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• City Cemetery graves "danced on" by drunken teens - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 23:08
  City Cemetery graves "danced on" by drunken teens  Belfast LiveGlass bottles were smashed over the sacred grounds.
  
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• The Open: Traffic and travel for Royal Portrush showpiece

  14-07-2019 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Open tees-off at Royal Portrush on Thursday with hundreds of thousands of spectators expected on the north coast from Monday on.
  
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• Belfast social photos from Saturday night in the town - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 21:47
  Belfast social photos from Saturday night in the town  Belfast LiveWere you out on Saturday night celebrating the weekend? Our snapper Aidan O'Reilly was out and about snapping lots of happy faces enjoying their night.
  
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• England win Cricket World Cup with New Zealand super over win

  14-07-2019 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England have won the Cricket World Cup after a super over decider in the final against New Zealand at Lord's.
  
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• Belfast mum who gave birth to 'sleeping son' opens up about heartbreaking loss - RSVP Live

  14-07-2019 20:42
  Belfast mum who gave birth to 'sleeping son' opens up about heartbreaking loss  RSVP LiveA Belfast woman who gave birth to a "sleeping son" this week has started a campaign to give back to the nurses who helped her deal with the infant's death.
  
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• East Belfast woman 'laughed at' by phone scammer - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 20:36
  East Belfast woman 'laughed at' by phone scammer  Belfast LiveAn East Belfast woman has told how a scammer 'laughed' when she tackled him about his intentions. Pauline, as she has asked to be known, said she picked ...
  
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• Longest Wimbledon final in history ends in Djokovic victory

  14-07-2019 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic battled past Roger Federer in the longest Wimbledon final in history to match Bjorn Borg by winning his fifth title.
  
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• Colin Duffy son dead at 19 in devastating road crash - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 20:20
  Colin Duffy son dead at 19 in devastating road crash  Belfast LiveThe teenage son of the dissident republican was involved in a road crash in Lisburn on Sunday morning between the Ford Focus he was travelling in and a ...
  
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• Northern Ireland church goers urged to back call for abortion law change to be rescinded

  14-07-2019 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland church goers were urged to back a campaign to prevent the liberalisation of abortion laws at Sunday services.
  
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• Lisburn crash: 19-year-old man dies following collision - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 19:35
  Lisburn crash: 19-year-old man dies following collision  Belfast LiveA man has died following a road traffic collision in Lisburn this morning. Police confirmed that the 19 year old male died following the collision on the Saintfield ...
  
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• Man (19) killed in Lisburn crash between car and tanker lorry

  14-07-2019 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 19-year-old man has been killed in a crash between a car and a tanker lorry in Lisburn.
  
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• Northern Ireland rider killed at Walderstown Road Races

  14-07-2019 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland rider has been killed at the Walderstown Road Races in Co Westmeath.
  
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• Bonfire graffiti threat removal not a police function, says PSNI

  14-07-2019 15:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The PSNI says removing a threat issued over a bonfire is the responsibility of property owners.
  
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• Police working to get sinister Avoniel bonfire graffiti removed at 'earliest opportunity'

  14-07-2019 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police said they were working to ensure threatening graffiti in east Belfast relating to the Avoniel bonfire dispute could be removed at the "earliest opportunity".
  
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• Police probing sudden deaths of man and woman - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 15:27
  Police probing sudden deaths of man and woman  Belfast LivePolice have launched a probe following the deaths of a man and woman. The male and female were found in Derry on Sunday morning. A PSNI spokeswoman ...
  
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• Further delay likely in historical abuse compensation laws

  14-07-2019 15:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is "highly likely" legislation for compensation for victims of historical abuse will not be introduced before the summer break leading to a further delay, the chair of the Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has said.
  
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• Lagmore arson attack destroys car - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 13:51
  Lagmore arson attack destroys car  Belfast Live"Two males, believed to have been involved in the incident, made off on bicycles"
  
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• Three people beaten with crowbar in Belfast burglary - Belfast Telegraph

  14-07-2019 13:12
  Three people beaten with crowbar in Belfast burglary  Belfast TelegraphTwo men and a women were beaten with a crowbar in a burglary in Belfast.
  
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• Three people beaten with crowbar in Belfast burglary

  14-07-2019 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men and a women were beaten with a crowbar in a burglary in Belfast.
  
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• Crowds pay their respects at funeral of tragic Belfast youngster Sean Hamilton - Extra.ie

  14-07-2019 12:56
  Crowds pay their respects at funeral of tragic Belfast youngster Sean Hamilton  Extra.ieFriends, family and members of the local community have paid their respects at the funeral of Sean Hamilton after the young footballer tragically passed away ...
  
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• Safety fears prevent Belfast council removing sinister bonfire graffiti - Belfast Telegraph

  14-07-2019 12:55
  Safety fears prevent Belfast council removing sinister bonfire graffiti  Belfast TelegraphConcerns over threats and intimidation have hampered attempts to remove sinister graffiti linked to a row over a contentious loyalist bonfire.
  
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• Safety fears prevent Belfast council removing sinister bonfire graffiti

  14-07-2019 12:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns over threats and intimidation have hampered attempts to remove sinister graffiti linked to a row over a contentious loyalist bonfire.
  
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• Cautious welcome in Belfast for abortion, gay rights vote - The Independent

  14-07-2019 12:20
  Cautious welcome in Belfast for abortion, gay rights vote  The IndependentIn a Belfast alleyway, a poignant graffiti mural makes a promise to Northern Ireland's LGBT youth: “It won't always be like this. It's going to get better.” The words ...
  
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• Woman subjected to 'series of serious sexual assaults' in Cookstown attack

  14-07-2019 12:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman was subjected to a "series of serious sexual assaults" in an attack in Cookstown, police said.
  
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• Daughter of former Northern Ireland first minister Trimble reveals his happiness with same-sex marriage

  14-07-2019 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The daughter of the former Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble has spoken of how her father supported her when she told him she was gay and of his happiness when she announced her engagement.
  
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• Cookstown 'serious sexual assault' investigated by police - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 11:32
  Cookstown 'serious sexual assault' investigated by police  Belfast LiveTwo males are reported to have carried out a series of serious sexual assaults on the female, police say.
  
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• Loyalists used women and children in bonfire row: PSNI chief - Belfast Newsletter

  14-07-2019 11:26
  Loyalists used women and children in bonfire row: PSNI chief  Belfast NewsletterNorthern Ireland's police chief has accused loyalist paramilitaries of using women and children as human shields to frustrate efforts to demolish a contentious ...
  
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• Gina Miller: Bypassing Parliament over a no-deal Brexit is beyond a PM’s powers

  14-07-2019 11:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Any future attempt by a Boris Johnson-led Government to “bypass” Parliament to pursue a no-deal Brexit “would be beyond a prime minister’s powers”, campaigner Gina Miller has said.
  
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• Serious multi-car Tyrone crash leaves three in hospital

  14-07-2019 11:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The drivers of three cars are in hospital after a "serious" crash in Tyrone.
  
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• Police hunt two men after car destroyed in Dunmurry arson attack

  14-07-2019 10:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are hunting for two men last seen fleeing the scene of an arson attack in Dunmurry which left a car destroyed.
  
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• Australian woman starts speaking with Irish accent after severe migraine - Belfast Live

  14-07-2019 09:58
  Australian woman starts speaking with Irish accent after severe migraine  Belfast LiveKate has lived in Australia her whole life and has never visited Ireland.
  
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• Bangor's visually impaired lawn bowlers on a roll

  14-07-2019 08:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Meet the men and women who aren't letting their disability hold them back from playing sport.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Car and lorry involved in Lisburn crash

  14-07-2019 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Award for County Antrim man behind one-of-a-kind war museum

  14-07-2019 07:29 via bbc.co.uk
  A little-known collection in a County Antrim warehouse offers a hands-on history of the Irish at war.
  
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• Northern Ireland tourism shaped by decades of change

  14-07-2019 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Old favourites and new attractions are bringing a new wave of visitors to our shores.
  
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