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• Russell Crowe jokes that decades of self-isolation prepared him for lockdown

  01-07-2020 23:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russell Crowe has joked he has found lockdown easy because he has been self-isolating for more than 30 years.
  
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• [Video] Stena Europe in Belfast Building Dock - NI Ferry Site

  01-07-2020 23:35
  
  [Video] Stena Europe in Belfast Building Dock  NI Ferry Site
  
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• Leicester lockdown: What are the rules for schools?

  01-07-2020 23:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester has been placed back into lockdown following a localised surge in Covid-19 cases, forcing schools to close their doors to all but a handful of students once again.
  
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• Meghan ‘unprotected’ by monarchy after media attack, court papers suggest

  01-07-2020 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex was left “unprotected by the Institution” of the monarchy when attacked by the media and “prohibited from defending herself”, according to leaked court documents.
  
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• 'Two wrongs don't make a right' - Foster urges loyalists to follow rules after surge in applications for Twelfth parades amid funeral row

  01-07-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster has urged loyalists to stick to the rules in the wake of Michelle O’Neill’s controversial appearance alongside thousands of mourners at an IRA veteran’s funeral — warning that “two wrongs don’t make a right”.
  
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• Man who died in a freak car accident was son of loyalist murder victim

  01-07-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to Warrenpoint man Loughlin Maginn (39) who was killed in a freak accident in Rathfriland.
  
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• It isn't political point-scoring if people all over NI are angry with you, Michelle

  01-07-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelle O'Neill standing on the podium at Stormont on Thursday afternoon pontificating on Covid-19 regulations will make herself, and the entire Executive, a laughing stock.
  
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• Actress becomes first person to be eliminated from Celebrity MasterChef

  01-07-2020 22:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actress Shyko Amos has been eliminated from Celebrity MasterChef after failing to impress the judges.
  
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• Irish Government appoints junior ministers

  01-07-2020 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Cabinet member Josepha Madigan was among the junior ministers appointed by the Government on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Michail Antonio praises West Ham for overcoming VAR controversy to beat Chelsea

  01-07-2020 22:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michail Antonio was delighted West Ham could shrug off yet more video assistant referee frustration and secure a last-gasp 3-2 victory over Chelsea.
  
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• West Indies cricket chief backs Phil Simmons over funeral attendance

  01-07-2020 22:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Phil Simmons has been assured his job as West Indies head coach is under no threat after the Barbados Cricket Association president called on the Trinidadian to be sacked for attending his father-in-law’s funeral.
  
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• Pep Guardiola dismisses suggestion Jadon Sancho could return to Man City

  01-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola has dismissed the possibility of Jadon Sancho returning to Manchester City this summer.
  
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• NI could face even worse economic slump with 11% shrink feared by leading bank

  01-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's economy could shrink by around 11% in 2020, according to a report predicting an even greater economic hit than expected.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp preparing Liverpool for a four-team title race next season

  01-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool and Manchester City’s dominance of the Premier League will be challenged next season as Manchester United and Chelsea continue to improve.
  
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• Jose Mourinho confident Tanguy Ndombele will thrive at Tottenham

  01-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho is backing Tanguy Ndombele to come good at Tottenham and said it is “no drama” that he is not in the starting lineup.
  
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• Chris Wilder has ‘decisions to make’ as Sheffield United assess pandemic impact

  01-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder believes the financial implications of the Coronavirus pandemic could affect the club to the tune of between £20million and £30million.
  
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• West Ham strike late to boost survival hopes and dent Chelsea’s top four tilt

  01-07-2020 22:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham’s forgotten man Andriy Yarmolenko boosted their survival hopes as he climbed off the bench to secure a last-gasp 3-2 win for the Hammers and dent Chelsea’s bid for Champions League qualification.
  
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• Statue of former Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie destroyed in Wimbledon park

  01-07-2020 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A statue of former Ethiopian leader Haile Selassie has been smashed in a park in London.
  
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• First month of lockdown saw dramatic drop in air pollution – research

  01-07-2020 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first few weeks of the Covid-19 lockdown cut levels of dangerous pollutants by as much as 40% in towns and cities, according to new research.
  
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• Raab: China could stop Hong Kong residents from moving to Britain

  01-07-2020 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Little could be done by Britain to “coercively force” China if it tried to block Hong Kongers from coming to the UK, the Foreign Secretary has said.
  
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• Revolutionaries strike blow for Irish freedom... by renaming a Belfast street after a unionist

  01-07-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Last week Lasair Dhearg (Red Flame) were out on the streets of Belfast fighting "imperialism", "colonialism", "occupation", "subjugation" and "partition". Armed with a step ladder and what looked like some sticky-backed plastic signs, they were out to bring on their Marxist republican revolution. It sounds rather like a Monty Python script, with a dash of Blue Peter and a lot of Citizen Smith.
  
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• Nelson McCausland: Revolutionaries strike blow for Irish freedom... by renaming a Belfast street after a unionist - Belfast Telegraph

  01-07-2020 22:00
  
  Nelson McCausland: Revolutionaries strike blow for Irish freedom... by renaming a Belfast street after a unionist  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• I stand over my actions, says O'Neill as she accuses critics of playing politics

  01-07-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelle O'Neill has defended her actions at the funeral of Bobby Storey, accusing her critics of trying to score political points.
  
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• All's well that ends well, but not if you're Orwell or Stute

  01-07-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  I have to say that of all the words - and there seems to have been several million of them - in the arguments and counter-arguments that brought about the embarrassing end to the Irish League season, I hadn't banked on a few from George Orwell.
  
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• Joss Whedon’s treatment of Justice League cast and crew ‘abusive’

  01-07-2020 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Ray Fisher has said director Joss Whedon’s behaviour was “abusive” on the set of the 2017 film Justice League.
  
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• West Indies great Sir Everton Weekes dies aged 95

  01-07-2020 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Indian cricket is mourning one of its favourite sons after the death of the great Sir Everton Weekes at 95.
  
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• CAA Drone Lead Joins Belfast-Based Drone Operator - Aviation Week

  01-07-2020 21:40
  CAA Drone Lead Joins Belfast-Based Drone Operator  Aviation Week
  
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• Leicester confirm Manu Tuilagi departure

  01-07-2020 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England centre Manu Tuilagi has left Leicester Tigers, the Gallagher Premiership club have confirmed.
  
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• Eddie Howe still retains hope that Bournemouth can avoid relegation

  01-07-2020 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Howe is adamant Bournemouth can still avoid Premier League relegation after they capitulated to a humiliating 4-1 home loss to Newcastle.
  
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• Mikel Arteta hopes Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang keeps hitting landmarks for Arsenal

  01-07-2020 21:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta is hopeful captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can score another 100 goals for Arsenal after he reached his Premier League half-century in a fine win over struggling Norwich.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers confident Leicester can arrest slump and seal top four spot

  01-07-2020 21:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers insisted Leicester were still well placed to make their Champions League dreams reality despite their slump continuing with defeat at Everton.
  
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• Tears and white roses, balloons and applause as community life halts for funeral of Noah Donohoe

  01-07-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Noah Donohoe came back to north Belfast on Wednesday.
  
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• Champions Linfield reunited and raring to go after Covid-19 crisis

  01-07-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield players will return to training on Thursday night for the first time since the Covid-19 crisis ended the league campaign in March, but striker Andy Waterworth says it will take time for the squad to regain their mental focus.
  
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• Jason Holder wants more from West Indies’ batsmen

  01-07-2020 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Indies captain Jason Holder has called on his side’s batsmen to “really knuckle down” after a top-order collapse on the penultimate day of their last intra-squad match before the first Test against England.
  
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• Hotel living no better than detention centres, asylum seekers say

  01-07-2020 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Asylum seekers are demanding they be removed from hotels and put back into homes in Glasgow.
  
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• Millie Mackintosh says she has treasured being with her baby during lockdown

  01-07-2020 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Millie Mackintosh has said that she has “treasured” spending time with her husband and newborn daughter during lockdown.
  
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• Man arrested over toppling of Edward Colston statue

  01-07-2020 20:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol last month.
  
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• Former West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes dies aged 95

  01-07-2020 20:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cricket West Indies has paid tribute to Test great Sir Everton Weekes following his death at the age of 95.
  
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• Noah Donohoe: 'This is how we want him to be remembered'

  01-07-2020 20:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The teenager playing guitar on Mother's Day is the memory people should keep of him, his family say.
  
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• Bournemouth slump continues as Newcastle score four on the south coast

  01-07-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Struggling Bournemouth remain languishing in the Premier League relegation zone after a humiliating 4-1 home defeat to Newcastle extended their winless run to seven games.
  
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• Everton battle to victory as pressure builds on Leicester in top four race

  01-07-2020 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson struck early on as Leicester’s grip on a Champions League place was loosened yet further with a 2-1 defeat at Everton.
  
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• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores twice as Arsenal see off Norwich

  01-07-2020 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang returned to goalscoring form as he was gifted a brace by a Norwich side seemingly certain for Premier League relegation.
  
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• Fox News anchor Ed Henry fired after sexual misconduct investigation

  01-07-2020 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fox News has fired presenter Ed Henry after an investigation into sexual misconduct in the workplace.
  
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• James Bracey stands firm against James Anderson in England audition

  01-07-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Bracey felt a step closer to establishing his Test credentials after holding his own against James Anderson on the first day of England’s intra-squad clash at the Ageas Bowl.
  
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• Liam Payne ‘constantly inspired’ by three-year-old son Bear

  01-07-2020 19:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Payne has said that his three-year-old son “constantly inspires” him to be a better person.
  
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• Michelle O'Neill defends her attendance at Bobby Storey's funeral

  01-07-2020 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The deputy first minister defends attending the funeral of republican Bobby Storey.
  
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• Jason Holder and Shannon Gabriel shine as West Indies bowlers make their mark

  01-07-2020 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jason Holder took a wicket in his first over of the England tour while Shannon Gabriel also shone on the penultimate day of the West Indies’ final intra-squad match before next week’s first Test.
  
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• Boxing's return can only happen when it's safe - Mickey Hawkins - Belfast Live

  01-07-2020 19:20
  
  Boxing's return can only happen when it's safe - Mickey Hawkins  Belfast Live
  
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• UK sees above average rainfall in June – after sunniest spring on record

  01-07-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK saw above average rainfall last month – with one English village enduring its wettest June day in nearly a century.
  
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• Bear swimming through lake with a jar stuck on its head freed by passing family

  01-07-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bear with a plastic jar stuck on its head has been freed by a passing family in the US.
  
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