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• Northern Ireland health service faces disaster after unions reject chiefs' final pay offer

  05-12-2019 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's health service is heading for meltdown after unions rejected a final pay offer from NHS chiefs.
  
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• BBC's Andrew Neil slams Boris Johnson for breaking Irish sea border pledge to DUP

  05-12-2019 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has been accused of breaking his vow to the DUP that “there would never be a border down the Irish Sea”, as broadcasters lined up to accuse him of “running scared” from scrutiny.
  
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• Uefa to install VAR at Windsor if NI reach Euro play-offs final

  05-12-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's hopes of reaching the Euro 2020 finals through the play-offs will not be affected by a lack of VAR at Windsor Park.
  
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• General Election 2019: Suzanne Breen on the doorsteps with three women who have just one thing in mind... winning South Belfast

  05-12-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thank you so much for the lovely flowers," Emma Little-Pengelly tells the pale-faced young woman who has rushed onto the street to greet her.
  
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• Fionola Meredith: Turner winners should stick to making art and leave their smug brand of politics at home

  05-12-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As a prime example of insufferably sanctimonious virtue-signalling, you don't have to look much further than this year's Turner Prize winners - yes, all four of them.
  
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• Co Down writer who has sold millions of books on his lifelong fascination with the supernatural

  05-12-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  He's the most famous bestselling Northern Ireland fantasy writer you've never heard of, shifting more than 10 million copies in more than 50 countries. But Co Down-born author Herbie Brennan - pen-name JH Brennan - reveals it's partially his own fault that he isn't better known in his home country, admitting he hadn't got as involved in the publicity side of publishing as he could have.
  
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• Northern Irish TV presenter Eamonn Holmes celebrates 60th birthday

  05-12-2019 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Eamonn Holmes celebrated his 60th birthday in style this week.
  
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• 'Everyone is searching, they're pulling together to bring Helena home': missing woman's sister refuses to give up hope

  05-12-2019 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a missing Draperstown woman are "holding on to a glimmer of hope" that they will find her and won't give up until they bring her home.
  
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• Watch: Northern Ireland country residence on sale for £750k

  05-12-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A palatial country residence in Co Antrim has gone on the market with a guide price of £749,950.
  
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• Video: Northern Ireland country residence on sale for £750k

  05-12-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A palatial country residence in Co Antrim has gone on the market with a guide price of £749,950.
  
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• Fall in new car sales reflects low consumer confidence in NI: economist

  05-12-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 3% fall in the number of new cars sold in Northern Ireland during November is the latest indicator of falling consumer confidence here, it's been claimed.
  
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• Constituency profile: Maskey almost a certainty to romp home in SF's safest seat in west Belfast

  05-12-2019 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Belfast is the only Northern Ireland constituency in which the outgoing MP's majority is higher than the number of non-voters.
  
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• NI fire service chief appears in court charged with indecently assaulting female

  05-12-2019 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Gary Thompson appeared in court on Thursday charged with indecently assaulting a female.
  
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• NI health crisis: Unions reject new pay offer from Department of Health

  05-12-2019 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new pay offer put forward by the Department of Health has been rejected by health unions.
  
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• NI health crisis: Fresh pay offer from Department of Health in bid to break deadlock

  05-12-2019 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Secretary of State has welcomed an "improved offer" from the Department of Health following industrial action by health staff in recent days.
  
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• Karol Kelly: Murder accused 'slashed' Derry man across face with knife, court told

  05-12-2019 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of three men charged with the murder of a Londonderry father has admitted to police that he slashed the victim in the face, a court has heard.
  
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• Police raid UDA cannabis factory in Co Antrim- plants worth £90k seized

  05-12-2019 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PCTF) has uncovered a large cannabis factory linked to the South East Antrim UDA.
  
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• Police up Ballysillan patrols and probe paramilitary link after sectarian attack leaves Catholic mother-of-four homeless

  05-12-2019 18:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have stepped up patrols in an area of north Belfast after sectarian attacks on three homes in Ballysillan.
  
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• Bloody Sunday: Man who played dead after shooting awarded £250k compensation

  05-12-2019 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who pretended to be dead after being shot by a British soldier on Bloody Sunday is to receive £250,000 in damages, the High Court heard on Thursday.
  
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• Health officials hold last minute meeting with unions after Secretary of State Smith intervention

  05-12-2019 17:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health is meeting with trade union representatives for fresh talks just hours after Secretary of State Julian Smith intervened.
  
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• Boy taken to hospital after car crash in Derry

  05-12-2019 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A boy has been taken to hospital after he was injured in a crash in Londonderry on Thursday morning.
  
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• Boy in hospital after Derry car crash

  05-12-2019 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A boy has been taken to hospital after he was injured in a crash in Londonderry on Thursday morning.
  
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• Four Northern Ireland presenters in Radio 1 Christmas takeover

  05-12-2019 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four lucky Northern Ireland radio DJs will present shows on BBC Radio 1 this Christmas.
  
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• Ryanair cancels Belfast International to Alicante flights

  05-12-2019 15:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryanair is to cancel its route from Belfast International airport to the Spanish city of Alicante, the airline has announced.
  
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• Nearly 45% of Northern Ireland's electricity renewable sources - 8% rise on last year

  05-12-2019 14:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly 45% of Northern Ireland's electricity usage has been generated by renewable energy sources over the past year.
  
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• Internet ban for Northern Ireland teen rape suspect

  05-12-2019 14:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old Northern Ireland boy who allegedly raped one girl and shared sexual photos he incited others to take after befriending them through social media is to be banned from any online activity, a High Court judge has ordered.
  
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• Irish language signs to be placed on six Belfast streets

  05-12-2019 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six streets in west Belfast will have new Irish language signage.
  
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• Facilities not 'shared and open' to both Protestants and Catholics, say 28% of Northern Ireland public

  05-12-2019 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some 28% of people in Northern Ireland think facilities in their area are not “shared and open” to both Protestants and Catholics, according to new statistics.
  
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• Manchester drug probe fugitive McDonough may be in Northern Ireland

  05-12-2019 13:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man wanted in connection with a major police drugs operation in Manchester could be on the run in Northern Ireland, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
  
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• 'He needs to do something': UUP's Beattie urges Secretary of State Smith to address escalating health crisis in Northern Ireland

  05-12-2019 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UUP MLA Doug Beattie has urged Secretary of State Julian Smith to step in and take action to address Northern Ireland's health crisis.
  
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• Fianna Fail chief lends support to SDLP leader Colum Eastwood

  05-12-2019 11:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has joined SDLP leader Colum Eastwood on the campaign trail in Londonderry.
  
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• What do Carl Frampton's details of double fracture actually mean after win over Tyler McCreary?

  05-12-2019 11:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton knew he had sustained an injury during his weekend win over Tyler McCreary but has now revealed that it was worse than he first thought.
  
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• Bonfire builder jailed over football shirt fraud while claiming dole

  05-12-2019 11:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A football shirt fraudster will spend the next six months behind bars after getting caught claiming the dole while flogging counterfeit kits online.
  
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• The questions we put to the Secretary of State

  05-12-2019 08:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Given that the unions are calling for the Secretary of State to intervene and the chief medical officer has said the Secretary of State is the only person, under current circumstances, who can secure additional funding, is the Secretary of State willing to take action?
  
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• Belfast named best stop for cruise ships in the UK and Ireland

  05-12-2019 08:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast has been named the best port of call in the UK and Ireland for cruise ships.
  
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• Dismissal of same sex marriage elder Smyrl backed by former Presbyterian moderator

  05-12-2019 08:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Presbyterian moderator has given his backing to the church's general secretary after an elder was dismissed for being in a same-sex marriage.
  
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• UUP won't support Johnson or Corbyn as PM, vows Aiken

  05-12-2019 07:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UUP leader has called for a state of emergency to be declared over the "moral outrage" of health waiting lists.
  
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• General Election a chance to maximise Remain voices, says SDLP's Eastwood

  05-12-2019 07:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former independent unionist MP Lady Sylvia Hermon was the "lone but strong voice" for people in Northern Ireland opposed to Brexit, a nationalist leader has said.
  
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• Health crisis: Nurses strike 'could affect patient care in Northern Ireland'

  05-12-2019 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chief Medical Officer Michael McBride has said he believes Northern Ireland's health service is in "uncharted territory" and fears what the consequences of strike action by nursing staff may bring.
  
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• Health crisis: Get back to work, Marie Curie tells Northern Ireland politicians

  05-12-2019 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A charity which provides care to dying patients has taken the unprecedented step of calling on local politicians to get back to work.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of 19th century millionaire mansion in Cultra

  05-12-2019 03:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dating back to around 1870 Murlough is one of the original period houses in Cultra.
  
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• 'I'm just an easy target,' says owner of Crumlin salon shot up by criminals

  05-12-2019 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A BEAUTICIAN whose salon was shot up by a gunman demanding extortion cash has vowed not to be forced out by "cowards".
  
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• Watch: Road traffic accident turns into Holyland party as students drink beer and play music

  05-12-2019 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A road traffic accident in the Holyland area of south Belfast turned into a street party as students gathered at the scene, played music and drank alcohol.
  
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• Road traffic accident turns into Holyland party as students drink beer and play music

  05-12-2019 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A road traffic accident in the Holyland area of south Belfast turned into a street party as students gathered at the scene, played music and drank alcohol.
  
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• Northern Ireland care worker struck-off for attack on 94-year-old woman with cancer and dementia

  05-12-2019 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A care worker convicted of assaulting a 94-year-old woman suffering from cancer and dementia has been struck off.
  
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• NI care worker struck-off for attack on 94-year-old woman with cancer and dementia

  05-12-2019 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A care worker convicted of assaulting a 94-year-old woman suffering from cancer and dementia has been struck off.
  
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