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• Dreaming is for free, says Wolves boss Nuno after thumping Europa League win

  20-02-2020 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boss Nuno Espirito Santo has told Wolves to keep dreaming of Europa League glory after their crushing 4-0 win over Espanyol.
  
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• Grace Millane killer jailed for 17 years

  20-02-2020 23:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 28-year-old man has been jailed for at least 17 years for the murder of British backpacker Grace Millane in New Zealand.
  
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• Trolls trying to destroy my life by posting fake stories and vile images, reveals ex-councillor Sorcha McAnespy

  20-02-2020 23:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Omagh councillor has said that her life has been turned upside down by "untrue and malicious allegations" spread online about her personal life.
  
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• New Zealand killer of British backpacker handed life sentence

  20-02-2020 23:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The New Zealand man convicted of murdering a British backpacker he met on a dating app has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years.
  
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• Flood fundraiser launched by Michael Sheen doubles its target in first day

  20-02-2020 23:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A crowdfunding campaign launched by actor Michael Sheen to help flood-hit communities of South Wales has doubled its target in its first day.
  
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• Pals' grief as Co Antrim crash claims two young lives

  20-02-2020 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The victims of a horror car smash in Co Antrim have been named, as friends told of their heartbreak at the loss of two "beautiful" people.
  
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• Harry Gregg funeral set to bring Coleraine to a standstill

  20-02-2020 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leading names from the world of football are expected in Coleraine on Friday for the funeral of Harry Gregg.
  
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• Ianis Hagi bags brace as Rangers fight back to beat Braga

  20-02-2020 23:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ianis Hagi delighted both his watching father Gheorghe and the Ibrox faithful as his double sent Rangers to a breathless 3-2 Europa League comeback victory over Braga.
  
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• Gregg funeral set to bring town to a standstill

  20-02-2020 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leading names from the world of football are expected in Coleraine today for the funeral of Harry Gregg.
  
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• Footballers' Lives with Alan Dornan: 'If Billy Nixon hadn't spotted me, I would have stayed at Civil Service. If people remember me as someone who played for Linfield, that will do for me'

  20-02-2020 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Blues legend Alan Dornan on crucial guidance early in his career, how he relishes scouting role at Windsor, and why he rates David Healy.
  
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• Chris Packham: the wildlife presenter on being diagnosed with Asperger's in his 40s, and why Belfast Lough is one of his favourite places

  20-02-2020 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When I speak to Chris Packham on the phone he's a little flustered thanks to the high jinks of his two young black poodle pups, who have vanished into the far distance as he walks in the woods around his home.
  
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• Lacazette leads Arsenal to victory in Greece

  20-02-2020 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have one foot in the last 16 of the Europa League after Alexandre Lacazette ended a frustrating night by tucking home a late winner at Olympiacos.
  
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• Diogo Jota hat-trick helps Wolves to emphatic first-leg victory

  20-02-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Diogo Jota’s hat-trick and Ruben Neves’ thunderbolt kept Wolves’ Europa League dream alive after a dominant victory over Espanyol.
  
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• Wales boss Wayne Pivac expecting ‘a big game’ from George North this weekend

  20-02-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales boss Wayne Pivac says that George North has “got the bit between his teeth” heading into Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown against France.
  
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• England coach Jones apologises for ‘half-Asian’ remark in press conference

  20-02-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones was forced to apologise after making a bizarre remark about racism that has invited renewed scrutiny of his England regime.
  
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• Belfast Parkinson's Disease support group resumes monthly meetings - PenBayPilot.com

  20-02-2020 22:55
  
  Belfast Parkinson's Disease support group resumes monthly meetings  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Parish secretary 'viciously' attacked at Ballymena parochial house

  20-02-2020 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a parish secretary was "viciously assaulted" at a parochial house in Ballymena.
  
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• Dance Panther to play Belfast Flying Shoes contra dance - PenBayPilot.com

  20-02-2020 22:45
  
  Dance Panther to play Belfast Flying Shoes contra dance  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Solskjaer relieved as Manchester United earn tough draw at Club Brugge

  20-02-2020 22:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s overriding feeling was relief after Manchester United drew at Club Brugge, where his side’s poor start was compounded by the challenging conditions and a questionable Europa League match ball.
  
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• Pablo Picasso lights up Piccadilly in rarely-seen art film footage

  20-02-2020 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Artist Pablo Picasso was seen over London as rarely-seen art film footage was broadcast in Piccadilly Circus.
  
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• Celtic boss Neil Lennon disappointed not to be ahead in Copenhagen tie

  20-02-2020 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neil Lennon admits Celtic should have left themselves in a stronger position following their 1-1 Europa League draw with FC Copenhagen in which Fraser Forster saved a VAR-awarded penalty.
  
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• How hearty Northern Ireland recipes helped Suzie to victory in Britain's Best Home Cook

  20-02-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland woman crowned the winner of Britain's Best Home Cook has said her late mother would be "really proud".
  
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• Adrian Chiles takes the helm for a sail around Co Down coast on BBC

  20-02-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Presenter Adrian Chiles will be seen helping to steer a boat into Belfast Harbour and getting behind the controls of a crane in the docks on network television tonight.
  
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• Belfast Poetry Festival announces open call for 2020 event - PenBayPilot.com

  20-02-2020 22:30
  
  Belfast Poetry Festival announces open call for 2020 event  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Co Antrim parents thank local 'heroes' after son's train track seizure - Belfast Live

  20-02-2020 22:12
  
  Co Antrim parents thank local 'heroes' after son's train track seizure  Belfast Live
  
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• Britain First leader charged under the Terrorism Act

  20-02-2020 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leader of far-right political group Britain First has been charged with an offence under the Terrorism Act after refusing to give police access to his phone.
  
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• BBC’s Best Home Cook winner crowned

  20-02-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Suzie Arbuthnot has been crowned the winner of the BBC culinary competition Best Home Cook.
  
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• BBC Radio 1 host Greg James is ‘free’ as his captors are revealed

  20-02-2020 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The “mystery” of who abducted Radio 1 DJ Greg James has been solved – after it emerged he had been taken to The Shard by comedian Alan Carr and singer Mollie King.
  
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• ‘One-trick pony’ Wilder holds no fear for Fury

  20-02-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tyson Fury has dismissed Deontay Wilder as a “one-trick pony” ahead of their WBC heavyweight title rematch on Saturday.
  
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• 33rd Dail sits for the first time, but no taoiseach elected

  20-02-2020 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The 33rd Dail has sat for the first time some 11 days after the outcome of the general election produced a different political landscape.
  
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• Man arrested after £250k drugs find in Larne

  20-02-2020 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 51-year-old man has been arrested after police discovered suspected drugs with an estimated street value of £250,000 in Larne on Thursday.
  
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• Fraser Forster saves Celtic as they come away with draw

  20-02-2020 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fraser Forster saved a VAR-awarded penalty as Celtic fought out a 1-1 draw with FC Copenhagen in their Europa League last-32 tie in Denmark.
  
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• No taoiseach elected in first sitting of the new Dail

  20-02-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Dail has failed to elect a taoiseach at its first sitting after the election.
  
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• McDonald leads the way, but no Taoiseach elected in first sitting of new Dail

  20-02-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Dail has failed to elect a taoiseach at its first sitting after the election.
  
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• Anthony Martial earns Manchester United draw against Club Brugge

  20-02-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anthony Martial saved Manchester United’s blushes as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side kicked off the Europa League knockout phase with a hard-fought draw at Club Brugge.
  
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• More than half of drivers here admit using mobile phone while at the wheel

  20-02-2020 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than half of road users have admitted to using a mobile phone while driving, a survey has found.
  
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• When a united Ireland dawns, and dawn it will, it will do so on a tidal wave of emotion... and not a pile of dry statistics or percentages

  20-02-2020 20:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the past three years there has been a range of opinion polls suggesting that support for a united Ireland within the Northern Ireland population is anything between 13% and 48%. Likewise, polls have suggested the support for a united Ireland among the Republic's voters is anything between 60% and 80%.
  
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• Smacking our children both damages and demeans them - that's why it needs banned

  20-02-2020 20:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I was smacked as a child and I turned out all right" - that's the way parents who hit their kids often try to defend themselves. My question to them is: how do you know?
  
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• Politicians in Portugal vote to allow euthanasia

  20-02-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Portugal’s parliament has voted in favour of allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill people.
  
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• Derry Girls blackboard featured in new Ulster Museum exhibition examining Catholic and Protestant stereotypes

  20-02-2020 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Protestants wear gilets and love horse riding while Catholics love bingo and keep their coal in a bath.
  
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• Evacuated Worcester residents face more uncertainty after five days

  20-02-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents in Worcester who have been flooded out of their homes for five days say they are still uncertain when they will be able to return, amid forecasts of further heavy rain.
  
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• Worshippers tackle knifeman in mosque attack

  20-02-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Worshippers tackled a knifeman in a mosque after he stabbed a man in his 70s who was leading the call to prayer.
  
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• Police watchdog referral after Caroline Flack death

  20-02-2020 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog following the death of TV star Caroline Flack.
  
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• Mary Lou McDonald among four party leaders nominated for Taoiseach

  20-02-2020 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leaders of the four main political parties have been nominated for the Taoiseach’s office.
  
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• Four leaders of main political parties nominated for Taoiseach

  20-02-2020 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The leaders of the four main political parties have been nominated for the Taoiseach’s office.
  
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• Three arrested after car stolen in Belfast burglary - Belfast Telegraph

  20-02-2020 19:00
  
  Three arrested after car stolen in Belfast burglary  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Three arrested after car stolen in Belfast burglary

  20-02-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested after a silver Mercedes was stolen from a home in south Belfast.
  
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• Corbyn says he would serve in shadow cabinet under new Labour leader

  20-02-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he would serve in his successor’s shadow cabinet if they asked him to.
  
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• Newly-discovered Rembrandt to go on display for the first time

  20-02-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A newly-discovered painting by Rembrandt will go on display for the first time, nearly 400 years since it was created.
  
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• Trump ally Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months in prison

  20-02-2020 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Roger Stone, a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump, has been sentenced to 40 months in federal prison.
  
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