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• Health Equity Alliance holding open house in Belfast - WABI

  15-04-2019 23:38
  Health Equity Alliance holding open house in Belfast  WABIThere's an open house at a new syringe exchange in Belfast later this week.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi says hard border in Ireland would prevent US-UK trade deal

  15-04-2019 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the United States' most influential politicians is visiting Ireland with a clear promise to help block any US-UK trade deal unless the Good Friday Agreement is protected.
  
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• Notre Dame blaze – what we know so far

  15-04-2019 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Flames have engulfed the world-famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, toppling its spire and threatening the entire wooden frame of the building.
  
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• Watch: RNLI lifeguards return to duty this week after intensive training

  15-04-2019 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  RNLI lifeguards will return to duty this week to provide lifesaving cover on five beaches on the Causeway Coast during this year’s Easter holidays.
  
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• Belfast remembers Titanic dead on 107th anniversary of sinking

  15-04-2019 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A commemoration service took place at Belfast City Hall on Monday to remember the 1,512 men, women and children who lost their lives on board the Titanic.
  
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• In Pictures: Paris landmark engulfed in flames

  15-04-2019 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters are battling a devastating blaze at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
  
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• Watch: Belfast playpark to be closed for 'some time' after fire

  15-04-2019 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Avoniel Play Park in east Belfast is set to be closed for "some time" after a fire in the park on Monday.
  
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• Fire guts Paris' Notre-Dame, but structure saved from destruction

  15-04-2019 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A massive fire consumed Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting and destroying the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, but firefighters said they had saved the shell of the stone structure from collapse.
  
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• John Delaney offers to step aside from FAI executive vice-president role

  15-04-2019 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  The Football Association of Ireland says John Delaney has offered to step aside from his role as executive vice-president with immediate effect.
  
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• Belfast fire crews battle blazes across in city - Belfast Live

  15-04-2019 19:15
  Belfast fire crews battle blazes across in city  Belfast LiveNorthern Ireland Fire and Rescue *Service* said they were alerted to the blazes around 5.15pm.
  
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• International missionary Gonzalez- Barnes to speak at Belfast church - Bangor Daily News

  15-04-2019 19:08
  International missionary Gonzalez- Barnes to speak at Belfast church  Bangor Daily NewsBELFAST — On Tuesday, April 23, Mercy Gonzalez-Barnes, a missionary with International Ministries, also known as American Baptist International Missions ...
  
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• Jim Nicholson won't seek UUP nomination for European elections

  15-04-2019 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jim Nicholson has announced he won't seek the UUP nomination for the upcoming European Parliament elections after serving as an MEP for nearly 30 years.
  
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• Danny Kennedy to seek UUP nomination for European elections as Jim Nicholson bows out

  15-04-2019 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UUP veteran Danny Kennedy has announced he will seek the party's nomination for the upcoming European elections after long-serving MEP Jim Nicholson ruled himself out.
  
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• Pensioner who brandished imitation firearm after row at west Belfast social club avoids jail - The Irish News

  15-04-2019 18:10
  Pensioner who brandished imitation firearm after row at west Belfast social club avoids jail  The Irish NewsA PENSIONER who brandished an imitation firearm outside a social club in Belfast in a bid to frighten another man was handed a suspended sentence today.
  
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• Baby found by refuse workers outside Belfast shopping centre - The Independent

  15-04-2019 17:49
  Baby found by refuse workers outside Belfast shopping centre  The IndependentA man and a woman have been charged after a baby was found abandoned outside a Belfast shopping centre on Sunday afternoon. The baby, believed to be ...
  
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• Moy Park staff to ballot for strike action over pay dispute

  15-04-2019 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 3000 members of staff at poultry firm Moy Park are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay negotiations.
  
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• Londonderry alert declared 'elaborate hoax'

  15-04-2019 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A suspicious object had been discovered in the Galliagh area of Londonderry.
  
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• Belfast academics uncover fresh insights into Greenland Ice Sheet - BT.com

  15-04-2019 17:10
  Belfast academics uncover fresh insights into Greenland Ice Sheet  BT.comBelfast scientists have helped to uncover *fresh* insights into the Greenland Ice Sheet. The team from Queen's University Belfast, along with colleagues from the ...
  
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• Three west Belfast men charged with stealing digger and trailer - The Irish News

  15-04-2019 17:03
  Three west Belfast men charged with stealing digger and trailer  The Irish NewsTHREE west Belfast men have appeared in court charged with stealing a digger and trailer worth £20000 two years ago.
  
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• Sinn Fein: British Government ‘covering up’ state killings role

  15-04-2019 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Government is trying to “cover up” its role in state killings, Sinn Fein has claimed.
  
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• Over £10k raised in memory of tragic cyclist Philip Corr 'heartwarming,' says family

  15-04-2019 16:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a man who died while he was cycling home have described as "heartwarming" donations for a fundraiser he set up breaking through the £10,000 mark.
  
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• Thousands celebrate Lord Mayor's Day 2019 at City Hall

  15-04-2019 16:38 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Belfast teen on disorderly behaviour charges at hospitals to remain in custody

  15-04-2019 16:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager charged with disorderly behaviour at two separate Belfast hospitals must remain in custody, a judge ruled today.
  
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• Star Wars favourite has scenic road named after him in Ireland

  15-04-2019 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A road in Ireland has been renamed the R2D2 in tribute to one of Star Wars’ most famous characters.
  
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• Frampton v McGuigan court case adjourned

  15-04-2019 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former world champion Carl Frampton's legal battle with ex-manager Barry McGuigan centres on alleged earnings in excess of £4million, the High Court has heard.
  
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• £8m Belfast Hotel & Restaurant Approved - FFT.ie

  15-04-2019 15:32
  £8m Belfast Hotel & Restaurant Approved  FFT.ieA new £8m hotel, bar and restaurant for the Ormeau Road, Belfast, has been approved by Belfast City Council. Part of a significant new investment by the ...
  
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• Soldier who shot Northern Ireland child twice in the head faces murder trial

  15-04-2019 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A British soldier is to face a murder trail over the death of child in Northern Ireland in 1972
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Delays and disruption

  15-04-2019 14:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast's Europa Hotel completes renovation - Business Traveller

  15-04-2019 14:51
  Belfast's Europa Hotel completes renovation  Business TravellerThe hotel has carried out a £500000 redesign of its public spaces following a £1 million renovation of its rooms and restaurants in 2017…
  
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• 'Delays unacceptable for terminally ill'

  15-04-2019 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  More than 200 people died in Northern Ireland's hospitals in 2018 while waiting to be discharged.
  
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• Drone flights ‘should be integrated into pilots’ maps’

  15-04-2019 14:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drones should be properly integrated into traditional aviation’s mapping systems to avoid potentially deadly collisions, a standards expert said.
  
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• Suspect device found on doorstep in Derry security alert

  15-04-2019 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 40 families have been forced from their homes in Londonderry after reports a suspect device was left on a doorstep.
  
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• John Bishop met brother of Bloody Sunday victim for Ireland show

  15-04-2019 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  John Bishop has said he met people who experienced both sides of the Troubles for his new show about Ireland.
  
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• Belfast weather set to exceed top European destinations - Belfast Live

  15-04-2019 13:41
  Belfast weather set to exceed top European destinations  Belfast LiveParts of Northern Ireland will be hotter than some of Europe's top holiday destinations over the Easter weekend, with temperatures exceeding 20C (68F).
  
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• Video: Drunk driver hits pedestrians in Northern Ireland town

  15-04-2019 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV footage of a drunk driver hitting two pedestrians in a Northern Ireland town in the middle of the day.
  
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• CCTV released of fugitive who caught ferry to Belfast - ITV News

  15-04-2019 13:05
  CCTV released of fugitive who caught ferry to Belfast  ITV NewsCCTV footage has been released of an Essex drug dealer with one leg who has been a fugitive for more than a year. Richard Wakeling, 52 and from Brentwood, ...
  
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• Stained glass gives Belfast a window to Game of Thrones - RTE.ie

  15-04-2019 12:39
  Stained glass gives Belfast a window to Game of Thrones  RTE.ieA giant stained glass window has been unveiled in Belfast to mark the start of the final season of Game of Thrones.
  
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• Giant stained glass window unveiled in Belfast for Game Of Thrones final season - Irish Examiner

  15-04-2019 12:34
  Giant stained glass window unveiled in Belfast for Game Of Thrones final season  Irish ExaminerA giant stained glass window has been unveiled in Belfast to mark the start of the final season of Game Of Thrones. The unveiling opposite the main entrance to ...
  
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• Three arrested after Belfast social club raid - Belfast telegraph

  15-04-2019 12:32
  Three arrested after Belfast social club raid  Belfast telegraphThree people have been arrested after a raid on a social club in Belfast.
  
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• Three arrested after Belfast social club raid

  15-04-2019 12:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been arrested after a raid on a social club in Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland mum told file on police killing of child (15) will be sealed for 80 years

  15-04-2019 12:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mum of a young boy killed by the RUC from a plastic bullet has appealed to the Government to release its files on his death after learning they will not be publicly released for another four decades.
  
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• 10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland - from gin festival to Easter egg hunts

  15-04-2019 12:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of 10 exciting things taking place across Northern Ireland this week (April 15-21).
  
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• Giant stained glass window unveiled for Game Of Thrones Season 8 in Belfast

  15-04-2019 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A giant stained glass window has been unveiled in Belfast to mark the start of the final season of Game Of Thrones.
  
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• Watch: Hunt for one-legged drug dealer who has family in Northern Ireland

  15-04-2019 11:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  CCTV footage has been released of a one-legged drug dealer who has been a fugitive for more than a year.
  
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• Global law firm to open office in Belfast - Insider Media

  15-04-2019 11:15
  Global law firm to open office in Belfast  Insider MediaAn international law firm is to launch a new office in Belfast by acquiring the insurance business of a counterpart.
  
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• £1m investment by Firstsource Solutions creates up to 450 jobs

  15-04-2019 10:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Indian-owned company Firstsource Solutions has set up a new hub in Belfast city centre.
  
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