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• Benfica centre-back Ruben Dias set for £62million Manchester City switch

  27-09-2020 23:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Benfica have reached agreement with Manchester City for the sale of Portugal defender Ruben Dias and signing of Nicolas Otamendi.
  
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• Ex-NFL star Joe Montana and wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild

  27-09-2020 23:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former NFL quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a home intruder who attempted to kidnap their nine-month-old grandchild over the weekend, law enforcement officials say.
  
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• Luis Suarez shines on Atletico Madrid debut as Bayern Munich suffer shock defeat

  27-09-2020 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Debutant Luis Suarez wasted no time in making his mark at Atletico Madrid as Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered a day to forget.
  
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• Officers buy McDonald’s breakfast in tribute to fallen colleague

  27-09-2020 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A team of officers due to work an overtime shift with Sergeant Matt Ratana saved him a chair and bought him a McDonald’s breakfast that he was owed in tribute to their fallen colleague.
  
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• Trump paid 750 dollars in US income taxes in 2016 and 2017, reports claim

  27-09-2020 22:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump paid no federal income taxes in 10 of the past 15 years, according to a report in The New York Times.
  
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• I’m here to find ways to win – Mikel Arteta prepared to be pragmatic

  27-09-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists he is happy to take a pragmatic approach if it brings success to the Emirates Stadium.
  
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• Graham Potter backs Neal Maupay and Brighton to learn from last-gasp defeat

  27-09-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brighton boss Graham Potter has backed Neal Maupay to bounce back from the “very traumatic” experience of gifting a dramatic victory to Manchester United.
  
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• Alan Irvine reveals David Moyes played a big part in Hammers’ mauling of Wolves

  27-09-2020 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Moyes equalled his biggest win as West Ham manager despite not being at the London Stadium.
  
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• Brexit: Mick Mulvaney says UK and EU can reach a trade deal

  27-09-2020 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  US special envoy to Northern Ireland, Mick Mulvaney, urges optimism in relation to Brexit.
  
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• Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati on target as Barca start LaLiga season with easy win

  27-09-2020 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi scored a penalty and Ansu Fati notched a quickfire brace as Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona opened their LaLiga campaign by thumping Villarreal 4-0 at the Nou Camp.
  
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• Taoiseach: I’m not optimistic UK will strike post-Brexit trade deal

  27-09-2020 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said he is “not optimistic” that Britain will strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union.
  
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• Richard Wigglesworth urges Saracens to take Championship challenge seriously

  27-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Richard Wigglesworth has urged his Saracens team-mates not to treat life in the Championship next season with contempt following their European heartbreak.
  
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• Joe Simmonds insists there will be no let-up from Exeter as they chase double

  27-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Exeter captain Joe Simmonds says there will be no let-up from the Chiefs as they continue their relentless pursuit of a domestic and European title double.
  
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• Bleak festive season ahead as NI economy braced for £360m loss

  27-09-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Covid-19 will cost Northern Ireland's economy well over a third of a billion pounds this Christmas, an economist has claimed.
  
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• Mali transitional government appoints new prime minister

  27-09-2020 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mali’s transitional president has appointed former minister of foreign affairs Moctar Ouane as the nation’s prime minister.
  
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• Catlin becomes multiple-time winner at Galgorm Castle after come from behind victory at Irish Open

  27-09-2020 21:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In November 2016, John Catlin was questioning his future in the game of golf.
  
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• Lyra McKee's sister seeking friends' video footage for documentary - Belfast Live

  27-09-2020 21:11
  
  Lyra McKee's sister seeking friends' video footage for documentary  Belfast Live
  
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• West Ham give self-isolating David Moyes a lift with crushing win over Wolves

  27-09-2020 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jarrod Bowen scored twice as West Ham kick-started their Premier League season with a thumping 4-0 victory over Wolves.
  
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• Tributes paid to 'lovely' Co Armagh schoolgirl Rachel Lowry as she is buried

  27-09-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh school girl who died suddenly in a car crash last week has been described as someone "the whole community was proud of", as she was laid to rest today.
  
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• Tributes paid to 'lovely' Co Armagh schoolgirl Rachael Lowry as she is buried

  27-09-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Armagh school girl who died suddenly in a car crash last week has been described as someone "the whole community was proud of", as she was laid to rest today.
  
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• Luis Suarez marks Atletico Madrid debut with brace in rout of Granada

  27-09-2020 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Debutant Luis Suarez wasted no time in making his mark at Atletico Madrid as Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich suffered a day to forget.
  
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• Northern Ireland sweat over Jonny Evans as Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers explains injury concern ahead of Euro 2020 play-off

  27-09-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers has issued a hopeful injury update on Jonny Evans after the Northern Ireland centre-half limped off during Leicester City's 5-2 win over Manchester City on Sunday.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers salutes his best result as Leicester boss

  27-09-2020 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers hailed his best result as Leicester manager after his side ran out stunning 5-2 winners at Manchester City on Sunday.
  
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• Lib Dems resolve to back UK rejoining EU at ‘future date’ with public approval

  27-09-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Liberal Democrats will back Britain rejoining the European Union at an “appropriate future date” subject to public approval, the party has resolved.
  
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• Jordan Jones can become a star for Rangers after goal-scoring resurgence, says Steven Gerrard

  27-09-2020 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has told Jordan Jones he still has a future at Rangers - but only if he maintains the standard of his fabulous Fir Park show.
  
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• Coastguard rescue young girl from cliff ledge

  27-09-2020 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 11-year-old girl fell onto a cliff ledge near Ardglass Golf Club, with a 30m drop beneath her.
  
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• TikTok fate in the balance as US judge weighs up app store ban

  27-09-2020 20:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lawyers for TikTok have pleaded with a US federal judge to delay the Trump administration’s ban of the popular video sharing program from app stores set to take effect later on Sunday.
  
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• Irish Open: John Catlin storms to two-shot victory at Galgorm Castle

  27-09-2020 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American John Catlin clinches a second European Tour title in three weeks thanks to a superb final-round 64 in the Irish Open at Galgorm Castle.
  
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• John Catlin shoots stunning final-round 64 to win Irish Open

  27-09-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  American John Catlin secured his second European Tour success in three weeks after clinching a two-shot victory at the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
  
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• Coronavirus: Birth partner restrictions 'not changing soon'

  27-09-2020 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Currently a woman can only be accompanied by a partner in active labour and for an hour after birth.
  
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• Officer who shot Jacob Blake thought he was trying to abduct child, says lawyer

  27-09-2020 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The police officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times last month has told investigators he thought Mr Blake was trying to abduct one of his own children and opened fire because he started turning towards the officer while holding a knife, his lawyer has said.
  
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• Tom Westley proud after Essex come through challenging time to win another title

  27-09-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Essex captain Tom Westley reflected with pride after laying hands on the Bob Willis Trophy at Lord’s, having lifted his troops from depths of lockdown to another title-winning campaign.
  
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• Scots students can return home on long-term basis

  27-09-2020 18:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Students have been told they can return home from university accommodation on a long-term basis, as long as they follow rules on self-isolating.
  
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• Girl, 11, rescued from cliff ledge after dramatic fall

  27-09-2020 18:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An 11-year-old girl has been rescued from a cliff ledge after she slipped and fell in Co Down.
  
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• Jamie Vardy hat-trick helps five-star Leicester thump Manchester City

  27-09-2020 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy grabbed a hat-trick as Leicester came from behind to power to the top of the Premier League with a stunning 5-2 win at Manchester City.
  
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• Students told to ‘do the right thing’ with lockdown branded ‘false imprisonment’

  27-09-2020 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bosses at Manchester Metropolitan University say hundreds of students under Covid-19 lockdown are free to leave their accommodation but “trust they will do the right thing” and continue to self-isolate.
  
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• Flags fly for pandemic victims in Spanish park

  27-09-2020 18:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Some 53,000 small Spanish flags have been planted in a Madrid park to honour the dead of the pandemic, an association of families of coronavirus victims have said.
  
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• Broughshane: Four arrested after metal bar attack

  27-09-2020 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The victim was attacked by four men in Whinsmoor Park between 20:30 and 21:30 BST on Saturday night.
  
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• Handball controversy reigns as Tottenham, Brighton and Palace pay the penalty

  27-09-2020 17:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new interpretation of the handball rule was at the centre of angry discussion during a weekend of controversial decisions in the Premier League.
  
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• Land artist creates 500th design on Somerset beach

  27-09-2020 17:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An artist who creates large-scale designs in sand and snow has produced his 500th work on a Somerset beach.
  
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• 100,000 march in Belarus capital on 50th day of protests

  27-09-2020 17:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  About 100,000 demonstrators marched in the Belarusian capital on Sunday calling for the authoritarian president’s removal as the protests that have rocked the country marked their 50th consecutive day.
  
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• Essex continue county cricket domination with Bob Willis Trophy success

  27-09-2020 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Essex reasserted their status as English cricket’s red-ball standard bearers by claiming the inaugural Bob Willis Trophy after a five-day draw against Somerset was settled on first-innings runs at Lord’s.
  
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• Instagram friendly locations across Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  27-09-2020 17:48
  
  Instagram friendly locations across Northern Ireland  Belfast Live
  
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• Ministers under pressure to review ‘hard’ 10pm hospitality curfew

  27-09-2020 17:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ministers are under growing pressure to review the “hard” 10pm curfew on pubs, bars and restaurants amid criticism that the new rules are leading to revellers filling streets en masse.
  
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• Jose Mourinho refuses to criticise handball chaos after late Newcastle penalty

  27-09-2020 17:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho refused to criticise the new handball law as yet another controversial call saw his Tottenham side concede a last-gasp equaliser against Newcastle.
  
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• Sixteen killed as fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan

  27-09-2020 17:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sixteen people have been killed and more than 100 wounded after fighting erupted anew between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces on Sunday, according to officials.
  
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• British Museum: We do not intend to remove controversial objects

  27-09-2020 17:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The British Museum says that it has “no intention of removing controversial objects from display” – after it received a warning letter from the Government over the issue.
  
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• Children to return to school as Melbourne eases lockdown

  27-09-2020 16:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Australia’s second largest city, Melbourne, has further eased lockdown restrictions imposed after a surge in coronavirus cases, allowing most children to return to school from next month and sending more than 125,000 people back to work.
  
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• Maghaberry Prison: Four men charged after demonstration

  27-09-2020 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police officer was injured during a demonstration in support of dissident republican prisoners.
  
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• Gardai investigate rape of teenager

  27-09-2020 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai in Co Mayo are investigating the alleged rape of a teenage girl.
  
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