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• Magician Dynamo opens up on Crohn's Disease and returning to Belfast for intimate shows - Belfast Live

  28-02-2019 23:20
  Magician Dynamo opens up on Crohn's Disease and returning to Belfast for intimate shows  Belfast LiveThe 36-year-old plays a series of intimate shows in Belfast this weekend.
  
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• Judge insists substance misuse court 'not a soft option'

  28-02-2019 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Fifty men and women are participating in the new scheme, which is due to finish at the end of March.
  
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• UUP call for public inquiry into relationship between 'Sinn Fein and violent republicanism'

  28-02-2019 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UUP's justice spokesperson Doug Beattie has called for a public inquiry into the historic relationship between "Sinn Fein and violent republicanism".
  
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• Fianna Fail mock Sinn Fein with Twitter video after Eastwood row - 'Sinn Fein only care about Sinn Fein'

  28-02-2019 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fianna Fail have weighed in on the side of SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, following a Twitter video published by Sinn Fein.
  
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• North West 200: Alastair Seeley to ride for PBM team in Superbike races

  28-02-2019 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  North West 200 record holder Alastair Seeley is joining the PBM British Superbike Ducati team for this year’s event.
  
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• Sean Cox: Man jailed for Liverpool fan assault

  28-02-2019 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Simone Mastrelli admitted assaulting Sean Cox outside Anfield ahead of a Champions League game.
  
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• Brexit: DUP could back deal with time-limited backstop

  28-02-2019 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The DUP’s Sammy Wilson says his party could back Theresa May’s Brexit deal if the EU agrees to a time-limit on the backstop.
  
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• Wilson rejects claim DUP has softened Brexit stance through willingness to back time-limited backstop

  28-02-2019 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP's Brexit spokesperson Sammy Wilson has said his party could back Prime Minister Theresa May's deal if they were given legal assurances the Irish border backstop would be time-limited.
  
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• Birmingham pub bombings: Police numbers 'just 15' on the night

  28-02-2019 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Officers were diverted to cover funeral transport for an IRA bomber, whose body was flown to Dublin.
  
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• Survivor of IRA pub bombings describes seeing 'awful' injuries and helping wounded

  28-02-2019 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A survivor of the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings told an inquest how he helped wounded victims and escaped by crawling through a hole blasted in the wall.
  
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• Prince William and Kate conclude second day of NI trip

  28-02-2019 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met young people involved in the arts in Ballymena.
  
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• Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Ballymena on second day of NI trip

  28-02-2019 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Prince William and Kate were on their first visit to Northern Ireland since 2016.
  
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• Picture Update: Royal visitors join children at SureStart scheme - Belfast Newsletter

  28-02-2019 18:14
  Picture Update: Royal visitors join children at SureStart scheme  Belfast NewsletterContinuing their journey through Northern Ireland William and Kate chat with children and parents from the St Joseph's Surestart in Ballymena.
  
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• UK boats seized by Irish Navy in row over fishing rights

  28-02-2019 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two UK fishing boats have been seized by the Irish Navy amid an ongoing impasse over their right to fish in Ireland’s waters.
  
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• Defra hits out after two UK fishing boats seized by Irish Navy

  28-02-2019 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK cannot continue to accept the unequal application of a deal with the Republic of Ireland over fishing rights, a Government spokesman has said.
  
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• Momo challenge 'fake or grossly exaggerated,' says child protection expert

  28-02-2019 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A child protection expert said reports of a potentially deadly "suicide game" said to be targeting Northern Ireland children are either "fake" or "grossly exaggerated".
  
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• SCBI Conference 2019

  28-02-2019 17:31 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Northern Ireland fishing boats impounded by Irish Navy

  28-02-2019 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs ask UK government to explain why two NI-registered boats were impounded by Irish authorities.
  
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• SCBI Action Plan

  28-02-2019 17:28 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Letters, Feb. 28, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  28-02-2019 17:14
  Letters, Feb. 28, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalShort-changed. What in the world has happened to the Republican Journal? Now tabloid size with fewer pages and major articles simply copied from the ...
  
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• West Belfast man convicted of ammunition charges is remanded - The Irish News

  28-02-2019 16:59
  West Belfast man convicted of ammunition charges is remanded  The Irish NewsA WEST Belfast man convicted in a non-jury trial of offences linked to the discovery of ammunition and explosives in an attic has been remanded into custody.
  
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• Jonas Blue, Jay Pryor & More To Play Belfast Vital This Summer - SPIN South West

  28-02-2019 16:39
  Jonas Blue, Jay Pryor & More To Play Belfast Vital This Summer  SPIN South WestTimmy Trumpet will headline Belfast VitalHe'll be joined by special guests Jonas Blue, Fedde Le ...
  
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• Stormont budget shows 2% health spending increase

  28-02-2019 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Stormont's 2019-20 budget is published by NI Secretary Karen Bradley in the absence of ministers.
  
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• Bank of Ireland offers £300,000 loan to Sinn Fein - Belfast Newsletter

  28-02-2019 16:34
  Bank of Ireland offers £300,000 loan to Sinn Fein  Belfast NewsletterThe loan from the London-based outfit is one of the items to emerge from the most recent set of donation figures, published by the Electoral Commission.
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest: Witness was caught in 'hail of bullets'

  28-02-2019 16:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Steve Pittman tried to rescue a wounded man near Springfield Park in Ballymurphy in 1971, an inquest hears.
  
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• Ash Wednesday services at St. Margaret's in Belfast - Bangor Daily News

  28-02-2019 16:31
  Ash Wednesday services at St. Margaret's in Belfast  Bangor Daily NewsBELFAST — Ash Wednesday services with music and the imposition of ashes will be held at noon and 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, at St. Margaret's Episcopal ...
  
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• Brexit: Republic to recruit 600 new customs staff

  28-02-2019 16:19 via bbc.co.uk
  None of the new staff will be placed at or near border with Northern Ireland, says minister.
  
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• Police arrest 10 people following 15 drug-related searches in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  28-02-2019 16:10
  Police arrest 10 people following 15 drug-related searches in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphPolice have arrested ten people following a series of drug related searches over the last month in west Belfast.
  
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• Police arrest 10 people following 15 drug-related searches in Belfast

  28-02-2019 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested ten people following a series of drug related searches over the last month in west Belfast.
  
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• Ex-Royal Marine Maxwell who supplied arms to dissidents to give evidence against school acquaintance in terror plot trial

  28-02-2019 16:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Royal Marine jailed for stockpiling an arsenal of weapons and bomb materials has turned "assisting offender" to accuse an old school acquaintance of involvement in the dissident republican terror plot, the High Court was told.
  
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• Legacy Inquest Unit being set up by Department of Justice

  28-02-2019 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The unit aims to speed up legacy inquest arrangements and deal with outstanding cases.
  
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• Afghanistan beat Ireland in one-day opener in India

  28-02-2019 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Afghanistan beat Ireland by five wickets in the first of five one-day internationals in India.
  
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• Celtic fans blast 'clowns' after 'absolutely vile' IRA death song aimed at Brendan Rodgers

  28-02-2019 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers was the subject of a vicious IRA chant in a video that has emerged online.
  
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• Extra £140m in NI budget - Belfast Newsletter

  28-02-2019 15:32
  Extra £140m in NI budget  Belfast NewsletterNorthern Ireland will receive £140 million of additional Government funding in the next budget.
  
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• Artist Sean MacCarthy Appointed to Design Gary Moore Statue in Belfast - hotpress.com

  28-02-2019 15:17
  Artist Sean MacCarthy Appointed to Design Gary Moore Statue in Belfast  hotpress.comThe guitar legend will be honoured with a statue in his hometown of Belfast, created by renowned Irish sculptor Sean MacCarthy.
  
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• 100,000 waiting a year to see doctor in Northern Ireland, new figures show

  28-02-2019 15:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 100,000 people had been waiting a year to have their first consultant-led out-patient appointment by the end of last year, new government statistics show.
  
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• Man in 'serious' condition in hospital after Co Antrim crash

  28-02-2019 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in a serious condition in hospital after a crash in Co Antrim.
  
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• Police warn of rise in football sectarianism and violence

  28-02-2019 14:45 via bbc.co.uk
  A senior officer has warned religious bigotry and disorder at football has increased in the last 12 months.
  
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• Drink drive Belfast woman who hit pedestrian causing 'catastrophic injuries' jailed - Belfast Telegraph

  28-02-2019 14:40
  Drink drive Belfast woman who hit pedestrian causing 'catastrophic injuries' jailed  Belfast TelegraphA 30-year old woman who struck several parked cars before mounting the pavement and mowing down a pedestrian in an early morning drink-driving incident in ...
  
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• Drink drive Belfast woman who hit pedestrian causing 'catastrophic injuries' jailed

  28-02-2019 14:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 30-year old woman who struck several parked cars before mounting the pavement and mowing down a pedestrian in an early morning drink-driving incident in north Belfast has been jailed.
  
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• Carl Cox set to play special set in Belfast this summer - Belfast Live

  28-02-2019 14:26
  Carl Cox set to play special set in Belfast this summer  Belfast LiveDJ Carl Cox is set to play special set in Belfast this summer. He will be at The Telegraph Building in Belfast on Friday, May 31. Promoters said: "Following two ...
  
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