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• Kanye West to bring Yeezy brand to Gap

  26-06-2020 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kanye West is bringing his Yeezy brand to Gap.
  
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• Body of leading IRA figure Bobby Storey returns home for funeral

  26-06-2020 23:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The remains of senior IRA man Bobby Storey were returned to his west Belfast home on Friday in preparation for his funeral next week
  
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• Liverpool fans urged to stay home after crowds gather for a second night

  26-06-2020 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool fans are being urged to celebrate the club’s Premier League triumph at home after crowds gathered for the second night in a row.
  
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• Boy, 5, raises £1m for charity walking 10km on prosthetic legs

  26-06-2020 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A five-year-old with two prosthetic legs has raised more than £1 million for charity after challenging himself to walk 10 kilometres in June.
  
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• Recovered laptop of Noah is 'significant' to search

  26-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are hoping that the recovery of Noah Donohoe's laptop will provide a crucial breakthrough in the search for the missing schoolboy.
  
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• Northern Ireland to lead the way with contact-tracing app

  26-06-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coronavirus contact-tracing app could be released in Northern Ireland within a matter of weeks, it has emerged.
  
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• Emma Watson says she hopes to be ‘helpful’ in new job on fashion company’s board

  26-06-2020 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Emma Watson has said that she hopes to be “helpful in making a difference” in her new job on a fashion company’s board of directors.
  
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• New deal paves the way to historic Irish coalition Government

  26-06-2020 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Green Party have voted to go into government, marking the beginning of a historic coalition.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer encouraged as Paul Pogba thrives in new partnership

  26-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is excited to see how Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes develop together as the Manchester United manager once again reiterated his intention to keep the France midfielder.
  
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• Nuno Espirito Santo urges Wolves players not to start dreaming

  26-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nuno Espirito Santo has told his Wolves stars to do their talking on the pitch.
  
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• Douglas Luiz passes English exam and can help Villa pass relegation test

  26-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dean Smith wants Aston Villa to follow Douglas Luiz and pass their Premier League test after the midfielder aced his English exam.
  
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• Claire Foy and Matt Smith perform play from empty theatre

  26-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Claire Foy and Matt Smith have given a socially distanced performance of a play from an empty Old Vic theatre.
  
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• Burnley must stretch budget to compete in transfer market, insists Sean Dyche

  26-06-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sean Dyche has warned that Burnley can no longer expect to thrive on bargain-basement signings as he again sent a message to the club’s board that further investment is needed at Turf Moor.
  
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• Northern Ireland man speaks of his panic during Glasgow attack - Belfast Live

  26-06-2020 22:24
  
  Northern Ireland man speaks of his panic during Glasgow attack  Belfast Live
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Full breakdown of latest Covid-19 figures - Belfast Live

  26-06-2020 22:24
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Full breakdown of latest Covid-19 figures  Belfast Live
  
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• Vital questions on Noah's disappearance are still unanswered

  26-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Another day, another press conference, a potentially significant find - but still no sign of Noah.
  
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• Bobby Storey both led us and misled us in equal measure... for that I will neither gloat nor grieve

  26-06-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  RIP Bobby. It was one of the first things I posted online shortly after former blanketmen from Derry and Belfast contacted me within minutes of each other last Sunday with the news that the senior IRA volunteer Bobby Storey had died.
  
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• Facebook to flag posts from politicians, including Trump, that break its rules

  26-06-2020 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook has said it will flag all “newsworthy” posts from politicians that break its rules, including those from US President Donald Trump.
  
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• US states reverse reopening measures as Covid-19 cases hit record high

  26-06-2020 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Texas and Florida have clamped down on bars as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases per day in the US surged to an all-time high of 40,000.
  
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• Florence Pugh ‘truly sorry’ for appropriating other cultures

  26-06-2020 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Florence Pugh has said she is “truly sorry” for appropriating other cultures in the past.
  
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• Sinn Fein pledges to lead strong opposition as parties agree to enter coalition

  26-06-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has pledged to lead a strong opposition to the new coalition government in Ireland.
  
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• Mother of murdered sisters speaks of further grief after photos allegedly shared

  26-06-2020 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of two sisters who were murdered in a London park has criticised the Metropolitan Police after officers allegedly shared “inappropriate” photographs of the crime scene.
  
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• PSNI locate Noah Donohoe’s belongings as search operation continues - IrishCentral

  26-06-2020 21:14
  
  PSNI locate Noah Donohoe’s belongings as search operation continues  IrishCentral
  
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• Facebook to ban adverts containing hate speech

  26-06-2020 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook is banning adverts containing claims people of a specific race, religion or sexual orientation are a threat to others as part of measures to tackle hate speech, its founder has said.
  
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• Man (29) arrested by police investigating Donegall Quay stabbing

  26-06-2020 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 29-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating an incident on Donegall Quay in Belfast in which a man was stabbed in the neck.
  
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• Teen victim of road crash Samuel McCullough loved by his many friends, mourners told

  26-06-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down teenager killed in a crash was a "well-loved, good friend" who people felt they could turn to, mourners have heard.
  
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• Biggest challenges facing two dominant parties is ‘setting themselves apart’

  26-06-2020 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the biggest challenges facing Ireland’s two dominant parties is setting themselves apart as they form the most historic coalition in the State, experts have said.
  
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• Micheal Martin: Ex-teacher who became long-serving Fianna Fail leader

  26-06-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin is a former teacher from Co Cork who has served as leader of the Opposition in Ireland since March 2011.
  
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• Irish Government to be formed after Greens vote yes to coalition

  26-06-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s next government will be formed on Saturday after the Green Party voted resoundingly to enter coalition with two larger rivals.
  
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• Parties have voted for the programme for government – what happens next?

  26-06-2020 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than four months of political deadlock have been broken after members of Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Green Party voted to pass the programme for government.
  
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• South Belfast: Man charged over Holyland anti-social behaviour - BBC News

  26-06-2020 20:43
  
  South Belfast: Man charged over Holyland anti-social behaviour  BBC News
  
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• Denny McCarthy departs Travelers Championship after positive coronavirus test

  26-06-2020 20:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Denny McCarthy has withdrawn from the Travelers Championship in Connecticut after testing positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Northern Ireland to launch separate contact-tracing app

  26-06-2020 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The app, based on the Apple/Google model, will be released within weeks.
  
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• Large hailstones fall in northern England as thunderstorms sweep across UK

  26-06-2020 20:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hail stones the size of £2 coins have hit parts of northern England as thunderstorms and torrential rain continue to sweep across the UK.
  
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• Jimmy Carr reveals he has had a hair transplant

  26-06-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Carr has revealed that he has had a transplant to stop his hair “socially distancing” from his forehead.
  
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• Fianna Fail members vote to support deal to form Irish Government

  26-06-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three quarters of Fianna Fail members have backed a deal to restore coalition Government in Ireland.
  
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• 'Hooded Man' brings legal challenge over Troubles pensions

  26-06-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man interrogated during internment in Northern Ireland has been granted permission to challenge the Secretary of State Brandon Lewis and the Executive Office over Troubles pensions.
  
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• Coronavirus: Special school pupils to return from 24 August

  26-06-2020 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many pupils may only be able to attend part time initially and therapies could be reduced.
  
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• Arteta urges Arsenal stars to get ‘on the boat’ amid Guendouzi exit rumours

  26-06-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta insists he only wants a squad full of players ready to jump “on the boat” and follow his path following speculation Matteo Guendouzi could leave the Emirates Stadium this summer.
  
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• RAF Voyager takes to the skies after red, white and blue makeover

  26-06-2020 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A plane used to transport the Prime Minister and the royal family has returned to the skies after its red, white and blue makeover costing almost £1 million.
  
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• Hundreds line streets as veteran republican’s remains return home

  26-06-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds have lined the streets as the remains of senior republican and former leading IRA figure Bobby Storey arrived at his home in West Belfast.
  
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• Timeline of events in Glasgow stabbing attack

  26-06-2020 19:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspect has been shot dead by police after six people were injured, including an officer, during a major incident in Glasgow.
  
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• Tensions over hotel being used for asylum seekers

  26-06-2020 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The hotel at the centre of the stabbing incident in Glasgow has been used to house asylum seekers during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Chief medical officer concerned about more foreign travel in coronavirus battle

  26-06-2020 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s chief medical officer has expressed deep concern that more foreign travel will spread coronavirus infection.
  
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• Glasgow stabbing attack: What we know so far

  26-06-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Six people are in hospital with stab wounds and the suspect has been shot dead by police following a knife attack in Glasgow on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Nobody can question Linfield's title credentials after Premiership win, says chairman

  26-06-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield chairman Roy McGivern says his side's title credentials cannot be questioned after the Blues were awarded the league title.
  
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• Donegal suspected human remains found to be from animal

  26-06-2020 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police searched the coastline after the discovery of what was initially suspected to be human remains.
  
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• Liverpool fans urged to celebrate at home

  26-06-2020 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool fans are being urged to celebrate the club’s Premier League triumph at home as police believe more gatherings are planned after thousands filled the streets outside Anfield.
  
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• Theatre boss says there is ‘very real danger’ venues will be lost to Covid-19

  26-06-2020 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There is a “very real danger” that the Government’s failure to provide enough support to the theatre industry will result in venue closures, a theatre boss has said.
  
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• Coronavirus: Zoom calls reunite prisoners with families

  26-06-2020 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inmates at Maghaberry Prison are getting video calls after coronavirus halted traditional visits.
  
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