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• Coronavirus: Belfast hospital heroes sacrifice downtime to film 'stay at home' appeal - Sky News

  23-03-2020 23:52
  
  Coronavirus: Belfast hospital heroes sacrifice downtime to film 'stay at home' appeal  Sky News
  
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• Irish FA ban football for at least another month

  23-03-2020 23:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Football Association have decided to postpone all football in Northern Ireland until April 30 with Windsor Park sources suggesting a further suspension could be on the cards in the near future.
  
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• Policing coronavirus lockdown measures a ‘challenge’, warns police federation

  23-03-2020 23:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Policing enforcement measures introduced by Boris Johnson in response to the Covid-19 pandemic will be a “real challenge” for officers, a police federation has warned.
  
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• Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall says band would fall apart if one member quit

  23-03-2020 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall says the band would fall apart if one of the members quit.
  
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• Sports Direct and Evans Cycles to stay open as bosses say staff are key workers

  23-03-2020 23:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bosses at Sports Direct have said all stores will remain open because selling sporting and fitness equipment makes the company a vital asset during a national shutdown, according to an email seen by the PA news agency.
  
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• Belfast university awarded grant to help find COVID-19 treatment - Belfast Live

  23-03-2020 23:12
  
  Belfast university awarded grant to help find COVID-19 treatment  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus: Northern Ireland nurse given 'soul-destroying' parking fine after 12-hour shift

  23-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A nurse helping to save the lives of coronavirus patients has been handed a £40 parking ticket by health bosses, it has emerged.
  
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• Coronavirus: It's for the best, says Foster as she welcomes Prime Minister's move to place UK on lockdown

  23-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Arlene Foster has welcomed Boris Johnson's announcement of draconian new restrictions on everyday life in a bid to tackle the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• Arlene Foster: Follow Johnson’s orders to save lives

  23-03-2020 22:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister’s new restrictions on life should be followed to save lives, Stormont’s First Minister has said.
  
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• Stevie Nicks pays Harry Styles the ultimate compliment

  23-03-2020 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stevie Nicks compared Harry Styles’ latest album to one of the great Fleetwood Mac records and said it has inspired her to write new music.
  
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• Galatasaray boss Fatih Terim tests positive for coronavirus

  23-03-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Galatasaray manager Fatih Terim has tested positive for coronavirus, he has announced on Twitter.
  
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• Police will enforce lockdown with fines, Sturgeon says

  23-03-2020 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are to be given powers to fine people who breach new coronavirus lockdown measures, Nicola Sturgeon said as she instructed people to stay home and announced funerals will be “restricted to immediate family only”.
  
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• Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho volunteers to help elderly amid coronavirus crisis

  23-03-2020 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two-time Champions League winning-manager Jose Mourinho turned his hand to volunteering to help elderly residents affected by the coronavirus crisis in north London.
  
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• Dyson developing ventilator for coronavirus patients

  23-03-2020 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson is developing a ventilator for the NHS.
  
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• Universal Credit claimants struggle to apply ahead of limits on in-person appointments

  23-03-2020 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People attempting to claim Universal Credit online or over the phone have reported issues as in-person appointments are limited due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Three familiar Northern Ireland faces on coping with homeschooling

  23-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parents have begun the daunting task of homeschooling their children after classes closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• VIDEO: Coronavirus: Belfast health workers urge people to stay at home - The Irish Times

  23-03-2020 21:48
  
  VIDEO: Coronavirus: Belfast health workers urge people to stay at home  The Irish Times
  
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• Coronavirus: Belfast health workers urge people to stay at home - The Irish Times

  23-03-2020 21:48
  
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• Key points as Boris Johnson orders lockdown

  23-03-2020 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has laid out a series measures placing the UK on lockdown as the Government seeks to stop the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• BBC radio presenter Colin Murray delivers groceries to elderly listener

  23-03-2020 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Colin Murray delivered groceries to an elderly listener stranded at home with a broken leg during the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Boris Johnson’s address to the nation in full

  23-03-2020 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has outlined new restrictions on people leaving their homes to help slow the spread of coronavirus as he gave an address to the nation from No10 on Monday evening.
  
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• US stocks slump despite Fed aid as coronavirus bill stalls again

  23-03-2020 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stocks fell about 3% on Wall Street on Monday as Congress hit another obstacle in talks to inject nearly 2 trillion dollars (£1.7 trillion) into the coronavirus-weakened US economy.
  
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• Johnson orders shops to close to curb coronavirus spread

  23-03-2020 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shops selling “non-essential” goods have been ordered to close as Boris Johnson took dramatic steps to combat the spread of Covid-19.
  
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• Public gatherings banned as Johnson puts UK on lockdown

  23-03-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has placed the UK on lockdown to tackle the coronavirus, threatening police fines for anyone who ignores new measures including a ban on public gatherings of more than two people.
  
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• Covid-19: PM orders lockdown with police fines for ignoring new measures

  23-03-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has placed the UK on lockdown to tackle the coronavirus, threatening police fines for anyone who ignores new measures including a ban on public gatherings of more than two people.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland latest as third death recorded - Belfast Live

  23-03-2020 21:30
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland latest as third death recorded  Belfast Live
  
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• Truckers rally round ill teenager after truck show dream ruined by coronavirus

  23-03-2020 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The trucker community has rallied round a lorry-loving teenager with spina bifida after his dreams of attending a truck festival were dashed by coronavirus.
  
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• MSP halts campaign for deputy leadership of Scottish Labour due to pandemic

  23-03-2020 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jackie Baillie has suspended her campaign for the deputy leadership of Scottish Labour due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Massive queues at McDonald's in Northern Ireland as restaurants close

  23-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  McDonald's has rarely seen queues like it in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Coronavirus: Byrne takes command of the PSNI's response as crisis grows

  23-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chief Constable Simon Byrne has taken command of the policing response to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: West Belfast Black Taxis stop services - Belfast Live

  23-03-2020 20:39
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: West Belfast Black Taxis stop services  Belfast Live
  
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• Police Scotland issue warning to those ignoring coronavirus measures

  23-03-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Those who ignore emergency coronavirus laws will be will be dealt with by police, Scotland’s Chief Constable Iain Livingstone has warned.
  
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• School ‘overwhelmed with kindness’ after thieves steal £6,000 of food

  23-03-2020 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A primary school has been “overwhelmed” with support after thieves broke in and stole freezers and food that would have fed key workers’ children during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Convention centre could be turned into coronavirus field hospital

  23-03-2020 20:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convention centre with a near-70,000 visitor capacity could be used as a field hospital to support the NHS amid the developing coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Coronavirus: Tesco employees applaud NHS workers in Belfast - Sky News

  23-03-2020 20:01
  
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• If we want young people to behave responsibly then perhaps we need to do more than just berate them

  23-03-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  How do you tell a young person to stay away from friends and lovers? It's all very well hectoring them and bemoaning the refusal of so many to observe social distance. But it isn't easy. Many have naturally interpreted the closing of the schools as a gift to them, a holiday to enjoy while older people are fretting about that old boring virus thingy.
  
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• Teenage girl dies as earthquake aftershocks rattle Croatian capital

  23-03-2020 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Croatia has experienced a series of aftershocks a day after a strong earthquake caused widespread damage, killing a 15-year-old girl and injuring at least 27 more people amid a partial coronavirus lockdown of the capital.
  
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• Sir Elton John bemoans stockpiling and hopes pandemic will bring people together

  23-03-2020 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Elton John has said he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will bring people closer together.
  
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• Covid-19: PM to address the nation after Britons told to return to UK

  23-03-2020 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is to announce new measures on tackling the coronavirus outbreak, after all Britons travelling abroad were told to return to the UK “while you still can”.
  
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• More than 1.5bn asked to stay home worldwide to fight coronavirus

  23-03-2020 19:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies is consuming the US and Europe as more than 1.5 billion people — a fifth of the world’s population — were urged or ordered to stay home to try to blunt the spread of the coronavirus.
  
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• Countess of Wessex urges parents looking after children not to ‘feel alone’

  23-03-2020 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Countess of Wessex has urged parents and carers looking after children amid the coronavirus outbreak not to “feel alone”, and encouraged them to take advantage of online resources.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'Wave of deaths' if social distancing not followed

  23-03-2020 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warning issued by Arlene Foster at a press conference with Michelle O'Neill on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Italy records smaller increase in coronavirus cases for second day

  23-03-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Italy has recorded a smaller day-to-day increase in new coronavirus cases for the second straight day, officials said, while warning it was too soon to know if the worst is behind the country with the world’s second-biggest caseload.
  
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• Champions League and Europa League finals postponed

  23-03-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UEFA has taken the decision to postpone the men’s and women’s Champions League finals and the Europa League final due to the ongoing health crisis in Europe.
  
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• Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating – WHO

  23-03-2020 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating”, the World Health Organisation has warned.
  
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• Domestic violence support group reports upsurge in calls amid Covid-19 measures

  23-03-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Covid-19 crisis has resulted in a surge of domestic violence helpline calls as abusers and their families find themselves locked up behind closed doors for 24 hours a day, a leading support group said.
  
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• Films to watch on streaming platforms and free-to-air services this week

  23-03-2020 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  PA film critic Damon Smith chooses an A-Z of some of his favourite films to enjoy from the comfort of home this week on streaming platforms and free-to-air services.
  
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• Cancer patient describes ‘numbing’ prospect of priority list during pandemic

  23-03-2020 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A cancer patient has said the NHS’s proposed treatment priority list makes her “feel like my life is not worth anything”.
  
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• FIFA and WHO launch awareness campaign to help combat coronavirus

  23-03-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  FIFA and the World Health Organization have teamed up with a number of footballers to launch a new awareness campaign video to try and combat coronavirus.
  
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• Home childcare initiative for key workers announced in N Ireland

  23-03-2020 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A home childcare initiative will meet the needs of key workers, Northern Ireland’s health minister Robin Swann said.
  
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