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• Donald Trump says attorney general William Barr will leave before Christmas

  14-12-2020 23:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US attorney general William Barr, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies, is resigning amid lingering tension over the president’s baseless claims of election fraud and the investigation into Joe Biden’s son.
  
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• Keep believing in Mikel Arteta, says Arsenal technical director Edu

  14-12-2020 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal technical director Edu has asked fans to believe in manager Mikel Arteta and insists results on the pitch do not tally with what he is seeing on the training ground.
  
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• Joe Biden clears 270-vote mark as electors affirm his victory

  14-12-2020 23:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Joe Biden has cleared the 270 electoral vote mark to formalise his presidential victory with California’s 55 votes.
  
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• West Brom contract is not the immediate priority for Slaven Bilic

  14-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boss Slaven Bilic remains relaxed about his West Brom future despite time running out on his contract.
  
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• Pep Guardiola in no doubt about the value of Gabriel Jesus to Manchester City

  14-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola remains certain that Gabriel Jesus has the quality to be a long-term successor to Sergio Aguero for Manchester City.
  
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• Frank Lampard expecting lower points tally for Premier League winners this term

  14-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Frank Lampard expects this season’s Premier League title to be won with a significantly-lower points tally than in recent years.
  
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• ‘Left in the lurch’: Restaurant owner speaks about impact of Tier 3 in London

  14-12-2020 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A restaurant owner in Dalston, east London, has said he and his employees will be “left in the lurch” as a consequence of the capital moving to Tier 3 coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• Appeals court sends Jackson estate’s Leaving Neverland lawsuit to arbitration

  14-12-2020 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A US appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit filed by the Michael Jackson estate over an HBO documentary about two of the late pop star’s sex abuse accusers can go forward in private arbitration.
  
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• Shop and off-licence beer sales up 70% in Northern Ireland during lockdown

  14-12-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Drinkers kept out of their locals by lockdown drove a 70% jump in shop sales of lager and beer to £29.5m, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Northern Ireland Centenary event felt like it was streamed from a sideways universe, I aged 100 years watching it

  14-12-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's 2021 Centenary starts in a few weeks. I'm sure, like me, you've been wondering how the Northern Ireland Office intends to mark the occasion.
  
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• Glenavon lack the killer touch as Cliftonville snaffle first away point

  14-12-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cliftonville manager Paddy McLaughlin will be grateful for small mercies as his team notched up a first away point of the season in a 1-1 draw with Glenavon at Mourneview Park.
  
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• Eddie Jones looks forward to England’s World Cup date against the Brave Blossoms

  14-12-2020 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones is ready to write another chapter in his eventual World Cup story with Japan after his intuition that England would be drawn to face the Brave Blossoms proved correct.
  
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• League Two football club Crawley sign Towie star Mark Wright

  14-12-2020 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Reality TV star Mark Wright has signed for Sky Bet League Two club Crawley on a non-contract basis.
  
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• Stars rally around Jesy Nelson following Little Mix departure

  14-12-2020 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celebrities have rallied around Jesy Nelson after she announced she had left Little Mix due to the toll being in a chart-topping band had taken on her mental health.
  
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• ‘Too early’ to tell whether new Covid variant has reached Ireland – Glynn

  14-12-2020 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It is “too early” to tell whether a new variant of Covid-19 identified in the UK has reached Ireland, an Irish public health expert has said.
  
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• US Covid-19 deaths top 300,000 just as vaccinations begin

  14-12-2020 22:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US death toll from coronavirus has topped 300,000 on the day the country began dispensing Covid-19 shots in a huge campaign to conquer the outbreak.
  
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• SF MLA Deirdre Hargey to return to Executive after period of illness

  14-12-2020 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Deirdre Hargey is to return to work at the Executive after recovering from a period of illness.
  
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• Ex-UDR soldier badly injured in bomb nears end of marathon walk

  14-12-2020 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A former UDR soldier who was left with devastating injuries following a bomb blast over 40 years ago is just half a mile away from completing a mission to walk a marathon for charity.
  
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• Maine receives first doses of vaccine - By Fran Gonzalez - Republican Journal

  14-12-2020 21:50
  
  Maine receives first doses of vaccine - By Fran Gonzalez  Republican Journal
  
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• Greenwich Council told to keep schools open to all pupils or face legal action

  14-12-2020 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has told Greenwich Council to keep schools open to all pupils or it will face legal action.
  
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• Paul Pogba’s agent says January departure from Manchester United is unlikely

  14-12-2020 21:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola admits the midfielder is unlikely to leave Manchester United in January.
  
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• Total solar eclipse wows in Latin America

  14-12-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people gathered in the Chilean region of La Araucania to witness a solar eclipse, rejoicing in the rare experience even though visibility was limited because of cloudy skies.
  
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• Rate of coronavirus cases increases across all new Tier 3 areas, data shows

  14-12-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The rate of new coronavirus cases has increased across every area of London as well as the parts of Essex and Hertfordshire being raised to the highest level of restrictions, data shows.
  
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• Electors meeting to formally choose Joe Biden as next president

  14-12-2020 21:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Presidential electors coast to coast in the US are casting the votes that will affirm Joe Biden as the nation’s next president, a formality that took on added importance this year because of Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he lost his race for re-election.
  
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• Bangor Courthouse to be regenerated into community events hub - Belfast Live

  14-12-2020 21:19
  
  Bangor Courthouse to be regenerated into community events hub  Belfast Live
  
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• First National Bank finalizes purchase of Belfast location - Bangor Daily News

  14-12-2020 21:14
  
  First National Bank finalizes purchase of Belfast location  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Wetherspoon to slash beer prices in new Tier 3 areas

  14-12-2020 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pub giant Wetherspoon is slashing beer prices in areas of southern England going into Tier 3 restrictions.
  
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• Council issues statement following long queues at Abbey Centre's Primark store - Belfast Live

  14-12-2020 21:04
  
  Council issues statement following long queues at Abbey Centre's Primark store  Belfast Live
  
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• Be careful now if you want to visit elderly at Christmas, warns Hancock

  14-12-2020 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People should be “extremely careful” about who they mix with in the run-up to Christmas if they are planning to see elderly relatives over the festive period, the Health Secretary has warned.
  
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• Dutch leader announces tough new nationwide lockdown over Christmas period

  14-12-2020 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte has imposed a tough new five-week nationwide lockdown, saying schools, non-essential shops, museums and gyms will close at midnight until January 19.
  
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• Google outage due to internal technical fault, company says

  14-12-2020 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Google has confirmed the worldwide service outage on Monday was caused by a technical fault inside its own systems.
  
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• Pay student nurses higher allowances for working during Covid-19, urges Harris

  14-12-2020 19:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Student nurses should be paid higher allowances for working during Covid-19, Higher and Further Education Minister Simon Harris has said.
  
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• No new injuries for Cambridge as they look to return to form against Colchester

  14-12-2020 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cambridge will look to end their winless run in Sky Bet League Two when Colchester visit on Tuesday.
  
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• Taylor Swift on course to top UK album chart for third time in 15 months

  14-12-2020 19:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift is on course to top the UK album chart for the third time in 15 months with Evermore.
  
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• Protesters arrested after Parliament Square demo

  14-12-2020 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost a dozen people have been arrested after a demonstration by around 200 protesters in London’s Parliament Square.
  
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• PSNI officers reunited with unresponsive tot whose life they saved - Belfast Live

  14-12-2020 19:29
  
  PSNI officers reunited with unresponsive tot whose life they saved  Belfast Live
  
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• Ministers threaten to use emergency legal powers to force schools to stay open

  14-12-2020 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government could use emergency legal powers to force schools to stay open after council leaders urged them to close early and move to online learning before the Christmas break.
  
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• What does the emergence of new coronavirus strain mean?

  14-12-2020 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Experts have identified a new variant of coronavirus which may be linked to the faster spread of Covid-19 in the south of England.
  
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• Leander Dendoncker signs new long-term deal at Wolves

  14-12-2020 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leander Dendoncker has signed a new three-year deal at Wolves.
  
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• Gary Neville: The PFA is going to change – I can assure you of that

  14-12-2020 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gary Neville is confident the new-look board of the Professional Footballers’ Association will “do the right thing” over whether or not to publish an independent review into the union’s governance.
  
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• Fogg steps down as Lion boys pitch coach - By Staff - Republican Journal

  14-12-2020 19:18
  
  Fogg steps down as Lion boys pitch coach - By Staff  Republican Journal
  
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• Concert to mark 100 years since first performance of The Lark Ascending

  14-12-2020 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ beloved classical music piece The Lark Ascending will take place in the same hall where it was first played to the public 100 years ago.
  
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• Bounce back loan fraud ‘five times higher’ than typical levels

  14-12-2020 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Levels of fraud from taxpayer-backed Covid-19 loan schemes are around five times higher than typical figures, according to senior UK bankers.
  
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• Focus is firmly on Fulham, says Brighton boss Graham Potter

  14-12-2020 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graham Potter insisted his Brighton squad’s full attention is focused on their trip to Fulham on Wednesday night.
  
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• Government undercounting homeless figures by up to 20%, Sinn Fein claims

  14-12-2020 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is undercounting the number of people who are homeless by up to 20%, Sinn Fein has claimed.
  
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• ‘Bah humbug’: Theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh hits out at London Tier 3 move

  14-12-2020 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Cameron Mackintosh has said the Government’s decision to put London into Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions is “devastating” and “smacks of panic”.
  
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• Little Mix: X Factor history-makers who became global stars

  14-12-2020 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Almost a decade after Little Mix shot to fame by making X Factor history, band member Jesy Nelson has announced she is leaving the band for good.
  
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• Broken Isle of Wight monolith on sale on eBay

  14-12-2020 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A monolith that appeared on the Isle of Wight has been put on sale on eBay after being removed from the beach.
  
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• Investors welcome Brexit deadline extension

  14-12-2020 18:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No sooner had traders breathed a sigh of relief as the “final” deadline for negotiations over a trade deal between the UK and EU was extended, they were hit with London being placed into Tier 3.
  
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• Mixed reaction to £3m fund to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary

  14-12-2020 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There has been a mixed reaction from Northern Ireland’s parties to a £3 million fund to mark the centenary of the region.
  
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