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• Watch: 90-year-old Belfast man's surprise as pint of Guinness delivered to his door - Belfast Live

  12-04-2020 23:37
  
  Watch: 90-year-old Belfast man's surprise as pint of Guinness delivered to his door  Belfast Live
  
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• Six major changes are coming to Tesco supermarkets next week - Belfast Live

  12-04-2020 23:37
  
  Six major changes are coming to Tesco supermarkets next week  Belfast Live
  
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• Downpatrick man runs length of Belfast to Dublin in his garden to raise money for PIPS - Belfast Live

  12-04-2020 23:37
  
  Downpatrick man runs length of Belfast to Dublin in his garden to raise money for PIPS  Belfast Live
  
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• Derry band's music cover raises vital funds for NHS 'Health Heroes' - Belfast Live

  12-04-2020 23:37
  
  Derry band's music cover raises vital funds for NHS 'Health Heroes'  Belfast Live
  
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• West Belfast community pull together to keep spirits high - Belfast Live

  12-04-2020 23:31
  
  West Belfast community pull together to keep spirits high  Belfast Live
  
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• Tottenham insist they will not sell Harry Kane to Manchester United this summer

  12-04-2020 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have no intention of selling Harry Kane to Manchester United this summer.
  
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• Benidorm star swaps Spanish sunshine for cobbles of Coronation Street

  12-04-2020 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Benidorm star Tony Maudsley said he is “thrilled” to be joining the cast of Coronation Street.
  
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• Rangers want SPFL chief Neil Doncaster to be suspended in vote row

  12-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers have continued their criticism of the Scottish Professional Football League, while Hearts chair Ann Budge has accused the league of trying to "unduly influence" the outcome of a members ballot on ending the lower-league season.
  
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• Northern Ireland's death toll now 118 after tough weekend as coronavirus surge looms

  12-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland saw a surge in coronavirus deaths over the Easter weekend as hospitals gear up for a week that is expected to test our health system like never before.
  
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• Coronavirus: Army aid row is typical of Northern Ireland, claims ex-colonel Tim Collins

  12-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Politicians are "playing with people's lives" by arguing over enlisting the military to help deal with the Covid-19 emergency, a former senior Army officer has said.
  
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• Travel reporter Stephanie Abrams locked down in Larne sells NI tourism sector to native USA

  12-04-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An American travel journalist taking an unexpected extended stay in Co Antrim due to coronavirus travel restrictions hopes to showcase Northern Ireland as a holiday destination for US citizens.
  
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• Edwin Poots' anguish at not being able to visit elderly father in hospital

  12-04-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has spoken of his family's pain at being unable to visit his elderly father in hospital due to coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• Chequers – The countryside retreat where Boris Johnson will recuperate

  12-04-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson is recuperating at his official country retreat, as he takes some time off from the top job following his coronavirus battle.
  
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• Very welcome outbreak of common sense as majority do right thing to save lives

  12-04-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has never been an Easter Sunday quite like it. Cars would ordinarily have been nose-to-tail on all roads to the coast, and churches packed.
  
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• Alfie Boe urges people to have ‘courage to carry on’ during bedroom concert

  12-04-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celebrity tenor and musical theatre star Alfie Boe urged people to have “courage to carry on” through the coronavirus crisis, as he delivered an exclusive medley session from his bedroom.
  
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• Northern Ireland's politicians issue Easter messages of hope amid pandemic

  12-04-2020 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  On an Easter Sunday like no other, politicians took to social media to wish the public a Happy Easter while encouraging them to abide by social distancing rules.
  
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• Jamie Oliver joined by Hollywood A-lister in Channel 4 cooking series

  12-04-2020 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Oprah Winfrey makes a surprise appearance on Jamie Oliver’s new cooking show.
  
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• Global pact forged to contain oil price crash, say energy officials

  12-04-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Opec oil cartel and other oil producers have agreed to boost oil prices by cutting nearly 10 million barrels a day in production, or a tenth of global supply, according to several national energy officials who participated in the talks.
  
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• ‘Proud’ London bus driver begs Government to think of her family

  12-04-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A London bus driver said she was “proud to do her job” but “frightened to die” as she begged the Government to do more to help protect transport staff.
  
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• The NHS workers who have died during the coronavirus outbreak

  12-04-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the total UK death toll of Covid-19 surpassed 10,000 on Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock did not offer an update on the total number of fatalities amongst NHS workers.
  
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• New NHS coronavirus app ‘must be open to scrutiny’

  12-04-2020 18:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new NHS app for contact tracing in a bid to slow the coronavirus spread must be open to proper scrutiny over its use of data, MPs have said.
  
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• Republic of Ireland’s coronavirus death toll rises to 334

  12-04-2020 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus death toll in Ireland has risen to 334 after a further 14 deaths were reported on Sunday, the National Public Health Emergency team has announced.
  
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• Temperatures set to fall after Britons spent sunny Easter weekend at home

  12-04-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain is set to be lashed by heavy downpours and thunderstorms as the unseasonal hot spell comes to an abrupt end.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: 11 further deaths related to Covid-19 - Belfast Live

  12-04-2020 18:18
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: 11 further deaths related to Covid-19  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says 'it could have gone either way'

  12-04-2020 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After being discharged from hospital, the PM singles out two nurses for staying by his bedside for 48 hours.
  
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• In pictures: Peter Bonetti

  12-04-2020 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died at the age of 78.
  
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• Easter marked like no other amid coronavirus outbreak

  12-04-2020 17:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People around the world celebrated Easter at a distance on Sunday, with most churches closed and family gatherings cancelled amid wide-ranging coronavirus shutdowns.
  
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• Chelsea greats lead tributes to former England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti

  12-04-2020 17:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea greats Petr Cech and Ron ‘Chopper’ Harris led the tributes to former Blues and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti, who has died at the age of 78.
  
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• Bono’s plea to South Korean president to help Ireland in coronavirus fight

  12-04-2020 17:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  U2 frontman Bono has written to South Korean president Moon Jae-in asking for help to tackle the coronavirus health crisis in Ireland.
  
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• Man in critical condition following Enniskillen 'altercation'

  12-04-2020 17:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is in a critical condition in hospital following a street "altercation" in Enniskillen, police have said.
  
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• No nurses refusing to work in Scotland over lack of PPE, health secretary says

  12-04-2020 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No nursing staff are refusing to work with Covid-19 patients across Scotland as a result of a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), according to the Scottish health secretary.
  
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• Man left fighting for life following street attack

  12-04-2020 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was attacked by a number of men with weapons in Co Fermanagh.
  
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• Mary Lou McDonald honours frontline workers in Easter Rising commemoration

  12-04-2020 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald has used her Easter Rising oration to honour frontline and health workers.
  
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• Belfast rape trial aftermath: where are they all now? - Independent.ie

  12-04-2020 16:25
  
  Belfast rape trial aftermath: where are they all now?  Independent.ie
  
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• Social care staff in Scotland get pay rise to real living wage

  12-04-2020 16:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Social care staff are to receive a pay rise to equal the real living wage in Scotland.
  
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• PM heralds ‘unconquerable’ NHS as coronavirus death toll breaches 10,000 mark

  12-04-2020 16:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has called the NHS “unconquerable” after seeing first-hand how it was dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• PM heralds ‘unconquerable’ NHS and praises individual staff who saved his life

  12-04-2020 16:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has called the NHS “unconquerable” after seeing first-hand how it was dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Boris Johnson: No question NHS saved my life

  12-04-2020 16:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has paid tribute to the NHS, saying there is “no question” it saved his life after he contracted coronavirus.
  
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• Agustin Pichot to challenge Sir Bill Beaumont for World Rugby chairman role

  12-04-2020 15:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Bill Beaumont faces competition in his bid to be re-elected as World Rugby chairman after vice-chairman Agustin Pichot launched his campaign.
  
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• Coronavirus: UK could be 'worst affected' country in Europe

  12-04-2020 15:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The warning - from a government scientific adviser - comes as UK coronavirus deaths are set to pass 10,000.
  
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• More than 60,000 Scots volunteer to tackle Covid-19

  12-04-2020 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 60,000 people in Scotland have signed up to a volunteering campaign to help tackle the Covid-19 crisis.
  
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• Thank you from me – and from all of us – to the NHS

  12-04-2020 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Here’s the Prime Minister’s statement in full after he was discharged from hospital:
  
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• Peter Bonetti: The Chelsea great who became an England scapegoat

  12-04-2020 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Peter Bonetti earned the nickname ‘The Cat’ because of his agility as a goalkeeper and widespread admiration for his loyalty to Chelsea.
  
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• Bill Oddie pays tribute to Goodies co-star Tim Brooke-Taylor

  12-04-2020 15:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bill Oddie has paid tribute to Tim Brooke-Taylor as a “true visual comic and a great friend”, following his death aged 79 after contracting coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Empty pews as Easter Sunday services go online

  12-04-2020 15:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus outbreak forces worshippers to mark Easter at home, as the death toll in NI reaches 107.
  
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• Chelsea mourn goalkeeping great Peter Bonetti

  12-04-2020 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died, his former club have announced. He was 78.
  
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• Robin Swann pays tribute to health workers

  12-04-2020 15:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s health minister has paid tribute to health staff, saying they have “moved mountains” to prepare for the expected surge in coronavirus cases.
  
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• Rochelle Humes announces baby news with Easter-themed photo

  12-04-2020 15:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rochelle Humes has revealed that she is pregnant for a third time, using an Easter themed Instagram post.
  
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• PPE calls intensify as more NHS staff die fighting coronavirus

  12-04-2020 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Demands to get protective equipment to NHS staff have intensified after the deaths of several more frontline workers in the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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