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• Woman shot dead during night of disorder in Derry

  18-04-2019 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that a 29-year-old woman has been shot dead following a night of disorder in Londonderry on Thursday.
  
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• Watch: Police come under attack from petrol bombs in Londonderry - two vehicles burned

  18-04-2019 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have come under attack during a major security operation in Londonderry on Thursday night.
  
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• What's on in Belfast this Easter weekend, April 20-21 - Belfast Live

  18-04-2019 22:14
  What's on in Belfast this Easter weekend, April 20-21  Belfast LiveWe've got lots of great suggestions of how to spend your Easter holidays.
  
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• Toibin claims Sinn Fein official told him to 'F*** off' out of office 'before something happens'

  18-04-2019 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aontu leader Peadar Toibin has claimed that an official from Sinn Fein told him to “F*** off” out of an office on the party area at Leinster House “before something happens”.
  
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• Priest appeals for return of Belfast altar - RTE.ie

  18-04-2019 20:02
  Priest appeals for return of Belfast altar  RTE.ieA Belfast priest has made an appeal to retrieve an altar given to St Patrick's Church 100 years ago, but which has disappeared. The altar was part of a gift along ...
  
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• Ten in court after east Belfast raids - BBC News

  18-04-2019 19:14
  Ten in court after east Belfast raids  BBC NewsSearches were carried out by the PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force in Belfast, Newtownards and Comber last month.
  
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• Ten in court after east Belfast raids

  18-04-2019 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Searches were carried out by the PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force in Belfast, Newtownards and Comber last month.
  
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• Sinn Fein Mayor accused of 'abusing position' after holding Easter Rising commemoration event

  18-04-2019 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein Mayor has been accused of "abusing her position" after holding an event to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising on council property.
  
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• Ulster University spent £236k on 'gagging' staff

  18-04-2019 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster University spent £226k on settlements to staff that included "gagging clauses" in the past two years, it has been revealed.
  
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• One person in hospital after serious crash in Strabane

  18-04-2019 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One person has been taken to hospital after a serious road crash in Strabane.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi visits Irish border and Derry

  18-04-2019 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The US speaker of the House is leading a delegation of politicians as part of a series of engagements.
  
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• Pro14 quarter-final dates confirmed as Ulster and Connacht set for Belfast battle - The42

  18-04-2019 17:52
  Pro14 quarter-final dates confirmed as Ulster and Connacht set for Belfast battle  The42WITH ONE ROUND of regular season games remaining, the fixture details for next month's Guinness Pro14 quarter-finals have been confirmed this afternoon.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Diversions in place after serious crash in Strabane

  18-04-2019 17:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic: Derry road closed after crash

  18-04-2019 17:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Beattie accuses Pat Finucane Centre of RUC 'smear' over bomb attack

  18-04-2019 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Ulster Unionist MLA has accused the Pat Finucane Centre (PFC) of a "sickening and abhorrent" attempt to smear the RUC by attributing a loyalist attack on a bar during the Troubles to the force.
  
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• Game of Thrones show its love for Belfast as it says goodbye - IrishCentral

  18-04-2019 16:37
  Game of Thrones show its love for Belfast as it says goodbye  IrishCentralIt's all over! Game of Thrones stars gathered in Belfast to celebrate the premiere of the final series, season 8 and there was a whole love of love in the room ...
  
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• UUP confirm Danny Kennedy to stand in EU elections

  18-04-2019 16:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UUP has confirmed former Stormont minister Danny Kennedy will stand for the party in the upcoming EU elections.
  
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• Policing Board needs to ensure PSNI has resources to tackle ATM theft crisis - Retail NI

  18-04-2019 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retail NI has said the Policing Board must ensure the PSNI has the resources to tackle the ATM theft crisis.
  
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• Who is standing in the EU elections?

  18-04-2019 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Take a look at the runners and riders standing in the European election in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Ian Ogle murder accused among 10 in court after PSNI paramilitary raids

  18-04-2019 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nine men and a woman have appeared in court on charges arising from searches carried out by the PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force.
  
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• Ulster University spends £226k on staff 'gagging clauses'

  18-04-2019 15:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster University said the amount related to six settlements which included non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).
  
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• Brexit: Nancy Pelosi steps up pressure on UK over Irish border

  18-04-2019 15:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Top Democrat claims there will be no US-UK trade deal if Brexit damages the Good Friday Agreement.
  
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• Naomi Long joins race to be Northern Ireland MEP

  18-04-2019 14:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alliance leader Naomi Long has confirmed she will stand for election for the European parliament, as the Belfast Telegraph revealed this week.
  
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• Burning of Sinn Fein election poster a 'hate crime' - PSNI

  18-04-2019 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said they are treating the burning of a Sinn Fein election poster as a hate crime.
  
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• US diplomat who brokered Belfast Agreement to be honoured - Belfast Telegraph

  18-04-2019 13:35
  US diplomat who brokered Belfast Agreement to be honoured  Belfast TelegraphA US diplomat is set to receive an award in Belfast for brokering the 1998 peace accord.
  
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• Anger at minimum wage teacher training job offered by Stranmillis College

  18-04-2019 13:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A union has hit out at training college offering newly qualified teachers a job at a primary school on minimum wage calling for the scheme's immediate suspension.
  
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• Nationalists in Northern Ireland will not be discriminated against – Varadkar

  18-04-2019 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish citizens in Northern Ireland will continue to be European in all circumstances, Irish premier Leo Varadkar has said.
  
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• ODOS Completes Refurbishment Of The National Of Belfast - Hospitality Ireland

  18-04-2019 12:15
  ODOS Completes Refurbishment Of The National Of Belfast  Hospitality IrelandODOS architects has just completed a refurbishment of The National café, restaurant and cocktail bar of Belfast's High Street. Approach To The Interior ...
  
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• Nancy Pelosi says US has 'vested interest' in Northern Ireland peace process during visit to border

  18-04-2019 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi has visited the Irish border as part of a visit to Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Video tour of stylish new homes in idyllic Down river setting

  18-04-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  These beautifully designed full turnkey homes are nestled along the tree lined banks of the Comber River.
  
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• Tour bus crash probe launched after 29 killed on Portugal’s Madeira

  18-04-2019 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Authorities on Portugal’s Madeira Island are working to identify the victims of a tour bus crash that killed 29 people and injured 28 others, many of them German tourists who were on board the vehicle.
  
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• Rory Best officially announces retirement from rugby

  18-04-2019 10:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster and Ireland captain Rory Best has confirmed he is to officially retire from professional rugby.
  
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• SDLP leader Eastwood confirms he will stand for European election saying 'Brexit can be cancelled'

  18-04-2019 09:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Colum Eastwood has confirmed he will stand in the forthcoming European elections, as the Belfast Telegraph revealed this week.
  
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• Apartment scheme planned for main Belfast route - Insider Media

  18-04-2019 09:46
  Apartment scheme planned for main Belfast route  Insider MediaPlans have been submitted to build 80 apartments on one of Belfast's main roads. The £12m development also includes new retail units and car parking across ...
  
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• Brexit: No deal means hard Irish border, says Selmayr

  18-04-2019 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  The European Commission's secretary-general Martin Selmayr was filmed making the comments in late 2018.
  
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• Religious group slams Sunday Belfast City Marathon - Belfast Telegraph

  18-04-2019 08:05
  Religious group slams Sunday Belfast City Marathon  Belfast TelegraphAn evangelical lobby group has hit out at the Belfast City Marathon, which will be held on a Sunday for the first time this year.
  
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• Religious group slams Sunday Belfast City Marathon

  18-04-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An evangelical lobby group has hit out at the Belfast City Marathon, which will be held on a Sunday for the first time this year.
  
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• 'Rat ran onto my lap' - Ramore Restaurant staff kill rodent in front of horrified diners

  18-04-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A popular north coast wine bar was open as normal yesterday hours after a "rat the size of a cat" ran onto a customer's lap.
  
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• Leaked memo warns hi-tech Brexit border solution 'years away'

  18-04-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Any hi-tech solution to the problem of how to keep the Northern Ireland border open after Brexit is at least 10 years away, a leaked Home Office document has said.
  
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• DUP: UK citizenship rules cannot erode principle of consent - Belfast Newsletter

  18-04-2019 08:02
  DUP: UK citizenship rules cannot erode principle of consent  Belfast NewsletterWarnings that Irish citizens living in Northern Ireland will have their rights diminished by Brexit have been dismissed by unionist politicians.
  
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• UUP councillor defiant over leaflet claiming Alliance ‘aligned’ to SF

  18-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A veteran Ulster Unionist councillor has said he is standing by a controversial leaflet condemned by the Alliance Party for alleging it is "closely aligned" with the "IRA's political wing".
  
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• Ruth Maguire's fiance distraught over missed calls to be taken home - only found weeks after funeral

  18-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The grief-stricken fiance of a young mother who tragically drowned in Carlingford Lough missed two phone calls from her asking for a lift home on the night she died.
  
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• Free Presbyterian ministers condemn cross community Easter parade

  18-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Parish Priest at St Malachy's in Castlewellan has said he is saddened after Free Presbyterian ministers condemned a cross community Good Friday Easter Unity march as a "sad and shameful act of wilful apostasy".
  
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• Eggstatic Jasmine breaks own record collecting 600 Easter treats for sick children

  18-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A selfless schoolgirl is spreading a little cheer this Easter by delivering chocolate eggs to hundreds of sick children across Belfast.
  
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• Eco group behind London protests to target Belfast

  18-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Environmental group Extinction Rebellion (XR) will be bringing their protests to the streets of Belfast on Friday to highlight climate change concerns.
  
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• Drowning victim Ruth Maguire called fiance twice before tragedy .. but phone in work

  18-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The grief-stricken fiance of a young mother who tragically drowned in Carlingford Lough missed two phone calls from her asking for a lift home on the night she died.
  
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• Bird watcher on a high after spotting rare marsh harrier in Northern Ireland

  18-04-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An eagle-eyed bird watcher has spoken of his joy at glimpsing a bird of prey rarely seen in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast council in talks to ‘minimise impact’ of bonfire pallets stored at leisure centre

  18-04-2019 07:55 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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