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• Jerry Thompson's heartbroken mother pays tribute to tragic son - 'He was our hero'

  11-12-2019 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a young Belfast footballer who took his own life has paid an emotional tribute to her son and called on those struggling with their mental health to seek help.
  
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• Nelson McCausland: If there’s a moral duty to use your vote, then there is a moral duty to take your seat if you are elected

  11-12-2019 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is two-and-a-half years since the last United Kingdom general election. As people across Northern Ireland go to the polls on Thursday, it will be their third election this year, following on from the local government elections in early May and the European Union election later in the month.
  
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• Derry Girls rise to Bake Off challenge

  11-12-2019 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bake Off judges have revealed the stars of Derry Girls are "better at comedy than baking" after filming a festive special of the show.
  
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• Suzanne Breen: The many factors at play in a General Election that's just too difficult to call

  11-12-2019 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobody could say this election was boring. Whatever the faults of the parties and their campaigns, there was rarely a dull moment.
  
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• First Mass held at ex-Presbyterian church in Belfast

  11-12-2019 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mass was held for the first time on Wednesday night in a former Belfast Presbyterian church after the disused building was bought by a Catholic order.
  
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• General Election: Belfast Telegraph will have you covered once counts begin

  11-12-2019 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It has been hailed as the most important general election in a generation and the Belfast Telegraph will be at all of Northern Ireland's counting centres as the results come rolling in.
  
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• Chrissie Russell: Why the high cost of housing, childcare and days out forced me and my family to leave Dublin and return to Co Down

  11-12-2019 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was 2008 when I moved to Dublin. I doubled the pay cheque I'd been getting in Belfast and my husband and I (then boyfriend and girlfriend) moved into a swanky D4 apartment at a not-unreasonable €1,300 (£1,095) a month. Over the next few years we embraced city life with its gigs, theatres, brunches and dinners. I visited art exhibitions, pop-up events and hopped on and off the Dart, never too bothered if it was crowded or a little late. As far as I was concerned, Dublin city life wa
  
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• Chrissie Russell: Why my family and I left Dublin and returned to Co Down

  11-12-2019 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was 2008 when I moved to Dublin. I doubled the pay cheque I'd been getting in Belfast and my husband and I (then boyfriend and girlfriend) moved into a swanky D4 apartment at a not-unreasonable €1,300 (£1,095) a month. Over the next few years we embraced city life with its gigs, theatres, brunches and dinners. I visited art exhibitions, pop-up events and hopped on and off the Dart, never too bothered if it was crowded or a little late. As far as I was concerned, Dublin city life wa
  
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• Broadcaster David Bellamy dies at the age of 86

  11-12-2019 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Naturalist and broadcaster David Bellamy has died at the age of 86, the Conservation Foundation has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Omagh Road in Ballygawley closed due to crash

  11-12-2019 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Over £260k worth of cannabis seized in Banbridge after police intercept package

  11-12-2019 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over £260k worth of cannabis was seized by detectives in Banbridge on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Tributes paid to Belfast man Paul McGeown who lost son in tragic drowning accident

  11-12-2019 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a Belfast man who lost his son in a tragic drowning incident in 2004.
  
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• Northern Ireland youth worker (50) accused of raping transgender teen

  11-12-2019 17:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 50-year-old youth worker allegedly raped a transgender teenager he met through a children's home, the High Court has been told.
  
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• Mum of Dylan Fox says her 'heart is shattered' after teenager's sudden death

  11-12-2019 17:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of 17-year-old Dylan Fox who died suddenly at his west Belfast home has said her "heart is shattered".
  
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• Everything you need to know ahead of tomorrow's General Election

  11-12-2019 15:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is set to go to the polls on Thursday to return 18 MPs to Westminster.
  
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• I sit with my head in my hands: School principal warns of 'impossible' budget situation

  11-12-2019 15:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A primary school principal has said his job has become "impossible" due to a lack of money.
  
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• General Election: IRA abuse victim Mairia Cahill calls on electorate to 'examine conscience' and reject Sinn Fein

  11-12-2019 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former SDLP councillor and IRA sex abuse victim said she was hurt by calls for tactical voting by those that had offered her support and which could return Sinn Fein MPs - particularly in North Belfast.
  
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• General Election: IRA abuse victim calls on electorate to 'examine conscience' and reject Sinn Fein

  11-12-2019 15:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former SDLP councillor and IRA sex abuse victim said she was hurt by calls for tactical voting by those that had offered her support and which could return Sinn Fein MPs - particularly in North Belfast.
  
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• The Long Good Friday writer Barrie Keeffe dies aged 74

  11-12-2019 15:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barrie Keeffe, who penned the screenplay for the gangster film The Long Good Friday, has died at the age of 74.
  
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• Survivor of Hyde Park bomb tells High Court of ‘painful’ explosion

  11-12-2019 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A survivor of the Hyde Park bombing has described the explosion which killed four of his fellow soldiers.
  
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• Teenage girl who killed Nicole Fegan in beach buggy crash has four year driving ban upheld

  11-12-2019 13:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A judge has affirmed the sentence handed to a teenage killer driver who caused the death of a 12-year-old girl when the beach buggy she was driving crashed into a pick up truck.
  
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• Man three times over limit crashes in 'car pinball game' in west Belfast

  11-12-2019 12:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man has been arrested after crashing into a number of parked cars while over three times the legal drink drive limit.
  
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• Man arrested in Jonathan Cairns murder probe

  11-12-2019 12:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Co Londonderry teenager more than 20 years ago.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Reports of snow on Glenshane Pass

  11-12-2019 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Crash closes three lanes on Belfast's Westlink

  11-12-2019 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn make late bid to win votes ahead of 'most important election in a lifetime'

  11-12-2019 07:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has urged voters to secure a brighter future as the General Election enters its final hours of campaigning.
  
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• IFA stand firm on Windsor Park tickets for potential all-Ireland Euro 2020 showdown

  11-12-2019 00:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish Football Association chiefs have no intention of giving up any tickets set aside for Northern Ireland supporters in a potential Euro 2020 play-off final at Windsor Park next year, even if neighbours Republic of Ireland are in the decider.
  
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• Don't be ill next Wednesday... Northern Ireland health service to be reduced dramatically by staff walkouts

  11-12-2019 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health bosses have just one week to stop strike action by thousands of paramedics and nurses which is threatening to bring the health service to its knees next Wednesday.
  
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