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• Abba star Bjorn Ulvaeus shares message of hope during Eurovision show

  16-05-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Abba star Bjorn Ulvaeus has hailed the Eurovision Song Contest as an “escape” during the coronavirus pandemic, as it was announced that the event would return to Rotterdam next year.
  
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• Piers Corbyn among 19 held in coronavirus lockdown protests

  16-05-2020 21:57
  
  Small demonstrations staged across UK claiming measures suppress civil rights, with Jeremy Corbyn’s brother among arrests Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe brother of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was one of 19 protesters arrested on Saturday, as small demonstrations against the coronavirus lockdown took place across the country.Protesters gathered on green spaces across the UK holding placards describing the lockdown rules as unlawful and claim
  
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• Comic actor Fred Willard dies aged 86

  16-05-2020 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fred Willard, the comic actor whose improvisation style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like This Is Spinal Tap, Best In Show and Anchorman, has died aged 86.
  
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• One Direction fans call for reunion as group approaches 10th anniversary

  16-05-2020 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One Direction fans from around the world have called on the boy band to reform, during Capital’s online alternative to its Summertime Ball.
  
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• Duke of Cambridge announces footballer mental health documentary

  16-05-2020 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Cambridge has met professional footballers in a bid to “break the stigma surrounding men’s mental health”.
  
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• Viewers’ favourite Eurovision song of all time revealed

  16-05-2020 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Viewers have voted Abba’s song Waterloo as the greatest Eurovision Song Contest entry.
  
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• UK’s wealthiest lose billions to pandemic as Sir James Dyson tops Rich List

  16-05-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain’s super-rich have lost more than £54 billion in the past two months amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
  
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• Coral Andrews: Police issue urgent appeal to help find missing Belfast woman - Belfast Live

  16-05-2020 19:49
  
  Coral Andrews: Police issue urgent appeal to help find missing Belfast woman  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus: Handful of protestors gather in Belfast park to protest lockdown restrictions

  16-05-2020 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A handful of protesters gathered in Belfast’s Ormeau Park on Saturday to demand an end to the coronavirus lockdown and social distancing rules.
  
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• Coronavirus: Handful of demonstrators gather in Belfast park to protest against lockdown restrictions - Belfast Telegraph

  16-05-2020 19:29
  
  Coronavirus: Handful of demonstrators gather in Belfast park to protest against lockdown restrictions  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Coronavirus: Handful of demonstrators gather in Belfast park to protest against lockdown restrictions

  16-05-2020 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A handful of protesters gathered in Belfast’s Ormeau Park on Saturday to demand an end to the coronavirus lockdown and social distancing rules.
  
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• Success for Connor Syme in European Tour’s second BMW Indoor Invitational

  16-05-2020 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scotland’s Connor Syme was the second winner of the European Tour’s BMW Indoor Invitational series after shooting 64 on a simulation of Portrush.
  
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• Scotland’s Connor Syme wins European Tour’s second BMW Indoor Invitational

  16-05-2020 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scotland’s Connor Syme was the second winner of the European Tour’s BMW Indoor Invitational series after shooting 64 on a simulation of Portrush.
  
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• Blind teenage singer reduces Amanda Holden to tears on BGT

  16-05-2020 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amanda Holden was reduced to tears by a 14-year-old blind singer’s audition on Britain’s Got Talent.
  
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• Piers Corbyn among those held in coronavirus lockdown protests

  16-05-2020 19:04
  
  Small demonstrations staged across UK claiming measures suppress civil rights, with Jeremy Corbyn’s brother among arrests Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe brother of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was one of several protesters arrested on Sunday, as small demonstrations against the coronavirus lockdown took place across the country.Protesters gathered on green spaces across the UK holding placards describing the lockdown rules as unlawful and cl
  
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• Young children will still socially distance at school, health chief says

  16-05-2020 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Young children will still be able to socially distance at school, the deputy chief medical officer has said, ahead of a planned return of some year groups next month.
  
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• New coronavirus infections drop to lowest level in two months

  16-05-2020 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of new coronavirus infections in Ireland has dropped to its lowest level in two months.
  
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• People urged to watch their diet to reduce risk of type 2 diabetes during pandemic

  16-05-2020 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Questions have been raised over whether people with type 2 diabetes should shield during the pandemic, as the public are advised to think about their diet to minimise the risks of the condition.
  
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• Man charged after Glasgow lockdown protest

  16-05-2020 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 41-year-old man has been charged with breach of the peace after a small protest against lockdown measures in Glasgow.
  
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• Sir James Dyson richest in UK for first time

  16-05-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Inventor Sir James Dyson is the richest person in the UK for the first time, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
  
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• Williamson in plea to unions for ‘practical solutions’ to schools re-opening

  16-05-2020 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has appealed to teaching unions to work with the Government to find “practical solutions” to enable schools in England to begin re-opening.
  
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• How British players fared as the Bundesliga returned to action

  16-05-2020 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  German football made a hotly-anticipated return to action on Saturday with some British players on display.
  
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• Borussia Dortmund back with a bang as they brush past Schalke in Revierderby

  16-05-2020 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Major European football made its cautious return on Saturday as Germany’s Bundesliga became the first of the big five leagues to resume during the coronavirus pandemic, but amid strange new conventions there were the familiar sights of a dominant Borussia Dortmund performance and VAR controversy.
  
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• Borussia Dortmund back with a bang as they brush aside Schalke in Revierderby

  16-05-2020 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Major European football made its cautious return on Saturday as Germany’s Bundesliga became the first of the big five leagues to resume during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Orcas swim alongside boat in Northern Ireland in rare and ‘stunning’ sighting

  16-05-2020 16:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boat operators say they were “stunned” to film killer whales in the sea off the coast of Northern Ireland.
  
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• Erling Haaland scores as Borussia Dortmund thrash Schalke on Bundesliga return

  16-05-2020 16:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Erling Haaland carried on where he left off before the coronavirus suspension as the teenager kicked off Borussia Dortmund’s thumping victory against rivals Schalke 04 in an entertaining, if surreal, return to Bundesliga action.
  
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• People continue to flout Wales’ tougher lockdown rules

  16-05-2020 16:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Visitors have continued to flout the stricter lockdown rules in Wales and travel to tourist destinations from England.
  
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• Fire crews battle 24-hour Castlewellan gorse and forestry fire

  16-05-2020 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fire crews are fighting a "significant" wildfire incident involving gorse and forestry in Co Down that has been ongoing for 24 hours.
  
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• Dunn family calls for judge-led inquiry and accuses Government of ‘cover-up’

  16-05-2020 15:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Harry Dunn have called on the Foreign Secretary to launch a judge-led public inquiry after accusing the Government of a “cover-up” over their son’s death.
  
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• Italy to throw open its borders on June 3

  16-05-2020 15:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Italy will throw open its borders next month, effectively ending Europe’s longest and strictest coronavirus lockdown, just as the summer tourism season gets under way.
  
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• Coronavirus deaths in Scotland rise by 41

  16-05-2020 15:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of confirmed Covid-19 deaths in Scotland has risen to 2,094, according to the latest Health Protection Scotland figures, up by 41 on the day before.
  
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• Firefighters battle Castlewellan forest fire

  16-05-2020 15:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters have been battling a large forest fire in Co Down.
  
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• Four more deaths in Northern Ireland as hospital-focused toll rises to 473

  16-05-2020 15:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of people who have died after being tested positive for coronavirus in Northern Ireland has risen to 473 after a further four deaths were announced.
  
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• Coronavirus updates: Four further deaths in Northern Ireland

  16-05-2020 15:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been four more Covid-19-linked deaths in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has said.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn’s brother among arrests at anti-lockdown protests

  16-05-2020 14:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The brother of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was one of several protesters taken away in handcuffs during protests against the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Top fugitive in Rwanda’s genocide arrested outside Paris

  16-05-2020 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide has been arrested outside Paris, authorities said Saturday.
  
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• Top fugitive in Rwanda’s genocide arrested in Paris

  16-05-2020 14:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the most wanted fugitives in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide has been arrested in Paris, authorities said Saturday.
  
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• Cat killed and set on fire in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  16-05-2020 13:56
  
  Cat killed and set on fire in west Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Cat killed and set on fire in west Belfast

  16-05-2020 13:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are investigating after a cat was apparently killed and set on fire in Falls Park, west Belfast.
  
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• In Pictures: Day-trippers head to beauty spots despite bid to deter them

  16-05-2020 13:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People were urged to “think carefully” before visiting national parks and beaches on the first weekend since coronavirus lockdown measures were partially eased in England.
  
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• Senior BTP officer criticised over cross-border travel to family home

  16-05-2020 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior British Transport Police (BTP) officer has come under fire after he travelled from Glasgow to his family home in Yorkshire during lockdown.
  
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• Premier League title-winning captains – Eric Cantona

  16-05-2020 13:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some of football’s greatest leaders have lifted the Premier League title since the competition kicked off in 1992.
  
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• Man pulled from van in Belfast hijacking

  16-05-2020 13:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives are investigating a report of a vehicle hijacking near Belfast city centre.
  
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• PM’s father Stanley Johnson says UK on ‘right track’ over Covid-19

  16-05-2020 13:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister’s father has brushed off criticism of the Government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, saying it has been “on the right track” in dealing with the pandemic.
  
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• Fire at historic Tyne timber structure treated as arson

  16-05-2020 13:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsonists torched a historic landmark and badly damaged what was thought to be Europe’s largest timber structure, police have said.
  
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• Cat found dead in Belfast park after being set on fire

  16-05-2020 13:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have described the burning of a cat in west Belfast as a “barbaric act”.
  
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• Expert panel set up to help sports prepare for return

  16-05-2020 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An expert group has been established to offer guidance to sporting bodies in Ireland preparing for a return to action.
  
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• Man accused of burglaries across Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  16-05-2020 13:07
  
  Man accused of burglaries across Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast man accused of three break-ins on one day refused bail

  16-05-2020 13:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An alleged thief accused of breaking into three different houses in a day was refused bail on Saturday amid fears that he would commit further offences.
  
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• The eyes of the world will be watching German football – Bayern boss Hansi Flick

  16-05-2020 13:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick admits the spotlight of the world is on the Bundesliga.
  
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