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• Belfast woman scammed of more than $26000 by a fake Facebook friend - Bangor Daily News

  05-08-2019 23:55
  Belfast woman scammed of more than $26000 by a fake Facebook friend  Bangor Daily NewsBelfast police are warning people to be wary on social media after a scam artist pretending to be a local woman's Facebook friend relieved her of more than ...
  
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• 'I'm absolutely devastated': Carl Frampton confirms US comeback fight is off after freak hotel accident

  05-08-2019 23:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton has pulled out of his fight against Emmanuel Dominguez after breaking his left hand in the lobby of his US hotel in what he called a "freak accident".
  
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• 'I'm absolutely devastated'- Carl Frampton confirms US comeback fight is off after freak accident

  05-08-2019 23:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton has pulled out of his fight against Emmanuel Dominguez after breaking his left hand in the lobby of his US hotel in what he called a "freak accident".
  
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• Car strikes lamppost after driving erratically in Belfast

  05-08-2019 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A silver Volkswagen Passat struck a lamppost in west Belfast after being driven erratically near Clonavogie Gardens.
  
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• Tom to run from Belfast to Dublin | News & Views - Irish Echo

  05-08-2019 19:37
  Tom to run from Belfast to Dublin | News & Views  Irish EchoTom McGrath will be trading the streets of Manhattan for the highways and byways of Ireland this week. By Irish Echo Staff. Ultra-distance runner Tom McGrath, ...
  
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• Belfast shipyard set to file for insolvency - Financial Times

  05-08-2019 19:29
  Belfast shipyard set to file for insolvency  Financial TimesHarland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, is expected to file for insolvency on Tuesday after failing to find a buyer, drawing to a close 158 ...
  
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• No 'viable' funding options to save H&W shipyard, says UK Government - Smith seeking to help workers

  05-08-2019 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK Government has said there is no viable funding options available to it to save Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard and Secretary of State Julian Smith is working to help those affected.
  
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• Belfast man jailed for stealing washing powder and meat - Belfast Live

  05-08-2019 18:16
  Belfast man jailed for stealing washing powder and meat  Belfast LiveThe 32-year-old has more than 300 previous convictions.
  
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• Belfast Adult Education moves into new home - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  05-08-2019 17:57
  Belfast Adult Education moves into new home - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican JournalBelfast — After 19 years at the corner of Waldo Avenue and Lions Way (Belfast Area High School's driveway), Belfast Adult Education is moving up the hill into ...
  
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• Belfast yard Harland and Wolff to enter administration - Lloyd's List

  05-08-2019 17:39
  Belfast yard Harland and Wolff to enter administration  Lloyd's ListNorwegian owners Dolphin Drilling fail to find buyer and BDO is called in to act as administrator, ending 158 years of shipbuilding history. Already Registered?
  
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• Harland and Wolff expected to go into administration

  05-08-2019 17:21
  The 130 workers at Belfast site where Titanic was built have been given redundancy noticesThe historic Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic is expected to collapse into administration on Monday, threatening the end of centuries of shipbuilding in the city.Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries, which dates back to 1861, has struggled in recent years as a result of stiff competition from overseas rivals. The company’s Norwegian owner, Dolphin Drilling, filed for bankruptcy in June and put th
  
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• Dover: Dublin man in court over illegally imported guns

  05-08-2019 17:12 via bbc.co.uk
  A 37-year-old man is accused of importing guns found hidden in a car.
  
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• Pellet gun at centre of Derry security alert

  05-08-2019 16:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police said a suspected firearm found on Northland Road in Derry was a pellet gun.
  
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• Derry roads sealed off after suspected firearm find

  05-08-2019 16:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are examining a suspected firearm find in Londonderry.
  
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• Michael Conlan says fighting fellow Belfast boxer Carl Frampton would 'not be right for the city' - Irish Mirror

  05-08-2019 16:13
  Michael Conlan says fighting fellow Belfast boxer Carl Frampton would 'not be right for the city'  Irish MirrorMichael Conlan has shot down talk fellow Belfast boxer Carl Frampton is on his hit-list, claiming a showdown with The Jackal would “not be right for the city”.
  
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• Belfast shipyard expected to enter administration - Financial Times

  05-08-2019 16:12
  Belfast shipyard expected to enter administration  Financial TimesHarland and Wolff, the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic, is to file for insolvency on Tuesday after failing to find a buyer, drawing to a close 158 years of history ...
  
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• Harland & Wolff workers vow to continue to occupy shipyard as it enters administration

  05-08-2019 15:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Workers have vowed they'll continue to occupy the famous Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast after administrators were called in on Monday.
  
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• Van driven over Derry man's leg, court told

  05-08-2019 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A van was allegedly driven over a man's leg with its wheels spinning after a family-related row turned violent, the High Court in Northern Ireland heard today.
  
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• The history of Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff

  05-08-2019 15:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Belfast shipyard Harland and Wolff was founded in 1861 and, at its height, employed more than 30,000.
  
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• US must condemn racism and white supremacy, says Trump in wake of mass shootings

  05-08-2019 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has condemned mass shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes “against all humanity” and called for bipartisan co-operation to respond to an epidemic of gun violence.
  
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• Apprenticeships at travel academy will have you going places - Belfast Live

  05-08-2019 14:53
  Apprenticeships at travel academy will have you going places  Belfast LiveThe 18 places on offer will kick start your career in booming tourism industry.
  
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• 'The Only Doughnut' you'll ever need now exists in Belfast - PenBayPilot.com

  05-08-2019 14:30
  'The Only Doughnut' you'll ever need now exists in Belfast  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST—Was it a coincidence that the day I decided to check out The Only Doughnut, a new shop in Belfast, there was only one doughnut left? Well, to be ...
  
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• Love Island's Maura Higgins speaks out on This Morning - Belfast Live

  05-08-2019 14:11
  Love Island's Maura Higgins speaks out on This Morning  Belfast LiveShe's the Love Island star that got everyone talking and in her first This Morning appearance, Maura Higgins has confessed she is "not in love" with Curtis ...
  
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• Man in critical condition after being assaulted in Great Victoria Street flat

  05-08-2019 13:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 37-year-old man is in a critical condition after being assaulted in his Great Victoria Street flat in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Ex-PSNI chief Orde tells of anger over end of HET - 'I would have thrown report in bin'

  05-08-2019 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former PSNI chief constable Sir Hugh Orde has said the publication of a report that criticised the Historical Enquiries Team for their review of certain cases was 'the only thing' he got angry about in policing.
  
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• Uncertain future for Belfast shipyard which built the Titanic

  05-08-2019 13:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Belfast shipyard which built the “unsinkable” Titanic faces an uncertain future.
  
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• Harland and Wolff shipyard to go into administration

  05-08-2019 13:04
  The 130 workers at Belfast site where Titanic was built have been given redundancy noticesThe historic Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic will enter administration on Monday.Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries, which traces its history to 1861, has struggled in recent years because of stiff competition from abroad. The company’s Norwegian owner, Dolphin Drilling, filed for bankruptcy in June and put the Belfast shipyard up for sale. Continue reading...
  
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• Video: Anderson's tiocfaidh ar la call in 'stark contrast' to dignity of innocent victims, says Diane Dodds

  05-08-2019 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UUP MLA Doug Beattie has said that Sinn Fein will not lead Northern Ireland backwards after the Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson said the British government's days in Ireland "are numbered".
  
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• Man charged following Orange Order protest hit and run

  05-08-2019 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 31-year-old man has been charged with 16 driving offences including ‘aggravated vehicle taking causing injury’, driving whilst unfit, and failing to stop for police.
  
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• Belfast opens first-ever dedicated cruise berth - Cruise and Ferry

  05-08-2019 12:48
  Belfast opens first-ever dedicated cruise berth  Cruise and FerryBelfast in Northern Ireland has officially opened its first-ever dedicated cruise terminal to enable it to cater to the growing number of cruise calls, which have ...
  
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• Europa League play-off draw LIVE: Who will Linfield face for a place in the group stage if Blues can see off FK Sutjeska in third qualifying round?

  05-08-2019 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield are two steps away from an historic place in the Europa League group stage.
  
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• Europa League play-off draw: Linfield discover potential opponents in final hurdle to sealing place in the group stage

  05-08-2019 12:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield will face a team that played in the Champions League group stage just two years ago if they make it to the Europa League Play-Off.
  
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• Northern Ireland woman Nicola Irwin dies in Turkey

  05-08-2019 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  FRIENDS of a Co Down woman who started a new life in Turkey have been devastated by news of her sudden death.
  
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• Friends left devastated after Northern Ireland woman's death in Turkey

  05-08-2019 12:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  FRIENDS of a Co Down woman who started a new life in Turkey have been devastated by news of her sudden death.
  
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• Belfast attack investigated by police - Belfast Live

  05-08-2019 12:40
  Belfast attack investigated by police  Belfast LiveA man has been left in a "critical" condition after an attack at a flat in Belfast. It happened at an apartment block on Great Victoria Street early on Saturday ...
  
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• No foul play in disappearance of London schoolgirl, Malaysian police say

  05-08-2019 12:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Malaysian police have said there are no signs of foul play in the disappearance of a 15-year-old London schoolgirl.
  
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• Angry scenes in courtroom as man remanded over death of Seamus Conlon after Belfast funeral

  05-08-2019 12:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been remanded in custody charged with causing the death of an elderly mourner struck by a stolen car outside Belfast City Cemetery.
  
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• Shortlist for 'Greatest Hits' unveiled - Belfast Media Group

  05-08-2019 11:51
  Shortlist for 'Greatest Hits' unveiled  Belfast Media GroupAFTER weeks of waiting, the Belfast Media Group can now reveal which musical artists have made the all-important shortlist across the categories in our highly ...
  
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• Newry sandwich firm Around Noon creating 94 jobs

  05-08-2019 11:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NEWRY-based sandwich and snack food specialist Around Noon has announced a £7m expansion, creating 94 jobs.
  
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• Tributes paid to City Cemetery crash victim - Belfast Media Group

  05-08-2019 11:46
  Tributes paid to City Cemetery crash victim  Belfast Media GroupPOLICE have charged a 32-year-old man with death by dangerous driving following a crash outside Belfast City Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. Seamus ...
  
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• Harland and Wolff workers vote to continue occupation of shipyard

  05-08-2019 10:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Workers at a closure-threatened shipyard in Belfast have voted to continue their occupation of the site.
  
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• Poll finds majority of Scots in favour of independence

  05-08-2019 09:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new poll has found a majority of Scots are now in favour of independence which Scotland’s First Minister described as phenomenal.
  
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• Man due in court in connection with death of pensioner in Belfast cemetery crash - BreakingNews.ie

  05-08-2019 09:08
  Man due in court in connection with death of pensioner in Belfast cemetery crash  BreakingNews.ieA 32-year-old man will appear in court charged with causing death by dangerous driving after an elderly man was killed when a stolen car hit pedestrians ...
  
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• Woman attacked by gang in Belfast as she walked home with fiance - Irish Mirror

  05-08-2019 08:56
  Woman attacked by gang in Belfast as she walked home with fiance  Irish MirrorShe said she was beaten after retorting to someone who had made a derogatory remark to her.
  
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• Monday's headlines: Shipyard future and army amnesty call

  05-08-2019 08:40 via bbc.co.uk
  The story of a graveyard being split from its church by the border also makes Monday's papers.
  
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• Families show support as H&W awaits fate

  05-08-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast shipyard workers say they need an investor with a long-term commitment to Northern Ireland as the famous Harland & Wolff yard faces closure.
  
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• DUP's Foster backs 'patriotic charter' to enhance Union

  05-08-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has backed a "patriotic list" of measures to help strengthen the Union that includes making Remembrance Day a bank holiday and setting up a new cultural institution for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Increase in Northern Ireland sex infections prompts health agency’s plea

  05-08-2019 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been an increase in the number of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Northern Ireland.
  
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• George Best will be there in spirit on charity walk, says sister

  05-08-2019 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of the late George Best, who suffers from Parkinson's, has said the footballing great will be "there in spirit" as she takes on a charity walking challenge on the north coast.
  
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• Belfast Telegraph legend Eddie McIlwaine fondly remembered at service of thanksgiving

  05-08-2019 08:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the very same church where reporter Eddie McIlwaine got one of his last major 'scoops', newspaper journalists, broadcasters and entertainment figures gathered with his family to celebrate a life that almost ended shortly after it began.
  
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