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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Breakdown of recent figures - Belfast Live

  10-07-2020 23:39
  
  Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Breakdown of recent figures  Belfast Live
  
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• Real Madrid close in on LaLiga title

  10-07-2020 23:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of LaLiga to four points with a 2-0 home win against Alaves.
  
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• Brad Foster beats James Beech to claim British super bantamweight title outright

  10-07-2020 23:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brad Foster won the British super bantamweight title outright and defended his Commonwealth crown with a thrilling points win against James Beech Junior.
  
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• Revellers urged to socialise safely this weekend as ‘lives depend on it’

  10-07-2020 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Revellers are urged to remember the importance of social distancing as pubs gear up for the second weekend of trade since the lifting of lockdown measures.
  
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• Bury Tomorrow frontman inspired to write about his mental health by NHS job

  10-07-2020 22:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bury Tomorrow frontman Dani Winter-Bates has described how working for the NHS and hosting safe space sessions while on tour allowed him to write songs about his own mental health.
  
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• Ralph Hasenhuttl impressed with Southampton’s fitness levels since lockdown

  10-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has hinted he may have to rotate his squad with three games in the space of six days, but insisted they will “play 100 per cent” at Manchester United on Monday.
  
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• Jose Mourinho backs himself to bring silverware to Spurs

  10-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho still believes he can deliver trophies to Tottenham even if he has endured a torrid start to life in north London.
  
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• Injured Jordan Henderson fully deserves to lift trophy, insists Jurgen Klopp

  10-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists Jordan Henderson has to have the honour of lifting the Premier League trophy out of respect for his contribution to the club.
  
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• I have a ‘very good relationship’ with Jorginho – Frank Lampard

  10-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard has hailed Jorginho as a “big influence” at Chelsea this term.
  
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• City ready to give everything in bid for Champions League glory – Pep Guardiola

  10-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola wants Manchester City to try “until the last effort in their bodies” to win the Champions League this season.
  
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• Bobby Storey funeral: Sinn Fein hit out at 'witch-hunt' after council official receives death threat

  10-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein is accusing unionists of conducting "a witch-hunt" against Belfast City Council's two most senior officers as councillors voted for an independent investigation into the Bobby Storey funeral controversy.
  
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• Adama Traore will assess shoulder problem at end of the season

  10-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Adama Traore will wait until the end of the campaign to discover whether he needs surgery to address his shoulder problem.
  
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• Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall in New Jersey

  10-07-2020 22:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fast-moving Tropical Storm Fay made landfall in New Jersey on Friday amid heavy rain that closed beaches and flooded shore town streets.
  
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• Player welfare top of agenda as Premiership set to return with packed schedule

  10-07-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premiership Rugby is in negotiations with top-flight players over how best to manage their welfare when the competition returns.
  
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• Marketing drives north and south to win the attention of staycationers

  10-07-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tourism authorities in Northern Ireland and the Republic are set to battle it out this summer for the attention of the domestic market as foreign visitors are all but absent due to new travel restrictions.
  
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• RAF ‘delighted’ to rescue stranded cow from Cumbria river

  10-07-2020 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An RAF rescue team said they were “delighted” to rescue a cow stranded close to the Crammel Linn waterfall on Friday.
  
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• Jada Pinkett Smith admits to relationship while married to Will Smith

  10-07-2020 21:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jada Pinkett Smith has admitted to having a relationship with rapper August Alsina while married to Will Smith.
  
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• Graeme McDowell to make the cut at Workday Charity Open on return to action after caddie's positive coronavirus test

  10-07-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graeme McDowell is set to make his first cut since the PGA Tour’s restart after returning from a self-imposed two-week lay-off.
  
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• Bobby Storey: Belfast City Council votes for independent inquiry into cremation - BBC News

  10-07-2020 21:40
  
  Bobby Storey: Belfast City Council votes for independent inquiry into cremation  BBC News
  
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• Police granted more time to quiz Islamist terror suspects

  10-07-2020 21:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Counter-terrorism police have been granted more time to quiz three men and a 17-year-old boy arrested over a suspected Islamist terror plot.
  
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• Nathan Jones revels in ‘massive’ win for Luton survival hopes

  10-07-2020 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Luton manager Nathan Jones revelled in a “massive, massive result” after a 2-0 win away to relegation rivals Huddersfield lifted the Hatters off the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship.
  
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• Developer BAM to resume work at National Children’s Hospital site on Monday

  10-07-2020 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The building contractor for the National Children’s Hospital has said that it intends to resume work on the site from Monday.
  
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• Public transport users are on right track with masks

  10-07-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Most people complied with new rules on wearing face coverings on public transport that came into force yesterday, Translink has said.
  
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• Alex Kane: As Arlene Foster approaches 50th birthday, she has some unexpected political reasons to celebrate

  10-07-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When Arlene Foster was elected to the position of honorary secretary of the Ulster Unionist Council in 1996 (she was just 26), a veteran party officer told me: "Watch her, Alex, and mark my words, she is going to be the first woman leader of this party. She has learned a lot from the likes of Thatcher when it comes to dealing with men in politics."
  
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• Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers split after 10 years of marriage

  10-07-2020 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hollywood actor Armie Hammer and his wife Elizabeth Chambers have split after 10 years of marriage.
  
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• Dorset model town prepares to reopen after easing of lockdown restrictions

  10-07-2020 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A model town in Dorset is preparing to reopen to the public following the easing of lockdown restrictions in England.
  
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• Jamie George becomes latest player to sign new contract with relegated Saracens

  10-07-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England hooker Jamie George has signed a new long-term deal with Saracens, the club have announced.
  
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• Holly Willoughby pays tribute to This Morning crew after final show before break

  10-07-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holly Willoughby has paid emotional tribute to the This Morning team and her co-host Phillip Schofield after filming their final show before the summer break.
  
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• James Anderson admits England ‘up against it’ after West Indies establish lead

  10-07-2020 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Anderson accepted England are “up against it” after ending day three of the first #raisethebat Test 99 runs adrift of the West Indies.
  
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• Murder investigation after man found stabbed

  10-07-2020 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death in east London.
  
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• Luton win at Huddersfield to move off foot of Championship

  10-07-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Second-half goals from Sonny Bradley and Elliot Lee lifted Luton off the foot of the Championship as they won 2-0 at Huddersfield to keep the Terriers firmly in the relegation battle.
  
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• Jack Whitehall: Political correctness exists for a reason in comedy

  10-07-2020 20:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jack Whitehall has said that political correctness has a “purpose” in comedy as it exists to protect vulnerable people.
  
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• A third of inmates freed on licence in Northern Ireland are sent back to prison

  10-07-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A third of prisoners released under licence in Northern Ireland were returned to jail in the last five years, the Justice Minister has revealed.
  
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• Coronavirus: Quarantine changes come into effect in NI

  10-07-2020 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People arriving in NI from more than 50 countries including France and Spain no longer need to quarantine.
  
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• Ben Stokes gives England hope but West Indies hold upper hand

  10-07-2020 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England captain Ben Stokes rallied his side with four wickets on day three of the first #raisethebat Test but the West Indies were still able to leave the field with an enviable 99-run lead.
  
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• HSE issues warning over contact tracing text scam

  10-07-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Health Service Executive (HSE) is urging the public to be vigilant in light of reports of a telephone/text scam from criminals claiming to be contact tracing and testing staff.
  
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• Actress Naya Rivera may have been incapacitated before she drowned, police say

  10-07-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Missing Glee star Naya Rivera may have been incapacitated before she drowned in a lake during a boating trip with her four-year-old son, police have said.
  
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• Johnny Depp tells High Court no other woman has accused him of violence

  10-07-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Johnny Depp has told the High Court he has never before been accused of hitting a woman, as he continued to give evidence in his libel action against The Sun newspaper over an article which labelled him a “wife beater”.
  
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• Amazon bars video app TikTok on workers’ phones, reports say

  10-07-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amazon has told employees to delete the video app TikTok from phones on which they use company email, claiming security risks from the China-owned service, according to reports.
  
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• PSNI attendance in North Belfast after reports of 'petrol bombs' being thrown - Belfast Live

  10-07-2020 19:04
  
  PSNI attendance in North Belfast after reports of 'petrol bombs' being thrown  Belfast Live
  
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• Depp claims Amber Heard chopped lines of cocaine and left whiskey on nightstand

  10-07-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Amber Heard used to chop lines of cocaine for Johnny Depp and leave a shot of whiskey on the nightstand, the Pirates Of The Caribbean star has told London’s High Court as he described her alleged drug use.
  
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• G4S to pay out £44m to settle electronic-tagging fraud case

  10-07-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Security giant G4S is to pay out more than £44 million after it “repeatedly lied” to the Government over electronic-tagging contracts, following investigations by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).
  
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• LAPD officer saw ‘no injuries’ on Amber Heard’s face after alleged incident

  10-07-2020 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A police officer who attended Johnny Depp’s LA penthouse after he allegedly hit Amber Heard in the face with her own mobile phone “did not see any injuries”, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Britain will not join EU Covid vaccine purchase scheme, says Hancock

  10-07-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain will not join an EU programme to procure a coronavirus vaccine if one is successfully developed, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
  
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• Man jailed over UK’s largest residential seizure of MDMA and crystal meth

  10-07-2020 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after a large amount of MDMA was found hidden in children’s toys.
  
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• Issue causing Spotify and other popular apps to crash on iOS resolved

  10-07-2020 18:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spotify and a range of other apps can be accessed once again on iOS following a wide crashing issue earlier on Friday.
  
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• Swimmers to return to some outdoor pools on Saturday as others stay closed

  10-07-2020 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pools in one of the country’s favourite open spaces will welcome visitors on Saturday but others will stay closed, with the Government said to have made the announcement on reopening with no prior warning.
  
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• Ralph Hasenhuttl says Manchester United test can help Southampton’s progress

  10-07-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ralph Hasenhuttl believes a trip to Manchester United is exactly the type of challenge Southampton need for their development.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell seeks jail release in Epstein abuse case

  10-07-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A close associate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who is in jail on charges she helped him sexually abuse young women and girls, should be released to home arrest while she awaits trial, her lawyers say.
  
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• 19 reasons Belfast is one of the worst places to live - Belfast Live

  10-07-2020 18:08
  
  19 reasons Belfast is one of the worst places to live  Belfast Live
  
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