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• Stem cell transplant: 1,000 donors sign up for Lagmore mum - Belfast Live

  14-06-2019 23:27
  Stem cell transplant: 1,000 donors sign up for Lagmore mum  Belfast LiveJust 9 people from Northern Ireland signed up with Anthony Nolan charity last week.
  
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• Coercive control offence for NI - Belfast Newsletter

  14-06-2019 22:21
  Coercive control offence for NI  Belfast NewsletterA Westminster committee has recommended that new English domestic abuse legislation should apply to NI in the absence of devolution.
  
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• PSNI officers 'did not intervene' when masked man put up Soldier F banner in Armagh, claims Sinn Fein MP

  14-06-2019 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PSNI officers did not intervene when a masked man put up a controversial banner in Armagh city centre supporting an ex-British soldier facing murder charges over Bloody Sunday, a Sinn Fein MP has claimed.
  
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• Three arrested after 'balaclava-clad man with gun' attempts to rob Belfast shop

  14-06-2019 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been arrested after a masked man with a suspected gun allegedly attempted to rob a shop in Belfast.
  
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• St James Road Belfast police searches ongoing - Belfast Live

  14-06-2019 21:10
  St James Road Belfast police searches ongoing  Belfast LivePSNI Land Rovers have been pictured in the street.
  
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• Belfast Adult Education celebrates its graduates at annual ceremony - Bangor Daily News

  14-06-2019 20:58
  Belfast Adult Education celebrates its graduates at annual ceremony  Bangor Daily NewsBELFAST — Belfast Adult Education (BAE) celebrated its 2019 graduates at its annual graduation ceremony June 5. The 12 graduates have college and/or ...
  
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• Appeal for witnesses following alleged racial abuse of family on Belfast to Dublin train - TheJournal.ie

  14-06-2019 20:38
  Appeal for witnesses following alleged racial abuse of family on Belfast to Dublin train  TheJournal.ieThe alleged incident happened last Sunday when a family were traveling on the 7.05pm train.
  
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• Dog chained to concrete block and thrown in canal - Belfast Live

  14-06-2019 20:13
  Dog chained to concrete block and thrown in canal  Belfast LiveHe was rescued by a council worker and is being looked after by a charity.
  
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• Greenvale owner says he will not demolish hotel during investigations into the tragedy

  14-06-2019 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owner of the Greenvale Hotel where three teenagers died on St Patrick's Day has said he will not demolish the building before police investigations are over.
  
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• Belfast library offers drop-in hours for Makerspace - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  14-06-2019 19:51
  Belfast library offers drop-in hours for Makerspace - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBELFAST — The Belfast Free Library, 106 High St., is now offering two drop-in sessions per week for the public to use its new Makerspace — Mondays from 10 ...
  
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• Jaipur Literature Festival to make Belfast debut in UK - India Today

  14-06-2019 19:29
  Jaipur Literature Festival to make Belfast debut in UK  India TodayWith a debut at Belfast in Northern Ireland planned next week, the sixth international edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival commenced at the British Library in ...
  
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• Nolan: Only two politicians have been to Fantasy Island home

  14-06-2019 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC presenter Stephen Nolan has revealed that the only politicians who he has had at his home during his career is former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness and the former DUP minister Jonathan Bell.
  
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• West Belfast grandfather to stand trial on gun charges - Belfast Live

  14-06-2019 18:50
  West Belfast grandfather to stand trial on gun charges  Belfast LiveAccording to court papers, the weapons were a Walther P1 9 X 19 mm pistol, a Ruger handgun and a Miroku model 7000 GF-1 shotgun.
  
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• Police issue plea for movement of dissident bombers in east Belfast - Irish Examiner

  14-06-2019 18:43
  Police issue plea for movement of dissident bombers in east Belfast  Irish ExaminerDetectives investigating the attempted murder of a police officer with a bomb placed under a car say the terrorists responsible may have had support in east ...
  
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• Hundreds of cyclists take part in Belfast Ride On - The Irish News

  14-06-2019 18:24
  Hundreds of cyclists take part in Belfast Ride On  The Irish NewsHUNDREDS of cyclists descended on Belfast City Hall today for a special Ride On Belfast event.
  
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• Belfast woman shot nine times by loyalist paramilitaries meets Prince Charles to showcase beauty business - The Irish News

  14-06-2019 18:24
  Belfast woman shot nine times by loyalist paramilitaries meets Prince Charles to showcase beauty business  The Irish NewsAN east Belfast woman who established a successful beauty empire five years after she was shot nine times by loyalist paramilitaries showcased her business ...
  
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• Only people from Northern Ireland will understand these 16 photographs - Belfast Newsletter

  14-06-2019 18:23
  Only people from Northern Ireland will understand these 16 photographs  Belfast NewsletterThe fabric that makes Northern Ireland so utterly unique is as esoteric as it can get.
  
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• Billy Caldwell's mum Charlotte calls for clarification on cannabis prescription

  14-06-2019 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother who campaigned for a change in the rules over medicinal cannabis is seeking a judicial declaration that a GP can prescribe the treatment to her severely epileptic son.
  
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• Watch: Footage released of cars involved in attempted murder of police officer

  14-06-2019 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have released CCTV footage of cars used by terrorists in the attempted murder of a PSNI officer.
  
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• Lord Mayor joins Bike Week celebrations at City Hall

  14-06-2019 17:12 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Lord Mayor supports Extern delivering new PEACE IV programme

  14-06-2019 17:06 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Family of woman held as ‘slave’ in Belfast was offered bribe to drop case, court told - The Irish Times

  14-06-2019 16:47
  Family of woman held as ‘slave’ in Belfast was offered bribe to drop case, court told  The Irish TimesThe family of a Nigerian woman who claims a couple kept her as their domestic slave in Belfast were allegedly offered a £15,000 “bribe” to have the complaints ...
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson: Boris Johnson won't become PM without DUP support

  14-06-2019 16:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said Tory leadership hopeful Boris Johnson will not become Prime Minister without the party's support.
  
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• 'Dear friend' Iain Archer to join Snow Patrol as scan reveals guitarist's nerve damage

  14-06-2019 16:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Snow Patrol have drafted in the services of Iain Archer after it was revealed guitarist Nathan Connolly's hand injury was worst than first feared.
  
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• Strabane and Lifford Riverine Project handed £8m by EU

  14-06-2019 15:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The 30 acre community park will straddle the Irish border and link two towns.
  
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• Funeral for tragic Portadown pensioner Victor Pickering announced

  14-06-2019 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of a pensioner who was found dead at his home in Portadown will take place next week.
  
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• Sirocco Works development in Belfast gets green light - BBC News

  14-06-2019 15:01
  Sirocco Works development in Belfast gets green light  BBC NewsA multi-million pound project to regenerate the former Sirocco Works site in Belfast gets the go-ahead.
  
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• Sirocco Works development in Belfast gets green light

  14-06-2019 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  A multi-million pound project to regenerate the former Sirocco Works site in Belfast gets the go-ahead.
  
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• Divers search near Strangford Lough for missing Belfast man - The Irish Times

  14-06-2019 14:54
  Divers search near Strangford Lough for missing Belfast man  The Irish TimesFather-of-four William McCormick was last seen in Comer on the evening of May 30th.
  
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• Ex-RUC man (85) who exposed himself to children jailed

  14-06-2019 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 85-year-old former RUC reservist who committed acts outraging public decency in the presence of children must serve a year in prison, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Belsonic travel arrangements

  14-06-2019 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Police receive new information in hunt for missing man

  14-06-2019 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New information has been received by police investigating the disappearance of a Co Down man, the detective leading the murder probe said.
  
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• Naomi Long: 'Deck stacked against' Stormont deal this month

  14-06-2019 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alliance leader Naomi Long has said there is "little prospect" of a breakthrough in the Stormont talks due to "tension and a lack of trust" between parties.
  
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• Lyric Theatre Belfast and BYMT need you to revive the 1970s - Belfast Live

  14-06-2019 13:04
  Lyric Theatre Belfast and BYMT need you to revive the 1970s  Belfast LivePaperboy exhibition by the British Youth Music Theatre calls for public help to celebrate 1970s Belfast.
  
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• Tauriga Sciences, Inc. Incorporates Private Limited Company in Belfast, Northern Ireland - GlobeNewswire

  14-06-2019 13:00
  Tauriga Sciences, Inc. Incorporates Private Limited Company in Belfast, Northern Ireland  GlobeNewswireNEW YORK, NY, June 14, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE – Tauriga Sciences, Inc. (OTCQB: TAUG) (“Tauriga” or the “Company”), ...
  
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• Arrest after £200k Co Tyrone drugs bust

  14-06-2019 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old man has been arrested after police seized suspected drugs worth an estimated £200k in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Pat McCormick: County Down lake search for missing man

  14-06-2019 12:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Pat McCormick, a 55-year-old father of four, was last seen in Comber on Thursday, 30 May.
  
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• Stormont stalemate - how things stand

  14-06-2019 12:39 via bbc.co.uk
  With a fresh round of talks ongoing, BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack looks at how things are shaping up.
  
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• Aircraft crash kills two men in Kildare

  14-06-2019 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Wreckage of the plane - in which a man in his 70s and one in his 50s died - was discovered on Friday morning.
  
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• Stephen Larkham: Munster recruit ex-Australia fly-half as new senior coach

  14-06-2019 12:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian World Cup-winner Stephen Larkham joins Munster as their new senior coach until 2022.
  
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• Bishop says sorry for friar who likened gay people to 'zombies'

  14-06-2019 11:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bishop has apologised for the hurt caused by a friar's comments about gay people and those who use contraceptives, likening them to infected zombies.
  
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• Two dead in aircraft crash in Republic

  14-06-2019 11:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been killed in a light aircraft crash in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Eyewitness tells how aircraft 'dropped out of sky' - two dead in plane crash

  14-06-2019 11:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been killed in a light aircraft crash in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Belfast family's 'lucky escape' after arson attack - life-saving neighbours praised - Belfast Telegraph

  14-06-2019 11:51
  Belfast family's 'lucky escape' after arson attack - life-saving neighbours praised  Belfast TelegraphA Sinn Fein councillor said a west Belfast family had a lucky escape after a suspected arson attack outside their home praising neighbours for the quick-thinking ...
  
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• Belfast family's 'lucky escape' after arson attack - life-saving neighbours praised

  14-06-2019 11:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein councillor said a west Belfast family had a lucky escape after a suspected arson attack outside their home praising neighbours for the quick-thinking actions.
  
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• Second Belfast date added to Foy Vance tour due to demand - Belfast Newsletter

  14-06-2019 11:36
  Second Belfast date added to Foy Vance tour due to demand  Belfast NewsletterDue to phenomenal demand, singer Foy Vance has added a second Belfast show to his tour on Sunday, November 24 at the Waterfront Hall. Foy will follow the ...
  
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• Tiernan McCann: Tyrone man gets proposed two-match ban after semi-final incident

  14-06-2019 11:35 via bbc.co.uk
  GAA disciplinary bosses propose a two-match ban for Tyrone's Tiernan McCann following the controversial incident in Saturday's defeat by Donegal.
  
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• Belfast mela - Belfast Newsletter

  14-06-2019 11:25
  Belfast mela  Belfast NewsletterNorthern Ireland's largest celebration of cultural diversity, the Belfast Mela, returns to Botanic Gardens on Sunday August 25 from 12noon until 6pm for its ...
  
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• Ballysallagh Road reduced to one lane after lorry stuck under bridge - Belfast Live

  14-06-2019 11:11
  Ballysallagh Road reduced to one lane after lorry stuck under bridge  Belfast LiveLast year the bridge was closed for several weeks to repair damage caused by numerous collisions.
  
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