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• Stormont talks: Pressure on NI leaders to restore power-sharing or face another election

  15-12-2019 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fresh round of talks to restore devolution is to begin at Stormont on Monday, with Secretary of State Julian Smith due to hold bilateral meetings with Northern Ireland's party leaders.
  
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• Suzanne Breen: Naomi Long making Alliance force to be reckoned with across Northern Ireland

  15-12-2019 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Alliance Party began 2019 hoping to break through the magic 10% barrier in the council and EU elections. In hindsight, that was an unambitious dream.
  
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• Michael Conlan one fight away from world title shot in Belfast after Nikitin victory

  15-12-2019 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael Conlan has kissed the Blarney Stone, embraced the hyperbole that the Irish Americans savour as much as their Christmas aperitifs and now we are getting to the meat of his professional career.
  
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• Assembly election must be called if Stormont talks fail, says Naomi Long

  15-12-2019 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An election must be called if no agreement is struck to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alliance leader Naomi Long has said.
  
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• Negotiations to break Stormont impasse expected to begin on Monday

  15-12-2019 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Talks to restore Northern Ireland’s Assembly look likely to begin on Monday.
  
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• One thing Johnson’s victory doesn’t change: he’s still lying about Ireland | Fintan O’Toole

  15-12-2019 14:28
  
  His false claims about the withdrawal agreement reveal an utter lack of interest in Brexit’s consequences for Belfast and DublinThe difficulty for other governments in dealing with Boris Johnson is to figure out whether he is lying or merely ignorant. There was so much weirdness in the general election campaign that it was easy to miss a moment that would have once caused something of a sensation. But in this new era, it was barely remarkable that a friendly foreign government had to inter
  
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• Newtownabbey crash may be linked to serious assault in the area, police say

  15-12-2019 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating whether a serious assault on a man and a crash that left a car overturned are linked.
  
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• Boris Johnson can 'win back trust' of unionists by building bridge between NI and Scotland, claims Sammy Wilson

  15-12-2019 13:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson can "win back the trust" of unionists by building a bridge from Northern Ireland to Scotland, the DUP's Sammy Wilson has said.
  
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• Gareth McAuley: I want to see the introduction of an Irish League support group following tragic death of Jerry Thompson

  15-12-2019 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The greatest legacy for Jerry Thompson would be setting up a players' association here
  
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• Head of Catholic Church in Ireland calls for return to 50-50 PSNI recruitment

  15-12-2019 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland has called for a return to the controversial 50-50 recruitment policy for the PSNI.
  
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• Motherwell manager to appear in court over alleged disturbance

  15-12-2019 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson is to appear in court in connection with a disturbance in Edinburgh.
  
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• Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Westlink

  15-12-2019 10:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 20-year-old man has died after being hit by a car on the Westlink during the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Newtownabbey security alert ends after viable bomb found

  15-12-2019 10:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents in Newtownabbey were evacuated from their homes overnight after a viable bomb was found.
  
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• Murder investigation launched after man found dead in Portadown home- two arrested

  15-12-2019 10:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in his home in Portadown earlier this week.
  
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• Christmas sorrow for sister of murdered backpacker Inga Maria Hauser

  15-12-2019 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The one surviving sister of murdered backpacker Inga Maria Hauser cannot celebrate Christmas until her killer is jailed.
  
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• Carl Frampton: AJ had the gift of jab as Ruiz was left fighting the flab

  15-12-2019 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua reclaimed the IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight titles last weekend and it was a night that demonstrated the difference between someone who has a champion's mentality and someone who doesn't.
  
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• Belfast mum sheds three stone to fit into little black dress for Christmas party

  15-12-2019 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An east Belfast mum-of-two shed over three stone in the run-up to Christmas so she could fit into a size 12 dress for the festive office party.
  
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