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• Guardiola pleased with City’s performance after lengthy lay-off

  17-06-2020 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola was pleased by Manchester City’s roaring return to action against Arsenal after the lengthy coronavirus suspension.
  
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• Dunluce Castle: Teenager dead after 'coasteering' incident

  17-06-2020 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is understood four people got into difficulties in the water near Dunluce Castle.
  
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• Ireland wins seat on UN Security Council

  17-06-2020 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leo Vardkar says the vote recognises Ireland's "work on the world stage over many decades"
  
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• Watch: MP Claire Hanna left red-faced as young daughter interrupts virtual Westminster meeting

  17-06-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  SDLP MP Claire Hanna was left red-faced Wednesday morning after being interrupted during a virtual Westminster Committee meeting... by someone much younger than any elected representative.
  
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• MP Claire Hanna left red-faced as young daughter interrupts virtual Westminster meeting

  17-06-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP MP Claire Hanna was left red-faced Wednesday morning after being interrupted during a virtual Westminster Committee meeting... by someone much younger than any elected representative.
  
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• Arlene Phillips says she is ‘hurting’ over plight of theatre industry

  17-06-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Phillips has said she is “hurting” over the plight of the theatre industry.
  
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• Napoli overcome Gianluigi Buffon heroics to beat Juventus and win Coppa Italia

  17-06-2020 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gianluigi Buffon’s heroics were in vain as Napoli claimed their first piece of silverware in six years after edging out Juventus 4-2 on penalties in the Coppa Italia final at the Stadio Olimpico.
  
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• Raheem Sterling pleased to see players take a knee on Premier League’s return

  17-06-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Raheem Sterling believes all players taking the knee as the Premier League restarted proves that the Black Lives Matters movement is heading in the right direction.
  
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• Actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women, prosecutors say

  17-06-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women, prosecutors in Los Angeles said.
  
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• Churchill statue uncovered ahead of French president’s visit

  17-06-2020 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The cleaned-up statue of Sir Winston Churchill has been uncovered in London’s Parliament Square in time for the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron.
  
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• Republic of Ireland wins two-year term on UN Security Council

  17-06-2020 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland has won a seat on the UN Security Council after winning 128 votes at the UN General Assembly.
  
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• Fourteen arrested after being found in back of lorry in Essex

  17-06-2020 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than a dozen people have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after being found in the back of a lorry on a motorway in Essex.
  
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• Coronavirus: Limiting time in bars in Northern Ireland could spark wave of binge drinking, warns charity

  17-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Any move to limit time spent in pubs during the easing of the Covid-19 restrictions could lead to a growth in binge drinking, an addiction charity has said.
  
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• David Luiz has night to forget as Manchester City ease past 10-man Arsenal

  17-06-2020 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City returned from the coronavirus suspension with a bang as substitute David Luiz’s rustiness cost Arsenal and delayed Liverpool’s title celebrations.
  
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• Kristen Stewart ‘to play Diana in new film’

  17-06-2020 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kristen Stewart is set to play Diana, Princess of Wales in a new film, according to reports.
  
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• The return of the Premier League in pictures

  17-06-2020 22:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Exactly 100 days since the last Premier League match, the competition resumed following its suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Warnings over 'tombstoning' after teenager loses his life on north coast inlet

  17-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People have been warned about the extreme dangers of jumping into the sea from cliffs after a teenager tragically lost his life on the north coast.
  
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• 'Covid-ready' Primark is back in business in Northern Ireland... but there's changes in store

  17-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is Primark... but not as you know it.
  
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• 'Covid-ready' Primark is back in business in Northern Ireland... but there are changes in store

  17-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is Primark... but not as you know it.
  
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• Belfast 2-car crash snaps utility pole, damages Circle K sign - Bangor Daily News

  17-06-2020 21:49
  
  Belfast 2-car crash snaps utility pole, damages Circle K sign  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Players take a knee before kick-off in support of Black Lives Matter movement

  17-06-2020 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League players took a knee before kick-off at Aston Villa versus Sheffield United and Manchester City against Arsenal in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
  
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• Victoria Park concerns over 'stagnant and polluted' water - Belfast Live

  17-06-2020 21:37
  
  Victoria Park concerns over 'stagnant and polluted' water  Belfast Live
  
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• Chris Wilder admits goal-line technology failure is ‘difficult to take’

  17-06-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was left baffled after the Blades were denied victory at Aston Villa by a technical fault.
  
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• Trump asked Chinese leader to help his re-election prospects, says Bolton

  17-06-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit meeting to help his re-election prospects by purchasing more US farm products, according to a new book by his former national security adviser John Bolton.
  
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• Causeway Coast: Breathtaking area where beauty walks closely with the beast

  17-06-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There can hardly be a more beautiful place in the world than the north Atlantic coastline on a sunny day.
  
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• Sturgeon: Racist thugs shame Scotland

  17-06-2020 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon has said “racist thugs shame Scotland” after a “far-right” group clashed with police and protesters in Glasgow.
  
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• Former archbishop ‘dismayed’ as permission to officiate as priest revoked

  17-06-2020 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former Archbishop of Canterbury has said he is “bewildered and dismayed” to have had his permission to officiate as a priest withdrawn.
  
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• Watch: Hawk-eye apologises after Ollie Norwood denied by goal-line technology gaffe on Premier League's return

  17-06-2020 21:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United and former Northern Ireland midfielder Ollie Norwood were denied a goal in the first half of their Premier League game against Aston Villa due to a Hawkeye technical error.
  
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• US officer charged with murder after shooting black man in the back

  17-06-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Atlanta officer who shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing black man pointed a stun gun in his direction will be charged with murder and 10 other charges, a prosecutor said.
  
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• Removal of Cecil Rhodes statue backed by Oxford college

  17-06-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The governing body of an Oxford University college has “expressed their wish” to remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes, following a campaign for it to be taken down.
  
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• We laughed our way around the world: Dennis Taylor's touching tribute to pal Willie Thorne

  17-06-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dennis Taylor on Wednesday described how he had "laughed his way around the world" with his great friend and fellow snooker legend Willie Thorne, who has died at the age of 66 following a battle with leukaemia.
  
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• FA hopeful Wembley will be able to host Champions League final in centenary year

  17-06-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Football Association is hopeful that Wembley could still stage the Champions League final in its centenary year in 2023 despite the reshuffle needed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Watch: 'A hospitality experience, not a hospital experience' - Belfast hotel gears up for July reopening - Belfast Telegraph

  17-06-2020 20:53
  
  Watch: 'A hospitality experience, not a hospital experience' - Belfast hotel gears up for July reopening  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Watch: 'A hospitality experience, not a hospital experience' - Belfast hotel gears up for July reopening

  17-06-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  After more than three months of lockdown guests will finally be able to return to hotels across Northern Ireland from July 3, however the experience will be a far cry from what it was before the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Six arrests as ‘far-right’ group clashes with police at refugee rally

  17-06-2020 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six arrests have been made “so far” after “racist thuggery” broke out in Glasgow.
  
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• Boy, 14, charged with plotting terror attack

  17-06-2020 20:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 14-year-old boy has been charged with plotting a terror attack, police said.
  
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• Coronavirus: Taxi industry 'in danger of extinction'

  17-06-2020 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taxi drivers in Northern Ireland have been returning to work but things are not how they once were.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'I agreed to drug trial because I'm lucky to be alive'

  17-06-2020 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Angela Breen had difficulty breathing and bad chest pains before being given Dexamethasone.
  
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• FA chief executive hopes to avoid club v country row over international schedule

  17-06-2020 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Football Assocation chief executive Mark Bullingham does not expect to face a club versus country row in autumn despite UEFA announcing plans to stage Nations League games in what could be the final week of the Premier League’s pre-season.
  
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• Northern Ireland writer Declan Lawn 'flabbergasted' after The Salisbury Poisonings gets year's biggest TV premiere audience

  17-06-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland screenwriter behind a hit TV series depicting the 2018 nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy has said he is "astonished and delighted" by its success.
  
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• Football strikes the right tone on return amid strange surroundings

  17-06-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Football is back but not as you knew it.
  
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• Marco Stiepermann set to return to training after positive coronavirus test

  17-06-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marco Stiepermann will return to team training at Norwich on Thursday after being named as the player who tested positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Culture Secretary: Relaxing two-metre rule will not end theatre industry’s woes

  17-06-2020 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relaxing the two-metre social distancing rule will not get rid of the problems being faced by the theatre industry, the Culture Secretary has said.
  
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• Sheffied United denied victory at Aston Villa by goal-line technology failure

  17-06-2020 20:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United were denied victory at Aston Villa by a technical fault as the Premier League resumed with huge controversy.
  
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• Man and woman killed in collision

  17-06-2020 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman have died in a road crash in Co Meath.
  
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• Sheffield United join ranks of football’s famous ghost goals

  17-06-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United were denied a goal in the first half of their Premier League game against Aston Villa due to a Hawkeye technical error.
  
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• Queen ‘delighted’ at Royal Ascot winner despite missing live action

  17-06-2020 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen was “delighted” to have a winner on day two of Royal Ascot but is likely to have felt a tinge of disappointment at not being there to see the victory in person, her bloodstock adviser said.
  
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• Strabane: Adria site housing development given go ahead

  17-06-2020 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The £20m proposal for the former factory site also includes business units and a children's play park
  
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• Bill to curtail Spads 'may not make it into law'

  17-06-2020 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The draft bill would cut the number of advisers to four and create a new criminal offence to leak information.
  
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• Rory McIlroy hits out at ‘complaining’ European players over ranking controversy

  17-06-2020 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has little sympathy for any European players who have decided against travelling to the United States to take part in the PGA Tour’s restart, which is set to continue at the RBC Heritage this week.
  
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