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• Dublin Road pop-up cycle lanes get positive response - Belfast Live

  15-06-2020 23:59
  
  Dublin Road pop-up cycle lanes get positive response  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast International Airport welcomes first passengers since lockdown - in pictures - Belfast Live

  15-06-2020 23:59
  
  Belfast International Airport welcomes first passengers since lockdown - in pictures  Belfast Live
  
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• Belfast buskers say city will bounce back as they hit the streets again - Belfast Live

  15-06-2020 23:59
  
  Belfast buskers say city will bounce back as they hit the streets again  Belfast Live
  
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• Peers overwhelmingly back NI abortion regulations despite Stormont opposition

  15-06-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Peers at Westminster last night overwhelmingly backed abortion regulations for Northern Ireland despite opposition by the Stormont Assembly.
  
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• Sevilla settle for draw after late own goal

  15-06-2020 23:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sevilla surrendered two points in their bid for Champions League football as an own goal from Diego Carlos earned Levante a late 1-1 draw.
  
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• Shattered lives: Four innocent victims reveal what Troubles payment means to them

  15-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Margaret Yeaman has never seen the faces of her grandchildren. Her family tell her whose eyes and hair and smiles they have, but it is not the same. Of everything she has suffered since she was blinded in the bomb, this is the worst.
  
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• Second wave of Covid-19 could be lethal, projections suggest

  15-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland could be hit by a much greater wave of deaths if Covid-19 spreads rapidly.
  
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• NI supermarkets ring in £100m in alcohol sales during lockdown period

  15-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Close to £100m was spent on take-home alcohol from supermarkets and grocery stores in Northern Ireland in a 12-week period just before and during lockdown.
  
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• Many could die in new NI coronavirus surge warns expert, but former WHO chief says second wave unlikely

  15-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A "significant" number of people in Northern Ireland could still be at risk of dying from Covid-19, an expert has warned.
  
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• Campaigner urges Sinn Fein to end its blocking of Troubles payouts

  15-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who lost his wife and father-in-law in the Shankill bomb is calling on Sinn Fein to "stop blocking" a Troubles pension for around 500 people seriously injured in the conflict.
  
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• Dean Smith ‘fully supports’ Tyrone Mings for joining Black Lives Matter protest

  15-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa boss Dean Smith insists Tyrone Mings has his full support after he joined a Black Lives Matter protest.
  
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• Arts Council shares update on its coronavirus relief fund

  15-06-2020 22:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly £65 million has been awarded to recipients in the culture sector to aid them through the coronavirus crisis, Arts Council England said.
  
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• eBay staff ‘sent spiders to terrorise couple who published critical newsletter’

  15-06-2020 22:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six former eBay employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorise and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter with threats and disturbing deliveries to their home, including live spiders and cockroaches, US authorities said.
  
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• Six months free internet to help disadvantaged children with home schooling

  15-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Disadvantaged children in England are to be provided with six months free internet access to help with online learning.
  
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• Singer Freya Ridings says she lost 10 stone thanks to hypnotist Paul McKenna

  15-06-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Singer-songwriter Freya Ridings has revealed she lost more than 10 stone thanks to the help of hypnotherapist Paul McKenna.
  
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• Private prayer in reopened places of worship is ‘moment of grace’

  15-06-2020 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Church buildings have reopened for private individual prayer, but there were strict rules for the worshippers who took part.
  
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• FBI to oversee probe after black man found hanging from tree in California

  15-06-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  State and federal authorities will monitor the investigation into the death of a black man found hanging from a tree in southern California, officials said following large weekend protests.
  
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• Inside Politics Q&A arrives in South Belfast - BBC News

  15-06-2020 21:10
  
  Inside Politics Q&A arrives in South Belfast  BBC News
  
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• Tranmere pondering legal route after relegation to League Two

  15-06-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tranmere chairman Mark Palios has underlined the club’s willingness to mount a legal challenge against the English Football League after his side were relegated from League One.
  
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• Chief of British Airways owner hits back at ‘unjustified’ criticism from MPs

  15-06-2020 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British Airways (BA) owner International Airlines Group (IAG) has hit back at “unjustified” criticism it received from MPs last week.
  
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• Praise for firefighter who tried to save sports kit from flames of arson-hit GAA club

  15-06-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A firefighter responded to an emergency call unaware that the blaze was engulfing his own sports club.
  
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• Don't vote for new abortion law, church urges peers

  15-06-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Presbyterian Church has called abortion regulations in Northern Ireland "undemocratic, discriminatory and detrimental" in an open letter to MPs and peers.
  
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• Business slow to take off as travellers trickle in for International Airport flights

  15-06-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost three months after being grounded by coronavirus, easyJet returned to the skies above Northern Ireland yesterday.
  
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• James O'Reilly jailed for raping and abusing seven daughters

  15-06-2020 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James O'Reilly, 75, from Thurles subjected the girls to "horrific" sexual abuse over 23 years.
  
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• Peers overwhelmingly back new abortion rules for Northern Ireland

  15-06-2020 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Peers at Westminster have overwhelmingly backed abortion regulations for Northern Ireland despite opposition by the Stormont Assembly.
  
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• Two more healthcare workers from the Philippines die after contracting Covid-19

  15-06-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two more frontline workers from the Philippines have died after contracting Covid-19.
  
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• Passenger flights resume at Belfast International Airport | UTV - ITV News - ITV News

  15-06-2020 20:22
  
  Passenger flights resume at Belfast International Airport | UTV - ITV News  ITV News
  
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• Inside Politics Q&A arrives in South Belfast

  15-06-2020 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gareth Gordon discusses post-lockdown life, Linfield's new kit and party pacts with a range of politicians.
  
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• Policing of coronavirus regulations must be consistent, says Michelle O’Neill

  15-06-2020 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has said it is important for the policing of coronavirus regulations to be consistent.
  
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• Dog injured after falling from balcony in north Belfast - PSNI

  15-06-2020 19:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  IT is understood a dog fell from the balcony of a flat in north Belfast this afternoon.
  
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• Next year’s Oscars postponed in response to coronavirus pandemic

  15-06-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Next year’s Oscars have been pushed back by two months due to the coronavirus pandemic, it has been announced.
  
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• No plans to increase income tax or USC in programme for government document

  15-06-2020 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There will be no increase in income tax or the Universal Social Charge (USC) in the next budget, according to the new Programme for Government.
  
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• Childcare, social bubbles and the return of pubs and restaurants - Executive announces lockdown relaxations

  15-06-2020 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DEPUTY First Minister Michelle O’Neill has revealed that the ‘bubble’ concept can be extended to two households in the next number of weeks.
  
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• Experts will continue to appear at coronavirus briefings, says Raab

  15-06-2020 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Foreign Secretary has said the Government’s medical and scientific advisers will continue to take part in its televised coronavirus briefings but “perhaps not on a daily basis”.
  
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• Meet little Leo - the bunny born with no ears - Belfast Live

  15-06-2020 19:31
  
  Meet little Leo - the bunny born with no ears  Belfast Live
  
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• Lucy Bronze insists gender should not be a factor for Phil Neville’s successor

  15-06-2020 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lucy Bronze wants a proven winner to replace Phil Neville as England Women’s coach and insists gender and experience should be a secondary factor in the search for his successor.
  
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• BBC announces drama about murdered teenager Anthony Walker

  15-06-2020 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC has announced a new drama written by Jimmy McGovern which will focus on Anthony Walker, a black teenager who was murdered in a racist attack in Liverpool.
  
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• Belfast enquiry launched after dog 'falls from flat window' - Belfast Live

  15-06-2020 19:15
  
  Belfast enquiry launched after dog 'falls from flat window'  Belfast Live
  
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• Taylor Swift welcomes Supreme Court decision on LGBT rights

  15-06-2020 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift hailed a “beautiful step forward” as she welcomed a landmark Supreme Court decision protecting gay, lesbian and transgender people from workplace discrimination.
  
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• Family of US man shot by police urge demonstrators to keep protests peaceful

  15-06-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The tearful family of a black man killed by US police outside a fast-food drive-thru have called on protesters to refrain from violence and demanded changes in the criminal justice system to prevent such deaths.
  
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• Pilot of crashed US fighter jet found dead

  15-06-2020 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The pilot of a US fighter jet which crashed into the North Sea has been found dead.
  
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• Premier League clubs to show supporters on live video fan wall

  15-06-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League clubs can give their supporters the chance to appear on a live video fan wall that will be streamed into stadiums as part of the top-flight restart this week.
  
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• Ex-IAAF chief Diack tells corruption trial he ‘should have been more vigilant’

  15-06-2020 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former IAAF president Lamine Diack has told his corruption trial he should have kept a tighter rein on the athletics governing body that prosecutors allege became a nest of wrongdoing under his watch.
  
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• Coronavirus: 75 jobs under threat at Titanic Belfast visitor centre - BBC News

  15-06-2020 18:38
  
  Coronavirus: 75 jobs under threat at Titanic Belfast visitor centre  BBC News
  
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• US revokes emergency use of malaria drugs to treat coronavirus

  15-06-2020 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US regulators have revoked emergency authorisation for malaria drugs promoted by Donald Trump for treating Covid-19 amid growing evidence they do not work and could cause serious side effects.
  
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• Irish Government formation: Varadkar, Martin and Ryan agree coalition deal - here's their plan for next five years

  15-06-2020 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party have formally agreed on a programme for government.
  
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• Expert tells peers he would be ‘very surprised’ if UK avoided second wave

  15-06-2020 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An expert has told peers he would be “very surprised” if the UK avoided a second coronavirus wave.
  
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• Linfield kit makers Umbro apologise for any offence caused - Belfast Live

  15-06-2020 18:15
  
  Linfield kit makers Umbro apologise for any offence caused  Belfast Live
  
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• Winter Love Island cancelled as ‘extended run’ planned for next summer

  15-06-2020 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The winter series of Love Island has been cancelled amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Arteta believes Arsenal can reach ‘right agreement’ with Aubameyang

  15-06-2020 18:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta is “pretty positive” of signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to a new deal but admits the club must persuade the striker of his importance and their own ambition.
  
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