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• New Manchester United signing Alex Telles tests positive for Covid-19

  28-10-2020 23:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United new boy Alex Telles has tested positive for Covid-19, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has revealed.
  
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• Tracey Emin: I hope to ‘get past Christmas’ following cancer diagnosis

  28-10-2020 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tracey Emin has said she hopes to “get past Christmas” following her cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
  
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• Lionel Messi stars as Barcelona beat Juventus

  28-10-2020 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ousmane Dembele’s early goal and Lionel Messi’s late penalty saw Barcelona overcome Juventus 2-0 in the Champions League in Turin.
  
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• Mikel Arteta wishes Arsenal could call on William Saliba in Europa League

  28-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has suggested he regrets taking the “hurtful” decision to leave William Saliba out of his Europa League squad.
  
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• Episode a gift for rivals who say Sinn Fein follows only its own rules

  28-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The party which loudly demands answers from everybody else is proving remarkably shy as it is engulfed in another cash controversy.
  
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• Covid support grants: Episode a gift for rivals who say Sinn Fein follows only its own rules

  28-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The party which loudly demands answers from everybody else is proving remarkably shy as it is engulfed in another cash controversy.
  
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• Coronavirus: £4.5m in support payments made to people 'who may not be eligible' in Northern Ireland

  28-10-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than £4.5m was handed out in error by a Stormont department to businesses not eligible for a Covid support scheme - including £30,000 received by Sinn Fein.
  
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• Car production hit lowest September level since 1995, figures show

  28-10-2020 23:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Car production fell to its lowest September level for 25 years, new figures show.
  
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• Adele reflects on her experience guest hosting Saturday Night Live

  28-10-2020 23:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Adele joked she is “going back to my cave now to be the (single) cat lady that I am” as she thanked fans and the crew following her stint hosting Saturday Night Live.
  
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• Marcus Rashford nets hat-trick as Manchester United crush RB Leipzig

  28-10-2020 23:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Super sub Marcus Rashford’s first Manchester United hat-trick inspired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men to a 5-0 statement win against last year’s Champions League semi-finalists RB Leipzig.
  
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• Tom Curry happy to play in any position for England

  28-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sale back row Tom Curry insists he does not care what position he plays for England as long as he is pulling on the shirt.
  
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• Northern Ireland's youngest Covid victim Aaron Doherty (17) a beautiful son, says his grieving dad

  28-10-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager from Londonderry who has become Northern Ireland's youngest Covid-19 victim was a "beautiful son", hisfather has said.
  
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• Biden vows not to make ‘false promises’ about pandemic

  28-10-2020 22:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has vowed not to campaign “on the false promises of being able to end this pandemic by flipping a switch”.
  
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• Portadown's Mark Lutton hails life-changing experience on The Great British Bake Off

  28-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Mark Lutton says being part of this year's line-up on The Great British Bake Off has changed his life.
  
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• It was no one's fault: Two different hospitals couldn't save Covid-afflicted Belfast man Harry Graham (84)

  28-10-2020 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A family businessman who lost his elderly father to Covid-19 has spoken of his distress after the pensioner was discharged from one hospital and then readmitted to another, where he subsequently died.
  
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• Mother and baby homes: Adoptees and survivors can access information

  28-10-2020 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It had been suggested that recent legislation would see the records sealed for 30 years.
  
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• £12,5000 award for Spanish man Enrique Venegas after racism and unfair dismissal by Belfast drinks firm

  28-10-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The owners of a Belfast drinks company have been ordered to pay £12,500 in compensation to a former employee after an industrial tribunal ruled he had faced racial discrimination and been unfairly dismissed.
  
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• Frank Lampard to discuss Chelsea’s penalty options after Jorginho miss

  28-10-2020 21:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard will talk to his players before deciding whether Jorginho continues as Chelsea’s penalty taker.
  
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• Government agrees plan to allow Mother and Baby Home survivors to access records

  28-10-2020 21:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is to engage with the office of the Data Protection Commissioner to ensure that survivors of Mother and Baby Homes have access to their records.
  
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• Treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe unjustified, says Raab

  28-10-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Iran’s treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been condemned as “unacceptable and unjustified” by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.
  
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• Hurricane Zeta speeds toward a storm-weary Louisiana

  28-10-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Zeta was speeding toward storm-weary Louisiana with top winds of 100 mph, strengthening to a Category 2 hurricane as it approached the coast on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Hurricane Zeta crashes onshore in storm-weary Louisiana

  28-10-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hurricane Zeta crashed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday with New Orleans squarely in its path, threatening to push up to 9ft of sea water inland and batter homes and businesses with fierce winds.
  
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• Search launched for missing fell runner in Perth and Kinross

  28-10-2020 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of a missing fell runner who was part of Team GB have appealed to the public for help.
  
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• Jose Mourinho: Son Heung-min joining same agency will not help contract talks

  28-10-2020 21:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says the fact Son Heung-min has joined his management agency will not help contract talks with the South Korean.
  
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• Dublin: Bodies of 'mother and two children' found at a house

  28-10-2020 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish broadcaster RTÉ are reporting that the bodies are of a mother and two children.
  
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• Country artist Billy Joe Shaver dies aged 81

  28-10-2020 21:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Country singer-songwriter Billy Joe Shaver, who wrote songs such as I Been To Georgia On A Fast Train and Old Five And Dimers Like Me has died at the age of 81.
  
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• Jose Mourinho says Gareth Bale is ready to make his mark at Tottenham

  28-10-2020 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho believes Gareth Bale is “arriving” at peak physical condition and confirmed he will start Tottenham’s Europa League game with Royal Antwerp on Thursday.
  
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• Former Trump administration official says he wrote ‘Anonymous’ op-ed

  28-10-2020 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name “Anonymous” made his identify public on Wednesday.
  
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• Man opens 28-year-old Ghostbusters-themed pasta can in Halloween experiment

  28-10-2020 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has entertained his Twitter followers by opening a 28-year-old can of pasta in a “revolting” experiment.
  
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• Chelsea stroll to emphatic victory over Krasnodar

  28-10-2020 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea delivered a commanding Champions League performance to seal an emphatic 4-0 win at Krasnodar.
  
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• Halloween 2020: No bobbing for apples or trick or treating this year due to Covid-19

  28-10-2020 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Public Health Agency (PHA) is advising against bobbing for apples this Halloween despite the Health Minister saying it was an alternative to trick or treating.
  
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• Macron announces new national lockdown in France

  28-10-2020 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  French president Emmanuel Macron has announced a second lockdown in France from Friday, to try to combat a strong resurgence of the coronavirus.
  
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• What are the three-tier system rules as Nottinghamshire moves to highest level?

  28-10-2020 20:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire will be the next region to move into the Tier 3 “very high” Covid-19 alert level.
  
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• Dereck Chisora ready to ‘eat leather’ to land knockout blow on Oleksandr Usyk

  28-10-2020 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dereck Chisora believes training for months on end has left him in the best fighting shape of his life but he is aware he will have to take some punishment in order to land a knockout blow on Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday night.
  
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• Torrential downpours set to bring ‘dangerous’ flooding across UK

  28-10-2020 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Torrential downpours are set to bring “dangerous” flooding across the UK this week, the Met Office has warned.
  
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• Teaching union votes for strike action if Covid-19 concerns in schools not met

  28-10-2020 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of a teaching union have voted to take industrial action unless the Government “immediately addresses” concerns over Covid-19 safety in schools.
  
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• Emergency Department consultant pleads with public to follow Covid regulations

  28-10-2020 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A consultant from a Belfast Emergency Department has issued a plea for the public to stick with the coronavirus regulations.
  
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• Londonderry: PSNI make specific appeal after sexual assault

  28-10-2020 19:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for two people to come forward to help them with their investigations.
  
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• Coronavirus: Death of young person shows there's 'no such thing as invincibility' from virus, says Health Minister Swann

  28-10-2020 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health Minister Robin Swann has warned that there is “no such thing as invincibility” from Covid-19.
  
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• Charles’s one million pound note is deposited at Bank of England

  28-10-2020 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales found himself quids in when he signed a £1 million pound “promissory note” during a visit to the Bank of England.
  
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• Rick Parry: EFL clubs feel victimised by Government’s lack of financial support

  28-10-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  English Football League chairman Rick Parry says clubs have been “ignored” by the Government during the coronavirus pandemic and believes fans will never forgive them if teams go out of business.
  
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• Tech bosses face grilling by US senators

  28-10-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chief executives of Twitter, Facebook and Google have been criticised by US Republican senators for alleged anti-conservative bias in the companies’ social media platforms and received a warning of coming restrictions from Congress.
  
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• Tech bosses criticised by US senators

  28-10-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chief executives of Twitter, Facebook and Google have been criticised by US Republican senators for alleged anti-conservative bias in the companies’ social media platforms and received a warning of coming restrictions from Congress.
  
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• Millions face toughest restrictions as Nottinghamshire to enter Tier 3

  28-10-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 8.7 million people will face the highest level of coronavirus restrictions on Friday as the whole of Nottinghamshire is set to enter Tier 3.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round Up podcast: Can Ireland triumph on Six Nations Super Saturday and will Ulster back up their bright start at Blues?

  28-10-2020 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A big weekend of rugby is behind us and an even bigger one is still to come.
  
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• Kasper Schmeichel relishing European action as Leicester travel to AEK Athens

  28-10-2020 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kasper Schmeichel admits he has missed Leicester’s European adventures.
  
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• ITV teases upcoming I’m A Celebrity series with new trailer

  28-10-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  ITV has teased the arrival of the new series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! with a new trailer.
  
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• Belfast councillor successfully challenges estate agent on tenancy fees - Belfast Live

  28-10-2020 18:36
  
  Belfast councillor successfully challenges estate agent on tenancy fees  Belfast Live
  
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• Artist paints rainbow of angelic NHS workers at Chichester hospital

  28-10-2020 18:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An artist has painted a mural of angelic hospital workers at a Chichester hospital in honour of those who work for the NHS.
  
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• Rashford’s free school meals petition tops one million signatures

  28-10-2020 18:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A petition started by footballer Marcus Rashford to ensure children in need get free school meals during the holidays has reached a million signatures.
  
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