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• Pixel inventor Russell Kirsch dies aged 91

  13-08-2020 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Russell Kirsch, a computer scientist credited with inventing the pixel and scanning the world’s first digital photograph, has died aged 91.
  
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• France to be added to UK quarantine countries

  13-08-2020 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  People returning from the Netherlands and Malta from Saturday will also have to self-isolate.
  
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• Julian Nagelsmann ‘very proud’ of players as RB Leipzig claim historic win

  13-08-2020 23:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann felt his side just about deserved their victory against Atletico Madrid as the fledgling club reached its first Champions League semi-final.
  
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• Weir in eye of the storm over A-level results grading 'farce'

  13-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Education Minister Peter Weir is facing calls to scrap this year's controversial A-level results - or reconsider his position - following a backlash from principals and pupils.
  
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• In an extraordinary year, nothing has gone right. Why should this?

  13-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The release of the A-level results in Northern Ireland is always a big event, and that's usually because local schools have once again outperformed others in England and Wales.
  
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• Education Minister Peter Weir in eye of the storm over A-level results grading 'farce'

  13-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Education Minister Peter Weir is facing calls to scrap this year's controversial A-level results - or reconsider his position - following a backlash from principals and pupils.
  
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• Belfast students enjoy sea trial of underwater remote vehicle - PenBayPilot.com

  13-08-2020 23:00
  
  Belfast students enjoy sea trial of underwater remote vehicle  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• A Level results: Joy for some, despondency for many on a surreal day

  13-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mixed picture has emerged as thousands of pupils opened their A-level results across Northern Ireland.
  
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• A-Level results: In an extraordinary year, nothing has gone right. Why should this?

  13-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The release of the A-level results in Northern Ireland is always a big event, and that's usually because local schools have once again outperformed others in England and Wales.
  
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• UK adds France to quarantine list: Here’s what it means for holidaymakers

  13-08-2020 22:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  France has been removed from the list of safe countries people can travel to without going into quarantine following fears it could be experiencing a second wave of Covid-19.
  
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• Bruno Fernandes feels Europa League triumph could be catalyst for future success

  13-08-2020 22:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bruno Fernandes believes Europa League glory will help breed further success at Manchester United.
  
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• Apple drops Fortnite from App Store amid direct payment row

  13-08-2020 22:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Apple has dropped the hugely popular Fortnite game from its App Store after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple’s platform.
  
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• Manchester City have their eyes on the Champions League prize, says Kyle Walker

  13-08-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kyle Walker has no doubt the Champions League is now the prize Manchester City want and need the most.
  
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• RB Leipzig beat Atletico Madrid to reach first Champions League semi-finals

  13-08-2020 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  RB Leipzig reached their first Champions League semi-final after Tyler Adams’ deflected late shot secured a shock 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid in Lisbon.
  
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• Trump admits to blocking funding Democrats say would assist with postal voting

  13-08-2020 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has declared that he opposes additional funding for the US Postal Service.
  
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• Finance Minister allocates £123m funding boost - this is who will benefit - Belfast Live

  13-08-2020 22:10
  
  Finance Minister allocates £123m funding boost - this is who will benefit  Belfast Live
  
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• West Belfast youth come together in cross-community project to improve youth club space - Belfast Live

  13-08-2020 22:04
  
  West Belfast youth come together in cross-community project to improve youth club space  Belfast Live
  
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• France added to quarantine list due to coronavirus fears

  13-08-2020 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Travellers arriving from France after 4am on Saturday will be required to quarantine for 14 days due to fears over rising numbers of coronavirus cases in the country.
  
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• We had the fairest, most robust system available for students, insists Education Minister

  13-08-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Education Minister is standing by his assertion that this year's controversial exams grading system is fair.
  
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• Rise in Covid cases in Northern Ireland pushes R number to a dangerous 1.6

  13-08-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The rate at which coronavirus is spreading from person to person in Northern Ireland is rising, official data suggests.
  
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• A-level results: Northern Ireland had the fairest, most robust system available for students, insists Education Minister Peter Weir

  13-08-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Education Minister is standing by his assertion that this year's controversial exams grading system is fair.
  
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• Theatres, casinos and bowling alleys – What is next to reopen under lockdown?

  13-08-2020 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Theatres, casinos and bowling alleys will be allowed to reopen in England from this weekend as the Government resumes its easing of lockdown restrictions.
  
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• Cuba Gooding Jr wears Black Lives Matter mask to court

  13-08-2020 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cuba Gooding Jr wore a Black Lives Matter face mask at a New York court where lawyers argued over what restrictions should be placed on evidence at his sexual misconduct trial.
  
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• Biden calls for protective face masks to be made mandatory

  13-08-2020 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called for protective face masks to be made mandatory across the US.
  
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• Delayed plans for socially-distanced indoor performances given the go-ahead

  13-08-2020 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given the go-ahead to delayed plans to resume socially-distanced indoor performances in England.
  
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• A-levels: 'Dreams ruined by an algorithm'

  13-08-2020 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students and staff react to A-level results, amid growing anger after 37% of estimated grades are lowered.
  
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• United Arab Emirates to establish full diplomatic ties with Israel

  13-08-2020 20:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announced they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a US-brokered deal that requires Israel to halt its plan to annex occupied West Bank land sought by the Palestinians.
  
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• Covid R number now likely to be about 1.6 in Northern Ireland

  13-08-2020 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newly-released figures show there have been 31 coronavirus clusters identified in NI since May.
  
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• Video showing British flag being burnt is a hate crime, says Jim Allister

  13-08-2020 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  TUV leader Jim Allister has condemned a video from a group callings itself "Anti Imperialist Action Ireland" which shows republicans burning the Union Flag and British Army flags in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Belfast principal – pupils let down by calculated grades - expressandstar.com

  13-08-2020 20:07
  
  Belfast principal – pupils let down by calculated grades  expressandstar.com
  
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• Social distancing can be relaxed when schools reopen in Northern Ireland

  13-08-2020 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Social distancing can be “relaxed” when schools reopen in Northern Ireland, the education minister confirmed.
  
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• No one sensible would doubt ‘world-class’ James Anderson – Sam Curran

  13-08-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sam Curran felt James Anderson removed any doubt about his ability to continue performing at “world class” levels as England’s seamers left Pakistan in trouble at the start of the second Test.
  
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• Thomas Pieters shows no sign of rust as he tops Newport leaderboard

  13-08-2020 19:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New father Thomas Pieters marked his return to European Tour action in style with an opening seven-under-par 64 in the Celtic Classic.
  
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• Galway paddleboarders rescued after 15 hours in the sea

  13-08-2020 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sara Feeney and her cousin Ellen Glynn were found clinging to a lobster pot by a fisherman.
  
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• Work begins to find out what happened in fatal Aberdeenshire crash

  13-08-2020 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A burnt-out passenger carriage lies vertically down a grassy embankment in rural Aberdeenshire.
  
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• NI coronavirus reproductive rate climbs to 1.6

  13-08-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s coronavirus reproductive rate has reached around 1.6, the health department said.
  
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• Belfast principal – pupils let down by calculated grades

  13-08-2020 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The system used to award A-level grades this year has let pupils down, a Belfast school principal said.
  
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• Martin and Johnson meet in Belfast | News & Views - Irish Echo

  13-08-2020 19:01
  
  Martin and Johnson meet in Belfast | News & Views  Irish Echo
  
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• Met is not institutionally racist, says Police Commissioner Cressida Dick

  13-08-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick has denied that her force is institutionally racist, stating it adopts a zero tolerance approach to the issue.
  
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• Barca boss Quique Setien: Robert Lewandowski is great but Lionel Messi is better

  13-08-2020 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Quique Setien has insisted that Barcelona talisman Lionel Messi remains a cut above Bayern Munich’s prolific striker Robert Lewandowski.
  
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• Boris Johnson confirms study into Northern Ireland to Scotland bridge

  13-08-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has said a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland would be one way of strengthening connectivity links between all corners of the UK.
  
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• Tributes paid to trio killed in Aberdeenshire train crash

  13-08-2020 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to the train driver, conductor and passenger killed in the Aberdeenshire train crash.
  
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• Vehicles stranded on M25 amid flash flooding

  13-08-2020 18:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drivers were caught by flash flooding on the M25 on Thursday after “biblical rain and hail” fell in the UK.
  
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• Daughter of Second World War solider shares letter hidden for almost 60 years

  13-08-2020 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The daughter of a Second World War soldier has shared his heart-breaking final letter to her after finding it almost 60 years after it was written.
  
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• UK Music: Alarming drop in number of A-level music students

  13-08-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The body which represents the commercial interests of the music industry has warned of an “alarming drop” in the number of A-level students studying music.
  
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• The most upsetting A Level results day I have experienced as principal in Northern Ireland

  13-08-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With over 25 years of teaching experience and 15 years as principal, this was one of the most upsetting results days I have experienced.
  
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• Missing NI man Seamus McCarney found safe and well

  13-08-2020 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man from Omagh who has been missing since August 7 has been found safe and well, gardai have confirmed.
  
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• Old hands put England in driving seat against Pakistan

  13-08-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An unapologetically tried and trusted attack did the business for England on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan, with James Anderson leading from the front.
  
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• West Belfast shop robbed by men 'armed with screwdriver' - Belfast Live

  13-08-2020 18:10
  
  West Belfast shop robbed by men 'armed with screwdriver'  Belfast Live
  
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• Thunderstorm warnings in place across the UK until Monday

  13-08-2020 18:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Severe thunderstorms could continue to bring flooding and disruption into next week after weather warnings covering large swathes of the UK were extended until Monday.
  
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