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• Lisburn Council election posters' damage sparks Sinn Fein UUP spat - Belfast Live

  07-04-2019 22:18
  Lisburn Council election posters' damage sparks Sinn Fein UUP spat  Belfast LiveCampaigning for a Council seat has lead a political row after election posters were pulled down. Sinn Fein and the Ulster Unionists have clashed after the ...
  
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• 1739: Congratulations on royal baby - Belfast Newsletter

  07-04-2019 21:40
  1739: Congratulations on royal baby  Belfast NewsletterFrom Belfast News Letter of March 27 1739, April 7 1739 in the new calendar. This is the 'first' News Letter of 1739 according to the calendar then in use, ...
  
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• Tommy Hughes: 59-year-old Maghera runner breaks Irish over-55s marathon record in Rotterdam

  07-04-2019 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Olympic athlete Tommy Hughes, 59, cuts over seven minutes off the Irish over-55s marathon record in Rotterdam.
  
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• Hundreds of old tyres dumped in South Belfast - Belfast Live

  07-04-2019 20:44
  Hundreds of old tyres dumped in South Belfast  Belfast LiveHundreds of old tyres have been dumped on waste ground in South Belfast . The tyres were ditched behind a wall at the site between Milner Street, off the ...
  
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• Stephen Baxter: Crusaders boss says they changed priorities after dropping out of title race

  07-04-2019 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter says the Premiership holders changed their priorities after "being out of the title race since Christmas".
  
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• Top school choirs of year announced - Belfast Newsletter

  07-04-2019 19:53
  Top school choirs of year announced  Belfast NewsletterThe top senior and junior school choirs in the BBC Radio Ulster School Choir Of The Year have been announced.
  
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• School Choir of the Year: Ebrington and Thornhill celebrate

  07-04-2019 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  Two schools in Londonderry have been named BBC Northern Ireland School Choir of the Year.
  
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• British Touring Cars: Mixed start to title defence for Colin Turkington at Brands Hatch

  07-04-2019 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Colin Turkington's defence of his British Touring Car Championship title gets off to a mixed start at Brands Hatch.
  
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• Anti-eviction protest at home of Irish defence minister

  07-04-2019 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Police in Wexford were called to the home of Paul Kehoe on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Commemoration held for IRA man killed by loyalist paramilitaries

  07-04-2019 18:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A commemoration was held in Co Antrim on Sunday for IRA man Gerard Casey.
  
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• Man dies after crash in Strangford, County Down

  07-04-2019 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A motorcycle and two cars were involved in the incident on the Castleward Road on Sunday morning.
  
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• Man killed following crash between cars and motorcycle

  07-04-2019 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 60's has been killed following a crash between two cars and a motorcycle in Co Down on Sunday morning.
  
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• Belfast City Airport emergency response - but not all is what it seems - Belfast Live

  07-04-2019 18:12
  Belfast City Airport emergency response - but not all is what it seems  Belfast LiveThe fire *service*, ambulance *service*, PSNI and Coastguard were all involved in the incident on Sunday.
  
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• Derry schools win BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year

  07-04-2019 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Londonderry's Thornhill College and Ebrington Primary School have been named as Northern Ireland’s top senior and junior school choirs in the live final of BBC Northern Ireland School Choir Of The Year.
  
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• ATM stolen from Dungiven filling station

  07-04-2019 17:31 via bbc.co.uk
  The latest in a series of ATM thefts took place in the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Ryanair flights from Belfast to London cancelled following 'operational review' - The Irish News

  07-04-2019 17:27
  Ryanair flights from Belfast to London cancelled following 'operational review'  The Irish NewsPASSENGERS booked on Ryanair flights from Belfast to London have had their trips cancelled following an "operational review".
  
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• Michaella McCollum in talks to turn 'Peru Two' story into TV series

  07-04-2019 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  'Peru Two' drug mule Michaella McCollum is currently in talks with a production company about bringing her story to the small screen.
  
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• Sean McComb loving life at Danny Vaughan’s gym - Belfast Newsletter

  07-04-2019 16:44
  Sean McComb loving life at Danny Vaughan’s gym  Belfast NewsletterBelfast's Sean McComb has paid triute to the high-class sparring available to him at Danny Vaughan's gym.
  
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• Ex-soldier pleads to return to Ireland with daughter, two, after stint in Syria

  07-04-2019 16:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Irish soldier who went to live in Islamic State-controlled Syria has reportedly denied fighting for the jihadist militants.
  
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• Dunmurry boy can now communicate with family thanks to Mencap NI - Belfast Live

  07-04-2019 15:42
  Dunmurry boy can now communicate with family thanks to Mencap NI  Belfast LiveMum Claire McStavrick and fiancé Laurence are taking part in the Fun Run at the Belfast City Marathon to raise money in support of the Mencap Children's ...
  
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• Harry Potter wizardry set to take over East Belfast cinema in May - Belfast Live

  07-04-2019 15:39
  Harry Potter wizardry set to take over East Belfast cinema in May  Belfast LiveThe magic of Harry Potter is set to take over an East Belfast cinema this May. Have your wands at the ready for A Wizard Harry Potter Screening at Strand Arts ...
  
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• World Superbikes: Rea drops further behind dominant Bautista who extends winning run to nine

  07-04-2019 14:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Jonathan Rea falls 39 points behind World Superbike series leader Alvaro Bautista as the Spaniard claims a third treble of the year at Aragon.
  
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• Conor Fitzpatrick - PSNI issue appeal to find man last seen in Belfast - Belfast Live

  07-04-2019 13:51
  Conor Fitzpatrick - PSNI issue appeal to find man last seen in Belfast  Belfast LivePolice are asking anyone with information to get in contact.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Down road closed following 'serious' crash

  07-04-2019 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Co Down reopens after man killed in crash

  07-04-2019 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Tory leadership speculation mounts as Brexit pressures on May increase

  07-04-2019 13:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tories are jostling for position to succeed Theresa May, with a potential alliance between Boris Johnson and Amber Rudd seen by supporters as a way of bridging the party’s Brexit divide.
  
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• Kit Harington on why he will miss Belfast now Game of Thrones is over - Belfast Live

  07-04-2019 13:04
  Kit Harington on why he will miss Belfast now Game of Thrones is over  Belfast LiveHe once landed himself in hot water for his comments on Belfast, but now Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has said the place is like a second home.
  
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• Michelle O'Neill: 'The unionist majority is gone, a united Ireland is within our grasp'

  07-04-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's deputy leader Michelle O'Neill has vowed that there will be an Irish unity referendum "within the next short number of years".
  
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• Cyclist found dead on Northern Ireland road

  07-04-2019 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that a cyclist was found dead on a Co Down road on Saturday.
  
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• Gordon Strachan ‘will not appear again’ on Sky after Adam Johnson remarks

  07-04-2019 12:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Scotland manager Gordon Strachan will no longer be used by Sky Sports after controversial comments in which he appeared to conflate convicted sex offender Adam Johnson’s situation with racial abuse.
  
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• Ballynahinch Road Dromara incident - cyclist dies after being found collapsed - Belfast Live

  07-04-2019 11:56
  Ballynahinch Road Dromara incident - cyclist dies after being found collapsed  Belfast LiveAt this stage, his death is not being treated as suspicious.
  
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• Digger used to steal ATM from filling station in eighth theft this year

  07-04-2019 10:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An ATM machine has been stolen from a filling station in Co Londonderry, the eighth ATM theft this year.
  
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• Ryanair cancels number of Belfast to London flights - Belfast telegraph

  07-04-2019 10:43
  Ryanair cancels number of Belfast to London flights  Belfast telegraphRyanair have told some passengers flying to London Stansted from Belfast International Airport that their flights have been cancelled.
  
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• Ryanair cancels number of Belfast to London flights

  07-04-2019 10:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryanair have told some passengers flying to London Stansted from Belfast International Airport that their flights have been cancelled.
  
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• Belfast doctor tells of fighting Ebola in African war zone - BBC News

  07-04-2019 08:11
  Belfast doctor tells of fighting Ebola in African war zone  BBC NewsImagine being a doctor fighting to contain an outbreak of one of the world's deadliest diseases. Then imagine doing so in a war zone where more than 100 ...
  
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• Belfast doctor tells of fighting Ebola in African war zone

  07-04-2019 08:11 via bbc.co.uk
  NI-born Stacey Mearns has just returned from Congo where she was battling the spread of the deadly virus.
  
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• Irish whale strandings reach record numbers

  07-04-2019 08:04 via bbc.co.uk
  There were 248 stranding of whales and dolphins along the Irish coastline in 2018.
  
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• Northern Ireland businesses 'left to fend for themselves'

  07-04-2019 08:01 via bbc.co.uk
  NI firms are getting no support due to the lack of a Stormont government, says a leading businessman.
  
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• Ryanair cancels some Belfast International-London Stansted flights - BBC News

  07-04-2019 07:44
  Ryanair cancels some Belfast International-London Stansted flights  BBC NewsRyanair has told passengers booked on some of its Belfast to London services that their flights have been cancelled. The airline will reduce its *service* to ...
  
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• Grand National: Triumphant Tiger Roll becomes a 'rock star' racehorse

  07-04-2019 00:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Aintree's little legend Tiger Roll got a hero's reception after joining a select band of double Grand National winners.
  
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