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• Scotland adds Greece to quarantine list: Here’s what it means for holidaymakers

  01-09-2020 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scotland and Wales have introduced new quarantine measures for arrivals from Greece following concerns of a rise in coronavirus cases in the popular holiday destination.
  
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• Northern Ireland should be leading the way in the outcomes we secure for local victims

  01-09-2020 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Every crime is wrong and should be punished but there are certain offences that are particularly repugnant and demand tougher custodial sentences. These include attacks, sometimes deadly, against public servants such as police and prison officers or our frontline health staff.
  
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• England all-rounder Moeen Ali to ignore external criticism after return to form

  01-09-2020 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England all-rounder Moeen Ali attributed his recent slump to external criticism, which he has resolved to ignore from now on after a spectacular return to form in the final Twenty20 international against Pakistan.
  
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• Nora Quoirin wasn't sexually assaulted before her death, inquest hears

  01-09-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tragic Nora Quoirin was not sexually assaulted before her death in a Malaysian holiday resort, an inquest has heard.
  
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• Elle reveals its ‘movers and shakers’ list of 2020

  01-09-2020 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fashion magazine Elle UK has released its annual “movers and shakers” list, with the 2020 edition including the stars of Normal People, a James Bond actress and a Booker Prize-winning author.
  
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• Teenage star Mason Greenwood dreaming about record-breaking England career

  01-09-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mason Greenwood is dreaming of a record-breaking career after the Manchester United teenager’s stunning breakthrough season led to his maiden England call-up.
  
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• Always some Ings there to remind me – Danny keeps sole England cap close to home

  01-09-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Danny Ings may have handed all of his football memorabilia onto his father – but he revealed he has kept his one and only England cap close at hand to use as a target and further his international career.
  
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• Marnus Labuschagne keen to play all formats for Australia

  01-09-2020 22:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marnus Labuschagne knows he will have to dislodge some “immensely good top-order players” to earn a spot in Australia’s Twenty20 team.
  
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• Mason Crane shines with the ball as Hampshire end Essex’s 13-month unbeaten run

  01-09-2020 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mason Crane’s three-wicket haul laid the platform as Hampshire ended Essex’s 13-month unbeaten run in all competitions with a five-wicket Vitality Blast win.
  
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• Belfast residents feel housing pinch; new affordable project moves ahead - By Kendra Caruso - Republican Journal

  01-09-2020 22:25
  
  Belfast residents feel housing pinch; new affordable project moves ahead - By Kendra Caruso  Republican Journal
  
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• Woman in her 60s kicked to the ground in suspected racist attack

  01-09-2020 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman in her 60s has been kicked to the ground in what police are treating as a racist hate crime.
  
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• Martin McGuinness leaves divided legacy: mother of bomb victim Paul Maxwell (15)

  01-09-2020 22:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a Co Fermanagh teenager murdered by the IRA alongside Lord Louis Mountbatten has said Martin McGuinness left behind "many broken hearts, maimed bodies, minds in turmoil as well as peace".
  
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• Punishment must fit crime for those who kill police officers, urges Arlene Foster

  01-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster says it is "morally indefensible" that those who murder police receive significantly lighter sentences in Northern Ireland than in the Republic, and she is calling for urgent reform.
  
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• Orange Order's commemoration in Belfast for its slain members - Belfast Telegraph

  01-09-2020 22:00
  
  Orange Order's commemoration in Belfast for its slain members  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Orange Order's commemoration in Belfast for its slain members

  01-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Orange Order held an annual day of remembrance in Belfast on Tuesday for members killed during The Troubles.
  
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• Eddie Jones using enhanced metrics to assess effectiveness of England players

  01-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones hopes England will emerge from one of the most demanding seasons in the game’s history by supplying a record number of players to next year’s Lions tour.
  
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• Eddie Jones using enhanced metrics for assess effectiveness of England players

  01-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones hopes England will emerge from one of the most demanding seasons in the game’s history by supplying a record number of players to next year’s Lions tour.
  
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• Woman (60s) attacked in 'racially-motivated hate crime' in west Belfast - Belfast Telegraph

  01-09-2020 21:57
  
  Woman (60s) attacked in 'racially-motivated hate crime' in west Belfast  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Woman (60s) attacked in 'racially-motivated hate crime' in west Belfast

  01-09-2020 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after a woman in her 60s was assaulted in west Belfast - an attack police are treating as a racially-motivated hate crime.
  
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• Steve Clarke was happy for Oli McBurnie to play in Sheffield United friendly

  01-09-2020 21:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steve Clarke has given his blessing to Oli McBurnie’s Scotland withdrawal after the striker’s appearance in a Sheffield United friendly raised eyebrows.
  
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• Ant and Dec pay tribute to Britain’s Got Talent warm-up star Ian Royce

  01-09-2020 21:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ant and Dec have paid tribute to Britain’s Got Talent warm-up star Ian Royce, describing the comedian as an “integral part” of the team.
  
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• Moeen Ali brilliance not enough as England lose final T20 to Pakistan

  01-09-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pakistan ended their tour of England with a win as the Twenty20 international series finished level at 1-1 despite the best efforts of Moeen Ali, who returned to form in spectacular fashion at Emirates Old Trafford.
  
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• Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne stakes claim for T20 place with stunning century

  01-09-2020 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marnus Labuschagne staked a claim for a spot in Australia’s Twenty20 side with a stunning century while wicketkeeper Alex Carey provided a reminder of his batting exploits at the Ageas Bowl.
  
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• Coronavirus: Homeworking putting Belfast offices at risk, say experts

  01-09-2020 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast could see an epidemic of empty offices in future as companies downsize their need for space as the work from home habit takes root, industry experts say.
  
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• Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman take the Long Way Up in show’s new trailer

  01-09-2020 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are getting back on their bikes for Apple TV+ series Long Way Up.
  
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• Coronavirus: 17% of Leaving Cert grades predicted by school to be reduced

  01-09-2020 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This year's results in the Republic of Ireland are still expected to be significantly higher than previous.
  
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• Funeral to be held for Newtownabbey dad Allen Greer, who died 11 months after fall from ladder

  01-09-2020 21:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The funeral takes place on Wednesday of a Newtownabbey man who passed away after an 11-month battle with head injuries sustained in a workplace fall.
  
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• UK negotiators told they must not ‘surrender’ to EU over fishing in Brexit talks

  01-09-2020 20:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain must “not surrender” to the EU over fishing access as Brexit talks reach crunch point, ministers have been told.
  
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• Covid-19: England yet to add Greece to quarantine list as Scotland and Wales act

  01-09-2020 20:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England is continuing to allow travellers to arrive from Greece without quarantining despite Scotland and Wales acting over concerns of rising coronavirus cases.
  
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• Body found in search for missing teenager Seesha Dack

  01-09-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A body has been found in the search for missing 15-year-old Seesha Dack, Northumbria Police have said.
  
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• Theatre stars unite for Belfast post-corona play | ITV News - ITV News

  01-09-2020 20:29
  
  Theatre stars unite for Belfast post-corona play | ITV News  ITV News
  
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• West Ham-Arsenal Women’s Super League clash first competitive game with fans

  01-09-2020 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham’s Women’s Super League derby clash with Arsenal will be the first competitive football match to be staged in front of fans since the coronavirus lockdown.
  
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• Holidaymakers returning to Wales from Zante asked to quarantine

  01-09-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers returning to Wales from the Greek island of Zante are to be asked to quarantine for 14 days and be offered Covid-19 tests, the Welsh Government has said.
  
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• England set 191 to seal sixth straight T20 series win after Haider Ali heroics

  01-09-2020 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England have been set 191 to seal a sixth Twenty20 international series victory in a row after fifties from teenage Pakistan debutant Haider Ali and veteran Mohammad Hafeez at Emirates Old Trafford.
  
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• George McCaul accused facing death by dangerous driving trial - Belfast Live

  01-09-2020 19:53
  
  George McCaul accused facing death by dangerous driving trial  Belfast Live
  
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• Greece added to Scotland’s quarantine list

  01-09-2020 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Travellers from Greece will be required to self-isolate at home for 14 days on arrival in Scotland from Thursday.
  
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• Coronavirus cluster detected in another ward at Craigavon hospital

  01-09-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fifteen patients have now tested positive for coronavirus at Craigavon Area Hospital as a third cluster was confirmed on site.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing 2020: This year’s line-up so far

  01-09-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The celebrity contestants confirmed for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing so far include a well-loved actress, NFL pundit and pop star.
  
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• First three Strictly Come Dancing contestants unveiled

  01-09-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actress Caroline Quentin, former NFL star Jason Bell and The Wanted singer Max George are the first three famous faces confirmed to appear in Strictly Come Dancing.
  
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• England’s Kyle Walker ready to move on from bad decision making during lockdown

  01-09-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kyle Walker admits to bad decision making during the coronavirus lockdown but now hopes to move on having talked things through with Gareth Southgate ahead of his England recall.
  
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• Grant indefinite leave to remain to health and social care staff, Lib Dem MP says

  01-09-2020 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Granting indefinite leave to remain to health and social care staff would “send out a message that we recognise, value and appreciate the work that so many people have done for all of us”, a Lib Dem MP has said.
  
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• Williamson must take responsibility to ensure there is no ‘autumn of disaster’

  01-09-2020 19:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour has called on Gavin Williamson to take responsibility for ensuring that “a summer of incompetence” over exams does not descend into an autumn of “disaster and dismay”.
  
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• Flotilla of hot air balloons forms Sky Orchestra over Bristol

  01-09-2020 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A flotilla of seven hot air balloons took to the skies above Bristol to perform music from the air directly into people’s homes.
  
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• Trump wades into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha

  01-09-2020 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump has criticised local leaders in Kenosha during a trip to Wisconsin, as the US continues to struggle with racial tensions.
  
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• Signing the Blues – can Chelsea turn high five into super six with Havertz deal?

  01-09-2020 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have already made five senior signings in a summer of major Stamford Bridge rebuilding, with Germany forward Kai Havertz on the cusp of moving to west London too.
  
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• Johnny Depp requests delay in Amber Heard trial for Fantastic Beasts 3 filming

  01-09-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Johnny Depp has requested a delay in his US defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard to accommodate filming for the latest Fantastic Beasts movie.
  
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• The key points from Scotland’s Programme for Government

  01-09-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here are the key points from the Programme for Government revealed by Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Holyrood.
  
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• 90 arrests as violence breaks out during Extinction Rebellion protests

  01-09-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dozens of people have been arrested as violence broke out during the Extinction Rebellion protests in central London.
  
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• Mason Greenwood determined to remain grounded after England call-up

  01-09-2020 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United teenager Mason Greenwood is ready to compete with the country’s best after his stunning breakthrough season led to a dream first England call-up.
  
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• Lockdown measures reimposed on Glasgow and western Scotland

  01-09-2020 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lockdown measures have been reimposed around Glasgow and western parts of Scotland as coronavirus cases rise.
  
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