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• 22,000 have died on health service waiting list in Northern Ireland in last five years

  16-01-2020 23:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 5,000 people died while on a health service waiting list in Northern Ireland in the last year.
  
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• 22,000 die on Northern Ireland health service waiting list in five years

  16-01-2020 23:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 5,000 people died while on a health service waiting list in Northern Ireland in the last year.
  
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• 'Some will never be seen...' shock extent of waiting list crisis facing Robin Swann

  16-01-2020 23:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The extent of the waiting list shame Robin Swann must tackle as Health Minister has been revealed.
  
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• Peter Hain backs under-fire Julian Smith over Stormont funds deal

  16-01-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Secretary of State Peter Hain has said he believes Julian Smith acted honourably in his pledges to the DUP and Sinn Fein over funding for the new Executive.
  
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• £2.5bn needed by NI Water to continue providing crucial services

  16-01-2020 23:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NI Water has said it needs at least £2.5bn to address capacity issues and to continue providing essential water and wastewater services - despite the Government providing a total of only £2bn to the new Stormont Executive.
  
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• Christopher Meli death: Mum furious as six of eight accused avoid prison

  16-01-2020 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken mother of a young west Belfast man has said she is "disgusted" after six of the eight people accused of involvement in his death walked free from court.
  
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• Priest banned Sinn Fein from meeting in his church hall over abortion stance, pro-life group claims

  16-01-2020 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A priest has banned prominent members of Sinn Fein - including Michelle O'Neill - from holding a meeting in a Co Tyrone church hall because of the party's stance on abortion, a pro-life group has said.
  
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• 'Primary school kids need help to cope with suicides' says Belfast school principal

  16-01-2020 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The principal of a north Belfast primary school has said mental health issues, drugs and social media are playing a role in the suicide epidemic hitting Northern Ireland's young people.
  
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• How Northern Ireland's bingo halls have fostered lifelong female friendships

  16-01-2020 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  They say it's a game of chance that requires focus, speed and often patience, but bingo is more than just numbers. Northern Ireland's bingo halls are special places, where life and all its complexities are worked out and lifelong friendships forged.
  
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• Belfast mum who tried to take her own life sends message to others in despair: 'please reach out'

  16-01-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An inspirational Belfast mother has opened her heart to talk about her experience of suicide in the hope of reaching out to others in despair.
  
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• Watch: Video tour of Co Antrim mansion dating back to 1677 on market for £695,000

  16-01-2020 21:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17th-century mansion located in the Co Antrim countryside has been put on the market for just under £700,000.
  
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• Co Antrim mansion dating back to 1677 on market for £695,000

  16-01-2020 21:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17th-century mansion located in the Co Antrim countryside has been put on the market for just under £700,000.
  
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• Why Rory McIlroy is right to look to morality over Saudi Arabia riches

  16-01-2020 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  To the promoter Eddie Hearn, they are 'idiots' for protesting against a boxing match in Saudi Arabia when the country is offering to pump serious money into the sport.
  
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• Struggling owners call last orders as over third of Northern Ireland pubs disappear

  16-01-2020 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of pubs and bars in Northern Ireland has fallen by 35% over the last two decades, according to new figures.
  
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• Shots fired at rear window of house in Omagh

  16-01-2020 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of shots have been fired at the rear window of a house in Omagh, leaving a woman badly shaken.
  
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• Shots fired at house in Omagh

  16-01-2020 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of shots have been fired at the rear window of a house in Omagh, leaving a woman badly shaken.
  
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• Fionola Meredith: Why Megxit and the return of Stormont have more in common than you'd imagine

  16-01-2020 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This week it's been all about a dysfunctional bunch of over-privileged people, many of little discernible talent but who frequently act as though they're the centre of the universe, finally getting together to sort out their largely self-created problems.
  
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• Man (27) stopped by police in Belfast was carrying herbal cannabis in a suitcase

  16-01-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of a number of offences after being stopped by police while carrying suspected herbal cannabis in a suitcase.
  
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• McDonald says Sinn Fein councillor will not be removed for Taoiseach comments

  16-01-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has said she will not be removing one of its councillors who had to apologise for remarks he made about the Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar.
  
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• Armagh man Eddie Kennedy remembered as 'salt-of-the-earth character' after road death

  16-01-2020 17:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh man killed in a two-vehicle collision has been described as one of life’s “genuine salt-of-the-earth” individuals.
  
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• Watch: Child's lucky escape after being hit by van in Belfast after dash across main road

  16-01-2020 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A child had a lucky escape after being hit by a van in Belfast on Tuesday.
  
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• Shocking footage shows child being hit by van in Belfast after dash across main road

  16-01-2020 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Footage has emerged of a child dashing across a busy Belfast road before being hit by a van.
  
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• Princess Royal tours Northern Ireland prison

  16-01-2020 16:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Princess Royal has visited Maghaberry Prison in Co Antrim.
  
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• Christopher Meli death: Eight sentenced over killing of Belfast man

  16-01-2020 16:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eight young people have been sentenced for offences linked to the death of west Belfast man Christopher Meli.
  
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• Julian Smith suggests Northern Ireland public foot bill for Stormont deal amid claims £6bn promised

  16-01-2020 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Secretary of State Julian Smith has suggested the Northern Ireland public foots the bill for commitments made in the New Decade, New Approach agreement, rather than the Executive relying on handouts from London.
  
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• Police and 14-year-old among record high Christmas drink-drive arrests

  16-01-2020 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of arrests in connection with the PSNI's drink drive campaign was the highest in a decade.
  
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• Record Northern Ireland drug deaths 'tip of the iceberg', says dad who lost son after taking ecstasy

  16-01-2020 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast father whose son died after taking ecstasy during a night out has said figures showing nearly 200 people died from drugs in Northern Ireland in 2018 were “the tip of the iceberg”.
  
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• Strike off: Unions suspend healthcare action to consider Stormont offer

  16-01-2020 13:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unison and the Royal College of Nursing have announced the suspension of healthcare strikes in order to ballot members on the deal offered by the Department of Health.
  
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• Arrest after man stabbed in Belfast murder attempt

  16-01-2020 12:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been stabbed a number of times in a Belfast attack police are treating as attempted murder.
  
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• Belfast Fashion Spy: 'Meghan Markle's style is smart and classy'

  16-01-2020 12:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rachel Dean checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.
  
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• Harry makes first official appearance since decision to quit

  16-01-2020 12:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex has carried out his first official public engagement since he and his wife quit as senior royals, triggering a major crisis for the monarchy.
  
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• £1m grant for Queen's University to help slash airport queues

  16-01-2020 10:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Airport queues in Belfast could be slashed within years thanks to a new research project from Queen’s University.
  
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• Booming Belfast: See how Northern Irish capital went from Titanic to Troubles to 'Thrones' - USA TODAY

  16-01-2020 09:00
  
  Booming Belfast: See how Northern Irish capital went from Titanic to Troubles to 'Thrones'  USA TODAY
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Lorry sheds load of cement on M2

  16-01-2020 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Belfast city centre street closed for building work

  16-01-2020 08:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Swann closes in on deal to avert strike by Northern Ireland NHS staff

  16-01-2020 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Health Minister was last night thrashing out the fine details of a deal to bring an end to strike action by NHS staff.
  
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• Study raises alarm bells over cancer survival rate in Northern Ireland

  16-01-2020 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fifth of around 46,000 cancer patients given an emergency diagnosis in Northern Ireland had a survival rate of just 23% after three years, according to a report.
  
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• Stowaway Northern Ireland poodle found after 300-mile English adventure

  16-01-2020 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A pet poodle who went missing from his Belfast home at the start of December has been reunited with his owner in England after arriving there as a stowaway on a boat.
  
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• Man killed in Co Armagh crash was 'a gentleman'

  16-01-2020 07:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man killed in a two-vehicle collision in Co Armagh was a "well-liked gentleman", an MLA has said.
  
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• Portadown thugs banned from games after attack on Newry fan

  16-01-2020 07:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two Portadown FC supporters have been banned from matches for attacking a Newry City fan.
  
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• Debenhams pays £9k to transgender Newry woman after job bias case

  16-01-2020 07:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A transgender woman from Newry has been awarded £9,000 after taking a sex discrimination case against Debenhams.
  
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• Former Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams finally bows out of politics

  16-01-2020 00:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobody could ever have predicted that it would end this way.
  
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• Fomer Sinn Fein chief Gerry Adams finally bows out of politics

  16-01-2020 00:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nobody could ever have predicted that it would end this way.
  
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• Nichola Mallon opposes water charges, but won't rule out rises in household rates bills

  16-01-2020 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's new Infrastructure Minister has outlined her staunch opposition to water charges - but said discussions "will have to be had" over possible rates rises instead.
  
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