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• Sinn Fein about to morph into that which they hope to replace

  10-02-2020 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When Mary Lou McDonald took over the reins of Sinn Fein from the caudillo who preceded her, she hardly hit the ground running.
  
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• Bryson wants DUP chief Johnston as NAMA trial defence witness

  10-02-2020 23:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Loyalist Jamie Bryson is seeking to call the DUP's most powerful unelected figure as a defence witness in his NAMA conspiracy trial.
  
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• We weren't manipulated by the media, say Paul Quinn parents

  10-02-2020 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of Paul Quinn said she has been left devastated by claims that she was manipulated by the media in a bid to hurt Sinn Fein's election campaign.
  
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• Labour leadership candidates oppose party standing in Northern Ireland

  10-02-2020 23:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The four candidates making up the "most Irish line-up for Labour leader in the party's history" are unlikely to stand any candidates in Northern Ireland, according to a report by supporters here.
  
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• John Bercow rubbishes Theresa May's deal with the DUP

  10-02-2020 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former House of Commons Speaker John Bercow has given a withering assessment of Theresa May's deal with the DUP to prop up her Government in his newly published memoirs.
  
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• Lisburn Castlereagh ratepayers face big rates bill hike - Belfast Live

  10-02-2020 23:29
  
  Lisburn Castlereagh ratepayers face big rates bill hike  Belfast Live
  
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• Love Island rocked by surprise double dumping

  10-02-2020 23:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Love Island has been rocked by a double dumping that saw two couples eliminated.
  
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• Family thank air ambulance heroes who saved man's life following Tyrone crash

  10-02-2020 23:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Cookstown woman has recalled the night her father almost died in a horrific crash - as she praised the Northern Ireland Air Ambulance for saving his life.
  
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• Johnson expected to defy Tory critics and back HS2

  10-02-2020 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson will take on Tory MPs in some of the party’s heartland seats if he gives the green light to HS2.
  
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• Prime Minister expected to give green light to HS2

  10-02-2020 23:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is expected to confirm HS2 will go ahead on Tuesday, despite concerns over its budget and the environmental impact of construction.
  
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• Severe weather shuts Queensferry Crossing

  10-02-2020 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Falling ice and snow has forced the closure of the Queensferry Crossing, with eight cars damaged in the severe weather.
  
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• Bombardier A220 sale to Airbus could be major boost for Belfast

  10-02-2020 22:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aerospace giant Airbus's reported deal to buy out Bombardier's stake in the A220 jet could present opportunities for Belfast, an industry expert has said.
  
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• Home-sharing: A win-win for two Belfast residents - By Fran Gonzalez - Republican Journal

  10-02-2020 22:30
  
  Home-sharing: A win-win for two Belfast residents - By Fran Gonzalez  Republican Journal
  
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• Children could have been killed when loyalist thugs fired shots inside Coleraine house

  10-02-2020 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two gunmen who fired shots in a house in Coleraine where three small children were present with three adults should be charged with attempted mass murder, a neighbour has said.
  
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• Jockey AP McCoy on meeting McGuinness and the Queen

  10-02-2020 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retired champion jockey Sir Anthony 'AP' McCoy has revealed how he rode two political horses at the same time, having lunch with Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness one day and entertaining the Queen the next.
  
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• Climbers rescued in blizzard after scaling Ben Nevis in trainers

  10-02-2020 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four people had to be rescued near the summit of Britain’s highest peak after getting caught in blizzard conditions without proper kit – with some of them wearing trainers.
  
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• Dad of Ryan Busa (10) who was killed by the family dog tells inquest of final moments

  10-02-2020 22:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of a 10-year-old Co Antrim boy who was mauled to death by the family dog has recalled the distressing moment he found his son lying unconscious and covered in blood.
  
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• A united Ireland is far from a priority for Sinn Fein voters... if the party overreaches on reunification, their taste of power could be short-lived

  10-02-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Only the bitter and shortsighted would try to take away from what was a stunning performance by Sinn Fein in the Irish general election. Their victory doesn't threaten Irish democracy. It certainly bears no resemblance to the rise of fascism, or National Socialism, in the 1930s.
  
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• TD filmed shouting ‘Up the ‘Ra’ defends controversial comments

  10-02-2020 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Sinn Fein TD who was filmed shouting “Up the ‘Ra” during a victory speech has defended the comment, saying it happened during “the excitement of the night”.
  
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• Campaigners hail Court of Appeal intervention over planned deportation flight

  10-02-2020 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have said they believe the planned deportation to Jamaica of more than 50 people held in detention centres near Heathrow cannot go ahead, following an intervention by the Court of Appeal.
  
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• Meet the Northern Ireland gay couples who're ready for wedded bliss

  10-02-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast couple Andrew Hackett (26), from the Falls Road and Stephen Galway (31), who was born on the Shankill Road, are set to get married this October. Andrew, a financial crime analyst, says he feels emotional about the prospect of at last being able to refer to his partner, also a financial analyst, as his husband.
  
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• Meet the Northern Ireland gay couples ready for wedded bliss

  10-02-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast couple Andrew Hackett (26), from the Falls Road and Stephen Galway (31), who was born on the Shankill Road, are set to get married this October. Andrew, a financial crime analyst, says he feels emotional about the prospect of at last being able to refer to his partner, also a financial analyst, as his husband.
  
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• Buttigieg and Sanders campaigns request recanvass of Iowa caucus

  10-02-2020 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bernie Sanders’ and Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaigns have filed requests for a partial recanvass of the results of Iowa’s Democratic caucuses.
  
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• Tell us where my sister is buried, Charlotte Murray's twin demands

  10-02-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Charlotte Murray may have got justice - but not the closure they so desperately want.
  
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• Man (34) and boy (15) charged after arson attack on Dungannon house

  10-02-2020 20:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 34-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy have been charged with offences including arson and throwing a petrol bomb by detectives investigating an attack on a house in Dungannon.
  
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• Deportation flight prompts protests outside Downing Street

  10-02-2020 20:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crowds of people have gathered on the road outside Downing Street to protest against the planned deportation of around 50 people to Jamaica on Tuesday morning.
  
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• Couple dumped from Love Island in shock elimination

  10-02-2020 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rebecca Gormley said she regretted not getting to know more of the boys as she was dumped from Love Island, because being “married off” so fast led to her downfall.
  
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• Murder doesn't suddenly become legitimate simply because one-fifth of the electorate turns a blind eye

  10-02-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein supporters are in cheery form this week because of their astonishing performance in the southern election. And some of them are in smug form, too, delighted by the failure of what they saw as a strategy to damage the party.
  
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• Emery: Players’ attitudes to blame for Arsenal’s failings

  10-02-2020 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Arsenal boss Unai Emery has accused some of his players of not having “a good attitude” in a stout defence of his 18-month reign at the Emirates Stadium.
  
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• Jackie McNamara seriously ill in hospital

  10-02-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former clubs and team-mates of Jackie McNamara have sent their best wishes after the former Scotland international fell seriously ill.
  
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• Tesco Clubcard vouchers worth £75,000 unclaimed by Belfast shoppers - Belfast Live

  10-02-2020 19:59
  
  Tesco Clubcard vouchers worth £75,000 unclaimed by Belfast shoppers  Belfast Live
  
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• Model denies trapping Weinstein accuser in hotel bathroom

  10-02-2020 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Mexican model and actress has denied standing by and doing nothing while Harvey Weinstein groped a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013.
  
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• Import controls will begin as soon Brexit transition ends, says Gove

  10-02-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Goods coming to Britain from the EU will face import controls from January 1 next year, senior Cabinet minister Michael Gove has warned.
  
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• Ed Woodward looks to ‘important’ summer for Manchester United

  10-02-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ed Woodward believes this summer is an “important opportunity” for Manchester United to build a squad finally capable of challenging for Premier League and Champions League glory.
  
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• Government defends deportation flight amid criticism and legal challenges

  10-02-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has continued to defend plans to deport 50 people to Jamaica in the face of mounting legal challenges and widespread calls for the jet to be grounded.
  
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• UN warns of ‘major shock’ as Africa locust outbreak spreads

  10-02-2020 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Uganda is scrambling to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades.
  
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• Former employee of Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. and wife bring Belfast business back to life - PenBayPilot.com

  10-02-2020 19:00
  
  Former employee of Marshall Wharf Brewing Co. and wife bring Belfast business back to life  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• England need trio of fast bowlers they can rotate for the Ashes – Silverwood

  10-02-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chris Silverwood admits England’s coaching staff must be “smart” with how they handle the likes of Jofra Archer so they have a coterie of fast bowlers capable of matching Australia’s firepower in the next Ashes.
  
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• Russell return will be on Townsend’s terms

  10-02-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gregor Townsend has left the door open for Finn Russell to rejoin the Scotland squad but stressed he must sign up to the new standards of behaviour that have been set.
  
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• Rape accuser called Harvey Weinstein her ‘soulmate’, says ex-roommate

  10-02-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The woman Harvey Weinstein is on trial for allegedly raping spoke highly of him and once called him her “spiritual soulmate”, her former roommate has told jurors.
  
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• Northern Ireland pensioner charged with raping girl (11) blames her, court told

  10-02-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 78-year-old Belfast man charged with raping a girl aged 11 has blamed her, a court has been told.
  
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• Mary Lou McDonald says she could be next taoiseach

  10-02-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mary Lou McDonald has predicted she could be poised to become Ireland’s next leader.
  
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• Brothers ‘used mother’s £2,000 benefit payments to plan Arena bombing’

  10-02-2020 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Suicide bomber Salman Abedi and his brother consorted with a terrorist and went on to use their mother’s £2,000-a-month benefit payments as they planned the Manchester Arena attack, a court has heard.
  
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• Passengers break into joyful conga as busker sings at Tube station

  10-02-2020 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A busker on the Tube whose audience spontaneously burst into a conga has gone viral.
  
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• FTSE falls as global traders keep eye on coronavirus outbreak

  10-02-2020 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100 was the biggest loser among some of the world’s main markets, as a surging pound weighed on the index.
  
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• Politician sorry for ‘to hell with the planet’ remark after celery stick protest

  10-02-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Kerry politician who told a protester dressed as a stick of celery “to hell with the planet” has apologised for his remarks.
  
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• I couldn’t believe it, says waitress who got 2,000 dollar tip

  10-02-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in the US state of Massachusetts has surprised a waitress with a 2,000 dollar (£1,550) tip.
  
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• Nichola Mallon commissions MoT reviews after admitting 'concern' over escalation of lift faults

  10-02-2020 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Infrastructure minister Nichola Mallon has commissioned reviews to address how issues with the MoT in Northern Ireland escalated to the point that most tests had to be cancelled with immediate effect.
  
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• Bail for 78-year-old Belfast man charged with raping girl (11) - The Irish News

  10-02-2020 18:33
  
  Bail for 78-year-old Belfast man charged with raping girl (11)  The Irish News
  
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• Police watchdog asked to investigate after young football fan hit with baton

  10-02-2020 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The police watchdog has been asked to investigate how a 16-year-old was hit over the head with a baton as trouble flared after a football match.
  
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