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• Public ‘ready’ to go to theatres, says producer of returning West End show

  09-12-2020 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A producer of West End show Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has said audiences are “ready” to come back to theatres ahead of the show’s return.
  
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• Large gaps remain between UK and EU after PM’s talks in Brussels, No 10 says

  09-12-2020 23:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Large gaps remain between the UK and European Union in reaching a Brexit deal, Downing Street has said following crunch talks between Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen.
  
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• Kubrat Pulev relaxed in bio-secure bubble ahead of Anthony Joshua fight

  09-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kubrat Pulev is making the most of being in a bio-secure bubble ahead of Saturday’s world heavyweight fight with Anthony Joshua at Wembley’s SSE Arena.
  
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• Hearn hopes Fury would not need a warm-up fight ahead of Joshua showdown

  09-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Hearn says he is “as close to 100 per cent” as he can be that a fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will happen in 2021, but does not want the WBC holder Fury to have a warm-up bout beforehand.
  
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• Players show united front against racism as PSG dominate Istanbul Basaksehir

  09-12-2020 23:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir sent a powerful anti-racism message before their rescheduled Champions League match at Parc des Princes as their players all took a knee.
  
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• Vulnerable man too scared to go home after Derry gun attack

  09-12-2020 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man whose home was shot at nine times is too afraid to return to the property.
  
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• Officials rule out bringing forward GP Covid jab programme in Northern Ireland

  09-12-2020 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Health officials in Northern Ireland have ruled out bringing forward the beginning of the Covid vaccination programme by GPs.
  
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• Dad's plea: Northern Ireland teacher says keeping our schools open could ruin Christmas

  09-12-2020 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teacher who spent the last half-term break in self isolation after contracting Covid-19 has spoken of his fears that Christmas may be ruined for other families if schools don't shut this week.
  
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• People on Belfast interfaces are still divided over whether peace walls should remain or go

  09-12-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new survey commissioned by the Department of Justice has found that communities living near peace walls continue to be split on whether or not they should be removed.
  
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• DUP's Edwin Poots discharged following emergency surgery

  09-12-2020 23:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has been discharged from hospital following emergency surgery.
  
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• Belfast interface residents remain divided over peace walls - Belfast Telegraph

  09-12-2020 23:10
  
  Belfast interface residents remain divided over peace walls  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Sergio Aguero back with a goal as Manchester City cruise to victory

  09-12-2020 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sergio Aguero made a goalscoring return to action as Manchester City wrapped up their Champions League Group C programme with a comfortable 3-0 win over Marseille.
  
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• In pictures: Glentoran crowned Danske Bank Women's Premiership champions with victory over Crusaders Strikers

  09-12-2020 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The long wait is over. After six years without winning a league title, it was two moments of quality separated by 82 minutes that clinched the 2020 Danske Bank Women’s Premiership crown for Glentoran Women.
  
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• Concern at slow rate of progress as review of Dr Michael Watt's neurology patients delayed by paperwork

  09-12-2020 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A review of patients of a neurologist at the centre of a public inquiry has stalled after crucial paperwork was not signed off for at least six months, it has emerged.
  
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• Ramona Petzelberger and Shania Hayles at the double in impressive Villa victory

  09-12-2020 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Aston Villa beat Bristol City 4-0 in a bottom-of-the-table clash in the Women’s Super League with two goals apiece from Ramona Petzelberger and Shania Hayles.
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp unhappy with VAR as he praises Mohamed Salah

  09-12-2020 22:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised Mohamed Salah after a record-breaking night in Denmark but was less impressed with VAR and admits he is changing his mind over its application.
  
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• Hare coursing: Pamela Anderson asks Micheál Martin for ban

  09-12-2020 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has written to Irish PM, Micheál Martin, calling for the ban.
  
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• Viewers praise Coronation Street’s ‘dramatic’ 60th anniversary episode

  09-12-2020 22:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Viewers have praised Coronation Street’s “dramatic” 60th anniversary episode.
  
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• Von der Leyen reminds Johnson about social distancing as they take masks off

  09-12-2020 22:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson was told by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to maintain social distancing when the Prime Minister arrived for a crunch Brexit meeting in Brussels.
  
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• Hunter Biden facing federal investigation over ‘tax affairs’

  09-12-2020 22:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President-elect Joe Biden’s son Hunter says that his “tax affairs” are under federal investigation, putting a renewed spotlight on the questions about his financial dealings that dogged his father’s campaign.
  
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• Fish on the menu for Johnson and von der Leyen’s crunch dinner

  09-12-2020 21:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fish has proved one of the most difficult parts of a Brexit trade deal to swallow for the negotiating teams, but it was served to Boris Johnson on a plate during crunch talks in Brussels.
  
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• Mikel Arteta insists Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang not guaranteed start for Arsenal

  09-12-2020 21:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta insists even captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is not guaranteed a place in his team as he looks to get the Gunners back to winning ways.
  
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• The Mobos always had an important role to play in 2020, says founder

  09-12-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Mobo Awards always had an “important role” to play after a year dominated by coronavirus and Black Lives Matter, its founder has said.
  
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• Rap music is now the UK’s pop culture, says Blue Story director

  09-12-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rap music is now the UK’s “pop culture” and will soon become a “billion dollar industry”, the director behind Blue Story has said.
  
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• Mobo Awards unveils its 2020 winners

  09-12-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nines and Mahalia were the big winners at the 23rd Mobo Awards, securing two major prizes each.
  
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• Insurance companies ‘put up roadblocks’ to funding for film and TV industry

  09-12-2020 21:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Insurance companies put up “roadblocks” and posed a “significant challenge” to the Irish film and television industry as it battled with the effects of the pandemic, a committee has been told.
  
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• Former Strictly stars back BBC over drag routine

  09-12-2020 21:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Strictly Come Dancing stars Michelle Visage and Catherine Tyldesley have sided with the BBC over its stance on a drag performance that aired during the celebrity dancing competition.
  
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• US government brings anti-trust action against Facebook

  09-12-2020 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Federal regulators have asked for Facebook to be ordered to divest its Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services as the US government and 48 states and districts accused the company of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors.
  
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• Mohamed Salah becomes Liverpool’s Champions League top scorer in draw in Denmark

  09-12-2020 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Salah eclipsed Steven Gerrard as Liverpool’s top scorer in the Champions League with his double record-breaking goal in a 1-1 draw against Midtjylland.
  
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• PSG and Istanbul unite against racism before Neymar runs riot in rescheduled tie

  09-12-2020 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paris St Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir sent a powerful anti-racism message before their rescheduled Champions League match at Parc des Princes as their players all took a knee.
  
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• EU personnel in Northern Ireland must be ‘observers only’ – DUP

  09-12-2020 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has issued a warning that EU personnel in Northern Ireland must be “observers only”.
  
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• Supermarket rate relief cash should be used to support self-employed, MPs say

  09-12-2020 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three million self-employed workers who remain ineligible for Covid-19 support grants should benefit from the £1.95 billion returned to the Government by essential retailers, MPs have suggested.
  
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• Ivan Leko believes Tottenham won’t underestimate Royal Antwerp a second time

  09-12-2020 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Royal Antwerp coach Ivan Leko believes Tottenham underestimated his side in their first Europa League meeting, but is not expecting such generosity in Thursday’s Group J decider.
  
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• Russian billionaire’s son caught up in divorce fight tells of parents’ affairs

  09-12-2020 20:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Russian billionaire’s son embroiled in his parents’ £450 million divorce fight has told a judge how his mother and father had affairs when he was young.
  
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• Boris Johnson in Brussels in bid to break trade deal deadlock

  09-12-2020 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has arrived for last-ditch talks in Brussels with the European Commission’s top official aimed at breaking the deadlock in trade deal negotiations.
  
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• Asda will not open its stores on Boxing Day

  09-12-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Supermarket giant Asda has announced it will not open its stores on Boxing Day.
  
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• Asda to close all stores for Boxing Day

  09-12-2020 19:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Supermarket giant Asda has announced it will not open its stores on Boxing Day.
  
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• Professor ‘glad’ he did not face haemophilia treatment decisions earlier

  09-12-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A haemophilia professor has told how he is “so glad” he did not face decisions on treatment for patients faced by his predecessors, as he would not have known what to do.
  
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• Late Late Show boss invites global superstar on to Carpool Karaoke

  09-12-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Late Late Show has opened the door to Beyonce starring alongside James Corden in an episode of Carpool Karaoke.
  
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• Deportation flights ‘seriously undermining’ work on Windrush compensation scheme

  09-12-2020 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deportation flights are “seriously undermining” the Home Office’s work on the Windrush compensation scheme, a Government adviser has warned.
  
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• Coronavirus vaccine: Belfast care home residents receive Covid-19 jab - BBC News

  09-12-2020 19:33
  
  Coronavirus vaccine: Belfast care home residents receive Covid-19 jab  BBC News
  
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• Lost song from The Muppet Christmas Carol has been found and restored

  09-12-2020 19:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A lost song cut from the The Muppet Christmas Carol film has been found and restored, according to director Brian Henson.
  
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• Marty Wilde to become one of the first celebrities to get Covid-19 vaccine

  09-12-2020 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rock and roll star Marty Wilde is to become one of the first celebrities to get the Covid-19 vaccination.
  
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• Covid infection rates jumped 25% after one week of eased restrictions, figures show

  09-12-2020 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Covid-19 infection rates in Northern Ireland increased by 25% after one week of eased restrictions, new figures have shown.
  
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• Birds of prey to join conservation programmes in Bulgaria

  09-12-2020 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eleven birds of prey will travel to Bulgaria to join breeding and release programmes in the country.
  
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• Airlines and holiday firms demand change to foreign travel advice

  09-12-2020 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Airlines and holiday firms have demanded that the Government reviews its approach to foreign travel advice.
  
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• Charlie Ewels: Rugby medical protocols can adapt to help protect player welfare

  09-12-2020 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bath captain Charlie Ewels feels rugby medical protocols will continue to develop to help limit the long-term impact of concussion injuries.
  
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• European Medicines Agency targeted in cyberattack

  09-12-2020 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says it has been targeted in a cyberattack.
  
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• Jamie Cullum puts on record-breaking music lesson for 2,282 people

  09-12-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jamie Cullum has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest music lesson ever held.
  
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• Nicole Kidman shares stunning photos of Belfast snapped during The Northman filming - Belfast Live

  09-12-2020 18:54
  
  Nicole Kidman shares stunning photos of Belfast snapped during The Northman filming  Belfast Live
  
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