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• Belfast fire crews attend scene of blaze in city - Belfast Live

  09-11-2019 23:20
  
  Belfast fire crews attend scene of blaze in city  Belfast Live
  
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• Lottery results: Winning National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball numbers confirmed - Belfast Live

  09-11-2019 22:19
  
  Lottery results: Winning National Lottery Lotto and Thunderball numbers confirmed  Belfast Live
  
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• Northern Ireland weather problems as road flood sparks emergency rescue - Belfast Live

  09-11-2019 21:31
  
  Northern Ireland weather problems as road flood sparks emergency rescue  Belfast Live
  
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• 'I couldn't just walk out': Michael O'Neill explains why he's staying on with Northern Ireland for final Euro 2020 qualifiers

  09-11-2019 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael O'Neill might have just begun the Stoke revolution in perfect fashion, but his sense of duty to his country was impacted not a jot by the experience.
  
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• General Election 2019: Ulster Unionists select South Belfast candidate Michael Henderson - Belfast Telegraph

  09-11-2019 19:42
  
  General Election 2019: Ulster Unionists select South Belfast candidate Michael Henderson  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• General Election 2019: Ulster Unionists select South Belfast candidate Michael Henderson

  09-11-2019 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist Party has selected councillor Michael Henderson as its candidate for South Belfast in the upcoming General Election.
  
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• Paul Ferguson: How Michael O'Neill turned Stoke fans from doubters to believers in only eight minutes

  09-11-2019 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the shadow of Barnsley’s old coal mine, Stoke City believe they may have just uncovered a gem in new manager Michael O’Neill.
  
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• Abomination: a DUP Opera (Lyric Theatre until Sunday 10 November by the Belfast Ensemble as part of Outburst Arts Festival) - Alan in Belfast

  09-11-2019 19:35
  
  Abomination: a DUP Opera (Lyric Theatre until Sunday 10 November by the Belfast Ensemble as part of Outburst Arts Festival)  Alan in Belfast
  
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• Lisburn council-run cemeteries ban flags and political emblems from graves - Belfast Live

  09-11-2019 17:38
  
  Lisburn council-run cemeteries ban flags and political emblems from graves  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast weather forecast could see temperatures plummet to -3C - Belfast Live

  09-11-2019 17:16
  
  Belfast weather forecast could see temperatures plummet to -3C  Belfast Live
  
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• Met Office issues ice warning for Northern Ireland

  09-11-2019 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A yellow weather warning for ice has been issued for the east of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Woman found injured on road taken to hospital after suspected hit-and-run in Co Antrim

  09-11-2019 16:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been taken to hospital after being found injured on a road after a suspected hit-and-run in Co Antrim.
  
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• Watch: Sam Clucas gives Stoke the lead from halfway line in Michael O'Neill's first game in charge

  09-11-2019 16:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael O'Neill didn't take long to work his magic at Stoke City.
  
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• Watch: Michael O'Neill's Stoke revival starts with big win at Barnsley as Sam Clucas scores from halfway line

  09-11-2019 16:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One game in and the midas touch that Michael O’Neill brought so wonderfully to Northern Ireland is already being felt at Stoke City.
  
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• Roads closed due to flooding as weather warning still in place - Belfast Live

  09-11-2019 15:55
  
  Roads closed due to flooding as weather warning still in place  Belfast Live
  
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• Weekly paper review: Hockey heroes, power-lifting and shared futures

  09-11-2019 15:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A school's street concerns, Fermanagh's wedding fever and Christmas lights make this week's papers.
  
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• Two arrested after Audi 'collides with police car' - Belfast Live

  09-11-2019 13:41
  
  Two arrested after Audi 'collides with police car'  Belfast Live
  
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• New UUP leader attacks Boris Johnson over ‘sell-out’ Brexit deal

  09-11-2019 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new Ulster Unionist leader has accused Boris Johnson of proposing a “sell-out” Brexit deal.
  
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• Two men arrested after allegedly crashing into police car in Co Armagh

  09-11-2019 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after allegedly crashing into a police car during the early hours of Saturday morning in Newtownhamilton.
  
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• TV star Gordon Burns on rows with prime ministers, the day he thought he was going to be shot... and his famous pop star relative

  09-11-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mention Gordon Burns and everyone will instantly go 'The Krypton Factor'! The Belfast-born broadcaster admits that as a serious journalist, he was a reluctant recruit to the iconic ITV game show, planning to sign up only for a year to help out a pal. But he ended up helming the hugely successful show for an 18-year run from 1977 until 1995.
  
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• Allen lines up title joy ahead of Belfast bid - Belfast Telegraph

  09-11-2019 12:00
  
  Allen lines up title joy ahead of Belfast bid  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Funeral of peacemaker Fr Des Wilson takes place in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  09-11-2019 11:52
  
  Funeral of peacemaker Fr Des Wilson takes place in west Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Funeral of peacemaker Fr Des Wilson takes place in west Belfast

  09-11-2019 11:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral of community activist and peacemaker Fr Des Wilson has taken place at Corpus Christi Church in west Belfast.
  
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• Belfast East voters: tell us which issues will decide this election - The Guardian

  09-11-2019 11:10
  
  Belfast East voters: tell us which issues will decide this election  The Guardian
  
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• Belfast East voters: tell us which issues will decide this election

  09-11-2019 11:10
  
  The Guardian’s Rory Carroll is reporting from the constituency of Belfast East to find out what issues people there care about most – and he wants your helpAre you a Belfast East voter? The Guardian will be reporting from Belfast East next week ahead of the General Election, as part of a series of pieces from across the country focused on finding out what matters to the people who live there.Traditionally a unionist seat, Belfast East is facing deep political uncertainty. It’s
  
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• Mamas & Papas Belfast store unaffected by closures - Belfast Live

  09-11-2019 11:08
  
  Mamas & Papas Belfast store unaffected by closures  Belfast Live
  
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• Symbols of failure: the deeper issue that connects border walls

  09-11-2019 11:00
  
  From Korea to Cyprus to Berlin to Israel, Kai Wiedenhöfer has spent decades photographing all the major border walls – and learned how despite what their defenders say, each is far from uniqueOn October 1989, as the first television images of the fall of the Berlin Wall began to be broadcast, Kai Wiedenhöfer, a 23-year-old student photographer, was attending a symposium in Dortmund with the well-known American photojournalist Leonard Freed.Prompted by Freed, Wiedenhöfer deci
  
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• Medical training: Mannequin medicine uses simulation to learn

  09-11-2019 10:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trainee medics are honing skills by using simulation technology - a hi-tech mannequin called Diane.
  
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• Notorious gangster 'Dublin Jimmy' was well-known to police in 11 jurisdictions

  09-11-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The man suspected of masterminding the kidnapping of Kevin Lunney had been on the radar of police in 11 jurisdictions as a serious criminal with terrorist links during the past two decades.
  
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• Net closes on 'paymaster' behind QIH attacks after death of kidnap suspect

  09-11-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The net is closing on the paymaster financing the gang behind the Kevin Lunney abduction after police recovered significant evidence in raids across three countries.
  
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• Lindy McDowell: Dirty streets, bickering tour guides and booze bikes... why Belfast is becoming the last resort for tourists - Belfast Telegraph

  09-11-2019 09:30
  
  Lindy McDowell: Dirty streets, bickering tour guides and booze bikes... why Belfast is becoming the last resort for tourists  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Lindy McDowell: Dirty streets, bickering tour guides and booze bikes... why Belfast is becoming the last resort for tourists

  09-11-2019 09:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Are we Belfast or are we Benidorm? Not so long ago Belfast was being heralded as the cool, new, must-visit destination. This week yet another list of top 10 of tourist-friendly cities was published. Amsterdam came top. We didn't feature.
  
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• Watch: Fans are sad, but there's no hard feelings as manager O'Neill set to bid farewell

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The hero of the Green and White Army David Healy was displaying all the nimble footwork that bamboozled David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and co 14 years ago as he sidestepped questions yesterday about the shock departure of Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill.
  
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• Two arrested and property sealed off as 'young child hurt' in Co Antrim

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A baby has been taken to hospital after an incident at a house in Mosside village near Coleraine.
  
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• Two arrested and property sealed off as 'child hurt'

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police teams including forensics officers last night sealed off a house in Mosside village, near Coleraine.
  
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• Karen Bradley text convinced PM May to go to murdered Lyra's funeral

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Secretary of State Karen Bradley texted Theresa May directly to urge the then Prime Minister to attend the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee last April.
  
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• Health chiefs claim extra cash can't be found as NI nurses set for strike action

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health unions have rejected claims by the Department of Health that they cannot afford to pay nurses here the same as the rest of the UK.
  
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• General Election 2019: Republican pro-life party Aontu out to give SF bloody nose in a number of seats

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of the anti-abortion republican party Aontu has said he is confident its Westminster candidate will secure several thousand votes in the key nationalist battleground of Foyle.
  
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• General Election 2019: DUP's Lockhart is to contest Upper Bann as Simpson stands down

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has named MLA Carla Lockhart as its Upper Bann candidate in next month's general election.
  
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• Cruel thieves steal mobile from Northern Ireland girl who met royals

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a Northern Ireland schoolgirl who met the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in London said her daughter 'came down to earth with a bang' when her mobile phone containing precious photos was stolen.
  
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• Boris Johnson sparks outcry over his ‘great deal for NI’ claim

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has praised his Withdrawal Agreement as a "great deal" for Northern Ireland because it keeps "access to the single market" - despite wanting to pull the rest of the UK out.
  
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• Anthony Seldon: DUP had pound signs in eyes and knew bonanza it wanted

  09-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Part one of an extract from the new book by political historian Anthony Seldon charting Theresa May’s premiership looks at negotiations for a deal with the DUP. May knew this would come at a price in terms of the demands that the party would extract and the restrictions it would place on the Government’s freedom of action. What she did not foresee was its influence over her Brexit plans.
  
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• Sam McBride: Sinn Féin leadership contest is deeply unorthodox - Belfast Newsletter

  09-11-2019 08:37
  
  Sam McBride: Sinn Féin leadership contest is deeply unorthodox  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Portadown gets a new youth centre

  09-11-2019 08:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Portadown's YMCA centre aims to tackle educational underachievement among Protestant boys.
  
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• General Election 2019: Pacts and political goodbyes

  09-11-2019 07:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Only in its early days, this election looks set to be one of the most interesting in NI for decades.
  
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• Defibrillator back in place at Belfast council playing field after being registered with ambulance service - The Irish News

  09-11-2019 02:54
  
  Defibrillator back in place at Belfast council playing field after being registered with ambulance service  The Irish News
  
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