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• David Olusoga praised for ‘powerful’ speech on race and the television industry

  24-08-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  MP David Lammy, actress Rebecca Front and BBC radio DJ MistaJam have praised David Olusoga for his speech on race and the television industry.
  
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• Daisy Edgar-Jones says achieving overnight fame through Normal People was ‘wild’

  24-08-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Daisy Edgar-Jones has said that becoming an overnight star during the lockdown thanks to Normal People was a “wild” experience.
  
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• Operation Arbacia hasn't finished: PSNI

  24-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A ninth person has been charged with terrorism offences as part of a police crackdown on the dissident republican group, the New IRA.
  
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• Federation chief calls for sentencing guideline review to help protect PSNI

  24-08-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI) has called for an urgent review of sentencing guidelines for those who set out to harm or kill officers following the sentencing of Christine Connor.
  
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• President Trump questions integrity of election after nomination

  24-08-2020 22:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national convention into an opportunity to question the integrity of the upcoming election.
  
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• Police at scene of security alerts in Belfast and Derry

  24-08-2020 22:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently in attendance at security alerts in Belfast and Londonderry.
  
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• Police at scene of Derry security alert

  24-08-2020 22:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are currently in attendance at a security alert in Londonderry.
  
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• Lawyers for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe request meeting with Defence Secretary

  24-08-2020 22:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Laywers for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe have asked the Defence Secretary for a meeting and called on the British Government to stand up to Iran for its “abusive treatment” of the jailed mother of one.
  
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• Weapon parts seized in Lurgan during weekend of hijacks and rioting

  24-08-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A partially constructed, improvised heavy duty weapon was found in Lurgan as part of the PSNI’s investigations into violent dissident republicanism.
  
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• 'Blood-filled' syringe used to threaten shop worker

  24-08-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A corner shop employee was threatened by a man armed with a syringe that appeared to be filled with blood during a robbery in west Belfast on Sunday.
  
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• Home Office tried to view BBC Windrush drama before it aired, says director

  24-08-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The director of the BBC’s Windrush scandal drama Sitting In Limbo has said that the Home Office tried to view the programme before it aired on television.
  
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• Big mouths brought New IRA to its knees

  24-08-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is hugely embarrassing for an organisation styled as the New IRA to get caught by the oldest play in the spooks' handbook.
  
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• Police in West Belfast make two arrests in shots fired at house ongoing investigation - Belfast Live

  24-08-2020 21:59
  
  Police in West Belfast make two arrests in shots fired at house ongoing investigation  Belfast Live
  
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• Home schooling 'biggest cause of family stress'

  24-08-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Home schooling was a greater cause of conflict and stress in families across Northern Ireland than social isolation, a mental health expert has said.
  
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• Phil Foden, Mason Greenwood, Harry Maguire – England lockdown winners and losers

  24-08-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate will announce his first squad since November on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Foden and Greenwood, Maguire and Stones – England’s lockdown winners and losers

  24-08-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate will announce his first squad since November on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Men arrested over gun attack on Dunmurry home

  24-08-2020 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men were arrested in west Belfast on Monday in connection with a gun attack on a house in Dunmurry.
  
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• Middlesex complete five-wicket Trophy win over Sussex inside three days

  24-08-2020 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  John Simpson and Martin Andersson led Middlesex to a thrilling five-wicket Bob Willis Trophy victory over Sussex inside three days at Radlett.
  
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• Mixed emotions at NI schools as pupils return for the first time in five months

  24-08-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Schools across Northern Ireland welcomed back thousands of pupils on Monday following five months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• 'I couldn't wait for this day to come, my daughter is glad to be back too' - parents welcome school return

  24-08-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was a mixture of nerves and excitement among parents and pupils at the school gates on Monday morning.
  
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• 77% of teachers do not feel school safe for return: survey

  24-08-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than half of teachers in Northern Ireland don't feel prepared to return to their school or college as they reopen to all pupils this week, a survey has suggested.
  
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• 'I had to learn to walk again' - Matthew Bell on cancer, support and hockey goals

  24-08-2020 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland hockey international Matthew Bell opens up on his battle with a brain tumour, which left him unable to remember six weeks of his life while playing for German club Krefeld.
  
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• 'I had to learn to walk again'

  24-08-2020 20:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland hockey international Matthew Bell opens up on his battle with a brain tumour, which left him unable to remember six weeks of his life while playing for German club Krefeld.
  
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• Parents urged to remain vigilant as children return to school

  24-08-2020 20:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parents should remain vigilant around symptoms as their children return to school, a senior GP in Ireland has said.
  
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• David Harewood to present programme about Covid-19’s impact on BAME communities

  24-08-2020 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Harewood will investigate the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on black and minority ethnic communities in a new documentary.
  
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• Chris Silverwood hails ‘inspiration’ James Anderson as he nears 600 Test wickets

  24-08-2020 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Head coach Chris Silverwood is crossing his fingers that James Anderson can end England’s Test summer on a high by claiming a historic 600th wicket and leading the team to victory over Pakistan.
  
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• 'Heavy duty' weapon found in Lurgan Park during dissident probe

  24-08-2020 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police discovered a "heavy duty weapon" during a search related to violent dissident republicanism at a Lurgan park on Sunday.
  
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• Concerns new Taser model is not as accurate and could hit passers-by

  24-08-2020 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police could be issued with new Tasers despite tests raising concerns that bystanders may be inadvertently hit when they are discharged amid questions over their accuracy.
  
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• Rule Britannia! to feature in Last Night Of The Proms, BBC confirms

  24-08-2020 20:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Land Of Hope And Glory and Rule Britannia! will be performed at the Last Night Of The Proms, the BBC has said.
  
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• Virtually speaking: Rumery proves fastest in Belfast Rotary's 'Bug' runs - By Staff - Republican Journal

  24-08-2020 20:10
  
  Virtually speaking: Rumery proves fastest in Belfast Rotary's 'Bug' runs - By Staff  Republican Journal
  
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• David Olusoga: I am a survivor of TV’s lost generation of diverse talent

  24-08-2020 19:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Olusoga has said his past experiences of depression and wanting to quit television are similar to those of “many black and brown people” in the industry.
  
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• Belfast tabs alumna Sara Bryant as new head softball coach - PenBayPilot.com

  24-08-2020 19:45
  
  Belfast tabs alumna Sara Bryant as new head softball coach  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Improvised heavy-duty weapon found in Co Armagh park

  24-08-2020 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have seized an improvised “heavy-duty” weapon in a park in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Troubles victims set to receive compensation after Executive Office picks department to run scheme

  24-08-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Troubles victims will receive their long-awaited pension after the Executive Office nominated a Stormont department to run the scheme.
  
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• James Anderson kept waiting for 600th Test wicket as Pakistan frustrate England

  24-08-2020 19:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Anderson moved to 599 Test wickets on the penultimate day of England’s decider against Pakistan, denied the opportunity to reach the magical 600 mark by a dropped catch and more bad weather.
  
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• Facebook to pay 106 million euros in back taxes to France

  24-08-2020 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook’s French subsidiary has agreed to pay 106 million euros (£94 million) in back taxes and penalties following persistent government efforts to get online giants to pay more taxes where they make their money.
  
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• Ninth person charged as part of New IRA investigation Operation Arbacia

  24-08-2020 18:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have charged a ninth person as part of their investigation into the activities of the New IRA.
  
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• Trump probed over claims value of assets were inflated to secure loans

  24-08-2020 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New York’s attorney general has asked a court to enforce subpoenas for an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial statements.
  
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• Justice Department designated in step forward for Troubles compensation

  24-08-2020 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Justice Department will administer a compensation scheme in a major step forward for Northern Ireland’s worst injured Troubles victims.
  
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• Marland Yarde says Sale players who did not take knee received death threats

  24-08-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sale wing Marland Yarde says some of his team-mates have received death threats relating to how they have marked the Black Lives Matter movement.
  
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• Gabriel Magalhaes closing in on Arsenal move

  24-08-2020 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes has undergone his medical ahead of a move to Arsenal, the PA news agency understands.
  
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• Six remanded in custody as lawyers claim involvement of 'agent provocateur' in New IRA probe

  24-08-2020 17:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Four men and two women were remanded into custody on Monday after appearing in court on charges including directing terrorism.
  
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• James Maddison signs new long-term deal at Leicester

  24-08-2020 17:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  James Maddison has ended speculation about his future by signing a new four-year deal at Leicester.
  
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• Swoop for McGuinness sisters is 'major' for Sion Swifts ahead of another tight title race, says boss

  24-08-2020 17:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sion Swifts manager Tony McGinley has admitted even he was surprised to net the double-signing that has sent shock waves through the Danske Bank Women's Premiership.
  
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• Gareth Southgate faces Harry Maguire dilemma before naming England squad

  24-08-2020 17:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate will name his first England squad in over nine months on Tuesday – with the potential inclusion of Harry Maguire the main talking point.
  
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• Eimear's Wish Gin helping Belfast family pay tribute to daughter and raise awareness for Stem Cell Donation - Belfast Live

  24-08-2020 17:35
  
  Eimear's Wish Gin helping Belfast family pay tribute to daughter and raise awareness for Stem Cell Donation  Belfast Live
  
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• TikTok to fight Trump over pending order to ban app

  24-08-2020 17:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Video app TikTok said it will wage a legal fight against the US government’s efforts to ban the popular, Chinese-owned service over national-security concerns.
  
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• Camelphat announce return to Belfast with 2021 Custom House Square gig - Belfast Live

  24-08-2020 17:25
  
  Camelphat announce return to Belfast with 2021 Custom House Square gig  Belfast Live
  
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• Tributes to ‘kind and compassionate’ girl killed in boat crash

  24-08-2020 17:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to a “kind and compassionate” girl following her tragic death in a boat crash on Saturday.
  
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• Markets jump on reports Donald Trump to fast-track Covid-19 vaccine

  24-08-2020 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100 closed firmly in the green after rising on the back of reports that US president Donald Trump wants to fast-track the production of a Covid-19 vaccine.
  
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