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• Dr Esmond Birnie: Parties put in their lists to Santa Claus but not everything adds up

  04-12-2019 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Quite rightly there has been a lot of emphasis in this election regarding the extent to which the spending plans of the two largest GB parties do not add up.
  
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• Larne reclaiming singer Richard Hayward who loved Orange and Irish music

  04-12-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Larne is reclaiming a famous son this month with a new exhibition on the much-loved actor, singer and travel writer Richard Hayward.
  
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• Eilis O'Hanlon: The Tories unveil their secret weapon for holding Arundel and South Downs in the general election... James Nesbitt's supporting the Labour candidate

  04-12-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Type a certain Northern Irish actor's name into Google and one of the most popular searches suggested in the drop-down menu is the question: Is James Nesbitt a Catholic or a Protestant?
  
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• Tyrone lollipop lady honoured for keeping pupils safe for 40 years

  04-12-2019 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone grandmother has been rewarded for her 40 years of service keeping children safe on their way to and from school.
  
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• Northern Ireland lollipop lady honoured for keeping pupils safe for 40 years

  04-12-2019 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone grandmother has been rewarded for her 40 years of service keeping children safe on their way to and from school.
  
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• Health strike: Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith says crisis 'unacceptable'

  04-12-2019 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The health crisis facing Northern Ireland is "unacceptable", NI Secretary Julian Smith has said.
  
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• Man arrested after £10k of drugs seized in Craigavon

  04-12-2019 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after detectives from the PSNI's Organised Crime Unit seized drugs worth more than £10,000 in Craigavon.
  
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• More than 100 witnesses to give evidence during £1m cannabis haul trial linked to Asian crime gang

  04-12-2019 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 100 witnesses will feature in a case involving the seizure of nearly £1 million worth of cannabis, a court in Belfast has heard.
  
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• Man's body discovered after fire at Co Armagh house

  04-12-2019 17:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The body of a 34-year-old man has been discovered following a fire in a house in Co Armagh.
  
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• Poll: Who is Ulster's best tighthead of the last decade?

  04-12-2019 17:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As we continue to look for Ulster's best XV of the 2010s, it's now time to have your say on the province's greatest tighthead prop of the decade.
  
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• Belfast man avoids prison after biting and head-butting police officer

  04-12-2019 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast man who bit and head-butted a police officer has avoided jail.
  
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• High Court challenge to RHI cuts delayed until 2020

  04-12-2019 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A High Court challenge to huge cuts in Renewable Heat Incentive payments will not get underway until next year, it has emerged.
  
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• Three fire crews at Belfast Holyland crash scene

  04-12-2019 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has been freed from her car following a crash in the Holyland area of Belfast.
  
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• Nadine Coyle fans 'illegally voting' to keep Derry girl in the jungle

  04-12-2019 15:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Savvy fans of Nadine Coyle have unearthed an "illegal" method of voting for the Derry girl to win I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
  
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• Eastwood – Election an opportunity to punish Sinn Fein for abstentionism

  04-12-2019 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The General Election is an opportunity to punish Sinn Fein for failing to take seats at Stormont and Westminster, the SDLP leader said.
  
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• Two people taken to hospital following blaze at Donaghadee restaurant

  04-12-2019 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two people have been taken to hospital after a fire at a restaurant in Donaghadee, Co Down.
  
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• UUP promise progressive voice in Commons

  04-12-2019 13:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pro-union voters must be offered an alternative to the politics of the Democratic Unionist Party, Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken has said.
  
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• Soldier F: 25 civilian witnesses to be called in Bloody Sunday murder trial

  04-12-2019 12:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The case of Bloody Sunday veteran Soldier F has been adjourned until the new year to give legal representatives time to co-ordinate the 25 civilian witnesses which will be called to give evidence.
  
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• Two Armagh children in hospital with meningococcal infections

  04-12-2019 12:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two children have been hospitalised after being diagnosed with meningococcal infections at an Armagh primary school.
  
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• As two Northern Ireland children diagnosed with meningococcal infections, these are the warning signs parents need to recognise

  04-12-2019 12:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two children have been hospitalised after being diagnosed with meningococcal infections at an Armagh primary school.
  
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• Belfast school ‘execution’ carried out by two republican groups, say police

  04-12-2019 12:14
  
  Jim Donegan shot dead as he waited to collect 13-year-old son from school in December 2018The “cold-blooded execution” of a man outside his son’s school was carried out by two violent republican groups, police have said.Jim Donegan, 43, was shot as he waited to collect his 13-year-old son from St Mary’s Christian Brothers’ Grammar school in west Belfast in December last year. Continue reading...
  
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• Report: Merging small rural schools in Northern Ireland could save millions

  04-12-2019 12:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Duplication of resources across small Catholic and controlled schools in rural Northern Ireland is costing millions in extra funding each year, according to a new report.
  
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• Victims of IRA attacks linked to Libyan explosives reject Government sympathy

  04-12-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Families bereaved following an IRA bombing using Libyan Semtex have rejected the UK Government’s sympathies.
  
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• Belfast grenade attack on police car 'was attempt to kill officers'

  04-12-2019 11:28
  
  Vehicle was on patrol when it was struck by object and loud bang heard, says police chiefA grenade was thrown at a police car in west Belfast in what has been described as an attempt to kill officers.The attack happened at Milltown Row, off the Falls Road, at 2am on Wednesday. Chief Supt Jonathan Roberts said a police car was on a routine patrol when it was struck by an object before a loud bang was heard. Continue reading...
  
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• Warrant for arrest of Father Ted actor Gerard McSorley

  04-12-2019 11:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued for well-known actor Gerard McSorley after he failed to turn up in court to face a series of charges.
  
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• 'Grenade' thrown at police in west Belfast

  04-12-2019 10:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected grenade was thrown at a police car during an overnight attack in west Belfast.
  
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• Belfast cancer battle dad Stephen McFall 'loved by everyone who knew him'

  04-12-2019 08:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a man who died after a battle with cancer have described him as a "devoted" husband, father and son.
  
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• Family of Tyrone teen Ethan Sibley saved by air ambulance raise funds for charity

  04-12-2019 08:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a Co Tyrone teenager who suffered life threatening injuries in an horrific car crash earlier this year are repaying the support provided by Air Ambulance NI with a fundraising campaign.
  
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• Suzanne Breen: Northern Ireland party political broadcast hits and misses ... who sank and swam in election videos?

  04-12-2019 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Never mind the battle between Sainsbury's, Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Asda for the best Christmas advert. Our political parties are also going head-to-head this festive season.
  
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• Film of Christmas in Troubles-scarred Belfast a massive hit with public

  04-12-2019 08:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A government film about Christmas in Belfast at the height of the Troubles is the most watched local film in a unique archive made possible by National Lottery Funding.
  
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• Lonely Christmas for blind Armagh pensioner after US wife is denied a visa 'because of his low income'

  04-12-2019 08:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A registered blind pensioner has said he will spend Christmas without his American wife after the Home Office turned down her visa application on the grounds that he does not make enough money.
  
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• Newry man tried to import 450,000 fake £1 coins from Amsterdam, court hears

  04-12-2019 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 55-year-old man from Northern Ireland was part of a failed attempt to bring 450,000 counterfeit £1 coins into the UK from the Netherlands, a court has heard.
  
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• Health crisis: RCN members on picket line for first time in history with a 'heavy heart'

  04-12-2019 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) took to the picket lines for the first time in the union's 103-year history yesterday, in what they see as a last-ditch effort to save their profession and keep patients safe.
  
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• BBC's Stephen Watson thanks anonymous kidney donor who 'gave him second chance'

  04-12-2019 07:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Popular television presenter Stephen Watson has said he's delighted to have been "given another chance" following a successful kidney transplant.
  
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• Police say second violent grouping involved in Jim Donegan school gate murder

  04-12-2019 01:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The “cold blooded execution” of a father outside his son’s school was carried out by two violent groupings, police have said.
  
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