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• Everton slam Moise Kean’s lockdown partying as ‘unacceptable’

  25-04-2020 23:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Everton have labelled Moise Kean’s actions “unacceptable” after he flouted coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
  
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• East Belfast GP to take on 2.6 Challenge for cancer charity - in her own back garden - Belfast Live

  25-04-2020 23:13
  
  East Belfast GP to take on 2.6 Challenge for cancer charity - in her own back garden  Belfast Live
  
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• Garda 'have no powers to arrest day-trippers' from Northern Ireland

  25-04-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Garda headquarters in Dublin has told officers that Covid-19 restrictions do not apply to people on day trips from Northern Ireland, RTE reported on Saturday night.
  
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• Coronavirus: RoI restrictions 'do not apply' to NI day-trippers

  25-04-2020 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Powers of enforcement cannot be used on people from NI due to a gap in coronavirus regulations.
  
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• Key workers should be given masks, BMA chair says

  25-04-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All essential workers should be provided with face masks to combat the spread of Covid-19, the British Medical Association has urged.
  
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• Michael O’Neill reveals Steven Davis’ role in his Northern Ireland appointment

  25-04-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael O’Neill has revealed the key role Northern Ireland captain Steven Davis played in him becoming the national team manager.
  
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• Labour leader Starmer steps up demand for lockdown ‘exit strategy’

  25-04-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has stepped up pressure on the Government to set out an “exit strategy” for lifting the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Graham Potter not happy discussing football’s return while people are suffering

  25-04-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brighton boss Graham Potter says he is uncomfortable over the desire to resume playing football while the coronavirus pandemic is still hitting the country so hard.
  
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• Bill Roache celebrates 88th birthday in lockdown at home with his family

  25-04-2020 22:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronation Street actor Bill Roache has celebrated his 88th birthday at home with his family.
  
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• Kate Garraway opens up on her struggles as her husband battles coronavirus

  25-04-2020 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Garraway has said that the last few weeks have been the “hardest” of her life as her husband battles coronavirus in hospital.
  
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• South Korea a better model for exit strategy, according to Government adviser

  25-04-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An expert advising the Government has suggested considering an exit strategy similar to South Korea as the UK looks ahead to easing lockdown measures.
  
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• Armed forces to operate mobile coronavirus testing units across UK

  25-04-2020 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The military is to begin operating mobile coronavirus testing units which will travel to care homes, police stations and prisons across the UK.
  
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• Simon Cowell uses BGT golden buzzer for 12-year-old singer

  25-04-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Simon Cowell used his golden buzzer during Britain’s Got Talent on a 12-year-old singer who impressed the judges with her rendition of a Tina Turner classic.
  
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• Mobile phone data shows Britons are starting to ignore lockdown rules

  25-04-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health officials fear Britons are starting to get complacent about the Covid-19 lockdown after traffic and mobile phone data revealed more of us are on the roads and looking for directions.
  
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• Global death toll from coronavirus pandemic passes 200,000

  25-04-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 200,000, researchers have said.
  
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• Tata Steel to ask for £500 million bailout, according to reports

  25-04-2020 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The coronavirus outbreak will cost Britain’s largest steel manufacturer £500 million, according to an MP.
  
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• Cemeteries reopen following policy change

  25-04-2020 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Councils outline plans to reopen cemeteries and implement measures to ensure social distancing.
  
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• Three young siblings cycle marathon in garden to raise money for NHS

  25-04-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three young siblings have completed a marathon by cycling hundreds of laps around their garden, all to raise money for the NHS.
  
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• Doctor’s flashcards help critically ill Covid-19 patients around the world

  25-04-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coronavirus patient’s “terrifying” hospital experience inspired an NHS doctor to create a new flashcard system to improve communication with medical staff wearing face masks.
  
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• Arsenal players to be allowed access to training ground from next week

  25-04-2020 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal’s players will be allowed to return to train at London Colney from next week while Aston Villa’s squad have agreed a 25 per cent wage deferral as Chelsea decide against a pay cut.
  
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• Two in court over armed attack on house in Belfast's Markets area - Smash Newz

  25-04-2020 18:01
  
  Two in court over armed attack on house in Belfast's Markets area  Smash Newz
  
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• Sage ‘absolutely about scientists and experts’ amid Dominic Cummings row

  25-04-2020 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The medical director of NHS England has declined to comment on whether or not Boris Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings made contributions to a meeting of scientists advising the Government on the coronavirus outbreak.
  
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• Home Secretary: Visa surcharges under review for healthcare workers

  25-04-2020 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is reviewing visa surcharges for healthcare workers who have come to the UK and are fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the Home Secretary said.
  
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• Covid-19 deaths pass 20,000 as ministers say it is too soon to lift lockdown

  25-04-2020 17:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ministers have warned it is still too soon to start lifting the lockdown as the number of people in the UK who have died in hospital after testing positive for coronvirus passed 20,000.
  
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• 52 further deaths linked to coronavirus in Ireland

  25-04-2020 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Another 52 people have died with Covid-19 in Ireland.
  
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• Man jailed after harassing woman with sausage rolls

  25-04-2020 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for two months after he put four sausage rolls through a woman’s door and said he “hoped she choked on them”.
  
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• Two in court over armed attack on house in Belfast's Markets area

  25-04-2020 16:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As many as six men armed with knives were involved in a house attack which went viral on social media, a court has heard.
  
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• Co Down athlete runs marathon in his living room

  25-04-2020 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down athlete who ran the equivalent of the London Marathon around his living room has paid the price in sore feet.
  
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• Petition urging Government to help nurseries backed by 150,000 people

  25-04-2020 16:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 150,000 people have signed a petition urging the Government to reconsider a last-minute U-turn on financial support for nurseries which owners say could put some out of business.
  
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• Lockdown rules continue to be flouted

  25-04-2020 16:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some people have continued to break the strict coronavirus lockdown rules by flouting instructions to stay at home.
  
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• Northern Ireland coronavirus deaths rise by 16

  25-04-2020 16:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of coronavirus deaths in Northern Ireland has risen by 16 to 294.
  
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• How are other countries lifting their lockdown measures?

  25-04-2020 15:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ministers are under pressure to publish an exit strategy detailing how unprecedented restrictions imposed on the country could be eased.
  
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• Man in hospital with serious injuries after Carrickfergus assault

  25-04-2020 15:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man in his 30s is in hospital with serious injuries injuries after being assaulted in Carrickfergus on Friday night.
  
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• Britain becomes fifth country to top 20,000 Covid-19 deaths

  25-04-2020 15:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK has become the fifth country to pass 20,000 deaths in hospital from Covid-19, behind the US, Italy, Spain and France.
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll tops 20,000

  25-04-2020 15:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 20,000 people have now died in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK.
  
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• Shot fired through window of Armagh house

  25-04-2020 15:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a shot was fired through the window of a house in Armagh on Friday night.
  
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• Gradual lockdown easing begins in some countries

  25-04-2020 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A tentative easing of coronavirus lockdowns has gathered pace around the world, including the reopening of local shops in India that many of the country’s 1.3 billion people rely on.
  
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• West Belfast football club rallies behind community during Covid-19 crisis - Belfast Live

  25-04-2020 15:05
  
  West Belfast football club rallies behind community during Covid-19 crisis  Belfast Live
  
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• Nine-year-old inspired by Tom Moore to run from London to Paris in garden

  25-04-2020 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A nine-year-old boy inspired by Captain Tom Moore’s fundraising efforts will be running from London to Paris in his garden.
  
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• Covid-19 death toll continues to rise in Wales as new rules enforced

  25-04-2020 14:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The public in Wales were getting used to stricter regulations about leaving their homes as they spent their fifth weekend under lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus deaths in Scotland rise by 47

  25-04-2020 14:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A total of 1,231 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for Covid-19, a rise of 47 from Friday, the Scottish Government has confirmed.
  
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• More transparency would ease anxiety around Cummings’ presence at Sage – experts

  25-04-2020 14:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A more transparent approach is needed towards the scientific group convened to advise the government in times of emergency, scientists and policy experts say.
  
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• Irish restaurant operating drive-through service

  25-04-2020 14:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Dublin restaurant has opened a drive-through service during the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Jofra Archer admits he’s lost his World Cup winner’s medal

  25-04-2020 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England paceman Jofra Archer revealed he has “gone mad” searching for his World Cup winner’s medal after losing it during a recent house move.
  
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• Eight-year-old boy cycling marathon to raise money for health workers

  25-04-2020 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish schoolboy is cycling a marathon to raise money for the health service.
  
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• Wizz Air to resume some flights from Luton Airport

  25-04-2020 13:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Low-cost European carrier Wizz Air has announced plans to resume some flights from Luton Airport on May 1.
  
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• Chelsea instruct players to support charities rather than impose pay cuts

  25-04-2020 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have decided against imposing a pay cut on their first-team squad, instead requesting the players continue their support for charities during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Elderly woman taken to hospital after being rescued from flat fire - Belfast Live

  25-04-2020 13:11
  
  Elderly woman taken to hospital after being rescued from flat fire  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Further 16 deaths in Northern Ireland

  25-04-2020 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A further 16 people have died from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland's hospitals, the Department of Health has confirmed.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Cemeteries start to reopen after ban lifted

  25-04-2020 12:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cemeteries across Northern Ireland have begun to reopen after the Executive lifted the restriction on Friday evening.
  
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