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• Simon Cowell ‘thrilled’ to appear in new Scooby-Doo film alongside son Eric

  11-05-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Simon Cowell has said he is “thrilled” to appear in the new Scooby-Doo film alongside his six-year-old son Eric.
  
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• Change in fortune for furloughed Derry man after £300K lottery win - Belfast Live

  11-05-2020 23:02
  
  Change in fortune for furloughed Derry man after £300K lottery win  Belfast Live
  
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• 'The most emotional and frightening moments of my life'... NI woman who works on Covid-19 ward delivers baby in hospital car park

  11-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland grandmother has told how her 'adrenaline took over' when she found herself delivering a baby in a hospital car park on her lunch hour.
  
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• Government criticised by family after 12 test positive at coronavirus-hit care facility in Co Armagh

  11-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The government has been criticised for not introducing testing into care homes sooner after seven residents in a Co Armagh home tested positive for Covid-19.
  
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• Man launches blue hearts for NHS campaign in tribute to ‘inspirational’ wife

  11-05-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man is campaigning for people to display blue hearts for the NHS in tribute to his “inspirational” wife Sally, who works as a nurse.
  
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• Live classical music to return to BBC Radio 3

  11-05-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC has announced a date for the return of live classical music to Radio 3.
  
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• White House staff ordered to wear masks in West Wing

  11-05-2020 22:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  White House staff have been ordered to wear a mask or facial covering to enter the West Wing, as Donald Trump confronts cases of the coronavirus at the heart of his administration.
  
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• Coronavirus figures for Northern Ireland broken down by council area - Belfast Live

  11-05-2020 22:38
  
  Coronavirus figures for Northern Ireland broken down by council area  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus: Anger over street parties being held in parts of Derry

  11-05-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Calls have been made for a halt to street parties in parts of Londonderry amid concerns they will lead to an increase in coronavirus cases.
  
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• Premier League return is a thorny issue for outspoken Rose

  11-05-2020 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham and England defender Danny Rose has branded plans to bring Premier League football back next month as “b******s” and slammed the notion that sport should be used to raise the population’s spirits
  following the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged guitar going under the hammer

  11-05-2020 22:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The guitar used by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain during the band’s famous MTV Unplugged in New York concert is going under the hammer, with a starting estimate of one million dollars (£810,000).
  
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• John Simpson: It's now time to look at how we fund care homes in NI

  11-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The intense debate about business of operating care homes is a major interest both in tackling the Covid-19 crisis and also on a longer term basis for the social and economic implications of their future survival.
  
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• It's now time to look at how we fund care homes in NI

  11-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The intense debate about business of operating care homes is a major interest both in tackling the Covid-19 crisis and also on a longer term basis for the social and economic implications of their future survival.
  
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• Coronavirus: What we want from the Executive’s plan... eight sectors of NI life tell us their hopes

  11-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alan Mercer of Hillmount Garden Centre said they are watching day by day for any update.
  
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• Constance C. Collette - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  11-05-2020 21:43
  
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• PM ‘interested’ to see French government adopt similar coronavirus slogan

  11-05-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister has said he is “interested” to see that the French government has adopted a similar slogan to the new “stay alert” for its own next stage of coronavirus recovery.
  
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• UEFA not thinking about amending Champions League qualification

  11-05-2020 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  UEFA has insisted it is not thinking about amending any qualification for the Champions League.
  
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• Tesla chief Elon Musk restarts California factory despite lockdown

  11-05-2020 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has confirmed the company has restarted its California factory in violation of local government orders.
  
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• Near-full car park suggests Tesla is defying order from health officials

  11-05-2020 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The car park was nearly full at Tesla’s California electric car factory on Monday, an indication that the company could be resuming production in defiance of an order from county health authorities.
  
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• Richard Masters says Premier League must stay close to science

  11-05-2020 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Premier League must stay close to “emerging data of a possible heightened risk among black and other ethnic minority individuals who contract coronavirus”, its chief executive Richard Masters said.
  
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• No guarantee of a vaccine against Covid-19, Government warns

  11-05-2020 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister said there was no guarantee of a vaccine against Covid-19, but stated the UK was at the forefront of international efforts to develop one.
  
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• Premier League chief says clubs haven’t raised the issue of scrapping relegation

  11-05-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No Premier League club has raised the idea of scrapping relegation if the season is played out, its chief executive Richard Masters has said.
  
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• Fear, anxiety and a determination to care for our vulnerable residents... what it's really like working in a care home now

  11-05-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With every beat of our heart we are fighting to keep this virus out of Beechvale Nursing Home in Killinchy. On a daily basis one of our biggest challenges is to keep spirits high, in front of residents and families. However, no-one can truly understand the amount of apprehension we are continually managing during each shift.
  
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• We don’t expect a big flood of people back to work, says Johnson

  11-05-2020 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has played down suggestions there could be a “sudden big flood” of people heading back to work as he set out the Government’s “road map” for easing the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Some countries ‘blind driving’ in lifting lockdown measures, warn health chiefs

  11-05-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Certain countries have set themselves up for “blind driving” in their approach to lifting coronavirus lockdown measures, a World Health Organisation director has said.
  
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• Davis Love and Zach Johnson join Steve Stricker’s Ryder Cup team

  11-05-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Davis Love III and Zach Johnson have been named as vice-captains for the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.
  
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• Harry’s tribute to war veterans who acted as plastic surgery guinea pigs

  11-05-2020 20:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex has appeared on the BBC’s The One Show to pay tribute to an inspirational band of badly-burned Second World War airmen and their modern day counterparts.
  
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• Primary school classes should be limited to 15 pupils, Government guidance says

  11-05-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Primary school class sizes should be limited to 15 pupils, desks should be spaced as far apart as possible and outdoor space should be utilised, the Government’s new guidance says.
  
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• Back To The Future cast reunite and discuss how film nearly had different title

  11-05-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cast and crew of Back To The Future took part in a virtual reunion and recalled how the beloved film almost had a very different title.
  
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• Why the success or failure of PM's Stay Alert slogan will be measured in human beings living or dying

  11-05-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  About 1,700 people are killed on British roads every year. This is appalling carnage. If we were at war and losing soldiers in these numbers, there would be enormous pressure on the Government to end that war and bring the troops home.
  
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• Outcry as pollution kills more than 1,000 fish in Co Antrim river

  11-05-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A kill of more than 1,000 fish in the Glenavy River in Co Antrim at the weekend has prompted calls for stronger deterrents for polluters.
  
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• DUP MLA Stalford apologises for liking 'joke' tweet on domestic violence

  11-05-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A DUP MLA has apologised after liking a tweet about domestic murder, posted at the weekend by a Belfast-based polling company.
  
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• Key points in the Government’s ‘Covid-19 secure’ workplace guidance

  11-05-2020 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Measures for making workplaces including offices, construction sites and factories “Covid-19 secure” have been outlined by the Government.
  
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• Man charged with kidnapping after woman injured in Portadown

  11-05-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 30-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping and false imprisonment after a woman was injured during an altercation in Portadown.
  
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• Holohan concerned as survey suggests 43% of people think worst of crisis is over

  11-05-2020 19:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s chief medical officer has expressed concern at new data suggesting almost half of people think the worst of the coronavirus crisis is over.
  
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• Health chiefs warns about lack of virus tracing as countries resume activity

  11-05-2020 19:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior world health official has warned that countries are essentially driving blind in reopening their economies without setting up strong contact tracing to beat flare-ups of coronavirus.
  
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• Police appeal for help to find missing Co Down teenager - Belfast Live

  11-05-2020 19:43
  
  Police appeal for help to find missing Co Down teenager  Belfast Live
  
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• Over 100 veterans fed in collaborative effort - By Fran Gonzalez - Republican Journal

  11-05-2020 19:37
  
  Over 100 veterans fed in collaborative effort - By Fran Gonzalez  Republican Journal
  
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• Long-serving Cohen moves aside at Leicester Tigers

  11-05-2020 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Simon Cohen’s long reign as Leicester Tigers’ chief executive is over, with chief operating officer Andrea Pinchen stepping up.
  
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• DJ Diplo reveals he has become a father for the third time

  11-05-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DJ Diplo has revealed he has become a father for the third time after welcoming a son during lockdown.
  
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• UK Music calls for Government task force to support industry through pandemic

  11-05-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government should set up a task force to support the battered music industry through the coronavirus pandemic, UK Music has said.
  
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• All businesses to face Government inspections before reopening

  11-05-2020 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bosses at UK firms wanting to reopen under the Government’s new guidance must carry out an inspection to show they are safe.
  
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• Earlier lockdown in Scotland could have prevented 2,000 deaths – study

  11-05-2020 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 2,000 deaths related to coronavirus could have been prevented if lockdown measures had been introduced earlier in Scotland, according to a study.
  
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• Three arrested after arson attack on Dungannon house

  11-05-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have been released on bail after an arson attack at a house in Dungannon.
  
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• Twitter to label disputed coronavirus tweets

  11-05-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Twitter has announced it will warn users when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about coronavirus.
  
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• Penguin parade turned into race by BBC Sport commentator

  11-05-2020 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport commentator Andrew Cotter has narrated a penguin walk in lockdown to make up for a lack of live sports.
  
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• Coronavirus: Union demands testing for meat sector workers following Moy Park employee death

  11-05-2020 18:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unite the Union has written to the first and deputy first minister to demand testing for workers in the poultry and meatpacking sector after an employee at Moy Park's Dungannon site died as a result of Covid-19.
  
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• Government considering monitoring waste water to track Covid-19 locally

  11-05-2020 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is considering monitoring waste water to track the rate of Covid-19 infection on a local level.
  
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• Prosecutors consider hate crime charges over fatal shooting of black runner

  11-05-2020 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US Justice Department has said federal prosecutors are weighing possible hate crime charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man gunned down after being pursued by two armed white men in Georgia.
  
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• Atalanta and Legnano mourn the death of 19-year-old Andrea Rinaldi

  11-05-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Atalanta midfielder Andrea Rinaldi has died aged 19 after suffering an aneurysm on Friday.
  
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