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• Prince William thanks emergency services during Belfast visit

  09-09-2020 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Cambridge met members of the emergency services - and a special dog called Tara.
  
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• Prince William praises NI's emergency workers

  09-09-2020 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Cambridge meets police, firefighters and ambulance staff during a visit to Belfast.
  
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• Local medical experts make it easier to get a flu shot - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  09-09-2020 23:33
  
  Local medical experts make it easier to get a flu shot - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• £400k bill final straw for me, Carl Frampton tells court

  09-09-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton's wife Christine was furious after the taxman presented her with a bill for nearly £400,000 at the couple's home, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Police in South Belfast appeal for information following one vehicle RTC - Belfast Live

  09-09-2020 23:02
  
  Police in South Belfast appeal for information following one vehicle RTC  Belfast Live
  
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• Contentious Brexit bill is likely to face legal challenge

  09-09-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government says that its 58-page Internal Market Bill will protect jobs and trade across the UK when the Brexit transition period ends in December.
  
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• Carl Frampton tells court money was 'stolen' from him

  09-09-2020 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belfast boxer Carl Frampton is suing former manager Barry McGuigan over alleged withheld earnings.
  
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• Robin Swann says tighter restrictions needed to stem rise in Covid-19 cases

  09-09-2020 22:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont ministers could announce a tightening of coronavirus restrictions - including a reduction in the number of people gathering in households.
  
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• Operation Moonshot could cost £100bn, according to reports

  09-09-2020 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government’s controversial plans to introduce mass coronavirus testing around the UK would cost £100bn, according to reports.
  
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• Conor Coady hails support from ‘massive influence’ Jamie Carragher

  09-09-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conor Coady has praised the support of Jamie Carragher after the Wolves captain made his England debut in Tuesday’s Nations League draw in Denmark.
  
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• Steve Bruce feared for his job if proposed Newcastle takeover had gone through

  09-09-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steve Bruce has admitted he was under no illusions over his future had Newcastle been taken over this summer.
  
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• Parties divided over Boris Johnson's proposals to break EU deal

  09-09-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP has said that Boris Johnson's new Brexit bill is "a step forward for Northern Ireland" but leaves serious issues unaddressed.
  
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• Keeley Hawes on the ‘huge’ responsibility of playing a real-life DCI in Honour

  09-09-2020 22:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An emotional Keeley Hawes has described the “huge” responsibility she felt playing a real-life detective investigating an “honour killing”.
  
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• 12-year-old child arrested in North Belfast for riotous behaviour - Belfast Live

  09-09-2020 22:12
  
  12-year-old child arrested in North Belfast for riotous behaviour  Belfast Live
  
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• No post Brext deal with US if Johnson ‘imperils’ NI peace process – Pelosi

  09-09-2020 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has bluntly told London there will be “absolutely no chance” of a US/UK trade deal if Boris Johnson overrides the Brexit deal with Brussels.
  
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• No post Brexit deal with US if Johnson ‘imperils’ NI peace process – Pelosi

  09-09-2020 22:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Speaker of the US House of Representatives has bluntly told London there will be “absolutely no chance” of a US/UK trade deal if Boris Johnson overrides the Brexit deal with Brussels.
  
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• Richard Masters: Using pitchside monitors may help fans understand VAR better

  09-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Increased use of pitchside monitors by Premier League referees may help ease supporters’ frustrations with VAR, the competition’s chief executive Richard Masters has said.
  
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• Premier League is not immune from cost of pandemic – chief exec Richard Masters

  09-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Premier League chief executive Richard Masters says it is wrong to think his competition is financially immune from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• More than 60 schools across NI have recorded cases of Covid-19

  09-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 5,000 coronavirus tests were carried out on children here in one weekend - as it emerged positive cases have been reported in more than 60 schools across Northern Ireland.
  
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• House sales rose in NI in August

  09-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of house sales rose in August in Northern Ireland, surveyors said.
  
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• Experts raise concerns over negative test results in Operation Moonshot

  09-09-2020 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government’s ambitious plans for mass testing under the so-called Operation Moonshot has been met with mixed reaction from the health and scientific community, with concerns raised over the implications of a negative test result.
  
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• Up to 70 jobs at Ulster Carpets under threat

  09-09-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Carpets, one of Northern Ireland's most successful home-grown companies, has said up to 70 jobs are at risk as it takes a major hit from the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• 64 NI schools report confirmed Covid-19 cases in 10 days - Belfast Live

  09-09-2020 21:27
  
  64 NI schools report confirmed Covid-19 cases in 10 days  Belfast Live
  
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• Dog’s bark saved Alabama family as fire swept through home

  09-09-2020 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dog has been credited with saving an Alabama family’s lives after his bark awakened them to a fire that was sweeping through their rental home.
  
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• ‘Unprecedented’ Pacific fires burn hundreds of US homes

  09-09-2020 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Winds gusting as high as 50 mph fanned dozens of catastrophic wildfires across a large swath of Washington state and Oregon that rarely experiences such intense fire activity because of the Pacific Northwest’s cool and wet climate.
  
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• Co Down teenager named youngest winner of major literature prize says nature 'saved' him from school bullies

  09-09-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Down teenager, named this week as the youngest ever winner of a major literature prize, has admitted that nature "saved" him from "incessant" school bullies who targeted him because of his autism.
  
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• Mike Ashley accuses Premier League over failure of proposed Newcastle takeover

  09-09-2020 20:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is taking legal advice after accusing the Premier League of not acting “appropriately” in formally rejecting Amanda Staveley’s takeover bid.
  
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• Heathrow boss urges Government to fast-track speedy Covid-19 test

  09-09-2020 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye is urging the Government to fast track a Covid-19 test which gives results in 20 seconds.
  
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• What does the UK Internal Market Bill mean for Northern Ireland?

  09-09-2020 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The bill presented to the House of Commons on Wednesday is primarily about ensuring market access across the UK after Brexit.
  
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• RNLI volunteer honoured for 40 years of service with mural looking out to sea

  09-09-2020 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A volunteer lifeboat worker has been been commemorated for his 40 years of service with a giant mural of his face on the side of a building.
  
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• Fulham take keeper Alphonse Areola on season-long loan from PSG

  09-09-2020 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fulham have signed Paris St Germain goalkeeper Alphonse Areola on a season-long loan.
  
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• Everton hope signing of James Rodriguez can enhance club’s global appeal

  09-09-2020 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Everton hope to capitalise on the signing of Colombia international James Rodriguez by expanding their global reach.
  
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• Covid cases in Dublin ‘could double every 14 days’, warns public health chief

  09-09-2020 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of coronavirus cases in Dublin could double every 14 days, public health chiefs have said.
  
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• Somerset beat Worcestershire to set up Bob Willis Trophy final clash with Essex

  09-09-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Somerset will return to Lord’s for the second successive summer after defeating Worcestershire by 60 runs at Blackfinch New Road to seal a spot in the Bob Willis Trophy final against Essex.
  
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• England to play host to New Zealand in friendly fixture at Wembley in November

  09-09-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England will play New Zealand in a friendly at Wembley in November, the Football Association has announced.
  
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• Brexit: Irish PM's 'extreme concern' over UK Brexit bill

  09-09-2020 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Micheál Martin warns it will "undermine progress" in negotiations, bringing NI back to "centre stage".
  
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• Government blocks Labour bid for full disclosure of exams fiasco documents

  09-09-2020 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Demands for the full disclosure of correspondence between ministers and special advisers on the summer exams fiasco have been blocked by the Government.
  
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• Two-time winner Brooks Koepka pulls out of US Open due to injury

  09-09-2020 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two-time winner Brooks Koepka has withdrawn from next week’s US Open at Winged Foot due to injury.
  
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• Lily Allen and David Harbour tie the knot in Las Vegas wedding

  09-09-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lily Allen has confirmed her marriage to Stranger Things star David Harbour, sharing photos from their Las Vegas wedding.
  
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• How the Government’s slogans have changed throughout the pandemic

  09-09-2020 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Throughout the pandemic, the Prime Minister has driven the message of how to combat the spread of Covid-19 through the use of snappy slogans, with the most recent being “Rule of six”.
  
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• Mother in tears after being denied Covid test following 90-minute journey

  09-09-2020 19:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother was left in tears after traveling an hour-and-a half for a coronavirus test, only to be turned away on arrival.
  
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• Grenfell victims accuse MP of ‘meaningless platitudes’

  09-09-2020 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Grenfell victims have accused their MP of “meaningless platitudes” and “abandoning” them after she voted against implementing recommendations made by the first phase of the Grenfell Inquiry.
  
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• Wainwright Prize: Dara McAnulty becomes youngest person to win nature writing award

  09-09-2020 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dara McAnulty says winning one of the UK's top literary prizes is an "astounding moment".
  
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• Brexit: What is the latest row about?

  09-09-2020 18:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News NI's John Campbell asks what the government proposals mean for Brexit and Northern Ireland?
  
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• Halle Berry clashed with Bryan Singer on set of X-Men: Days Of Future Past

  09-09-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Halle Berry has said she clashed with director Bryan Singer on the set of the 2014 X-Men film, Days Of Future Past.
  
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• DPP concludes Harry Dunn’s alleged killer did not have immunity, family told

  09-09-2020 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has concluded Harry Dunn’s alleged killer did not have diplomatic immunity, the family have been told.
  
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• Book claims Trump ‘wanted to play down coronavirus’

  09-09-2020 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump seemed to understand the severity of the coronavirus threat even as he was telling the nation that the US government had it totally under control, according to a new book.
  
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• Ryan Giggs backs Cristiano Ronaldo to continue breaking records at 40

  09-09-2020 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs believes his former Manchester United team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo will play to the age of 40 and set an international goal-scoring record that will never be broken.
  
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• Operation Moonshot: Mass testing could create ‘freedom pass’ for close contact

  09-09-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mass testing could see people given a “freedom pass” to go about life as normal, safe in the knowledge they are not infectious with Covid-19, the Prime Minister has said.
  
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• With the Queen Leaving Scotland and Prince William in Belfast, the Royals Get Back to Work - Vanity Fair

  09-09-2020 18:43
  
  With the Queen Leaving Scotland and Prince William in Belfast, the Royals Get Back to Work  Vanity Fair
  
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