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• Teacher prediction grading process has pros and cons, say principals and pupils

  16-04-2020 23:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Principals and pupils in Northern Ireland have given mixed responses to the news that teachers will predict grades in cancelled GCSE, AS and A-level exams.
  
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• Teachers fear a flood of appeals over grading of exams, union tells Weir

  16-04-2020 23:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teachers here have been left "anxious" that new exam arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic will see multiple pupils challenge their decisions, a union official has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland teachers fear a flood of appeals over grading of exams, union tells Weir

  16-04-2020 23:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teachers here have been left "anxious" that new exam arrangements during the Covid-19 pandemic will see multiple pupils challenge their decisions, a union official has said.
  
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• Dublin Road cinema officially closes as iconic sign is removed - Belfast Live

  16-04-2020 22:52
  
  Dublin Road cinema officially closes as iconic sign is removed  Belfast Live
  
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• BBC to broadcast Bob Ross’s 1980s art show The Joy Of Painting

  16-04-2020 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC will broadcast episodes of cult 1980s art teacher Bob Ross’s The Joy Of Painting series as part of its Culture In Quarantine programming.
  
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• Family of west Belfast man Vincent Macklin tell of anger at decision not to ventilate him

  16-04-2020 22:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a west Belfast man who died after he was deemed not fit for a ventilator due to a physical disability said they “will never understand why his life was worth less than that of another”.
  
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• OAP’s Highland ‘mountain climb’ on stairs smashes £10,000 target in five days

  16-04-2020 22:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 90-year-old woman who is climbing the equivalent of a Highland mountain on her staircase has exceeded her target to raise £10,000 for the NHS and a hospice.
  
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• Justin Bieber latest star to join All-In Challenge

  16-04-2020 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justin Bieber has joined the stars taking part in the All-In Challenge to raise money for the coronavirus relief effort.
  
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• Emotional singsong as Belfast care home residents salute NHS - Belfast Telegraph

  16-04-2020 22:00
  
  Emotional singsong as Belfast care home residents salute NHS  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• UEFA considers plan to conclude Champions League in August

  16-04-2020 21:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UEFA is considering the option of finishing the Champions League and Europa League competitions in August once domestic leagues are completed, the PA news agency understands.
  
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• Carrie Symonds ‘clapping harder than ever’ during tonight’s ClapForCarers

  16-04-2020 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carrie Symonds said she was “clapping harder than ever tonight” to thank healthcare workers, and Captain Tom Moore who has raised more than £16 million for the NHS.
  
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• Return to partial social distancing measures ‘could lead to spike in cases’

  16-04-2020 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A return to partial social distancing measures that were in place before the current clampdown could lead to a sudden and unmanageable spike in cases, an expert Government adviser has warned.
  
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• Cressida Cowell to remain Children’s Laureate for further year

  16-04-2020 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cressida Cowell’s tenure as Children’s Laureate has been extended by 12 months due to the coronavirus outbreak, it has been announced.
  
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• Police probe after 500 present at republican funeral in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  16-04-2020 21:45
  
  Police probe after 500 present at republican funeral in west Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Holly Willoughby breaks wooden spoon while saluting nation’s carers

  16-04-2020 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holly Willoughby was among the stars saluting the nation’s frontline workers putting their lives at risk in the fight against coronavirus.
  
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• Trump unveils phased approach to reopening US economy

  16-04-2020 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New White House guidelines outline a phased approach to restoring normal commerce and services, but only for places with strong testing and seeing a decrease in Covid-19 cases.
  
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• Fruit and vegetable pickers flown from Romania to UK

  16-04-2020 21:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fruit and vegetable pickers have been flown from Romania to the UK to keep up with demand.
  
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• Minister’s father dies with coronavirus in care home

  16-04-2020 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Government minister’s father has died in a care home from pneumonia “brought on by coronavirus”.
  
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• Brazilian leader fires health minister after virus dispute

  16-04-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has fired his health minister after a series of disagreements over government efforts to contain coronavirus.
  
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• Family bangs the drums in show of support for frontline workers

  16-04-2020 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family of Lambeg drummers made Thursday night’s clap for carers just that little bit louder in one Northern Ireland village.
  
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• David, Sandy and Thomas prepare for battle in MasterChef final

  16-04-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three home cooks will battle it out to be named winner of MasterChef.
  
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• Dermot O’Leary provides update on wife’s pregnancy

  16-04-2020 20:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TV presenter Dermot O’Leary has updated fans on wife Dee Koppang’s pregnancy.
  
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• New PPE gives no ‘meaningful protection’ to officers

  16-04-2020 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Police Federation has claimed newly announced protective equipment for officers will not provide any “meaningful protection”.
  
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• In Pictures: Crowds come out again to Clap For Carers

  16-04-2020 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crowds across the UK have again come out in force to show their support for frontline workers.
  
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• Rangers demand SPFL inquiry following ‘misleading and deeply flawed’ vote

  16-04-2020 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers are examining “all legal options” after again calling for an independent inquiry into the SPFL’s handling of the vote to end the season outside of the Scottish top flight.
  
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• Harry and Meghan help deliver meals to the vulnerable in LA

  16-04-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent the Easter break helping deliver meals to vulnerable and housebound people in Los Angeles.
  
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• NHS staff thank public during weekly applause

  16-04-2020 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NHS staff have used the weekly applause for key workers to return the thanks to the public for their support.
  
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• Fire service tackle Tyrone gorse blaze believed to have been started deliberately

  16-04-2020 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The fire service has been tackling a large gorse fire in Omagh which is believed to have been started deliberately.
  
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• Fire service tackle Tyrone gorse blaze believe to have been started deliberately

  16-04-2020 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The fire service has been tackling a large gorse fire in Omagh which is believed to have been started deliberately.
  
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• Melania Trump calls Carrie Symonds to wish ‘speedy recovery’

  16-04-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The First Lady of the United States has been in touch with Carrie Symonds to share well wishes for her and fiance Boris Johnson amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Rangers repeat call for independent investigation into ‘deeply flawed’ SPFL vote

  16-04-2020 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers are examining “all legal options” after again calling for an independent inquiry into the SPFL’s handling of the vote to end the season outside of the Scottish top flight.
  
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• G7 leaders stress need for vaccine to deal with coronavirus

  16-04-2020 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leaders of the G7 group of major industrialised nations have agreed the rapid development of a coronavirus vaccine is crucial in dealing with the outbreak.
  
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• Scunthorpe chairman wants players’ wages suspended until football resumes

  16-04-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scunthorpe chairman Peter Swann believes players’ wages should be suspended while there are no games in order for clubs to survive the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Signs that more families missing out on first choice primary school

  16-04-2020 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Smaller proportions of children are gaining places at their first choice of primary school in many areas of England, a survey suggests.
  
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• Liverpool to Dublin ferry hit by payment row

  16-04-2020 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  P&O Ferries say its service has been "indefinitely delayed", but port owners say move was a "last resort".
  
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• Coronavirus: Latest deaths a 'grim wake up call' against complacency, health minister warns

  16-04-2020 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The news of 18 further coronavirus deaths in Northern Ireland is a “grim wake up call” to those getting complacent about social distancing, the Health Minister Robin Swann has said.
  
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• Holyrood expected to set up Covid-19 scrutiny committee

  16-04-2020 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new Holyrood committee to scrutinise the Scottish Government’s response to Covid-19 is expected to be established.
  
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• Labour backs lockdown extension but urges ‘clarity’ on exit plan

  16-04-2020 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said he “fully” supports the Government’s decision to extend the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Northern Ireland ‘on knife edge’ in efforts to suppress coronavirus peak

  16-04-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland is on a “knife edge” in efforts to suppress the coronavirus peak, a top Stormont scientist has warned.
  
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• Cocoon star Brian Dennehy dies aged 81

  16-04-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hollywood actor Brian Dennehy has died at the age of 81, his daughter said.
  
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• US nursing home where bodies found ‘was overwhelmed’

  16-04-2020 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An extraordinary number of deaths over the weekend overwhelmed a nursing home in New Jersey where police responding to an anonymous tip found more than a dozen bodies.
  
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• Africa to roll out more than one million coronavirus tests

  16-04-2020 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than one million coronavirus tests will be rolled out starting next week in Africa to address the “big gap” in assessing the true number of cases on the continent, the head of the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said.
  
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• What would persuade the Government to ease lockdown rules?

  16-04-2020 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has set out what needs to happen before it will consider lifting the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Police horse named Hero in tribute to NHS workers

  16-04-2020 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police force has broken with a decades-long tradition of naming horses after locations and is paying tribute to the NHS by calling its latest recruit Hero.
  
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• Jamie Laing: Lockdown with girlfriend Sophie Habboo is ultimate test

  16-04-2020 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Laing has described life in lockdown as the “ultimate test” for relationships.
  
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• New wildfires in area round Ukraine’s Chernobyl plant

  16-04-2020 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three new wildfires have started in the radiation-contaminated evacuation zone around Ukraine’s wrecked Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident 34 years ago, emergency officials said.
  
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• Markets wait nervously for data on China’s economic slump

  16-04-2020 17:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stock markets were quiet on Thursday as investors waited nervously for the latest grim set of US economic data and prepared themselves for Friday’s Chinese GDP figures.
  
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• Annemarie Plas – the yoga-loving mother whose Thursday ritual has united the UK

  16-04-2020 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Dutch national living in south London, whose “spontaneous idea” has united a nation, says the weekly 8pm Clap For Our Carers shows the British public have “passion and spirit”.
  
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• Tinie Tempah plans Scunthorpe trip 10 years after Pass Out release

  16-04-2020 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tinie Tempah has revealed he has still never been to Scunthorpe, 10 years after the release of his hit single Pass Out.
  
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• Drakeford: Lockdown extension will avoid ‘throwing away’ coronavirus sacrifices

  16-04-2020 17:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A three-week lockdown extension across the UK will avoid “throwing away all the sacrifices we have made” in the fight against coronavirus, Mark Drakeford has said.
  
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