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• Single men in Belfast wanted for new RTE dating show Pulling with my Parents - Belfast Live

  11-09-2019 23:14
  Single men in Belfast wanted for new RTE dating show Pulling with my Parents  Belfast LiveThe series will follow singles who are stuck in a merry-go-round of bad dates and dating apps.
  
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• Belfast Christmas adult-only panto coming to Waterfront Hall for first time - Belfast Live

  11-09-2019 22:54
  Belfast Christmas adult-only panto coming to Waterfront Hall for first time  Belfast LiveThere's an adult-only panto coming to Belfast this Christmas . For the first time ever at the Waterfront Hall , the team behind the annual outing for many families ...
  
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• Yellowhammer: What Government no-deal Brexit assessment says about Northern Ireland

  11-09-2019 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has published its "reasonable worst-case" planning assumptions for a no-deal Brexit.
  
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• Belfast restaurant named best for fish and chips in Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  11-09-2019 22:06
  Belfast restaurant named best for fish and chips in Northern Ireland  Belfast LiveIt will now compete against nine other finalists for the chance to take home the coveted title of the 'UK's best fish and chip restaurant'
  
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• Disney cruise ship Belfast arrival causes a stir as it sails into city for the first time - Belfast Live

  11-09-2019 21:25
  Disney cruise ship Belfast arrival causes a stir as it sails into city for the first time  Belfast LiveThis is the first time one of the Disney cruise ships has docked in Belfast.
  
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• SDLP selects Claire Hanna as South Belfast general election candidate

  11-09-2019 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Claire Hanna has been selected to run for the SDLP in South Belfast for the widely anticipated forthcoming election.
  
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• 'That simply doesn’t work for the UK' - Boris Johnson rules out Northern Ireland-only backstop

  11-09-2019 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ruled out a Northern Ireland-only backstop being part of a deal to break the Brexit impasse.
  
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• Manchester police make arrest after baby 'thrown in river'

  11-09-2019 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a baby boy was thrown in a river, it has been reported.
  
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• Baby 'thrown in river' dies - Manchester police arrest man

  11-09-2019 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A baby reported to have been thrown in a river has died.
  
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• Claire Hanna and Paula Bradshaw endorsed by parties for South Belfast candidacy

  11-09-2019 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Alliance Party and the SDLP have selected their candidates to contest the South Belfast seat in the next Westminster election.
  
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• Ardoyne young people launch community garden and positive mural - Belfast Live

  11-09-2019 19:38
  Ardoyne young people launch community garden and positive mural  Belfast LiveThe positive mural and garden are the culmination of three months work.
  
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• Fermanagh arrest over Belfast PSNI car bomb bid

  11-09-2019 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 38-year-old man has been arrested Belleek, Co Fermanagh in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer earlier this year.
  
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• Belfast 'burial site' of Gaelic lord Conn O'Neill for sale

  11-09-2019 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The site where historic records say the Gaelic lord Conn O'Neill is buried is up for sale in east Belfast.
  
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• Parachute Regiment company accused of putting up ‘wall of silence’ for inquest

  11-09-2019 16:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A company of the Parachute Regiment has been accused of putting up a “virtual wall of silence” for an inquest into the shooting of 10 people in Belfast.
  
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• Belfast stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder - BBC News

  11-09-2019 15:57
  Belfast stabbing: Man charged with attempted murder  BBC NewsIt follows an incident in Belfast on Tuesday inside the Scottish Provident building.
  
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• Ian Ogle murder accused under UDA threat, Belfast court told

  11-09-2019 15:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the men charged with murdering Belfast community worker Ian Ogle is believed to be under threat from a UDA unit, a court heard today.
  
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• Brexit: Single Remain candidate can oust DUP's Pengelly, says Alasdair McDonnell as he pulls out of race for South Belfast

  11-09-2019 15:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former SDLP leader Dr Alasdair McDonnell has withdrawn from the race to be his party’s South Belfast candidate in the next Westminster election.
  
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• Charlotte Murray murder evidence points only to Miller, Tyrone court told

  11-09-2019 15:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former boyfriend of missing Co Tyrone woman Charlotte Murray has been accused in court of murdering her seven years ago when she disappeared without trace.
  
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• Sinn Fein leader praises £1.5m donor Hampton as ‘rebel with a cause’

  11-09-2019 14:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald says the English man who left £1.5 million to the party in his will was a “rebel with a cause.”
  
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• Resident woken by burglars in Ballymena home

  11-09-2019 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives in Larne are appealing for witnesses and information following a burglary at a house on Mount Street, Ballymena.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round Up podcast: Why Iain Henderson might be left on Ireland bench and Ulster's Glasgow line-up could tell all

  11-09-2019 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Rugby Round-Up's World Cup special series, in association with Remus Uomo, is back for episode five.
  
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• Boris Johnson has 'stupid, dangerous Brexit fantasy', says Sinn Fein chief McDonald

  11-09-2019 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has said Boris Johnson has a "Brexit fantasy that is profoundly stupid and immeasurably dangerous".
  
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• Belfast chipper named among UK's 10 best fish and chip restaurants - Irish Post

  11-09-2019 13:20
  Belfast chipper named among UK's 10 best fish and chip restaurants  Irish PostA NORTHERN Ireland chipper has been named on the 10-strong shortlist of nominees for the title of the UK's best fish and chip restaurant. A popular treat ...
  
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• Poll: 51% of Northern Ireland voters back united Ireland, according to Lord Ashcroft survey

  11-09-2019 12:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just over half of people in Northern Ireland would vote for Irish unification if there was a border poll tomorrow, according to a survey.
  
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• East Belfast are all revved up for quest to shock Linfield: Wilson - Belfast Telegraph

  11-09-2019 12:00
  East Belfast are all revved up for quest to shock Linfield: Wilson  Belfast TelegraphEast Belfast FC are determined not to be lambs to the slaughter when they take on Danske Bank Premiership champions Linfield at Windsor Park tonight ...
  
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• PM’s suspension of Parliament ruled ‘improper’ and ‘unlawful’ by senior Scottish judges

  11-09-2019 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament has been ruled “improper” and “unlawful” by three senior Scottish judges, who concluded it had been done with “the purpose of stymying Parliament”.
  
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• Sexual grooming crimes increase by 55% in Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  11-09-2019 09:30
  Sexual grooming crimes increase by 55% in Northern Ireland  Belfast LiveThe NSPCC is calling on the Government to get tough on tech firms.
  
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• Man arrested in Strabane mortar find probe

  11-09-2019 09:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the discovery of an improvised explosive device in Strabane, Co Tyrone, on September 7 have arrested a 33-year-old-man.
  
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• Man arrested after 'stabbing' at Belfast city centre building - Irish Mirror

  11-09-2019 08:51
  Man arrested after 'stabbing' at Belfast city centre building  Irish MirrorAuthorities say they have arrested a 24-year-old man.
  
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• SDLP and Alliance select Hanna and Bradshaw as South Belfast general election candidates - Belfast Telegraph

  11-09-2019 08:41
  SDLP and Alliance select Hanna and Bradshaw as South Belfast general election candidates  Belfast TelegraphClaire Hanna has been selected to run for the SDLP in South Belfast for the widely anticipated forthcoming election. Claire Hanna has been selected to run for ...
  
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• Belfast hotel boom benefits us too, says Corr's Corner owner as venue marks its centenary - Belfast Telegraph

  11-09-2019 08:34
  Belfast hotel boom benefits us too, says Corr's Corner owner as venue marks its centenary  Belfast TelegraphThe owner of one of Northern Ireland's most successful cross-border hotel groups has said that his business has benefited from Belfast's hotel boom because ...
  
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• Ciaran Barnes: An uncomfortable reality for New IRA... ranks riddled with informers

  11-09-2019 08:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Any doubts that the New IRA is as heavily infiltrated by the security services as its Provisional IRA parent have been totally dispelled by Monday's bomb find in Derry City.
  
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• Sick Derry boy's parents claim English children being given priority

  11-09-2019 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The parents of a sick boy who has never tasted food have accused the Government of prioritising seriously ill children in England over those in Northern Ireland.
  
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• NI paper review: 'Terror' in Belfast city centre office - BBC News

  11-09-2019 08:10
  NI paper review: 'Terror' in Belfast city centre office  BBC News"Terror" in a Belfast city centre office and a payout over a portrait of the Queen are among the stories on the front pages of Wednesday's papers. The Belfast ...
  
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• Four polls needed to unify Ireland, claims constitutional expert

  11-09-2019 08:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Up to four referendums would have to be held to unite Ireland, according to an academic studying how polls on Irish unity would be best carried out.
  
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• Northern Ireland man who raped sleeping woman jailed for 22 months

  11-09-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland man who raped a sleeping woman in his home was jailed for over 22 months yesterday.
  
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• First Northern Ireland same-sex marriages set for Valentine's Day

  11-09-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland are set to take place on Valentine's Day next year.
  
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• Derry woman 'at wits’ end over disgusting mites in kitchen

  11-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman whose new kitchen is infested with mites said she has been left totally frustrated in her attempts to get a replacement from her landlord, Apex Housing Association.
  
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• Ballymurphy inquest witness won't discuss his Official IRA past

  11-09-2019 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A journalist and former member of the Official IRA (OIRA) has refused to discuss his past and withheld details of a man who has information relevant to the Ballymurphy Massacre inquest.
  
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• Claire Hanna and Paula Bradshaw endorsed by parties for South Belfast candidacy - Belfast Telegraph

  11-09-2019 07:57
  Claire Hanna and Paula Bradshaw endorsed by parties for South Belfast candidacy  Belfast TelegraphThe Alliance Party and the SDLP have selected their candidates to contest the South Belfast seat in the next Westminster election. On Wednesday evening ...
  
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• Why we keep bringing Chernobyl children for holiday in Northern Ireland

  11-09-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  On April 26, 1986, Chernobyl was the scene of the world's worst nuclear disaster when an explosion at a newly-built nuclear power plant unleashed 200 times more deadly radioactivity than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs.
  
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• Paddy Jackson ruled out of London Irish squad's friendly in Cork

  11-09-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ulster and Ireland rugby star Paddy Jackson will not be part of London Irish's squad travelling to Cork for a friendly game against Munster on Friday night.
  
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• Man arrested after 'targeted' stabbing at Belfast offices

  11-09-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Workers have spoken of their shock after a man was stabbed in their Belfast office building.
  
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• DUP's Foster upbeat as Boris Johnson rejects deal that would split the UK

  11-09-2019 07:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has said the Prime Minister has ruled out a Northern Ireland-only backstop and any Brexit deal which would break up "the economic and constitutional integrity of the UK".
  
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• Man arrested after 'targeted' stabbing at Belfast offices - Belfast Telegraph

  11-09-2019 07:50
  Man arrested after 'targeted' stabbing at Belfast offices  Belfast TelegraphA man armed with a knife attacked another man at the Scottish Provident Building, which faces Belfast City Hall, at around 2pm yesterday. It is understood the ...
  
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