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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Care home residents' messages to loved ones - Belfast Live

  21-03-2020 23:20
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Care home residents' messages to loved ones  Belfast Live
  
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• Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz dies of coronavirus aged 76

  21-03-2020 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz has died of coronavirus aged 76.
  
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• John Lewis and New Look to temporarily close all stores amid Covid-19 pandemic

  21-03-2020 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Retailers John Lewis and New Look have announced the temporary closure of all of their stores in the latest blow to the UK high street amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Belfast City Hall lights up for World Down Syndrome Day - Belfast Live

  21-03-2020 22:55
  
  Belfast City Hall lights up for World Down Syndrome Day  Belfast Live
  
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• Police launch murder investigation after Ballymena 'stabbing' - Belfast Live

  21-03-2020 22:48
  
  Police launch murder investigation after Ballymena 'stabbing'  Belfast Live
  
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• Harbor Bird Watch at Belfast footbridge - PenBayPilot.com

  21-03-2020 22:20
  
  Harbor Bird Watch at Belfast footbridge  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• 4,500 retired doctors and nurses rejoin NHS, but many more needed: Matt Hancock

  21-03-2020 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of retired healthcare workers have signed up to help fight coronavirus, but Health Secretary Matt Hancock has stressed that many more are needed.
  
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• Actress Sophia Myles’ father dies after treatment for coronavirus

  21-03-2020 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The father of actress Sophia Myles has died after being treated for coronavirus.
  
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• ‘Irresponsible behaviour’ slammed as people head to Highlands for isolation

  21-03-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Government has issued a travel warning and criticised the “irresponsible behaviour” of those travelling to the Highlands in a bid to isolate from coronavirus.
  
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• Ryan Murphy donates medical supplies left over from Pose to coronavirus effort

  21-03-2020 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Murphy has donated medical supplies used during filming for Pose to a hospital treating coronavirus victims in the US.
  
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• How you can support our NHS workers during the coronavirus crisis - Belfast Live

  21-03-2020 21:23
  
  How you can support our NHS workers during the coronavirus crisis  Belfast Live
  
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• Covid-19: Government secures flight to return British nationals home from Peru

  21-03-2020 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of UK British nationals stranded in Peru due to the coronavirus pandemic could be flown home early next week, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has said.
  
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• National Trust to close parks from midnight due to coronavirus

  21-03-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The National Trust has announced that it will close its parks and gardens from midnight on Saturday, to help “restrict the spread of the coronavirus”.
  
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• Jordan on virus lockdown as Iranian death toll rises

  21-03-2020 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Air raid sirens have echoed across Jordan’s capital Amman to mark the start of a three-day curfew, the latest mass lockdown in the Middle East aimed at containing the coronavirus.
  
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• Disney+ cuts launch bandwidth by 25%

  21-03-2020 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Disney’s new streaming service will launch in the UK with at least 25% less bandwidth.
  
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• NHS strikes deal with private sector to boost virus treatment capacity

  21-03-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands more beds, ventilators and extra healthcare staff will be available from next week to aid the fight against coronavirus thanks to a deal between NHS England and independent hospitals.
  
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• Public urged to keep away from UK holiday destinations to limit Covid-19 spread

  21-03-2020 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Would-be tourists are being urged to keep away from beaches and other holiday destinations in the UK to limit the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• Ant and Dec relaunch ITV mental health campaign to combat coronavirus

  21-03-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ant and Dec have relaunched ITV’s mental wellness campaign in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Nursing union in call for ramped-up Covid-19 testing

  21-03-2020 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nurses need ramped-up testing for Covid-19 so they can return to patients’ bedsides, a union leader in Northern Ireland has said.
  
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• Juventus striker Paulo Dybala tests positive for coronavirus

  21-03-2020 19:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paulo Dybala has revealed he is the third Juventus player to test positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Woman's idea to help elderly and vulnerable goes viral - Belfast Live

  21-03-2020 19:30
  
  Coronavirus: Woman's idea to help elderly and vulnerable goes viral  Belfast Live
  
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• Dolly Parton says her heart is ‘broken’ after death of Kenny Rogers

  21-03-2020 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton has said that her heart is “broken” following the death of Kenny Rogers, her friend and long-standing collaborator.
  
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• Job losses at NI hotel chain reversed following Chancellor’s guarantee - Belfast Newsletter

  21-03-2020 19:25
  
  Job losses at NI hotel chain reversed following Chancellor’s guarantee  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Airline firms could begin laying off staff while waiting for Government support

  21-03-2020 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Airline companies could begin “winding down” and laying off staff next week unless promised Government support for the industry is delivered quickly, a trade union has warned.
  
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• Italy’s grim coronavirus figures continue to soar

  21-03-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Italy’s grim coronavirus toll continues to soar, with officials announcing 793 deaths and 6,557 new cases in the space of one day.
  
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• Coronavirus: St George's Market trader keeps doors open - Belfast Live

  21-03-2020 19:03
  
  Coronavirus: St George's Market trader keeps doors open  Belfast Live
  
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• PM’s praise for seven-year-old who cancelled birthday party due to virus

  21-03-2020 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has written a letter praising a seven-year-old for cancelling her birthday party amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Man appears in court over alleged sale of fake coronavirus treatment kits

  21-03-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged fraudster accused of attempting to sell dozens of fake coronavirus treatment kits around the world has appeared in court after an international investigation.
  
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• Wales rugby star Jamie Roberts lets A&E doctor use flat amid coronavirus pandemic

  21-03-2020 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales rugby international Jamie Roberts has put up a frontline doctor in his Cardiff flat as part of the ongoing battle against the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Job losses at hotel chain reversed following Chancellor’s guarantee

  21-03-2020 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Job losses at one of Northern Ireland’s top hotel chains have been reversed after the Chancellor guaranteed wages.
  
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• Two more die in Wales, bringing death toll during Covid-19 crisis to five

  21-03-2020 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two more people have died in Wales after contracting coronavirus – taking the total number of deaths during the epidemic in the country to five.
  
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• Saints chief Semmens hopeful of completing Premier League season by end of June

  21-03-2020 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Southampton chief executive Martin Semmens insists everyone is hopeful of completing the Premier League season by the end of June, but stressed no one can be sure when football in this country will resume.
  
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• Police investigation closes section of Galgorm Road in Ballymena

  21-03-2020 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Galgorm Road in Ballymena has been closed between Waveney Road and Leighinmore Avenue as part of an ongoing police investigation.
  
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• Man taken to hospital after Galgorm Road stabbing in Ballymena

  21-03-2020 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been taken to hospital after a stabbing incident on Galgorm Road in Ballymena.
  
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• Possible homophobic motive behind Derry nightclub arson attack, court hears

  21-03-2020 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An arson attack on a Northern Ireland nightclub may have been motivated by homophobia, a court has been told.
  
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• Celtic charity to spend £150,000 helping vulnerable people during pandemic

  21-03-2020 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic’s charity foundation has announced it will spend £150,000 helping vulnerable people in the local area during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Liam Gallagher recreates Oasis songs with a hand-washing theme

  21-03-2020 17:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Gallagher has reworked hit Oasis songs to encourage the public to keep up their hygiene in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
  
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• John Lewis to temporarily close all 50 stores amid coronavirus pandemic

  21-03-2020 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  John Lewis has said it will temporarily close all 50 of its stores on Monday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Social distancing is your chance to save somebody’s life, medical director urges

  21-03-2020 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sticking to advice on social distancing will “save somebody’s life”, an NHS medical director has said.
  
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• Man arrested by detectives investigating armed robbery

  21-03-2020 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested by detectives investigating the armed robbery of a cash-in-transit van in Belfast earlier this month.
  
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• More than 400 British and Irish nationals stranded in Peru

  21-03-2020 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 400 British and Irish nationals are believed to be stranded in Peru after the country declared a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Irish naval vessel to become a Covid-19 testing centre

  21-03-2020 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish naval vessel is being transformed into a Covid-19 testing centre.
  
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• Virtually yours: Guests celebrate civil partnership with video call to ceremony

  21-03-2020 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A couple from London have become civil partners at a ceremony watched by their family and friends via a video call amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Hibernian chief executive Dempster welcomes Government’s wage subsidies offer

  21-03-2020 16:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hibernian chief executive Leeann Dempster has welcomed the Government’s offer of wage subsidies but has concerns over how long it could take for the measures to reach Scottish football.
  
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• High Quality United defy pandemic to claim Bhutan Super League title

  21-03-2020 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Against a backdrop of an expectorating cameraman, a relentless chorus of barking dogs and at one point what sounded like an especially rigorous domestic argument, High Quality United defied the pandemic to win the Bhutan Super League on Saturday.
  
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• Care home recreates life-sized Hungry Hippos game to lift morale in isolation

  21-03-2020 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents and staff at Bryn Celyn care home in Wales have recreated a life-sized version of the game Hungry Hungry Hippos in an attempt to stave off self-isolation boredom.
  
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• Government salary protection 'should extend to self-employed'

  21-03-2020 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unprecented government measures to protect worker salaries should be extended to those who are self-emplpyed, it's been claimed.
  
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• Money lenders ‘taking advantage of Covid-19 crisis’

  21-03-2020 15:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Money lenders in Ireland taking advantage of the Covid-19 crisis have been accused of “outrageous opportunism”.
  
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• Panic buyers ‘should be ashamed’ as medical expert urges end to stockpiling

  21-03-2020 15:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Virus crisis panic buyers were told they “should be ashamed” for causing needless shortages for NHS staff as the retail industry insisted there was enough food for everyone and the Government ruled out rationing.
  
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• Coronavirus patient death toll increases to seven

  21-03-2020 15:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death toll among coronavirus patients in Scotland has increased to seven, it has been confirmed.
  
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