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• UK mounts ‘covert’ attacks on Russia leadership, says ex-Whitehall mandarin

  23-10-2020 23:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Britain has carried a series of covert attacks on Russia’s leaders and their allies, the former cabinet secretary has disclosed.
  
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• Public advised to stop using all Virapro sanitary products in Ireland

  23-10-2020 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The public has been advised to stop using all Virapro-branded sanitary products after it emerged that several are not authorised for use in Ireland.
  
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• Borat’s ‘daughter’ comes within feet of Donald Trump in new promotional clip

  23-10-2020 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Borat’s “daughter” comes within feet of Donald Trump and shakes hands with the president’s son in a promotional video for the highly publicised comedy sequel.
  
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• Waldo County's 'yellow' distinction forces races from Belfast - By Ken Waltz and Mark Haskell - Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald

  23-10-2020 23:39
  
  Waldo County's 'yellow' distinction forces races from Belfast - By Ken Waltz and Mark Haskell  Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald
  
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• Leeds’ hat-trick hero Patrick Bamford deserves all the plaudits – Marcelo Bielsa

  23-10-2020 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa insisted Patrick Bamford deserves all the plaudits he receives after his hat-trick humbled Aston Villa on Friday night.
  
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• Paramilitaries force 246 people to flee homes in just one year

  23-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Terrorists are still forcing hundreds of people from their homes every year, figures have revealed.
  
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• Jordan Owens makes the difference for Crusaders in tight victory at Seaview

  23-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jordan Owens hit the winning goal to earn Crusaders the bragging rights in Friday night's north Belfast derby at Seaview.
  
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• Crusaders 1-0 Cliftonville: Jordan Owens goal seals North Belfast derby win at Seaview - Belfast Live

  23-10-2020 22:41
  
  Crusaders 1-0 Cliftonville: Jordan Owens goal seals North Belfast derby win at Seaview  Belfast Live
  
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• Gregor Townsend praises Finn Russell’s ‘positive impact’ in Scotland success

  23-10-2020 22:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend praised the impact of Finn Russell after the returning fly-half came off the bench in the 48-7 win over Georgia.
  
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• Anfield boss puts rivalry aside to praise Marcus Rashford for school meals drive

  23-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised Marcus Rashford for showing the kind of leadership the Government is failing to provide with his campaign for free school meals.
  
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• Jennifer Aniston reveals 2020 election vote – and takes aim at Kanye West

  23-10-2020 22:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Aniston took aim at Kanye West’s presidential campaign and said it is “not funny” to vote for the rap superstar.
  
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• Major milestone in sight as George North closes in on a century of Wales caps

  23-10-2020 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales star George North will edge closer to achieving one of his “biggest goals” when he features in Saturday’s clash against France.
  
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• Patrick Bamford creates history for Leeds as hat-trick humbles Aston Villa

  23-10-2020 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patrick Bamford’s hat-trick saw him create a little piece of history for Leeds as Aston Villa were denied top spot in the Premier League.
  
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• Sir Cliff Richard opens up on trauma caused by police raid on his home

  23-10-2020 21:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Cliff Richard said he feared he would die of a heart attack amid the trauma caused by a 2014 police search on his home following a claim of historical sexual assault.
  
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• Nigeria’s president blames ‘hooliganism’ for deaths of civilians

  23-10-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nigeria’s president says 51 civilians have been killed in unrest following days of peaceful protests over police abuses, and he blames “hooliganism” for the violence while asserting that security forces have used “extreme restraint.”
  
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• Fraser Brown leads Scotland to resounding victory over Georgia at Murrayfield

  23-10-2020 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fraser Brown scored two tries on his first appearance as Scotland captain as Gregor Townsend’s side returned to action with an eight-try 48-7 victory over Georgia.
  
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• Lord Janner investigation would be ‘totally different’ if CPS knew claims before

  23-10-2020 21:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A prosecution lawyer involved in assessing historical sex abuse claims against the late Labour peer Lord Janner said the case “would have taken a totally different course” if he had known about allegations he said were known by police earlier.
  
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• Minister requests power to set up taxi support scheme

  23-10-2020 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The infrastructure minister has formally requested new powers to set up a hardship scheme for taxi drivers whose trade has collapsed during the pandemic.
  
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• Spray tans, bubbly and plasters: Strictly stars share their prep ahead of start

  23-10-2020 21:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stars of Strictly Come Dancing’s class of 2020 have shared their preparations for the big kick-off – including spray tans, champagne and painkillers.
  
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• US scientists to wipe out ‘murder hornets’ nest to preserve honeybees

  23-10-2020 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called murder hornets in the United States and plan to wipe it out on Saturday to protect native honeybees, officials in Washington state said.
  
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• Third coronavirus lockdown 'certain without major overhaul of test and trace', says virologist

  23-10-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland faces a third lockdown and extended school closures over the Christmas holidays, a virologist has warned.
  
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• Tea firm stockpiling materials amid Brexit bureaucracy fears

  23-10-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tea companies here say they are braced for Brexit bureaucracy and supply problems at ports, which one warned could result in rising consumer prices.
  
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• Exhibition to celebrate work of Academy Award-winning filmmaker

  23-10-2020 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new exhibition is to open in Edinburgh which will give an insight into the work of an Academy Award-winning filmmaker and special effects creator.
  
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• Athenahealth in Belfast hiring roughly 100 new employees - WABI

  23-10-2020 20:42
  
  Athenahealth in Belfast hiring roughly 100 new employees  WABI
  
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• Cannabis worth seven million euro found in container at Dublin Port

  23-10-2020 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drugs worth an estimated seven million euro have been found in a shipping container that arrived in Dublin from Spain.
  
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• France passes landmark of one million coronavirus cases

  23-10-2020 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  France has surpassed one million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, becoming the second country in Western Europe after Spain to reach the mark.
  
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• ‘The wrong time’ for spending on Irish street signs in Belfast: DUP - Belfast Newsletter

  23-10-2020 20:30
  
  ‘The wrong time’ for spending on Irish street signs in Belfast: DUP  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Police unable to finish Nora Quoirin fingerprints test, inquest told

  23-10-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A full comparison between the fingerprints of Irish-French teenager Nora Quoirin and those lifted from a window at the Malaysian jungle villa she disappeared from last year could not be completed, an expert has said.
  
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• Scottish Government accused of ‘incompetence’ over Salmond civil case timing

  23-10-2020 20:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Government displayed “breathtaking levels of incompetence and bullishness” by refusing to settle at an earlier date the civil case brought by Alex Salmond over harassment complaints, Scottish Labour has claimed.
  
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• Dozen arrested and boats seized during pollution protest

  23-10-2020 20:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dozen climate activists have been arrested and items including two sailing boats seized in a blockade of the Ineos refinery at Grangemouth.
  
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• Hollywood con artist 'duped 26 people in Northern Ireland of £380,000'

  23-10-2020 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new US documentary has explored the extraordinary story of a Hollywood scam artist, who posed as a fake Irish heiress and allegedly conned over 20 people in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Health chiefs decide against advising shielding for people considered vulnerable

  23-10-2020 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health chiefs have decided against reintroducing formal advice for people deemed vulnerable to Covid-19 to shield from wider society.
  
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• Man wanted by police for two years discovered hiding in south Belfast attic - Belfast Telegraph

  23-10-2020 19:36
  
  Man wanted by police for two years discovered hiding in south Belfast attic  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Officials examining if NI hospital hand sanitiser impacted by RoI health scare

  23-10-2020 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland health officials are working to establish if a hand sanitiser used in the region’s hospitals is affected by a product recall south of the border.
  
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• Jurassic Park stars pay tribute to Richard Attenborough

  23-10-2020 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Richard Attenborough’s Jurassic Park co-stars have paid tribute to the late actor on the set of the latest sequel.
  
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• Man wanted by police for two years discovered hiding in south Belfast attic

  23-10-2020 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man wanted by police for two years was discovered by officers in the attic of a South Belfast home.
  
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• Republican senators work over weekend to put Amy Coney Barrett on Supreme Court

  23-10-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US Senate is gearing up for a rare weekend session as Republicans race to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court and cement a conservative majority before election day despite Democratic efforts to stall President Donald Trump’s nominee.
  
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• Coronavirus: Michelle O'Neill says NI must avoid cycle of lockdowns

  23-10-2020 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Michelle O'Neill calls for rapid improvement of testing and tracing to help suppress the virus.
  
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• Leeds fans raise £40,000 for food banks in pay-per-view boycott

  23-10-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leeds United fans boycotting watching their team play on pay-per-view TV have raised £40,000 to support local food banks.
  
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• Coronavirus: Swann 'deeply concerned' about NI cancer services

  23-10-2020 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robin Swann's comments come after it emerged that 106 people had cancer procedures cancelled.
  
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• Emilia Clarke celebrates birthday with ‘most exhilarating experience of my life’

  23-10-2020 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Daredevil Emilia Clarke celebrated her 34th birthday by going skydiving.
  
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• Extension of Covid restrictions cannot be ruled out, says O'Neill

  23-10-2020 18:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michelle O’Neill has refused to rule out an extension to the current Covid-19 restrictions and said that every option will remain on the Executive’s table at the end of the four week circuit break.
  
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• PSNI finds man wanted for two years hiding in Belfast attic

  23-10-2020 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A search of the house on the Donegall Road in south Belfast was carried out on Friday morning.
  
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• O’Neill: Option to extend circuit-break restrictions must remain ‘on the table’

  23-10-2020 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s Deputy First Minister has warned that a potential extension of the region’s four-week circuit-break lockdown cannot be taken off the table.
  
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• New street art unveiled in Belfast city centre - The Irish News

  23-10-2020 18:39
  
  New street art unveiled in Belfast city centre  The Irish News
  
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• Belfast City Council issues update on new community swimming pool at Girdwood North Belfast - Belfast Live

  23-10-2020 18:29
  
  Belfast City Council issues update on new community swimming pool at Girdwood North Belfast  Belfast Live
  
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• John Gilligan arrested in Spain during drug raid

  23-10-2020 18:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Gilligan served 17 years in prison for drug trafficking, before being released in 2013.
  
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• Banbridge Town boss Stuart King opens up on fear lower league clubs could get 'left behind' after impact of coronavirus pandemic

  23-10-2020 18:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Banbridge Town manager Stuart King has appealed for the authorities not to let lower league clubs get ‘left behind’ after the hard-hitting impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• West Belfast cafe's act of kindness for families struggling with holiday hunger - Belfast Live

  23-10-2020 17:53
  
  West Belfast cafe's act of kindness for families struggling with holiday hunger  Belfast Live
  
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• Pop rockers The Vamps score chart success with Cherry Blossom

  23-10-2020 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Vamps have scored their second number one album with Cherry Blossom.
  
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