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• Family hits a brick wall with bureaucracy over ancestral home planners say never existed

  22-01-2020 23:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Lisburn family have called planning chiefs "ludicrous" over objections to restore an ancestral home of 200 years.
  
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• Ex-member of body which set MLAs' pay says they all signed a deal to increase it four years earlier

  22-01-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former member of the body which set MLAs' pay has said he is "amazed" that Northern Ireland's five main political parties are now expressing concern about its decision four years ago setting their pay rises.
  
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• Daring expedition to remove artefacts hidden inside Titanic is piracy, says DUP's Robinson

  22-01-2020 22:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A daring new expedition to seize treasures hidden inside the Titanic for the first time amounts to "pillaging and pilfering the wreck", a DUP MP has said.
  
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• Market owners to stand trial over farmer's death

  22-01-2020 22:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owners of a Co Tyrone livestock market are to stand trial on health and safety charges following the death of an elderly farmer, who succumbed to injuries after an incident involving a bullock.
  
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• Man who claims he was abused by priest when he was 13 says diocese has dragged its feet over his complaint

  22-01-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who claims he was abused by a Catholic priest when he was 13 has hit out at how the church handled the complaint.
  
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• How Tiffany Brien turned a rundown terrace into her dream home

  22-01-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tiffany Brien has spent her career selling upmarket homes, so when it came to buying one of her own it is no surprise that she had a fairly lengthy wishlist.
  
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• Approved Tribeca project must be of highest quality, warns former NI minister

  22-01-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former direct rule minister Sir Richard Needham, who helped establish Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, has welcomed the £500m Tribeca development in the area.
  
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• Brexit deal set for Royal Assent after peers bow to MPs’ will

  22-01-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal has cleared its final parliamentary hurdle, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU with a pact in place at the end of the month.
  
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• Two men arrested in connection with Malcolm McKeown murder

  22-01-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Malcolm McKeown.
  
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• Man arrested in Muckamore Abbey abuse probe

  22-01-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with the ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital.
  
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• Executive working group to tackle mental health crisis

  22-01-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new Executive working group is to be set up at Stormont in a bid to tackle the mental health crisis.
  
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• Belfast man accused of murdering prison officer Ismay won't give evidence at trial

  22-01-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A west Belfast man accused of the murder of prison officer Adrian Ismay almost four years ago will not be giving evidence at his trial.
  
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• Stormont leaders ask for controversial and 'surprising' £1k pay hike to be deferred

  22-01-2020 17:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leaders of the five main Stormont parties have called for the controversial decision to award MLAs a £1,000 pay increase to be deferred.
  
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• Derry native Peter Casey to run against Varadkar in battle for Dail seat

  22-01-2020 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Londonderry native Peter Casey will run for election against Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in his Dublin West constituency.
  
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• Down GAA star Caolan Mooney questioned about glass thrown before attack in street brawl

  22-01-2020 16:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Down GAA star who sustained a fractured skull in an assault over Christmas has been questioned about his knowledge of a glass bottle being thrown towards a disabled man triggering the incident.
  
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• Five Ulster finalists announced for RHS Britain in Bloom 2020

  22-01-2020 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five Northern Ireland finalists are competing in this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom competition
  
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• Five Northern Ireland finalists announced for RHS Britain in Bloom 2020

  22-01-2020 15:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five Northern Ireland finalists have been shortlisted for this year’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom competition.
  
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• Department ‘has undergone major restructuring exercise’ since RHI

  22-01-2020 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The department that ran a botched green energy scheme has undergone a “major restructuring exercise”, a Stormont committee has heard.
  
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• Assault charge Ballymena man accused of putting little boy's head down toilet

  22-01-2020 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man allegedly beat a four-year-old boy and put his head down a toilet as part of a campaign of child cruelty, the High Court heard today.
  
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• Pervert ex-cop complains after we reveal he lives next to Belfast play-park

  22-01-2020 14:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A paedophile ex-cop has moaned to the Police Ombudsman about this newspaper revealing how he was living next to a popular family play-park.
  
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• IRA bomber behind Falls Road blast was an RUC informer

  22-01-2020 14:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An IRA double agent was at the centre of a notorious ‘own goal’ explosion that left two civilians dead.
  
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• Thug who beat up Antrim three-year-old spared jail

  22-01-2020 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the heartless thug who beat up a three-year-old boy, breaking his collar bone, but has managed to avoid jail.
  
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• Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77

  22-01-2020 13:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77.
  
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• Scammers swindle nearly £190k from six Northern Ireland victims, with one woman losing £64k

  22-01-2020 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scammers have swindled nearly £190,000 from six victims in Northern Ireland in recent months, police have warned.
  
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• Schoolboy in court over Larne Grammar stabbing

  22-01-2020 13:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 13-year-old schoolboy appeared before Ballymena Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged in connection with the stabbing of a fellow pupil at Larne Grammar School.
  
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• Hairdresser Keris Weir tells of shock skin cancer diagnosis

  22-01-2020 13:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Top Northern Ireland hairdresser Keris Weir is starting the New Year feeling lucky to be alive after a recent skin cancer diagnosis.
  
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• Audit office called in over Causeway Coast and Glens Council's £75m debt

  22-01-2020 13:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Councillors have called in the Audit Office after it was revealed their local authority is £75m in debt - prompting fears a 15% rates hike is needed to stay afloat.
  
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• Derry clergy forgive drug addict thieves who vandalised church

  22-01-2020 13:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Clergy at Christ Church in Londonderry say they have forgiven two men who were jailed for causing £75,000 worth of damage to the church.
  
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• Eight abortions carried out in Northern Ireland in 2018/19

  22-01-2020 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health has revealed eight abortions were carried out in Northern Ireland hospitals during 2018/19.
  
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• Veronica Guerin’s brother calls for return of internment to tackle drug gangs

  22-01-2020 12:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of a murdered journalist has called for the return of internment to deal with an ongoing drugs feud in Ireland.
  
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• What MLAs are doing with £1k payrise as Sinn Fein's O'Neill brands it 'unjustifiable'

  22-01-2020 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said a £1,000 pay rise for MLAs is "unjustifiable" and should not be paid.
  
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• What MLAs are doing with £1k pay rise as Sinn Fein's O'Neill brands it 'unjustifiable'

  22-01-2020 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said a £1,000 pay rise for MLAs is "unjustifiable" and should not be paid.
  
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• Northern Ireland parties exploring ways to reverse MLA pay rise

  22-01-2020 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Political parties in Northern Ireland are exploring ways to reverse a £1,000 pay rise given to MLAs after powersharing was restored.
  
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• Northern Ireland parties exploring ways to reverse £1k MLA pay rise

  22-01-2020 11:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's political parties are exploring ways to reverse a £1,000 pay rise given to MLAs after power sharing was restored.
  
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• Christ Church clergy forgive two church vandals in Derry

  22-01-2020 09:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men were jailed on Tuesday for breaking in and burgling a Londonderry church in September 2017.
  
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• Tribeca Belfast: Council backs £500m plan for Cathedral Quarter - BBC News

  22-01-2020 09:00
  
  Tribeca Belfast: Council backs £500m plan for Cathedral Quarter  BBC News
  
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• Council backs £500m plan to regenerate Belfast - BBC News

  22-01-2020 09:00
  
  Council backs £500m plan to regenerate Belfast  BBC News
  
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• TV doctor Christian Jessen removes Arlene Foster tweet but legal action goes on

  22-01-2020 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celebrity doctor Christian Jessen has removed a controversial tweet about First Minister Arlene Foster from his social media account.
  
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• Tragedies prompt Antrim council to launch mental health app

  22-01-2020 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A smartphone app is set to be launched by Mid and East Antrim Council as part of a major new mental health and well-being campaign following a spate of tragedies in the area.
  
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• Northern Ireland woman who stole £10k from nursery kept court appearances secret from family, judge told

  22-01-2020 07:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The husband and family of a woman who stole more than £10,000 from a church's nursery she managed know nothing of her court case, a judge heard yesterday.
  
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• Pastor David Purse: Why I've forgiven IRA man who killed my father when I was 14

  22-01-2020 07:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  They're not exactly the sort of words you usually expect to hear from a cleric's lips but Pastor David Purse readily admits that he did think about getting a gun to take revenge on the IRA gang who murdered his policeman father 40 years ago.
  
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• Gerry Adams to get €63k and a pension of €21k a year

  22-01-2020 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is set to receive a lump sum of €63,000 (£53.5k) as retiring TDs are set to share in an estimated €22m pension bonanza.
  
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• How Paddy McLaughlin harnessed Cliftonville's potential energy to switch on County Antrim Shield electricity

  22-01-2020 00:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For almost 12 months, Paddy McLaughlin has been building, encouraging and increasing the potential energy locked away inside Cliftonville Football Club.
  
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• Dad of Gary Love, who died in Las Vegas two days after wedding, tells of shock and pain

  22-01-2020 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of a Northern Ireland man who died suddenly in Las Vegas just 48 hours after marrying his long-term partner has spoken of his shock.
  
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• Dad of Down man who died suddenly in Las Vegas just two days after wedding tells of shock and pain

  22-01-2020 00:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of a Northern Ireland man who died suddenly in Las Vegas just 48 hours after marrying his long-term partner has spoken of his shock.
  
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