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• Oprah Winfrey blames ‘wrong shoes’ following fall on stage

  29-02-2020 23:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Oprah Winfrey has taken a tumble on stage.
  
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• Three new coronavirus patients in UK as Ireland reports first case

  29-02-2020 23:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three more patients in England have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the UK to 23.
  
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• More opportunity for women needed in cinema, says Simon Pegg

  29-02-2020 23:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Men should “suck it up” and accept it is time women were given a greater voice in cinema, Simon Pegg said as he took part in a festival focused on women-lead films.
  
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• Family close to Smith’s thoughts at Wembley

  29-02-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dean Smith will lead out his beloved Aston Villa in Sunday’s Carabao Cup final with thoughts of his father uppermost in his mind.
  
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• City boss Pep Guardiola not expecting easy Carabao Cup final against Villa

  29-02-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola has shut down talk that his Manchester City side could win the Carabao Cup final by a landslide.
  
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• Arteta admits families of Arsenal players are ‘concerned’ by coronavirus

  29-02-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta has revealed the families of his Arsenal players are “concerned” by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• US and Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan

  29-02-2020 23:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The United States has signed a peace agreement with the Taliban aimed at ending America’s longest war and bringing troops home from Afghanistan.
  
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• Doctors and nurses could be brought out of retirement to fight coronavirus

  29-02-2020 23:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Doctors and other health professionals could be brought out of retirement to help fight coronavirus as part of emergency Government planning for if the UK outbreak worsens.
  
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• Bayern beat Hoffenheim in bizarre circumstances after banner causes delay

  29-02-2020 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich’s 6-0 win at Hoffenheim was overshadowed following a delay caused by an offensive banner in the away end which saw the two teams play out time over the closing stages.
  
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• Jones admits Wales under pressure to avoid third consecutive Six Nations defeat

  29-02-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alun Wyn Jones admits Wales are entering uncharted territory as the Grand Slam champions seek to avoid a third successive 2020 Guinness Six Nations defeat.
  
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• Ben Youngs not taking 100th England cap for granted

  29-02-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ben Youngs sees the misfortune of Cian Healy and Mike Phillips as reasons why he will not be celebrating his 100th England cap until it is actually won on the field.
  
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• First case of coronavirus confirmed in Irish Republic

  29-02-2020 22:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the Irish Republic.
  
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• Stunning Giants comeback in vain as Flames take overtime victory in Belfast

  29-02-2020 22:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An incredible comeback that saw the Belfast Giants tie things up with 49.4 seconds remaining was ultimately in vain as John Dunbar struck 2:11 into overtime to break home hearts at the SSE Arena.
  
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• Chelsea boss Emma Hayes applauds match-winner Bethany England’s work ethic

  29-02-2020 22:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Emma Hayes hailed Bethany England as “a credit to herself and her family” after her two goals helped secure the Blues their first Women’s Continental League Cup.
  
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• First case of coronavirus confirmed in Republic of Ireland

  29-02-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Klopp congratulates Watford after Liverpool’s first league loss of the season

  29-02-2020 22:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp congratulated Watford after they became the first team in the Premier League this season to beat the Reds with a 3-0 win at Vicarage Road.
  
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• Anthony Joshua tells chef ‘grate cheese on my abs’ in TV skit

  29-02-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua had to ask a chef to try to grate cheese on his abs in a skit on Saturday Night Takeaway.
  
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• Tui arranging return for Tenerife hotel guests who test negative for coronavirus

  29-02-2020 21:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britons at a quarantined hotel in Tenerife who test negative for coronavirus will be allowed to return to the UK, holiday operator Tui said.
  
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• Coronavirus: France bans gatherings of 5,000-plus and discourages kissing

  29-02-2020 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  France is banning all indoor public gatherings of more than 5,000 people to slow the spread of coronavirus cases and recommending that people no longer greet each other with kisses.
  
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• Childline Belfast volunteer 'pays it forward' for help from the service in her youth - Belfast Live

  29-02-2020 20:59
  
  Childline Belfast volunteer 'pays it forward' for help from the service in her youth  Belfast Live
  
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• Rangers dumped out of Scottish Cup by Hearts

  29-02-2020 20:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers were brought crashing back down from their continental high as Hearts' Oliver Bozanic dumped Steven Gerrard's team out of the William Hill Scottish Cup.
  
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• Bethany England fires Chelsea to cup success over Arsenal

  29-02-2020 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea lifted the Women’s Continental League Cup for the first time thanks to two goals from Bethany England and goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger’s heroics.
  
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• Liverpool’s unbeaten season ended after shock 3-0 defeat at Watford

  29-02-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League leaders Liverpool suffered a shock 3-0 defeat at relegation battlers Watford, while West Ham had earlier dragged themselves out of the dropzone with a 3-1 win over Southampton.
  
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• Ola Jordan has her first child: She’s here and she’s perfect

  29-02-2020 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ola Jordan has become mother to a baby girl.
  
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• Watford produce stunning display to end Liverpool’s unbeaten season

  29-02-2020 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool’s unbeaten Premier League season came to a grinding halt as they were deservedly thrashed by struggling Watford at Vicarage Road.
  
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• US increases travel restrictions as Trump confirms first coronavirus death

  29-02-2020 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US is banning travel to Iran in response to the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus and elevating travel warnings to regions of Italy and South Korea.
  
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• Trump says first US coronavirus death was ‘medically high-risk’ woman in 50s

  29-02-2020 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has said the first US death from the Covid-19 coronavirus was a woman in her late 50s with a high medical risk.
  
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• Woman who stole £13k from church nursery avoids jail

  29-02-2020 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the woman who has managed to avoid jail after stealing more than £13,000 from a church nursery group.
  
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• Paedophile ex-Boys’ Brigade leader admits grooming after PSNI sting

  29-02-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Boys’ Brigade leader has confessed to trying to incite who he thought was a 13-year-old girl to perform a sex act for money.
  
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• Trump to discuss coronavirus threat at White House

  29-02-2020 19:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has said he will address the nation about the coronavirus threat, as officials reported the first US death from the strain known as Covid-19.
  
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• Moyes keen to take pressure off Bowen despite shining on full Hammers debut

  29-02-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Moyes is determined to keep the pressure off Jarrod Bowen despite the £20million winger’s sparkling full debut.
  
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• 'Next year I will go to Crusaders': FIFA President Gianni Infantino snapped wearing Glentoran colours

  29-02-2020 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  FIFA President Gianna Infantino joked that he will visit Crusaders' Seaview stadium next year in a bid to restore his impartiality after being photographed wearing a Glentoran hat and scarf.
  
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• Irish ministers hold coronavirus outbreak talks

  29-02-2020 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Government ministers on both sides of the Irish border have held talks on the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Lampard hopes Abraham ankle injury not serious after Barcelona specialist visit

  29-02-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tammy Abraham has seen a specialist in Barcelona in a bid to solve his troublesome ankle injury.
  
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• Bayern’s win at Hoffenheim ends in farce after crowd abuse

  29-02-2020 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich’s 6-0 win at Hoffenheim ended in bizarre fashion as the two teams played out time following a delay caused by an offensive banner in the away end.
  
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• Newcastle boss Bruce sees improvements but goes back to the drawing board

  29-02-2020 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steve Bruce emerged with mixed emotions after seeing his radical plan to address Newcastle’s goal-shyness fail to pay dividends in the way he had hoped.
  
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• Boris Johnson follows modern trend of having a baby while in Downing Street

  29-02-2020 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is not the first prime minister to welcome a baby into Number 10.
  
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• Boris Johnson, Carrie Symonds and their ‘Brexit baby’

  29-02-2020 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds made history as the first unmarried couple to officially live together in Downing Street.
  
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• Glentoran coach backs referee over 'stone wall penalty' award after Crusaders see red

  29-02-2020 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glentoran coach Kieran Harding has backed the decision of referee Andrew Davey to award the spot kick that led to an 88th minute winner at the Oval.
  
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• Covid-19’s effect on world economy grows more alarming

  29-02-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns about the coronavirus outbreak’s threat to the world economy are growing.
  
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• FIFA set to trial concussion substitutes at Tokyo Olympics

  29-02-2020 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  FIFA is set to trial concussion substitutions at this summer’s Olympic Games, but football’s law-makers have been criticised by a brain injury charity for not doing enough to protect players.
  
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• Boris Johnson announces engagement to pregnant partner Carrie Symonds

  29-02-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced that they are expecting a baby in the early summer and that they have got engaged.
  
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• Boris Johnson and his girlfriend Carrie Symonds expecting baby

  29-02-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced that they are expecting a baby and that they have got engaged.
  
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• Elleray expects VAR monitor use to increase next season

  29-02-2020 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The technical director of football’s law-making body says he would be “astonished” if the Premier League maintained its policy of using pitchside monitors sparingly next season.
  
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• Leicester end winless run against Worcester

  29-02-2020 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester broke a near two-year hoodoo with a 14-8 Gallagher Premiership win over Worcester.
  
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• Italy reports coronavirus cases top 1,100 and deaths reach 29

  29-02-2020 18:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Italian authorities say the country now has more than 1,000 cases of the coronavirus known as Covid-19.
  
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• Saracens overcome triple injury blow to beat Northampton

  29-02-2020 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Injury-hit Saracens showed their resolve as they hit Northampton’s top-four hopes with a 27-21 win at Franklin’s Gardens.
  
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• Harlequins stun Exeter after last-gasp penalty try

  29-02-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A last-gasp penalty try gave Harlequins a dramatic bonus-point victory over table toppers Exeter that breathed new life into their Gallagher Premiership season.
  
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• 'Don't dare settle': Oran Kearney challenges Coleraine squad to become serial winners

  29-02-2020 18:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coleraine boss Oran Kearney has told his players to be greedy for more medals — and to look at assistant manager Winkie Murphy if they need any inspiration.
  
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• West Ham climb out of relegation zone with Southampton win

  29-02-2020 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham dragged themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 3-1 win over Southampton at the London Stadium.
  
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