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• Northern Ireland hospital parking raises £15.5m- including £2.8m from NHS staff

  29-01-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's health trusts have collected over £15m from hospital car parking charges in a three-year period.
  
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• Girl saved by air ambulance after being knocked down by own mother

  29-01-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Imagine your young daughter had been knocked down, suffered horrific, life-threatening injuries, required an air ambulance and emergency surgery and spent weeks in hospital afterwards.
  
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• NI Health Minister working with Westminster amid threat of coronavirus

  29-01-2020 22:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s Health Minister has said he is working with Westminster and the other devolved regions in preparation for a case of coronavirus.
  
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• New owner has big plans for Wrightbus after Translink deal

  29-01-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owner of Ballymena manufacturer Wrightbus has said he hopes to win government funding to extend its technology for hydrogen-fuelled buses.
  
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• Health watchdog 'burying its head in sand' over failings at Dunmurry Manor, says expert

  29-01-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An expert involved in a damning investigation into a failing care home has issued a scathing criticism of Northern Ireland's health watchdog.
  
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• 189-year-old Ballymena gate lodge up for sale beside Galgorm Resort

  29-01-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's a rare opportunity to own a beautifully maintained period home.
  
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• 189-year-old Ballymena gate lodge up for sale

  29-01-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's a rare opportunity to own a beautifully maintained period home.
  
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• MoTs: Two new lifts going into operation in Northern Ireland

  29-01-2020 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The equipment had already been purchased from the same company that provided NI's other 55 lifts.
  
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• Belfast beauty YouTuber Chloe Morton on her rise from social media influencer to BBC documentaries

  29-01-2020 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  She started out sharing make-up tips online from her bedroom in east Belfast - and now Chloe Morton is going mainstream. The 22-year-old, Northern Ireland's first ever YouTube superstar, will be front and centre of a new BBC Three documentary airing this weekend about the multi-billion-dollar beauty business.
  
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• One of the oldest peace walls in Belfast has been demolished.

  29-01-2020 20:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the oldest peace walls in Belfast has been demolished.
  
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• Experts call on Assembly to pass ban on smacking

  29-01-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Children's organisations are urging the Assembly to follow the lead of Wales and introduce a ban on smacking.
  
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• Alex Kane: Why Arlene Foster will be in the hot seat on the Late Late Show

  29-01-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I can't imagine that when the DUP was propping up the Theresa May and Boris Johnson Governments and working hand-in-glove with Rees-Mogg and the ERG cabal, Arlene Foster ever imagined she'd be spending one of the most important nights in the United Kingdom's post-war history sitting in a television studio in Dublin.
  
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• Lyndon Stephens fundraiser seeks to fulfil Belfast music figure's final wish - Belfast Live

  29-01-2020 19:47
  
  Lyndon Stephens fundraiser seeks to fulfil Belfast music figure's final wish  Belfast Live
  
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• Final act at European Parliament was to vote against withdrawal deal – DUP MEP

  29-01-2020 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP MEP Diane Dodds said her final act in the European Parliament was to vote against the Withdrawal Agreement.
  
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• Men admit terrorism charges after MI5 surveillance

  29-01-2020 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It follows the bugging of a house in which police believe Continuity IRA meetings were held.
  
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• Peace wall demolished in Belfast - BBC News

  29-01-2020 19:07
  
  Peace wall demolished in Belfast  BBC News
  
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• Peace wall demolished in Belfast

  29-01-2020 19:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  One of the city's oldest peace walls is removed and will be replaced with a smaller barrier.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round-Up: Six Nations on deck as we assess Andy Farrell's first Ireland team

  29-01-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Rugby Round-Up, in association with Openreach, is here to take a look ahead to Andy Farrell's first Six Nations as Ireland head coach.
  
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• Brexit: European Parliament overwhelmingly backs terms of UK's exit

  29-01-2020 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MEPs overwhelmingly back the terms of the UK's exit after an emotional debate in Brussels.
  
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• Aidan McAnespie: Soldier facing trial over 1988 death loses legal bid

  29-01-2020 18:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Jonathan Holden is facing trial for the alleged manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in 1988.
  
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• European Parliament backs Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal

  29-01-2020 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Parliament has set the seal on Britain’s departure from the EU, voting overwhelmingly to back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal.
  
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• Woman charged with murder of her three children in Dublin

  29-01-2020 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deirdre Morley, 43, appears in court in Dublin over the deaths of Conor, 9, Darragh, 7, and Carla, 3.
  
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• Belfast dealer: Sales lost because of MoT test cancellations

  29-01-2020 18:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Most MoT tests for cars and light vehicles in Northern Ireland have been suspended with immediate effect.
  
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• Derry assault: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

  29-01-2020 18:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 23-year old man has been arrested in connection with an assault in Londonderry last month.
  
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• Man arrested for attempted murder after serious assault in Derry in December

  29-01-2020 18:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man has been arrested for attempted murder following a serious assault in Londonderry in December that left a man in critical condition in hospital.
  
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• GAA tells clubs not to communicate via WhatsApp over 'unsuitable material' concerns

  29-01-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The GAA has told clubs they should not use WhatsApp to communicate with players because of age and GDPR concerns.
  
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• John Brady police station death: Dissident republican 'took own life'

  29-01-2020 18:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Brady died in Strand Road police station in Londonderry in October 2009.
  
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• Dublin mother charged with murdering her three children appears in court

  29-01-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has appeared in a Dublin court charged with the murder of her three children.
  
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• Coronavirus: Wuhan like ghost city, it's a relief to get out, says Northern Ireland lecturer

  29-01-2020 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland lecturer who has been stranded in China due to the coronavirus outbreak is hoping to leave the country by Thursday.
  
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• Jordan Snoddy guilty of Robert Molloy-Jones unlawful killing in Belfast attack, jury finds - Belfast Telegraph

  29-01-2020 17:39
  
  Jordan Snoddy guilty of Robert Molloy-Jones unlawful killing in Belfast attack, jury finds  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Jordan Snoddy guilty of Robert Molloy-Jones unlawful killing in Belfast attack, jury finds

  29-01-2020 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man who wept giving evidence as he apologised for killing fellow drug user Robert Molloy-Jones was cleared of murder - but convicted of his unlawful killing.
  
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• Belfast offers common ground space with The Commons - PenBayPilot.com

  29-01-2020 17:30
  
  Belfast offers common ground space with The Commons  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Coronavirus: Northern Ireland virologist warns true extent of outbreak not yet known and it could spread

  29-01-2020 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland virologist has said the true extent of the coronavirus is not known - and that similar widespread infections are likely to become more frequent in coming years because of changes to the environment.
  
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• Van Morrison to headline City of Derry Jazz Festival 2020

  29-01-2020 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland music legend Sir Van Morrison will return as a headline act at this year's City of Derry Jazz Festival.
  
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• NI Assembly to publish its budget before Westminster

  29-01-2020 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Westminster government will reveal its budget on March 11.
  
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• Separation of republican and loyalist prisoners in Maghaberry costs £2m every year

  29-01-2020 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around £2 million is being spent each year on the separation of republican and loyalist prisoners at Northern Ireland's high-security Maghaberry Prison, it has emerged.
  
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• DNA connects suspect to Malcolm McKeown murder, court hears

  29-01-2020 16:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DNA on a glove found near a getaway car allegedly connects a man to a suspected gangland murder, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Troubles compensation 'only for innocent,' says Boris Johnson

  29-01-2020 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Victims of violence during The Troubles in Northern Ireland will only be compensated if their injuries came about "through no fault of their own," the Prime Minister has said.
  
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• Probe into UVF murder of Peter McCormack in Kilcoo gun attack to begin two years early, court told

  29-01-2020 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Police Ombudsman is to expedite an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a loyalist murder at a village pub 27 years ago, the High Court has been told.
  
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• GAA tells clubs not to use WhatsApp amid concerns over 'unsuitable material'

  29-01-2020 15:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The GAA says clubs must stop using WhatsApp for communication purposes because it is not compliant with General Data Protection Regulation.
  
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• Education system needs extra £400m a year, says minister

  29-01-2020 15:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s under-pressure education system needs at least £400 million a year extra, a minister has said.
  
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• Wexford: Manhunt after shots fired at garda car

  29-01-2020 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The public are advised not to approach the two suspects.
  
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• Ex-IRA man Brady ‘impulsively’ killed himself inside police station

  29-01-2020 15:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former IRA prisoner “impulsively” killed himself three minutes after he was left alone in a police station in Northern Ireland, a coroner has said.
  
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• Alliance says nothing to celebrate after row over Northern Ireland council hoisting Brexit flag

  29-01-2020 14:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A decision to fly the Union Flag in Lisburn to mark ‘Brexit Day’ has sparked a row between councillors.
  
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• Belfast £1m cannabis seizure: Three men arrested - BBC News

  29-01-2020 14:03
  
  Belfast £1m cannabis seizure: Three men arrested  BBC News
  
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• Belfast £1m cannabis seizure: Three men arrested

  29-01-2020 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested three men and seized £1m worth of cannabis in Belfast.
  
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• Coronavirus evacuations begin as number of cases hits almost 6,000 in China

  29-01-2020 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Countries have started to evacuate their citizens from Wuchan, the Chinese city hardest-hit by coronavirus, which has now infected more people in China than SARS.
  
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• £1m of cannabis seized in Belfast and three men arrested

  29-01-2020 13:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested and £1 million worth of cannabis has been seized after the search of a car in east Belfast on Tuesday.
  
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• No guarantee for safety of Northern Ireland care home residents, says Older People Commissioner

  29-01-2020 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The safety of care home residents across Northern Ireland cannot be guaranteed, the Commissioner for Older People has said.
  
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• Have you heard? The new Fairways Hotel, Dundalk is open!

  29-01-2020 13:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Four-Star Destination in The Heart of Dundalk.Originally opened in the 1960s, the former Fairways Hotel held a fond place in the heart of those who visited from near and far. Now rebuilt from the ground up, the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk has made its return with state-of-the-art technology and stylish finishes ensuring that the same cherished warmth for which is was once famed, can be enjoyed by former and first-time guests alike.
  
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