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• Ian Ogle funeral hears he died in a 'selfless' way

  04-02-2019 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men arrested by police in connection with the murder are released.
  
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• Northern Ireland travel alerts: Church Street in Antrim closed as Fire Service deals with 'ongoing incident'

  04-02-2019 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Tributes paid to Irish model Alli MacDonnell after sudden death

  04-02-2019 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to the well-known Irish model Alli MacDonnell who passed away suddenly.
  
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• The fallen one – Mourinho takes embarrassing tumble at Russian ice hockey match

  04-02-2019 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho was left with egg on his face as he took a tumble after conducting a ceremonial start in an international professional ice hockey league fixture.
  
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• Police investigate graveyard and airport fight 'link'

  04-02-2019 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say they are unable to confirm whether those involved were members of the travelling community.
  
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• Paddy McLaughlin quits Institute to take over at Cliftonville

  04-02-2019 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Institute's manager and former skipper Paddy McLaughlin is named as Barry Gray's successor as Cliftonville manager.
  
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• Liam Neeson sparks race row over rape comments

  04-02-2019 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  The actor, who stars in new film Cold Pursuit, made racially-charged comments about a friend's attack.
  
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• Fake Xanax: Anxiety drug deaths an 'escalating crisis'

  04-02-2019 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's chief coroner speaks out over the rising number of deaths linked to the anti-anxiety drug.
  
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• Ian Ogle’s ‘unparalleled bravery’ recalled at Belfast funeral - The Irish Times

  04-02-2019 18:33
  Ian Ogle’s ‘unparalleled bravery’ recalled at Belfast funeral  The Irish TimesThe “unparalleled bravery” and selflessness of Ian Ogle was recalled in Belfast on Monday as more than 1,000 people attended the loyalist community worker's ...
  
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• Video: Brawl at Belfast International airport caught on camera - Belfast Telegraph

  04-02-2019 18:12
  Video: Brawl at Belfast International airport caught on camera  Belfast TelegraphWatch shocking footage of people fighting at Belfast International Airport. People were seen hurling shopping baskets at each other as well as hitting each other ...
  
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• Loughinisland: Journalists win right to challenge search warrants

  04-02-2019 18:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney were arrested over the suspected theft of documents from the Police Ombudsman's Office.
  
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• Brexit: Lord Trimble to take government to court over Irish backstop, saying it breaches Good Friday Agreement

  04-02-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland first minister Lord Trimble is threatening to take the Government to court over the controversial Brexit backstop.
  
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• We accept there has got to be a backstop, says Labour’s Starmer

  04-02-2019 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour has insisted that a Brexit withdrawal deal must include an Irish border backstop.
  
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• FBI spy infiltrated dissidents and warned Omagh was target for attack, court hears

  04-02-2019 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An FBI spy who infiltrated dissident republican ranks warned that Omagh had been identified as a potential target weeks before the town was bombed, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Liam Neeson: I walked streets hoping to kill black person after friend was raped

  04-02-2019 16:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Neeson has admitted that he harboured violent thoughts about killing a black person after someone close to him was raped.
  
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• Northern Ireland jail inmate (27) has died

  04-02-2019 16:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed the death in custody of a 27-year-old prisoner from Magilligan Prison.
  
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• Belfast murder victim showed ‘unparalleled bravery’, funeral told - Belfast Telegraph

  04-02-2019 16:00
  Belfast murder victim showed ‘unparalleled bravery’, funeral told  Belfast TelegraphMurdered Belfast community worker Ian Ogle died with “unparalleled bravery” while protecting those he thought were in danger, his funeral has heard.
  
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• Theresa May to give Brexit speech from Northern Ireland

  04-02-2019 15:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The PM is expected to underline the UK's commitment to ensuring no hard border during Tuesday's visit.
  
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• County Down army base was 'isolated', inquest hears

  04-02-2019 15:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The mother of a soldier who died at Ballykinler Army base says he was "gutted" to be sent there.
  
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• EU not considering legally binding assurances on Brexit backstop, says official

  04-02-2019 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobody in the EU is considering offering legally binding assurances to help Theresa May get her Brexit deal through Parliament, a senior Brussels official has said.
  
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• Video: Belfast murder victim Ian Ogle showed ‘unparalleled bravery’, funeral told

  04-02-2019 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Murdered Belfast community worker Ian Ogle died with “unparalleled bravery” while protecting those he thought were in danger, his funeral has heard.
  
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• Hundreds bid farewell to UVF murder victim Ian Ogle ahead of funeral service in Belfast

  04-02-2019 14:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds lined the streets of east Belfast's Cluan Place for the funeral of UVF murder victim Ian Ogle.
  
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• Tyrone: Two men who died in crash were from Slovakia

  04-02-2019 14:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Three other people suffer serious injuries in the crash near Moy in County Tyrone.
  
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• Six Nations 2019: Stander to miss Ireland's games against Scotland and Italy

  04-02-2019 14:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Number eight CJ Stander will miss Ireland's Six Nations matches against Scotland and Italy with a facial injury.
  
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• Belfast airport 'mayhem' as fight breaks out between groups of passengers - The Independent

  04-02-2019 14:29
  Belfast airport 'mayhem' as fight breaks out between groups of passengers  The IndependentA brawl at a Belfast airport in which two groups of passengers attack each other with metal poles and shopping baskets has been caught on camera. A video ...
  
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• Emmerdale producer teases 'fun' Belfast episodes - RTE.ie

  04-02-2019 13:55
  Emmerdale producer teases 'fun' Belfast episodes  RTE.ieEmmerdale producer Kate Brooks has teased upcoming episodes of the soap which are being filmed in Belfast, saying they are "fun and uplifting".
  
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• What's on in Northern Ireland: February 4-10 - from First Dates Belfast to Valentine's glamping - Belfast Telegraph

  04-02-2019 13:35
  What's on in Northern Ireland: February 4-10 - from First Dates Belfast to Valentine's glamping  Belfast TelegraphHere's our pick of 10 exciting things taking place across Northern Ireland this week.
  
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• Belfast Gin Fest announces summer 2019 return - Belfast Telegraph

  04-02-2019 13:35
  Belfast Gin Fest announces summer 2019 return  Belfast TelegraphFollowing on from the success of its very first installment last year, Belfast Gin Fest has announced it will return this summer.
  
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• Body visible in seabed footage of wreckage of Emiliano Sala’s plane

  04-02-2019 13:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A body is visible in seabed video footage of the wreckage of the plane which crashed in the English Channel with Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala on board.
  
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• Grunge legends Alice in Chains to play Belfast gig - Belfast Newsletter

  04-02-2019 12:49
  Grunge legends Alice in Chains to play Belfast gig  Belfast NewsletterUS grunge legends Alice in Chains will perform a headline show at The Telegraph Building in Belfast on Tuesday, May 21.
  
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• Man charged after car failed to stop for Belfast police - Belfast Telegraph

  04-02-2019 12:32
  Man charged after car failed to stop for Belfast police  Belfast TelegraphA man has been arrested in Belfast following an incident in which a car failed to stop for police in the city centre.
  
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• Institute confirm departures as Paddy McLaughlin set to be named new Cliftonville manager

  04-02-2019 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paddy McLaughlin has won the race to be named Cliftonville's new manager.
  
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• Man charged over "failing to stop for police" in Belfast city centre - Belfast Live

  04-02-2019 12:10
  Man charged over "failing to stop for police" in Belfast city centre  Belfast LiveA man has been charged over allegedly failing to stop for police in Belfast city centre. The 23-year-old was charged after an incident on Saturday evening.
  
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• DUP's Ian Paisley paid price with 'severe' sanction and should be forgiven, says mum Eileen

  04-02-2019 11:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Baroness Paisley, mother of North Antrim MP Ian has said her son must be forgiven for not following Parliamentary rules on paid advocacy and declaring holidays, describing his sanction as "severe".
  
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• Cash taken as Belfast city centre shop robbed at knifepoint - Irish Mirror

  04-02-2019 11:49
  Cash taken as Belfast city centre shop robbed at knifepoint  Irish MirrorOfficers are hunting a man who armed a Belfast city shop at knifepoint on Sunday evening. The man made off with cash after demanding money from staff at the ...
  
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• Brexit: NI sheep farmers express tariff fears

  04-02-2019 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland exports about 400,000 lambs to the Republic of Ireland each year.
  
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• Exporting sheep across the Irish border

  04-02-2019 11:28 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News NI looks at how sheep are exported from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Emmerdale stars spotted filming on streets of Belfast

  04-02-2019 11:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  City centre shoppers caught a close-up glimpse of some of the UK's best-loved soap stars as the cast of Emmerdale were spotted filming in Belfast.
  
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• Patisserie Valerie attracts a number of rescue bids

  04-02-2019 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patisserie Valerie has attracted queries from a number of bidders interested in buying the troubled business, administrators have said.
  
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• Ryanair post first loss since 2014 amid fare cuts

  04-02-2019 10:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Boss Michael O'Leary will stay on for five more years, but the chairman leaves in a company revamp.
  
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• NI paper review: Car crash tragedy and a 'defunct' NHS

  04-02-2019 10:58 via bbc.co.uk
  A car crash which claimed the lives of two men and injured three others dominates Monday's front pages.
  
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• Northern Ireland firefighters help battle Donegal ballroom blaze

  04-02-2019 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 40 firefighters from Northern Ireland helped battle an extensive fire in Donegal.
  
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• Jess Glynne to perform at Custom House Square in August - Belfast Live

  04-02-2019 10:00
  Jess Glynne to perform at Custom House Square in August  Belfast LiveUK sensation Jess Glynne has announced a return to Belfast with a headline show at Custom House Square in August. Jess's debut 'I Cry When I Laugh' ...
  
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• Northern Ireland travel alerts: Delays and disruption

  04-02-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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