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• Donald Trump responds to calls for Joe Exotic pardon

  08-04-2020 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump has responded to calls for a pardon for Joe Exotic, the colourful zoo owner at the centre of Netflix’s breakout hit Tiger King.
  
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• Four more COVID-19 cases recorded at Belfast's Tall Pines - PenBayPilot.com

  08-04-2020 23:30
  
  Four more COVID-19 cases recorded at Belfast's Tall Pines  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Disney says its streaming service has hit 50 million paid subscribers

  08-04-2020 23:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Disney’s streaming service has achieved 50 million paid subscribers around the world within five months of launching, the entertainment giant has said.
  
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• Trump’s gifts to the Queen, Theresa May and other world leaders revealed

  08-04-2020 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen received a silver poppy brooch as a gift from President Donald Trump, the US has revealed.
  
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• True Covid-19 death toll 'up to 30% higher than official figure'

  08-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus death toll is likely to be 20% to 30% higher than the official tally, a leading doctor has claimed.
  
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• SPFL plans to end season early are abhorrent, blast furious Rangers

  08-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers are railing against the SPFL's plans to curtail the Championship, League One and League Two seasons, warning of "severe consequences for the Scottish game" and labelling plans to relegate clubs "abhorrent".
  
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• Premier League stars create #PlayersTogether initiative to support NHS charities

  08-04-2020 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League players have joined forces to create an initiative which aims to raise funds for NHS charities during the coronavirus pandemic and distribute them “where they are needed most”.
  
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• Singer Rebecca Black comes out as ‘queer’

  08-04-2020 22:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Singer Rebecca Black has revealed she identifies as “queer”.
  
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• Coronavirus: Belfast Council to deliver £735000 of emergency funding to community groups assisting the most vulnerable - Belfast Live

  08-04-2020 22:04
  
  Coronavirus: Belfast Council to deliver £735000 of emergency funding to community groups assisting the most vulnerable  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast community groups to get £735k emergency funding to help Covid-19 crisis - Belfast Live

  08-04-2020 22:04
  
  Belfast community groups to get £735k emergency funding to help Covid-19 crisis  Belfast Live
  
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• We could be heroes…. - Belfast Media Group

  08-04-2020 22:03
  
  We could be heroes….  Belfast Media Group
  
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• It’s goodnight for Day as Christian exits MasterChef

  08-04-2020 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MasterChef semi-finalist Christian Day has told of his disappointment at leaving the show after cooking his mother’s “bloody delicious” shepherd’s pie.
  
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• The spirit that got us through those awful nights of the Belfast Blitz will help us get through isolation of the lockdown during coronavirus

  08-04-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This week marks the 81st anniversary of the start of the Belfast Blitz, with a small raid on the night of April 7-8, 1941, followed by a major attack on April 15, when 200 Luftwaffe bombers attacked military and manufacturing targets in the city, claiming the lives of 900 and injuring 1,500. With two more raids in May, 50,000 houses in total were damaged - more than half the houses in the city -and 11 churches, two hospitals and two schools were destroyed.
  
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• Premier League stars launch #PlayersTogether fund to help NHS

  08-04-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of Premier League stars have joined forces to create an initiative called #PlayersTogether which aims to raise funds for NHS charities during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus home schooling survival tips for parents - Belfast Live

  08-04-2020 21:31
  
  Coronavirus home schooling survival tips for parents  Belfast Live
  
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• Bruce Willis shaves daughter Tallulah’s head in quarantine

  08-04-2020 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bruce Willis shaved the head of daughter Tallulah while in quarantine amid the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Melania Trump spreads Easter cheer to workers during pandemic

  08-04-2020 21:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Melania Trump is spreading colourful Easter cheer to workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• The spirit that got us through those awful nights of the Belfast Blitz will help us get through isolation of the lockdown during coronavirus - Belfast Telegraph

  08-04-2020 21:00
  
  The spirit that got us through those awful nights of the Belfast Blitz will help us get through isolation of the lockdown during coronavirus  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Motorcyclist who died in Armagh crash had become dad for first time

  08-04-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A young motorcyclist who died following a two-vehicle crash in Co Armagh had just celebrated becoming a father for the first time.
  
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• Ambulance worker in tears after groceries paid for by a generous stranger

  08-04-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An ambulance worker who was reduced to tears by the kindness of a stranger who paid for her shopping in Tesco has issued an appeal to find him.
  
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• Coronavirus UK map: How many confirmed cases are there in your area?

  08-04-2020 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Key graphics explaining how coronavirus has spread in the UK and the government's response.
  
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• Reporting restrictions - how society and journalism deals with a pandemic.

  08-04-2020 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Carruthers is joined by BBC News NI correspondents and RTE's Orla O'Donnell.
  
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• Actors’ union strikes coronavirus pay deal for soap workers

  08-04-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The actors’ union Equity says it has reached a pay deal for soap stars unable to work due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Ferrets ‘could help in development of coronavirus treatments and vaccines’

  08-04-2020 20:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ferrets could help in the race for treatments and vaccines for coronavirus, researchers say.
  
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• Coronavirus patients could be moved out of Dublin if hospital capacity exceeded

  08-04-2020 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Critically-ill coronavirus patient may be transferred from Dublin to other Irish hospitals if intensive care capacity is exceeded in the capital, a senior HSE official said.
  
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• We should stop treating China as if it was a benign partner... it is a dictatorship with global ambitions

  08-04-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Covid-19 made its first appearance in humans in Wuhan, China, although the date is uncertain. In a totalitarian country such as the People's Republic of China, information is tightly controlled, but it was probably in November last year.
  
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• Ex-Irish League star stages his own cup final - Belfast Newsletter

  08-04-2020 20:00
  
  Ex-Irish League star stages his own cup final  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Airbus cuts production by third due to Covid-19 pandemic

  08-04-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Airbus is reducing production by about a third as demand for aircraft and travel plummets due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Manic Street Preachers announce free arena show for NHS staff

  08-04-2020 19:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rock band the Manic Street Preachers have announced two arena shows to benefit NHS workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Boy, 12, climbs to peak of Everest by going up and down his stairs 2,507 times

  08-04-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 12-year-old boy managed to climb the peak of Everest — without even leaving his house.
  
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• Manchester United's Victor Lindelof training with another club - Belfast Live

  08-04-2020 19:40
  
  Manchester United's Victor Lindelof training with another club  Belfast Live
  
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• Air Ambulance attends major incident involving overturned crane - Belfast Live

  08-04-2020 19:39
  
  Air Ambulance attends major incident involving overturned crane  Belfast Live
  
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• Kelly Brook jokes Carol Vorderman ‘sabotaged’ her with champagne during Bake Off

  08-04-2020 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kelly Brook has joked that Carol Vorderman “sabotaged” her during Celebrity Bake Off after the former Countdown star narrowly beat her to be named star baker.
  
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• Coronavirus lockdown exit strategies mulled by world governments

  08-04-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Governments around the world are considering their lockdown exit strategies despite mounting coronavirus deaths.
  
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• Coronavirus: Tears and worries as a Belfast care home faces the virus

  08-04-2020 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff and relatives of residents at a Belfast care home told the BBC about the impact of the virus.
  
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• Google gives free access to games on Stadia platform

  08-04-2020 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Google is giving free access to games on its Stadia cloud platform for two months to help entertain people stuck indoors during lockdown.
  
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• Man charged after searches in connection with UVF's drug supply network

  08-04-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 48-year-old man has been charged with drug offences after searches in connection with the UVF's drug supply network..
  
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• Man arrested in connection with UVF's drug supply network

  08-04-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 48-year-old man was arrested in east Belfast on Tuesday evening following searches in connection with the UVF's drug supply network.
  
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• British Summer Time Festival latest major entertainment event to be cancelled

  08-04-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Summer Time Festival has become the latest major entertainment event to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Man killed after being hit by car in Belfast

  08-04-2020 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has died after being struck by a car in east Belfast on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Coronavirus: Vocational exams cancelled in NI

  08-04-2020 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The economy minister has said work is taking place to find an alternative way to award grades.
  
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• Call to artists: Belfast the Way It Was - PenBayPilot.com

  08-04-2020 18:30
  
  Call to artists: Belfast the Way It Was  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Presbyterian minister among latest Covid-19 fatalities in NI - Belfast Newsletter

  08-04-2020 18:29
  
  Presbyterian minister among latest Covid-19 fatalities in NI  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Northern Ireland fans in John Prine tribute after coronavirus death

  08-04-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland fans of John Prine have paid tribute to the folk singer after he died at the age of 73 due to coronavirus complications.
  
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• Health chiefs warn public to ignore alarmist message circulated on WhatsApp

  08-04-2020 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health chiefs have warned the public to ignore a WhatsApp voice message which makes a number of alarmist claims about the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Non-coronavirus patients urged to keep attending emergency departments

  08-04-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients in need of non-coronavirus-related emergency treatment have been urged to keep visiting hospitals amid a fall in A&E attendance numbers.
  
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• Wales stars agree pay cut as Premiership Rugby explores ways to restart season

  08-04-2020 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales’ leading internationals are set for a 25 per cent salary reduction for three months from April 1 while Premiership Rugby is working on possible scenarios to restart the season but not until “it is safe to do so”.
  
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• Coronavirus: Universal credit claims in ten-fold increase in Northern Ireland

  08-04-2020 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been 45,000 new claims have been made for universal credit in the last three weeks in a 10-fold increase, communities minister Deirdre Hargey has said.
  
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• Coronavirus: Universal credit claims in ten-fold increase

  08-04-2020 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been 45,000 new claims have been made for universal credit in the last three weeks in a 10-fold increase, communities minister Deirdre Hargey has said.
  
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• Rapper Drake opens doors to extravagant Toronto mansion

  08-04-2020 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drake has allowed cameras into his 50,000 square foot Toronto mansion.
  
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