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• Erling Braut Haaland hits four as Borussia Dortmund crush Hertha Berlin

  21-11-2020 23:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Erling Braut Haaland hit a 17-minute hat-trick and finished with four goals as Borussia Dortmund ran out 5-2 winners at Hertha Berlin to move within a point of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.
  
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• Legal challenge launched over ‘unlawful’ Government Covid appointments

  21-11-2020 23:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have submitted a legal challenge alleging that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock acted “unlawfully” when appointing key figures to top posts during the coronavirus crisis, it has been reported.
  
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• Holly Willoughby explains This Morning absence

  21-11-2020 23:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holly Willoughby has revealed she was absent from This Morning because two of her children were showing Covid symptoms.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers challenges Harvey Barnes to go from youngster to star player

  21-11-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harvey Barnes has been told by Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers that regular goals and assists can take him from a promising performer to one of the best Premier League players.
  
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• Ali McCann impresses Ian Baraclough with composed Northern Ireland displays

  21-11-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Baraclough reckons Ali McCann may have caught the eye of some bigger clubs after the St Johnstone midfielder produced some impressive displays for Northern Ireland in the past fortnight.
  
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• Manchester United scrape to first home league win after penalty controversy

  21-11-2020 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bruno Fernandes was involved in penalty drama at both ends against West Brom as the midfielder secured Manchester United’s first home league win of the season.
  
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• ‘Everything happened really quickly’ – Jonny May struggling to recall wonder try

  21-11-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jonny May was unable to recall the wonder try that blasted Ireland out of contention in a 18-7 Autumn Nations Cup victory.
  
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• Jamie Laing wows Strictly Come Dancing judges

  21-11-2020 22:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Laing has wowed the Strictly Come Dancing judges – hitting the top of the leaderboard.
  
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• Wayne Pivac believes Wales are heading in right direction after Georgia victory

  21-11-2020 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales head coach Wayne Pivac welcomed a “step in the right direction” after an 18-0 Autumn Nations Cup victory over Georgia ended a six-game winless streak.
  
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• Belfast weather: Trafficwatch NI say salting of roads underway due to 'risk of ice' - Belfast Live

  21-11-2020 22:05
  
  Belfast weather: Trafficwatch NI say salting of roads underway due to 'risk of ice'  Belfast Live
  
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• Senior Tory backbenchers prepare to resist Johnson’s coronavirus restrictions

  21-11-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conservative rebels are preparing to resist Boris Johnson’s plans for restrictions to replace the national lockdown without extensive evidence they will save more lives than they cost.
  
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• Jose Mourinho relishes ‘proper team performance’ as clinical Spurs sink Man City

  21-11-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A “super happy” Jose Mourinho praised the discipline of his Tottenham team after a 2-0 win over Manchester City sent them top of the Premier League.
  
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• Jose Mourinho hails ‘proper team performance’ as clinical Spurs sink Man City

  21-11-2020 21:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A “super happy” Jose Mourinho praised the discipline of his Tottenham team after a 2-0 win over Manchester City sent them top of the Premier League.
  
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• Protests in France over planned law on police officer images

  21-11-2020 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Paris and other French cities to protest against a proposed security law which civil liberties campaigners and journalists say would impinge on freedom of information and media rights.
  
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• Tottenham produce trademark Jose Mourinho performance to beat Manchester City

  21-11-2020 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho watched Tottenham produce one of his trademark performances to secure a 2-0 Premier League win over Manchester City and send out a message in the title race as they moved back to the top of the table for at least 24 hours.
  
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• Tottenham top Premier League after Jose Mourinho masterminds win against City

  21-11-2020 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho watched Tottenham produce one of his trademark performances to secure a 2-0 home win over Manchester City and send out a message in the Premier League title race.
  
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• 'I've no doubt that the gap is closing': Ireland captain James Ryan takes positives from England defeat

  21-11-2020 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland captain James Ryan believes his team are closing the gap on England after falling to their fourth successive defeat to Eddie Jones' World Cup finalists.
  
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• Wales see off Georgia to give under-fire head coach Wayne Pivac welcome win

  21-11-2020 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales eased the pressure on head coach Wayne Pivac with an 18-0 Autumn Nations Cup win over Georgia in Llanelli.
  
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• Vernon Kay spills the beans on renewing wedding vows with Tess Daly

  21-11-2020 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vernon Kay has told how he renewed his wedding vows with wife Tess Daly.
  
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• Bloody Sunday 1920: Croke Park killings remembered 100 years on

  21-11-2020 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is 100 years since Ireland's first Bloody Sunday, a mass shooting by British forces at a GAA match.
  
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• G20 summit opens as leaders urge united response to coronavirus

  21-11-2020 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The G20 summit has opened with appeals by the world’s most powerful leaders to collectively chart a way forward as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows this year’s gathering, transforming it from in-person meetings to virtual speeches and declarations.
  
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• Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane sees draw at Villarreal as two points dropped

  21-11-2020 19:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane felt his side had let two points slip away as Gerard Moreno’s late penalty earned Villarreal a 1-1 draw at Estadio de la Ceramica.
  
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• Dean Smith annoyed as Aston Villa denied late penalty against Brighton

  21-11-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa boss Dean Smith was at a loss to explain the controversial decision to overturn a penalty and deny his side the chance to earn a late point against Brighton.
  
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• Eddie Jones hails ‘serious finisher’ Jonny May after fine double against Ireland

  21-11-2020 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones acclaimed the clinical finishing skills of Jonny May after the England wing ran in a sensational try as Ireland were flattened 18-7 in the Autumn Nations Cup at Twickenham.
  
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• Eddie Jones hails Jonny May after spectacular double against Ireland

  21-11-2020 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones acclaimed the clinical finishing skills of Jonny May after the England wing ran in a sensational try as Ireland were flattened 18-7 in the Autumn Nations Cup at Twickenham.
  
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• Four further deaths of patients with Covid-19 in Ireland and 344 new cases

  21-11-2020 19:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been four further Covid-19 deaths in Ireland.
  
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• Hundreds attend coronavirus testing pilot in Merthyr Tydfil

  21-11-2020 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of people in Merthyr Tydfil turned up at the first day of a pilot scheme of mass coronavirus testing.
  
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• Linfield 'lucky' not to see red and referee helps Sean O'Neill to penalty save: Saturday's Irish League talking points

  21-11-2020 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was another eventful day in the Danske Bank Premiership with the top three all victorious and Ballymena United also earning a much-needed second win of the season.
  
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• Ireland remembers 14 killed in the original Bloody Sunday 100 years on

  21-11-2020 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland has marked the centenary of Bloody Sunday with a poignant commemoration in Dublin.
  
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• Romantic comedy My Missing Valentine wins big at Golden Horse Awards

  21-11-2020 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Taiwanese film My Missing Valentine won big at the annual Golden Horse Awards, taking five honours, including best feature film.
  
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• On loan Rangers winger Jamie Murphy bags goal and assist as Celtic slip in title race again with late draw at Hibernian

  21-11-2020 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  On-loan Rangers winger Jamie Murphy scored one and set up another but Hibernian had to settle for a 2-2 draw against champions Celtic at Easter Road after Diego Laxalt's stoppage-time equaliser.
  
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• Dachau liberator Teddy Dixon has died aged 100 in Belfast - Belfast Newsletter

  21-11-2020 18:41
  
  Dachau liberator Teddy Dixon has died aged 100 in Belfast  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Watch: Jacob Stockdale runs in stunning late try as a consolation in Ireland's Autumn Nations Cup defeat to England

  21-11-2020 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jacob Stockdale's late try was a mere consolation for Ireland in an 18-7 defeat to England at Twickenham.
  
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• Study confirms bones found in Antrim came from dinosaurs

  21-11-2020 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new scientific study has confirmed that bones discovered in Antrim belong to two different species of dinosaur.
  
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• Brighton rock Aston Villa with Danny Welbeck back on scoresheet

  21-11-2020 18:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Danny Welbeck’s first goal for Brighton set Albion on their way to a first win in seven Premier League matches amid a controversial finish at Villa Park.
  
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• TV shows you didn't know were filmed in Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  21-11-2020 18:07
  
  TV shows you didn't know were filmed in Northern Ireland  Belfast Live
  
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• 10 more Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland

  21-11-2020 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A further 10 people with Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Brilliant Jonny May stars as England are too good for Ireland at Twickenham

  21-11-2020 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England ignited their Autumn Nations Cup by overwhelming Ireland 18-7 at Twickenham as Jonny May ran in a wonder try to end his recent drought in spectacular style.
  
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• Man Utd have ‘set the bar’ in their rapid response to cyber attack, says expert

  21-11-2020 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United seem to be ahead of the curve in detecting computer hacking, according to a cyber security expert who urged the club to share details of the attack on their systems with Premier League rivals.
  
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• Man arrested after death of two-year-old in Edinburgh

  21-11-2020 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A two-year-old boy has died after being found seriously injured at a property in Edinburgh.
  
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• Sam Billings striving to make sure he keeps place in ‘phenomenal’ England side

  21-11-2020 17:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sam Billings joined Joe Root for a match-winning partnership in England’s first intra-squad warm-up in South Africa, but admitted nailing down a place in Eoin Morgan’s team remains one of the trickiest tasks in sport.
  
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• Skipper Stuart Hogg urges Scotland to put in repeat performance against France

  21-11-2020 17:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Captain Stuart Hogg has called on Scotland to put in a repeat performance of their Guinness Six Nations victory over France earlier in the year when they welcome Les Bleus to Murrayfield again on Sunday.
  
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• Police make arrests at Belfast city centre anti-lockdown protest - Belfast Telegraph

  21-11-2020 17:23
  
  Police make arrests at Belfast city centre anti-lockdown protest  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Police make arrests at Belfast city centre anti-lockdown protest

  21-11-2020 17:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have made a number of arrests and issued fines for breaches of Covid-19 regulations during an anti-lockdown protest at Belfast City Hall.
  
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• Labour urges Government not to let England return to pre-lockdown ‘shambles’

  21-11-2020 17:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour has called on the Government not to let England return to the “shambles” seen before the current national lockdown.
  
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• Watch: Josh Magennis bags early brace to blast Hull City into the lead at MK Dons

  21-11-2020 17:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Josh Magennis has doubled his League One tally for the season with a first-half brace for Hull City on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Frank Lampard praises Timo Werner after telling contribution on Tyneside

  21-11-2020 16:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Frank Lampard singled out Timo Werner for special praise after the German starred in his side’s 2-0 win over Newcastle at St James’s Park.
  
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• Coronavirus Catch-up: Ask NI's chief medical officer a question

  21-11-2020 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NI's chief medical officer joins Jordan Kenny on Tuesday at 19:00 GMT for Coronavirus Catch-up.
  
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• Car driven away with front door lodged in windscreen after crashing into house

  21-11-2020 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A driver crashed into the front porch of a house and then continued driving with the front door lodged between his car windscreen and roof.
  
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• Ferry with hundreds of passengers onboard runs aground

  21-11-2020 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Baltic Sea ferry with 331 passengers and a crew of 98 has run aground in the Aland Islands archipelago between Finland and Sweden.
  
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