five men beaten with baseball bats - Belfast Live

  07-01-2019 09:22
  Newtownabbey burglary investigated as five men beaten with baseball bats  Belfast LiveA police investigation is underway after five men were beaten with baseball bats on Sunday night. The attack happened in a home in Hollybank Drive in ...
  
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• Woman cut from car after crash in Belfast, Co Antrim - Irish Mirror

  07-01-2019 09:00
  Woman cut from car after crash in Belfast, Co Antrim  Irish MirrorA woman was cut from her car after a crash in Belfast city centre this afternoon. Emergency services were called to the Union Street area of the city on Monday, ...
  
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• Belfast Cathedral Quarter renaming profoundly lacks empathy, campaigners say - Irish Examiner

  07-01-2019 09:00
  Belfast Cathedral Quarter renaming profoundly lacks empathy, campaigners say  Irish ExaminerCampaigners opposed to the renaming of Belfast's historic Cathedral Quarter have said there is nothing authentic about the rebranding. Save CQ is also calling ...
  
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• Homeless Belfast man suffers burns to feet and legs after tent goes on fire - Belfast Telegraph

  07-01-2019 08:59
  Homeless Belfast man suffers burns to feet and legs after tent goes on fire  Belfast TelegraphA homeless 'rough sleeper' in Belfast was rushed to hospital suffering from burns to his feet and legs after the tent he was sleeping in went on fire late on ...
  
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