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• House Lessans: Northern Ireland home named Grand Designs House of the Year

  13-11-2019 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A unique Northern Ireland home has won the much-coveted title of Grand Designs House of The Year 2019.
  
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• Grand Designs House of the Year: Northern Ireland's House Lessans takes top award

  13-11-2019 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A unique Northern Ireland home has won the much-coveted title of Grand Designs House of The Year 2019.
  
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• RIBA House of the Year: County Down property takes title

  13-11-2019 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The £335,000 home was praised for being built with "the tightest of budgets".
  
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• 'Soldier F' row band won't be parading at Relief of Derry event

  13-11-2019 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A flute band that caused controversy by wearing a 'Soldier F' emblem during an Apprentice Boys parade in Londonderry will not take part in next month's Shutting of the Gates commemorations.
  
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• More than 160 incidents reported at Owen Mor care home in under a year

  13-11-2019 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A scandal-hit care home reported more than 160 incidents to regulators over a 10-month period, it can be revealed.
  
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• Meet the west Belfast-born artist commissioned to accompany Prince Charles on official royal tours and whose paintings hang on the walls of Ireland's rich and famous - Belfast Telegraph

  13-11-2019 23:00
  
  Meet the west Belfast-born artist commissioned to accompany Prince Charles on official royal tours and whose paintings hang on the walls of Ireland's rich and famous  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Watch: Former Labour MP Kate Hoey says she will vote DUP in General Election

  13-11-2019 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Labour MP Kate Hoey has revealed she will be voting for the DUP in the upcoming General Election.
  
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• Nelson McCausland: Why the latest ‘Letter to Leo’ is a depressing reminder of how deeply divided society here is

  13-11-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This weekend, Sinn Fein will hold its ard fheis in the Millennium Forum in Londonderry and the event will be used by the party as part of its election campaign.
  
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• Ex-headmaster apologised to alleged sex abuse victim in courthouse toilets, jury told

  13-11-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former headmaster accused of historical sex abuse allegedly told the complainant "I'm sorry" in the toilets of a courthouse, a jury heard yesterday.
  
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• Ed Curran: This election will decide not only the future of the UK, but also the way forward, or back, for Northern Ireland and unionism in the next decade... it's as serious as that

  13-11-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As nominations close for the general election, Northern Ireland promises a cockpit of unpredictable contests. Brexit has turned out to be the biggest challenge facing unionism since the Good Friday Agreement negotiations. The outcome on December 12 could well determine the future of Arlene Foster's leadership of the DUP.
  
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• South Belfast choice between SDLP and DUP says Colum Eastwood - Belfast Telegraph

  13-11-2019 21:33
  
  South Belfast choice between SDLP and DUP says Colum Eastwood  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• South Belfast choice between SDLP and DUP says Colum Eastwood

  13-11-2019 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Colum Eastwood has delivered a rallying call to SDLP supporters in South Belfast.
  
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• Albert Street burning car tackled by firefighters - Belfast Live

  13-11-2019 21:30
  
  Albert Street burning car tackled by firefighters  Belfast Live
  
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• Armagh man charged with selling bears, lions and a shark

  13-11-2019 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man from Co Armagh has been charged with selling more than 20 exotic predators - including a great white shark.
  
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• All wrapped up... this year's most sought-after toys

  13-11-2019 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Belfast prepares to herald the arrival of Christmas 2019 this weekend, shoppers are already ahead of the game and stocking up on this year's most coveted toys.
  
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• Belfast: 'First Catholic grammar' in Ulster rugby Schools' Cup

  13-11-2019 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The rugby team at Our Lady and St Patrick's College, Knock, plays Wellington in the Schools' Cup.
  
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• Painter of Northern Ireland's own 'Sistine Chapel' visits his inspired artwork eight decades later

  13-11-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Moneymore man responsible for the elaborate hand-painting of a church ceiling in the early 1940s has made an emotional return visit to see his work for the first time in nearly 80 years.
  
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• I’m in debt up to my eyeballs, admits Northern Ireland singer Amanda St John after crowdfunding website collapsed as she made new album

  13-11-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Local singer Amanda St John has told how she took an immense financial risk to make her second album.
  
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• Derry public pay for funeral of 'street character' Jimmy

  13-11-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A crowdfunding page set up to cover the funeral costs of one of Londonderry's best known 'street characters' surpassed its target within hours - leaving enough to pay for a headstone too.
  
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• Police preparing file for PPS after filmmaker subjected to anti-Semitic comments in Derry

  13-11-2019 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that they are preparing a file for the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) after a filmmaker was subjected to a number of anti-Semitic comments in a Londonderry bar earlier this year.
  
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• Leo Varadkar vows Irish government will not support amnesty for Troubles crimes

  13-11-2019 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that there cannot be an amnesty for those who committed crimes during the Troubles.
  
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• Charity reveals 15,000 children received emergency food supplies last year

  13-11-2019 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 15,000 children received emergency food supplies in Northern Ireland last year, research by an anti-poverty charity has revealed.
  
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• Veteran prosecutions: Varadkar says no amnesty for Troubles-era crimes

  13-11-2019 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The taoiseach says his government opposes any amnesty for British soldiers for Troubles crimes.
  
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• Wrightbus: First delivery of buses completed under Bamford

  13-11-2019 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New owner Bamford Bus Company says it shows its "intent to drive forward the Wrightbus business".
  
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• Man arrested in Derry over extreme pornographic image

  13-11-2019 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was arrested in Londonderry on Wednesday on suspicion of possession of an extreme pornographic image.
  
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• Tenant 'caused £4k damage to North Belfast home in deposit row' - Belfast Live

  13-11-2019 18:27
  
  Tenant 'caused £4k damage to North Belfast home in deposit row'  Belfast Live
  
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• Northern Ireland's nurses set for December strike

  13-11-2019 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nurses will hold a 12-hour strike on 18 December, with more action planned before the new year.
  
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• Three in hospital after Belfast Glider car crash - Belfast Telegraph

  13-11-2019 18:14
  
  Three in hospital after Belfast Glider car crash  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Three in hospital after Belfast Glider car crash

  13-11-2019 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people were in hospital after crash between a Glider bus and a car in Belfast.
  
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• fonaCAB expands with Co Armagh taxi firm takeover

  13-11-2019 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast taxi company fonaCAB has acquired seven taxi firms across the Lurgan, Craigavon and Portadown areas.
  
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• Masked man behind Quinn threats is former Real IRA member John Connolly, police told

  13-11-2019 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the Real IRA bomber who cops on both sides of the border accuse of being behind the threats against Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) directors.
  
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• Northern Ireland house prices rise by 4%

  13-11-2019 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The average price of a house in Northern Ireland is now just under £140,000.
  
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• House prices on the rise across NI

  13-11-2019 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  House prices in Northern Ireland rose at an annual rate of 4% in the third quarter of 2019.
  
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• Northern Ireland nurses to strike week before Christmas

  13-11-2019 17:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's nurses are to strike the week before Christmas, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced.
  
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• Christmas postage dates released by Royal Mail - Belfast Live

  13-11-2019 17:21
  
  Christmas postage dates released by Royal Mail  Belfast Live
  
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• Smyth storms to 100m gold at World Championships

  13-11-2019 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jason Smyth sets a new Championship record as he storms to gold in the T13 100m final at the World Para-Athletics Championships in Dubai.
  
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• Victory for Doherty in Belfast while Bulman bows out - RTE.ie

  13-11-2019 16:47
  
  Victory for Doherty in Belfast while Bulman bows out  RTE.ie
  
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• Doherty, O'Brien and Allen advance in Belfast - RTE.ie

  13-11-2019 16:47
  
  Doherty, O'Brien and Allen advance in Belfast  RTE.ie
  
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• Mondaynite Jazz holiday concert in Belfast - PenBayPilot.com

  13-11-2019 16:40
  
  Mondaynite Jazz holiday concert in Belfast  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Primark fire: Bank Buildings restoration 'could take three years'

  13-11-2019 16:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Work to restore Bank Buildings in central Belfast will not be finished until at least 2022, the company says.
  
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• Motorists facing long traffic delays leaving Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  13-11-2019 16:36
  
  Motorists facing long traffic delays leaving Belfast  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Tenant allegedly 'trashed' north Belfast property in row over deposit, court told - The Irish News

  13-11-2019 16:26
  
  Tenant allegedly 'trashed' north Belfast property in row over deposit, court told  The Irish News
  
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• Niall Tóibín, actor and comedian, dies aged 89

  13-11-2019 16:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Irish screen star appeared in films and TV series including Ryan's Daughter and Ballykissangel.
  
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• Ex-headmaster William Lloyd-Lavery 'apologised' to alleged sex victim

  13-11-2019 16:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  William Lloyd-Lavery, 71, from Lisburn, is accused of historical sex abuse against a young boy.
  
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• Alasdair McDonnell: I’m backing pro-Remain pact in South Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  13-11-2019 16:04
  
  Alasdair McDonnell: I’m backing pro-Remain pact in South Belfast  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Footage of Derry bar assault was posted on social media, court hears

  13-11-2019 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged attack on two men celebrating a birthday in a Derry bar was filmed and posted on social media, the High Court has heard.
  
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• General Election: UUP's Elliot vow on Strabane and Omagh election posters

  13-11-2019 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has pledged not to put up any election posters in the constituency's town centres.
  
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• General Election: Foster backs UUP's Elliott as he makes vow on election posters

  13-11-2019 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionist candidate for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has pledged not to put up any election posters in the constituency's town centres.
  
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• General Election: Green Party withdraws from North Down poll

  13-11-2019 15:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Green Party has confirmed it will not stand a candidate in the forthcoming General Election in the North Down constituency.
  
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