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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Tyrone road reopened following collision

  24-01-2019 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Security alert in Co Down sparks evacuations

  24-01-2019 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently at the scene of a security alert in Ballynahinch, Co Down.
  
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• Security alert in Co Down declared a hoax

  24-01-2019 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in Ballynahinch,Co Down has been declared a hoax.
  
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• Belfast bike thief asks for prison sentence, judge obliges - road.cc

  24-01-2019 20:00
  Belfast bike thief asks for prison sentence, judge obliges  road.ccA Belfast bike thief who asked a judge to jail him in a bid to help him break out of a spiral of addiction that had led him to commit crime was obliged by a judge as ...
  
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• Fianna Fáil-SDLP partnership 'uncomfortable for some'

  24-01-2019 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood accepts that his party's partnership with Fianna Fáil could be "uncomfortable for some".
  
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• Michael Dunlop confirms return to road racing

  24-01-2019 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Michael Dunlop will return to international road racing this season with Tyco BMW for the first time since the death of his brother William.
  
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• Geordie Gilmore murder trial ends - judgement reserved

  24-01-2019 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Judgement has been reserved in the non-jury trial into the murder of Carrickfergus loyalist Geordie Gilmore.
  
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• Michael Dunlop racing future confirmed as Ballymoney rider reveals plans - Belfast Live

  24-01-2019 18:19
  Michael Dunlop racing future confirmed as Ballymoney rider reveals plans  Belfast LiveDoubts have surrounded the 29-year-old's future in the sport.
  
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• Northern Ireland Policing Board meets for the first time in two years

  24-01-2019 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first meeting of the newly reconstituted Northern Ireland Policing Board was dominated by last weekend’s car bomb attack in Londonderry.
  
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• Anger after neo-nazi graffiti daubed near Belfast Primary school - Belfast Telegraph

  24-01-2019 18:15
  Anger after neo-nazi graffiti daubed near Belfast Primary school  Belfast TelegraphNeo-nazi graffiti outside a south Belfast primary school has been branded a.
  
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• Snow Patrol singer fears Brexit will bring return of hard Irish border

  24-01-2019 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Irish frontman of Snow Patrol has expressed despair at the risk of a hard border as a result of Brexit – adding that it would be the “worst thing possible” for his country’s people.
  
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• Anger after neo-nazi graffiti daubed near Belfast Primary school Neo-nazi graffiti outside a south - Belfast Telegraph

  24-01-2019 18:08
  Anger after neo-nazi graffiti daubed near Belfast Primary school Neo-nazi graffiti outside a south  Belfast TelegraphNeo-nazi graffiti outside a south Belfast primary school has been branded a.
  
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• Tesco is selling vegan haggis in time for Burns Night - Belfast Live

  24-01-2019 17:43
  Tesco is selling vegan haggis in time for Burns Night  Belfast LiveIt's made with blended pulses, seeds and vegetables.
  
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• Dodds urges Varadkar to 'tone down rhetoric and keep cool head' after Brexit comments

  24-01-2019 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to "tone down his rhetoric" after comments made on Thursday.
  
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• Three people arrested on suspicion of dissident republican activity in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  24-01-2019 17:21
  Three people arrested on suspicion of dissident republican activity in west Belfast  Belfast TelegraphThree people were arrested on suspicion of dissident republican activity in west Belfast on Thursday. Detectives from PSNI's Terrorism Investigation Unit ...
  
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• Sheeran and NI guitar firm forming A-team

  24-01-2019 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Ed Sheeran wants to make affordable quality guitars to encourage more young people to play music.
  
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• Ed Sheeran's County Down guitar

  24-01-2019 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  The singer-song writer has put his name to a new range of guitar made by a County Down company.
  
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• Feile tells story of progressive Belfast but Wolfe Tones may not be everyone's cup of tea, says festival director - Belfast Telegraph

  24-01-2019 17:07
  Feile tells story of progressive Belfast but Wolfe Tones may not be everyone's cup of tea, says festival director  Belfast TelegraphThe Director of the west Belfast Feile an Phobail has defended the decision to book the Wolfe Tones, after their concert descended into pro-IRA chanting last ...
  
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• Callon Wilson faces life sentence for killing Syrian man

  24-01-2019 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Callon Wilson is told he will face a life sentence after he admitted murdering a Syrian man.
  
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• Carl Frampton: Former featherweight champion would switch weight for a world title shot

  24-01-2019 16:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Carl Frampton says he would consider a return to the super-bantamweight division in pursuit of another world title shot.
  
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• Alex Salmond faces attempted rape and sexual assault charges

  24-01-2019 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has appeared in court charged with attempted rape and sexual assault.
  
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• Two Northern Ireland hotels named in UK's top 25 by TripAdvisor users

  24-01-2019 16:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Northern Ireland hotels have been recognised as some of the best in the UK in TripAdvisor's Traveller's Choice Awards 2018.
  
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• Plane maker Bombardier calls for 'orderly Brexit'

  24-01-2019 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  The Canadian aerospace giant employs 4,000 people in the Belfast area.
  
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• Londonderry man must hand over devices to police after 'chats' with paedophile hunters

  24-01-2019 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of sexually explicit online chats with Northern Ireland paedophile hunters posing as children must allow police to search and seize any internet devices from his accommodation, a High Court judge ordered today.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: 'Nicole Richie wears the boho look well'

  24-01-2019 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Alex Salmond says he is ‘innocent’ after court appearance

  24-01-2019 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has said he is “innocent of any criminality” and will “defend himself to the utmost” after appearing in court.
  
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• Magherafelt man sentenced over mother's crash death

  24-01-2019 15:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Noel Young, who caused the death of his elderly mother in a crash, is given a suspended jail sentence.
  
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• Man jailed for life for Belfast murder of Syrian refugee - Belfast Telegraph

  24-01-2019 15:04
  Man jailed for life for Belfast murder of Syrian refugee  Belfast TelegraphA 20-year-old man was jailed for life on Thursday as he was about to go on trial for the June 2017 stabbing of Syrian refugee Hazem Ahmed Ghreir.
  
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• Man jailed for life for Belfast murder of Syrian refugee

  24-01-2019 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 20-year-old man was jailed for life on Thursday as he was about to go on trial for the June 2017 stabbing of Syrian refugee Hazem Ahmed Ghreir.
  
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• Brexit: UK trade 'difficult if Irish border unresolved'

  24-01-2019 15:01 via bbc.co.uk
  It will be hard for the UK to seal trade deals if the Irish border issue is not resolved, says Leo Varadkar.
  
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• Openreach Offers 25 Year Full Fibre Term to Belfast City Project - ISPreview.co.uk

  24-01-2019 15:00
  Openreach Offers 25 Year Full Fibre Term to Belfast City Project  ISPreview.co.ukLast March the Belfast City Council (BCC) secured a public investment of £11.5m to support their plans for deploying a 1Gbps+ capable "full fibre"
  
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• Belfast parking has 907 new options after £17m multi-storey opens - Belfast Live

  24-01-2019 15:00
  Belfast parking has 907 new options after £17m multi-storey opens  Belfast LiveThe new multi-storey car park is in the heart of the City Quays development.
  
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• Government considering independent facilitator to break Stormont deadlock - 'men of violence' filling vacuum says Empey

  24-01-2019 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is considering the appointment of an independent facilitator to break the deadlock and restore devolved government to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast city centre fire sends plume of smoke into air at Bridge End - Belfast Live

  24-01-2019 14:17
  Belfast city centre fire sends plume of smoke into air at Bridge End  Belfast LiveA man has been treated for smoke inhalation after a city centre flat was gutted in a fire. A large plume of smoke was seen rising from the Rotterdam Street ...
  
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• Nathan Ward jailed for life for Christmas day murder of Jayne Reat

  24-01-2019 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Lisburn man has been jailed for life after he admitted stabbing a mother to death on Christmas Day.
  
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• Belfast nightlife: UFO at Limelight - January 23, 2019 [Photos] - Belfast Telegraph

  24-01-2019 13:49
  Belfast nightlife: UFO at Limelight - January 23, 2019 [Photos]  Belfast TelegraphFlick through our gallery from the launch of UFO, the new Wednesday night event at Limelight, Belfast.
  
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• Winston 'Winkie' Rea may testify at trial from home

  24-01-2019 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Consideration is being given to allow the loyalist to give evidence from his own home.
  
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• Feile tells story of progressive Belfast but Wolf Tones may no be everyone's cup of tea, says festival director

  24-01-2019 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Director of the west Belfast Feile an Phobail has defended the decision to book the Wolfe Tones, after their concert descended into pro-IRA chanting last year.
  
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• Nathan Ward pleads guilty to Jayne Reat Christmas murder

  24-01-2019 13:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Lisburn man Nathan Ward faces a life sentence for killing Jayne Reat in 2017.
  
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• Fianna Fáil and SDLP announce ‘partnership’ at Belfast event - The Irish Times

  24-01-2019 13:25
  Fianna Fáil and SDLP announce ‘partnership’ at Belfast event  The Irish TimesSouth Belfast MLA Claire Hanna with 'serious reservations' does not attend.
  
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• Police are at the scene of a security alert in Belfast (UPDATED) | JOE.ie - JOE.ie

  24-01-2019 13:02
  Police are at the scene of a security alert in Belfast (UPDATED) | JOE.ie  JOE.ieUpdate: Upon further examination, the device has been declared non-suspicious. The road has since reopened. -end of update- ...
  
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• Police are at the scene of a security alert in Belfast (UPDATED) - JOE.ie

  24-01-2019 13:00
  Police are at the scene of a security alert in Belfast (UPDATED)  JOE.ieUpdate: Upon further examination, the device has been declared non-suspicious. The road has since reopened. -end of update-. Police in Belfast are currently ...
  
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• Did I miss memo it’s sexist to describe female politicians as women? Wife of top Northern Ireland hotel boss slams Sinn Fein response to his plea for political leadership

  24-01-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The wife of a top Northern Ireland hotelier has hit out after her husband was accused of making "sexist" comments after he referred to the leaders of Sinn Fein and the DUP as "women of intransigence".
  
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• Increased Gardai deployment in line with organisation growth, says chief Drew Harris

  24-01-2019 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Garda commissioner Drew Harris has dismissed reports an increase in officers in border regions was part of emergency Brexit planning.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Non-suspicious object behind Belfast security alert

  24-01-2019 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Tyrone road following collision

  24-01-2019 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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