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• Glentoran edge Ballymena United to win Irish Cup

  31-07-2020 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glentoran beat Ballymena United 2-1 after extra-time with a late Robbie McDaid winner to lift the Irish Cup at Windsor Park.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch’s son James resigns from News Corp over editorial ‘disagreements’

  31-07-2020 23:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rupert Murdoch’s son James has resigned from the board of News Corporation, citing “disagreements over certain editorial content” published by the media empire’s news outlets.
  
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• Which Covid lockdown easing plans have been postponed?

  31-07-2020 23:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has postponed a planned easing of England’s lockdown on Saturday amid a rise in the prevalence of coronavirus in the community.
  
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• Glentoran win Irish Cup during first UK match played in front of fans

  31-07-2020 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first match in the UK to be played in front of spectators since March took place at Windsor Park on Friday.
  
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• Jared Harris reveals who was first choice for his part in Chernobyl

  31-07-2020 22:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jared Haris has revealed he was not the first choice for his Bafta-winning role in Chernobyl and bosses had wanted Daniel Day-Lewis instead.
  
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• Patients who tested positive for Covid sent back to care homes, confirm trusts

  31-07-2020 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An MLA has called for an immediate investigation into how patients who had tested positive for Covid-19 came to be discharged from hospitals into care homes.
  
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• Mortimer and Whitehouse share peek at Bafta acceptance speech after missing out

  31-07-2020 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse have shared an insight into their planned acceptance speech – after missing out on the features TV Bafta.
  
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• Ben Stokes unimpressed as Cricket World Cup final misses out on Bafta

  31-07-2020 22:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes expressed his displeasure after England’s Rugby World Cup final defeat to South Africa won the TV Bafta for sport.
  
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• Glenda Jackson: Covid pandemic has made social care a priority

  31-07-2020 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glenda Jackson has said she hopes the coronavirus crisis will bring the issue of social care “up the political ladder”.
  
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• Rory McIlroy shows his grit but remains well adrift of WGC lead

  31-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy showed plenty of signs of resurgence in the second round of the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee after going under par for the first time in five rounds.
  
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• Police probe arson attack on Newcastle family home and car

  31-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a house was attacked and a car set on fire in Newcastle in the early hours of Thursday morning.
  
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• Mikel Arteta wants Arsenal to emulate Chelsea culture by beating the Blues

  31-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta is setting out to replicate the winning culture at Chelsea – starting with victory over the Blues in Saturday’s FA Cup final.
  
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• Kilrea pays tribute to three family members killed in car accident

  31-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Londonderry town came to a sombre standstill on Friday for the funeral of three members of the same family who died in a two-car crash in Portglenone earlier this week.
  
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• Frank Lampard: My Cech mate means Chelsea’s strength not restricted to the pitch

  31-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard believes Chelsea’s “real strength” at board level will boost the Blues’ continued summer recruitment drive.
  
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• Alexandre Lacazette: My Arsenal future does not depend on Auba staying

  31-07-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alexandre Lacazette has revealed he has not spoken to Arsenal about a new contract – but insists his future at the club is not dependent on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang staying.
  
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• Meeting of political minds from the Republic and Northern Ireland was a bit like renewing pleasantries with the in-laws

  31-07-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the morning warmth they walked relaxedly, in couples and knots, suits and dresses, as if bound for a country chapel and the making of vows.
  
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• Richard Ayoade wins over viewers during Bafta TV Awards hosting debut

  31-07-2020 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Richard Ayoade has impressed viewers with his “wonderfully dry” sense of humour as he made his debut as host of the Bafta TV Awards.
  
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• Bafta Television Awards 2020: what the winners said

  31-07-2020 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fleabag actress Sian Clifford and Chernobyl star Jared Harris were among the winners accepting gongs virtually for this year’s Bafta Television Awards.
  
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• First for UK football as fans attend Irish Cup final in Belfast - Belfast Live

  31-07-2020 22:08
  
  First for UK football as fans attend Irish Cup final in Belfast  Belfast Live
  
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• Minister Weir must take safety in our schools seriously, says union

  31-07-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teaching union has said the Education Minister must take the threat of coronavirus spreading in Northern Ireland's schools seriously.
  
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• Croke Park: Muslims celebrate Eid in the home of Irish sport

  31-07-2020 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Islamic leader says event sends a message "to the whole world" that Ireland is a welcoming country.
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday hit with points deduction, Charlton consider legal action

  31-07-2020 21:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Relegated Charlton are considering legal action following the news Sheffield Wednesday’s 12-point deduction for breaching financial rules will be imposed next season.
  
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• Bafta TV Awards: The winners list in full

  31-07-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chernobyl, Stath Lets Flats and The End Of The F***ing World were among the winners at the first socially distanced Bafta TV Awards.
  
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• League of Ireland: Derry beaten by bottom side Sligo on Premier Division return

  31-07-2020 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derry City disappoint on the resumption of the Premier Division after the Covid-19 lockdown by going down to a 2-0 defeat by bottom side Sligo Rovers.
  
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• In photos: Football fans return to stadium for Irish Cup final between Ballymena United and Glentoran in UK first

  31-07-2020 21:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Football fans have returned to the stadium for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic hit.
  
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• Captain Sir Tom Moore receives honorary freedom of his home town

  31-07-2020 21:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Captain Sir Tom Moore has been awarded the freedom of his home town for his outstanding fundraising efforts.
  
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• British teenager among trio charged in US over Twitter hack

  31-07-2020 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people, including a 19-year-old from Britain, have been charged in the United States over a hack of high profile Twitter users earlier this month.
  
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• Nigel Dodds: DUP's former North Belfast MP to become life peer

  31-07-2020 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The party's former Westminster leader is "honoured" to be granted a seat in the House of Lords.
  
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• Chernobyl and End Of The F***ing World win big at TV Baftas

  31-07-2020 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chernobyl and Channel 4 comedies Stath Lets Flats and The End Of The F***ing World were the big winners at the Bafta TV Awards, securing two gongs each.
  
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• Court papers include document on Andrew’s alleged encounter with Epstein victim

  31-07-2020 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A manuscript featuring a detailed account of the Duke of York’s alleged London sexual encounter with a woman who claims she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein is among newly released court documents.
  
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• Victims Commissioner confirms her term will end on August 31

  31-07-2020 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Victims Commissioner has confirmed that her term will end on August 31.
  
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• Sian Clifford reveals special gift Phoebe Waller-Bridge gave her after Bafta win

  31-07-2020 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sian Clifford has said she is celebrating her Bafta win with Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and her friend even presented her with the famous godmother sculpture from the show.
  
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• Tyrone girl (6) in lucky escape as bog 'swallows' her on walk

  31-07-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone mum has warned other parents after her family day out at a local beauty spot almost ended in tragedy when her daughter disappeared into a bog.
  
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• Shirley Ballas teases upcoming Strictly Come Dancing series

  31-07-2020 20:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has teased the upcoming series of the popular show, saying “you cannot miss it, they have got so many things lined up”.
  
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• Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence

  31-07-2020 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A US federal appeals court has overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
  
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• BA pilots vote to accept package of job and pay cuts

  31-07-2020 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British Airways pilots have voted to accept a package including job and pay cuts aimed at avoiding a larger number of redundancies, their union announced.
  
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• 22-year-old arrested after £7k of cocaine found in Bangor - Belfast Live

  31-07-2020 20:38
  
  22-year-old arrested after £7k of cocaine found in Bangor  Belfast Live
  
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• Idris Elba says Bafta special award is chance to give back to others

  31-07-2020 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Luther star Idris Elba said he will continue to champion other actors, writers and people to tell their stories as he collected one of Bafta’s highest accolades.
  
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• Fee of £200 to write an article praising pro-life Catholics is a standard payment: Paisley

  31-07-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Paisley has said a £200 payment that he received from a religious publication to write a platform piece praising pro-life Catholics is a "standard fee".
  
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• Charles gives health workers morale boost on hospital visit

  31-07-2020 20:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales gave a “morale boost” to health workers as he visited Caithness General Hospital in the north of Scotland.
  
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• Hopes that NI match can lead way for spectators to return to football matches

  31-07-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hope has been voiced that Northern Ireland could lead the way for spectators to return to football matches as a limited crowd attended the Irish Cup final in Belfast.
  
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• Sam Horsfield soars into Hero Open contention in Birmingham

  31-07-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  For the second Friday in succession England’s Sam Horsfield surged into contention for a maiden European Tour title at the Hero Open.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing and Will Sharpe among early winners at Bafta TV Awards

  31-07-2020 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing, Will Sharpe and Naomi Ackie were among the early winners at the first socially distanced Bafta TV Awards.
  
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• Philip ‘her rock’ May to be given knighthood for political service

  31-07-2020 19:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Described as “her rock” by the former Tory prime minister, Philip May has always cut a calm and supportive figure in times of political crisis.
  
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• Sir Ian Botham to play it with straight bat after elevation from Lord’s to Lords

  31-07-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Ian Botham chose cricket over football and leave over remain.
  
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• Who are the people nominated for peerages?

  31-07-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prime Minister’s brother Jo Johnson and cricketing star Sir Ian Botham are some of the 36 people nominated for a seat in the House of Lords as a list of peerages was published on Friday.
  
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• Cocker spaniel recused after falling off Co Antrim clifftop

  31-07-2020 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leo the cocker spaniel had a lucky escape on Friday morning when he became trapped under rocks at the bottom of a 30ft cliff close to Whitepark Bay in Co Antrim.
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday hit with 12-point deduction for next season

  31-07-2020 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Wednesday will be deducted 12 points for the 2020-21 Sky Bet Championship season after being found guilty of breaching financial rules.
  
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• Oklahoma murder suspect escapes from 12th floor cell using sheets

  31-07-2020 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A murder suspect has escaped from the Oklahoma County jail by using sheets tied together to climb down the outside of the building from a 12th floor cell, authorities said.
  
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• Brooks Koepka loses ground as Brendon Todd takes control in Memphis

  31-07-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendon Todd set the early clubhouse target on day two of the WGC-FedEx St Jude Invitational as defending champion Brooks Koepka slipped off the pace.
  
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