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• Defiant Michael O'Neill sets his sights on £1.5m Stoke survival bonus

  22-11-2019 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael O'Neill will pocket a tasty bonus of around £1.5m if he steers Stoke City to Championship safety.
  
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• Omagh man's tree-mendous Christmas 2019 fundraiser for school in Kenya

  22-11-2019 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For most people, putting up one Christmas tree is a tricky enough task. But not for Omagh man Noel Moore, who has decorated an incredible 86 in his home.
  
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• Kerry McLean: It may be cold but you'll never find me in a tights spot... with my 10-deniers twisting around my legs and the crotch at my knees

  22-11-2019 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It came as no surprise to me last week when I heard on the news that we'd experienced the coldest night of the year so far.
  
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• Claire McNeilly: Weeping silently in court, Natasha's family wonder how they can tell little Lily Rose her mother was killed

  22-11-2019 22:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lily Rose is too young to remember her first birthday with her 23-year-old mother Natasha Carruthers.
  
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• Health warning as survey shows four out of five Northern Ireland children don't get enough exercise

  22-11-2019 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland health expert has urged parents to ensure their children stop spending so much time in front of the screen and get more exercise.
  
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• Belfast tech hub reviewing link to Prince Andrew as more bodies in UK sever ties

  22-11-2019 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prince Andrew's patronage at Belfast Titanic Quarter's Catalyst is "under review".
  
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• Lindy McDowell: So many more questions about Epstein still have to be answered... and not just by the Duke of York

  22-11-2019 22:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The usual, dubious advice given to any novice worried about an upcoming television appearance is this: Just be yourself. Let them see the real you.
  
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• Five suspected drug related deaths in Belfast last weekend

  22-11-2019 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast councillor has hit out after a spate of suspected drug-related deaths in Belfast.
  
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• Councillor hits out at spate of drug-related deaths in Belfast

  22-11-2019 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast councillor has hit out after a spate of suspected drug-related deaths in Belfast.
  
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• Stephen Craigan: Steven Gerrard knows trophy joy is a must for Rangers

  22-11-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino has been in the headlines this week and will be remembered as the man who brought good times to Tottenham Hotspur without ever winning a trophy.
  
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• John White: How George Best began to dazzle and catch the eye in Northern Ireland before going on to forever change the face of football

  22-11-2019 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  On a bright sunny day on Wednesday, May 22, 1946, a baby boy was born in Belfast who would literally change the face of football forever.
  
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• Concern over Northern Ireland's car tax evasion figures as 68,000 fines issued

  22-11-2019 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 70,000 fines were issued for untaxed cars in Northern Ireland in 2018 - the second highest number in the UK behind London.
  
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• Northern Ireland civil servants to hold protest at own event in dispute over pay

  22-11-2019 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's largest trade union is to launch a two-pronged action over civil servant pay with a one-hour strike and a protest at an awards bash at Stormont next week.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn pledges to take ‘neutral stance’ in another EU referendum

  22-11-2019 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn pledged to adopt a “neutral stance” in another EU referendum under Labour as he came under fire from voters during a televised grilling.
  
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• Pay talks between Northern Ireland health workers and department end

  22-11-2019 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pay negotiations between the Department of Health and health workers' unions have ended without agreement.
  
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• Michelle O'Neill: Sinn Fein is more democratic than many other parties

  22-11-2019 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelle O'Neill has said she believes Sinn Fein is more democratic than many other parties, after the party was prompted to release the results of an internal contest for the position of their deputy presidency.
  
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• Northern Ireland health officials assessing number of deaths on waiting lists

  22-11-2019 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Health and Social Care Board has said it is analysing statistics to establish how many people on a waiting list may have died because of the delay for treatment.
  
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• Chris Moncrieff: 'Consummate professional' journalist dies aged 88

  22-11-2019 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former political editor for the Press Association Chris Moncrieff has been described as a "bustling character" who would always help his fellow journalist, following his death at the age of 88.
  
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• General Election: The Northern Ireland non-voters who could transform electoral landscape

  22-11-2019 16:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of non-voters in Northern Ireland and those not registered to vote could potentially transform the political landscape of Northern Ireland, if they took part in elections.
  
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• Watch: Moment four hooded thieves ram-raid Northern Ireland shop

  22-11-2019 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the moment four hooded men ram-raided a shop in Armagh before making off with a sum of cash.
  
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• Polish national to challenge NI child maintenance orders at ECJ

  22-11-2019 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Polish national challenging the enforcement in Northern Ireland of child maintenance orders from his native country is set to take his fight to the European Court of Justice.
  
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• Personal vendetta may be behind murdered former BBC announcer Michael Kerr's 'vicious' killing

  22-11-2019 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Murdered Bangor man Michael Kerr was killed in a "vicious, sustained and violent beating" in his own home, police have revealed.
  
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• Murdered ex-BBC man's 'vicious' killing may have been part of personal vendetta, say police

  22-11-2019 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Murdered Bangor man Michael Kerr was killed in a "vicious, sustained and violent beating" in his own home, police have revealed.
  
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• Murdered Bangor man Michael Kerr subjected to 'vicious, sustained and violent' beating

  22-11-2019 16:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Murdered Bangor man Michael Kerr was subjected to a "vicious, sustained and violent beating" in his own home, detectives have confirmed.
  
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• Case of loyalist Troubles internees to be heard next year

  22-11-2019 16:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A legal action over claims that loyalists were interned at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland to "even up the score" will be heard next year.
  
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• John Downey bail refused despite offer to live with Sinn Fein councillor and £750k surety

  22-11-2019 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 67-year-old man charged with murdering two British soldiers in 1972 failed in a new bid to be released from custody.
  
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• Taxi to Benidorm: Driver's trek to collect injured customer

  22-11-2019 13:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Newtownabbey taxi company is sending a driver to Benidorm to pick up a regular passenger who suffered a serious head injury while on holiday.
  
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• Natasha Carruthers: Pair convicted over mum's death given combined 23-year sentence

  22-11-2019 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men who caused the death of a young Fermanagh mum in a road crash in 2017 have been jailed for a combined 11-and-a-half years.
  
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• Watch: Alliance MLA 'just shooing dog away' after video of kennel incident goes viral

  22-11-2019 13:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Alliance MLA has said he intended to "shoo a dog away" after video footage was posted on social media appearing to show him slapping the animal.
  
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• Revealed: Sinn Fein voting numbers for O'Dowd v O'Neill leadership contest

  22-11-2019 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has bowed to pressure and published the voting numbers for the leadership battle between John O'Dowd and Michelle O'Neill.
  
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• Essex lorry deaths: Northern Ireland man (23) arrested in human trafficking probe

  22-11-2019 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex have arrested a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Essex lorry deaths: Northern Ireland man (23) arrested for human trafficking

  22-11-2019 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police investigating the deaths of 39 Vietnamese nationals found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex have arrested a 23-year-old man from Northern Ireland.
  
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• Digger raid accused is denied bail over crime and interference fears

  22-11-2019 09:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of trying to steal an ATM has been remanded in custody.
  
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• Shankill campaigner to join Creggan priest for peacebuilding bid

  22-11-2019 09:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims' campaigner Alan McBride has called on young people in Londonderry to resist being drawn into conflict.
  
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• Crumlin lights snub has stolen the joy of season: councillor

  22-11-2019 09:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents in a Co Antrim town have hit out at the lack of Christmas street lights.
  
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• Festive glow returns to Tandragee home for cancer charity Christmas fundraiser

  22-11-2019 09:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tandragee is set to twinkle once more this Christmas thanks to one man's loyal efforts.
  
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• Ruling due on Mairia Cahill challenge to law on candidate addresses

  22-11-2019 08:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former SDLP councillor Mairia Cahill will find out on Monday if a legal challenge can proceed against a law requiring election candidates to publish their addresses.
  
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• Northern Ireland group puts mental health at core of new clothing range

  22-11-2019 08:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ten young people from around Northern Ireland have designed a new range of clothing and accessories aimed at encouraging people to look after their mental health this winter.
  
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• Pet fighting for life after eating rat poison left in area popular for dog walking

  22-11-2019 08:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A three-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is fighting for her life after being poisoned along the Comber Greenway.
  
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• Dog dies after eating rat poison left on Comber Greenway

  22-11-2019 08:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A three-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has died after being poisoned along the Comber Greenway.
  
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• Brexit is the beginning of the end for Union, says GAA's Joe Brolly

  22-11-2019 08:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brexit is likely to lead to the break-up of the union, a former GAA star has claimed.
  
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• Constituency profile: A two-horse race in Foyle set to deliver drama

  22-11-2019 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In one of the most eagerly-anticipated elections in recent times, the battle for Foyle is set to deliver a contest high on drama and intrigue.
  
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• Pet dog seen hanging from first floor window

  22-11-2019 08:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 33-year-old woman has been given a suspended sentence and barred from keeping any animal for 10 years.
  
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• Duke of York thought to have cancelled Middle East trip as backlash continues

  22-11-2019 01:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of York has cancelled a trip to Bahrain as the fallout over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein continues, it has been reported.
  
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• Dr Watt neurology scandal: Suspended neurologist offers 'sincere sympathy' to patients

  22-11-2019 00:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The neurologist behind Northern Ireland's largest ever patient recall has offered his "sincere sympathy" to the patients affected.
  
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