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• Watch: 'You are red, you are white and you are dynamite,' Ian Paisley thunders in pro-Brexit rally address

  29-03-2019 23:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A thunderous Ian Paisley addressed a pro-Brexit rally in Westminster's Parliament Square telling the crowd "you are red, you are white, you are dynamite".
  
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• Belfast councillor’s appeal against four month suspension rejected - The Irish Times

  29-03-2019 22:03
  Belfast councillor’s appeal against four month suspension rejected  The Irish TimesJolene Bunting was suspended from council after taking part in Britain First rally.
  
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• Free spay and neuter services to be offered in Belfast - WABI

  29-03-2019 21:36
  Free spay and neuter services to be offered in Belfast  WABIBELFAST, Maine (WABI) The Waldo County Pet Food Pantry is teaming up with Community Spay and Neuter Clinic of Topsham to offer a free feline spay and ...
  
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• Thieves snatch handbags of churchgoers during Sunday service

  29-03-2019 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thieves have snatched handbags, cash, bank cards and a mobile phone from churchgoers during a service.
  
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• Video: What people of Belfast think as Brexit day arrives without EU departure

  29-03-2019 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  March 29, 2019 was supposed to be Brexit Day.
  
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• Nigel Dodds 'would rather stay in the EU than risk union'

  29-03-2019 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Nigel Dodds 'would rather stay in the EU than risk union'
  
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• Belfast chef caught with cocaine and diazepam tablets is jailed - Belfast Live

  29-03-2019 19:52
  Belfast chef caught with cocaine and diazepam tablets is jailed  Belfast LiveDuring a search of his house, police found weighing scales along with more than a grand in cash hidden in the kitchen's extractor fan.
  
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• Ex-Peru drugs mule Michaella McCollum wins further newspaper damages

  29-03-2019 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former drugs mule Michaella McCollum is to receive further undisclosed damages over press publication of an intimate photograph.
  
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• Major fire at Co Antrim bus workshop 'accidental'

  29-03-2019 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A large fire which broke out at a commercial workshop in Co Antrim was accidental, the Fire Service has said.
  
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• Six people arrested after raids by Paramilitary Crime Task Force in Belfast - Irish Mirror

  29-03-2019 18:25
  Six people arrested after raids by Paramilitary Crime Task Force in Belfast  Irish MirrorThe operation is part of an investigation into the East Belfast UVF.
  
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• East Belfast chef caught with cocaine worth up to £35000 is jailed for a year - The Irish News

  29-03-2019 18:24
  East Belfast chef caught with cocaine worth up to £35000 is jailed for a year  The Irish NewsAN EAST Belfast chef caught with cocaine worth up to £35,000 on the streets was today jailed for a year. Brendan Austin was told by a judge that people like him ...
  
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• 5 BEST Pubs for Guinness in Belfast: A Dubliner's Guide - Ireland Before You Die

  29-03-2019 17:36
  5 BEST Pubs for Guinness in Belfast: A Dubliner's Guide  Ireland Before You DieWhere's your favourite place to drink Guinness in Belfast? If you're not yet sure, then you're in for a treat - here's the 5 best places!
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Antrim road reopens after serious crash

  29-03-2019 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Boy (3) found after Northern Ireland missing alert

  29-03-2019 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A three-year-old boy who went missing in Cookstown has been found.
  
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• Better to remain in EU than back Withdrawal Agreement, says DUP’s Dodds

  29-03-2019 17:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The deputy leader of the DUP has said he would rather the UK stay in the EU than back the Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Britain First deputy leader convicted of hate speech in Belfast - The Irish Times

  29-03-2019 16:56
  Britain First deputy leader convicted of hate speech in Belfast  The Irish TimesJayda Fransen's speech was 'intended to stir up hatred and arouse fear'
  
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• DUP's Dodds urges Theresa May to 'use the time' to go back to the EU and secure changes needed to deal

  29-03-2019 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds has urged the Prime Minister to use the coming days to return to the EU to seek the changes required to the withdrawal agreement in order to achieve the supported need to leave the EU with a deal.
  
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• Saturday, March 30, 2019: Unchecked health care costs, unsure about Belfast fish farm, popular vote and Maine's power - Bangor Daily News

  29-03-2019 15:50
  Saturday, March 30, 2019: Unchecked health care costs, unsure about Belfast fish farm, popular vote and Maine's power  Bangor Daily NewsAnyone interested in strengthening Maine's voice in electing the president of the U.S. should urge our legislators to pass the national popular vote bill and have ...
  
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• Poet with dementia recalls pain of daughter's birth

  29-03-2019 15:05 via bbc.co.uk
  An 86-year-old writer with dementia recites a poem she wrote about the pain and the joy of bringing up a child with Down's Syndrome.
  
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• Three people in hospital after car flips over during Co Antrim crash

  29-03-2019 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been taken to hospital after a single vehicle crash in Co Antrim on Friday morning.
  
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• Tributes to ‘funniest, sweetest’ Liverpool indie band Her’s after fatal US crash

  29-03-2019 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to the “funniest, sweetest, loveliest, most creative lads” from Liverpool indie group Her’s, who were killed in Arizona while travelling to a show in California.
  
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• Former Brexit secretary Raab swings behind May’s EU Withdrawal Agreement

  29-03-2019 14:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab has declared he will back Theresa May’s EU Withdrawal Agreement in a crunch Commons vote on the day the UK was scheduled to leave the European Union.
  
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• Jolene Bunting appeal against suspension rejected over anti-Islamic speeches

  29-03-2019 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast councillor's public alignment with anti-Islamic speeches went beyond enhanced legal protection for political expression, a High Court judge ruled today.
  
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• Escaped murderer Paul Johnston extradited to Northern Ireland from Republic

  29-03-2019 14:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An escaped murderer has been extradited from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland on Friday morning.
  
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• Judge says Brexit an 'abominable exercise in misgovernment'

  29-03-2019 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  District judge Barney McElholm said Brexit uncertainty could impact on extradition laws.
  
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• Institute FC extend Brandywell stay

  29-03-2019 13:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The club's Riverside Stadium home was badly flooded in August 2017
  
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• Mystery solved - group behind Belfast's spoof election posters comes forward - Belfast Telegraph

  29-03-2019 11:42
  Mystery solved - group behind Belfast's spoof election posters comes forward  Belfast TelegraphThe mystery that had everyone guessing this week has been solved, with the creators of Belfast's fake election posters finally coming forward.
  
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• Mystery solved - group behind Belfast's spoof election posters comes forward

  29-03-2019 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mystery that had everyone guessing this week has been solved, with the creators of Belfast's fake election posters finally coming forward.
  
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• Brexit: MPs face new vote on withdrawal deal

  29-03-2019 11:15 via bbc.co.uk
  PM bids for support for the withdrawal agreement only but Labour says it won't back a "blindfold Brexit".
  
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• PSNI make arrest after man suffers head injuries in Belfast assault - Irish Examiner

  29-03-2019 10:57
  PSNI make arrest after man suffers head injuries in Belfast assault  Irish ExaminerA man has been arrested by police in the North investigating an assault in Belfast overnight. The incident happened in the Talbot Street area of the city at around ...
  
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• Brexit U-turn as Dominic Raab now backs May's withdrawal motion - 'cannot countenance longer extension'

  29-03-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs will vote at 2.30pm on the Withdrawal Agreement, the so-called "divorce deal" which sets out the terms of the UK's EU exit.
  
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• Brexit result: May's motion loses by 286 to 344 - Prime Minister faces calls to resign?

  29-03-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs have rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement following a dramatic session in Westminster.
  
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• Brexit result: Dodds 'would remain in EU' rather than risk NI's position in Union

  29-03-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs have rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement following a dramatic session in Westminster with the DUP suggesting the way forward may be to remain in the EU.
  
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• Brexit live: DUP's Paisley fears Withdrawal deal means 'irreversible damage to precious Union'

  29-03-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MPs will vote at 2.30pm on the Withdrawal Agreement, the so-called "divorce deal" which sets out the terms of the UK's EU exit.
  
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• Brexit Live: Crunch vote on Theresa May's Withdrawal Agreement

  29-03-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  On the day the UK was originally due to leave the EU, Prime Minister Theresa May is attempting to get MPs to back part of her Brexit deal.
  
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• Cribby or kerby? The game that's dividing Northern Ireland

  29-03-2019 10:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Cribby or kerby? A millennial takes on a child of the 80s at the street game that's dividing NI.
  
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• Irish Cup semi-final: We'll respect but not fear Crues - McAree

  29-03-2019 10:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Rodney McAree says his Coleraine team are determined to retain the Irish Cup as they prepare to face Crusaders in the Oval semi-final.
  
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• Ex-para Kenyon returns medals in 'disgust' at Bloody Sunday prosecution

  29-03-2019 10:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Paratrooper is sending his medal for service in Northern Ireland to the Prime Minister in "disgust" over the prosecution of a soldier for his actions on Bloody Sunday.
  
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• Brexit: DUP will vote against deal, says Dodds

  29-03-2019 10:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Nigel Dodds says he's not expecting any "rabbits out of the hat" ahead of the Commons vote later.
  
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• Believe it - Cher is coming to Belfast in 2019 - Belfast Telegraph

  29-03-2019 10:09
  Believe it - Cher is coming to Belfast in 2019  Belfast TelegraphCher fans rejoice - the legendary singer has added a Belfast date to her Here We Go Again World Tour.
  
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• Believe it - Cher is coming to Belfast in 2019

  29-03-2019 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cher fans rejoice - the legendary singer has added a Belfast date to her Here We Go Again World Tour.
  
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• My wonderful times in rugby: former Tele writer Jim on his 40 years covering the game

  29-03-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The whistle has finally blown for rugby journalist Jim Stokes after more than four decades of writing about the game.
  
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• Belfast restaurant City Picnic reveals potential opening date after Primark fire - Belfast Live

  29-03-2019 09:00
  Belfast restaurant City Picnic reveals potential opening date after Primark fire  Belfast LiveThey were forced to close along with other businesses last year.
  
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• Judge blames Brexit as he refuses to allow Republic bail address

  29-03-2019 08:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A District Judge in Londonderry has said he will no longer accept bail addresses in the Irish Republic for defendants because of the uncertainty over Brexit.
  
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• Gambling addict hall treasurer who stole £16,900 avoids prison

  29-03-2019 08:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The treasurer of a Co Antrim hall management committee abused his position to steal thousands of pounds which he used to fund his gambling addiction, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• Ducks on a lead, vicious cats and pooping pups... trials of a Belfast snapper voted NI’s pet photographer of the year

  29-03-2019 08:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ducks on leads, bear-like dogs and cats with attitude are all in a day's work for prize-winning photographer Peter Thomas Crymble.
  
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• 'I'll keep going until we get justice'... mum in fresh appeal to trace slain son's attackers

  29-03-2019 08:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Londonderry teenager who died after a street assault two years ago will this weekend honour his memory with a candlelight vigil.
  
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• I'll fight on for Claudy victims, vows veteran UUP councillor as she prepares to step down

  29-03-2019 08:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Ulster Unionist councillor who is stepping back from politics after 18 years has vowed to continue her campaign to secure justice for the victims of the IRA's 1972 Claudy bombing.
  
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• Belfast's Cloth Ear pub set for £500k facelift - Belfast Telegraph

  29-03-2019 08:46
  Belfast's Cloth Ear pub set for £500k facelift  Belfast TelegraphHospitality group Beannchor has announced a £500000 investment and 10 new jobs at Cathedral Quarter pub The Cloth Ear.
  
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• Belfast fight night to show how boxing can unite says MLA after IRA chanting - Belfast Telegraph

  29-03-2019 08:45
  Belfast fight night to show how boxing can unite says MLA after IRA chanting  Belfast TelegraphMichael Conlan has been urged to see tonight's fight night at the Ulster Hall as an example of how sport can bring communities together.
  
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