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• In pictures: Orange Order holds annual Somme parade in east Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  01-07-2019 23:56
  In pictures: Orange Order holds annual Somme parade in east Belfast  Belfast NewsletterHundreds of Orange Order brethren and bandsmen were on parade in east Belfast this evening for the annual parade to commemorate the anniversary of the ...
  
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• Group Forms To Support Proposed Belfast Salmon Farm - Maine Public

  01-07-2019 23:43
  Group Forms To Support Proposed Belfast Salmon Farm  Maine PublicA group has recently launched to advocate for a controversial proposed land-based salmon farm in Belfast.
  
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• Runners’ hard yards to benefit Belfast City Half Marathon charity partners - Belfast Newsletter

  01-07-2019 23:34
  Runners’ hard yards to benefit Belfast City Half Marathon charity partners  Belfast NewsletterFive runners will tackle a first half-marathon test this September to raise funds for a string of charities.
  
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• League of Ireland Premier Division: Derry play out scoreless draw with Bohemians

  01-07-2019 23:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Derry City draw 0-0 with Bohemians in Monday's League of Ireland Premier Division game at Dalymount Park.
  
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• Bomb survivor trying to track down soldier - Belfast Newsletter

  01-07-2019 22:51
  Bomb survivor trying to track down soldier  Belfast NewsletterA woman from Czechoslovakia who was badly injured in a bomb blast in Belfast during the Troubles is trying to track down the soldier who helped her in the ...
  
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• DUP’s Simon Hamilton to leave politics and take over Belfast Chamber role - The Irish Times

  01-07-2019 22:15
  DUP’s Simon Hamilton to leave politics and take over Belfast Chamber role  The Irish TimesDecision comes as a surprise as the politician was seen by many as a future party leader.
  
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• 11 arrested in PSNI £16m Chinese money laundering probe

  01-07-2019 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested 11 people in a major money laundering operation.
  
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• Belfast easyJet flight met by police over 'disruptive behaviour' of passenger - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 21:34
  Belfast easyJet flight met by police over 'disruptive behaviour' of passenger  Belfast LiveIt is understood the passenger had been vaping on board the flight.
  
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• PSNI takes Willie Frazer on one last tour of south Armagh - Belfast Newsletter

  01-07-2019 20:23
  PSNI takes Willie Frazer on one last tour of south Armagh  Belfast NewsletterA police escort took Willie Frazer on one last tour of south Armagh today, wearing his Orange sash and wrapped in a Union Flag, before he was laid to rest.
  
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• Belfast: 11 arrests in money laundering investigation - BBC News

  01-07-2019 19:09
  Belfast: 11 arrests in money laundering investigation  BBC NewsEleven people have been arrested on suspicion of money laundering after a police operation in Belfast. Six properties were searched across the city on Monday ...
  
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• Crimea talk set for July 9 at Belfast Free Library - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  01-07-2019 18:43
  Crimea talk set for July 9 at Belfast Free Library - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBelfast — Crimean native Tatyana Bukharina will speak about “Crimea: the History, the Culture and the Return to Russia,” at Belfast Free Library, 106 High St., ...
  
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• Osborne+Co to develop £400M Belfast project - Hotel Management

  01-07-2019 18:28
  Osborne+Co to develop £400M Belfast project  Hotel ManagementThe site plan, conceived by architectural firm Henning Larsen, won the Future Projects Urban Design Award at the World Architecture News Awards.s.
  
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• Willie Frazer funeral hears how he was 'a true Ulsterman' - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 18:23
  Willie Frazer funeral hears how he was 'a true Ulsterman'  Belfast LiveMr Frazer died at the age of 58 on Friday after losing his long battle with cancer.
  
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• Man (30) remanded in custody over east Belfast stabbing - The Irish News

  01-07-2019 17:56
  Man (30) remanded in custody over east Belfast stabbing  The Irish NewsA 30-year-old man was remanded in custody today accused of carrying out a stabbing in east Belfast.
  
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• Ireland rugby fans learn Japanese ahead of World Cup

  01-07-2019 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Some Ireland rugby fans are preparing hard for the upcoming World Cup in Japan.
  
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• Not about blanket flags policy but dose of common sense, says new PSNI Chief Constable Byrne

  01-07-2019 17:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Chief Constable Simon Byrne weighed into the flag row on his first day in the job saying there was no need for a "blanket policy" but rather a "dose of common sense".
  
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• Willie Frazer remembered as ‘true Ulsterman’ at funeral

  01-07-2019 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral has taken place for prominent victims’ campaigner William Frazer.
  
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• Sunderland sign Northern Ireland international on two-year deal - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 17:03
  Sunderland sign Northern Ireland international on two-year deal  Belfast LiveNorthern Ireland international Conor McLaughlin has signed for Sunderland, the club has announced. The Belfast-born full-back has made 232 appearances in ...
  
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• Former Irish League player denies kidnapping and blackmail charges

  01-07-2019 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former high-profile loyalist charged with kidnapping and blackmail told police the alleged victim was trying to recruit his friend to be a prostitute, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Tree fodder workshop set for July 8 at MOFGA Ed Center - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  01-07-2019 16:40
  Tree fodder workshop set for July 8 at MOFGA Ed Center - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalUnity — A day-long workshop about the revival of sustaining livestock on tree leaves, organized by 3 Stream Farms of Belfast, will be offered Monday, July 8, ...
  
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• US ambassador Edward Crawford meets Irish president

  01-07-2019 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  The new ambassador is the son of Irish emigrants who left for America in the 1920s.
  
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• John Henry Newman: Cardinal to be made saint in October

  01-07-2019 16:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The announcement of Cardinal John Henry Newman's canonisation was made by Pope Francis.
  
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• Belfast mum accused of keeping Nigerian woman as domestic slave granted bail

  01-07-2019 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother-of-two accused of keeping a Nigerian woman with the learning age of a four-year-old as a domestic slave in Belfast has been granted High Court bail.
  
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• Final farewell as victims' campaigner Willie Frazer is laid to rest

  01-07-2019 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland victims' campaigner William Frazer was laid to rest on Monday.
  
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• Lee Cook - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal

  01-07-2019 16:06
  Lee Cook - Belfast - Waldo  Republican JournalSearsport — Lee Richard Cook entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ when he left us Jan. 29, 2019, in Richmond, Va. He was born Aug.
  
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• Children’s Cancer Unit Charity Stormont Mile - Belfast Newsletter

  01-07-2019 15:25
  Children’s Cancer Unit Charity Stormont Mile  Belfast NewsletterFamilies, friends and supporters of the Children's Cancer Unit Charity gathered at Parliament Buildings to take part in the CCUC Stormont Mile. The event was ...
  
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• 10 things happening this week in Northern Ireland - from food festivals to JDM Car Culture

  01-07-2019 14:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here's our pick of the most exciting things taking place this week across Northern Ireland (July 1-7).
  
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• Mini 12 July main parades and road closures in Belfast and beyond - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 14:31
  Mini 12 July main parades and road closures in Belfast and beyond  Belfast LiveTonight, July 1, lodges across Belfast and beyond will gather for a series of parades to mark Battle of the Somme.
  
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• Battle of the Somme commemorated in Belfast - BBC News

  01-07-2019 14:24
  Battle of the Somme commemorated in Belfast  BBC NewsNorthern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley and Sinn Féin Lord Mayor John Finucane were among those to have marked in Belfast the 103rd anniversary ...
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Delays expected due to Belfast parades

  01-07-2019 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• DUP leader Arlene Foster death threat being probed by PSNI - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 13:26
  DUP leader Arlene Foster death threat being probed by PSNI  Belfast LivePolice are understood to be probing an alleged threat against DUP leader Arlene Foster. The comment is reported to have been posted under an article about a ...
  
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• Police investigating threat to kill DUP leader Arlene Foster

  01-07-2019 13:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating a threat to shoot and kill DUP leader Arlene Foster.
  
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• How often do the parties in Belfast City Hall actually vote together? - Slugger O'Toole

  01-07-2019 12:40
  How often do the parties in Belfast City Hall actually vote together?  Slugger O'TooleOne of the great debates, and I use that term loosely, we have had over the past decade in Northern Irish politics is whether the Alliance Party are more ...
  
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• Tributes paid to Tyrella beach 'one punch' victim - Belfast Media Group

  01-07-2019 12:09
  Tributes paid to Tyrella beach 'one punch' victim  Belfast Media GroupTRIBUTES have been paid to West Belfast man Darren O'Neill who died after an alleged 'one-punch' incident at Tyrella Beach. The 22-year-old, who had been ...
  
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• Belfast council to vote on legal action to remove flags and banners - Belfast Telegraph

  01-07-2019 12:07
  Belfast council to vote on legal action to remove flags and banners  Belfast TelegraphBelfast City Council is to vote on taking legal action against the Department for Infrastructure to force them to remove flags and unapproved banners from their ...
  
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• Belfast City Half Marathon Challenge 13.1 group on a mission to raise vital funds for charities - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 12:05
  Belfast City Half Marathon Challenge 13.1 group on a mission to raise vital funds for charities  Belfast LiveFollowing its success, the event organisers are excited to reveal a new group called Challenge 13.1.
  
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• August opening for US retailer's first Irish shop in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  01-07-2019 12:00
  August opening for US retailer's first Irish shop in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphUS clothing retailer Anthropologie has confirmed it will open its first store on the island of Ireland in Belfast within weeks.
  
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• Police appeal after 27 cows stolen in Londonderry

  01-07-2019 11:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after 27 cows were stolen in Londonderry.
  
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• Woman in 'terrifying ordeal' after being assaulted by man in bedroom

  01-07-2019 11:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in Co Fermanagh suffered a "terrifying ordeal" after being assaulted by a man in her bedroom.
  
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• Co Antrim Catholic primary school votes to become integrated

  01-07-2019 11:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim primary school has voted to become the first Catholic school to change to integrated status.
  
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• Watch: 'Work to do' to make PSNI more representative says new chief

  01-07-2019 11:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new PSNI Chief Constable has said that there is "work to do" to make the force more representative of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Sinn Fein Mayor Finucane lays Somme wreath at Belfast City Hall

  01-07-2019 11:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein's Belfast mayor said he thought about his great-great-grandfather who died at the Somme as he laid a wreath to commemorate all those killed in the battle.
  
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• Woman threatened and attacked in her bedroom by intruder - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 10:57
  Woman threatened and attacked in her bedroom by intruder  Belfast LiveThe victim sustained injuries to her arm and leg when the man entered her bedroom.
  
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• Coalisland shooting leaves six people narrowly escaping injury - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 10:33
  Coalisland shooting leaves six people narrowly escaping injury  Belfast LivePolice want to speak to people who saw any suspicious activity.
  
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• Shots fired at house of Co Tyrone elderly couple in 'appalling' attack

  01-07-2019 10:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after a number of shots were fired at a house in Co Tyrone on Monday morning.
  
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• Northern Ireland prisoners to be allowed books on terrorism and paramilitaries

  01-07-2019 09:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Inmates in Northern Ireland's prisons will be allowed access to books on paramilitaries and terrorism after a rule change.
  
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• Calls for more cycling resources in the Republic of Ireland

  01-07-2019 09:44 via bbc.co.uk
  It is hoped that an increase in cycling will help to combat global warming and rising obesity levels.
  
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• Simon Byrne starts today as PSNI Chief Constable - Belfast Newsletter

  01-07-2019 09:22
  Simon Byrne starts today as PSNI Chief Constable  Belfast NewsletterSimon Byrne takes up his new £207000-a-year position as the PSNI's new chief constable today, in succession to George Hamilton. The 56-year-old has spent ...
  
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• Traffic news: collisions and signal faults this morning - Belfast Newsletter

  01-07-2019 08:46
  Traffic news: collisions and signal faults this morning  Belfast NewsletterTrafficwatch NI has warned that the traffic signals leaving the M2 at Duncrue Street in north Belfast are currently all out and not working.
  
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• East Belfast flags issues 'could be' improved with protocol used in south of city - Belfast Live

  01-07-2019 08:43
  East Belfast flags issues 'could be' improved with protocol used in south of city  Belfast LiveGreen councillor says easy answers to issue don't exist.
  
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