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• Belfast playground gets green light for £400,000 redevelopment - Belfast Live

  16-01-2019 23:27
  Belfast playground gets green light for £400,000 redevelopment  Belfast LiveThe playground is located between Mulderg Drive and Serpentine Road.
  
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• Let's deliver Brexit: Prime Minister's rallying call to MPs - disappointment Labour not involved in talks

  16-01-2019 22:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minster has said surviving a no confidence motion in Parliament allows her to work to deliver Brexit and called on MPs to "put self interest aside" and "work constructively together".
  
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• May's government survives no confidence vote

  16-01-2019 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM offers meetings on Brexit with rival party leaders after seeing off a bid to topple her government.
  
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• Sigerson Cup: St Mary's beat NUIG in Dangan opener

  16-01-2019 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  St Mary's overcome NUIG in a free-kick competition as the Belfast team start their Sigerson Cup campaign with victory at Dangan.
  
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• Former Belfast school where pot once grew moves closer to becoming rental housing - Bangor Daily News

  16-01-2019 21:31
  Former Belfast school where pot once grew moves closer to becoming rental housing  Bangor Daily NewsSeveral residents of the historic district where the building is located have adamantly opposed the change.. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and ...
  
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• Belfast driving instructor reveals what he'd change for learners - Belfast Live

  16-01-2019 21:28
  Belfast driving instructor reveals what he'd change for learners  Belfast LiveIssues include motorway driving and the speed limit.
  
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• NI International Cross Country: McCormack in field for Dundonald race

  16-01-2019 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Two-time European cross country winner Fionnuala McCormack will take part in the Northern Ireland International Cross Country on Saturday.
  
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• Brexit: DUP meets PM before no-confidence vote

  16-01-2019 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The votes of the party's 10 MPs helped the government face down the challenge by 19 votes.
  
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• Sainbury's car park murder - four men jailed

  16-01-2019 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Colin Horner, 35, was shot dead in front of his son in Bangor in May 2017.
  
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• Man due in court on sex abuse charges

  16-01-2019 20:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 58-year-old man is set to appear before Newry Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to face a number of sex abuse charges.
  
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• Colin Horner murder: Don't join paramilitaries, says mother

  16-01-2019 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  A woman whose son was murdered as part of a loyalist feud urges young people not to join paramilitary groups.
  
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• Irish Premiership: Glenavon bring in Robert Garrett from Linfield

  16-01-2019 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Midfielder Robert Garrett moves from Premiership leaders Linfield to Glenavon in a two-and-a-half year deal.
  
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• Theresa May offers cross-party talks as she survives attempt to oust her as PM

  16-01-2019 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has survived an attempt to oust her as Prime Minister, as MPs rejected Jeremy Corbyn’s motion of no confidence in the Government by a margin of 325 to 306.
  
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• Man who slept on streets of Belfast tells how kind gesture changed everything for him - Belfast Live

  16-01-2019 20:18
  Man who slept on streets of Belfast tells how kind gesture changed everything for him  Belfast LiveKenny Marshall, 29, said he now wants to help others who find themselves on the streets.
  
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• Ulster Hospital patient waits 45 hours in A&E

  16-01-2019 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  There have been 447 target breaches in the past two weeks at the Ulster Hospital, the BBC learns.
  
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• DUP 'make the difference' as Theresa May's Government survives no confidence vote

  16-01-2019 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs rejected Labour’s motion of no confidence in Theresa May’s Government by 325 votes to 306 - a majority 19 - with the DUP highlighting just how crucial their votes were to the Prime Minister.
  
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• East Belfast DUP councillor sworn in as city’s new High Sheriff - Belfast Newsletter

  16-01-2019 19:31
  East Belfast DUP councillor sworn in as city’s new High Sheriff  Belfast NewsletterEast Belfast councillor, Alderman Tommy Sandford has said he is “honoured” to have been appointed the new High Sheriff of Belfast. The DUP man, who ...
  
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• DUP supporting government in national interest... but lessons need to be learned, says Arlene Foster after meeting Prime Minister May

  16-01-2019 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP said it is backing the Government in Wednesday night's no confidence motion saying Prime Minister Theresa May must be given time to come up with a better withdrawal agreement but "lessons will need to be learned".
  
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• Coleraine stabbing - teen charged with attempted murder

  16-01-2019 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A 17-year-old boy faces several charges after two women were stabbed in Coleraine on Sunday.
  
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• Tribute to two Belfast campaigners at old Barracks site - Belfast Live

  16-01-2019 19:02
  Tribute to two Belfast campaigners at old Barracks site  Belfast LiveThe pair made a huge impact in human rights campaigns.
  
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• Teen charged with attempted murder after women stabbed while out walking

  16-01-2019 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old is to appear in court on Thursday charged with attempted murder after two women were stabbed while out walking.
  
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• Six months jail for Derry man who abused boy (11) while babysitting

  16-01-2019 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Londonderry man is to spend six months in jail for historic child sex offences he carried out while babysitting a young boy.
  
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• Gavin Whyte apologises over lewd act video

  16-01-2019 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland and Oxford United winger Gavin Whyte says he was "stupid" after being filmed performing a lewd act in public.
  
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• Altnagelvin Hospital: Boy injured at birth set for £5m payout

  16-01-2019 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The child developed cerebral palsy after he was starved of oxygen during his delivery.
  
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• 'Take no-deal Brexit off table', urge NI businesses

  16-01-2019 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs have an obligation to reach a Brexit deal, says the head of the Confederation of British Industry in NI.
  
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• Six Nations 2019: Uncapped Connacht trio in Ireland squad

  16-01-2019 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Uncapped Connacht trio Caolin Blade, Jack Carty and Tom Farrell included in the Ireland squad for this year's Six Nations.
  
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• Claim daughter still loyal to 'abusive' Belfast dad, court hears - Belfast Telegraph

  16-01-2019 17:05
  Claim daughter still loyal to 'abusive' Belfast dad, court hears  Belfast TelegraphA Belfast man accused of sexually abusing his teenage daughter groomed and manipulated her with talk of running away together, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Claim daughter still loyal to 'abusive' Belfast dad, court hears

  16-01-2019 17:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man accused of sexually abusing his teenage daughter groomed and manipulated her with talk of running away together, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Former PSNI Chief Superintendent Robbie Robinson killed on Mourne hike laid to rest

  16-01-2019 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retired PSNI Chief Superintendent Robbie Robinson has been laid to rest after falling to his death on the Mourne Mountains on Sunday.
  
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• Ireland's no-deal Brexit plans 'now being implemented'

  16-01-2019 15:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Leo Varadkar has said preparations for a no-deal Brexit are 'no longer contingency plans'
  
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• Police knew nothing about Jamie Bryson's journalistic credentials, court told

  16-01-2019 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Investigators involved in the seizure of material from loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson knew nothing about his journalistic credentials, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Miami Showband massacre to be explored in Netflix docuseries

  16-01-2019 15:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Netflix docuseries will explore the circumstances surrounding the Miami Showband massacre.
  
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• Health chief 'appalled' by CCTV

  16-01-2019 15:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Richard Pengelly watched footage of staff with vulnerable patients at Muckamore.
  
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• WTO rules: What happens if there's a no-deal Brexit?

  16-01-2019 14:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Could the UK maintain an open border with Ireland if there is no deal, asks BBC News NI's John Campbell.
  
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• Police called to incident at Craigavon hospital

  16-01-2019 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Police, fire and ambulance services attended the incident regarding a patient causing a disturbance.
  
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• Teenager in court over school knife incident

  16-01-2019 14:20 via bbc.co.uk
  He is charged with resisting police, making a threat to kill, and possession of a blade in a public place.
  
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• Health boss 'shocked and appalled' at CCTV of Muckamore Abbey

  16-01-2019 14:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of Northern Ireland's health service has said that he was "shocked and appalled" after viewing CCTV image of Muckamore Abbey Hospital.
  
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• Teen accused of brandishing sword outside Craigavon school

  16-01-2019 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been remanded into custody, accused of having a sword outside a school in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Baby rape accused appears in court

  16-01-2019 14:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man accused of raping his baby son is to be questioned on other matters, a judge has ruled.
  
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• Four men jailed for life for Colin Horner murder

  16-01-2019 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four Co Down men have been jailed for life for their involvement in the May 2017 loyalist feud killing of 35-year-old father-of-two Colin Horner, shot three times by a lone gunman.
  
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• Patient dies with over £6k worth of unused medicine - Northern Ireland prescription charges debate needed, says Pengelly

  16-01-2019 13:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health chief Richard Pengelly has called for a debate around the reintroduction of charges for prescription medicine in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Annalong man accused of baby rape faces fresh questions

  16-01-2019 13:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The 25-year-old is to be questioned by police about other allegations.
  
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• £5m for Northern Ireland boy (6) injured at birth

  16-01-2019 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A six-year-old boy from Co Londonderry who suffered devastating injuries at birth is set to be awarded nearly £5 million in damages.
  
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• Arlene Foster urges PM to seek better deal from EU

  16-01-2019 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has urged the Prime Minister to go back to Europe and seek a better deal.
  
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• Brexit Live: Theresa May faces PMQs ahead of confidence vote

  16-01-2019 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence after suffering a massive parliamentary defeat over her controversial EU Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Brexit Live: Theresa May faces confidence motion after historic vote defeat

  16-01-2019 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence after suffering a massive parliamentary defeat over her controversial EU Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Brexit Live: MPs debating confidence motion after May’s huge Commons defeat

  16-01-2019 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence after suffering a massive parliamentary defeat over her controversial EU Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Alcohol related deaths in Northern Ireland highest on record

  16-01-2019 12:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alcohol related deaths in Northern Ireland have reached their highest levels on record, new figures have revealed.
  
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• May ready to reach out after crushing Brexit defeat, says Leadsom

  16-01-2019 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior ministers have insisted Theresa May is committed to reaching out across party lines to build a Brexit consensus following the crushing defeat of her plan for leaving the EU.
  
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• Craigavon resident loses £15k in TV Licensing scam

  16-01-2019 11:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Craigavon resident has been conned out of £15,000 in a TV Licensing scam.
  
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