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• Flavor Flav hits out at Chuck D over his ‘firing’ from Public Enemy

  02-03-2020 23:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Flavor Flav has hit out at Chuck D over his reported firing from Public Enemy, telling his ex-colleague he is “very disappointed” in him.
  
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• Steve Bruce believes FA Cup run can lift the ‘doom and gloom’ around Newcastle

  02-03-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steve Bruce is hoping the FA Cup can lift the “doom and gloom” surrounding Newcastle as they approach crunch-point in a testing season.
  
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• Samatta insists Villa have already shifted their focus to Premier League safety

  02-03-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mbwana Samatta insists Aston Villa have already forgotten their Carabao Cup heartbreak to focus on Premier League survival.
  
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• Hopefully Southgate liked what he saw – Foden keen to make England step-up

  02-03-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Phil Foden hopes his impressive display in Manchester City’s Carabao Cup final win has caught Gareth Southgate’s eye.
  
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• Getting angry after losing one game would be ‘really strange’ – Klopp

  02-03-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp admits there was no point ranting and raving at his Liverpool players just to make himself feel better after they lost their unbeaten Premier League record at Watford.
  
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• New Minister Deirdre Hargey is committed to rebuilding Casement Park

  02-03-2020 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Casement Park saga has been going on for over a decade.
  
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• Frank Lampard's army of fawning hacks from Fleet Street will ultimately do him more harm than good

  02-03-2020 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea were lacerated by a slick Bayern Munich outfit in the Champions League last week but it wasn't Frank Lampard's fault. God, no!
  
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• Bryan Millar's death a cruel blow for our family, says heartbroken sister

  02-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken newlywed sister of a talented young footballer has said his "untimely death" is a "cruel blow" that has completely devastated her family.
  
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• Arsenal keep silverware chances alive with FA Cup win at Portsmouth

  02-03-2020 22:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal secured safe passage into the sixth round of the FA Cup as they overcame a spirited Portsmouth side at a raucous Fratton Park.
  
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• Woman dies in Tyrone crash

  02-03-2020 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 20s has died and a man is in a critical condition in hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Love Island’s Maura Higgins and Curtis Pritchard split up

  02-03-2020 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Maura Higgins has announced that she has split up with boyfriend and former fellow Love Island contestant Curtis Pritchard.
  
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• Car crash near Donaghmore kills woman and seriously injures man

  02-03-2020 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man is in a critical condition in hospital following the two-vehicle crash near Donaghmore.
  
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• Tilda Swinton: The UK needs more small cinemas ‘outside the multiplex’

  02-03-2020 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tilda Swinton has said the UK needs more small cinemas to enable the film industry to make a broader range of movies that can be shown “outside of the multiplex”.
  
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• Google tests homeworking in Covid-19 exercise

  02-03-2020 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Staff at tech giant Google’s European headquarters in Dublin have been told to work from home on Tuesday due to Covid-19.
  
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• North Belfast mum forced to leave home after 'Taigs Out warning' - Belfast Live

  02-03-2020 22:09
  
  North Belfast mum forced to leave home after 'Taigs Out warning'  Belfast Live
  
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• Boy dies after boat capsizes as migrants try to cross Greek-Turkish border

  02-03-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A boy has died after a boat full of migrants heading to a Greek island capsized, as a wave of thousands tried to cross Greece’s land and sea borders.
  
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• Northern Ireland antiques dealer Eleanor Wolfenden-Orr on her battle with blood cancer

  02-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eleanor Wolfenden-Orr has learnt to live one day at a time after being diagnosed three years ago with an incurable blood cancer. Her positive attitude sees her enjoy a good quality of life, and continued breakthroughs in treatments for myeloma have kept the cancer at bay and ensured her health is good.
  
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• Historic Old Crawfordsburn Inn on the market

  02-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Once host to literary giant CS Lewis and infamous highwayman Dick Turpin, one of the “pillars of the Northern Ireland tourism sector” is to go on sale with a multi-million pound price tag.
  
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• Co Armagh's Seagoe Hotel plans could more than double venue's size

  02-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh hotel could be set to more than double in size after lodging plans for 45 extra rooms.
  
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• Biden wins backing of Klobuchar and Buttigieg on eve of Super Tuesday

  02-03-2020 21:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg have united behind Joe Biden’s presidential bid as moderate Democrats scrambled to boost the former vice president hours before voting began across a series of high-stakes Super Tuesday states.
  
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• Dr Lisa Crawford: The research matters because today's treatment for myeloma might not be as effective tomorrow

  02-03-2020 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fundraising will support the work of leading local researcher in myeloma, Dr Lisa Crawford, who is a lecturer based at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology at Queen’s University Belfast.
  
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• Senate endorses career and technical ed bill - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  02-03-2020 21:42
  
  Senate endorses career and technical ed bill - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• Poll: Half of Britons ignoring handwashing advice as UK battles coronavirus

  02-03-2020 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Half of Britons have taken no measures to protect themselves from coronavirus, a poll suggests.
  
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• ‘Let’s turn the streets of Belfast orange!’: MS Society apologises for accidentally appearing to endorse one side of Northern Irish sectarian divide - The Independent

  02-03-2020 21:36
  
  ‘Let’s turn the streets of Belfast orange!’: MS Society apologises for accidentally appearing to endorse one side of Northern Irish sectarian divide  The Independent
  
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• Toddler dies and mother and child injured during farmhouse stabbing

  02-03-2020 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A toddler has died, and a baby and their mother sustained serious injuries, during a stabbing at a house in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Israel exit polls give Netanyahu edge but short of majority

  02-03-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a solid edge over his main rival in Israel’s third election in under a year, exit polls indicated, but it is unclear whether he can clinch the majority needed to claim victory.
  
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• Putin’s new amendments revere God and ban same-sex marriage

  02-03-2020 21:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Putin has submitted a range of proposed amendments to Russian’s constitution that include a mention of God and describe marriage as a heterosexual union.
  
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• Why a campaign to 'Shinnerise' the Irish Republic, no matter how well intentioned, can only corrupt the state

  02-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Republic has been hollowed out and no longer rests on the firm foundations of alternating Fianna Fail and Fine Gael governments. These two parties have given nearly 100 years of stability, while most of Europe was engulfed by communism or fascism.
  
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• So coronavirus is a lot of fuss over very little? See if you can buy hand sanitiser for love or money then

  02-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman goes to her GP for some routine matter and tells him while there that she is anxious about the coronavirus. Are we all going to die? The doctor tells her that she shouldn't worry. It is really just like flu and, sure, you've had that before.
  
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• Catholic ready to quit Freemasons over dinner to celebrate UDR

  02-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Catholic member of a Freemasons Lodge in Belfast has said he is prepared to quit over plans to hold a celebration dinner for the Ulster Defence Regiment.
  
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• 'Sheer luck' no one killed after missiles thrown at M2 lorries

  02-03-2020 20:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have said it is "sheer luck" no one has been killed or injured after youths threw missiles at vehicles travelling on the M2.
  
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• Anne able to turn into Time Lord with new Doctor Who scarf

  02-03-2020 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Princess Royal was presented with a replica Doctor Who scarf as the knitwear worn by the 13th Doctor Jodie Whittaker was made available to buy for the first time.
  
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• Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood hit back at Paul Azinger over dig at European Tour

  02-03-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood have rounded on Paul Azinger after the former United States Ryder Cup captain played down the relevance of the European Tour.
  
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• Mum suspected of fatal stabbing of toddler in Co Antrim - Belfast Live

  02-03-2020 20:12
  
  Mum suspected of fatal stabbing of toddler in Co Antrim  Belfast Live
  
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• Truss urges end to tit-for-tat tariffs on whisky and bourbon between UK and US

  02-03-2020 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tit-for-tat tariffs resulting from a US-EU trade dispute on goods including Scotch whisky and US bourbon should be removed to show “good will” as the UK seeks a trade deal with America.
  
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• Coronavirus reaches new countries as crisis seems to ease in China

  02-03-2020 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus has appeared for the first time in New York, Moscow and Berlin and clusters of the disease have surged around the world, even as new cases in China dropped to their lowest level in six weeks.
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe still not tested for coronavirus, says husband

  02-03-2020 20:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The husband of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran has criticised a government minister over his “disingenuous” update to Parliament, amid fears she has contracted coronavirus.
  
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• Woman dies and man critical after Co Tyrone crash

  02-03-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has died and a man is in a critical condition in hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Co Tyrone.
  
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• Amy Klobuchar ends her presidential bid and will endorse Joe Biden

  02-03-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amy Klobuchar has ended her Democratic presidential campaign and will endorse rival Joe Biden in an effort to unify moderate voters behind the former vice president’s White House bid.
  
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• Nordic countersues Upstream over conservation easement - By Kendra Caruso - Republican Journal

  02-03-2020 19:48
  
  Nordic countersues Upstream over conservation easement - By Kendra Caruso  Republican Journal
  
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• Watches and jets – the man accused of scamming Lekoil, according to social media

  02-03-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of pretending to represent the Qatari sovereign wealth fund to scam investors at a London-listed oil firm, uses social media to show off his jet-set lifestyle.
  
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• PAWS to benefit from Hannaford Helps reusable bag program in March - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  02-03-2020 19:38
  
  PAWS to benefit from Hannaford Helps reusable bag program in March - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• In video: Rare sea otters explore their new Birmingham home

  02-03-2020 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alaskan sea otters Ozzy and Ola explore their new home at the National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham.
  
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• Stormont leaders seek Government meeting for clarity on post-Brexit trade plans

  02-03-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont’s leaders have asked for an urgent meeting with the Government to seek clarity on post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Block on onshore wind and solar farms removed, Government confirms

  02-03-2020 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A block on onshore wind and solar farms is to be lifted to help tackle climate change, the Government has confirmed.
  
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• Joe Root reveals England players will not shake hands in Sri Lanka

  02-03-2020 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England players will not be shaking hands on the tour to Sri Lanka, captain Joe Root has revealed.
  
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• Why Super Tuesday could be a key moment in Democratic primaries

  02-03-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tuesday is the biggest day of the primary calendar, when 14 states from the Atlantic to the Pacific vote on the Democratic presidential nominee.
  
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• Harry Styles reveals he threw himself in front of car to escape muggers

  02-03-2020 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Styles has revealed he thew himself in front of a car to escape muggers who confronted him with a knife.
  
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• Harry Dunn’s family set to challenge Foreign Office in summer High Court trial

  02-03-2020 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Harry Dunn are set to challenge the Foreign Office (FCO) over the diplomatic immunity given to his alleged killer in a High Court trial this summer.
  
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• Chances of securing preferred secondary school place ‘depend on council area’

  02-03-2020 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A survey has revealed wide geographical variations in the numbers of primary age children winning places at their preferred secondary school, as families across England learn if they have been granted their first choice.
  
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