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• Ant and Dec urge people to stay at home following plea from four-year-old

  25-03-2020 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have urged people to stay indoors after being asked to do so by a four-year-old with leukaemia.
  
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• Dua Lipa refused to delay album release because ‘music is what we need’

  25-03-2020 23:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dua Lipa has said that despite toying with the idea, she is not going to put back the release of her new album over coronavirus because “music is what we need” at the moment.
  
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• Coronavirus: Health officials prepare to send letter to high risk patients across Northern Ireland

  25-03-2020 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health officials have produced a letter to be sent to high risk patients across Northern Ireland explaining in detail how to protect themselves from Covid-19.
  
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• Stormont warns business to keep workers safe, or shut down - Belfast Live

  25-03-2020 23:08
  
  Stormont warns business to keep workers safe, or shut down  Belfast Live
  
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• US officials believe ex-FBI agent Robert Levinson has died in Iran, family says

  25-03-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson say that US government officials have concluded that he has died while in the custody of Iran.
  
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• London ‘book fairy’ donates novels to self-isolating neighbours

  25-03-2020 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman is using her daily exercise allowance to cycle around her neighbourhood donating old books.
  
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• No matter how long it takes, Rangers will be raring to go when action resumes: Davis

  25-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis insists Rangers will be ready to go once the call comes to resume action but he does not believe playing games behind closed doors is the way forward.
  
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• Coronavirus: Northern Ireland consultant hopes public are heeding her stark warning

  25-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I'm scared, of course I'm scared. I have that fear of what is coming just like everyone else."
  
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• Coronavirus: Hospital visits to be banned as chief medic warns 'many thousands' infected in Northern Ireland

  25-03-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A ban on hospital visits is set to be announced as health officials battle to slow the spread of coronavirus.
  
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• Planeloads of personal protective equipment arriving for health staff

  25-03-2020 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland is expecting 50-60 planeloads of personal protective equipment from China for healthcare staff battling coronavirus.
  
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• Boy injured in Tate Modern attack can sit up and hold a spoon

  25-03-2020 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The six year-old boy who was seriously injured when he was thrown from the 10th floor of London’s Tate Modern art gallery is managing to sit up, his family have said.
  
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• Coronavirus deaths pass 460 on day Prince of Wales tests positive

  25-03-2020 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus UK death toll has passed 460, on the day it was confirmed that the Prince of Wales tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Perrie Edwards discusses self-isolating with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

  25-03-2020 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Perrie Edwards has said that it is “impossible” to ration food while in self-isolation with her boyfriend Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain because “he’s never full up”.
  
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• Coronavirus: Unprotected police in contact with Covid-19 sufferers told they must keep working

  25-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers who come into contact with people with Covid-19 while not wearing protective equipment are being told they must continue working.
  
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• Coronavirus: Couple wed in their living room after marriage plans thrown into disarray by pandemic

  25-03-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When she imagined her wedding day, Anita probably didn't picture it happening in her living room.
  
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• Cage Warriors Reschedules Upcoming Events in Birmingham, Belfast - Sherdog.com

  25-03-2020 21:59
  
  Cage Warriors Reschedules Upcoming Events in Birmingham, Belfast  Sherdog.com
  
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• Police investigating East Belfast UVF arrest man after £30k found in car - Belfast Telegraph

  25-03-2020 21:43
  
  Police investigating East Belfast UVF arrest man after £30k found in car  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Police investigating East Belfast UVF arrest man after £30k found in car

  25-03-2020 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI's Paramilitary Crime Task Force (PTCF) investigating criminality linked to East Belfast UVF have arrested a 35-year-old man after stopping a vehicle and finding £30,000 in cash.
  
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• Ryder Cup needs to remain as a highlight of golf schedule – Justin Rose

  25-03-2020 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justin Rose believes the Ryder Cup deserves to remain a highlight of the golfing calendar when sporting action resumes following the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Parties agree need for stable government to help post-coronavirus recovery

  25-03-2020 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fianna Fail and Fine Gael said they have “agreed the need to form a strong, stable government” that will help Ireland recover post-Covid 19.
  
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• David Marshall hopes Scotland have fully fit squad when football finally resumes

  25-03-2020 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Marshall admits a fully fit Scotland squad may be the one small crumb of comfort to take from the coronavirus shutdown.
  
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• Ben Stokes preparing for IPL to go ahead as planned next month

  25-03-2020 21:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England all-rounder Ben Stokes says he is gearing up for a return to the competitive arena in just three weeks with the Indian Premier League still scheduled to go ahead.
  
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• O'Neills staff back at work making NHS protective gear

  25-03-2020 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sportswear firm re-hires some of the 750 workers it laid off last week to make masks and scrubs for medical staff.
  
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• Queen pictured holding weekly audience with PM by phone

  25-03-2020 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen has been pictured at Windsor Castle as she held her weekly audience with the Prime Minister by telephone.
  
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• Sir Patrick Stewart reads daily sonnet amid coronavirus lockdown

  25-03-2020 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Patrick Stewart has posted a video on social media of him reading out a sonnet amid the coronavirus lockdown after saying he would do so every day.
  
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• Coronavirus: Irish government changes testing criteria

  25-03-2020 21:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patients are now required to have two major symptoms rather than one before being referred for testing.
  
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• Capita hits back at claims work arrangements do not follow Government advice

  25-03-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An outsourcing firm has hit back at claims it is not following Government guidelines to tackle coronavirus by having staff remain working its sites.
  
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• Free parking for all frontline coronavirus workers

  25-03-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NHS staff are to be given free car parking with immediate effect at hospitals and other medical facilities for the duration of the Covid-19 outbreak.
  
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• Tony Awards postponed over coronavirus

  25-03-2020 20:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Tony Awards has been postponed until a date that is yet to be decided because of coronavirus.
  
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• Young women whose case reduced Michelle O’Neill to tears to receive treatment

  25-03-2020 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young women suffering from cancer, whose worry about her scheduled treatment reduced Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister to tears, is set to receive chemotherapy on Monday.
  
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• Coronavirus: Cancer patient whose case reduced Michelle O’Neill to tears to receive treatment

  25-03-2020 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young women suffering from cancer, whose worry about her scheduled treatment reduced Northern Ireland’s deputy first minister to tears, is set to receive chemotherapy on Monday.
  
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• Migrant crossings surge as 169 attempt to reach coronavirus-hit UK in one day

  25-03-2020 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A surge of migrants attempted to cross the English Channel on Wednesday, despite the state of national lockdown.
  
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• Covid-19 is public enemy number one – WHO

  25-03-2020 20:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Countries in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic have been given a “window” to attack the virus, global health leaders have said.
  
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• Raab says G7 committed to getting stranded citizens home

  25-03-2020 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has said the international community will work together to face the “unprecedented challenge” of getting stranded citizens home during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Covid-19 victim’s son criticises ‘stupidity’ of people flouting official advice

  25-03-2020 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The son of a fit and healthy grandfather who died after contracting Covid-19 has criticised the “stupidity” of people flouting official stay-at-home advice.
  
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• Pedro votes for solidarity during pandemic after calling time on Chelsea career

  25-03-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea striker Pedro has confirmed he will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
  
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• Former R.E.M. drummer Bill Rieflin dies aged 59

  25-03-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former R.E.M. and King Crimson drummer Bill Rieflin has died aged 59, according to his family.
  
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• Coronavirus antibody test ‘unlikely to be available from next week’

  25-03-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s chief medical officer has dismissed suggestions a coronavirus antibody test will be ready to buy online next week.
  
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• So, children in Northern Ireland learn sectarian differences by the time they're five... who else is to blame but the parents?

  25-03-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In one of her best-known songs, The Greatest Love of All, Whitney Houston sang: "I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way, show them all the beauty they possess inside, give them a sense of pride to make it easier."
  
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• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde suspends all hospital visits

  25-03-2020 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has suspended visiting at all hospitals to protect patients and staff from coronavirus.
  
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• TV chef Floyd Cardoz dies aged 59 of coronavirus complications

  25-03-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chef Floyd Cardoz, who competed on Top Chef, has died of complications from coronavirus, his company has said.
  
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• Belfast artist aims to inspire 'hope' - RTE.ie

  25-03-2020 19:27
  
  Belfast artist aims to inspire 'hope'  RTE.ie
  
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• Prince of Wales becomes highest profile coronavirus case in UK

  25-03-2020 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales has become the highest profile coronavirus case in the country, after Clarence House said he had tested positive for the virus.
  
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• Coronavirus explainer video for kids made in Belfast goes viral - Belfast Live

  25-03-2020 19:24
  
  Coronavirus explainer video for kids made in Belfast goes viral  Belfast Live
  
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• Sports Direct’s letter to Michael Gove in full

  25-03-2020 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sports Direct has attempted to defend itself after the Government criticised the behaviour of some businesses during the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Facebook defends approach to stopping coronavirus disinformation

  25-03-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook says more than one billion people have been directed to official health guidance on coronavirus by features on the social network’s platforms.
  
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• Volunteers respond to call for action: key points from the PM’s update

  25-03-2020 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson announced that “as many volunteers as the population of Coventry” had responded to his call to help the national coronavirus effort within 24 hours.
  
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• Boots boss making big decisions hourly in ‘daunting’ coronavirus crisis

  25-03-2020 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A boss at Boots said she is making the biggest decisions of her career on an hourly basis throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Prisons: 19 inmates test positive for coronavirus in 10 jails

  25-03-2020 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some 19 inmates have now tested positive for coronavirus in 10 different prisons.
  
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• How to survive lockdown – Belfast man's tips after 10 days in Paris apartment - Belfast Live

  25-03-2020 19:11
  
  How to survive lockdown – Belfast man's tips after 10 days in Paris apartment  Belfast Live
  
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