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• Singer Rose-Marie reflects on her career, family and meeting 'iconic and lovely' Princess Diana

  05-11-2019 23:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In this week's interview Rachel Dean talks to singer Rose-Marie (63) from Newry.
  
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• Kevin Lunney: 'If you don't get in, we're going to kill you'

  05-11-2019 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A County Fermanagh businessman who was abducted and tortured speaks about his ordeal for the first time.
  
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• Lindy McDowell: A whiff of ageism in the air as proud era for local broadcasting is ended

  05-11-2019 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Oscar might have put it, to lose one of your "extremely talented broadcasters" may be regarded as misfortune. To lose four at one time looks a bit like... what?
  
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• How a long-running staff dispute at a west Belfast school triggered its head boy's mental health problems - Belfast Telegraph

  05-11-2019 22:22
  
  How a long-running staff dispute at a west Belfast school triggered its head boy's mental health problems  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• How a long-running staff dispute at a west Belfast school triggered its head boy's mental health problems

  05-11-2019 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A remarkable young actor who has struggled with depression is bringing a fresh approach to helping young people with mental health through a new campaign called PostPieces.
  
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• An A5 public inquiry is the route to go: McCrossan

  05-11-2019 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department for Infrastructure's decision to hold a public inquiry into the proposed upgrade of the A5 Western Transport Corridor has been welcomed by an MLA.
  
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• Former SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie formally takes House of Lords seat

  05-11-2019 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former SDLP leader Margaret Ritchie has formally taken her seat as Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick in the House of Lords.
  
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• Health scare was my darkest time ever, says Retail NI chief Glyn Roberts

  05-11-2019 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Retail NI has said he feared he would never walk again after being diagnosed with a rare and serious nerve condition.
  
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• Health scare was my darkest time ever, says Retail NI chief

  05-11-2019 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Retail NI has said he feared he would never walk again after being diagnosed with a rare and serious nerve condition.
  
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• Don Anderson: Sinn Fein's policy of abstentionism always appeared self-defeating, but Brexit has made it look ridiculous

  05-11-2019 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Our politicians often act illogically. Perhaps it is in the nature of their calling, particularly at election time, when they are under pressure to promise what they would like to do rather than what they can realistically do.
  
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• Florist fears his shop was attacked because he has Polish workers

  05-11-2019 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An attack on a florist's shop in Co Down may have been down to the nationality of the people working there, the owner has claimed.
  
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• Kevin Lunney: QIH director speaks of torture for the first time

  05-11-2019 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fermanagh businessman Kevin Lunney has revealed how he tried to escape from his captors on the night he was abducted and tortured before being dumped on a roadside over the border in Co Cavan.
  
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• Masked men search west Belfast flat - Belfast Telegraph

  05-11-2019 20:25
  
  Masked men search west Belfast flat  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Masked men search west Belfast flat

  05-11-2019 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four masked man have searched a flat in west Belfast in an incident which took place on Monday night.
  
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• Alban Maginness: Why maximising the Remain vote and giving the DUP a bloody nose are clear priorities in General Election

  05-11-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, has said that this election is about health, education and the environment. He is very wrong. In this election, there is only one issue and that is Brexit.
  
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• Essex lorry deaths: Vietnamese police visit Essex as probe continues

  05-11-2019 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vietnamese police and officials have visited officers in Essex as the investigation continues into the deaths of 39 people found in a refrigerated lorry.
  
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• West Belfast priest Fr Des Wilson (94) dies - Belfast Telegraph

  05-11-2019 19:20
  
  West Belfast priest Fr Des Wilson (94) dies  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• West Belfast priest Fr Des Wilson (94) dies

  05-11-2019 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death has been announced on Tuesday of the west Belfast priest Fr Des Wilson.
  
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• Christine Lampard takes daughter Patricia home for fun-filled weekend in Belfast - Belfast Live

  05-11-2019 19:06
  
  Christine Lampard takes daughter Patricia home for fun-filled weekend in Belfast  Belfast Live
  
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• Limerick murder investigation launched after boy's death

  05-11-2019 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old man was arrested at the scene in Limerick on Sunday and remains in police custody.
  
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• Northern Ireland Mothercare stores to close with loss of 40 jobs

  05-11-2019 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Mothercare stores in Northern Ireland are to close with the loss of around 40 jobs after the company announced it had appointed administrators to its UK business.
  
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• Woman escapes sexual attack on Lagan Towpath with help from public

  05-11-2019 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A member of the public helped a woman escape a sex attack on the Lagan Towpath on Monday morning.
  
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• Primark to open new store in Belfast as company eyes up 19 new branches across Europe - Irish Mirror

  05-11-2019 17:58
  
  Primark to open new store in Belfast as company eyes up 19 new branches across Europe  Irish Mirror
  
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• Historical abuse compensation bill welcome but long overdue, says UUP's Lord Empey

  05-11-2019 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Unionist peer Lord Empey welcomed the passage of a bill to compensate victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland through the House of Commons saying it was "long overdue".
  
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• Belfast play pavilion contest winner revealed - Architects Journal

  05-11-2019 17:47
  
  Belfast play pavilion contest winner revealed  Architects Journal
  
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• UK election: Greens throw weight behind SDLP in South Belfast - Al Jazeera English

  05-11-2019 17:42
  
  UK election: Greens throw weight behind SDLP in South Belfast  Al Jazeera English
  
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• Asylum seeker who burgled eight houses in Belfast jailed - Belfast Live

  05-11-2019 17:30
  
  Asylum seeker who burgled eight houses in Belfast jailed  Belfast Live
  
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• 'Keep her in your hearts'

  05-11-2019 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A boy convicted of the murder of schoolgirl Ana Kriégel has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of release for 12 years.
  
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• Ana Kriégel murder: Two teenage boys sentenced

  05-11-2019 17:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 14-year-old was sexually assaulted and beaten to death in an abandoned Dublin house in May 2018.
  
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• New car sales plummet in 'gloomiest year on record' for NI industry

  05-11-2019 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New car sales in Northern Ireland plummeted by nearly 17% last month, according to a report.
  
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• New car sales plummet in 'gloomiest year on record' for industry

  05-11-2019 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New car sales in Northern Ireland plummeted by nearly 17% last month, according to a report.
  
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• Climate crisis: In 100 years Belfast's city centre could be part of “the Lagan lagoon”… - Slugger O'Toole

  05-11-2019 15:43
  
  Climate crisis: In 100 years Belfast's city centre could be part of “the Lagan lagoon”…  Slugger O'Toole
  
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• Dromore man denies transporting vulnerable women for sexual encounters and amassing £140k

  05-11-2019 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down man allegedly transported prostitutes across Northern Ireland, the High Court has heard.
  
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• PSNI chief rejects ‘no-go areas’ claim in probe into Quinn attacks

  05-11-2019 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s police chief has rejected suggestions the criminals targeting Quinn executives are operating with impunity in policing “no-go” areas.
  
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• Northern Ireland’s police chief appeals for calm during General Election

  05-11-2019 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s police chief has appealed for calm during the General Election campaign as he warned that any form of intimidation will not be tolerated.
  
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• General Election: UUP intends to stand in 17 seats, but potential candidates facing 'pressure,' says Doug Beattie

  05-11-2019 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UUP MLA Doug Beattie has said his party intends to fight for 17 of Northern Ireland's 18 constituencies in the forthcoming General Election.
  
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• Retail NI chief Glyn Roberts thanks Royal Victoria Hospital staff after diagnosis

  05-11-2019 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Retail NI, Glyn Roberts, has thanked the staff of Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital after he was diagnosed with a serious and rare medical condition.
  
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• Resident's legal victory in Tyrone gold mine discharge case

  05-11-2019 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Water discharge consent arrangements at an exploratory gold mine site in Co Tyrone are to be quashed, a High Court judge ordered today.
  
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• Former Newry teacher denies sexual abuse charge

  05-11-2019 13:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former head of maths at St Colman's College in Newry denied sexually abusing a female more than 30 years ago.
  
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• Ana Kriegel killers sentenced: Boy A gets life, Boy B to serve 15 years

  05-11-2019 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two boys found guilty of the murder of Dublin schoolgirl Ana Kriegel have received separate sentences of life and 15 years.
  
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• Belfast solicitor warns of people being harassed by 'paedophile hunters' - Belfast Telegraph

  05-11-2019 13:21
  
  Belfast solicitor warns of people being harassed by 'paedophile hunters'  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast solicitor warns of people being harassed by 'paedophile hunters'

  05-11-2019 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading Northern Ireland solicitor has said people being harassed by so-called paedophile hunters are having their lives ruined.
  
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• Coleraine department store Dixons to close in 2020

  05-11-2019 13:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dixons of Coleraine, one of Northern Ireland's best-known department stores, is closing down with the loss of 22 jobs.
  
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• Lionel Richie announces concerts in Dublin and Belfast as part of his Hello! 2020 tour - Irish Post

  05-11-2019 12:47
  
  Lionel Richie announces concerts in Dublin and Belfast as part of his Hello! 2020 tour  Irish Post
  
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• Belfast boy fights for his life in London ICU after brain injury treatment - Belfast Live

  05-11-2019 12:40
  
  Belfast boy fights for his life in London ICU after brain injury treatment  Belfast Live
  
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• 'End of an era' as BBC Northern Ireland presenters Noel Thompson, Karen Patterson, Seamus McKee and Wendy Austin step down

  05-11-2019 12:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four BBC household names are to step down from presenting some of Radio Ulster's biggest shows next year.
  
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• Green leader Bailey confirms party won't contest South Belfast endorsing SDLP's Hanna for seat

  05-11-2019 11:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Green Party leader Clare Bailey has confirmed she will not stand in South Belfast for the Westminister General Election and has endorsed SDLP MLA Claire Hanna for the seat, as the Belfast Telegraph first revealed on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Loyalist Jackie McDonald voted to Remain in EU referendum

  05-11-2019 11:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alleged UDA leader Jackie McDonald has revealed he voted to remain in the Brexit referendum because he realised "there would be problems with the border issue".
  
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• Parents of hyponatraemia victim Raychel Ferguson hope truth will out in new inquest

  05-11-2019 11:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The parents of a Northern Ireland girl (9) who died from hyponatraemia have said they hope a new inquest will give them the truth about her death.
  
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