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• Man named as UVF leader met police for Avoniel bonfire talks

  15-07-2019 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who has been named as the leader of the east Belfast UVF met with police for discussion over the Avoniel Leisure Centre bonfire, the BBC has reported.
  
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• The Open 2019: Can Tiger Woods roar at Royal Portrush?

  15-07-2019 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  If there's to be a champagne moment for Tiger Woods at Portrush something has to change, and soon.
  
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• Man named as UVF leader 'met police over Avoniel bonfire'

  15-07-2019 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Stephen Matthews took part in talks with police about a controversial bonfire, the BBC understands.
  
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• Backstop will be rejected, even if time-limited vow Johnson and Hunt

  15-07-2019 22:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tory leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt have both vowed to reject the Irish border backstop, even if it is time-limited.
  
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• Belfast teens win flying scholarship to help achieve their pilot dreams - Belfast Live

  15-07-2019 21:53
  Belfast teens win flying scholarship to help achieve their pilot dreams  Belfast LiveEarlier this week they travelled to London and met with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales at the official opening of L3Harris' London Training Centre.
  
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• Belfast officials get their first tour of proposed land-based fish farm site - Bangor Daily News

  15-07-2019 20:17
  Belfast officials get their first tour of proposed land-based fish farm site  Bangor Daily NewsBelfast Planning Board members donned high boots and bug repellant on Wednesday to do a walk-through of the property where Nordic Aquafarms would like ...
  
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• Free Belfast outdoor cinema tickets up for grabs - Belfast Live

  15-07-2019 20:15
  Free Belfast outdoor cinema tickets up for grabs  Belfast LiveEnjoy a family day out to the flicks to watch Toy Story 3 on the silver screen.
  
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• Karl Shiels: Irish TV and theatre star dies at 47

  15-07-2019 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Karl Shiels appeared in RTE's Fair City and had roles in Batman Begins and Peaky Blinders.
  
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• The Open 2019: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy tee times announced

  15-07-2019 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke will hit the opening tee shot at Royal Portrush on Thursday, with Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods on opposite sides of the draw.
  
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• Pair cautioned for animal cruelty after dog dies locked in hot car in Fermanagh

  15-07-2019 17:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have been cautioned for animal cruelty after a dog died while locked in a hot car in Fermanagh.
  
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• Conjoined twin girls separated at Great Ormond Street

  15-07-2019 17:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rare conjoined twins have been separated at a world-leading hospital in London, surgeons have announced.
  
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• Judge rejects lawsuit filed by neighbors of proposed Belfast salmon farm - WABI

  15-07-2019 17:01
  Judge rejects lawsuit filed by neighbors of proposed Belfast salmon farm  WABILast summer, two women sued the city in Waldo County Superior Court, along with Nordic Aquafarms.
  
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• Abortion clause will not work, says Baroness O'Loan

  15-07-2019 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  MPs voted to change NI's abortion laws if devolution is not restored by 21 October.
  
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• The Open 2019 diary: Game of cones and tears before tee time

  15-07-2019 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  As the Open arrives in Northern Ireland, BBC News NI brings you news and views from Royal Portrush.
  
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• Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast thanks revellers for a peaceful Twelfth - despite attempts to cause "mayhem" - Belfast Live

  15-07-2019 16:15
  Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast thanks revellers for a peaceful Twelfth - despite attempts to cause "mayhem"  Belfast LiveThe County Grand Orange Lodge of Belfast has thanked supporters for making the city's Twelfth of July celebrations one of the "biggest and most successful" for ...
  
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• Fair City actor Karl Shiels dies suddenly

  15-07-2019 15:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The actor Karl Shiels, who played Robbie Quinn in popular soap 'Fair City', has died suddenly aged 47.
  
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• Eoin Morgan - the Irishman who led England to victory

  15-07-2019 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Dublin-born Eoin Morgan switched sides to prove himself at the top level of world cricket.
  
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• England win Cricket World Cup: Who is captain Eoin Morgan?

  15-07-2019 15:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Dublin-born Eoin Morgan switched sides to prove himself at the top level of world cricket.
  
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• ‘10,000 signatures in 48 hours’ oppose liberalisation of NI abortion laws

  15-07-2019 15:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 10,000 signatures have been collected in 48 hours against the liberalisation of Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, it has been claimed.
  
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• Paint attack at Belfast Orange Hall being treated as sectarian hate crime

  15-07-2019 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An attack on an Orange Hall in north Belfast over the weekend is being treated as a sectarian hate crime, police have said.
  
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• Father Ted star Brendan Grace made people happy, funeral mass told

  15-07-2019 15:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Grace’s only vocation in life was to make people happy, his funeral mass has heard.
  
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• The Open tee-times: Rory McIlroy to play with US Open champion at Royal Portrush while Tiger Woods joins Reed

  15-07-2019 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy is set to play with US Open winner Gary Woodland and Paul Casey in the first two rounds of The Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
  
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• Man (40s) in hospital after Kilkeel assault

  15-07-2019 14:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in hospital after being allegedly assaulted in Kilkeel, Co Down.
  
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• Former IRA bomber's group to get proceeds from Lyra McKee book

  15-07-2019 14:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Proceeds from the posthumous book by dissident murder victim Lyra McKee are going towards a group directed by a former IRA bomber.
  
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• Dara O'Briain hails Belfast's Boojum for 'world's best burrito'

  15-07-2019 14:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Comedian and television presenter Dara O'Briain has hailed a Mexican food outlet in Belfast as home of the "best burrito in the world".
  
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• Ana Kriegel murder: Teenage boys' sentencing adjourned

  15-07-2019 13:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Boy A and Boy B were found guilty of murdering the 14-year-old in a house outside Dublin in May 2018.
  
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• Scouting for Girls to play Belfast gig on 2019 UK tour - Belfast Telegraph

  15-07-2019 13:11
  Scouting for Girls to play Belfast gig on 2019 UK tour  Belfast TelegraphUK indie rockers Scouting For Girls have announced they will play a headline Belfast show later this year.
  
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• Walderstown Road Races: Darren Keys dies after crash

  15-07-2019 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Tributes are being paid to Darren Keys, who was a "bright talent" and a "proper gentleman".
  
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• Belfast City Council vans targeted by thieves in Falls Park - Belfast Live

  15-07-2019 12:34
  Belfast City Council vans targeted by thieves in Falls Park  Belfast LiveThieves broke into two Belfast City Council vans in West Belfast over the weekend. The vans were targeted on Saturday night, July 13, in the *service* yard of Falls ...
  
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• Sentencing of schoolgirl Ana Kriegel’s killers adjourned

  15-07-2019 12:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sentencing of two teenage boys convicted of murdering Irish schoolgirl Anastasia Kriegel has been adjourned until October.
  
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• In pictures: Northern Ireland edged out again in Netball World Cup as Ryan hails players

  15-07-2019 12:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland netball coach Dan Ryan says he's proud of his team's performance despite another narrow defeat at the Netball World Cup.
  
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• Ex-IRA bomber’s group to get cash from Lyra McKee’s book - Belfast Newsletter

  15-07-2019 12:13
  Ex-IRA bomber’s group to get cash from Lyra McKee’s book  Belfast NewsletterThe posthumous book by paramilitary murder victim Lyra McKee is helping to fund a group directed by a former IRA bomber, the News Letter can reveal.
  
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• Shankill Road mural designed by youngsters to welcome tourists - Belfast Live

  15-07-2019 11:59
  Shankill Road mural designed by youngsters to welcome tourists  Belfast LiveThe mural itself was designed by young people who are currently working with Alternatives.
  
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• Man 'punched in back of head' during Belfast assault - Belfast Telegraph

  15-07-2019 11:24
  Man 'punched in back of head' during Belfast assault  Belfast TelegraphA man in his 40s sustained head and facial injuries after being punched in the back of the head during an assault in Belfast.
  
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• Mathematician Alan Turing to feature on new £50 note

  15-07-2019 11:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Second World War code-breaker Alan Turing will be the next person to feature on the £50 note, the Bank of England has confirmed.
  
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• Woman dies in Armagh road crash

  15-07-2019 11:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has died following a two vehicle crash in Armagh.
  
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• From Portrush crowds to Tiger Woods: 10 things to look out for at The Open

  15-07-2019 11:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Open week has well and truly begun. Here's Brian Keogh's take on what the big talking points could be from Royal Portrush.
  
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• GSK hails major step forward for ovarian cancer treatment

  15-07-2019 11:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  GlaxoSmithKline has hailed a major step forward for an ovarian cancer drug it acquired last year, announcing that it has been effective in stopping the spread of ovarian cancer.
  
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• Belfast aerospace engineers awarded £50,000 for eco-friendly wing design - Siliconrepublic.com

  15-07-2019 11:04
  Belfast aerospace engineers awarded £50,000 for eco-friendly wing design  Siliconrepublic.comEmployees at the Belfast Bombardier plant developed an eco-friendly wing that is 10pc lighter than a conventional metal aeroplane wing.
  
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• Séanna Duffy named as victim of car crash near Lisburn

  15-07-2019 10:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Séanna Duffy, 19. from Lurgan, died after a car and lorry collided near Lisburn on Sunday.
  
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• Eoin Morgan says ‘We had Allah with us’ as captain praises England’s diversity

  15-07-2019 10:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England’s Eoin Morgan hailed the diversity of his World Cup-winning team after the hosts beat New Zealand in the final at Lord’s.
  
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• 29 cattle stolen from Co Antrim farm

  15-07-2019 10:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have appealed for information after 29 cattle were stolen from a farm in Co Antrim.
  
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• The Open updates: Tee times for rounds one and two at Royal Portrush after Tiger Woods completes second practice

  15-07-2019 09:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Open week is well under way at Royal Portrush and Tiger Woods is already back out on the course. We'll keep you posted today and throughout the week on our live blog.
  
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