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• Northern Ireland weekend ambulance cover at 'crisis point' - report 19 crews short

  09-08-2019 23:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland ambulance cover for the weekend is at "crisis point," it has been claimed.
  
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• Storm safety advice for animal owners facing fierce weekend weather - Belfast Live

  09-08-2019 23:40
  Storm safety advice for animal owners facing fierce weekend weather  Belfast LiveDogs Trust have ideas to help keep everyone calm and happy.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Derry security alert

  09-08-2019 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Man has been charged with attempted murder in Belfast - Irish Examiner

  09-08-2019 22:59
  Man has been charged with attempted murder in Belfast  Irish ExaminerA 24-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and possession of an offensive weapon in Belfast. The charges relate to an assault at the Ormeau ...
  
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• Replace hate with love and you'll be free, says McGuinness son as father's image placed on Derry bonfire

  09-08-2019 22:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pictures of the late Martin McGuinness have been placed on a loyalist bonfire on the outskirts of Londonderry.
  
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• Shocked KFC diner finds 'dead insect' in popcorn chicken - Belfast Live

  09-08-2019 22:05
  Shocked KFC diner finds 'dead insect' in popcorn chicken  Belfast Live'It made me feel ill thinking about it because we had already eaten some of the food'
  
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• Teenager in critical condition after being stabbed at Belfast bonfire - The Irish Times

  09-08-2019 22:01
  Teenager in critical condition after being stabbed at Belfast bonfire  The Irish TimesPSNI arrest two who are also suspected of attacking 39-year-old man.
  
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• New Lodge bonfire: 'Residents felt control was lost'

  09-08-2019 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  An SDLP councillor describes trouble at the North Belfast bonfire as a "disgrace".
  
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• Belfast officials move forward with controversial fish farm proposal despite lawsuit - Bangor Daily News

  09-08-2019 21:08
  Belfast officials move forward with controversial fish farm proposal despite lawsuit  Bangor Daily NewsBelfast Planning Board members this week began reviewing the proposal from Nordic Aquafarms after they determined that, despite a legal challenge to the ...
  
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• Listen: Nora Quoirin mum Meabh's voice calls out in Malaysian jungle as search for missing teen continues

  09-08-2019 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The voice of the Belfast mother of Nora Quoirin is being used by search teams as they probe further into the Malaysian jungle around the holiday resort the 15-year-old went missing from on Sunday.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Road reopens after fatal crash

  09-08-2019 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Samson and Golaith – Belfast, Northern Ireland - Atlas Obscura

  09-08-2019 18:05
  Samson and Golaith – Belfast, Northern Ireland  Atlas ObscuraDiscover Samson and Golaith in Belfast, Northern Ireland: These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
  
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• Watch: Golf course flooded as Northern Ireland set for stormy weekend weather

  09-08-2019 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland golf course suffered heavy flooding on Friday with wind and rain set to envelope the province over the weekend.
  
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• Widespread power cut causes ‘apocalyptic’ rush-hour travel chaos

  09-08-2019 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A large power cut has caused “apocalyptic” rush-hour scenes across England and Wales, with traffic lights down and trains coming to a standstill.
  
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• Man charged with Belfast attempted murder

  09-08-2019 17:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 24-year-old man has been charged attempted murder after a Belfast attack.
  
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• Man arrested over Belfast attempted murder

  09-08-2019 17:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attempted murder in Belfast.
  
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• Radio station U105 in apology over cyclist social media post

  09-08-2019 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast radio station U105 has apologised for a post on social media about cyclists.
  
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• Tyler Toland: Republic of Ireland international signs for Manchester City Ladies

  09-08-2019 17:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Republic of Ireland international Tyler Toland has joined last season's Women's Super League runners-up Manchester City from Sion Swifts.
  
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• PM ready to talk to EU leaders about border backstop alternatives – Gove

  09-08-2019 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister stands ready to engage with any EU leader about alternatives to the Irish border backstop, Michael Gove has said.
  
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• Man charged with attempted murder over Belfast assault - ITV News

  09-08-2019 16:54
  Man charged with attempted murder over Belfast assault  ITV NewsA man has been charged with attempted murder by detectives investigating an assault in the Ormeau Embankment area of south Belfast. The victim had to be ...
  
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• Missing Nora Quoirin family say ‘she would not walk off’ as Malaysian search continues

  09-08-2019 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a 15-year-old schoolgirl with learning difficulties who vanished on holiday in Malaysia have made a fresh plea for information, saying: “She is not like other teenagers, she does not go anywhere alone.”
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Long delays on A1 after vehicle overturns

  09-08-2019 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Footage shows stabbing at Belfast bonfire | UK News - Sky News

  09-08-2019 16:15
  Footage shows stabbing at Belfast bonfire | UK News  Sky NewsTwo men are in hospital after being stabbed at the scene of a controversial bonfire in Belfast where police had earlier abandoned an operation to remove it.
  
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• 'Urgent' search underway for girl (15) last seen at Falls Park Festival

  09-08-2019 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are "urgently" trying to locate a 15-year-old girl who hasn't been seen since Thursday night.
  
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• Pair arrested after stabbings at Belfast bonfire

  09-08-2019 14:17
  At least two injured, one critically, in attack on unauthorised republican eventPolice in Northern Ireland have arrested two men after at least two people were stabbed, leaving one critically injured, near an unauthorised republican bonfire.The suspects, aged 21 and 28, were detained early on Friday morning on suspicion of offences including causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Continue reading...
  
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• Loughinisland massacre victims to receive compensation from Police Ombudsman

  09-08-2019 14:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims of the Loughinsland atrocity are to receive damages as part of a settlement reached in their legal action against the Police Ombudsman's Office.
  
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• Sound of silence: will shipyard that built Titanic vanish into history?

  09-08-2019 13:47
  As the hammering and clanging stops at Harland and Wolff, workers hold out hope for a buyerThe yellow cranes were nicknamed Samson and Goliath, soaring steel giants that defined Belfast’s skyline and symbolised Northern Ireland’s industrial might.Hulking over the Harland and Wolff shipyard, each could lift loads weighing hundreds of tonnes, dangling them like playthings over thousands of workers below who hammered and clanged and welded – a thunderous, daily cacophony.The workf
  
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• Man in court over 1994 IRA postman killing

  09-08-2019 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court in Co Down accused of the murder of a postman in 1994.
  
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• All-Ireland semi-final: Tyrone's Meyler hopes resilience will bring glory

  09-08-2019 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Conor Meyler is chasing glory, not glamour, in the pursuit of a cherished All-Ireland Championship with Tyrone this year.
  
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• Jamie Bryson 'did nothing wrong' says pastor after forgery allegation

  09-08-2019 13:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A paster has moved to defend loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson over allegations that he forged a signature on the accounts of a charity.
  
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• VIDEO: PSNI forced to retreat following stand off at Belfast bonfire site - Independent.ie

  09-08-2019 13:18
  VIDEO: PSNI forced to retreat following stand off at Belfast bonfire site  Independent.ieREAD MORE: Police forced to pull back as bricks and bottles thrown following stand off at Belfast bonfire site.
  
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• Jim Allister wins legal challenge against £20m north coast resort

  09-08-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TUV leader Jim Allister has won his legal challenge to planning permission for a new £20 million hotel and leisure resort on the north coast.
  
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• Footprints found in search for missing Nora Quoirin

  09-08-2019 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footprints believed to belong to missing schoolgirl Nora Quoirin have been discovered, it has emerged.
  
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• Protesters light bonfire in northern Belfast after clashing with police – video - The Guardian

  09-08-2019 12:35
  Protesters light bonfire in northern Belfast after clashing with police – video  The GuardianProtesters light a large bonfire after clashes with police forced them to retreat in north Belfast.
  
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• Bidders express interest in buying Harland and Wolff, administrators confirm

  09-08-2019 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of potential bidders have expressed an interest in buying Harland and Wolff, administrators have confirmed.
  
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• Capt Robert Nairac: Site to be investigated for remains of IRA disappeared victim

  09-08-2019 11:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Claims that the remains of British army captain Robert Nairac are buried in a forest in Co Louth are set to be investigated.
  
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• Anti-internment parade banned from Belfast city centre - The Irish News

  09-08-2019 10:34
  Anti-internment parade banned from Belfast city centre  The Irish NewsThe Parades Commission has banned a controversial anti-internment march from passing through Belfast city centre this weekend.
  
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• Teen critical following New Lodge stabbing incidents

  09-08-2019 10:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in the back near an anti-internment bonfire in north Belfast.
  
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• Breast milk bank issues appeal for new donors to aid ill babies

  09-08-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's only human milk bank is calling for more women to come forward as milk donors to boost supplies for premature and seriously ill babies.
  
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• Maginnis in call for NIO mandarin to be censured over Queen's portrait removal

  09-08-2019 08:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Independent Ulster Unionist peer Lord Maginnis has called for one of Northern Ireland's top civil servants to be "censured" over the removal of portraits of the Queen from Stormont House.
  
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• Mum on drugs drove car with two children in the back

  09-08-2019 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Donegal mother who admitted driving her car erratically around Londonderry while "spaced out" on drugs and with her two children in the back seat has been fined £500.
  
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• Death drivers should feel the full force of law, priest tells mourners

  09-08-2019 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A priest at the funeral of a west Belfast man who died after being hit by a stolen car has hit out at the scourge of death drivers.
  
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• Solicitor is charged with stealing £70k from estate

  09-08-2019 08:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A solicitor has been charged at Banbridge Magistrates' Court with stealing over £70,000 from the estate of a dead woman.
  
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• We are torn between anguish and hope, says missing Nora's grandad

  09-08-2019 08:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The grandfather of 15-year-old Nora Quoirin has revealed that there have been many sleepless nights since the vulnerable young girl, whose mother is from Belfast, vanished without a trace in Malaysia six days ago.
  
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• Wedding-bound couple's fury after airline leaves bags in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  09-08-2019 08:37
  Wedding-bound couple's fury after airline leaves bags in Belfast  Belfast TelegraphA Belfast couple whose baggage was lost while flying to England for a family wedding were told by an airline to buy new outfits - but don't spend too much.
  
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• Wedding-bound couple's fury after airline leaves bags in Belfast

  09-08-2019 08:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast couple whose baggage was lost while flying to England for a family wedding were told by an airline to buy new outfits - but don't spend too much.
  
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• New Lodge: PSNI pulled back from bonfire riot 'to protect community'

  09-08-2019 08:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tower block residents in north Belfast were last night urged to leave their homes, just hours before a controversial bonfire was due to be lit.
  
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• Mourne Park House: Co Down stately home ravaged by fire could rise from ashes as a new hotel

  09-08-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owner of a Co Down stately home destroyed by fire six years ago has relaunched a bid to convert the building into a luxury hotel.
  
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• Horrible Histories go 'live' at Hillsborough

  09-08-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gorgeous Georgians and vile Victorians took to the streets of Belfast this week ahead of Horrible Histories: Live On Stage at Hillsborough Castle and Gardens.
  
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• West Belfast police investigation after burglary - Belfast Live

  09-08-2019 08:29
  West Belfast police investigation after burglary  Belfast LiveThe PSNI has released a description of the suspects.
  
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