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• 'Unfit for office' Conor Murphy should stand down, says murdered Paul Quinn's mother

  05-02-2020 23:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of IRA murder victim Paul Quinn has said that Sinn Fein's Conor Murphy is "unfit for office" and should resign.
  
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• A disappointing day, but Paul Quinn's parents vow to fight on for the apology they've waited 13 years to hear

  05-02-2020 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cullyhanna stands six miles from the border, halfway between Newtownhamilton and Crossmaglen.
  
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• 10 questions Conor Murphy must answer

  05-02-2020 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  1In November 2007, you said "everyone" knew Paul Quinn was involved in criminality and smuggling. Who was "everyone" and where did you get your information from?
  
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• Love Island fans want ‘rat’ Callum to take leaf out of Nas’s book

  05-02-2020 23:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Love Island fans have said “rat” Callum Jones needs to takes a leaf out of Nas Majeed’s book after his head was turned by a new girl.
  
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• Skeletons of past will haunt Sinn Fein until party addresses the pain of victims

  05-02-2020 23:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  What a difference a Dail election campaign makes in a party's attitude to besmirching a murder victim.
  
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• Sir Keir Starmer says national wellbeing is just as important as economic growth

  05-02-2020 23:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour leadership contender Sir Keir Starmer has said promoting “national wellbeing” should be just as high a priority as delivering economic growth.
  
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• Jones honoured to lead Liverpool at age of 19 but still played his own game

  05-02-2020 23:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Curtis Jones took the responsibility of being named Liverpool’s youngest captain seriously but did not allow realising a boyhood dream to restrict his natural instincts.
  
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• ‘The other version of myself died in car crash’ – Kevin Hart

  05-02-2020 23:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kevin Hart has said the old him died in his 2019 car crash, and that he is now going through “a resurrection”.
  
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• Lazio miss chance to go second in Serie A after being held by Verona

  05-02-2020 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lazio missed the chance to move second in Serie A after they were held to a goalless draw at home by Verona.
  
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• Belfast rates bills set to rise - Belfast Live

  05-02-2020 23:20
  
  Belfast rates bills set to rise  Belfast Live
  
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• Pupils discover Arab culture in Belfast

  05-02-2020 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  School pupils from across Northern Ireland were given a chance to enjoy Arab language and culture in Belfast yesterday.
  
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• Causeway Coast and Glens council is £68.7m in debt

  05-02-2020 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councillors vote to bring in financial advisors for "urgent and immediate assistance".
  
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• Silent Witness series ends with two shock exits

  05-02-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liz Carr said it was time to “focus less on the dead and more on the living”, as she exited Silent Witness in an explosive series finale that included the death of a major character.
  
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• Liz Carr proud to help improve representation of disabled people on TV

  05-02-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liz Carr has told of her pride that Silent Witness helped to improve the representation of disabled people on screen, saying she “policed” the show a lot during her time on it.
  
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• Alan Blayney: Irish League fans' abuse is not getting worse and goalkeepers can't avoid it

  05-02-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland international and Irish League favourite Alan Blayney doesn't believe verbal abuse is getting worse in Irish League football - because it's always existed.
  
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• Alan Blayney: Fans' abuse is something all keepers have to face

  05-02-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Northern Ireland shot-stopper Alan Blayney says abuse is part of football and goalkeepers must deal with it.
  
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• Hagi strikes late to keep Rangers within touch of leaders Celtic

  05-02-2020 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ianis Hagi kept Rangers in the title race as his first goal for Steven Gerrard's side sealed a 2-1 win over Hibernian at Ibrox.
  
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• Moriarty and Tompkins reunited and bidding to help Wales to Six Nations glory

  05-02-2020 23:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ross Moriarty and Nick Tompkins helped England win a World Cup – but their sights are now set on Welsh Six Nations glory after an unlikely reunion.
  
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• England flanker Lewis Ludlam fired up for ‘war’ against Scotland

  05-02-2020 23:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lewis Ludlam has promised Scotland a “war” fuelled by hatred as England attempt to make amends for their passive opening to the Guinness Six Nations.
  
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• Tears as family and friends say farewell to tragic Co Down teen Deaglan Moran

  05-02-2020 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  School friends of a Co Down teenager who was killed after being struck by a car paid their respects at his funeral on Wednesday.
  
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• Spurs leave it late to see off Southampton and reach FA Cup fifth round

  05-02-2020 22:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham needed a late rescue act to book their spot in the FA Cup fifth round as they beat Southampton 3-2 in the fourth-round replay.
  
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• Jake Humphrey ‘thought he was mad during dark period’

  05-02-2020 22:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Jake Humphrey has told how he went through a “dark period” when he believed he was mad.
  
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• How Andy Farrell's different approach with Ireland is a help, says Iain Henderson

  05-02-2020 22:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster captain Iain Henderson has praised the early impact of new Ireland head coach Andy Farrell as the side prepare to welcome Wales to Dublin on Saturday (2.15pm kick-off).
  
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• How Andy Farrell's different approach with Ireland is a help, Iain Henderson

  05-02-2020 22:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster captain Iain Henderson has praised the early impact of new Ireland head coach Andy Farrell as the side prepare to welcome Wales to Dublin on Saturday (2.15pm kick-off).
  
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• CJ Stander targets Six Nations consistency despite Ireland criticism

  05-02-2020 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Viewed through the prism of the selection and subsequent result, Ireland's victory over Scotland last weekend certainly provided ammunition for anyone hoping to shoot down the new regime as much the same as what's gone before.
  
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• Belfast "safe injection rooms" backed by city councillors - Belfast Live

  05-02-2020 22:48
  
  Belfast "safe injection rooms" backed by city councillors  Belfast Live
  
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• Trump acquitted of all charges in Senate impeachment trial

  05-02-2020 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has been acquitted of all charges by the Senate, bringing an end to only the third presidential impeachment trial in American history.
  
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• Not guilty: Split Senate acquits Trump of impeachment

  05-02-2020 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has won impeachment acquittal in the US Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial in American history with votes that split the country, tested civic norms and fed the tumultuous 2020 race for the White House.
  
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• Call for change in Belfast council policy over Irish language street signs

  05-02-2020 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein have proposed changes that will lower the barrier to erecting signs in Irish in Belfast.
  
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• Pro-life groups hit out at bodies' proposals for no abortion restrictions up to 24 weeks in Northern Ireland

  05-02-2020 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pro-life groups have claimed that three professional health bodies that agreed there should be no abortion restrictions up to 24 weeks in Northern Ireland are driven by a pro-abortion agenda.
  
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• Graeme McDowell vows to make most of second chance at golf's top table

  05-02-2020 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graeme McDowell believes he will have a greater appreciation for the trappings of success after experiencing "life on the outside".
  
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• Am I the only one who thinks Ireland have appointed the wrong Englishman in Andy Farrell?

  05-02-2020 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  “Wisdom is oftentimes nearer when we stoop than we soar.” William Wordsworth. Appropriate maybe that it was an English­man who uttered those words. This avenue of thought has nothing to do with the win against Scotland or the unim­pressive manner of it. Am I alone in thinking that we may not have picked the right Englishman to coach our national team?
  
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• Schools require £400m for maintenance on top of £400m needed to keep system going

  05-02-2020 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The repair bill for the backlog of school maintenance in Northern Ireland currently stands at £400m - although another £400m is needed to keep the under-pressure education system going as it is.
  
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• Republican senator Mitt Romney will vote to convict Trump

  05-02-2020 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US senator Mitt Romney said he will vote to convict President Donald Trump, becoming the first and probably only Republican to break ranks during the Senate’s impeachment trial and favour removing Mr Trump from office.
  
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• When Football Manager turned real life in the Irish League's transfer window of all windows

  05-02-2020 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I think we know each other well enough by now for me to share something with you - I love a bit of Football Manager.
  
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• Irish League clubs make the most of window of opportunity

  05-02-2020 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I think we know each other well enough by now for me to share something with you - I love a bit of Football Manager.
  
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• It's not all doom and gloom, Larne show neighbourly love

  05-02-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I am not going to dwell long on the ridiculous scenes at Warrenpoint Town's game with Ballymena United in the Sadler's Peaky Blinder Irish Cup on Saturday.
  
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• Billy Weir: It's not all doom and gloom, Larne show neighbourly love

  05-02-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I am not going to dwell long on the ridiculous scenes at Warrenpoint Town's game with Ballymena United in the Sadler's Peaky Blinder Irish Cup on Saturday.
  
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• Googling the changes in Belfast as images show cityscape transformation in 15 years

  05-02-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  These are the images which show the changing face of Belfast.
  
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• Fermanagh and Omagh Council 'co-operating' in child sex abuse probe

  05-02-2020 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Fermanagh and Omagh District Council is "co-operating" with detectives investigating claims of historical child sexual abuse in the county.
  
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• Ligoniel schoolboy achieves highest AQE grade in Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  05-02-2020 21:47
  
  Ligoniel schoolboy achieves highest AQE grade in Northern Ireland  Belfast Live
  
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• Dale Lewis who stabbed grandfather and cousin in Belfast jailed for five years

  05-02-2020 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 20-year-old man who stabbed his grandfather and cousin in an unprovoked early morning attack was handed a five-year sentence yesterday.
  
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• Return of CCTV would help tackle anti-social behaviour in Belfast's Holyland, say residents

  05-02-2020 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents and community groups in the Holyland area of Belfast have welcomed a new study which recommends a return to CCTV in the area to tackle anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Quinns deserve more than Murphy apology

  05-02-2020 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Senior Sinn Fein member Conor Murphy, having been backed into a corner by the tenacity of the Quinn family whose son was brutally murdered by IRA members 13 years ago, has apologised for a disgraceful slur he placed on the dead man.
  
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• City's changing face shows the progress we've made

  05-02-2020 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast in 2005 was a city recovering from three decades of violence and trying to replace an industrial past. Our images from Google Maps show how the capital has changed dramatically in the past 15 years, with enormous development in the docklands and the Cathedral Quarter in particular.
  
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• Ambulance bosses sorry for Craigavon pensioner's three-hour wait

  05-02-2020 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) has apologised to a pensioner who waited nearly three hours for an ambulance after breaking her hip.
  
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• Weather: Snow warning for Northern Ireland in wake of Storm Ciara's battering winds

  05-02-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for heavy snow and strong winds in Northern Ireland next week.
  
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• Storm Ciara to batter Northern Ireland with heavy rain and gusts of up to 80mph

  05-02-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland this weekend.
  
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• Hailey Bieber opens up about Justin’s ‘really scary’ struggle with illness

  05-02-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hailey Bieber has told how tough it was dealing with “super mean and judgmental” comments about her husband Justin Bieber, prior to his Lyme disease diagnosis.
  
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• Rev David Bruce: 'I would be very supportive of a woman moderator in the future and I am confident that it will happen...'

  05-02-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new head of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has revealed that he is only too familiar with the ongoing suicide problem in Belfast and beyond.
  
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