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• Belfast restaurant awarded 'best customer service' in Ireland - Belfast Telegraph

  13-05-2019 23:56
  Belfast restaurant awarded 'best customer service' in Ireland  Belfast TelegraphFourteen Northern Ireland hospitality establishments were commended at the Irish Restaurant Awards on Monday.
  
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• Belfast flight delayed after rugby player accused of 'sexual harassment'

  13-05-2019 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A rugby player was taken off a plane after delaying it for over 90 minutes for engaging in anti-social behaviour and allegedly sexually harassing a female crew member.
  
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• Derry police investigate spate of burglaries on older people

  13-05-2019 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Derry are investigating a number of burglaries on older people in the area on Monday.
  
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• Police Armagh searches uncover mobile fuel laundering site - one arrest

  13-05-2019 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a man after uncovering a mobile fuel laundering site during searches in Newry and south Armagh.
  
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• Belfast disabled children left "isolated" by bus attack - Belfast Live

  13-05-2019 20:01
  Belfast disabled children left "isolated" by bus attack  Belfast LiveKid Together's van has been left out of action for days by the "despicable" act.
  
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• DUP: Arlene Foster says Brexit vote would put 'democracy at risk'

  13-05-2019 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Arlene Foster was speaking at the launch of her party's European election manifesto.
  
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• Man reported to PPS over Ian Ogle murder

  13-05-2019 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Mr Ogle died after he was stabbed and beaten near his home in Cluan Place off the Albertbridge Road.
  
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• Historic Belfast building for sale as Bryson moves house - Belfast Newsletter

  13-05-2019 18:54
  Historic Belfast building for sale as Bryson moves house  Belfast NewsletterOne of Belfast's iconic buildings and home to the Bryson Charitable Group is to go on the market as the charity moves to a new home after more than 60 years.
  
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• Belfast company gets another grant to make less toxic insulation at former Madison paper mill - Bangor Daily News

  13-05-2019 18:23
  Belfast company gets another grant to make less toxic insulation at former Madison paper mill  Bangor Daily NewsGO Lab, a building products manufacturer in Belfast, said it received a $250000 award from the U.S. Forest *Service* to make wood fiber insulation.. Maine news ...
  
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• European elections: Sinn Féin says vote chance to reject Brexit

  13-05-2019 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Leader Mary Lou McDonald says voters should back candidates opposed to Brexit.
  
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• Ballymurphy: Former paratrooper says soldiers 'were out of control'

  13-05-2019 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  An ex-paratrooper breaks down in tears at the inquest into the killing of 10 people in Belfast in 1971.
  
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• Jailed fake model agency boss who tricked woman into undressing has appeal rejected

  13-05-2019 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone man who tricked a woman into undressing for him online by claiming to run a modelling agency has lost an appeal against his six-month jail term.
  
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• Man arrested in Ian Ogle death inquiry reported to PPS

  13-05-2019 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man arrested on suspicion of the murder of a community worker has been reported to the PPS.
  
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• Ex-DUP MLA McCausland apologises to Irish News reporter

  13-05-2019 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  "Seriously defamatory" claims about journalist Allison Morris appeared on Nelson McCausland's blog.
  
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• North West 200: Seeley favourite for Superbike glory - Plater

  13-05-2019 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Eight-time winner Steve Plater reckons Alastair Seeley can replicate the success enjoyed by the new V4 Ducati on short circuits at this week's North West 200.
  
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• Stormont deal can be reached, Sinn Fein leader tells PM

  13-05-2019 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A deal to resurrect Stormont can be reached, Theresa May has been told by Sinn Fein.
  
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• Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to Northern Ireland political leaders as power-sharing talks continue

  13-05-2019 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May has spoken to political leaders in Northern Ireland as efforts continue to secure the return of devolved government at Stormont.
  
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• Belfast Take That fans surprised by Gary Barlow - The Irish News

  13-05-2019 16:50
  Belfast Take That fans surprised by Gary Barlow  The Irish NewsTwo sisters from Belfast got the surprise of a lifetime recently when Gary Barlow drove them to a Take That concert.
  
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• Derry Girl hits back at 'unflattering' comment

  13-05-2019 16:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The Derry Girls star responds to body shaming newspaper article by saying "I look smokin'".
  
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• Pro-remain argument must win this election, says Sinn Fein president

  13-05-2019 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mary Lou McDonald has urged Northern Ireland’s voters to back pro-remain candidates in the European election.
  
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• Attack on bus used by Belfast children with disabilities a 'despicable act'

  13-05-2019 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have branded an attack on a minibus used by children with disabilities as a "despicable act".
  
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• Charity Softball Game This Sunday In Belfast [AUDIO] - q1065.fm

  13-05-2019 15:23
  Charity Softball Game This Sunday In Belfast [AUDIO]  q1065.fmOnce again this year, it's Belfast High School Senior Boys and Girls Baseball and Softball teams vs The Maine Game Wardens.
  
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• Northern Ireland economy weakened over past quarter, says Ulster Bank

  13-05-2019 15:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster Bank says the first quarter had the sharpest fall in business activity since the end of 2012.
  
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• 'Retail performed particularly badly' in Northern Ireland

  13-05-2019 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's economy appears to have weakened significantly over the past three months, research from Ulster Bank suggests.
  
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• Nelson McCausland apologises to journalist over 'seriously defamatory' Facebook and blog posts

  13-05-2019 15:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Democratic Unionist Party MLA has issued a High Court apology for false and "seriously defamatory" postings on his Facebook page and blog about a Belfast journalist.
  
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• Club Zero & Subway's "Go Big in Japan" event in Belfast sounds like great craic - JOE.ie

  13-05-2019 15:03
  Club Zero & Subway's "Go Big in Japan" event in Belfast sounds like great craic  JOE.ieBrought to you by Club Zero & Subway Ireland. Club Zero will be transforming a Subway store into a Japanese-inspired day of fun with vintage arcade games, ...
  
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• MI5 report on RUC Special Branch to remain secret, watchdog rules

  13-05-2019 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The Information Commissioner's Office says the PSNI does not have to disclose a 1973 MI5 report on policing.
  
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• North West 200: Six reasons to look forward to the 90th anniversary event

  13-05-2019 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport NI looks at some of the talking points before this year's North West 200 international road races over the Triangle circuit.
  
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• Ballymurphy massacre inquest: Some Paras were 'out of control psychopaths', says ex-serviceman

  13-05-2019 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anyone on the streets during the Ballymurphy shootings in west Belfast was considered to be associated with the IRA and liable to be shot, a former soldier said.
  
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• Belfast dad reveals horrific pain of losing son to suicide at just 16 years old - Irish Mirror

  13-05-2019 14:52
  Belfast dad reveals horrific pain of losing son to suicide at just 16 years old  Irish Mirror"There was something else going on in his head he wasn't talking about, something none of us knew"
  
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• May urged to quit as Tories fear ‘mauling’ from voters

  13-05-2019 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theresa May should trigger the leadership contest to replace her, senior Tories urged as the party braced for humiliation at the European elections.
  
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• 'Can anyone lend me a foot?'- Sinn Fein's Martina Anderson laughs off injury days before European election

  13-05-2019 14:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein European election candidate Martina Anderson has joked that she needs to "borrow a foot" until May 23 after badly injuring her foot.
  
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• Pictured: Moment man armed with knife enters Londonderry shop

  13-05-2019 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the moment a man armed with a knife entered a shop in Londonderry on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Avoniel bonfire set on fire in suspected arson incident - Belfast Live

  13-05-2019 14:11
  Avoniel bonfire set on fire in suspected arson incident  Belfast LiveCharred remains still smoking on Monday morning.
  
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• Hollywood star Doris Day dies aged 97

  13-05-2019 14:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Doris Day, whose wholesome screen presence stood for a time of innocence in films in the 1960s, has died aged 97.
  
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• Ex-club secretary fined for safety breach over Hillsborough disaster

  13-05-2019 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former secretary of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club has been fined £6,500 and ordered to pay £5,000 costs for a health and safety offence related to turnstile arrangements on the day of the Hillsborough disaster.
  
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• World Invitational: NI Open transforms into new men's and women's tournaments

  13-05-2019 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  The Northern Ireland Open becomes a new event called the World Invitational, with men's and women's tournaments featuring equal prize money.
  
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• Diver airlifted from boat off Donegal coast dies

  13-05-2019 13:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A diver has died following an incident off the coast of Donegal.
  
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• Anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson banned from Ireland

  13-05-2019 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Baptist pastor Steven Anderson is the first person to be banned from Ireland under a 20-year-old law.
  
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• Second Brexit referendum ‘places democracy at risk’ – Foster

  13-05-2019 12:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A confirmatory Brexit referendum would place democracy at risk, Arlene Foster has warned.
  
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• Call for increase to 'derisory' compensation planned for historical abuse victims

  13-05-2019 11:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been calls for an increase to the standard payment offered to survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Wheelie bin shoved up against door of flat and set on fire in Omagh arson attack

  13-05-2019 11:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A wheelie bin has been shoved up against the door of a home in Omagh and set on fire in an arson attack.
  
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• Police officer 'severely bitten' by 'drunk' taxi passenger in Northern Ireland town

  13-05-2019 11:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer has been hospitalised after allegedly being "severely bitten" by a "drunk" woman in Co Londonderry.
  
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• Sign Video at Belfast City Council

  13-05-2019 11:16 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Susan Thompson: 'Education is at all-time low, we're struggling to keep afloat... teachers aren't failing our kids, but the politicians are'

  13-05-2019 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Susan Thompson (38) was born in Portadown and attended the school she is now vice-principal of, Hart Memorial Primary. She was recently appointed as president of the Ulster Teachers' Union.
  
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• Susan Thompson: Education at all-time low, we're struggling to keep afloat... teachers aren't failing our kids, but politicians are

  13-05-2019 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Susan Thompson (38) was born in Portadown and attended the school she is now vice-principal of, Hart Memorial Primary. She was recently appointed as president of the Ulster Teachers' Union.
  
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• NI newspapers: 'Secret' murder bids and angry victims

  13-05-2019 10:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Monday's papers reveal 56 attempted murder investigations the PSNI did not tell the public about.
  
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• Swedish investigation into rape allegation against Assange will be reopened

  13-05-2019 10:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Swedish prosecutors are to reopen an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, deputy director of prosecutions Eva-Marie Persson announced.
  
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