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• Judge denies Oregon’s request to stop arrests by federal agents

  24-07-2020 23:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A US judge has denied an order sought by Oregon’s top law enforcement officer to stop federal agents from arresting people during nightly protests in Portland.
  
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• Rangers pay tribute to former player David Hagen following his death at 47

  24-07-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Rangers midfielder David Hagen has died at the age of 47, the Scottish Premiership club have announced.
  
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• Billie Eilish teases new music release coming next week

  24-07-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Billie Eilish has appeared to tease an upcoming release of new music.
  
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• Majority of Belfast Telegraph readers in favour of the 'Boris bridge' - Belfast Telegraph

  24-07-2020 23:00
  
  Majority of Belfast Telegraph readers in favour of the 'Boris bridge'  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Majority of Belfast Telegraph readers in favour of the 'Boris bridge'

  24-07-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A snap poll of Belfast Telegraph readers shows a massive majority in favour of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's ambitious plan to bridge the Irish Sea, linking Northern Ireland to the UK mainland for the first time since the end of the last Ice Age.
  
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• Coroner calls for 'baseless speculation' over death of Noah Donohoe to stop

  24-07-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A coroner investigating the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe has demanded an end to "baseless, inaccurate" and potentially "criminal" speculation around his death.
  
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• Coronavirus: Michelle O’Neill faces up to wearing a mask while out shopping

  24-07-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill heralded face masks as the new look for hitting the shops.
  
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• Proving people wrong is what drives me, says Aston Villa boss Dean Smith

  24-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has told his players to shove the doubts down the critics’ throats by staying in the Premier League.
  
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• Mikel Arteta worried about the strain being put on Arsenal players

  24-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta admits he is worried that the congested fixture list has put too much strain on his players.
  
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• Jose Mourinho insists Tottenham will not match rivals’ summer spending sprees

  24-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says his club will not react to rival clubs’ spending sprees in the transfer market this summer and will remain “balanced”.
  
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• Jamie Vardy will show he is ‘world class’ on European stage – Brendan Rodgers

  24-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers insists Jamie Vardy remains one of the best strikers in the world and is ready to prove it in the Champions League again.
  
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• David Silva’s glittering Manchester City career beyond his ‘wildest dreams’

  24-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Silva admits his glittering career has exceeded his “wildest dreams”.
  
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• Code of respect was broken by Liverpool bench, claims Chelsea boss Frank Lampard

  24-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard believes Liverpool’s backroom staff broke football’s touchline code when he launched his foul-mouthed Anfield tirade at the opposition’s bench.
  
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• Kylian Mbappe injury and mass brawl overshadows Paris St Germain cup final win

  24-07-2020 22:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An injury to Kylian Mbappe and a mass brawl tarnished Paris St Germain’s Coupe de France final win over St Etienne.
  
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• Coronavirus: Robin Swann not convinced over voluntary mask policy

  24-07-2020 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Health Minister says he would be "delighted to be proved wrong" over enforcement being needed.
  
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• Third Dublin building site closed due to Covid-19

  24-07-2020 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A third Dublin building site has closed due to coronavirus.
  
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• NI schoolboy (10) crochets cuddly toys in lockdown

  24-07-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  While boys around Northern Ireland have binged on Netflix or delighted in free time to cultivate their PS4 skills, one Co Antrim 10-year old has got himself hooked on something completely different.
  
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• The Walking Dead season 10 finale date announced after coronavirus delay

  24-07-2020 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The long-awaited finale of The Walking Dead’s tenth season will arrive in October, it has been announced.
  
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• Michael Sheen: Our culture is obsessed with serial killers

  24-07-2020 21:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael Sheen has said that the reason people are fascinated by stories about murderers is because “they are our predators”.
  
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• Fear The Walking Dead announces season six launch date

  24-07-2020 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fear The Walking Dead’s sixth season will premiere in October, it has been announced.
  
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• Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque for Muslim prayers

  24-07-2020 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has joined hundreds of worshippers for the first Muslim prayers in 86 years inside Hagia Sophia – the Istanbul landmark that served as a cathedral, a mosque and a museum before its conversion back into a Muslim place of worship.
  
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• Abandoned sludge tanks show Armagh fuel racket is still going on

  24-07-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  This is the picture which suggests the fuel laundering industry is continuing in south Armagh as the area emerges out of lockdown.
  
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• Pop star Ciara and husband Russell Wilson welcome baby boy

  24-07-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pop star Ciara and her American football quarterback husband Russell Wilson are now parents to a baby boy.
  
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• Coronavirus referenced in Coronation Street for the first time

  24-07-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus has been introduced to the plot of Coronation Street for the first time.
  
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• Troubles web archive CAIN at UU saved by Irish Government

  24-07-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An acclaimed Troubles web archive that was earmarked for closure has been saved after the Irish Government announced funding for a new project.
  
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• IRA bomber released under peace deal deported from United States

  24-07-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A convicted IRA bomber who was released under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement has been deported from the United States.
  
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• British prisoner who fled to Spain handed more time behind bars

  24-07-2020 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A British prisoner who escaped jail and was arrested in Spain earlier this year has been given an extra two years behind bars, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
  
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• Man arrested after cash, cannabis and amphetamines found in South Belfast - Belfast Live

  24-07-2020 20:28
  
  Man arrested after cash, cannabis and amphetamines found in South Belfast  Belfast Live
  
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• High Court played bombshell video of aftermath of ‘Amber Heard attack on sister’

  24-07-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bombshell video which Johnny Depp’s lawyers say shows Amber Heard “assaulted” her sister was played to the High Court, as the Hollywood’s star’s blockbuster libel case against The Sun entered its final stages.
  
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• Man (37) arrested after drugs, cash and car seized in Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  24-07-2020 20:14
  
  Man (37) arrested after drugs, cash and car seized in Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Man (37) arrested after drugs, cash and car seized in Belfast

  24-07-2020 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 37-year-old man has been arrested after a search of a house in south Belfast in which drugs, £50,000 in cash and a BMW were seized.
  
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• Tom Banton admits lockdown has helped rekindle his ‘fading’ love for cricket

  24-07-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tom Banton admitted his love for cricket was “fading slowly” before the coronavirus lockdown after a punishing winter schedule in which he combined his England commitments with life on the domestic Twenty20 treadmill.
  
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• Vandals cause £53,000 worth of damage to Gliders in one year

  24-07-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vandalism to Belfast's Glider bus service has cost more than £50,000 in the last year.
  
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• Half of working mothers lacking childcare during Covid-19 crisis – survey

  24-07-2020 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Half of working mothers are lacking the necessary childcare to enable them to work during the coronavirus crisis, according to a survey.
  
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• Belfast Gas Transmission Financing plc -- Moody's affirms Belfast Gas Transmission Financing plc's A1 ratings; outlook stable - Yahoo Finance

  24-07-2020 19:56
  
  Belfast Gas Transmission Financing plc -- Moody's affirms Belfast Gas Transmission Financing plc's A1 ratings; outlook stable  Yahoo Finance
  
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• England’s Ollie Pope admits his impressive 91 takes ‘weight off the shoulders’

  24-07-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England’s Ollie Pope admits the claustrophobic feeling of life in a cricketing bubble has been a challenging experience but hopes to have found some breathing space after breaking the shackles in the third Test.
  
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• Charlize Theron reveals ‘insulting’ request during The Italian Job filming

  24-07-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Charlize Theron said producers on The Italian Job remake tried to make her do six weeks more car training than her male co-stars.
  
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• SPFL board bid to decide Scottish football’s fate in any future outbreak blocked

  24-07-2020 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hampden league chiefs have seen a request for new powers that would allow them to decide the fate of Scottish football in the event of a second Covid-19 outbreak blocked.
  
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• Ollie Pope close to century as England turn the tide against West Indies

  24-07-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ollie Pope was approaching his first century on home soil as his partnership with Jos Buttler helped turn the tide on day one of the decisive third Test against the West Indies.
  
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• Love Island’s Dr Alex George ‘devastated’ following death of his younger brother

  24-07-2020 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Love Island star Dr Alex George has said he is “devastated” following the death of his younger brother.
  
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• Jonathan Caldwell moves into top ten ahead of final round of the British Masters

  24-07-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Caldwell is in the top 10 with one round to go at the British Masters and well on course for his best European Tour finish so far.
  
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• Columnist Owen Jones hits out at far-right extremism as attacker is jailed

  24-07-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Guardian columnist Owen Jones has criticised the rise of far-right extremism as his attacker was jailed for two years and eight months.
  
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• Ollie Pope on brink of century as stand with Jos Buttler puts England in command

  24-07-2020 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ollie Pope was approaching his first century on home soil as his partnership with Jos Buttler helped turn the tide on day one of the decisive third Test against the West Indies.
  
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• Thames Valley Police: None of us will ever forget Pc Andrew Harper’s sacrifice

  24-07-2020 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to Pc Andrew Harper’s “bravery” and “sacrifice”, following the conviction of three teenagers over his brutal death as he investigated a crime.
  
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• Johnny Depp joked about punching Amber Heard in the face, court told

  24-07-2020 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Johnny Depp joked about punching Amber Heard in the face after their wedding ceremony in the Bahamas, a friend of the actress has alleged.
  
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• Russia denies accusations of weapon test in space

  24-07-2020 18:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russia has dismissed US and British claims that it tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, and declared that the accusations served to justify Washington’s own plans to deploy weapons in orbit.
  
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• Renato Paratore keen to stay flawless at British Masters and join exclusive club

  24-07-2020 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Italy’s Renato Paratore is in position to join one of golf’s most exclusive clubs after maintaining his flawless form in the Betfred British Masters.
  
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• Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again

  24-07-2020 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer has been released after a judge ruled that he had been sent back to prison from home confinement as retaliation for his plan to release a book critical of the president before November’s election.
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport launches Belfast route | York Press - York Press

  24-07-2020 18:06
  
  Leeds Bradford Airport launches Belfast route | York Press  York Press
  
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• Pat Jennings surprises Northern Ireland fan campaigning for statue tribute - Belfast Live

  24-07-2020 18:04
  
  Pat Jennings surprises Northern Ireland fan campaigning for statue tribute  Belfast Live
  
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