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• Apprentice winner Dr Leah Totton on how Omagh bombing inspired her to become a doctor

  14-01-2020 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In this week's interview Rachel Dean talks to Dr Leah Totton (31), originally from Londonderry, who founded three cosmetic clinics in London after winning the BBC One show The Apprentice in 2013 and securing an investment of £250,000 from Lord Sugar. She has a boyfriend, Justin Harding (33), who is a professional golfer from South Africa.
  
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• Moaning about finances wrong approach: Sammy Wilson

  14-01-2020 23:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former DUP Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has advised Conor Murphy - who currently holds Stormont's purse strings - to stop complaining that the Government's financial package to the new Executive falls short of what was expected.
  
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• Moaning about finances is the wrong approach: Sammy Wilson

  14-01-2020 23:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former DUP Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has advised Conor Murphy - who currently holds Stormont's purse strings - to stop complaining that the Government's financial package to the new Executive falls short of what was expected.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round-Up: Where Ulster's efforts in Clermont went wrong and who the province should be hoping for in the Champions Cup quarter-finals

  14-01-2020 23:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Rugby haven't even rubber-stamped their tickets to the knock-out stages of the European Champions Cup yet and already the UR Round Up podcast is jumping ahead.
  
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• Man (23) arrested after drugs and fireworks seized in Derry

  14-01-2020 22:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a search of three properties in Londonderry on Tuesday.
  
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• 'I was honoured' - Fr Brian D’Arcy awarded OBE at Buckingham Palace by Prince William

  14-01-2020 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fr Brian D’Arcy was awarded an OBE on Tuesday by Prince William in a prestigious ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• Alban Maginness: Sinn Fein and DUP haven't just seen the light - they were forced back to work by an irate electorate

  14-01-2020 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There is widespread relief that our politicians have at last got back to work, having signed up to a comprehensive agreement on a wide range of outstanding issues that have bedevilled our politics for the past three years or more.
  
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• Men with knives steal money and bank card from young people in Banbridge

  14-01-2020 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men armed with knives have stolen money and a bank card from a group of young people walking in Banbridge.
  
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• Unions 'optimistic' after multimillion package offer from health minister Robin Swann

  14-01-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unions have said they're optimistic following a "breakthrough" offer from Health Minister Robin Swann to resolve concerns around pay parity and safe staffing.
  
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• QUB-linked research body in dispute with firm over £7m payment

  14-01-2020 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A publicly-funded research body has said the recovery of £7m in overdue royalty payments is a priority.
  
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• Belfast research body in dispute with firm over £7m payment

  14-01-2020 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A publicly-funded research body has said the recovery of £7m in overdue royalty payments is a priority.
  
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• Robert Armstrong obituary

  14-01-2020 17:46
  
  Robert Armstrong, who has died from a brain tumour aged 76, was a Guardian sports writer, specialising in football, rugby and tennis, his own game. Known for the “no frills” accuracy of his reports, he filed reassuringly ahead of deadline from World Cups and major tours in far-flung corners of the world, as well as from Wimbledon.But he also left his mark on the paper for which he worked for almost 30 years as a highly effective National Union of Journalists (NUJ) official, championi
  
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• 'It doesn't get easier': Footballer Josh Daniels opens up on loss of family members in Buncrana pier tragedy

  14-01-2020 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glenavon footballer Josh Daniels, who lost five members of his family in the Buncrana pier tragedy, has said dealing with the loss “doesn’t get easier and it never will”.
  
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• Draft law to tackle RHI flaws to be tabled

  14-01-2020 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A draft law to tackle many of the flaws in government in Northern Ireland uncovered during the RHI inquiry is to be tabled.
  
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• Watch: Derry Girls' writer Lisa McGee 'exploring' ideas for movie of hit comedy

  14-01-2020 17:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derry Girls’ writer Lisa McGee has confirmed she is in “discussions” about a movie for the hit Channel 4 comedy.
  
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• Councillor hits out at Belfast CS Lewis Square vandalism

  14-01-2020 16:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast councillor has hit out at the "senseless and pointless" vandalism of CS Lewis Square.
  
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• Newry man 'stabbed and thrown off balcony', court told

  14-01-2020 15:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man was allegedly stabbed and beaten with a hammer before being thrown off a first-floor balcony, the High Court has been told.
  
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• Hunter Patrick McGleenan: Police await full pathology report into tot's death

  14-01-2020 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the circumstances surrounding an infant’s death are still awaiting the full pathology report, a court has been told.
  
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• Health Minister Robin Swann hails 'breakthrough' in strike action with £110m package announcement

  14-01-2020 14:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Health Minister Robin Swann has announced a £110million funding package in a bid to avert further healthcare strikes across Northern Ireland hailing it as a "breakthrough".
  
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• Stephen Clements: Music stops on Q Radio to remember former breakfast show host

  14-01-2020 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The music stopped on Q Radio on Tuesday afternoon as the station paid tribute to its former breakfast show host, Stephen Clements a week after the announcement of his death.
  
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• Education Minister Weir announces £45m cash injection for 18 Northern Ireland schools

  14-01-2020 13:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eighteen schools in Northern Ireland are to proceed with building projects after an investment of £45 million was announced.
  
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• Assembly Speaker Maskey says he won't tolerate insults after spat with SDLP's McGrath

  14-01-2020 13:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Assembly Speaker Alex Maskey accused SDLP MLA Colin McGrath of "insulting him" during a debate at Stormont.
  
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• Man remains 'critical' in hospital six days after Co Down crash

  14-01-2020 12:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man remains in a critical condition in hospital six days after a two-vehicle crash in Co Down.
  
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• Justice Minister Naomi Long condemns shooting after man left with life-changing injuries in Belfast attack

  14-01-2020 12:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justice Minister Naomi Long has condemned a paramilitary attack which left a man with life-changing injuries.
  
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• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar calls general election

  14-01-2020 12:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has called a general election for Saturday, February 8.
  
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• I felt my identity was being stripped away: Northern Ireland women on the shock of losing hair

  14-01-2020 10:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV star Ricki Lake revealed a new buzz cut last week after years of hair loss. Here, four NI women who lost their locks for health reasons talk to Leona O’Neill about the trauma and how they managed it.
  
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• I felt my identity was being stripped away: Northern Ireland women on shock of losing hair

  14-01-2020 10:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV star Ricki Lake revealed a new buzz cut last week after years of hair loss. Here, four NI women who lost their locks for health reasons talk to Leona O’Neill about the trauma and how they managed it.
  
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• Baby escapes injury in Belfast home pipe bomb attack

  14-01-2020 10:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two pipe bomb type devices were thrown at a house in west Belfast in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Man rescued from car as winds and rain battered Northern Ireland

  14-01-2020 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Ballymena in despair over suicides and deaths caused by drug abuse, says minister

  14-01-2020 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Presbyterian minister has spoken of the "tangible wave of despair" that has hit Ballymena after a series of suicides and drug-related deaths.
  
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• Terrified Derry mother baffled by attack on her home and car

  14-01-2020 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grieving Londonderry mother has called on those behind an attack on her home to tell her why she was targeted.
  
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• Sister of ex-IRA man John Brady found dead in police cell disputes suggestion he killed himself

  14-01-2020 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An inquest which will determine whether a former IRA prisoner found hanging in a cell in a Londonderry police station died by suicide - something his family strenuously contests - has opened in Omagh Courthouse.
  
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• £1m to put up homeless in Northern Ireland hotels and B&Bs 'shows we need more social housing'

  14-01-2020 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than £1m was spent lodging homeless people in specialist accommodation such as hotels and guesthouses in a three-year period.
  
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• Father of Ardglass killer Jason Carr admits intimidation of his victim

  14-01-2020 07:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of a self-confessed killer has admitted intimidating his Co Down son's murder victim two days before the fisherman died.
  
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• Esmond Birnie: Extra cash will inevitably come with the price tag of accountability and control

  14-01-2020 07:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It wasn't just Storm Brendan which stormed into Northern Ireland yesterday morning. The Prime Minister came to celebrate and congratulate regarding Saturday's restoration of devolution.
  
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• It will take £5bn to get Northern Ireland running again, PM warned by economist

  14-01-2020 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been warned it will take at least £5bn to get Northern Ireland up and running again after three years without a government.
  
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• It will take £5bn to get Northern Ireland running again, Boris Johnson warned by economist Birnie

  14-01-2020 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been warned it will take at least £5bn to get Northern Ireland up and running again after three years without a government.
  
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