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• Convicted rapist Brian Davey banned from Tinder after new profile reported - Belfast Live

  03-05-2020 22:45
  
  Convicted rapist Brian Davey banned from Tinder after new profile reported  Belfast Live
  
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• Elderly smoker quits 30-a-day habit after more than six decades

  03-05-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An elderly woman has successfully given up cigarettes after smoking up to 30 a day for more than 60 years.
  
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• Tottenham defender Japhet Tanganga hoping to make his case for England call-up

  03-05-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham defender Japhet Tanganga hopes his impressive rise can continue when football finally resumes and has set his sights on an England call-up.
  
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• Richard Bevan says LMA has not had contact with EFL for three weeks

  03-05-2020 22:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  League Managers Association chief executive Richard Bevan claims the organisation has not spoken to the English Football League for three weeks as discussions around a return to action continue.
  
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• Doctors unable to give non-Covid patients care they need – study

  03-05-2020 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Doctors are struggling to give non-coronavirus patients the important care they need, due to the pandemic, a survey has suggested.
  
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• Video referred to PSNI by Naomi Long

  03-05-2020 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She says an investigation into the video, which appears to involve the Shankill bomber, is under way.
  
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• Piers Morgan tested for coronavirus after developing ‘mild’ symptom

  03-05-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan said he will be temporarily stepping back from the programme after developing a “mild” coronavirus symptom.
  
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• EU bid to keep office in Belfast is criticised by pro-Brexit parties - Belfast Telegraph

  03-05-2020 21:45
  
  EU bid to keep office in Belfast is criticised by pro-Brexit parties  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• China ‘stocked up on medical supplies after coronavirus cover-up’

  03-05-2020 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show.
  
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• Belfast Coronavirus survivor given hero's welcome home after spending three weeks battling deadly virus - Belfast Live

  03-05-2020 21:42
  
  Belfast Coronavirus survivor given hero's welcome home after spending three weeks battling deadly virus  Belfast Live
  
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• Knox News - By Rita Doughty - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  03-05-2020 21:31
  
  Knox News - By Rita Doughty - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican Journal
  
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• Irish election: Green Party in favour of government formation talks

  03-05-2020 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party says it has decided to enter government formation talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
  
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• Manchester United to speak to Marcos Rojo after lockdown breach

  03-05-2020 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United will remind Marcos Rojo of his responsibilities after the defender was filmed appearing to flout Argentina’s coronavirus lockdown rules, the PA news agency understands.
  
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• Delay to The Hundred a worry for women’s game – Charlotte Edwards

  03-05-2020 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former England captain Charlotte Edwards rues the potential impact the postponement of The Hundred will have on the women’s game.
  
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• Coronavirus: Stormont Executive to discuss ‘phased approach’ to easing lockdown - Belfast Newsletter

  03-05-2020 20:41
  
  Coronavirus: Stormont Executive to discuss ‘phased approach’ to easing lockdown  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Windsor Park could be back in the mix if Herring plays waiting game

  03-05-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  WORLD super-featherweight champion Jamel Herring has said that he is ready to put our fight on hold and box somebody else whenever our sport is able to get going again and if that's the case then it could open the door to the bout happening in Belfast in 2021.
  
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• Ex-Government adviser forms ‘transparent’ lockdown science committee

  03-05-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Government chief scientific adviser has assembled a group of experts to look at how the UK could work its way out of coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Holland boss Ronald Koeman in hospital after heart procedure

  03-05-2020 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holland manager Ronald Koeman has undergone a heart procedure in Amsterdam after experiencing chest pain and is due to return home on Monday.
  
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• Social distancing to remain until coronavirus vaccine developed, says Gove

  03-05-2020 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some social distancing measures will remain in place until a coronavirus vaccine has been developed but ministers will seek to restore people’s lives to “as close to normal as possible”, Michael Gove has said.
  
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• Mike Nesbitt quits Stormont committee over Covid lockdown trip - Belfast Live

  03-05-2020 18:20
  
  Mike Nesbitt quits Stormont committee over Covid lockdown trip  Belfast Live
  
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• Two teenagers arrested after young boy injured in shooting

  03-05-2020 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers have been arrested after a young boy was shot and left with possibly life-changing injuries.
  
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• Teenagers charged with murdering NHS worker

  03-05-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of an NHS worker in east London.
  
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• NI Executive set to discuss ‘phased’ pathway out of lockdown

  03-05-2020 18:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Executive is expected to hold discussions on a phased pathway to recovery this week.
  
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• West Belfast attack allegedly sees woman pinned to ground in flat - Belfast Live

  03-05-2020 18:02
  
  West Belfast attack allegedly sees woman pinned to ground in flat  Belfast Live
  
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• Football finance expert paints bleak picture for lower league clubs

  03-05-2020 17:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Football finance expert Kieran Maguire says lower league clubs have been “taken out at the knees” by the coronavirus pandemic, having seen income streams dry up as the possibility of empty stands until 2021 looms large.
  
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• Nightingale hospitals were not built in error, says NHS England chief

  03-05-2020 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It would have been “foolish” not to plan for extra capacity to tackle the coronavirus, NHS England’s national medical director has said.
  
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• Greens to enter government formation talks with Fianna Fail and Fine Gael

  03-05-2020 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Green Party has entered government formation talks with Fianna Fail and Fine Gael.
  
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• Northern Ireland scam investigation leads to arrests - Belfast Live

  03-05-2020 17:19
  
  Northern Ireland scam investigation leads to arrests  Belfast Live
  
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• Film fans prepare to ‘feel the force’ on Star Wars Day

  03-05-2020 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Movie fans around the world are preparing to mark Star Wars Day.
  
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• Fall in number of daily tests being carried out in UK

  03-05-2020 16:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of daily tests being carried out for coronavirus in the UK has fallen to below 80,000, new figures show.
  
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• Internet firms should face same ‘fake news’ sanctions as broadcasters, ITN says

  03-05-2020 16:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  ITN has called for internet giants who breach rules on fake news to face the same tough sanctions as broadcasters.
  
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• Serie A sides given green light to open training centres

  03-05-2020 16:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Serie A clubs are set to return to training grounds next week after getting the go ahead from the Italian Government.
  
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• Woman has knife held to throat during violent burglary in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  03-05-2020 16:34
  
  Woman has knife held to throat during violent burglary in west Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Woman has knife held to throat during violent burglary in west Belfast

  03-05-2020 16:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman was pinned to the ground with a knife held to her throat during an aggravated burglary in west Belfast during the early hours of Sunday morning.
  
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• Britain rejects request for permanent EU office in Belfast - The Irish Times

  03-05-2020 15:35
  
  Britain rejects request for permanent EU office in Belfast  The Irish Times
  
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• Coronavirus related deaths rise to 381 in Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  03-05-2020 15:26
  
  Coronavirus related deaths rise to 381 in Northern Ireland  Belfast Live
  
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• Sir Bill Beaumont plans to resurrect proposals for a new global tournament

  03-05-2020 15:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Newly re-elected World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has revealed plans for a new global tournament which could lead to two consecutive months of international action.
  
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• Harry Dunn’s twin brother tells PM ‘I’ve have had enough of the lies’

  03-05-2020 15:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The twin brother of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn has said he has “had enough of the lies” after issuing a direct plea to the Prime Minister to get involved in the case.
  
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• Nesbitt quits Stormont committee over lockdown infringement

  03-05-2020 15:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Ulster Unionist Party leader Mike Nesbitt has resigned as deputy chairman of a Stormont committee after he admitted a lockdown infringement.
  
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• 'Something quite unique' about Belfast Marathon - Seaton - BBC Sport

  03-05-2020 15:18
  
  'Something quite unique' about Belfast Marathon - Seaton  BBC Sport
  
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• Coronavirus: Mike Nesbitt quits committee after lockdown breach

  03-05-2020 15:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former UUP leader apologises after a newspaper reported he visited a friend in North Antrim.
  
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• Coronavirus: NI Executive to discuss lockdown easing

  03-05-2020 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Deirdre Hargey says the executive will meet three times this week to discuss a plan to lift lockdown.
  
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• Almost 1,000 people in hospital in Ireland with confirmed or suspected Covid-19

  03-05-2020 15:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 950 patients are being treated in Irish hospitals with confirmed or suspected cases of coronavirus.
  
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• Random Covid-19 tests in Afghanistan find third of people have virus

  03-05-2020 14:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A third of 500 random coronavirus tests in Afghanistan’s capital came back positive, health officials have said, raising fears of widespread undetected infections.
  
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• Teqball keeps football stars busy during coronavirus lockdown

  03-05-2020 14:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Maguire, Sadio Mane and Wayne Rooney are among the stars to have embraced teqball during the coronavirus lockdown – a mixture of football and table tennis that has quickly grown from a Hungarian garage to a burgeoning international sport.
  
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• Man charged with Ogle murder bailed to address close to victim's family

  03-05-2020 14:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man charged with the murder of Ian Ogle has been bailed to an address close to the slain dad-of-two's family.
  
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• Loose Women rehearse for return of ITV daytime stalwart

  03-05-2020 13:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Loose Women presenters have rehearsed for the return of the TV show after six weeks away.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Five further Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland

  03-05-2020 13:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Five more people in Northern Ireland have died after contracting coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland updates Sunday May 3

  03-05-2020 13:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Yesterday it was announced that a further 11 people in Northern Ireland have died after contracting coronavirus.
  
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• Cillian Sheridan trusts correct measures will be taken ahead of training return

  03-05-2020 13:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland striker Cillian Sheridan has dismissed fears about returning to training during the coronavirus crisis.
  
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