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• I’ve waited for five years, then this happens - Fury as NHS strike leads to cancelled operations

  29-11-2019 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients were left furious on Friday night after learning their planned surgeries and outpatient appointments have been cancelled by the Belfast Health Trust next Monday, Tuesday and Thursday because of industrial action by staff.
  
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• Lindy McDowell: We'll miss Billy Simpson

  29-11-2019 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Billy Simpson, who died on Friday at the age of 84, was an outstanding journalist and a brilliant writer whose wit and wry humour, not least in his weekly column, endeared him to legions of Belfast Telegraph readers down the years.
  
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• Kerry McLean: How I'm on a mission to transform our house from grotty to grotto in time for Christmas

  29-11-2019 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  How can it possibly be December 1 on Sunday? It seems like only a matter of weeks since last New Year's Eve, when I was fighting our almost 20-year-old, battered Christmas tree back into its storage box and hoovering up the final straggly bits of tinsel and glitter that seemed to migrate all over the house.
  
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• Food review: The Chef Range from Eurospar

  29-11-2019 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The solution to a problem which frequently arises in our house at feeding time has been found. Too idle to cook yet can't be bothered getting in the car to go to a restaurant, too hungry to wait 90 minutes for the takeaway to arrive, our family regularly descends into a confused, frustrated stasis broken eventually by a lot of grumpy rummaging in the back kitchen for crisps. But guilt-free help is at hand from the most unlikely and unexpected quarter: Eurospar.
  
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• Ruth Dudley Edwards: Saoradh will leave a legacy of misery - Lyra a legacy of love

  29-11-2019 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Saoradh are getting into the festive spirit. Towards the end of a year in which the New IRA, which they unconvincingly claim they're not linked to, came to public attention because, in April, they murdered my friend, Lyra McKee, a gifted, lovable young journalist, this blood-thirsty group of losers have put up a festive message in the window of their HQ, Junior McDaid House in Chamberlain Street, Londonderry, which they share with the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association.
  
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• Cross-border negotiations over historical abuse compensation

  29-11-2019 22:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Officials from Northern Ireland involved in compensating victims of historical abuse in children's and residential institutions are in talks with their counterparts from Dublin.
  
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• Watch: The price is right as Black Friday bonanza draws shoppers into Belfast stores

  29-11-2019 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast was buzzing during the Black Friday shopping blitz, putting paid to any suggestion that the annual retail event has lost any of its lustre. Parking was at a premium, with some motorists taking at least half an hour to find a space in many central multi-storey car parks, while queues for coffee shops, toilets and tills were noticeably long.
  
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• Light of my life: Co Down engineer's bright idea for proposing to his girlfriend

  29-11-2019 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A romantic Northern Ireland man lit up the night when he sprung a surprise proposal on his girlfriend.
  
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• Dissidents' Santa with rifle image condemned by the PSNI

  29-11-2019 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have condemned a window display at the offices of dissident-linked group Saoradh which shows Father Christmas brandishing an AK47.
  
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• Hunt for man after stabbing in The Hague

  29-11-2019 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Several people have been wounded in a stabbing in The Hague, Dutch police have said.
  
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• Man charged with murder of baby Hunter McGleenon

  29-11-2019 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 31 year old man has been charged with the murder of 11 month old Hunter McGleenon.
  
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• PSNI foils £107,000 scam attempt of Co Down pensioner

  29-11-2019 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has foiled a scammer's attempt to steal almost £107,000 from a County Down woman in her 70s.
  
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• Man who was victim of paramilitary assault jailed for drug dealing

  29-11-2019 20:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim man who was once the victim of a “savage” paramilitary assault has been jailed for a year for drug dealing offences.
  
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• DUP leader rules out taking part in Citizens’ Assembly on united Ireland

  29-11-2019 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP will not take part in a Citizens’ Assembly in Dublin for a united Ireland, Arlene Foster has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland health chief appeals to trade unions to halt strike and prevent 'bad situation becoming worse'

  29-11-2019 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Permanent secretary at the Department of Health Richard Pengelly has asked trade unions to pause industrial action taken by health and social care workers.
  
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• More than 10,000 affected as Belfast Trust cancels outpatient appointments

  29-11-2019 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All outpatient appointments and planned surgery have been cancelled by the Belfast Health Trust next Monday, Tuesday and Thursday due to strikes by staff.
  
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• Belfast Trust cancels outpatient appointments as health chief appeals to trade unions to halt strike

  29-11-2019 17:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All outpatient appointments and planned surgery have been cancelled by the Belfast Health Trust next Monday, Tuesday and Thursday due to strikes by staff.
  
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• Newry councillor Henry Reilly apologises for 'anti-Protestant' tweet

  29-11-2019 16:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland councillor has apologised for a tweet in which he accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and former EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker of being "anti-Protestant".
  
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• Newry councillor Henry Reilly apologises for 'anti-Protestant' Taoiseach tweet

  29-11-2019 16:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland councillor has apologised for a tweet in which he accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and former EU Commission President Jean Claude Juncker of being "anti-Protestant".
  
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• Michaela McAreavey family slam ‘kangeroo court’ that acquitted pair of murder

  29-11-2019 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Michaela McAreavey have criticised the “kangaroo court” that acquitted two men accused of her murder in Mauritius.
  
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• Michaela McAreavey family slam ‘kangaroo court’ that acquitted pair of murder

  29-11-2019 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Michaela McAreavey have criticised the “kangaroo court” that acquitted two men accused of her murder in Mauritius.
  
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• Ulster rack up bonus point over Scarlets in game of two halves at Kingspan

  29-11-2019 16:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  You could hardly have asked for a better way to revisit the PRO14 before heading back into Europe though, on the flip side, not scoring until the end of the second half didn’t look so good.
  
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• Retired schoolteacher Robert Flowerday victim of 'prolonged and savage' attack, court told

  29-11-2019 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A retired schoolteacher murdered in his Co Antrim home was subjected to a prolonged and savage attack with a poker, axe and claw hammer, a court has heard.
  
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• Number of people injured following London Bridge stabbing

  29-11-2019 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been detained by police and number of people have been injured following a stabbing near London Bridge, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Man shot in possible 'terror-related' incident on London Bridge

  29-11-2019 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One man has been shot by police near London Bridge in an incident which is being responded to "as though it is terror-related", the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• Man shot and killed in London Bridge incident

  29-11-2019 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been shot and killed in an incident in London.
  
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• London Bridge terror attack: Hoax device strapped to man shot dead

  29-11-2019 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The man shot dead by police near London Bridge had a hoax device strapped to him, the head of UK counter-terrorism police has said.
  
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• Accountant admits £1m Belfast care home fraud

  29-11-2019 15:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An accountant has pleaded guilty to defrauding a south Belfast care home out of more than £1 million.
  
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• General Election: Record number of people apply to get on Northern Ireland register

  29-11-2019 15:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost a quarter of a million people in Norther Ireland have applied to register to vote since the start of the year, according to new figures.
  
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• Watch: Footage emerges of gunman firing shots at Crumlin hairdressers

  29-11-2019 14:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footage has emerged of a gunman repeatedly firing shots at a Crumlin hairdressers.
  
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• Queen's professor Colin Harvey proposes date for Irish unity polls

  29-11-2019 14:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Queen's University law professor has proposed a date for two polls on Irish unity
  
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• Boy with suspected autism killed in complete breach of trust, says lawyer

  29-11-2019 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A three-year-old boy with suspected autism suffered fatal head injuries in a complete breach of trust by his killer, a lawyer told a court.
  
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• RHI boilers owners claim pressure on to revert to fossil fuels

  29-11-2019 14:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some RHI boiler owners who were encouraged to take up the scheme to develop a more sustainable, green energy market for Northern Ireland say they are being left with little choice but to revert back to fossil fuel systems.
  
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• Euro 2020: Northern Ireland face Spain and Dublin games if play-off success secured

  29-11-2019 13:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The draw for the Euro 2020 finals will take place this weekend but there is already some certainty for Northern Ireland surrounding the prize on offer for play-off success.
  
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• Life expectancy of Northern Ireland children '1.6 years lower than in Republic'

  29-11-2019 13:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The life expectancy of children born in Northern Ireland is 1.6 years lower than in the Republic, it has been claimed.
  
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• Transfer test provider AQE hands lifeline to norovirus hit Northern Ireland pupils

  29-11-2019 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Transfer test provider AQE has offered pupils affected by the norovirus a potential exam lifeline.
  
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• Baby Hunter McGleenon death murder, police confirm

  29-11-2019 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed 11-month-old baby Hunter McGleenon - who was found dead in his Co Armagh home - was murdered.
  
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• Thousand set to attend protest against Comber pet attacks after pills found

  29-11-2019 11:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Up to a thousand people are now expected to attend this Saturday’s ‘Enough Is Enough’ march over concerns about the number of attacks on pets along the Comber Greenway.
  
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• Irish Open to return to Portstewart Golf Club in 2021

  29-11-2019 11:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Open will be back at Portstewart Golf Club in 2021.
  
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• UUP insists unionists must 'use brains, not brawn' as it rejects street protest calls

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Unionists last night poured cold water on a senior Orangeman's call for a campaign of civil disobedience against Boris Johnson's Brexit plans for Northern Ireland.
  
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• Report lifts lid on Wrights Group debts of £60m in wake of collapse

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Creditors of Ballymena bus builder Wrights Group are owed a total of £60m with the majority likely to receive no more than 3% of what they're due, it has emerged.
  
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• Report: 84 new HIV cases recorded in Northern Ireland last year

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 80 new cases of HIV were diagnosed in Northern Ireland last year.
  
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• Orange chief Gibson's 'civil disobedience' comments 'misrepresented'

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading Orangeman has said he has been misrepresented over comments about civil disobedience in Northern Ireland should Boris Johnson's Brexit deal pass through parliament.
  
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• Former Northern Ireland teacher Patrick Carton denies charge of indecent assault

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former head of maths at St Colman's College in Newry has denied sexually abusing a female more than 30 years ago.
  
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• Essex lorry deaths: Tears as Vietnamese village buries trafficking tragedy cousins

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A village in Vietnam has said farewell to two of its sons who were among those who died in a human trafficking tragedy last month.
  
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• Eamonn McCann compares Chief Rabbi to Paisley for attacking Labour's leader Corbyn

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Left wing activist Eamonn McCann has compared the UK's Chief Rabbi to late DUP leader Ian Paisley, after the Jewish leader hit out at Labour.
  
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• Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell: My new drug is not curing my lymphoma, but it's certainly not getting any worse, so I can go on and live my life

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It says everything about the work ethic of Belfast-born rock star Vivian Campbell that he jets back to the States every month for specialist treatment to keep his cancer at bay in between a relentless schedule of touring with not one, but two bands.
  
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• Belfast-born writer Stacey Gregg's movie will be filmed in home city

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new thriller starring Birdman actor Andrea Riseborough is being filmed in Belfast over the next four weeks.
  
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• £20k for charity as little Charlie Craig remembered

  29-11-2019 08:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than £20,000 was raised in support of the Charlie Craig Christmas Fair which took place in Lisburn last week.
  
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• Black Friday: What bargains are Northern Ireland shoppers bagging?

  29-11-2019 00:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Black Friday, the American post-Thanksgiving pre-Christmas discount frenzy that’s been enthusiastically embraced by the UK high street is here.
  
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