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• North Belfast cancer sufferer burned out of his home - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 22:22
  North Belfast cancer sufferer burned out of his home  Belfast LiveIt is believed attack may have been a case of mistaken identity.
  
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• Weightwatchers success after holiday photos spark mum's dramatic weight loss - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 20:53
  Weightwatchers success after holiday photos spark mum's dramatic weight loss  Belfast LiveWith a little encouragement from a friend, the retired retail manager joined her WW group and hasn't look back since.
  
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• Irish language activists turn Belfast City Hall red - BreakingNews.ie

  12-01-2019 20:42
  Irish language activists turn Belfast City Hall red  BreakingNews.ieBelfast City Hall has been illuminated in red in a show of support for those campaigning for greater protections for Irish language speakers in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Police catch 'R' driver going 98mph on M1 motorway

  12-01-2019 20:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a "young driver" after catching them driving at 98mph on the M1 motorway.
  
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• Bloomfield fires causing damage to homes and property - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 20:29
  Bloomfield fires causing damage to homes and property  Belfast LiveDeliberate fires being set in part of East Belfast are putting homes and property at risk, a councillor has said. The area around Bloomfield Avenue has been ...
  
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• Flight from Tenerife to Belfast forced to make emergency landing due to two disruptive passengers - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 20:18
  Flight from Tenerife to Belfast forced to make emergency landing due to two disruptive passengers  Belfast TelegraphA flight from Tenerife to Belfast International Airport has been forced to make an emergency landing in Spain due to two.
  
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• Appeal to reunite wedding ring found on Portstewart Strand with owner

  12-01-2019 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An appeal has been issued in an attempt to reunite a wedding ring found on Portstewart Strand with its owner.
  
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• Appeal to reunite wedding ring found on Portstewart Strand with its owner

  12-01-2019 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An appeal has been issued in an attempt to reunite a wedding ring found on Portstewart Strand with its owner.
  
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• Appeal to reunite lost wedding ring with owner

  12-01-2019 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An appeal has been issued in an attempt to reunite a lost wedding ring with its owner.
  
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• Jet2.com flight diverted due to 'drunk passengers' - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 19:25
  Jet2.com flight diverted due to 'drunk passengers'  Belfast LiveA flight from Tenerife to Belfast was diverted on Saturday evening due to 'drunk passengers'. The afternoon Jet2 flight from Tenerife South airport to Belfast ...
  
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• Flight from Tenerife to Belfast forced to make emergency landing due to two disruptive passengers

  12-01-2019 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A flight from Tenerife to Belfast International Airport has been forced to make an emergency landing in Spain due to two "disruptive" passengers.
  
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• Flight from Tenerife to Belfast forced to make emergency landing due to disruptive passengers

  12-01-2019 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A flight from Tenerife to Belfast International Airport was forced to make an emergency landing in Spain on Saturday due to two "disruptive" passengers.
  
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• Flight from Tenerife to Belfast forced to make emergency landing due to disorderly passenger

  12-01-2019 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A flight from Tenerife to Belfast International Airport has been forced to make an emergency landing in Spain due to a disorderly passenger.
  
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• Belfast machine gun alert leads to replicas find - BBC News

  12-01-2019 19:14
  Belfast machine gun alert leads to replicas find  BBC News'Arsenal' of replica guns found after police respond to reports of a man with a machine gun.
  
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• Belfast City Hall turns red in campaign by Irish language speakers - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 19:07
  Belfast City Hall turns red in campaign by Irish language speakers  Belfast TelegraphBelfast City Hall has been illuminated in red in a show of support for those campaigning for greater protections for Irish language speakers in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast City Hall turns red in campaign by Irish language speakers

  12-01-2019 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Hall has been illuminated in red in a show of support for those campaigning for greater protections for Irish language speakers in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Replica weapons haul discovered after police arrest man wielding 'machine gun' in Belfast

  12-01-2019 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have discovered an "arsenal" of replica weapons after arresting a man following reports of someone with a machine gun in north Belfast on Saturday morning.
  
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• Stockdale Soars As Ulster Seal Historic Win In Belfast - Pundit Arena

  12-01-2019 18:22
  Stockdale Soars As Ulster Seal Historic Win In Belfast  Pundit ArenaUlster sealed a huge Champions Cup victory as they overcame racing 92 in an enthralling contest at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast.
  
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• Liverpool players rated as Mo Salah proves the difference against Brighton - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 18:07
  Liverpool players rated as Mo Salah proves the difference against Brighton  Belfast LiveThe Reds go seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with the victory.
  
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• ‘Yellow vest’ protests held in Belfast and Dublin - Irish Examiner

  12-01-2019 18:00
  ‘Yellow vest’ protests held in Belfast and Dublin  Irish ExaminerAbout 200 left-wing activists have staged a “yellow vest” protest in Belfast city centre. The campaigners gathered outside City Hall to demand an end to austerity ...
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses after aggravated robbery in Belfast - Irish Examiner

  12-01-2019 17:55
  Police appeal for witnesses after aggravated robbery in Belfast  Irish ExaminerPolice in the North are appealing for witnesses following an aggravated burglary in north Belfast last night. The incident occurred in the Burneys Mews area of ...
  
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• Police appeal for witnesses after aggravated robbery in Belfast - BreakingNews.ie

  12-01-2019 17:55
  Police appeal for witnesses after aggravated robbery in Belfast  BreakingNews.ieTwo males and a female forced their way into a flat and assaulted a male occupant with what was described as a flick stick.
  
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• Low wages and austerity spark Belfast yellow vest protest - The Irish Times

  12-01-2019 17:35
  Low wages and austerity spark Belfast yellow vest protest  The Irish TimesUp to 200 mainly left wing activists gather at City Hall.
  
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• Falls Road crash causing delays - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 17:21
  Falls Road crash causing delays  Belfast LivePolice and fire *service* were called to the scene.
  
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• Watch as Glentoran goalkeeper Elliott Morris scores unbelievable goal at Brandywell - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 17:12
  Watch as Glentoran goalkeeper Elliott Morris scores unbelievable goal at Brandywell  Belfast LiveIt took 723 games, but Elliott Morris can finally celebrate scoring a goal for Glentoran. To the casual Irish League observer it might seem a woeful record.
  
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• Belfast home set ablaze in firework attack

  12-01-2019 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A house in north Belfast caught fire on Friday evening after being targeted with fireworks.
  
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• 'The Orange State is gone and it's not coming back' says McDonald on 100th anniversary of First Dail

  12-01-2019 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald has proclaimed that "the orange state is gone and it's not coming back" at an event to mark the anniversary of the First Dail in Dublin.
  
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• Watch: Northern Ireland's first yellow vest protest takes place in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 16:52
  Watch: Northern Ireland's first yellow vest protest takes place in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphAbout 200 left-wing activists have staged a “yellow vest” protest in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Ulster v Racing 92: Stockdale double puts Ulster on brink of Euro qualification with victory over Racing 92

  12-01-2019 16:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jacob Stockdale's brace has put Ulster within touching distance of the Champions Cup knockouts after they battled to a 26-22 victory over Racing 92 at Kingspan Stadium.
  
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• 'Yellow vest' protest held in Belfast city centre - expressandstar.com

  12-01-2019 16:38
  'Yellow vest' protest held in Belfast city centre  expressandstar.comSpeakers called for a halt to public-sector cuts and the abolition of zero-hour contracts among other issues.
  
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• SDLP leader Eastwood praises Hanna's 'restraint' following Ian Paisley insult

  12-01-2019 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has backed party colleague Claire Hanna after she received criticism for comments made towards DUP MP Ian Paisley on Twitter.
  
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• Up in smoke: more and more stubbing out cigarette habit - Belfast Newsletter

  12-01-2019 16:07
  Up in smoke: more and more stubbing out cigarette habit  Belfast NewsletterToday many NI people will have been 12-days cigarette free, having resolved to quit smoking in the new year. HELEN MCGURK reports on the dwindling ...
  
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• Schools' Cup photos, results and draw: Belfast Royal Academy to host city derby against Belfast High School - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 15:16
  Schools' Cup photos, results and draw: Belfast Royal Academy to host city derby against Belfast High School  Belfast TelegraphBelfast Royal Academy will welcome Belfast High School for a city derby in the third round of the Danske Bank Schools' Cup.
  
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• Watch Live: Northern Ireland's first yellow vest protest takes place in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 15:12
  Watch Live: Northern Ireland's first yellow vest protest takes place in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphNorthern Ireland's first yellow vest protest will take place at Belfast City Hall today, with hundreds of people indicating they will turn up to support the event.
  
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• Máiría Cahill hits out after dead animals 'dumped' in Lisburn - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 14:59
  Máiría Cahill hits out after dead animals 'dumped' in Lisburn  Belfast LiveGRAPHIC *CONTENT* WARNING: Some readers may find the image disturbing.
  
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• BT Young Scientist: South East Regional College students win NI award

  12-01-2019 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The winning project studied how natural food extracts affected insulin secretion from pancreatic cells.
  
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• Starlings take flight in Belfast [Photos] - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 13:59
  Starlings take flight in Belfast [Photos]  Belfast TelegraphThousands of starlings gathered in Belfast in a series of murmurations.
  
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• 8 of the best hotels in Belfast - The Independent

  12-01-2019 13:44
  8 of the best hotels in Belfast  The IndependentNot so long ago, finding a quality hotel in the Northern Irish capital required a single phone call. During the Troubles and for some time afterwards, The Europa ...
  
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• Albertbridge Road Russell's incident being investigated by police - Belfast Live

  12-01-2019 13:38
  Albertbridge Road Russell's incident being investigated by police  Belfast LivePolice are investigating an alleged assault at an East Belfast shop. Officers have been at the scene of the incident, at the Russell's on Albertbridge Road, since ...
  
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• Full rollout of Universal Credit benefit delayed in Northern Ireland until 2020

  12-01-2019 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The full rollout of a controversial new benefit to Northern Ireland had been delayed until 2020.
  
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• Two firefighters dead and dozens injured in explosion at Paris bakery

  12-01-2019 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two firefighters have been killed and 47 injured in an explosion at a bakery that was apparently caused by a gas leak in central Paris.
  
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• Dozens injured in explosion at Paris bakery

  12-01-2019 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A powerful explosion and fire apparently caused by a gas leak at a Paris bakery has injured 36 people, including 12 in critical condition, French authorities said.
  
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• Future bright for the new Belfast Celtic, says chief - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 12:04
  Future bright for the new Belfast Celtic, says chief  Belfast TelegraphThe new Belfast Celtic will be a club with west Belfast at the core as they strive to reach the top of the Irish League, according to their treasurer.
  
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• Man attacked with 'flick stick' during Co Antrim burglary

  12-01-2019 11:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was assaulted with what police described as a "flick stick" during an aggravated burglary in Co Antrim.
  
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• Belfast Giants set the bar high in pursuit of Euro delight - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 11:24
  Belfast Giants set the bar high in pursuit of Euro delight  Belfast TelegraphIf they were looking for a statement win to underline their Continental Cup credentials, then this was it for the Belfast Giants.
  
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• Restaurant review: Nu Delhi 'miles ahead' of the competition

  12-01-2019 10:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Naz Din is as Belfast as Carl Frampton. He has the same charm and wit and he pulls no punches. Good job he is a restaurateur, though, because Naz is more of a lover than a fighter. He won't mind me saying that, because everybody knows how resilient and single-minded he can be. Also, his understanding of hospitality and the need to keep customers happy makes him a natural at this game.
  
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• Watch: Starlings bring dazzling display to Belfast skies - Belfast Telegraph

  12-01-2019 10:36
  Watch: Starlings bring dazzling display to Belfast skies  Belfast TelegraphIf you've turned your eyes to the skies around dusk in recent evenings, you could well have been treated to a spectacular performance of aerial ballet.
  
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• Sinn Fein’s refusal to take Westminster seats a tragedy, John Bruton says

  12-01-2019 10:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein’s refusal to take their seats in Westminster and voice their concerns over Brexit is a “tragedy”, a former Irish prime minister has said.
  
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• The $10m spy who worked for FBI and MI5 inside dissident republicanism

  12-01-2019 10:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  On May 10, 1997, a passenger climbed into the back of the Belfast taxi. The driver noticed he was carrying a holdall in his right hand. As the taxi turned on to College Avenue, the back windows smashed with a low thud. Glass flew on to the road. Three of the passenger's fingers were strewn around the cab and blood was pouring from his hand. He was screaming as he searched for his fingers. Dripping blood onto the seat, he put each finger he found into his pocket.
  
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