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• 25,000 recruited ahead of launch of new coronavirus test and trace system

  23-05-2020 23:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An army of 25,000 contact tracers have been recruited ahead of the launch of a new test-and-trace system aiming to stop the spread of coronavirus, the Government has said.
  
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• Police challenge Government over Dominic Cummings lockdown denial

  23-05-2020 23:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Durham Constabulary has claimed police officers did speak to Dominic Cummings’ father following Downing Street denials there was any contact with his family over his alleged lockdown breaches.
  
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• Premier League reveals two more positive tests for coronavirus

  23-05-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two more individuals connected to two unnamed Premier League clubs have tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Stacey Solomon celebrates son’s first birthday

  23-05-2020 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stacey Solomon has celebrated son Rex’s first birthday.
  
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• Brighton chief executive admits summer football will provide different challenge

  23-05-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Summer football will present a new challenge to some Premier League players and will require additional measures in order to succeed, according to Brighton chief executive Paul Barber.
  
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• Bayern boss Hansi Flick insists Borussia Dortmund clash is not a title decider

  23-05-2020 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick says Tuesday’s game with Borussia Dortmund is not a Bundesliga title decider.
  
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• Coronavirus: Belfast care home residents moved amid Covid-19 concerns - BBC News

  23-05-2020 22:07
  
  Coronavirus: Belfast care home residents moved amid Covid-19 concerns  BBC News
  
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• Premier League reveals two further positive Covid-19 tests

  23-05-2020 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two individuals connected to two unnamed Premier League clubs have tested positive for coronavirus in the latest round of testing.
  
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• Belfast Children's Hospital 'risk assessment taking place' after Aspergillus fungus strikes again - Belfast Live

  23-05-2020 21:59
  
  Belfast Children's Hospital 'risk assessment taking place' after Aspergillus fungus strikes again  Belfast Live
  
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• Lyon urge French President Emmanuel Macron to follow Spain and resume football

  23-05-2020 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lyon have again urged French President Emmanuel Macron to reconsider the decision to ban sporting events until September after Spain gave the green light for football to resume in June.
  
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• Police confirm body of missing teenager has been found

  23-05-2020 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives searching for a teenager who has been missing since VE Day have confirmed that her body has been found.
  
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• Co Down crash leaves man dead - Belfast Live

  23-05-2020 21:23
  
  Co Down crash leaves man dead  Belfast Live
  
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• Dairy farmer linked to motor ‘chop shop’ after police search

  23-05-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A farmer accused of involvement in a ‘chop shop’ of high-value stolen cars being run by an organised crime gang on his land was refused bail yesterday.
  
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• Fresh calls for PM to sack aide after new allegations of lockdown travel emerge

  23-05-2020 20:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister is under renewed pressure to sack his closest aide after eyewitness reports called into question both Dominic Cummings’ and Downing Street’s account of his lockdown whereabouts.
  
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• Trump heads to golf course as US coronavirus cases pass 1.6 million

  23-05-2020 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US president Donald Trump has visited one of his golf courses at the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend as he urged states to reopen following coronavirus-related lockdowns.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in Co Down crash

  23-05-2020 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A male motorcyclist has been killed following a crash in Co Down.
  
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• Britain’s Got Talent judges wowed by straw player

  23-05-2020 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who plays a medley of songs through straws wowed the judges on Britain’s Got Talent.
  
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• Widow of captain struck by forklift driven by US soldier calls for investigation

  23-05-2020 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The widow of an army captain who was killed after being struck by a forklift truck driven by US soldier has called for an independent investigation into his death.
  
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• Londonderry: Major fire at former Arntz Belting factory

  23-05-2020 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The fire at the former Arntz Belting factory in Londonderry may have been started deliberately.
  
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• Historical Institutional Abuse: Survivors identified in 'massive' email error

  23-05-2020 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The identities of 250 survivors of historical institutional abuse are revealed, some are said to be in "hysterics"
  
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• Labour calls for ‘urgent investigation’ into PM aide’s lockdown movements

  23-05-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Labour Party has written to the head of the civil service calling for an “urgent investigation” into the movements of the Prime Minister’s chief adviser during the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Borussia Dortmund hopeful Mats Hummels will be fit for Bayern Munich clash

  23-05-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund hope to have Mats Hummels fit for Tuesday’s crucial clash with Bayern Munich after the defender went off injured in a 2-0 victory at Wolfsburg.
  
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• Detectives given more time to question suspect in student murder probe

  23-05-2020 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a law student have been given extra time to question a remaining suspect after five people appeared in court charged with her murder.
  
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• Sailor rescued 500 miles off Cornwall coast

  23-05-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A sailor whose yacht became stuck 500 miles off the coast of Cornwall has been rescued.
  
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• Five-star Bayern Munich restore four-point lead at Bundesliga summit

  23-05-2020 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich maintained their four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga after an entertaining 5-2 win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
  
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• Cooler weather keeps beaches clear, but bank holiday warnings remain in place

  23-05-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Many beaches across England stayed largely empty on Saturday as the weather helped keep people away amid warnings not to break coronavirus rules over the bank holiday weekend.
  
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• Firefighters tackle large Derry blaze

  23-05-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Firefighters tackled a large blaze in the Pennyburn area of Londonderry on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Firefighters extinguish large Derry blaze after arson attack

  23-05-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Over 20 firefighters extinguished a large blaze in the Pennyburn area of Londonderry on Saturday afternoon after a large number of tyres were set alight.
  
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• Q&A: What is the Dominic Cummings row all about?

  23-05-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The political row over the movements of the Prime Minister’s chief aide during lockdown has seen the Government repeatedly asked for more clarity over the issue.
  
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• Dublin publican joins popular delivery service

  23-05-2020 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Dublin man has joined the growing number of enterprising publicans to bring freshly-poured pints to the homes of his customers.
  
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• Swan ‘reunited’ with cygnets after becoming trapped in rope

  23-05-2020 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A swan was “reunited” with its cygnets after its neck was caught on a rope in a park close to the Lake District.
  
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• Belfast woman with over 60 pets facing animal welfare charges - Belfast Telegraph

  23-05-2020 18:51
  
  Belfast woman with over 60 pets facing animal welfare charges  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast woman with over 60 pets facing animal welfare charges

  23-05-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast woman is facing dozens of charges over a vast collection of wild animals and regular domestic pets found in her terrace home.
  
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• Managing lockdown rules ‘different for different people’ – Shapps

  23-05-2020 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is up to “individuals” to decide how to practise lockdown measures, Grant Shapps has said, and to decide how to make sure they have enough family support.
  
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• Michael Rosen out of intensive care after 47 days

  23-05-2020 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen is out of intensive care after “a long and difficult” 47 days, his wife has said.
  
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• Families seek legal advice over nursing home at centre of Covid-19 controversy

  23-05-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of families whose frail and elderly relatives have died at a Belfast nursing home have sought legal advice, it has emerged.
  
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• Families seek legal advice over Belfast care home at centre of Covid-19 controversy

  23-05-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of families whose frail and elderly relatives have died at a Belfast nursing home have sought legal advice, it has emerged.
  
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• Nominate your heroes of the Covid-19 health crisis

  23-05-2020 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Help us celebrate the heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic showing the true Spirit of Northern Ireland during lockdown.
  
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• Coronavirus: Woman distraught over care home relocation

  23-05-2020 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is understood about 80 elderly people live in Clifton Nursing Home in north Belfast.
  
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• Man accused of daylight robbery bid in Belfast city centre - Belfast Telegraph

  23-05-2020 17:39
  
  Man accused of daylight robbery bid in Belfast city centre  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Man accused of daylight robbery bid in Belfast city centre

  23-05-2020 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has appeared in court accused of trying to rob a woman in broad daylight near Belfast City Hall.
  
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• Wil Besseling edges out Connor Syme to claim victory in BMW Indoor Invitational

  23-05-2020 17:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wil Besseling sealed victory in the third week of the European Tour’s BMW Indoor Invitational after edging out former winner Connor Syme.
  
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• Two men killed in house blaze

  23-05-2020 17:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have died in a house fire in Dublin, gardai said.
  
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• Identities of 150 survivors of historical abuse exposed in major data breach

  23-05-2020 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The identities of 150 survivors of historical institutional abuse (HIA) have been exposed in a data breach, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Trump to attend Nasa astronaut launch in Florida

  23-05-2020 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump plans to be on the Florida coast on Wednesday to watch American astronauts blast into orbit from the Kennedy Space Centre for the first time in more than a decade.
  
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• Prime Minister offers top aide his ‘full support’ after 250-mile lockdown trip

  23-05-2020 17:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dominic Cummings has the “full support” of the Prime Minister after details emerged that he travelled 250 miles to County Durham during the lockdown.
  
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• Kai Havertz impresses in stadium full of cardboard cutout fans

  23-05-2020 17:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kai Havertz bagged a brace for the second time in six days as Bayer Leverkusen leapfrogged Borussia Monchengladbach into third in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 win in front of a stadium full of cardboard cutout fans.
  
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• Ballymena woman spared jail over ‘gypsies’ rant at couple

  23-05-2020 17:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A charity shop worker called a couple “gypsy b*****ds” and tried to attack them because she thought they were stealing her electricity, a court heard today.
  
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• Jadon Sancho shines from bench as Borussia Dortmund keep up title tilt

  23-05-2020 16:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jadon Sancho came off the bench to help boost Borussia Dortmund’s Bundesliga title hopes with a 2-0 win at Wolfsburg.
  
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• Meet the Belfast personal stylist hosting Zoom styling parties during lockdown - Belfast Live

  23-05-2020 16:30
  
  Meet the Belfast personal stylist hosting Zoom styling parties during lockdown  Belfast Live
  
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