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• Paul Gascoigne visits George Best mural and Rangers supporters' club during Belfast trip - Belfast Live

  04-05-2019 23:52
  Paul Gascoigne visits George Best mural and Rangers supporters' club during Belfast trip  Belfast LiveThe England and Rangers legend was in the city for 'An Evening with Gazza' event.
  
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• UUP in Belfast reduced to just two councillors

  04-05-2019 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The party that dominated Belfast City Hall for decades has been reduced to just two councillors.
  
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• NI Elections: Controversial councillor loses her seat in Belfast - Irish Examiner

  04-05-2019 23:00
  NI Elections: Controversial councillor loses her seat in Belfast  Irish ExaminerControversial politician Jolene Bunting has insisted she will “not be deterred” after losing her seat on Belfast City Council. The independent unionist polled just ...
  
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• Best bids farewell to Belfast with a win - Six Nations Rugby

  04-05-2019 22:12
  Best bids farewell to Belfast with a win  Six Nations RugbyRory Best signed off his career in Belfast with a win as Ulster booked their place in the Guinness PRO14 semi-finals. Google Ads Manager – 300×250. Tags.
  
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• Baby news: DUP MLA Lockhart goes into labour at election count

  04-05-2019 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  While this weekend may be one for many to remember - or to forget - for a DUP MLA it will always been one that will live long in the memory.
  
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• Election 2019: NI council results

  04-05-2019 19:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Results for the 2019 local elections in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Carla Lockhart goes into labour at count for council elections - Belfast Live

  04-05-2019 19:51
  Carla Lockhart goes into labour at count for council elections  Belfast LiveA DUP MLA went into labour while at one of the counts for the Northern Ireland council elections yesterday. Carla Lockhart, MLA for Upper Bann , was at the ...
  
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• NI council elections: Veteran Eamonn McCann back in politics

  04-05-2019 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Veteran socialist Eamonn McCann returns to politics, two years after losing his Northern Ireland Assembly seat.
  
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• Lyra McKee remembered at Belfast May Day parade - ITV News

  04-05-2019 17:42
  Lyra McKee remembered at Belfast May Day parade  ITV NewsMurdered journalist Lyra McKee has been remembered during a May Day trade union parade in Belfast. A special tribute was paid to Ms McKee on Saturday as ...
  
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• Man who helped liberalise laws on homosexuality in NI loses his seat

  04-05-2019 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The man who took a legal challenge to Europe to change the law on homosexuality in Northern Ireland has lost his council seat.
  
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• Friends creator reveals joke she really regrets and Brad Pitt error - Belfast Live

  04-05-2019 17:07
  Friends creator reveals joke she really regrets and Brad Pitt error  Belfast LiveMarta Kauffman, who created Friends with David Crane, says there a few parts of the show she would change - including Brad Pitt's guest appearance.
  
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• Belfast social photos of the Bank Holiday weekend in the city - Belfast Live

  04-05-2019 16:40
  Belfast social photos of the Bank Holiday weekend in the city  Belfast LiveOut enjoying everything Belfast has to offer as the Bank Holiday weekend kicked off, pals started the long weekend in style. Packing out some of the city's hottest ...
  
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• 30 snaps as pals hit the town in Belfast - Belfast Live

  04-05-2019 16:36
  30 snaps as pals hit the town in Belfast  Belfast LiveBelfast Live 03.05.2019 Belfast was all smiles on Friday night. Pictured in The Bear and Doll. Picture by; Aidan O'Reilly4 of 30. Belfast Live 03.05.2019 Belfast ...
  
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• Ni council elections: John Finucane wants 'positive Belfast change'

  04-05-2019 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  One of the sons of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has been elected to Belfast City Council for Sinn Féin.
  
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• Northern Ireland election results: Jubilant Alliance and Greens celebrate poll surge while SF and DUP remain biggest parties

  04-05-2019 16:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dramatic day of counting in the local government elections has seen the smaller parties claim a bigger share of the vote in Northern Ireland - with the Alliance Party surging in popularity.
  
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• Jubilant Alliance and Greens celebrate poll surge while Sinn Fein and DUP remain biggest parties

  04-05-2019 16:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dramatic day of counting in the local government elections has seen the smaller parties claim a bigger share of the vote in Northern Ireland - with the Alliance Party surging in popularity.
  
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• Election results: Sinn Fein's Barry McElduff 're-emergence' into Northern Ireland politics

  04-05-2019 16:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dramatic day of counting in the local government elections has led to a swathe of new councillors being elected across Northern Ireland. Follow all the results and reaction from day two in our live blog below.
  
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• Election results: Share of first preference votes - Alliance up by 4.8%, DUP still largest party

  04-05-2019 16:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dramatic day of counting in the local government elections has seen a new political landscape emerge in Northern Ireland - with the Alliance Party surging in popularity.
  
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• PSNI probe link between five burglaries in East Belfast - Belfast Live

  04-05-2019 15:59
  PSNI probe link between five burglaries in East Belfast  Belfast LiveThey all happened between 5.30pm on Monday, April 29, and 12.50pm on April 30.
  
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• Lyra McKee remembered at Belfast May Day parade - BreakingNews.ie

  04-05-2019 15:21
  Lyra McKee remembered at Belfast May Day parade  BreakingNews.ieLyra McKee has been remembered during a May Day parade in Belfast. A special tribute was paid to Ms McKee as the parade assembled at Writer's Square ...
  
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• Off the record - it's Belfast's new marathon route - BBC Sport

  04-05-2019 15:03
  Off the record - it's Belfast's new marathon route  BBC SportBBC Sport reporter Michael Morrow is in awe of Eliud Kipchoge's world record pace while checking out the new route for the Belfast City marathon.
  
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• Alliance and Green Party celebrate council election success in Belfast - The Irish News

  04-05-2019 15:01
  Alliance and Green Party celebrate council election success in Belfast  The Irish NewsJUBILANT cheers and applause from Green and Alliance supporters filled city hall yesterday as the parties celebrated *fresh* electoral success in the early results ...
  
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• Three arrested after teen knocked unconscious in 'assault' in Belfast - Irish Mirror

  04-05-2019 14:50
  Three arrested after teen knocked unconscious in 'assault' in Belfast  Irish MirrorThe PSNI have revealed that the 17-year-old is currently in a critical condition in hospital.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Belfast City Marathon road closure and reopening times

  04-05-2019 14:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Dissident republican Gary Donnelly tops poll in area where journalist was murdered

  04-05-2019 14:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Independent republican councillor Gary Donnelly has topped the poll in a Derry ward weeks after the dissident republican murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
  
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• There's a fantastic Game of Thrones night in Belfast with swords, cloaks, and the actual direwolves - JOE.ie

  04-05-2019 14:24
  There's a fantastic Game of Thrones night in Belfast with swords, cloaks, and the actual direwolves  JOE.ieListen to JOE's brand new GOT reaction show, The North Awaits, with Michael Fry & Carl Kinsella right here. A quiz, screening, and some of the cast are ...
  
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• Huawei leak did not amount to a criminal offence, police say

  04-05-2019 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leak of information from a top-secret meeting of the National Security Council about Chinese tech giant Huawei did not amount to a criminal offence, the Metropolitan Police has said.
  
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• Starmer: Tory leadership contest ‘most important’ thing for many in Cabinet

  04-05-2019 13:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cabinet ministers place more importance on the next Tory leadership contest than Brexit, Sir Keir Starmer has claimed, in a swipe at the Foreign Secretary’s warning that a customs union would not be a “long-term solution”.
  
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• Live election results: DUP to consider Jim Wells 'unseemly' comments on gay candidate success

  04-05-2019 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dramatic day of counting in the local government elections has led to a swathe of new councillors being elected across Northern Ireland. Follow all the results and reaction from day two in our live blog below.
  
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• Tory councillor jokes about people who ‘tested explosives’ in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  04-05-2019 12:56
  Tory councillor jokes about people who ‘tested explosives’ in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphA Tory councillor joked about terrorist incidents in Belfast, saying people there “tested explosives” in a “not very friendly way”.
  
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• Boy critical after being found injured and unconscious in Belfast flat - The Irish Times

  04-05-2019 12:24
  Boy critical after being found injured and unconscious in Belfast flat  The Irish TimesThree men arrested in connection to incident as PSNI appeal for help.
  
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• Farmer who objected to Rihanna outfit loses council seat

  04-05-2019 12:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A farmer who objected to how Rihanna was dressed as she filmed a music video in his field has lost his council seat.
  
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• Teen critical after Belfast assault - police found him unconscious in flat

  04-05-2019 12:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy is in a critical condition following an assault in Belfast.
  
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• Tory councillor jokes about people who ‘tested explosives’ in Belfast

  04-05-2019 11:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Tory councillor joked about terrorist incidents in Belfast, saying people there “tested explosives” in a “not very friendly way”.
  
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• Belfast singer who performs emotional tribute to disabled brother sails through on BGT - Belfast Telegraph

  04-05-2019 11:48
  Belfast singer who performs emotional tribute to disabled brother sails through on BGT  Belfast TelegraphA singer who performed a touching tribute for his disabled brother made it through to the next round on Britain's Got Talent.
  
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• UUP in Belfast reduced to just two councillors - Belfast Telegraph

  04-05-2019 11:13
  UUP in Belfast reduced to just two councillors  Belfast TelegraphThe party that dominated Belfast City Hall for decades has been reduced to just two councillors.
  
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• Jolene Bunting loses her seat in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  04-05-2019 09:58
  Jolene Bunting loses her seat in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphControversial politician Jolene Bunting has insisted she will “not be deterred” after losing her seat on Belfast City Council.
  
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• Controversial councillor loses her seat in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  04-05-2019 09:58
  Controversial councillor loses her seat in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphControversial politician Jolene Bunting has insisted she will “not be deterred” after losing her seat on Belfast City Council.
  
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• Portuguese detectives have ‘new suspect’ in Madeleine McCann disappearance

  04-05-2019 09:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Portuguese detectives are investigating a foreign paedophile as a suspect in the abduction of Madeleine McCann, according to reports.
  
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• Watch: Lyra McKee's pal makes plea to politicians in hard-hitting online video

  04-05-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A close friend of murdered journalist Lyra McKee has made a moving film with a strong message urging politicians not to let her death be in vain.
  
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• Many Christians are getting behind Belfast Marathon Sunday switch - Belfast Newsletter

  04-05-2019 09:30
  Many Christians are getting behind Belfast Marathon Sunday switch  Belfast NewsletterRather than be outraged by the Belfast Marathon's switch to a Sunday, some local churches have embraced the change of day for the showpiece event.
  
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• Restaurant review: The Mustard Seed

  04-05-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Readers of this column often make road trips to the four corners of Ireland. I know this because they often ask for restaurant recommendations in counties such as Offaly, Tipperary and Cork.
  
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• Belfast Marathon - why they decided to take up the challenge

  04-05-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tomorrow's Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon will be the first time the race has been run on a Sunday, provoking criticism and support in equal measure. Many evangelical Christians regard holding the event on the Sabbath as a retrograde step, while organisers say it is less of an organisational headache than staging it on the traditional Bank Holiday Monday.
  
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• David Davis backs Raab as next Conservative leader

  04-05-2019 08:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Brexit secretary David Davis has said he will not run to replace Theresa May as Prime Minister, declaring his support for Dominic Raab in the upcoming contest for Conservative leader.
  
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• Union proposes to nationalise Bombardier to protect Belfast jobs

  04-05-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Unite union has said it will campaign for Bombardier's Northern Ireland operation to be nationalised if a new owner seeks to break up the company.
  
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• Mystery remains over Northern Ireland man with double life who vanished in New Zealand in 2008

  04-05-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two different families still have no idea what happened to a Northern Ireland man who vanished without trace in New Zealand more than a decade ago.
  
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• Murder victim Niall Magee was 'one in a million', funeral told

  04-05-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A cousin of Crumlin murder victim Niall Magee has paid an emotional tribute to "the golden child" of her family.
  
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• Man who assaulted his father's killer given community service

  04-05-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man convicted of assaulting the person responsible for the manslaughter of his father has been given community service.
  
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• How a young girl’s conversation on a bus highlights our growing problem of drug abuse

  04-05-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The girl getting on to our bus had just had a row with a friend. We, her fellow passengers, knew this because she was on the phone telling another friend all about it. Very, very LOUDLY.
  
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• Church ministers' dismay in protest over Belfast's Sunday marathon

  04-05-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen Free Presbyterian ministers protesting against the Belfast Marathon being held on a Sunday believe they are following in the footsteps of Olympian athlete Eric Liddell.
  
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