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• Bryson DeChambeau wins sixth PGA Tour title at Rocket Mortgage Classic

  05-07-2020 23:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bryson DeChambeau held his nerve to clinch a three-shot victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic after a final round of 65.
  
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• Sergio Ramos nets another winner as Real Madrid close in on title

  05-07-2020 23:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid remain four points clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga thanks to captain Sergio Ramos’ latest winner, this time at Athletic Bilbao.
  
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• Belfast man who died swimming in Cushendall Beach named locally - Belfast Live

  05-07-2020 22:43
  
  Belfast man who died swimming in Cushendall Beach named locally  Belfast Live
  
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• Sir Sam Mendes spearheads fund for theatre workers at ‘breaking point’

  05-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Sam Mendes is spearheading a fund to help people working in the theatre industry in need of emergency financial support.
  
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• Kenny McLean urges Norwich to show pride in final five games of the season

  05-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kenny McLean says it’s important everyone at Norwich sticks together during the final five matches of the Premier League season.
  
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• Jamie Vardy staying at club has cemented his Leicester legacy – Brendan Rodgers

  05-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy’s decision to remain at Leicester has cemented his legacy at the club, according to manager Brendan Rodgers.
  
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• Translink workers gather to protest in Belfast against "false allegations" - Belfast Live

  05-07-2020 22:12
  
  Translink workers gather to protest in Belfast against "false allegations"  Belfast Live
  
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• 'Mask of integrity, respect & equality has slipped': Foster launches scathing attack on SF over Bobby Storey funeral

  05-07-2020 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP leader Arlene Foster has said Sinn Fein is "isolated and without support" because of the party's "selfish and arrogant" behaviour in relation to the funeral of Bobby Storey.
  
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• Pep Guardiola at a loss to explain Manchester City’s nine defeats this season

  05-07-2020 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola admits he finds it difficult to understand why his Manchester City side have lost nine Premier League games this season.
  
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• Convicted fraudster dies after choking on piece of food at NI restaurant

  05-07-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convicted Co Tyrone fraudster — who was behind a massive £4.5m tax evasion scam — has died after reportedly choking on a piece of food and taking ill at a newly reopened restaurant.
  
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• Nikola Katic sidelined for ‘foreseeable future’ after injury

  05-07-2020 21:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers defender Nikola Katic faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering an injury in pre-season training.
  
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• Collapsing tree narrowly misses pedestrians at London crossroads

  05-07-2020 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A large tree narrowly missed passing pedestrians when it fell on to a busy crossroads in Ealing, west London.
  
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• Charities threaten to curb social media spending until ‘hate speech’ tackled

  05-07-2020 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of UK charities has threatened to curb spending on social media engagement if platforms like Facebook do not tackle hate speech.
  
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• Che Adams ends long wait for Premier League goal as Southampton shock Man City

  05-07-2020 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Che Adams ended his long wait for a Premier League goal as he hit a stunning long-range effort to give Southampton victory over Manchester City.
  
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• Series of misconduct probes at Belfast police training college is concerning: SDLP - Belfast Telegraph

  05-07-2020 21:00
  
  Series of misconduct probes at Belfast police training college is concerning: SDLP  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Series of misconduct probes at Belfast police training college is concerning: SDLP

  05-07-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised over a "catalogue" of misconduct probes at the PSNI training college in Belfast.
  
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• Do not put lives at risk by celebrating Twelfth: DUP man

  05-07-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Traditional Twelfth celebrations should not go ahead this year to protect lives and the economy, it has been warned.
  
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• Mikel Arteta praying Arsenal can make late Champions League charge

  05-07-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal need to win all five of their remaining matches, and say a little prayer, if they are to reach the Champions League.
  
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• William praises ‘fantastic’ NHS as royal couple meet healthcare heroes

  05-07-2020 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge praised healthcare staff as they visited a hospital in Norfolk to mark the 72nd anniversary of the creation of the NHS.
  
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• Duke of Cambridge praises ‘fantastic’ NHS as royal couple meet healthcare heroes

  05-07-2020 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge praised healthcare staff as they visited a hospital in Norfolk to mark the 72nd anniversary of the creation of the NHS.
  
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• Team GB sprinter accuses Met of ‘racial profiling’ over stop and search

  05-07-2020 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A team GB sprinter has accused the Metropolitan Police of “racial profiling” after she and her partner were stopped and searched.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp not focused on records despite Liverpool return to winning ways

  05-07-2020 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insisted breaking records is not the club’s target this season after a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa took them a step closer to more landmarks.
  
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• Update: North Belfast girl Caitlyn Mullan found after police reported her missing - Belfast Live

  05-07-2020 20:13
  
  Update: North Belfast girl Caitlyn Mullan found after police reported her missing  Belfast Live
  
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• Hot dog champions set world records at famous food fest

  05-07-2020 19:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  World records were set at Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in the US amid social distancing measures at the annual gluttony fest.
  
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• Bobby Storey funeral was street theatre, designed to send a message

  05-07-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The half-hearted apologies from Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald and her Northern deputy Michelle O'Neill in response to public fury over their attendance at the funeral of an IRA veteran in Belfast during which social distancing rules were flouted reminded me of a frustrating afternoon I once spent on holiday.
  
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• Social care needs ‘huge amount of work’, says Starmer

  05-07-2020 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s social care system “needs a huge amount of work” and has been “broken for a long time”, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
  
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• Sadio Mane reaches Anfield milestone as lacklustre Liverpool see off Aston Villa

  05-07-2020 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sadio Mane’s 50th Anfield strike and a late Curtis Jones goal edged the champions within 11 points of the Premier League century mark as relegation-threatened Aston Villa were left to rue what might have been.
  
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• Kate Garraway: We’re doing everything we can to bring Derek round

  05-07-2020 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Garraway says she is keeping positive about husband Derek Draper after he was admitted to hospital with coronavirus.
  
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• Cambridges visit Norfolk hospital to mark NHS birthday

  05-07-2020 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited a hospital in Norfolk to mark the NHS’s birthday.
  
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• Promotion pressure will intensify for West Brom, warns Slaven Bilic

  05-07-2020 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Brom boss Slaven Bilic insisted his side must handle the promotion pressure after a 4-2 win over Hull kept the title heat on Leeds.
  
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• David Moyes says West Ham are ready to fight for survival until the last kick

  05-07-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham boss David Moyes has warned his players they might have to fight all the way to the final kick of the season to preserve their Premier League status.
  
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• Sturgeon: Too few countries set objective to eradicate homelessness

  05-07-2020 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Too few countries around the world have set a clear objective to eradicate homelessness and rough sleeping, Nicola Sturgeon has said.
  
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• In pictures: Nationwide clap celebrates 72nd anniversary of NHS

  05-07-2020 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People across the UK have come together to clap in celebration for key workers on the 72nd anniversary of the NHS.
  
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• Boris Johnson leads nationwide applause for NHS to mark 72nd anniversary

  05-07-2020 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has led a nationwide clap for key workers on the NHS’s 72nd anniversary, along with the woman who started the weekly Thursday night applause during the first 10 weeks of lockdown.
  
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• Two men die in diving accident

  05-07-2020 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have died in a diving accident in Co Tipperary.
  
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• Matheus Pereira shines as West Brom beat Hull to boost automatic promotion hopes

  05-07-2020 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Matheus Pereira produced a hat-trick of assists to keep West Brom on track for automatic promotion after a 4-2 win over Hull on Sunday in the Sky Bet Championship.
  
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• Woman fatally stabbed and man injured in fall at London hotel

  05-07-2020 16:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman has died after being stabbed at a hotel in south-east London.
  
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• Sinn Fein caught between the future and the past

  05-07-2020 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein took a hiding last week, and deservedly so. There was, unsurprisingly, a "gotcha" element in the media coverage that followed Bobby Storey's funeral.
  
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• Jonjo Shelvey strikes as Newcastle twice battle back to draw with West Ham

  05-07-2020 16:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jonjo Shelvey denied West Ham a crucial victory in their fight for Premier League survival as Newcastle twice came from behind to snatch a point.
  
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• Farewell to my fearless granny who showed up Bobby Storey

  05-07-2020 16:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Last week we buried my Granny Nora. She was a constant in my life; much loved, and will be deeply missed. She was a lovely woman, born in Cork in 1928 and later moved to Belfast, though she never forgot her roots. Although not tall in stature, barely reaching 5ft, she was a giant of a woman.
  
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• Belfast pitches and bowling greens to reopen - Belfast Live

  05-07-2020 15:57
  
  Belfast pitches and bowling greens to reopen  Belfast Live
  
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• Fianna Fail MEP attended Taoiseach’s election day when he should have isolated

  05-07-2020 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Fianna Fail MEP attended the election of new Taoiseach Micheal Martin the day after arriving in Ireland from Brussels.
  
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• ‘No misconduct issues’ in stop and search of Christie athletes, say Met Police

  05-07-2020 15:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police have said officers did nothing wrong on a stop and search after Olympic champion Linford Christie accused Scotland Yard of racism as two of his athletes were stopped.
  
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• Bradley Walsh: Why I had to lose weight

  05-07-2020 15:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bradley Walsh says he has given up unhealthy food and got a puppy after being told he had to lose weight.
  
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• Blood brothers: Diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, how one NI schoolboy was saved by a very special donor

  05-07-2020 15:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Ballymoney family is raising awareness of the stem cell donor register - after their youngest son Caden was saved by bone marrow from his big brother.
  
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• Kemar Roach backs Ben Stokes to fill Joe Root’s ‘big shoes’ as England captain

  05-07-2020 15:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kemar Roach thinks the absence of Joe Root leaves England with “some big shoes to fill” in their batting department for the first Test but the West Indies fast bowler expects Ben Stokes to flourish as captain.
  
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• Sean Dyche not thinking about Europe as threadbare Burnley battle out draw

  05-07-2020 15:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley manager Sean Dyche insisted he is still not thinking about Europe after a draw with Sheffield United kept his threadbare side in with a chance of a top-seven finish.
  
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• ‘Animals safe’ after fire breaks out at Fife Zoo

  05-07-2020 14:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A zoo in Fife says all of its animals and staff are safe after a fire broke out on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Bukayo Saka urges Arsenal to keep cool in heat of European battle

  05-07-2020 14:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bukayo Saka has urged Arsenal to keep their cool in the race for European qualification.
  
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• Naomi Long: Michelle O’Neill should explain her actions to Stormont Assembly

  05-07-2020 14:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelle O’Neill should explain to Stormont’s Assembly her attendance at Bobby Storey’s funeral, Naomi Long has said.
  
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