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• Fans say Peter Kay’s comedy ‘needed now more than ever’ amid outbreak

  27-03-2020 23:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fans have called for Peter Kay to return to screens and lift the nation’s spirits, after the BBC aired a special programme charting his best comedy moments.
  
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• Ajax fined almost £50,000 over crowd trouble in game with Getafe

  27-03-2020 23:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ajax have been fined by UEFA over crowd trouble during last month’s Europa League tie with Getafe, the Dutch club have announced.
  
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• Garda commences operation to ensure coronavirus compliance

  27-03-2020 23:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Garda has commenced a nationwide operation to ensure compliance with the Government’s latest coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• Four passengers dead on cruise ship anchored off Panama

  27-03-2020 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four passengers have died on a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Panama.
  
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• 'Mum had a hard life but she always put on a wee smile for you'... daughter's touching tribute to coronavirus victim

  27-03-2020 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The heartbroken daughter of Northern Ireland's seventh Covid-19 victim has told how her mother died not knowing that her beloved brother had also passed away.
  
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• ‘I’ve trodden down all the grass’ – Man runs marathon in garden during lockdown

  27-03-2020 23:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in Kent decided to run a marathon in his garden so his months of training would not go to waste.
  
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• Graham Potter familiar with unique training sessions after Ostersunds spell

  27-03-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brighton boss Graham Potter was forced to adapt training sessions with former club Ostersunds because the freezing Swedish winter turned footballs “into cannonballs” and caused players’ eyelashes to snap off.
  
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• Coronavirus: Northern Ireland woman stranded on luxury trip pays £4,500 for flight home

  27-03-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland woman has had to shell out thousands of pounds to get home from Australia after her flight was cancelled at the last minute.
  
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• Coronavirus: Areas of NI with low rate of infection must keep guard up, says virologist

  27-03-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland council areas with low rates of confirmed coronavirus cases must not get complacent, a top virologist has warned.
  
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• Sussex farm creates drive-thru shop to help protect customers from Covid-19

  27-03-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A farm in West Sussex has created a drive-thru shop for its products to help protect its customers from contracting coronavirus.
  
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• Jared Leto shares selfie dressed as Tiger King’s Joe Exotic

  27-03-2020 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jared Leto has delighted fans by dressing up as Joe Exotic from Netflix’s hit documentary Tiger King.
  
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• Coronavirus infections top 575,000 worldwide as cases soar in the US

  27-03-2020 23:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Covid-19 cases have topped more than 575,000 worldwide as a number of American states struggle to contain the virus and deaths surge in Italy and Spain.
  
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• Nolberto Solano detained by police in Peru after breaking coronavirus curfew

  27-03-2020 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Premier League star Nolberto Solano has apologised after being detained by police for breaking a coronavirus curfew in Peru.
  
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• Coronavirus infected healthcare worker dies in the Republic - Belfast Live

  27-03-2020 22:53
  
  Coronavirus infected healthcare worker dies in the Republic  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus: Spit and bite guards now in use by PSNI

  27-03-2020 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spit and bite guards are now available to PSNI officers after the Chief Constable was given the green light to use the equipment in response to the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Areas with a low rate of infection must keep guard up, says expert

  27-03-2020 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland council areas with low rates of confirmed coronavirus cases must not get complacent, a top virologist has warned.
  
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• New coronavirus restrictions on movement announced in Ireland

  27-03-2020 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new clampdown on movement in Ireland has been announced amid fears critical care hospitals will soon be overwhelmed by coronavirus.
  
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• Canada has an annual hair freezing contest – and the pictures are amazing

  27-03-2020 22:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Visitors to the Takhini Hot Springs in Yukon Province, Canada, have found an inventive way of letting their hair down, or, to be more accurate, putting it up.
  
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• Trump signs £1.78 trillion stimulus package as US coronavirus cases surge

  27-03-2020 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has signed a 2.2 trillion dollar (£1.78 trillion) rescue package for American workers left reeling by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 'Everybody must stay at home until Easter Sunday except in certain circumstances' - Taoiseach ramps up Covid-19 response

  27-03-2020 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has announced that everybody must stay at home until Easter Sunday except in certain circumstances including food shopping, vital family reasons and to attend medical appointments.
  
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• South Africa’s authorities scupper Dave King’s plans to stay as Rangers chairman

  27-03-2020 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dave King revealed South Africa’s authorities have scuppered his plans to stay on as Rangers chairman and lead the club’s response to the coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Oprah ‘playing it safe’ as she quarantines her partner in the guest house

  27-03-2020 21:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Oprah Winfrey says she has banished her long-time partner to the guest house as she practises social distancing at home.
  
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• Channel 4 delays Bake Off filming until it is ‘safe to proceed’

  27-03-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Channel 4 has delayed filming for The Great British Bake Off due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• East Belfast UVF probe uncovers cash and suspected drugs - Belfast Live

  27-03-2020 21:50
  
  East Belfast UVF probe uncovers cash and suspected drugs  Belfast Live
  
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• Food processing sector must keep going during virus outbreak, minister says

  27-03-2020 21:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The food processing sector in Northern Ireland must keep going amid the coronavirus emergency, the Agriculture Minister has insisted.
  
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• Coronavirus may have destroyed lives — but we’re pulling together in a magnificent way

  27-03-2020 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mike has been emailing me on and off all week. Mike Coupe is the CEO of Sainsbury's - but he and I are now on first name terms. "Dear Lindy" is how he starts his updates.
  
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• Tourists continue to flout lockdown rules to head to hotspots, police say

  27-03-2020 21:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tourists and self-isolationists are continuing to flout Government rules and travel to west Wales holiday spots, police say.
  
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• Country singer Joe Diffie tests positive for coronavirus

  27-03-2020 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  American country music singer Joe Diffie has tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Douglas Park in interim charge of Rangers board after Dave King steps down

  27-03-2020 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Douglas Park has been placed in interim charge of the Rangers board after Dave King confirmed he has stepped down as chairman.
  
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• Principality Stadium to become NHS Wales field hospital

  27-03-2020 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales’ Principality Stadium is to be converted into a temporary hospital providing around 2,000 additional beds to support the NHS.
  
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• IMF head says global economy is in recession

  27-03-2020 20:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the global economy has entered a recession that could be worse than the 2009 downturn.
  
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• Steph McGovern admits reservations about hosting new show from home

  27-03-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steph McGovern has said she had reservations about recording her new Channel 4 show from home, as she wanted to protect her family’s privacy.
  
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• Shock as Thompson Aero Seating lays off 350 workers in Portadown

  27-03-2020 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was shock in Portadown on Friday after major local employer Thompson Aero Seating paid off 350 contract workers.
  
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• Stormont minister announces cross-border deal to secure PPE

  27-03-2020 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health authorities on both sides of the Irish border are involved in the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) from China, a Stormont minister has said.
  
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• Stormont leaders defend wait on NI coronavirus powers

  27-03-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont’s leaders have defended the time they are taking to agree Northern Ireland’s coronavirus enforcement regulations and guidance.
  
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• ‘The flame has gone out of my life’, says victim of James Bond gun burglary

  27-03-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A James Bond memorabilia collector who had rare guns from the films stolen from his house has spoken out about the pain the burglary has caused.
  
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• People can do something positive for the planet, Earth Hour co-founder says

  27-03-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The world has the chance to do something positive for the planet even during this current crisis, a co-founder of the Earth Hour environmental movement has said.
  
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• Scottish Economy Secretary urges public bodies to act to protect suppliers

  27-03-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Public bodies across Scotland should act to protect their suppliers to help them through the coronavirus outbreak, Scotland’s Economy Secretary has said.
  
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• Prison visits cancelled across Ireland to avoid potential coronavirus outbreak

  27-03-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prison visits have been cancelled across Ireland to try and avoid the potential of an outbreak of coronavirus.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp cried watching NHS staff singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’

  27-03-2020 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp admitted he cried watching footage of NHS staff singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Testing to start for NHS staff on front line of coronavirus fight

  27-03-2020 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NHS frontline staff will start to be tested next week in a move aimed at boosting the workforce and allow those self-isolating with illnesses other than coronavirus to return to work.
  
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• Coronavirus: Irish hospital bans fathers and partners from births

  27-03-2020 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Midlands Regional Hospital in Mullingar says the move is to protect new mothers and babies.
  
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• Where in the UK is coronavirus most prevalent?

  27-03-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus cases in the UK more than trebled over the past seven days, jumping from 3,269 on March 19 to 11,658 on March 26.
  
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• BBC Radio 1Xtra adjusts schedule to reduce number of presenters in studio

  27-03-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio 1Xtra is making changes to its schedule to reduce the number of presenters and staff in its studios throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• WHO confirms half a million cases of coronavirus

  27-03-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There are half a million cases of coronavirus around the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
  
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• Dybala: I’m stronger now

  27-03-2020 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Juventus forward Paulo Dybala says he feels “much better” and is ready to restart a training regime after his coronavirus diagnosis.
  
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• Billy Vunipola sees positives from Saracens dropping into the Championship

  27-03-2020 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Billy Vunipola sees a season spent in the Greene King IPA Championship as a chance to refresh after becoming the latest senior England international to commit his future to Saracens.
  
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• Covid-19: PM and Matt Hancock test positive as death toll in the UK hits 759

  27-03-2020 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK has seen its biggest day-on-day rise in deaths since the Covid-19 outbreak began, as Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock said they have tested positive for the virus and frontline testing of NHS workers is set to begin.
  
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• Chester Zoo conducts virtual tour of ‘eerily quiet’ grounds

  27-03-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chester Zoo has broadcast a video tour of its animals after the centre closed to the public due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
  
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• Oil giants and builders break FTSE 100’s three-day winning streak

  27-03-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jumps in the number of cases of coronavirus in Europe have eaten into the stock markets, as the FTSE 100 ended a three-day winning streak on Friday.
  
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