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• Syria’s Assad halts speech and complains of drop in blood pressure

  12-08-2020 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Syrian President Bashar Assad interrupted a speech he was giving to parliament, to say he needed to “sit down for a minute” after suffering a brief drop in blood pressure.
  
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• Sean McComb: Belfast fighter secures unanimous points win over Siar Ozgul - bbc.co.uk

  12-08-2020 23:21
  
  Sean McComb: Belfast fighter secures unanimous points win over Siar Ozgul  bbc.co.uk
  
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• PSG hero Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting was not prepared to accept defeat

  12-08-2020 23:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unlikely hero Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting insisted he was not ready to go home after coming off the bench to fire Paris St Germain into the Champions League semi-finals in dramatic style.
  
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• Kamala Harris and Joe Biden campaign as running mates for first time

  12-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his newly-chosen running mate Kamala Harris have campaigned together for the first time.
  
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• Jade Thirlwall becomes honorary president of South Shields Football Club

  12-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jade Thirlwall has become the honorary president of South Shields Football Club.
  
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• Rangers move five points clear of Celtic after brushing aside St Johnstone

  12-08-2020 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers moved top of the table of goal difference as they swept St Johnstone aside 3-0 - but it will be the five-point lead they already hold on Celtic that will excite Steven Gerrard.
  
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• Serbian Vladimir Ivic close to being named Watford manager

  12-08-2020 22:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vladimir Ivic has emerged as the front-runner to become the new Watford boss.
  
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• People breaking law if they don't remove coverings to prove ID

  12-08-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Executive appears to have made it a criminal offence for anyone to refuse to remove their mask at the request of a store employee for identification purposes.
  
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• Lisbon lion Bernardo Silva targeting Champions League glory in home City

  12-08-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bernardo Silva has extra motivation to win the Champions League with it being contested on home turf.
  
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• Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting the hero as PSG leave it late to stun Atalanta

  12-08-2020 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting came off the bench to fire Paris St Germain into the Champions League semi-finals as Atalanta’s fairytale came to a heartbreaking and dramatic conclusion.
  
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• Education Secretary rules out teachers’ grading being used for exam results

  12-08-2020 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pupils in England will not be allowed to have their exam results upgraded when they are published on Thursday.
  
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• Little Simz discusses challenges of being an independent artist

  12-08-2020 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rapper Little Simz has said that despite the significant challenges of remaining an independent musician, the rewards of doing so are “great”.
  
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• Damon Albarn gives musical tribute to late Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen

  12-08-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Damon Albarn has paid a musical tribute to the late Afrobeat drummer Tony Allen, who he collaborated with on a number of occasions.
  
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• Coronavirus: Robin Swann says NI facing dangerous point of pandemic

  12-08-2020 21:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The health minister says some people in NI have stopped following even basic Covid-19 guidance.
  
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• Shock as BBC NI axes popular traffic and travel bulletins

  12-08-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC Northern Ireland is axing its popular traffic and travel service, which has been an essential part of rush hour for thousands of commuters for more than two decades.
  
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• Kent council ‘days away’ from reaching care capacity for migrant children

  12-08-2020 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kent County Council is just “days away” from being unable to look after more asylum seeking children arriving on its shores, its leader fears.
  
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• Northern Ireland has been mired in recession for years, says economist

  12-08-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland will be living with the effects of recession long after economic output starts to rise again, an economist has said.
  
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• NI will face effects of recession for years, economist says

  12-08-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland will be living with the effects of recession long after economic output starts to rise again, an economist has said.
  
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• A-level grades fiasco has me scared to death, says student as appeals loom

  12-08-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Thousands of pupils "will burst open the floodgates" with appeals over the A-level grades they receive tomorrow, it has been warned.
  
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• Brexit chaos will result in a united Ireland over next decade, says O'Neill

  12-08-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelle O'Neill has predicted that a successful vote for a united Ireland will happen in the next 10 years.
  
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• Twitter apologises to Manchester United and Phil Jones

  12-08-2020 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Twitter has apologised to Manchester United defender Phil Jones for mocking him on its official UK account.
  
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• Bar students ‘forced to urinate in bottles and buckets during exams’

  12-08-2020 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aspiring barristers have claimed they were forced to urinate in bottles and buckets in front of their laptops while taking their online bar exams remotely.
  
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• Aaron Brady guilty of murdering Det Garda Adrian Donohoe

  12-08-2020 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Det Garda Adrian Donohoe was shot dead in 2013 during a robbery in Lordship, County Louth.
  
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• Why has the Covid-19 daily death toll been revised?

  12-08-2020 20:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A review of how Covid-19 deaths are calculated in England has reduced the UK death toll by more than 5,000.
  
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• Chief medic warns coronavirus clusters in schools ‘virtually inevitable’

  12-08-2020 20:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus clusters in schools are “virtually inevitable”, Ireland’s acting chief medical officer has said.
  
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• World title showdown with Jamel Herring in store for Carl Frampton

  12-08-2020 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton has set his sights on a world title showdown with Jamel Herring later this year as he prepares to return to the ring.
  
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• Diego Simeone says ‘the only option’ for Atletico Madrid is to beat RB Leipzig

  12-08-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Diego Simeone has warned his Atletico Madrid squad that beating RB Leipzig is “the only option” in Thursday’s Champions League quarter-final.
  
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• Noah Donohoe: Michelle O'Neill in plea for information about teenagers death

  12-08-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill has appealed for anyone with information that can assist the family of Noah Donohoe in their search for the truth about his death to come forward.
  
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• AIM Independent Music Awards: Full list of winners

  12-08-2020 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The AIM Independent Music Awards virtual ceremony was held on Wednesday evening.
  
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• Test and Trace system is not yet fit for purpose, say NHS leaders

  12-08-2020 19:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The NHS Test and Trace system in England is not “fit for purpose, let alone world class” – NHS Providers has said.
  
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• Sinn Fein silent over senators expenses during lockdown

  12-08-2020 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sinn Fein has remained tight lipped after it emerged that senators in the Republic of Ireland were paid travel expenses during lockdown.
  
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• Coronavirus: Face coverings 'encouraged' but not for 'routine use' in schools

  12-08-2020 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Draft guidance says face masks will be "strongly encouraged" but not recommended for "routine use".
  
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• Johnson and Sturgeon lead tributes as PM says rail crash must never happen again

  12-08-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the fatal train derailment in Aberdeenshire must “never happen again” as he joined Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in paying tribute to the victims.
  
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• New coronavirus contact tracing app trial for England ‘to launch on Thursday’

  12-08-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new coronavirus contact tracing app will be trialled in England on Thursday, according to reports.
  
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• Train driver and conductor dead and six injured in train derailment

  12-08-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people have died in a train derailment in Aberdeenshire with six people also injured.
  
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• NI dad Chris Brannigan has emotional reunion with family after 700-mile barefoot charity trek

  12-08-2020 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An army major from Co Down had an emotional reunion with his family after walking 700 miles barefoot to fund research into his young daughter’s rare illness.
  
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• Thunderstorm warnings after mercury hits 34C for sixth consecutive day

  12-08-2020 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Warnings of thunderstorms and heavy rain remain in place for large swathes of the UK after scorching temperatures were recorded for the sixth day in a row in parts of southern England.
  
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• RAF patrol aircraft used to help tackle migrant crossings

  12-08-2020 18:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Royal Air Force maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft have been drafted in to help tackle a surge in migrants crossing the English Channel.
  
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• War graves damaged at Belfast City Cemetery - BBC News

  12-08-2020 18:31
  
  War graves damaged at Belfast City Cemetery  BBC News
  
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• Jamie Shackleton continues long affiliation with Leeds

  12-08-2020 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Shackleton has signed a new four-year contract with Premier League newcomers Leeds.
  
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• Covid-19 death toll revised down by more than 5,000

  12-08-2020 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has reduced the coronavirus death toll by more than 5,000 following a review of how figures are calculated.
  
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• Southampton sign Mohammed Salisu from Real Valladolid for £10.9m

  12-08-2020 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Southampton have completed the £10.9million signing of Mohammed Salisu from Real Valladolid.
  
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• Who is Gael Bigirimana? All you need to know about Glentoran's new signing who scored for Newcastle United in the Premier League

  12-08-2020 18:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tuesday proved another busy day for Irish Cup winners Glentoran, with Elvio van Overbeek's departure overshadowed by the signing of two international footballers.
  
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• Police release photos related to Belfast disorder - BBC News

  12-08-2020 18:19
  
  Police release photos related to Belfast disorder  BBC News
  
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• Reports up to half of A-level grades lowered in NI dismissed

  12-08-2020 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has dismissed reports up to half of this year’s A-level grades anticipated by schools have been lowered.
  
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• Public are ‘ready’ to return to theatre, says actor starring in outdoor show

  12-08-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The public are “ready” to get back to watching live theatre performances, an actor starring in an upcoming outdoor production of Jesus Christ Superstar has said.
  
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• Question Jimmy power at your peril – Joe Root backs Anderson to fire for England

  12-08-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England captain Joe Root has backed James Anderson to lead the bowling attack in the second Test against Pakistan, insisting the country’s record wicket-taker is ready to reaffirm his class.
  
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• Three men charged with threatening women in R Kelly abuse case

  12-08-2020 17:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Federal prosecutors have announced charges against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida.
  
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• New coronavirus cluster in Glasgow with eight cases involving school pupils

  12-08-2020 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A number of cases in a new Glasgow coronavirus cluster have been linked to a high school.
  
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• Exams system will deliver ‘credible, strong results’ for pupils, says Williamson

  12-08-2020 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The exams system will deliver “credible, strong results” for the overwhelming majority of young people, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said.
  
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