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• Belfast City Hospital and Craigavon breast cancer assessment services facing axe - Belfast Live

  17-04-2019 22:44
  Belfast City Hospital and Craigavon breast cancer assessment services facing axe  Belfast Live"Why would you take cancer services from a centre of excellence?"
  
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• CBBC star Mya-Lecia Naylor dies aged 16

  17-04-2019 21:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC children’s TV star Mya-Lecia Naylor has died aged 16.
  
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• Campaign seeks TD support to challenge Northern Ireland same-sex marriage ban

  17-04-2019 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The ongoing denial of marriage equality to people in Northern Ireland is an “embarrassing stain” on the UK’s LGBT rights record and cannot be allowed to continue, it has been claimed.
  
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• Youths admit causing fire at Belfast play park

  17-04-2019 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that two youths have admitted causing a fire at a play park in east Belfast on Monday.
  
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• Two arrested in connection with damaging election posters

  17-04-2019 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested two males in connection with the damaging of election posters in Dromore.
  
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• Bollywood star Aamir Khan 'happy to film in Belfast' - ITV News

  17-04-2019 19:10
  Bollywood star Aamir Khan 'happy to film in Belfast'  ITV NewsRead the latest UTV stories, Bollywood star Aamir Khan 'happy to film in Belfast' on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest UTV news.
  
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• Irish Football crisis: Delaney 'not part of the FAI any more' says Treacy

  17-04-2019 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Sport Ireland chief executive John Treacy says his understanding is that "John Delaney isn't part of the FAI any more".
  
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• Citigroup buys its main Belfast office for £34m - The Irish Times

  17-04-2019 18:51
  Citigroup buys its main Belfast office for £34m  The Irish TimesWall Street giant now employs more than 2600 people in the city.
  
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• Go for it with Belfast City Council

  17-04-2019 18:40 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Police Greenvale disco fresh appeal - family still feeling 'raw pain'

  17-04-2019 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of one of the teens killed in the Greenvale Hotel St Patrick's Day disco tragedy has said the pain is as raw as it was on the day of the deaths.
  
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• Belfast rental flat decimated by vandals at unauthorised party organised on social media - Irish Post

  17-04-2019 18:20
  Belfast rental flat decimated by vandals at unauthorised party organised on social media  Irish PostTHE OWNER of a luxury apartment in Belfast has been left counting the cost of an unauthorised party held at the property which resulted in £40,000 worth of ...
  
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• Michael D Higgins to open new James Connolly visitor centre in Belfast

  17-04-2019 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish President Michael D Higgins will officially open the new James Connolly Visitor Centre in west Belfast on Friday.
  
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• Caffe Nero rubbish claims homeless man was refused service

  17-04-2019 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Caffe Nero have moved to dispel claims a homeless man was refused service at one of its chains in Belfast.
  
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• Former prison turned tourist attraction launches Troubles tour

  17-04-2019 17:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former prison turned tourist attraction in Belfast has launched a new Troubles themed tour.
  
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• Citigroup buys Titanic Quarter Belfast office - BBC News

  17-04-2019 17:29
  Citigroup buys Titanic Quarter Belfast office  BBC NewsThe financial services firm says the decision to buy demonstrates a long-term commitment to Belfast.
  
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• Citigroup buys Titanic Quarter Belfast office

  17-04-2019 17:29 via bbc.co.uk
  The financial services firm says the decision to buy demonstrates a long-term commitment to Belfast.
  
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• Victoria Square refuses to split repair bill with residents

  17-04-2019 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Representatives of a Belfast apartment block evacuated amid safety concerns about a structural column have approached owners of the adjoining shopping centre about sharing the costs of repairs.
  
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• Pictured: Structural damage to Belfast Victoria Square apartments

  17-04-2019 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Representatives of a Belfast apartment block evacuated amid safety concerns about a structural column have approached owners of the adjoining shopping centre about sharing the costs of repairs.
  
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• Northern Ireland council's £55k bill for Rory Best and Ronnie McFall ceremonies is condemned

  17-04-2019 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland council has come under fire for forking out more than £55k to award two sporting figures Freedom of the Borough.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Homes evacuated in Lisburn security alert

  17-04-2019 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Homes evacuated in fourth security alert in 24 hours in Northern Ireland

  17-04-2019 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Homes have been evacuated in a fourth security alert in less than 24 hours in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Homes evacuated after security alerts

  17-04-2019 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several homes were evacuated in two towns in Northern Ireland in the third and fourth security alerts in less than 24 hours in the region.
  
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• Belfast man loses compensation bid over dad's quashed terror case

  17-04-2019 14:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of a west Belfast man whose convictions for terrorist-related offences were quashed after his death has lost a new legal battle over being denied compensation.
  
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• Bollywood star Aamir Khan delights Belfast crowds | UTV - ITV News

  17-04-2019 14:36
  Bollywood star Aamir Khan delights Belfast crowds | UTV  ITV NewsRead the latest UTV stories, Bollywood star Aamir Khan delights Belfast crowds on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest UTV news.
  
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• TV chef James Martin brightens patients' day on NI Hospice visit

  17-04-2019 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Television chef James Martin made the day of patients at the Northern Ireland Hospice when he made a surprise visit on Tuesday.
  
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• Watch: Diners stunned as rat runs amok in Northern Ireland restaurant before brutal death

  17-04-2019 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Diners at a popular Northern Ireland restaurant were left shocked and stunned after a rat ran around their tables before a member of staff trapped the rodent with a brush and stamped on it to kill it.
  
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• Portadown banner supporting soldier accused of murders on Bloody Sunday should be removed - Sinn Fein

  17-04-2019 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has hit out after a banner appeared in Portadown in support of a soldier facing prosecution for killings on Bloody Sunday.
  
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• Council ‘aware’ of pallets being stored at an east Belfast car park - Irish Examiner

  17-04-2019 13:17
  Council ‘aware’ of pallets being stored at an east Belfast car park  Irish ExaminerNegotiations are under way to “minimise the impact” of the storage of hundreds of wooden pallets at a Belfast leisure centre car park. The pile is being ...
  
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• Council 'aware' of pallets being stored at an east Belfast car park - BreakingNews.ie

  17-04-2019 13:17
  Council 'aware' of pallets being stored at an east Belfast car park  BreakingNews.ieHundreds of wooden pallets are being stored at Avoniel Leisure Centre's car park, three months ahead of Northern Ireland's July 11 bonfires.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Lurgan road closed due to security alert

  17-04-2019 12:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Council ‘aware’ of pallets being stored at an east Belfast car park

  17-04-2019 11:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Negotiations are under way to “minimise the impact” of the storage of hundreds of wooden pallets at a Belfast leisure centre car park.
  
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• Firstsource Solutions unveil £1 million investment in Belfast - GOV.UK

  17-04-2019 11:39
  Firstsource Solutions unveil £1 million investment in Belfast  GOV.UKIndian-owned global business process management firm, Firstsource Solutions has announced a further £1 million investment in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Pair arrested in terrorism probe in Northern Ireland

  17-04-2019 11:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested by the PSNI's terrorism unit in its investigation into dissident republican activity.
  
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• Donegal: Three arrested in organised crime investigation

  17-04-2019 10:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Three men were arrested in a raid on a house in Letterkenny, County Donegal.
  
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• Two pipe bombs explode in Armagh and two found in Rasharkin

  17-04-2019 10:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Two pipe bombs explode in Armagh and two others are recovered in Rasharkin.
  
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• Bargain hunters greet opening of Primark's new Belfast branch - Belfast Telegraph

  17-04-2019 09:33
  Bargain hunters greet opening of Primark's new Belfast branch  Belfast TelegraphUp to 200 shoppers queued in the rain to be among the first to enter Primark's new store in Belfast city centre yesterday.
  
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• £12m plan for 80 apartments and shops on Belfast's Lisburn Road - Belfast Telegraph

  17-04-2019 09:30
  £12m plan for 80 apartments and shops on Belfast's Lisburn Road  Belfast TelegraphAround 50 new jobs will be created as part of a £12m plan to build apartments on Belfast's Lisburn Road, it has emerged.
  
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• Belfast pizza restaurant to close - owner blames Primark fire and high rates - Belfast telegraph

  17-04-2019 09:30
  Belfast pizza restaurant to close - owner blames Primark fire and high rates  Belfast telegraphA Belfast Pizza restaurant is set to close its doors, with the owner blaming the high cost of rates and the effect of the Primark fire.
  
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• Wednesday headlines: Family's 'raw pain,' ATM theft cost

  17-04-2019 09:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A Cookstown father's grief, ATM theft costs and we hear about the tractor that's a member of the family.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Crash at Newtownbreda - lane closure delays on Grosvenor Road in Belfast

  17-04-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast nightlife: Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan at Boombox - April 17 2019 [Photos] - Belfast Telegraph

  17-04-2019 09:00
  Belfast nightlife: Derry Girls star Nicola Coughlan at Boombox - April 17 2019 [Photos]  Belfast Telegraph65 65 Nicola Coughlan on stage at Boombox BelfastÕs 90Õs School Disco with the contestant from Donegal who did the best Nadine Coyle impersonation.
  
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• Two separate pipe bomb attacks in Northern Ireland - explosions in Armagh

  17-04-2019 08:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating two separate pipe bomb attacks in Northern Ireland with one incident resulting in two devices exploding at an Armagh home.
  
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• Pipe bomb found outside Co Antrim home

  17-04-2019 08:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pipe bomb was recovered after a security alert in Co Antrim.
  
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• The computer scams everyone in Northern Ireland needs to know about - by PSNI cybercrime expert

  17-04-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He's too embarrassed to allow his name to be made public, but a well-known figure in Belfast has revealed how he fell foul of an email scam last year which almost cost him a fortune. The man, one of scores of people in Northern Ireland who've been tricked by fraudsters, said: "I should have known better but the scammers caught me off guard."
  
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• Party leaders Bailey, Long and Eastwood to contest EU seat

  17-04-2019 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Green Party leader Clare Bailey is set to contest the EU election next month, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Robert McLiam Wilson: Despite flames that engulfed her, Notre Dame still looks insolently good and very Parisian

  17-04-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Last night, like most nights, I walked through the streets of Paris, dark and light, narrow and wide.
  
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• Church of Ireland rent hike blamed for top Northern Ireland restaurant's closure

  17-04-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owners of an award-winning fine dining restaurant in Northern Ireland have blamed a rent hike by their Church of Ireland landlord for a decision to shut after five years.
  
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• Church protest planned for Jesus Christ Superstar screening in Northern Ireland

  17-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of the Free Presbyterian Church are planning to protest at a film screening of Jesus Christ Superstar in Armagh this weekend.
  
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• Billy Vunipola will play in Saracens squad, says ex-Ulster coach

  17-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ulster star Mark McCall expects fans to again boo Billy Vunipola following the Saracens and England forward's official warning from the Rugby Football Union for a homophobic Instagram comment.
  
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• Phillip Dunlop's widow pays tribute to ‘soulmate’ after death on Camino

  17-04-2019 07:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken widow of a Co Down diving coach who died abroad after taking part in the famous Camino de Santiago walk has said he was her "best friend", her "wingman" and her "soulmate".
  
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