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• Former MP Tom Watson reveals the one thing he misses about Parliament

  26-10-2020 23:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ex-deputy Labour leader Tom Watson has revealed the only thing he misses about Parliament is the 64 steps he had to walk up to get to his office.
  
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• Inga Maria Hauser: Musical ode to murdered German backpacker keeping her memory alive

  26-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A song about the final day of tragic German backpacker Inga Maria Hauser's life has become a hit on late night radio in the Republic.
  
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• £520k is paid out by mistake to Northern Ireland wind turbine owners

  26-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Concerns have been raised around the management of an emergency coronavirus grant scheme after it emerged over £500,000 was paid out in error to wind turbine owners in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Protests in Italy over new virus crackdown turn violent

  26-10-2020 23:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Protesters turned out by the hundreds in Turin, Milan and other Italian cities to vent their anger, sometimes violently, at the latest pandemic restrictions.
  
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• Tier-ing us apart: A guide to the coronavirus restrictions in England

  26-10-2020 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A seventh of England’s population will be in the highest level of restrictions by the end of the week as Warrington and Nottingham enter Tier 3.
  
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• Son Heung-min and Harry Kane combine again as Tottenham battle past Burnley

  26-10-2020 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Son Heung-min continued his fantastic start to the season as Tottenham returned to winning ways in the Premier League by edging out Burnley in a hard-fought affair at Turf Moor.
  
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• McFly to appear in ‘intimate and emotional’ one-off ITV special

  26-10-2020 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  McFly will feature in an “intimate and emotional” one-off ITV special documenting the band’s history.
  
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• Warning after almost 13,000 operations cancelled in Northern Ireland since the start of Covid lockdown

  26-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost 13,000 planned surgical procedures have been cancelled in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the pandemic.
  
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• Jacob Umaga at the start of his apprenticeship – England boss Eddie Jones

  26-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones has compared the development of a fly-half to a sushi chef as he urges England prospect Jacob Umaga to accelerate his own apprenticeship.
  
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• Coronavirus: Preparations are underway for Northern Ireland Covid-19 virus vaccine this year 'in best case scenario'

  26-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Preparations are being made by the Department of Health for a Covid-19 vaccine to be made available in Northern Ireland before the end of the year as part of a "best case scenario".
  
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• Jared Kushner says black people must ‘want to be successful’

  26-10-2020 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Presidential adviser Jared Kushner says that President Donald Trump wants to help black people in America, but they have to “want to be successful” for his policies to work.
  
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• Coronavirus outbreak at meat processing factory sees 140 test positive

  26-10-2020 22:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 140 people have tested positive for coronavirus at a Norfolk meat processing factory.
  
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• Videos of Tyrone boy Darragh O'Neill's earnest farm talk become viral sensation

  26-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The busiest four-year-old in Northern Ireland has become a viral sensation after sharing his exhausting to-do list on social media.
  
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• Fifty Tory MPs warn Johnson coronavirus could send North ‘into reverse’

  26-10-2020 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has been warned by more than 50 Tory MPs that the coronavirus crisis is threatening his pledge to “level-up” the country and could “send the North into reverse”.
  
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• First look at Javicia Leslie in new Batwoman suit

  26-10-2020 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Batwoman fans have been given a first look at Javicia Leslie in the newly designed suit after she replaced Ruby Rose as the crimefighting superhero.
  
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• 91-year-old watches livestream of granddaughter’s wedding from Essex care home

  26-10-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 91-year-old Essex care home resident said she was “so grateful” to watch her granddaughter’s wedding over livestream.
  
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• Slaven Bilic pleased for Karlan Grant after late West Brom equaliser at Brighton

  26-10-2020 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Slaven Bilic was full of praise for goalscorer Karlan Grant after his late equaliser earned West Brom a valuable point at Brighton.
  
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• Bruce Springsteen on his way to 12th UK number one album with Letter To You

  26-10-2020 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bruce Springsteen is on his way to a 12th UK number one album with his latest record Letter To You, the Official Charts Company said.
  
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• Three deaths and 939 further cases in relation to Covid-19

  26-10-2020 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been three further deaths in relation to Covid-19 and another 939 cases, the Department of Health has said.
  
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• Mum's appeal for charity that brought tragic Armagh student Jeni Larmour home

  26-10-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a Co Armagh student who died suddenly in England earlier this month is raising funds to support a charity that brought her body back home to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Pep Guardiola reveals Man City could be without Sergio Aguero for a month

  26-10-2020 21:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City could be without record goalscorer Sergio Aguero for another month, manager Pep Guardiola has suggested.
  
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• Genesis stars pictured rehearsing together ahead of first tour in 14 years

  26-10-2020 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Genesis stars Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins have been pictured rehearsing together as the band prepares for their first tour in 14 years.
  
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• Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski shares baby news

  26-10-2020 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski is expecting her first child with husband Sebastian Bear-McClard.
  
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• Zeta becomes a hurricane as it nears Yucatan and heads for US

  26-10-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Zeta has strengthened to a hurricane as it continues on a track for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula resorts, and then a possible landfall on the central US Gulf Coast.
  
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• Europe losing control of Covid-19 transmission, world health official warns

  26-10-2020 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  European governments are “well behind” in the fight against coronavirus and the continent is becoming an epicentre for the disease, a senior medic at the World Health Organisation has warned.
  
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• Karlan Grant rescues a point for West Brom at Brighton

  26-10-2020 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Brom came from behind to claim a point in a hard-fought 1-1 draw at Brighton.
  
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• Northern Ireland Ambulance Service had 28% of staff unavailable for two months

  26-10-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than a quarter of ambulance staff in Northern Ireland were unavailable for work during August and September.
  
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• More than a quarter of Northern Ireland Ambulance Service staff unavailable for two months

  26-10-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than a quarter of ambulance staff in Northern Ireland were unavailable for work during August and September.
  
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• What does finding water on the Moon mean?

  26-10-2020 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Water has been discovered on the sunlit surface of the Moon for the first time.
  
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• Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero could face a month out with injury

  26-10-2020 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City could be without record goalscorer Sergio Aguero for a month, boss Pep Guardiola has revealed.
  
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• Belfast councillors declare city a 'Racism Free Zone' in new campaign - Belfast Telegraph

  26-10-2020 19:55
  
  Belfast councillors declare city a 'Racism Free Zone' in new campaign  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast councillors declare city a 'Racism Free Zone' in new campaign

  26-10-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast councillors have agreed to declare the city as Northern Ireland’s first “Racism Free Zone.”
  
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• Eight million people in England to face toughest coronavirus restrictions

  26-10-2020 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than eight million people in England will be under the most stringent coronavirus restrictions when Nottingham and Warrington move into Tier 3 this week.
  
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• Trump charges into battleground states despite rising virus numbers

  26-10-2020 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump is embarking on a final-week charge through key states ahead of the election, overlooking a surge of coronavirus cases in the US and a fresh outbreak in his own White House.
  
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• Best Halloween costumes in Northern Ireland through the years - Belfast Live

  26-10-2020 19:31
  
  Best Halloween costumes in Northern Ireland through the years  Belfast Live
  
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• Man arrested on suspicion of drug-driving after young child dies in collision

  26-10-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs over a collision in west London in which a young child was killed, the Metropolitan Police said.
  
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• 60,000 in southern California to evacuate after blaze grows

  26-10-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fast-moving wildfire has forced evacuations for 60,000 people in southern California as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.
  
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• Coronavirus: Derry Royal Mail sorting office 'missing half its staff'

  26-10-2020 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A union says no letters will be delivered in the city for "two to three days" due to Covid-19.
  
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• Darcy Graham enjoys Edinburgh trio’s impressive Scotland showing against Georgia

  26-10-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Darcy Graham was excited to finally link up with his Edinburgh back-three colleagues for Scotland – and cap it off by weighing in with at least a try each.
  
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• Rami Malek: The US could learn from the NHS

  26-10-2020 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rami Malek has said the US could learn a lesson from the NHS.
  
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• Survivors’ groups considering legal challenge to mother and baby homes Bill

  26-10-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Survivors’ groups are considering a legal challenge to the controversial mother and baby homes records legislation.
  
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• White rhino born at Disney World

  26-10-2020 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 150-pound white rhinoceros was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Florida over the weekend.
  
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• Nottingham and Warrington become latest areas to enter Tier 3

  26-10-2020 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands more people will be placed under the most stringent coronavirus restrictions as a deal to put Nottingham and some surrounding boroughs into Tier 3 was struck with the Government.
  
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• Former Tottenham and Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm retires from football

  26-10-2020 18:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Tottenham and Swansea goalkeeper Michel Vorm has announced his retirement.
  
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• Bombardier Belfast ‘delighted’ with sale to US firm - Belfast Telegraph

  26-10-2020 18:21
  
  Bombardier Belfast ‘delighted’ with sale to US firm  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Bombardier Belfast ‘delighted’ with sale to US firm

  26-10-2020 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The sale of Bombardier’s operations in Northern Ireland to Spirit Aerosystems has been welcomed.
  
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• Residents can pick up USDA food boxes Oct. 30 - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  26-10-2020 18:18
  
  Residents can pick up USDA food boxes Oct. 30 - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• FTSE 100 slides as poor Wall Street opening drags London markets lower

  26-10-2020 18:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100 sank on Monday as already shaky European indices were pulled further into the mire by a poor start to US trading.
  
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• Water present on sunlit surface of the Moon, Nasa confirms

  26-10-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There is water on the sunlit surface of the Moon, Nasa has announced.
  
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• Belfast man allegedly tried to murder partner with pillow, court told - Belfast Telegraph

  26-10-2020 18:13
  
  Belfast man allegedly tried to murder partner with pillow, court told  Belfast Telegraph
  
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