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• Post-Primary School options evaporate for dozens of Northern Ireland pupils - Belfast Live

  01-06-2019 22:09
  Post-Primary School options evaporate for dozens of Northern Ireland pupils  Belfast LiveNorthern Ireland P7 pupils waited patiently on their postman this morning to find out their Post-Primary school choice - but 226 children were not placed at all. A total of 23,949 applications had been received by the Education Authority this year, with 23,723 children being placed in a school of their three choices. But for 226 excited 11-year-olds, their nerves turned to anxiousness as they read
  
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• Londonderry: Man dies after 'stolen' car hits lamp-post

  01-06-2019 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  The vehicle caught fire after the crash and the man's body was found inside, police say.
  
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• World Rally Championship: Kris Meeke up to second at Rally of Portugal

  01-06-2019 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Kris Meeke moves up to second place behind team-mate Ott Tanak going into the final day of the Rally of Portugal.
  
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• Bomb under PSNI officer’s car at Belfast golf club 'intended to kill' - BBC News

  01-06-2019 20:26
  Bomb under PSNI officer’s car at Belfast golf club 'intended to kill'  BBC NewsA bomb found under a serving police officer's car at a Belfast golf club is being treated as attempted murder by the Police *Service* of Northern Ireland. Police and ...
  
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• Belfast mayor at transgender rally hits out at ‘lack of non-binary identification’ - Belfast Newsletter

  01-06-2019 20:14
  Belfast mayor at transgender rally hits out at ‘lack of non-binary identification’  Belfast NewsletterLord Mayor of Belfast John Finucane has criticised a lack of opportunity for people to identify themselves as neither male nor female as he spoke at a ...
  
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• Suspected bomb discovered under police officer's car in Belfast - The Irish Times

  01-06-2019 19:33
  Suspected bomb discovered under police officer's car in Belfast  The Irish TimesPlacing of device at golf club condemned by senior PSNI figures and politicians.
  
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• 'Viable bomb' found underneath PSNI officer's car at east Belfast golf club

  01-06-2019 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected viable bomb has been found under a serving police officer's car at an east Belfast golf club.
  
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• Improvised explosive device found underneath PSNI officer's car at east Belfast golf club

  01-06-2019 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An improvised explosive device has been found under a PSNI officer's car at an east Belfast golf club, police have confirmed.
  
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• Two men 'assault women in County Down before hijacking spree'

  01-06-2019 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Police say the received reports of incidents in Newcastle, Lisburn, Carryduff and west Belfast.
  
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• Strabane security alert ends after suspicious device is declared a hoax

  01-06-2019 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A security alert in Strabane has ended after a suspicious object was declared to be a hoax.
  
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• Police dealing with security alert in Strabane

  01-06-2019 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are dealing with a security alert in Strabane.
  
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• Golden eagle that disappeared from Antrim bird sanctuary returned home safely

  01-06-2019 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A golden eagle that escaped from a Co Antrim bird sanctuary has returned home safely.
  
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• Joe McDonagh Cup: Antrim beat struggling Offaly 3-23 to 4-18 in Tullamore

  01-06-2019 18:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Keelan Molloy goals twice as 14-man Antrim secure a vital Joe McDonagh Cup win over relegation-threatened Offaly.
  
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• A 360° Virtual Tour of 5 Iconic Spots in Belfast - Ireland Before You Die

  01-06-2019 17:01
  A 360° Virtual Tour of 5 Iconic Spots in Belfast  Ireland Before You DieWith the aid of a 360° virtual tour, users from all over the world can share in the wonder of experiencing these five iconic spots in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast golf club evacuated after suspicious object discovered- reports device found underneath vehicle

  01-06-2019 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A golf club in east Belfast has been evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Belfast golf club evacuated after suspicious object discovered

  01-06-2019 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A golf club in east Belfast has been evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Two men go on car hijacking spree after assaulting three women

  01-06-2019 15:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police believe a series of hijackings and assaults on drivers in Newcastle, Lisburn, Carryduff and west Belfast on Saturday are linked.
  
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• Suspected stolen car burnt out in west Belfast

  01-06-2019 15:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected stolen car has been burnt out after being driven erratically in west Belfast, a councillor has said.
  
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• Woman held over 'huge cannabis grow house'

  01-06-2019 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Plants worth an estimated £795,000 were discovered in a huge grow house in County Clare.
  
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• Loughinisland: PSNI 'made huge error' in journalist raids

  01-06-2019 14:42 via bbc.co.uk
  George Hamilton faces NI Policing Board criticism over an investigation into two journalists.
  
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• West Belfast police operation as car burned out in Beechmount area - Belfast Live

  01-06-2019 14:37
  West Belfast police operation as car burned out in Beechmount area  Belfast LiveA suspected stolen car has been burned out in West Belfast following a police operation to stop it. The vehicle was destroyed at Beechmount Avenue this afternoon. One source said “really loud screeching tyres” were heard in the Donegall Road area close to the Park Centre at around 12.30pm followed by the sound of sirens. Another source added that a silver car was then spotted driving erratically
  
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• Stories from the paddock at the TT

  01-06-2019 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  As rain continues to disrupt racing at the Isle of Man TT, riders, team technicians and team owners share some of their stories from the paddock
  
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• Man dies after suspected stolen car crashes into lamppost and catches fire in Londonderry

  01-06-2019 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died after a suspected stolen car crashed into a lamppost and caught fire in Londonderry.
  
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• Traffic warden told she will 'roast in hell' during parking confrontation in Co Armagh

  01-06-2019 12:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A female traffic warden was told she would "roast in hell" after telling a Free Presbyterian gospel event that they could not park in a pedestrian zone in Portadown.
  
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• Restaurant review: Coppi in Belfast's St Anne's Square

  01-06-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Service in restaurants is viewed by too many restaurateurs as ancillary, an add-on, a gap that can be plugged. Server off sick tonight? No worries, just phone somebody to do an extra shift. Sure they'll be glad of the money.
  
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• Fermanagh child abuse: Like lambs to the slaughter

  01-06-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A red dot blinked in the small, dark room inside the rural bungalow outside Fivemiletown. It was a video camera. Emma (not her real name), who was 11-years-old at the time, claims she was then violently raped by three men on the mattress laid out in front of them and believes the sick and depraved attack on her and another young boy was being filmed.
  
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• Weekly paper review: Pothole problems and a bite

  01-06-2019 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  A "horror video" showing an attack on a County Armagh schoolboy also features in this week's local papers.
  
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• Suzanne Breen: Boris is favourite, but DUP trust in him hit by U-turn on May deal

  01-06-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All the runners and riders in the Tory leadership race are vying for the DUP's endorsement.
  
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• NI Spurs fan is going the extra 16,000 miles to make European final

  01-06-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A local Tottenham Hotspur fan is going out of his way - a staggering 17,000 miles out of his way - just to see his beloved team play in tonight's Champions League final.
  
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• Budget crisis forces Larne principal to cut school hours

  01-06-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A decision to cut teaching hours at a Co Antrim school shows the "desperate plight" faced in education funding, an MLA has said.
  
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• 24,000 pupils will find out their next school today

  01-06-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 24,000 pupils will learn today which post-primary school they will be attending this autumn, as letters from the Education Authority drop onto doormats across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Moving scenes as US visitors see site of Belfast World War two crash tragedy - Belfast Newsletter

  01-06-2019 09:01
  Moving scenes as US visitors see site of Belfast World War two crash tragedy  Belfast NewsletterGRAEME COUSINS joins visitors from the US as they attend the Belfast site where relatives lost their lives in 1944. Relatives of some of the US airmen who were ...
  
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• Pro-choice and anti-abortion supporters unite in opposition to Northern Ireland TV and film industry boycott

  01-06-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Politicians and media industry leaders have hit out at calls for Hollywood entertainment giants to boycott Northern Ireland over its strict abortion laws.
  
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• Pregnant smokers in Northern Ireland facing a postcode lottery as not all can get expert help to quit

  01-06-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Only three of Northern Ireland's health trusts have a stop smoking specialist midwife to help expectant mums kick the habit.
  
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• How many days Northern Ireland drivers have to wait for MOT tests revealed

  01-06-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Calls have been made for exemption letters for motorists facing delays of up to eight weeks for an MOT appointment across Northern Ireland.
  
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• George Best's son 'not invited to statue unveiling'

  01-06-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  George Best's son Calum has re-opened a bitter rift with his father's family in Northern Ireland after claiming that he wasn't invited to the unveiling of a statue of the football legend outside Windsor Park in Belfast last week.
  
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• Dismay as Belfast City Council drags heels over stately home on verge of ruin - Belfast Telegraph

  01-06-2019 09:00
  Dismay as Belfast City Council drags heels over stately home on verge of ruin  Belfast TelegraphBelfast City Council should make "alternative arrangements" if it cannot look after a stately home in its most famous park, a descendant of the philanthropist who ...
  
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• Dismay as Belfast City Council drags heels over stately home on verge of ruin

  01-06-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council should make "alternative arrangements" if it cannot look after a stately home in its most famous park, a descendant of the philanthropist who gifted the estate to the public has said.
  
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• Developers bid to ease home-buyers’ fears as Co Antrim building firm collapses

  01-06-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Buyers of new homes being built by a Co Antrim construction company which has gone into administration have been urged to contact the developers' solicitors with any questions.
  
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• Bomb found under Northern Ireland police officer’s car at east Belfast golf club - The Defense Post

  01-06-2019 09:00
  Bomb found under Northern Ireland police officer’s car at east Belfast golf club  The Defense PostA "viable bomb" was found under a Police *Service* of Northern Ireland officer's car at Shandon Park Golf Club in east Belfast.
  
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• Bloody Sunday relative’s fury at Parachute Regiment flags flying in Londonderry estate

  01-06-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of a man killed on Bloody Sunday has branded the flying of Parachute Regiment flags in a Londonderry estate as "antagonistic" and "provocative".
  
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• Northern Ireland weather - your 24-hour lookahead

  01-06-2019 08:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Nursing: Three sisters make late career changes

  01-06-2019 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Three sisters go back to college as mature students to carve out futures in the caring profession.
  
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• Former Irish army officers speak out over 'low morale'

  01-06-2019 07:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The Department of Defence said the issue of pay is being addressed and a recruitment drive is under way.
  
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• Primary seven: Rise in NI pupils seeking post-primary places

  01-06-2019 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Primary seven pupils in NI find out on Saturday to which post-primary school they will transfer.
  
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