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• Banksy’s reimagining of Monet smashes expectations at auction

  21-10-2020 23:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Banksy’s reimagining of Claude Monet’s Impressionist water lilies has fetched more than £7.5 million at auction, easily surpassing expectations.
  
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• ‘Clients say this is where they feel safe’

  21-10-2020 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Business owners have reacted to the NI Executive's reasoning for the new Covid-19 restrictions.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp impressed with centre-back pairing of Fabinho and Joe Gomez

  21-10-2020 23:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted with how his untested centre-back pairing of Fabinho and Joe Gomez performed in the 1-0 win over Ajax in their Champions League opener.
  
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• Rudy Giuliani responds to Borat video

  21-10-2020 23:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump ally Rudy Giuliani has described a video clip from the upcoming Borat film appearing to show him with his hand down his trousers as a “complete fabrication”.
  
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• McIlroy not putting any focus on upcoming Masters as he aims to play himself into form at Sherwood

  21-10-2020 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy claims the upcoming Masters isn’t his priority yet as he prepares for this week’s Zozo Championship at Sherwood Country Club.
  
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• Nora Quoirin: Monk gave clues on where to find teen, inquest told

  21-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The hiker who discovered the body of Irish-French teenager Nora Anne Quoirin in Malaysia last year has said a Siamese monk divulged clues on her final whereabouts.
  
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• Altnagelvin Hospital: Anger as patients attending A&E asked to queue outside building

  21-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients attending the emergency department at Altnagelvin Hospital are being asked to wait outside the building during busy periods as it struggles with overwhelming demand.
  
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• Pep Guardiola says Manchester City produced ‘perfect performance’ to beat Porto

  21-10-2020 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola called Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over Porto a “perfect performance” after his side came from behind to open their Champions League Group C campaign with three points.
  
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• Kingsley Coman scores twice as Bayern Munich get better of Atletico Madrid

  21-10-2020 22:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Champions League specialist Kingsley Coman scored twice as Bayern Munich cruised to comfortable 4-0 victory over Atletico Madrid.
  
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• Martin Bashir ‘seriously unwell’ with Covid-19 related complications

  21-10-2020 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Veteran journalist Martin Bashir is “seriously unwell” with coronavirus-related complications, the BBC has said.
  
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• Northern Ireland health strike nurses still waiting for wage refund

  21-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nurses who had to borrow money to make ends meet as a result of the health strike have not yet been repaid their docked wages, it has emerged.
  
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• Free guided hike series heads to Belfast, Rockport - PenBayPilot.com

  21-10-2020 22:25
  
  Free guided hike series heads to Belfast, Rockport  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Fabinho fills Virgil Van Dijk void superbly as Liverpool win at Ajax

  21-10-2020 22:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nicolas Tagliafico’s own goal was enough for Liverpool to beat Ajax 1-0 in the Champions League but it was the display of makeshift centre-back Fabinho which offered encouragement for the long-term absence of Virgil Van Dijk.
  
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• Manchester City come from behind to beat Porto in Champions League opener

  21-10-2020 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City made a winning start to their latest assault on the Champions League as they came from behind to beat Porto 3-1 in their Group C opener.
  
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• Three arrests and £80k of suspected drugs seized in Belfast | ITV News - ITV News

  21-10-2020 22:01
  
  Three arrests and £80k of suspected drugs seized in Belfast | ITV News  ITV News
  
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• Time for Stormont to up its game when it comes to testing care home staff for Covid-19

  21-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Forget the arguments over closing pubs and hairdressers, the shocking fact from the scientific papers published is that banning visitors from care homes has a low impact on Covid-19 deaths and infections.
  
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• Rob Baxter fears for future of game because of impact of coronavirus

  21-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter has delivered a stark appraisal as rugby union continues grappling with coronavirus and its wide-ranging impact on the sport.
  
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• Lions director to keep ‘open dialogue’ over player release for Japan friendly

  21-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British and Irish Lions managing director Ben Calveley will continue an “open dialogue” with Premiership Rugby over the possible release of players for the friendly against Japan at Murrayfield next summer.
  
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• Government talks on Tier 3 in North East ‘paused’

  21-10-2020 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Government talks with authorities in the north east about moving into Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions have been paused, it is understood.
  
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• Protesters return to streets of major Sudanese cities

  21-10-2020 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sudanese protesters took to the streets in the capital and across the country over dire living conditions and a deadly crackdown on demonstrators in the east earlier this month.
  
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• Derry under siege again, but this time by insidious Covid-19 virus

  21-10-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  On a street corner in the Rosemount area of Derry, a fine mist shrouds the scene as an elderly man, cloth cap pulled low, stands alone, passing the time.
  
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• Oxford vaccine trial to continue in Brazil after ‘death of volunteer’

  21-10-2020 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The University of Oxford has said a trial of its coronavirus vaccine will continue in Brazil amid reports of the death of a volunteer.
  
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• Sheffield council leader says negotiations were a ‘charade’

  21-10-2020 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A South Yorkshire council leader has described the negotiations with government over Tier 3 restrictions as a “charade”.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round Up podcast: Is Jacob Stockdale's first choice position full-back now?

  21-10-2020 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster's one-week break is over and it's back to grind with the PRO14 visit of Dragons coming up this weekend.
  
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• Commons setback fails to deter Marcus Rashford in free school meals campaign

  21-10-2020 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England football star Marcus Rashford vowed to keep campaigning to extend free school meals over the holidays after MPs voted against the measure.
  
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• Members of EastEnders team test positive for Covid-19

  21-10-2020 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two members of the EastEnders team have tested positive for coronavirus – but filming has not been disrupted.
  
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• Children’s Minister to re-examine 30-year seal on mother and baby homes records

  21-10-2020 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Children’s Minister has committed to re-examining legislation that could see records of mother and baby homes put beyond the reach of survivors for 30 years.
  
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• Rayner apologises after verbal bust-up in Commons on Covid-19 response

  21-10-2020 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has apologised after she was accused of calling a Tory MP “scum” during a fiery Commons debate.
  
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• Liam Neeson powers through books and walks to cope in pandemic

  21-10-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liam Neeson revealed he has read 31 books and taken up power-walking during lockdown to keep himself sane.
  
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• Covid-19 hit Shakhtar Donetsk stun Real Madrid

  21-10-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid fell to a shock 3-2 defeat at home to an under-strength Shakhtar Donetsk in a stunning Champions League upset.
  
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• Highest daily increase in Covid-19 cases since outbreak began

  21-10-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK has reported its highest daily rise in lab-confirmed coronavirus cases since the outbreak began.
  
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• Coventry moved into Tier 2 amid rising Covid rates

  21-10-2020 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coventry will face harsher coronavirus restrictions as it is moved into Tier 2, the local council has confirmed.
  
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• The Damned reunite original line-up and announce tour news

  21-10-2020 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Punk veterans The Damned have reunited their original line-up for a tour next year.
  
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• Mikel Arteta takes the blame after failing to get the best out of Mesut Ozil

  21-10-2020 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta believes he failed to get the best out of Mesut Ozil and therefore is willing to shoulder the blame for the playmaker being axed from Arsenal’s Premier League squad.
  
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• Letting Covid rip unchecked would be abdication of responsibility – Swann

  21-10-2020 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taking no action to stem an increasing surge of Covid-19 would have been an “abdication of responsibility”, Northern Ireland’s health minister has said.
  
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• MPs vote against move to support Marcus Rashford’s free school meals campaign

  21-10-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England football star Marcus Rashford’s bid to extend free school meals over the holidays was dealt a blow after MPs voted against the measure.
  
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• LASK player misses Europa League game with Spurs after positive coronavirus test

  21-10-2020 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  LASK head coach Dominik Thalhammer has revealed one of his squad has not travelled for the Europa League group game with Tottenham after testing positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Coronavirus: Ulster Hospital staff urge public to follow Covid rules

  21-10-2020 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Staff at the Ulster Hospital's intensive care unit urge the public to follow Covid-19 restrictions.
  
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• Belfast man opens toy shop with a difference in north of the city - Belfast Live

  21-10-2020 19:10
  
  Belfast man opens toy shop with a difference in north of the city  Belfast Live
  
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• Covid-19 hospital admissions to exceed first wave within days, warns Swann

  21-10-2020 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health Minister Robin Swann has described the current number of Covid-19 patients in Northern Ireland hospitals as “grave” as it will soon exceed the amount that were admitted during the first wave of the virus.
  
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• Spain becomes first western European country with one million Covid-19 cases

  21-10-2020 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Spain became the first country in western Europe to accumulate more than one million confirmed Covid-19 infections as the nation of 47 million struggles to contain a resurgence of the virus.
  
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• Two women in hospital after Ballymoney crash

  21-10-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two women have been taken to hospital after a car crash in Ballymoney on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Ulster Rugby to play next two home fixtures without supporters in PRO14

  21-10-2020 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster Rugby are set to play their next two home fixtures without supporters despite 600 returning to Kingspan Stadium earlier this month.
  
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• Thousands to take to the streets as clocks go back to raise suicide awareness

  21-10-2020 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As the clocks go back on Sunday, thousands of people across the UK will take to the streets to raise suicide awareness.
  
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• Irish Sea checks will be ‘operationally effective’ even if facilities are unfinished

  21-10-2020 18:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish Sea Brexit checks should be “operationally effective” by the New Year even though the physical facilities will not be finished, a senior Stormont official has said.
  
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• Fury in Belfast as pubs face going bust in ‘economy-breaker’ lockdown – as Boris Johnson sticks to Tiers - The Sun

  21-10-2020 18:23
  
  Fury in Belfast as pubs face going bust in ‘economy-breaker’ lockdown – as Boris Johnson sticks to Tiers  The Sun
  
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• Football fan dies five years after he was attacked by opposition thugs

  21-10-2020 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A football fan who was attacked by opposition thugs and suffered devastating injuries on his way back from an away match has died five years later.
  
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• Craigavon surgeon urges public to take care on the roads with hospitals under pressure from Covid surge

  21-10-2020 18:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A surgeon at Craigavon Area Hospital has warned against risky home improvements and speeding on the roads as coronavirus puts hospitals under extreme pressure.
  
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• Harry and Meghan launch Archewell charity website

  21-10-2020 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have launched the website for their charitable organisation Archewell.
  
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• Severe travel restrictions ‘threatening’ survival of tourism industry

  21-10-2020 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Severe travel restrictions and social distancing are threatening the survival of many parts of the tourism industry, the Oireachtas tourism committee has heard.
  
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