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• Jazz singer Melody Gardot calls for musicians to join ‘digital global orchestra’

  14-05-2020 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  American jazz singer Melody Gardot is recruiting a “digital global orchestra” from her home in Paris, to help her complete her new track.
  
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• Stephen Fry-hosted Virtual Pub Quiz raises £140,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK

  14-05-2020 23:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A virtual pub quiz co-hosted by Stephen Fry has raised more than £140,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK.
  
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• Nissan mulls shifting manufacture of two Renault models to Sunderland

  14-05-2020 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nissan is considering moving the manufacture of two Renault models from Spain to the UK, according to reports.
  
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• Augsburg boss to miss first game in charge after breaking coronavirus protocols

  14-05-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  FC Augsburg head coach Heiko Herrlich will not be present for his side’s Bundesliga return against Wolfsburg on Saturday after violating coronavirus protocols.
  
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• Coronavirus: Swann warned families could sue if he does not call public inquiry into care homes crisis

  14-05-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Health Minister is facing a potential legal challenge as pressure builds for a public inquiry into the handling of coronavirus in care homes.
  
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• North Belfast: Teenager remanded into custody charged with attempted murder - Belfast Live

  14-05-2020 22:46
  
  North Belfast: Teenager remanded into custody charged with attempted murder  Belfast Live
  
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• Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe is perfect tonic to lockdown, say viewers

  14-05-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Viewers have praised Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe as the “perfect tonic” to the lockdown.
  
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• Paul Barber: We’re not alone in wanting to play home and away

  14-05-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brighton chief executive Paul Barber feels vindicated by his opposition to completing the Premier League season at neutral venues after revealing a majority of clubs backed his stance.
  
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• Coronavirus: First moves to ease NI lockdown can start next week

  14-05-2020 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Garden centres and recycling centres will be allowed to reopen from Monday, the executive says.
  
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• Newborn baby’s body found at recycling centre

  14-05-2020 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death of a newborn baby girl is being investigated after her body was discovered at a recycling centre.
  
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• Brexit: Companies will need support to deal with inevitable Irish Sea border, insists UUP leader Aiken

  14-05-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Unionist leader Steve Aiken has said a border in the Irish Sea is now a certainty and he has asked the Government to urgently outline its plansto support Northern Ireland businesses.
  
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• Kate Garraway makes video call to husband in hospital during clap for carers

  14-05-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Garraway has video called her husband Derek Draper, who is in hospital with coronavirus, during the weekly clap for carers.
  
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• Transport for London bailout agreed, sources confirm

  14-05-2020 21:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Transport for London has been given a bailout to help it fill a coronavirus-related black hole in its budget after its income slumped by 90%.
  
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• Clive Limpkin: Tributes to 'boy in the mask' photographer

  14-05-2020 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Photographer Clive Limpkin, whose work captured the early days of the Troubles, dies aged 83.
  
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• Salad seeds sent to outer space ‘grew slightly slower when planted on Earth’

  14-05-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Salad seeds that went on a round trip to outer space and back grew at a slightly slower rate than their Earth-bound counterparts, scientists have found.
  
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• Carry on camping: Tents may prove safer than a hotel, health chief says

  14-05-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus could turn Britain into a nation of happy campers after health officials said campsites or caravan parks could prove to be lower risk than a hotel for a holiday.
  
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• In Pictures: A different perspective on the weekly clap for carers

  14-05-2020 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson was accompanied by partner Carrie Symonds outside 10 Downing Street in the weekly clap for carers.
  
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• Hannah Smyth (5) making 'small steps to recovery' after Ballycastle crash tragedy

  14-05-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The five-year-old girl who survived the horrific crash that killed her Co Antrim mother and younger sister is still in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
  
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• ‘Filming Normal People was a huge responsibility... but it was the best fun we’ve had’

  14-05-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after the hit series based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel exploded onto our screens, some of the cast still can’t quite believe the impact it’s had. Leona O’Neill talks to two of its Northern Ireland-born stars, Aislin McGuckin and Desmond Eastwood.
  
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• Aislin McGuckin: ‘Filming Normal People was a huge responsibility... but it was the best fun we’ve had’

  14-05-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just weeks after the hit series based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel exploded onto our screens, some of the cast still can’t quite believe the impact it’s had. Leona O’Neill talks to two of its Northern Ireland-born stars, Aislin McGuckin and Desmond Eastwood.
  
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• Hospital investigated after late reporting of almost 300 coronavirus cases

  14-05-2020 20:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Irish hospital failed to notify health authorities of almost 300 cases of coronavirus within legal time frames.
  
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• New parents Carrie Symonds and Boris Johnson lead nationwide clap for carers

  14-05-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New parents Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds led the clap for carers and keyworkers this week.
  
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• Katherine Ryan opens up about feeling ‘shameful’ after miscarriage

  14-05-2020 20:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Katherine Ryan has said suffering a miscarriage this year made her feel “embarrassed and shameful”.
  
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• James Tennyson missing the hard knock life of professional boxing - Belfast Live

  14-05-2020 20:25
  
  James Tennyson missing the hard knock life of professional boxing  Belfast Live
  
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• UK’s biggest pub landlord must give tenants rent holidays, MPs say

  14-05-2020 20:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s biggest pub landlord must give tenants rent holidays to avoid wide-scale permanent closures once lockdown is lifted, according to a cross-party group of MPs.
  
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• Why children with profound special needs, and struggling families, need urgent help

  14-05-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Are the kids alright? There are no easy answers to that question. With schools in Northern Ireland closed, almost certainly until September, a whole generation of young people is facing an unprecedented interruption to their formal education, with unknown consequences stretching far into the future.
  
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• Six League One clubs speak out against ending season on points-per-game basis

  14-05-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six League One clubs have collectively voiced their opposition to ending the season after Rochdale chief executive David Bottomley said the campaign had to be stopped now and decided on a points-per-game basis.
  
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• Rory McIlroy raring to go as he commits to three PGA Tour events in June

  14-05-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has committed to playing the first three events on the PGA Tour following its June 11 resumption.
  
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• Government opens the door for competitive football to return safely in June

  14-05-2020 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans to resume football progressed on Thursday with the Government “opening the door” for a June resumption, according to Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden.
  
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• Gregor Townsend hopes Scotland can rearrange South Africa and New Zealand Tests

  14-05-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is hopeful a substantial alternative international schedule will emerge for later in the year after admitting their summer tour is “highly unlikely” to take place.
  
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• Ballycastle: 'Good news' on five-year-old's condition after fatal crash

  14-05-2020 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hannah Smyth's mother Clare and sister Bethany died in the collision on the Whitepark Road on Tuesday.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round-Up podcast: Assessing Ulster's squad for the 20/21 season, whenever and whatever that may be

  14-05-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ulster Rugby Round-Up is back to assess the almost total sporting blackout due to the coronavirus.
  
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• Scottish football looks at innovative ways to generate money

  14-05-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Virtual season tickets and stadiums being used as regional hubs are among the ideas being explored as Scottish football attempts to find a way back amid the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Transport Secretary signals possible fare rises in event of TfL bailout

  14-05-2020 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tube and bus fares in London would rise as part of a coronavirus Government bailout, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has indicated.
  
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• More than half of Isle of Wight residents download contact tracing app

  14-05-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than half of the residents of the Isle of Wight have downloaded the Covid-19 contact tracing app being trialled on the island, it has been revealed.
  
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• Oxford coronavirus vaccine candidate shows promising signs in monkey study

  14-05-2020 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The University of Oxford’s vaccine candidate showed promising signs when tested in a small number of monkeys, according to a new study.
  
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• Campaigner welcomes changes to immigration laws

  14-05-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A citizenship campaigner has welcomed a move to allow people in Northern Ireland to be treated as European citizens under immigration laws.
  
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• Uplifting news: Care home resident’s birthday and key worker wins lottery

  14-05-2020 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A care home resident celebrated her 107th birthday and a key worker who saved a policeman’s life won the lottery, in Thursday’s news.
  
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• Marriage ceremonies for terminally ill to be allowed as Executive announces relaxation of lockdown measures

  14-05-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marriage ceremonies for the terminally ill will be allowed to go ahead from Monday as the lifting of the coronavirus lockdown regulations enters its early stages.
  
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• Damien Chazelle reveals way Netflix show The Eddy was almost very different

  14-05-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Damien Chazelle has revealed that a key character in his new Netflix show The Eddy was almost completely different.
  
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• UK should move out of lockdown as one, says Starmer

  14-05-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants the UK to move out of lockdown “as one”, calling Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to change England’s stay at home message a “mistake”.
  
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• James Blunt to host hospital radio programme

  14-05-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Blunt is set to present his own programme on hospital radio.
  
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• Frontline workers to get new Covid-19 antibody test first

  14-05-2020 18:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frontline workers, including those in the NHS, will be the first to get a new antibody test for Covid-19, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said.
  
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• Government “opening door” to a return to action next month

  14-05-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Plans to resume football progressed on Thursday, according to Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Oliver Dowden.
  
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• Young survivor of tragic crash making ‘small but significant steps to recovery’

  14-05-2020 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The young victim of a tragic crash which claimed the lives of her mother and sister is making “small but significant steps” to recovery, the family minister has said.
  
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• European Club Rugby hopes to complete Champions Cup and Challenge Cup campaigns

  14-05-2020 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  European rugby chiefs say they are still intent on completing this year’s Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup tournaments despite the continuing coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Normal People star Paul Mescal delighted after Sia compliments hidden talent

  14-05-2020 17:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Normal People star Paul Mescal has shared his delight after Sia praised a video of him covering her song Chandelier.
  
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• Door open for Finn Russell return following regular talks with Gregor Townsend

  14-05-2020 17:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend delivered an upbeat assessment of Finn Russell’s international prospects after admitting he had been in regular contact with the fly-half in recent weeks.
  
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• Mental health worker ‘was a great man to be around’

  14-05-2020 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A twin brother has paid tribute to a “dedicated and much loved” mental health worker of 22 years who died with Covid-19.
  
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• FTSE tumbles over fears of long-term economic turmoil and trade tensions

  14-05-2020 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  London markets tumbled heavily as warnings from economists over the long-term impact of the coronavirus crisis weighed on trading.
  
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