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• Education Authority taxi trouble sends boy with autism 'into meltdown' - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 23:36
  Education Authority taxi trouble sends boy with autism 'into meltdown'  Belfast LiveA mum has told how a transportation error sent her special needs son 'into meltdown' as he started back to school. Joanna Speers, 24, got a letter from the ...
  
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• Van driven into house in Derry in ‘reckless act’

  03-09-2019 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A van has been driven into a house in Derry in what has been described as a “reckless act”.
  
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• Paddle the Passagassawakeag River with the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition - Bangor Daily News

  03-09-2019 23:26
  Paddle the Passagassawakeag River with the Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition  Bangor Daily NewsBELFAST — The Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition will hold a Passagassawakeag River outing 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Meet at the Belfast boathouse, ...
  
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• Tory rebels succeed in bid to block no-deal Brexit as Johnson set to seek snap general election

  03-09-2019 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has suffered his first defeat as prime minister as a majority of MPs, including 21 Tory rebels, voted to gain control of the Commons agenda in an attempt to block a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Prince Andrew to visit Portrush as patron of junior golf tournament amid Epstein controversy

  03-09-2019 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Andrew is expected to visit Northern Ireland next week as patron of a tournament for junior golfers taking place in Portrush.
  
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• Belfast family pay tribute to their sister who died 60 days after lung cancer diagnosis - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 22:04
  Belfast family pay tribute to their sister who died 60 days after lung cancer diagnosis  Belfast Live"Sometimes I think, the diagnosis was worse for her, as she understood the reality and what was ahead.”
  
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• Brexit: Opponents of no-deal seek Commons control as Government loses majority

  03-09-2019 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Commons Speaker John Bercow has given the green light to a debate as Tory rebels seek to gain control of the House of Commons agenda.
  
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• Varadkar encouraged to engage with unionists on Irish backstop - Belfast Newsletter

  03-09-2019 20:59
  Varadkar encouraged to engage with unionists on Irish backstop  Belfast NewsletterDUP Westminster leader Nigel Dodds has called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to engage with unionists over the much-maligned backstop arrangement.
  
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• Two women assaulted by group of four in Seymour Hill in Dunmurry

  03-09-2019 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two women have been assaulted outside a house on Willow Avenue in Seymour Hill in Dunmurry in an incident on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Knock Cemetery holds centuries of history behind old grey wall - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 20:26
  Knock Cemetery holds centuries of history behind old grey wall  Belfast LiveHeadstones date largely from the 1800s but stories go back to mid 500s.
  
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• Paddy Raff to bring Me, Myself & Nigel show to Belfast's SSE Arena - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 20:21
  Paddy Raff to bring Me, Myself & Nigel show to Belfast's SSE Arena  Belfast LiveComedian Paddy Raff is bringing his new show to Belfast's SSE Arena . In March 2020, he will mark his two year anniversary in comedy, so to celebrate he is ...
  
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• Brexit: Lady Hermon claims no-deal would breach Good Friday Agreement

  03-09-2019 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Independent unionist Lady Hermon says the Crown Solicitor's Office in Belfast gave the advice.
  
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• Lady Hermon: No deal 'would breach Good Friday Agreement'

  03-09-2019 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Independent unionist Lady Hermon says the Crown Solicitor's Office gave the advice.
  
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• Brexit: Boris Johnson open to all-Ireland food zone as backstop solution

  03-09-2019 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Boris Johnson tells the House of Commons he is open to the idea as a replacement to the backstop.
  
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• Martin McGartland shooting "downplayed by police", investigation finds - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 19:28
  Martin McGartland shooting "downplayed by police", investigation finds  Belfast LiveThe report reveals officers suspected IRA links to the shooting in the days and weeks after the attack, but did not make this public.
  
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• Missing teenage girl believed to be heading towards Northern Ireland

  03-09-2019 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai are appealing for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a missing 16-year-old girl who it's believed may be heading towards Northern Ireland.
  
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• Man to contest whether he has to answer 2016 David Shields 'hit and run' case

  03-09-2019 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged unfit driver accused of causing the death of a man found lying at the side of the road is to contest that he has a case to answer, a judge heard on Tuesday.
  
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• Teenager taken to hospital after being hit by car, PSNI confirm - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 19:18
  Teenager taken to hospital after being hit by car, PSNI confirm  Belfast LiveIt happened shortly after 4pm on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Teenage boy hit by car on Millburn Road in Coleraine

  03-09-2019 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy has been knocked down by a car in an incident which took place in Coleraine on Tuesday.
  
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• 15-year-old boy hit by car on Millburn Road in Coleraine

  03-09-2019 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy has been knocked down by a car in an incident which took place in Coleraine on Tuesday.
  
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• GB car sticker 'needed for UK drivers in Ireland' after Brexit

  03-09-2019 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  New advice from the government says the sticker will be needed to drive in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Longtime Belfast Police Officer Michael Rolerson ends his watch over the 'Great City of Belfast' - PenBayPilot.com

  03-09-2019 18:45
  Longtime Belfast Police Officer Michael Rolerson ends his watch over the 'Great City of Belfast'  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — The call begins: “27 years ago, Officer Michael Rolerson began his watch over the great City of Belfast. In that time, he has responded to countless ...
  
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• Nancy Pelosi urged to only back US-UK trade efforts that protect peace deal

  03-09-2019 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Civic and business groups have called on the Speaker of the US House of Representatives to only back a UK trade deal that protects Northern Ireland’s peace deal.
  
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• Boris Johnson has treated Good Friday Agreement in careless manner, says Lady Hermon

  03-09-2019 18:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  North Down MP Sylvia Hermon has told Boris Johnson that he owes an explanation to the people of Northern Ireland on why he and his government have treated the Good Friday Agreement in a "careless and cavalier manner".
  
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• Carrickfergus pair banned from keeping animals after starving four dogs - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 18:09
  Carrickfergus pair banned from keeping animals after starving four dogs  Belfast LiveA vet who examined the animals said each dog, including a three month old pup, had suffered from starvation and would have died had they not been found.
  
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• Boris Johnson to meet Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar

  03-09-2019 17:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed he will visit Dublin on Monday to meet taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
  
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• Vice president’s Irish heritage played key role during trip

  03-09-2019 17:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mike Pence’s family ties and links with Ireland were much discussed during his first official visit as US vice president.
  
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• Belfast woman's legacy carried on in Troy Howard Middle library - PenBayPilot.com

  03-09-2019 17:30
  Belfast woman's legacy carried on in Troy Howard Middle library  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — At the Troy Howard Middle School library in Belfast, the exemplary legacy of one Waldo County woman will be made known to students thanks to ...
  
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• North Belfast GP waits of up to 8 weeks blasted by councillor - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 17:28
  North Belfast GP waits of up to 8 weeks blasted by councillor  Belfast Live"I know a young fella who phoned and they said the earliest they could see him is October - he is suicidal and his mental health is very bad"
  
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• Barbara Ross - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  03-09-2019 17:10
  Barbara Ross - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican JournalBelfast — Barbara (Carter) Ross passed away Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, peacefully and in her sleep, surrounded by her three children, at the Deborah Lincoln ...
  
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• Prime Minister to meet Taoiseach in Dublin next week for Brexit talks

  03-09-2019 17:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister and the Taoiseach will meet in Dublin next Monday, it has been revealed.
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest: Soldier denies 'reluctance to assist' coroner

  03-09-2019 17:04 via bbc.co.uk
  A paratrooper tells the Ballymurphy inquest that he cannot remember the events of August 1971.
  
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• Brexit: Leo Varadkar says Ireland must stand its ground

  03-09-2019 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  The Irish PM stands firm on the withdrawal agreement as Boris Johnson says he will visit Dublin next week.
  
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• Michael Stone not entitled to any second chance at early release, court told

  03-09-2019 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jailed loyalist killer Michael Stone is not entitled to any second chance at early release, the High Court was told
  
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• Boris Johnson's Government loses majority as MP defects to Lib Dems - PM says Brexit delay would 'destroy' chance of deal

  03-09-2019 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson's Conservative Government has lost its working majority after MP Phillip Lee quit to join the Liberal Democrats.
  
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• Boris Johnson's Government loses majority as MP defects to Lib Dems

  03-09-2019 16:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conservative MP Philip Lee has left the Conservative Party to join the Liberal Democrats.
  
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• East Belfast car vandals investigated by police - Belfast Live

  03-09-2019 16:17
  East Belfast car vandals investigated by police  Belfast LiveCCTV footage shows two 'vandals' damaging a car in East Belfast. A resident shared the footage of his car being damaged on Willowfield Street by two ...
  
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• Judge to decide when to hear Belfast Brexit case - RTE.ie

  03-09-2019 16:09
  Judge to decide when to hear Belfast Brexit case  RTE.ieCourts in Northern Ireland should be prepared to sit during the night and on weekends to ensure a challenge against a no-deal Brexit is heard, a judge was told.
  
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• Belfast church to host free pig roast, activities - PenBayPilot.com

  03-09-2019 16:05
  Belfast church to host free pig roast, activities  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — Sunday, Sept. 8, Faith Temple Church will host a free pig roast featuring music the The Rogues. Bring your own chair to the 4 - 7 p.m. event, accept ...
  
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• Belfast city centre living plan not viable, says construction body - BBC News

  03-09-2019 15:44
  Belfast city centre living plan not viable, says construction body  BBC NewsOutdated sewerage systems will hamper a plan to increase dweller numbers, says an industry body.
  
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• Belfast city centre living plan not viable, says construction body

  03-09-2019 15:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Outdated sewerage systems will hamper a plan to increase dweller numbers, says an industry body.
  
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• 5th annual Airport Open House and Fly In to take over Belfast tarmac - PenBayPilot.com

  03-09-2019 15:33
  5th annual Airport Open House and Fly In to take over Belfast tarmac  PenBayPilot.comBELFAST — Belfast Chapter 1434 of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) will host its 5th annual Airport Open House and Fly In on Saturday, September ...
  
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• Belfast Glider buses 'boosts passenger numbers by 30%' - BBC News

  03-09-2019 15:13
  Belfast Glider buses 'boosts passenger numbers by 30%'  BBC NewsPassenger numbers have increased by 30% in parts of Belfast in the first year of the city's Glider *service*, according to Translink. The distinctive state-of-the-art ...
  
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• Go For It Programme - Active Wellness Case Study

  03-09-2019 15:12 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Belfast Glider boost - BBC News

  03-09-2019 14:53
  Belfast Glider boost  BBC NewsPassenger numbers have increased by 30% in parts of Belfast in the first year of the city's Glider *service*/
  
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• Belfast Glider buses 'boosts passenger numbers by 30%'

  03-09-2019 14:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Translink says an extra two million journeys were made on Glider routes in the past 12 months.
  
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• Belfast Glider boost

  03-09-2019 14:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Passenger numbers have increased by 30% in parts of Belfast in the first year of the city's Glider service/
  
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• Muckamore patient moves home after 18-month hospital stay

  03-09-2019 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The 43-year-old woman was only meant to stay in Muckamore Abbey Hospital for a month.
  
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