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• West Belfast drug death warning after parents find pills and powder where kids play - Belfast Live

  12-07-2019 23:41
  West Belfast drug death warning after parents find pills and powder where kids play  Belfast Live"They are poison and are not welcome in our communities at all"
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Derry road reopened following security alert

  12-07-2019 23:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Controlled explosion in Londonderry alert

  12-07-2019 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  A suspicious object was found at a bus shelter near a primary school in Galliagh.
  
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• Castledawson: Attack on house 'sectarian hate crime'

  12-07-2019 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The daughter of a couple whose home was attacked says they were an 'easy target'.
  
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• Elderly couple forced out of Castledawson home after 'despicable' attack

  12-07-2019 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly couple have had to move out of their home after a vicious attack that has left them shaken and upset.
  
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• The Twelfth 2019: Belfast Telegraph readers share their 'Twelfies' from the day

  12-07-2019 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of people have turned out, both as participants and spectators, for today's annual Twelfth of July parades in Northern Ireland.
  
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• The 2019 Open: R&A was quickly persuaded over Portrush says ex-chief Peter Dawson

  12-07-2019 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Former R&A chief executive Peter Dawson says the golf governing body needed little convincing to bring The Open back to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man dies after Cookstown motorcycle crash

  12-07-2019 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  The single-vehicle crash on Drumenny Road was reported to police at about 03:30 BST.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Derry road closed due to security alert

  12-07-2019 19:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast Pride 2019 - How to take part in the annual parade - Belfast Live

  12-07-2019 19:39
  Belfast Pride 2019 - How to take part in the annual parade  Belfast LiveHave you ever cheered everyone on from the sidelines but really wished you were taking part?
  
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• Twelfth of July parades: Thousands march across NI

  12-07-2019 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  Tens of thousands of spectators watched 18 marches marking the 1690 Battle of the Boyne.
  
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• Landmark legislation passed to allow gardai to testify in NI courts

  12-07-2019 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Parliament has approved landmark legislation that will allow gardai to give evidence at legacy inquests in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Twelfth of July: Thousands march in Orange Order parades

  12-07-2019 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Thousands of Orange Order members take part in parades across Northern Ireland
  
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• 'Disruptive passengers' causing delays on Derry to Belfast railway line - Derry Journal

  12-07-2019 17:58
  'Disruptive passengers' causing delays on Derry to Belfast railway line  Derry JournalN.I. Railways is warning passengers to expect delays on the railway line between Derry and Belfast.
  
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• A soldier on a hoverboard and bonfires in Belfast: Friday's top photos - The Guardian

  12-07-2019 17:43
  A soldier on a hoverboard and bonfires in Belfast: Friday's top photos  The GuardianThe Guardian's picture editors select photo highlights from around the world.
  
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• Controlled explosion causes 'fireball' in west Belfast - reports

  12-07-2019 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A viable device created a "fireball" when a controlled explosion was carried out in west Belfast, a councillor has said.
  
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• Funeral arrangements announced for Louth drowning victim Josh Hill (10)

  12-07-2019 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Funeral arrangements have been announced for the young boy who died after a drowning incident in Louth yesterday.
  
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• Orange Order vows to ‘re-energise’ unionist politics in event of general election

  12-07-2019 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unionist politics should be “re-energised” if a general election is called, the leader of the Orange Order said.
  
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• Boris Johnson vows to end 'unfair' prosecutions of Army veterans

  12-07-2019 16:39 via bbc.co.uk
  The Tory leadership frontrunner says he will appoint a veterans minister if he becomes PM.
  
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• Twelfth celebrations in Holywood - Belfast Live

  12-07-2019 16:36
  Twelfth celebrations in Holywood  Belfast LivePress Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 12th July 2019 - General view of the Twelfth of July parade in Holywood, County Down1 of 35. Press Eye - Belfast ...
  
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• Northern Ireland Office officials 'should raise concerns without fear'

  12-07-2019 16:15 via bbc.co.uk
  It follows a claim an official received £10k in compensation after he was offended by the Queen's portrait.
  
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• Ambulance crews attacked on busy Eleventh night - Belfast Live

  12-07-2019 16:00
  Ambulance crews attacked on busy Eleventh night  Belfast LiveThe Fire *Service* suffered no assaults while calls were down 40%
  
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• Four ambulance crews assaulted responding to Eleventh Night emergencies

  12-07-2019 14:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four ambulance crews were assaulted while responding to emergency calls on the Eleventh Night.
  
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• Twelfth July parade in Belfast - in photos - Belfast Live

  12-07-2019 14:47
  Twelfth July parade in Belfast - in photos  Belfast LiveThousands have taken to Belfast city centre for the annual Twelfth of July parade. Making off from Clifton Street Orange Hall at 10am, the parade followed the old ...
  
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• Belfast bonfire 'victory' masks tide turning against loyalist Twelfth - The Guardian

  12-07-2019 14:47
  Belfast bonfire 'victory' masks tide turning against loyalist Twelfth  The GuardianHundreds of bonfires have flared across Northern Ireland to celebrate the Battle of the Boyne, the victory in 1690 that ushered in Protestant ascendance.
  
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• Bonfires: Petrol bombs thrown at police on Eleventh Night

  12-07-2019 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  There was disorder in Belfast, but not on a scale witnessed in previous years, as bonfires were lit across NI.
  
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• Dodds claims nationalists using Brexit to 'create fear of united Ireland'

  12-07-2019 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has said that Brexit is being used by nationalists "to muddy the waters" and "create a fear of a united Ireland".
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Which roads are affected by Twelfth parades?

  12-07-2019 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• In pictures: Ryan optimistic on O'Hanlon head injury after Northern Ireland lose out to champions Australia in World Cup opener

  12-07-2019 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland netball coach Dan Ryan is optimistic that captain Caroline O'Hanlon will be fit for this weekend's matches.
  
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• William McCormick 'feared he was being set up', court told as engaged couple deny involvement in murder

  12-07-2019 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A murdered father-of-four had expressed fears that he was being set up prior to entering a flat where police believe he was killed, a court has heard.
  
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• Pat McCormick murder: Engaged couple appear in court

  12-07-2019 13:27 via bbc.co.uk
  The pair were arrested after the County Down man's body was found at a lake weeks after he went missing.
  
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• Bonfires: 'Dialogue for next year must begin now'

  12-07-2019 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Barbara Gray said talks about Eleventh Night bonfires for next year must begin now.
  
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• Twelfth of July: Orange Order march through Belfast - Irish Times

  12-07-2019 13:08
  Twelfth of July: Orange Order march through Belfast  Irish TimesMembers of the Orange Order march through Belfast city as Twelfth of July parades take place across Northern Ireland. Video: Freya McClements.
  
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• Belfast police attacked with petrol bombs on Eleventh Night - two arrested - Belfast Telegraph

  12-07-2019 12:46
  Belfast police attacked with petrol bombs on Eleventh Night - two arrested  Belfast TelegraphTwo teenagers have been arrested after police were attacked with petrol bombs during disorder in west Belfast on the Eleventh Night.
  
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• Bonfires: 'People have been starting to listen to our messages'

  12-07-2019 12:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The NI fire service says this year's Eleventh Night was the quietest in four years.
  
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• The Twelfth 2019: Belfast city centre parade [photos] - Belfast Telegraph

  12-07-2019 12:34
  The Twelfth 2019: Belfast city centre parade [photos]  Belfast TelegraphA Twelfth of July parade takes place in Belfast city centre on July 12, 2019.
  
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• My Addresses: chef Tommy Heaney on Belfast - Financial Times

  12-07-2019 12:34
  My Addresses: chef Tommy Heaney on Belfast  Financial TimesI was born in Belfast and grew up in the city. When I was younger, my dad used to take me to his favourite place, John Long's Fish & Chips, for cod and chips.
  
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• Suspending Parliament for no-deal Brexit will provoke crisis – Hammond

  12-07-2019 12:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Philip Hammond has predicted a “constitutional crisis” if the next prime minister suspends Parliament to try and push through a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Amid uproar over tents, Belfast officials say state policy limited what they could do for homeless people - Bangor Daily News

  12-07-2019 12:19
  Amid uproar over tents, Belfast officials say state policy limited what they could do for homeless people  Bangor Daily NewsFour sleeping bags, two tents, three coolers and a windbreaker. Oh, and one firestorm about how Belfast deals with homeless people, spurring a feeling in the ...
  
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• 'No doubt' UVF were involved at Avoniel bonfire says PSNI

  12-07-2019 12:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There is 'no doubt' the East Belfast UVF were involved in the controversial bonfire outside Avoniel Leisure Centre, police have said.
  
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• Unwinding Belfast's tangled history with General Assistance benefits - Bangor Daily News

  12-07-2019 12:00
  Unwinding Belfast's tangled history with General Assistance benefits  Bangor Daily NewsThe city of Belfast is in the spotlight for how it administers General Assistance funds for the second time in recent history.. Maine news, sports, politics, election ...
  
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• John Leslie charged with sexual assault

  12-07-2019 11:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former TV presenter John Leslie has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman.
  
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• DUP councillor's posters burned on Eleventh Night bonfire

  12-07-2019 10:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Election posters belonging to a serving DUP councillor were burnt on a bonfire in Londonderry on the Eleventh Night.
  
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• Bombardier’s Belfast plant in shop window as innovative wings earn top award - Belfast Telegraph

  12-07-2019 10:17
  Bombardier’s Belfast plant in shop window as innovative wings earn top award  Belfast TelegraphThe lightweight aircraft wings manufactured by Bombardier in Belfast will receive a top award today - enhancing the plant's attractiveness to a potential buyer, ...
  
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• Suspicious device sparks security alert in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  12-07-2019 10:16
  Suspicious device sparks security alert in west Belfast  Belfast TelegraphPolice are at the scene of a security alert on the Springfield Road in Belfast following the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Eleventh Night bonfires across Northern Ireland see 40% decrease in incidents - pictures and videos

  12-07-2019 10:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bonfires were lit across Northern Ireland on the Eleventh night as bonfires passed off without major disorder.
  
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• Springfield Road closed as police deal with security alert - Belfast Live

  12-07-2019 10:00
  Springfield Road closed as police deal with security alert  Belfast LiveA main road in West Belfast was closed after a suspicious object was found. Police attended the scene on the Springfield Road and an object was taken away ...
  
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• The Twelfth: Parade comes to Bramblewood Care Home

  12-07-2019 08:37 via bbc.co.uk
  At Bramblewood Care Home in Bangor, County Down, residents enjoyed an early 12 July.
  
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• Twelfth: Pictures from Belfast, Ardoyne, Rathfriland, Tandragee, Ballyronan, Holywood, Augher, Ahoghill and Portglenone

  12-07-2019 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Orangemen are taking part in today's annual Twelfth of July parades at 18 venues across Northern Ireland.
  
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• Twelfth: Including pictures from Belfast, Pomeroy, Rathfriland, Crossgar, Augher, Ahoghill and Lisnaskea

  12-07-2019 08:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of Orangemen are taking part in today's annual Twelfth of July parades at 18 venues across Northern Ireland.
  
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