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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M22 north bound reduced to single lane due to weather

  22-01-2019 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital experiences trouble with teenagers 'running riot' at night - Belfast Live

  22-01-2019 22:53
  Belfast Royal Victoria Hospital experiences trouble with teenagers 'running riot' at night  Belfast Live"A lot of them are off their heads on drugs and a lot of them are just teenagers with nothing better to do"
  
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• Two men sentenced for assault in paramilitary-style attack

  22-01-2019 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men were sentenced on Tuesday for assault and threatening to remove their victim’s legs in a paramilitary-style attack.
  
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• Belfast parking to get major boost with £20million multi-story - Belfast Live

  22-01-2019 20:25
  Belfast parking to get major boost with £20million multi-story  Belfast LiveOffice space will be included in the new development.
  
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• 'You worry about everyday things'

  22-01-2019 20:21 via bbc.co.uk
  PIP benefit: 'You worry about everyday things'
  
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• West Belfast UDA investigation lands man in jail for cocaine possession - Belfast Live

  22-01-2019 20:10
  West Belfast UDA investigation lands man in jail for cocaine possession  Belfast LiveSentence came after Paramilitary Crime Task Force operation.
  
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• 'In a no-deal, you will have a hard border'

  22-01-2019 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Spokesman Margaritis Schinas made the comments at the European Commission's daily media briefing.
  
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• Snow: Travel disruption in Northern Ireland

  22-01-2019 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast International Airport's runway has closed and a weather warning for ice has been issued.
  
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• In the News: Belfast rejects Tribeca - Tribeca Citizen

  22-01-2019 19:13
  In the News: Belfast rejects Tribeca  Tribeca Citizen“Belfast, unlike its peer group cities of Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester, is not delivering city centre residential accommodation. But the demand is there.”
  
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• Muckamore Abbey: Mother 'devastated' by son's letter

  22-01-2019 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The mother of a former Muckamore Abbey patient is shocked by a letter alleging 'horrific behaviour'
  
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• Patisserie Valerie collapse puts jobs at Belfast outlets in jeopardy - Belfast Telegraph

  22-01-2019 18:29
  Patisserie Valerie collapse puts jobs at Belfast outlets in jeopardy  Belfast TelegraphCake chain Patisserie Valerie has collapsed into administration, putting 2800 jobs at risk.
  
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• Patisserie Valerie collapse puts jobs at Belfast outlets in jeopardy

  22-01-2019 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cake chain Patisserie Valerie has collapsed into administration, putting 2,800 jobs at risk.
  
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• Snow brings N.I. to standstill - traffic chaos as Belfast International Airport shuts runway - Belfast Newsletter

  22-01-2019 18:19
  Snow brings N.I. to standstill - traffic chaos as Belfast International Airport shuts runway  Belfast NewsletterHeavy snowfall has brought many parts of Northern Ireland to a standstill this evening.
  
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• North West Cup and Mid-Ulster Cup finals postponed

  22-01-2019 18:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Tuesday night's North West Cup and Mid-Ulster Cup finals are postponed due to unplayable pitches in Limavady and Dungannon.
  
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• Belfast 'cage fighter' lunged at police after homeless charity row - Belfast Telegraph

  22-01-2019 18:02
  Belfast 'cage fighter' lunged at police after homeless charity row  Belfast TelegraphA man declared himself a cage fighter and lunged at a police officer after being arrested over an outburst at a homeless charity's Belfast headquarters, a court ...
  
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• Snow sweeps across Northern Ireland causing travel disruption

  22-01-2019 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Widespread snow has hit across Northern Ireland, with travel disruption being reported in several regions.
  
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• James Bulger’s mother ‘upset’ at Oscar nod for film about son’s murder

  22-01-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of James Bulger has said she is “angry and upset” that Detainment, the short film about her son’s murder, has been nominated for an Oscar.
  
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• Simon Zebo abuse: Ulster fan handed lifetime ban

  22-01-2019 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  The Racing 92 player said he was abused during his side's game in Belfast earlier in January.
  
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• Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' over nomination

  22-01-2019 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Denise Fergus criticises the Academy for nominating a film about her son's young killers.
  
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• Oscars 2019: James Bulger's mother 'disgusted' by nomination

  22-01-2019 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Denise Fergus criticises the Academy for nominating a film about her son's young killers.
  
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• Bulger mother 'disgusted' over toddler murder Oscar nomination

  22-01-2019 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Mother of murdered toddler James Bulger is 'disgusted' a film about his young killers has an Oscar nomination.
  
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• Brexit: MPs put forward rival plans to May's deal

  22-01-2019 17:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Theresa May is to meet the cabinet as Labour calls for a vote on options including another referendum.
  
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• No-deal Brexit would mean hard border in Ireland, says Brussels

  22-01-2019 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A no-deal Brexit will lead to a hard border in Ireland, the European Commission has said.
  
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• Dick Clerkin: Ex Monaghan star defends GAA ticket price hike

  22-01-2019 16:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Monaghan footballer Dick Clerkin defends the GAA's decision to increase their ticket prices for 2019.
  
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• £20m Belfast scheme secures loan from investment fund - Insider Media

  22-01-2019 16:34
  £20m Belfast scheme secures loan from investment fund  Insider MediaA £20m scheme in Belfast comprising a 575-space multi-storey car park and 7000 sq ft of office space has moved forward after the development became the ...
  
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• Colin Horner murder was contract killing, court hears

  22-01-2019 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The four men convicted of killing a man in a Bangor car park were part of a "planned operation".
  
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• Belfast man who told police officers to 'drink bleach and hang themselves' on social media avoids prison - Belfast Telegraph

  22-01-2019 16:30
  Belfast man who told police officers to 'drink bleach and hang themselves' on social media avoids prison  Belfast TelegraphA man who posted messages on a police Facebook page telling two officers to "drink bleach" and hang themselves has been given a five-month suspended jail ...
  
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• Belfast boxers Tommy McCarthy and Tyrone McKenna promise fireworks in lip sync battle - Belfast Live

  22-01-2019 16:30
  Belfast boxers Tommy McCarthy and Tyrone McKenna promise fireworks in lip sync battle  Belfast LiveThe popular duo will collide at the Devenish Complex next month.
  
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• Belfast man who told police officers to 'drink bleach and hang themselves' on social media avoids prison

  22-01-2019 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who posted messages on a police Facebook page telling two officers to "drink bleach" and hang themselves has been given a five-month suspended jail term.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Londonderry road closed due to weather

  22-01-2019 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• PIP benefit: Woman with brain injury waiting two years

  22-01-2019 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Daphne Faloon was refused Personal Independent Payment (PIP) but says she cannot remember being assessed.
  
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• No-deal Brexit 'means hard border' - European Commission

  22-01-2019 15:44 via bbc.co.uk
  No deal makes hard border obvious, says EC spokesman, but Irish government calls that unacceptable.
  
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• Londonderry alerts 'designed to frustrate' bomb investigation

  22-01-2019 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  PSNI say three security alerts in Derry were designed to delay investigations into Saturday's bombing.
  
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• Belfast pensioner faces trial for alleged indecent assault on brother 60 years ago - Belfast Telegraph

  22-01-2019 15:43
  Belfast pensioner faces trial for alleged indecent assault on brother 60 years ago  Belfast TelegraphAn 86-year-old Belfast man is to stand trial accused of indecently assaulting his brother more than 60 years ago, a judge ordered today.
  
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• 'Derry is open for business', says top police officer

  22-01-2019 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  PSNI Supt Gordon McCalmont said the "terrorist can't take us back", at a press conference.
  
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• Belfast man with knife told police he had it to 'carve roast chicken' - Belfast Telegraph

  22-01-2019 15:40
  Belfast man with knife told police he had it to 'carve roast chicken'  Belfast TelegraphA man stopped with a 9" kitchen knife while on bail for allegedly assaulting four police officers had it to carve a roast chicken, the High Court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Belfast man with knife told police he had it to 'carve roast chicken'

  22-01-2019 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man stopped with a 9" kitchen knife while on bail for allegedly assaulting four police officers had it to carve a roast chicken, the High Court heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Colin Horner killers' minimum sentencing hearing delayed by week

  22-01-2019 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four Co Down men will have to wait another week before learning how long they must serve for the May 2017 "professional contract" killing of 35-year-old father of two Colin Horner, shot up to six times by an unknown lone gunman dressed in black.
  
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• Van drivers in Londonderry were hijacked at gunpoint, police confirm

  22-01-2019 15:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Londonderry have confirmed that two of the three vehicles used in security alerts across the city on Monday were hijacked at gunpoint.
  
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• Northern Ireland man banned from 'any shop' after being accused of 'targeting retailers'

  22-01-2019 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged thief charged with repeatedly targeting retailers is to be banned from entering any shop, the High Court ordered.
  
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• Rachel Weisz and Richard E Grant score Oscar nominations

  22-01-2019 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British screen stars Rachel Weisz and Richard E Grant have been nominated for Oscars.
  
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• Teenager attacked with hammer by burglars

  22-01-2019 14:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager was left shaken after being attacked with a hammer during an aggravated burglary in Coleraine.
  
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• Belfast pensioner faces trial for alleged indecent assault on brother 60 years ago

  22-01-2019 14:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 86-year-old Belfast man is to stand trial accused of indecently assaulting his brother more than 60 years ago, a judge ordered today.
  
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• Officials searching for Cardiff's Emiliano Sala 'not expecting anyone to be alive' after plane goes missing

  22-01-2019 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Officials searching for missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala have said that they are “not expecting anyone to be alive” as they continue to search for a missing plane in the English Channel, more than 14 hours after it disappeared from radar.
  
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• No-deal Brexit means hard border in Ireland, says European Commission

  22-01-2019 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is "obvious" there will be a hard border in Ireland if the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a Brexit deal, the European Commission's chief spokesman has claimed.
  
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• No-deal Brexit means hard border in Ireland, says EU - Coveney: 'We cannot wish away this problem'

  22-01-2019 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is "obvious" there will be a hard border in Ireland if the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a Brexit deal, the European Commission's chief spokesman has claimed.
  
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• No-deal Brexit means hard border in Ireland, says EC - Coveney: 'We cannot wish away this problem'

  22-01-2019 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is "obvious" there will be a hard border in Ireland if the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a Brexit deal, the European Commission's chief spokesman has claimed.
  
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