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• Belfast restaurants and cafes offering delivery and takeaway services - Belfast Live

  19-03-2020 23:58
  
  Belfast restaurants and cafes offering delivery and takeaway services  Belfast Live
  
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• Luka Jovic explains himself after alleged coronavirus breach

  19-03-2020 23:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic has moved to explain his actions after allegedly breaking the coronavirus quarantine imposed by Serbian authorities during a trip to his homeland.
  
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• Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo to compete for book of the year prize

  19-03-2020 23:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo are set to go head-to-head for the book of the year prize at the British Book Awards.
  
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• Tips for parents teaching children at home as schools close - Belfast Live

  19-03-2020 23:35
  
  Tips for parents teaching children at home as schools close  Belfast Live
  
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• Gallagher Premiership clubs set to ask players to take 25 per cent pay cut

  19-03-2020 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premiership Rugby clubs are poised to ask players to take a 25 per cent pay cut while the league is suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Liam Gallagher calls for Oasis to play charity gig ‘once this is put to bed’

  19-03-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Gallagher has called for Oasis to reform for a “one-off” charity gig.
  
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• Simon Pegg and Nick Frost deliver Shaun Of The Dead-style coronavirus message

  19-03-2020 23:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Simon Pegg and Nick Frost revisited one of their most famous films to deliver a message about social distancing in the time of coronavirus.
  
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• Hotel staff sacked and told to leave accommodation after government virus advice

  19-03-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Staff at a hotel in the Highlands have been sacked on the spot and told to leave accommodation immediately, with the company pinning the decision on government coronavirus advice.
  
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• Coronavirus: Families barred from all Northern Ireland cremations - Belfast Newsletter

  19-03-2020 23:10
  
  Coronavirus: Families barred from all Northern Ireland cremations  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• More than 300 trainee police to graduate early to boost Garda numbers

  19-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 300 new Irish police will be deployed to stations nationwide to help respond to the Covid-19 crisis.
  
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• Coronavirus diary: Northern Ireland woman shares experience of life in Italy during lockdown

  19-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cordelia Mulholland grew up in Bellaghy, Co Londonderry, at the family home, Ballyscullion Park, which her parents now run as a wedding venue. Her husband, Ian McKinley, is a professional rugby player and his career brought them to Italy eight years ago. He currently plays with Benetton Rugby and the couple live in Treviso. In a diary by turns uplifting and haunting, Cordelia (30) describes how normal life has changed utterly ‑ a situation that could be replicated here.
  
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• Netflix to reduce stream quality in Europe for 30 days to ease internet pressure

  19-03-2020 22:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Netflix has said it will temporarily reduce the quality of videos on its platform to ease pressure on internet service providers during the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• New Duffy song airs on the radio weeks after singer broke her silence

  19-03-2020 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new song by Duffy has played on BBC Radio 2 just weeks after the singer explained why she had disappeared from the public eye for several years.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Post Office working to keep the mail moving - Belfast Live

  19-03-2020 22:29
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Post Office working to keep the mail moving  Belfast Live
  
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• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar lauds late peace campaigner

  19-03-2020 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Taoiseach has hailed the late Nobel laureate Betty Williams as a pioneering peace advocate.
  
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• Republic of Ireland’s Covid-19 emergency law clears the Dail

  19-03-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emergency Covid-19 legislation has cleared Ireland’s lower house of parliament without a vote.
  
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• Ireland’s Covid-19 emergency law clears the Dail

  19-03-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emergency Covid-19 legislation has cleared Ireland’s lower house of parliament without a vote.
  
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• Harry’s appeal to disappointed Invictus Games athletes

  19-03-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex has urged all the veterans preparing to compete in the Invictus Games this year to “maintain focus” after the decision was made to postpone the event to 2021 due to coronavirus.
  
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• Rita Ora unveils Covid-19 emblem to show ‘we have a battle to fight together’

  19-03-2020 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rita Ora has worked with Sir Bob Geldof and the UN Foundation to design an emblem to encourage people to work together to combat coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Frenzy for freezers as store's sales hit 100 a day

  19-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh home goods retailer is selling 100 freezers a day as customers panic-buy to make extra space for storing food during the coronavirus emergency.
  
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• Cannes Film Festival postponed over coronavirus

  19-03-2020 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The 73rd Cannes Film Festival has been postponed over coronavirus.
  
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• Co Antrim business man ‘stranded’ on airport tarmac over Covid-19 restrictions

  19-03-2020 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland businessman says he has been denied entry to South Africa because he is deemed as “high risk” in terms of coronavirus.
  
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• Warehouse syndicate of 46 wins EuroMillions prize after redundancies

  19-03-2020 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A syndicate of warehouse staff scooped a £159,000 win on the National Lottery just weeks after being told they would be made redundant.
  
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• Why panicking is the worst response when it comes to dealing with coronavirus

  19-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  We are currently in the middle of a global panic attack. In a matter of days, the world as we have known it up until now has disappeared, and has been replaced with a new, alien reality.
  
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• Coronavirus: Youngsters draw inspiration from indoor life

  19-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Self-isolation is bad enough for adults but far more frustrating for the younger ones, especially with schools being shut down so suddenly.
  
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• Coronavirus: Christine Lampard feeling fine but is fearful over parents' health

  19-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Broadcaster Christine Lampard has talked candidly about her coronavirus concerns for her parents in Northern Ireland and about her self-isolation with husband Frank Lampard.
  
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• Local newspapers join forces to reassure readers amid coronavirus crisis

  19-03-2020 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Local newspapers across the country are set to publish the same front page in a show of support to their readers amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• ECB to continue discussions over rescheduling of cricket season

  19-03-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Talks to thrash out a re-jigged cricket season will continue for a second day on Friday.
  
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• Boris Johnson says coronavirus tide could turn in 12 weeks if public heed advice

  19-03-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has told the nation he is “absolutely confident that we can send coronavirus packing in this country” and the tide can be turned within the next 12 weeks.
  
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• Coronavirus: School exams in NI will not go ahead

  19-03-2020 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A-level and GCSE exams in NI will not go ahead this summer, but pupils will still get exam results.
  
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• Prime Minister says antibody tests could be ‘gamechanger’ in Covid-19 response

  19-03-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Government plans to purchase antibody tests to detect if someone has had coronavirus could be a “gamechanger” in the UK’s response to the illness, the Prime Minister has said.
  
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• Covid-19: Rules relaxed to allow supermarkets to collaborate to feed nation

  19-03-2020 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Competition laws will be temporarily relaxed to allow supermarkets to collaborate in feeding the nation during the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Pele insists depression rumours are wide of the mark

  19-03-2020 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pele has dismissed suggestions that his health is failing after suffering complications following hip surgery.
  
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• Coronavirus: First death should be 'wake-up call' to Northern Ireland public, says virologist

  19-03-2020 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland has been warned to brace itself for further coronavirus deaths over the next couple of weeks.
  
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• Body of British soldier killed in Iraq last week returned home

  19-03-2020 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The body of a British soldier killed in Iraq last week has been returned home.
  
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• Belfast MMA star makes weight as Cage Warriors show goes ahead - Belfast Live

  19-03-2020 20:10
  
  Belfast MMA star makes weight as Cage Warriors show goes ahead  Belfast Live
  
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• Stand by your workers, Johnson tells Britain’s bosses

  19-03-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has urged businesses to “stand by your employees” as he signalled more Government support to keep workers in their jobs as the country grappled with the coronavirus.
  
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• Third death from Covid-19 recorded in Republic as 191 new cases confirmed

  19-03-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in the east of the country has become the third person to die in the Republic after testing positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Coronavirus: Ballyclare businessman stranded at South Africa airport after visa restrictions

  19-03-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland couple have told how their trip of a lifetime turned into a nightmare after they were refused entry into South Africa — and left stranded on the tarmac at Johannesburg airport.
  
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• Carl Frampton gets Belfast world title shot - Irish Examiner

  19-03-2020 20:00
  
  Carl Frampton gets Belfast world title shot  Irish Examiner
  
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• CEO concerned by ‘unprecedented times’ for Cambridge and other clubs

  19-03-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cambridge chief executive officer Ian Mather is concerned the relief fund on offer from the English Football League may not be enough for the Sky Bet League Two club.
  
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• Scientists explore cheap anti-malaria drug in search for coronavirus treatment

  19-03-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scientists are exploring whether an inexpensive anti-malaria drug could be an effective treatment for coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Portadown Football Club helping vulnerable during crisis - Belfast Live

  19-03-2020 19:50
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Portadown Football Club helping vulnerable during crisis  Belfast Live
  
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• Boris Johnson allays fears of London lockdown to stem coronavirus spread

  19-03-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has insisted there is “no prospect” of grinding the capital’s public transport to a halt or telling Londoners they cannot go to work amid fears a lockdown is going to be imposed.
  
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• Third death and 191 new cases of coronavirus reported in Republic of Ireland, bringing total to 557

  19-03-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Republic of Ireland has suffered its biggest rise yet in new cases of the coronavirus in 24 hours with another 191 infected.
  
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• Fathers with coronavirus could miss birth of their baby

  19-03-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The partners of pregnant women could be banned from witnessing the birth of their child if they have symptoms of coronavirus, experts have said.
  
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• This Country star Daisy May Cooper shares baby news

  19-03-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This Country’s Daisy May Cooper has revealed she is expecting her second child.
  
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• Invictus Games called off amid coronavirus crisis

  19-03-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The 2020 Invictus Games which was due to be held in The Hague in May has been called off because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• West Belfast Glider re-routed after windows smashed in latest attack - The Irish News

  19-03-2020 19:13
  
  West Belfast Glider re-routed after windows smashed in latest attack  The Irish News
  
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• Aggravated burglary in west Belfast subjects woman to `frightening ordeal' - The Irish News

  19-03-2020 19:13
  
  Aggravated burglary in west Belfast subjects woman to `frightening ordeal'  The Irish News
  
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