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• Nuno Espirito Santo rufuses to blame Raul Jimenez after Europa League exit

  11-08-2020 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nuno Espirito Santo says nobody is blaming Raul Jimenez for missing a penalty as Wolves’ first European quarter-final in 48 years ended in heartbreak against Sevilla.
  
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• Nuno Espirito Santo refuses to blame Raul Jimenez after Europa League exit

  11-08-2020 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nuno Espirito Santo says nobody is blaming Raul Jimenez for missing a penalty as Wolves’ first European quarter-final in 48 years ended in heartbreak against Sevilla.
  
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• Arts venues illuminated red to symbolise plight of creative industries

  11-08-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of arts venues across the UK have been lit up red in a show of solidarity with the ailing creative industries.
  
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• Fresh blow for Northern Ireland restaurants as diners fail to show up

  11-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A growing number of 'no-shows' at local restaurants has become the latest major threat to an already struggling sector.
  
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• Barack Obama says Biden has ‘nailed’ his VP pick with Harris

  11-08-2020 22:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former president Barack Obama has hailed his former vice president’s running mate selection of Kamala Harris, saying “Joe Biden nailed this decision”.
  
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• ‘Football-obsessed’ son pestered Jason Tindall to take Bournemouth plunge

  11-08-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Bournemouth boss Jason Tindall revealed he was pestered to take the job by his 10-year-old son.
  
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• Elliot Daly urges Saracens to build momentum ahead of Heineken Cup clash

  11-08-2020 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England’s Elliot Daly wants Saracens to use their return to action at Bristol on Saturday to start building momentum ahead of next month’s Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final tie with Leinster.
  
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• Sam Fender kicks off socially-distanced concert series

  11-08-2020 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sam Fender has played to an audience of some 2,500 fans in what promoters claim was the world’s first socially-distanced concert.
  
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• Broader scope for appeals following NI A-level and GCSE awards, says exams body

  11-08-2020 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A broader scope for appeals will be allowed following this year’s A-level and GCSE awards, Northern Ireland’s exams body said.
  
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• Raul Jimenez penalty miss punished as Wolves crash out of Europa League

  11-08-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wolves’ Europa League dreams are over after Sevilla punished Raul Jimenez’s early penalty miss to set-up a semi-final clash with Manchester United.
  
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• Ghislaine Maxwell calls on judge to improve prison conditions

  11-08-2020 21:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell says Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide last year is to blame for the conditions she faces in jail while awaiting trial.
  
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• Joe Biden selects California Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

  11-08-2020 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden has named California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate, making history by selecting the first black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket.
  
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• Weir stands firm over format for NI exams after Scots do a U-turn

  11-08-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Education Minister Peter Weir cannot "wash his hands" of the looming crisis over this year's A-level and GCSE exam results in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Northern Ireland exams body to consider pupils’ mock test results in any appeal

  11-08-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s exams qualifications body will allow mock test results to be used in appeals by pupils disputing their results this year.
  
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• Obesity associated with ‘higher odds’ of Covid-19 hospital admission – study

  11-08-2020 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Obesity is associated with “higher odds” of admission to hospital from severe Covid-19, a study using data from more than 300,000 people in England has suggested.
  
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• A-level students can use grades in mock exams to progress to degree courses

  11-08-2020 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  GCSE and A-level students in England will be able to use grades in mock exams to progress to university and college courses and employment, the Education Secretary is set to announce.
  
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• Dan Snow’s online history channel acquired by Little Dot Studios

  11-08-2020 20:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dan Snow’s online history channel and podcast site History Hit has been acquired by the All3Media-owned Little Dot Studios.
  
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• Dolphin stampede greets California whale watchers

  11-08-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some 300 dolphins have been caught on camera stampeding across the ocean near Dana Point in southern California.
  
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• Suspected Covid-19 outbreak at Co Kildare hospital

  11-08-2020 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A suspected Covid-19 outbreak at a Co Kildare hospital is being tackled, a health union said.
  
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• NI woman gives eyewitness account of Beirut blast: 'Buildings seemed to inhale and exhale and just spat out their contents'

  11-08-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland woman living in Beirut has praised rescue workers as the city marked one week since a devastating explosion.
  
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• Mike Tindall: Plans for Anne’s 70th birthday scaled back a bit

  11-08-2020 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mike Tindall has said plans for the Princess Royal’s 70th birthday in Scotland have been “scaled back a little bit” due to coronavirus.
  
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• Jordan Cox ruled out of Kent’s next match after breaching Covid-19 protocols

  11-08-2020 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kent batsman Jordan Cox will unavailable for the county’s Bob Willis Trophy match against Middlesex following a breach of the team’s Covid-19 protocols.
  
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• Fit-again Kylian Mbappe poised to lead the line for PSG against Atalanta

  11-08-2020 20:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paris St Germain are confident Kylian Mbappe will be fit for Wednesday night’s Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta in Lisbon.
  
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• Man shot near White House had shouted threats, reports say

  11-08-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man shot and wounded by a uniformed secret service officer, prompting President Donald Trump to be escorted out of a news conference, had been threatening to kill people near the White House, officials say.
  
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• Macclesfield relegated from League Two after receiving further points deduction

  11-08-2020 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Macclesfield have been relegated from Sky Bet League Two after an independent arbitration panel decision led to a six-point deduction, the English Football League has announced.
  
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• West Belfast GAA club suspends activity after positive Covid-19 test - Belfast Live

  11-08-2020 19:12
  
  West Belfast GAA club suspends activity after positive Covid-19 test  Belfast Live
  
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• Sir Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster donate ‘pre-loved’ items to charity auction

  11-08-2020 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster are auctioning off a haul of “pre-loved” memorabilia and fashion pieces in aid of the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
  
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• Simon Harmer claims 14 wickets to guide Essex to victory over Surrey

  11-08-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Simon Harmer claimed 14 wickets in the match as Essex recorded a 169-run victory over Surrey in the Bob Willis Trophy.
  
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• Woman’s relief after surgeon struck off following botched cosmetic procedure

  11-08-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman whose botched cosmetic surgery left her unable to properly close her eyes said she was relieved the surgeon has finally been struck off.
  
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• Will Rory McIlroy ever resume his rise to the golfing heavens or is he too tormented by his major void?

  11-08-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  "A career that has lost its way, at least on the level of untrammelled achievement." - Writer James Lawton’s portrait of a 31-year-old Wayne Rooney.
  
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• Unions call on rest of UK to follow Scotland’s lead on exam results U-turn

  11-08-2020 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Education unions have called on the rest of the UK to follow Scotland’s lead in scrapping moderated exam grades after the downgrading of more than 124,000 results was reversed.
  
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• Gort na Mona: Belfast club shuts for two weeks after player tests positive for Covid-19 - BBC News

  11-08-2020 18:52
  
  Gort na Mona: Belfast club shuts for two weeks after player tests positive for Covid-19  BBC News
  
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• UK Business Minister Visits Belfast Maritime Consortium - Afloat

  11-08-2020 18:47
  
  UK Business Minister Visits Belfast Maritime Consortium  Afloat
  
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• Iain Henderson's injury is a huge blow to Ulster's season run-in, admits Dan McFarland

  11-08-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster head coach Dan McFarland has admitted losing Iain Henderson for rugby's restart next weekend is a huge blow.
  
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• Essex’s Simon Harmer admits hopes of representing England are over

  11-08-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Essex spinner Simon Harmer believes the door has closed on his hopes of representing England.
  
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• Neil Lennon 'livid and appalled' after 'rogue' defender Boli Bolingoli's trip to Spain causes double Celtic postponement

  11-08-2020 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neil Lennon has criticised "rogue" defender Boli Bolingoli after his "baffling" decision to fly abroad caused Celtic's next two matches to be postponed.
  
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• Pitt Park redevelopment

  11-08-2020 18:19
  
  
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• Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg joins Tottenham from Southampton

  11-08-2020 18:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have signed midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg on a five-year deal from Southampton.
  
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• PwC's Kevin MacAllister: Out of adversity comes opportunity

  11-08-2020 18:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  “Businesses are vital to Northern Ireland’s economic recovery and what we’re doing is helping them look for the opportunities. That might be as fundamental as helping our clients survive and protect jobs, but increasingly it’s about doing some hard thinking and turning the disruption into an advantage. As Machiavelli said ‘Never waste the opportunity offered by a good crisis’”
  
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• Earl C. Stevens - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  11-08-2020 18:02
  
  Earl C. Stevens - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican Journal
  
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• Trump says men are insulted by Biden’s pledge to pick female running mate

  11-08-2020 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump has criticised his Democratic rival’s vice presidential selection process and said some men are “insulted” by Joe Biden’s pledge to pick a woman as his running mate.
  
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• China uses immunity to build 'great wall of Belfast' - The Times

  11-08-2020 18:00
  
  China uses immunity to build 'great wall of Belfast'  The Times
  
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• What does the Scottish Government’s U-turn on exam results mean for pupils?

  11-08-2020 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pupils whose results were downgraded after moderation will have their marks changed after backlash prompted the Scottish Government into a U-turn.
  
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• Glentoran gets invite to Belfast Mayor's parlour despite protest from Blues fan - Belfast Live

  11-08-2020 17:53
  
  Glentoran gets invite to Belfast Mayor's parlour despite protest from Blues fan  Belfast Live
  
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• All Twitter users can now control who can reply to their tweets

  11-08-2020 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Twitter users can now choose who is able to respond to their tweets as the social media platform rolls out new conversation controls.
  
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• Chinese Consulate removes Foster and O’Neill claim relating to Hong Kong

  11-08-2020 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A report from the Chinese authorities claiming Stormont’s leaders said they respected new security laws in Hong Kong has been amended to remove the controversial statement.
  
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• Top 100 analysis: Sales and profits rise for Top 100 in last year

  11-08-2020 17:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The latest edition of the Ulster Business Top 100 Northern Ireland Companies comes at a time of unprecedented challenges and hardship for the provinces businesses in general.
  
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• Stephen Lawrence’s parents will never give up hope of getting justice

  11-08-2020 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The parents of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence have said they will never give up hope of getting justice for their son as the investigation into his death was shelved by police.
  
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• Northern Ireland woman's warning after man exposes himself to her in public

  11-08-2020 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Northern Ireland mother-of-two has spoken of her horror after a man masturbated in front of her as she walked home late one evening.
  
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• Government draws up new medium-term plan to deal with coronavirus

  11-08-2020 17:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has begun drawing up a fresh plan to chart the country through coronavirus challenges into next year.
  
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