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• Heartbreaking scenes at Belfast vigil for Eoin Hamill (13)

  05-01-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people - many of them children - gathered in west Belfast on Sunday night to remember Eoin Hamill, the schoolboy and young boxer who died in a road accident on Friday.
  
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• John Paul Smyth's death is a massive blow, he had great prospects, says school principal after tragedy

  05-01-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fifteen-year-old schoolboy who is believed to have died in a tragic drowning accident was "a wonderful child with great prospects", his school principal has said.
  
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• 'It's terrifying'... Belfast-born volunteer in Australia tells of fears as fires rage

  05-01-2020 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the fierce blazes continue to rage across Australia, a Northern Ireland man has been helping firefighters by transporting campsite bases to the areas worst affected.
  
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• Belfast Telegraph veteran Betty Rainsford blazed a trail for women in journalism

  05-01-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A trailblazing Belfast journalist who wrote about everything from politics to theatre and fashion — and who once landed an exclusive interview with Irish playwright Samuel Beckett — has died at the age of 99.
  
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• Tommy Stoker: Tragic tale of the teenage soldier whose 'friendly fire' death amid the Troubles is all but forgotten

  05-01-2020 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A simple and fast-fading headstone in a small Yorkshire churchyard gives no clues about the tragedy that lies behind the death of a forgotten victim of the Ulster Troubles 47 years ago.
  
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• Eilis O'Hanlon: Could Edwin Poots be the DUP leader to get a deal over the line? (Yes, that Edwin Poots)

  05-01-2020 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's traditional for party leaders to stand down after a bad election. Arlene Foster shows absolutely no sign of doing so despite presiding over the worst DUP result in years. That hasn't stopped mutterings of discontent from breaking out in the ranks.
  
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• Irish language group puts pressure on Smith as DUP vow they won't give in to 'unreasonable demands'

  05-01-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish language organisation Conradh na Gaeilge last night turned up the pressure for an Irish Language Act after meeting Secretary of State Julian Smith at Hillsborough Castle.
  
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• Boris Johnson says Iranian general was ‘threat to all our interests’

  05-01-2020 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has accused General Qassem Soleimani of being “a threat to all our interests” and said “we will not lament his death” as he called for de-escalation from all sides.
  
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• 'IRA' daubed on Co Antrim orange hall in latest attack

  05-01-2020 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  'IRA' has been painted on the side of an orange hall in Co Antrim in the latest attack on the venue.
  
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• Glentoran offer condolences following passing of former player Derek Acorah

  05-01-2020 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran FC have offered their condolences following the death of former player Derek Acorah.
  
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• Man bailed following arrest over Eoin Hamill crash death

  05-01-2020 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been released on bail after being arrested in connection with the crash that killed Belfast schoolboy Eoin Hamill.
  
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• Man arrested after arson attack on Dungiven home

  05-01-2020 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 58-year-old man has been arrested after an arson attack on a house in Dungiven on Friday night.
  
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• Peter Robinson contacted NIO about UVF godfather Gusty Spence's release, files reveal

  05-01-2020 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former DUP leader and First Minister Peter Robinson once made a call to Northern Ireland Office (NIO) officials on behalf of ex-UVF godfather Gusty Spence, newly declassified secret files reveal.
  
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• Suzanne Breen: Shame on those who maintain wall of silence 44 years after Kingsmill Massacre

  05-01-2020 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alan Black woke up this morning and saw all their faces. The 10 men who were with him on that fateful journey when their minibus was stopped at Kingsmill.
  
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• Jimmy Nesbitt: I wanted to buy Barry's Amusements...but got Cold Feet

  05-01-2020 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cold Feet star Jimmy Nesbitt has revealed he was going to buy Barry's Amusements in Portrush after it went on sale in November.
  
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• Jimmy Nesbitt: I wanted to buy Barry's Amusements... but got Cold Feet

  05-01-2020 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cold Feet star Jimmy Nesbitt has revealed he was going to buy Barry's Amusements in Portrush after it went on sale in November.
  
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• Police investigating after man found dead in Lurgan

  05-01-2020 12:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after the sudden death of a 62-year-old man in Lurgan on Saturday morning.
  
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• UDA blamed as police probe Carrick death

  05-01-2020 12:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The South East Antrim UDA was last night being blamed for beating a man to death in Carrickfergus after he was involved in a fist fight with one of its senior members.
  
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• Fast-track addiction support offered to offenders on probation

  05-01-2020 12:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Offenders experiencing acute addiction problems while on community service are being offered fast-track interventions through a new charity link-up.
  
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• Fisherman dies and second missing after trawler sinks off Wexford

  05-01-2020 11:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fisherman has died and another is missing off the coast of Hook Head in Co Wexford after a trawler sank overnight.
  
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• Body of missing 15-year-old John Paul Smyth recovered after 'tragic accident'

  05-01-2020 10:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The body of missing 15-year-old John Paul Smyth has been recovered after a five day search.
  
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• Suspicious object sparks security alert in west Belfast

  05-01-2020 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police were at the scene of a security alert in west Belfast on Saturday evening after the discovery of a suspicious object.
  
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• Pipe bomb partially explodes in front garden of Belfast home

  05-01-2020 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A viable pipe bomb device has been discovered following a security alert in west Belfast.
  
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• Donald Trump says 52 targets are lined up if Iran retaliates

  05-01-2020 03:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Iran, threatening to hit dozens of targets “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the killing of the head of General Qassem Soleimani.
  
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• Northern Ireland student singer's tour de fours is a Voice UK clean sweep

  05-01-2020 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Bellaghy woman put on a 'four-midable' display of stunning singing talent to wow every superstar coach on The Voice UK last night.
  
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• Police cordon off Carrickfergus estate following sudden death of man

  05-01-2020 00:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have cordoned off a housing estate in Carrickfergus following the sudden death of a man on Saturday evening.
  
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