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• Belfast councillors told of alleged UVF threat that 'could halt work on £20m leisure centre' - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 23:21
  Belfast councillors told of alleged UVF threat that 'could halt work on £20m leisure centre'  Belfast LiveA group that 'mediates on behalf of ex-combatants formerly linked to the East Belfast UVF' has dismissed the allegation.
  
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• Nóra Quoirin remembered in London and Belfast - RTE.ie

  15-08-2019 23:10
  Nóra Quoirin remembered in London and Belfast  RTE.ieTributes have been paid to Irish teenager Nóra Quoirin whose body was found in a rainforest in Malaysia earlier this week.
  
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• Police: Parachute Regiment and Soldier F banners on Derry bonfire a "hate incident"

  15-08-2019 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said they are treating offensive material that was placed on a bonfire in Londonderry as a "hate incident".
  
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• Bonfire adorned with Parachute Regiment and Soldier F banners lit in Derry

  15-08-2019 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bonfire adorned with Parachute Regiment and "Soldier F" banners has been lit in Londonderry.
  
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• Ghost photo of 'grandfather' leaves Bangor woman spooked - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 21:58
  Ghost photo of 'grandfather' leaves Bangor woman spooked  Belfast LiveShe believes that the face was that of her late Granda John.
  
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• Belfast play parks - the city's favourites as voted by you - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 21:33
  Belfast play parks - the city's favourites as voted by you  Belfast LiveYou've crowned your preferred spots in North, South, East and West Belfast.
  
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• Daniel O'Donnell to attend special meet and greet in Belfast - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 19:41
  Daniel O'Donnell to attend special meet and greet in Belfast  Belfast LiveThe country star will set pulses racing at the event on Monday.
  
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• Stendhal Festival: 10 things you need to know

  15-08-2019 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  The farmyard festival that grew from humble beginnings to one of NI's biggest music and arts events.
  
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• Killing of IRA member in 1972 was unjustified, coroner rules

  15-08-2019 19:23
  Judge said soldier breached army rules by opening fire on Seamus Bradley in DerryThe killing of an IRA man shot by a British soldier as he ran across a field in Derry in 1972 was unjustified, a coroner has ruled.The shooting of Seamus Bradley, 19, in Bishop’s Field in the Creggan area of Derry has long been a matter of dispute. Continue reading...
  
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• US vice president ‘looking forward to celebrating Irish roots’

  15-08-2019 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US vice president Mike Pence has said he is looking forward to celebrating his Irish roots next month as the country is “very near to his family’s heart”.
  
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• Belfast city centre 'robbery' leads to arrests - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 18:58
  Belfast city centre 'robbery' leads to arrests  Belfast LiveCCTV operators guide police dog unit officers to suspects.
  
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• US Vice President Mike Pence confirms visit to Ireland

  15-08-2019 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  The White House said Mr Pence would state the US is committed to the Good Friday Agreement.
  
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• Christian campaigners disappointed as Ashers ‘gay cake’ case goes to European court

  15-08-2019 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The decision to take the so-called “gay cake” case to the European Court of Human Rights has disappointed Christian campaigners.
  
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• Belfast bakery 'gay cake' dispute referred to ECHR - RTE.ie

  15-08-2019 17:45
  Belfast bakery 'gay cake' dispute referred to ECHR  RTE.ieA case involving a Belfast bakery, that refused to make a cake with a pro-same-sex marriage slogan for a customer, has been referred to the European Court of ...
  
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• Seamus Bradley: Coroner says 1972 Army killing unjustified

  15-08-2019 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Seamus Bradley was shot and killed in Londonderry in July 1972.
  
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• Woman taken to hospital after Belfast mugging - two men arrested

  15-08-2019 16:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman was taken to hospital for treatment after being robbed in Belfast city centre on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Belfast man to stand trial over stealing £12k from bank

  15-08-2019 16:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man is to stand trial accused of stealing more than £12,000 from a bank, a judge ordered today.
  
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• Police to review Nolan Show after IRA man says he 'wished he'd killed more people'

  15-08-2019 15:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are to review the contents of an episode of BBC Radio Ulster's Nolan Show after a former IRA man said that he wished he had killed more British soldiers.
  
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• Fest set to cross artistic borders and push boundaries - Belfast Newsletter

  15-08-2019 14:34
  Fest set to cross artistic borders and push boundaries  Belfast NewsletterThe programme for the 57th Belfast International Arts Festival has been launched, with a showcase performance by one of the Festival's signature artists, ...
  
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• Tributes paid following death of Roy Keane's father 'Mossie'

  15-08-2019 14:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to Maurice 'Mossie' Keane, the father of Irish football star, Roy Keane, who has passed away in Cork.
  
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• Highest-paid jobs for graduates as A level results are revealed - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 14:13
  Highest-paid jobs for graduates as A level results are revealed  Belfast LiveSome of the best paid options will land graduates more than £30000 straight out of university.
  
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• Watch: Killing of IRA man Seamus Bradley by British soldier was 'unjustified', coroner rules

  15-08-2019 14:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The killing of an IRA man who was shot by a British soldier as he ran across a field in Londonderry in 1972 was unjustified, a coroner has ruled.
  
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• Man attacked with baseball bats in north Belfast - BBC News

  15-08-2019 13:40
  Man attacked with baseball bats in north Belfast  BBC NewsThe victim was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg.
  
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• Boy in the mask: The photo that defined the Troubles

  15-08-2019 13:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Photographer Clive Limpkin reflects on his iconic image of a boy in a gas mask holding a petrol bomb.
  
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• Family 'increasingly concerned' for missing Co Antrim man

  15-08-2019 13:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police and the family of missing 48-year-old Adrian Bamber are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare.
  
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• Man left with suspected broken leg after 'vicious' paramilitary style attack

  15-08-2019 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been left with a suspected broken leg after a suspected paramilitary style assault in north Belfast on Thursday morning.
  
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• 'Much more to be done' to restore good relations in Derry says son of Bloody Sunday victim

  15-08-2019 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of a man shot dead by the Parachute Regiment on Bloody Sunday has said that there is "much more to be done" to restore good relationships in Londonderry.
  
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• Belfast crash arrest after car collides with multiple vehicles - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 12:53
  Belfast crash arrest after car collides with multiple vehicles  Belfast LiveA driver who allegedly made off at speed from police collided with multiple vehicles when driving against one way traffic in Belfast on Wednesday night.
  
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• Quoirin family still 'cannot understand' Nora's disappearance after post-mortem results released

  15-08-2019 12:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Quoirin family lawyer has advised 'caution' around the results of the post-mortem into the death of 15-year-old Nora.
  
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• Power NI customers set for 6% bill increase

  15-08-2019 12:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost half a million homes in Northern Ireland will see their electricity bills rise by 6% from October.
  
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• Security alert close to Derry schools causing disruption says Sinn Fein

  15-08-2019 12:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein MLA has said that a security alert close to a number of schools in Londonderry is causing disruption.
  
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• Police officer injured after car flees burglary scene

  15-08-2019 11:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer suffered minor injuries after a car fled the scene of a burglary in Co Antrim.
  
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• Letters, Aug. 15, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  15-08-2019 11:16
  Letters, Aug. 15, 2019 - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalSpinning wheels. The earth is round, so running away from it is wasted effort. The treadmills we run on are also round. We simply run past the same billboards ...
  
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• In pictures: Girls outperform boys at A-level as amount of top grades increases

  15-08-2019 10:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The proportion of A-level entries awarded an A grade or higher in Northern Ireland has been driven by an improvement in the performance amongst girls.
  
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• Girls outperform boys at A-level as amount of top grades increases

  15-08-2019 10:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The proportion of A-level entries awarded an A grade or higher in Northern Ireland has been driven by an improvement in the performance amongst girls.
  
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• Dunmurry shop targeted by men with suspected firearm in armed robbery - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 10:02
  Dunmurry shop targeted by men with suspected firearm in armed robbery  Belfast LiveA car was later found burnt out at the Beechmount Grove area of Belfast.
  
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• Terri Scott: Consider all of options available following A-level results

  15-08-2019 09:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Principal and chief executive, Northern Regional College
  
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• Power NI electricity prices rise by inflation-busting 6.1%

  15-08-2019 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Households across Northern Ireland are facing a 6.1% hike in their electricity bills, with the average bill going up by 67p a week.
  
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• Patients dying as shortage of paramedics at crisis point

  15-08-2019 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients are dying while waiting for ambulances as a shortage of paramedics across Northern Ireland reaches crisis point.
  
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• Tattoo art and diplomacy on the agenda after A-level success

  15-08-2019 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An aspiring tattoo artist and a budding post-Brexit diplomat were among pupils celebrating A-level success as the proportion of top grades rose in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Teachers hand out lesson in sustainable style at fashion show

  15-08-2019 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two fashion-conscious school teachers are swapping the whiteboard for the boardwalk in the aid of charity.
  
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• Just half of RHI boilers checked by inspectors in past two years

  15-08-2019 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Only half of 2,000 boilers have been examined as part of an inspection programme that began over two years ago in the wake of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) controversy, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Apprentice Boys have shown DUP how to say sorry over parade: SF

  15-08-2019 08:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has said the Apprentice Boys of Derry have shown more leadership than the DUP for acknowledging the hurt caused by bandsmen wearing Soldier F and Parachute Regiment insignia at their annual parade in the city last weekend.
  
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• Tragic Nora Quoirin died of intestinal bleeding, postmortem shows 'no element of abduction or kidnapping'

  15-08-2019 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the death of Irish teen Nora Quoirin in Malaysia have found no evidence of foul play.
  
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• Nora Quoirin postmortem shows 'no element of abduction or kidnapping'

  15-08-2019 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the death of Irish teen Nora Quoirin in Malaysia have found no evidence of foul play.
  
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• Nora Quoirin death probe police say 'no evidence of foul play'

  15-08-2019 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the death of Irish teen Nora Quoirin in Malaysia have found no evidence of foul play.
  
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• Electricity prices shock as Power NI announce 6% increase - Belfast Live

  15-08-2019 08:13
  Electricity prices shock as Power NI announce 6% increase  Belfast LivePower NI says the increase will be imposed from October 1.
  
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• Belfast's St Malachy's College loses last priest on teaching staff - The Irish Catholic

  15-08-2019 08:08
  Belfast's St Malachy's College loses last priest on teaching staff  The Irish CatholicFor the first time in 186 years St Malachy's College in Belfast will not have a priest on its teaching staff after it was announced the last of the clergy will leave ...
  
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• Belfast community devastated at the loss of Nóra – priest - The Irish Catholic

  15-08-2019 08:07
  Belfast community devastated at the loss of Nóra – priest  The Irish CatholicA Belfast parish priest has said the local community is devastated as news emerged on Tuesday that Nóra Quoirin's body had been found. Nóra – whose mother ...
  
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• Nora Quoirin tragedy – how events unfolded in Malaysia

  15-08-2019 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A post-mortem examination revealed the cause of Nora Quoirin’s death to have been intestinal bleeding due to lack of food and stress, authorities in Malaysia said.
  
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