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• How to spot and avoid Covid-19 fraud

  24-03-2020 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Criminals are using the coronavirus pandemic to scam people out of their money and personal information, multiple agencies have warned.
  
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• Joshua throws his weight behind “those on the front line”

  24-03-2020 23:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua has sent a message of thanks to those on the front line in the battle against coronavirus, saying “we’re in awe of you”.
  
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• British Museum remains most visited attraction in the UK

  24-03-2020 23:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Museum has maintained its position as the most popular visitor attraction in the UK after it was visited more than 6.2 million times last year, according to the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (Alva).
  
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• Radrizzani seeks a positive from coronavirus “disaster”

  24-03-2020 23:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani feels the impact of the coronavirus pandemic will prove an economic “disaster” for the Sky Bet Championship club – but remains hopeful of securing promotion to the Premier League on the pitch.
  
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• Funding boost for pharmacies amid Covid-19 outbreak

  24-03-2020 23:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A £10.5 million funding boost for pharmacies and a refund of healthcare workers’ parking fees are among a range of new coronavirus measures introduced by Stormont.
  
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• Star baker crowned in Celebrity Bake Off

  24-03-2020 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tan France has been crowned The Great Celebrity Bake Off’s star baker after narrowly beating Johanna Konta.
  
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• Games delay right call but it could end my career: Shirely McCay

  24-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shirley McCay believes the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic was the right decision - but it has left her with a personal dilemma.
  
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• Refugee family brings food to self-isolating family who sponsored their move

  24-03-2020 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  After sponsoring a refugee family to move to Canada, one Vancouver Island resident found her kindness repaid when they brought her a food parcel while she was self-isolating.
  
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• Coronavirus: Qantas to operate first non-stop flight from Darwin to Heathrow

  24-03-2020 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Qantas is to operate the first non-stop flight from Darwin to Heathrow as travellers struggle to return to the UK amid the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Foster and O’Neill admit ‘confusion’ over manufacturing and building work

  24-03-2020 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Confusion over what manufacturing and construction work should continue during the coronavirus crisis must be addressed, Stormont’s leaders have said.
  
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• Dow has best day since 1933 as US Congress nears deal on aid

  24-03-2020 22:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 as Congress and the White House neared a deal to inject nearly two trillion US dollars (£1.7 trillion) of aid into an economy ravaged by coronavirus.
  
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• Willian returns to Brazil to link up with his family, with Chelsea’s permission

  24-03-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Willian has returned to Brazil to link up with his family, with the permission of Premier League club Chelsea.
  
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• Dissident republicans accused of exploiting coronavirus with hoax bomb

  24-03-2020 22:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dissident republicans have been accused of exploiting the coronavirus pandemic after they were blamed for a disruptive bomb hoax in Co Fermanagh.
  
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• Coronavirus: Wedding planners feel financial pressure as couples cancel big day

  24-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland couples due to get married in the coming weeks have been left devastated by new measures to control the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus lockdown has potential to last months, says Belfast virologist - Belfast Telegraph

  24-03-2020 22:00
  
  Coronavirus lockdown has potential to last months, says Belfast virologist  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Coronavirus lockdown has potential to last months, says Belfast virologist

  24-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland should prepare to be in lockdown this summer, a top virologist has warned.
  
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• NHS workers in Wales ask people to stay at home with dance video

  24-03-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Staff at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Wales used the medium of dance to ask people to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• First Minister of Wales urges support for self-employed workers

  24-03-2020 21:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The First Minister of Wales has called on the UK Government to “urgently” put support for self-employed workers in place.
  
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• Five hundred officers patrolling railways to remind passengers of lockdown rules

  24-03-2020 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five hundred British Transport Police officers patrolled the railway network on Tuesday to remind passengers only essential travel is permitted after the UK was placed under lockdown.
  
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• I would accept Covid-19 help from British or Irish armies – Stormont minister

  24-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont’s health minister has said he would accept help from the British or Irish armies if it proved necessary during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Could this organisation offer job lifeline to those put out of work by coronavirus pandemic?

  24-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Agnes Lunny is the chief executive of Positive Futures, which supports people with learning disabilities, and the chair of the Association for Real Change, the umbrella organisation forsocial care bodies.
  
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• Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott announce free concert for NHS workers

  24-03-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have announced a free concert for NHS workers.
  
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• Belfast nurse tests positive for COVID-19 — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine - Bangor Daily News

  24-03-2020 20:43
  
  Belfast nurse tests positive for COVID-19 — Midcoast — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Lady Gaga pushes back album release date over coronavirus

  24-03-2020 20:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lady Gaga has pushed back the release date for her album Chromatica due to the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Protective facemasks used by medics battling coronavirus ‘being stolen’

  24-03-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Protective facemasks used by medics battling coronavirus are being stolen from emergency departments in Northern Ireland, the health minister has said.
  
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• Disco triumph or pop fodder? Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia reviewed

  24-03-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Future Nostalgia is an album of two halves – but possibly not in the way Dua Lipa had hoped.
  
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• Families of coronavirus victims criticise ‘selfish’ actions as death toll rises

  24-03-2020 20:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Families of coronavirus victims in Northern Ireland have criticised the “selfish” actions of those failing to socially distance as the death toll in region reached five.
  
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• Q&A: How to care for your pets during the coronavirus lockdown

  24-03-2020 20:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The introduction of the coronavirus lockdown across the country has raised questions on how people should continue to care for their pets.
  
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• Church of England closes all buildings to prevent spread of coronavirus

  24-03-2020 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Church of England has closed all of its buildings with immediate effect after a UK lockdown was implemented to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
  
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• Sister of Newtownards man who died from Covid-19 warns public to 'act properly'

  24-03-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sister of a Newtownards man who was the third person from Northern Ireland to die from Covid-19 has warned that the virus will kill many others unless people “act properly”.
  
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• Ross McCrorie becomes fifth Portsmouth player to test positive for coronavirus

  24-03-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Portsmouth have confirmed a fifth member of their squad has tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Only intensive co-operation between north and south will help us beat our common enemy

  24-03-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In sharp contrast to the bumbling, often chaotic, stance of Boris Johnson, Monday night's Prime Ministerial address was more decisive, but still fell short of the impressive quality of Leo Varadkar in his St Patrick's Day speech, where he struck a chord with many by demonstrating confident leadership.
  
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• Ireland Rugby Football Union gives clubs financial boost during pandemic

  24-03-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish Rugby Football Union is set to make 500,000 euro available to clubs amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: Full list of what are considered essential retail outlets

  24-03-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The National Public Health Emergency Team has recommended that all non-essential retail outlets should close to members of the public in Ireland.
  
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• Priti Patel announces visa extension for foreign nationals who cannot go home

  24-03-2020 19:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Foreign nationals who cannot return home because of the coronavirus pandemic will be able to extend their UK visas, the Home Secretary has announced.
  
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• Hundreds of Irish citizens stranded in Australia as flights are grounded

  24-03-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of Irish citizens have been left stranded in Australia as many governments enforce strict controls on international travel.
  
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• Shutdown of North Sea pipeline system delayed by coronavirus

  24-03-2020 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The planned summer shutdown of an offshore pipeline is being delayed because of the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Nadiya Hussain urges people to stop ‘really unfair’ stockpiling of goods

  24-03-2020 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nadiya Hussain has urged people to stop the “really unfair” practice of stockpiling goods amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• A brief history of the ExCeL: From 19th century commerce to NHS field hospital

  24-03-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  From tattoo conventions and business conferences, to the World Travel Market and Comic Con, the sprawling ExCeL London in the capital’s historic docklands will, from next week, host an altogether more life-saving operation.
  
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• Police break up 20-strong barbecue buffet during coronavirus lockdown

  24-03-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of around 20 people have been spotted “standing shoulder-to-shoulder” and tucking into a barbecue buffet during the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Welsh Assembly presiding officer catches coronavirus

  24-03-2020 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The presiding officer of the Welsh Assembly has tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Belfast hip hop trio Kneecap and the new Irish rebel music - IrishCentral

  24-03-2020 19:13
  
  Belfast hip hop trio Kneecap and the new Irish rebel music  IrishCentral
  
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• Government urged to ban non-essential construction work

  24-03-2020 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has been urged to take the “difficult decision” and ban non-essential construction work.
  
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• ECB provides contracted internationals with training plan and fitness equipment

  24-03-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The England and Wales Cricket Board has provided each of its contracted internationals with a personalised training plan and a home delivery of fitness equipment in a bid to combat their open-ended break from action.
  
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• Channel 4 programmes feature Stay At Home graphic during coronavirus crisis

  24-03-2020 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Channel 4 programmes will feature an on-screen graphic urging people to stay at home during the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Prospect of US stimulus package leads global markets higher

  24-03-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stock exchanges around the world have closed the day up much higher despite some of the worst economic data ever to hit markets.
  
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• All you need to know about joining the NHS Volunteer Army

  24-03-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The NHS is looking for volunteers to help the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Salmond complaint committee defers investigation amid Covid-19 outbreak

  24-03-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A committee set up to investigate the Scottish Government’s handling of misconduct allegations against former first minister Alex Salmond will not meet until after Easter.
  
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• New facility opens as Government ‘ramps up’ Covid-19 testing

  24-03-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new testing facility for coronavirus has now opened in Milton Keynes, the Health Secretary announced.
  
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• Liam Gallagher ‘demands’ Oasis reunion with ‘all money going to NHS’

  24-03-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Gallagher has set out a “demand” for Oasis to get back together, with money made by the reunion going towards the NHS.
  
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