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• Write off Manchester United at your peril, says Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers believes it is foolish to write off Manchester United in the title race.
  
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• Wolves bar players from shopping trips amid new coronavirus surge

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wolves have stopped their players from shopping again with a new variant of coronavirus spreading throughout the country.
  
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• West Ham boss David Moyes happy to see Brighton’s Danny Welbeck return to form

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Moyes is pleased Danny Welbeck is doing well for Brighton and revealed West Ham considered signing the forward in the summer.
  
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• Steve Bruce insists Newcastle are making progress

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Steve Bruce insists Newcastle are moving forward under him even if the progress is slow.
  
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• Southampton turnaround is no miracle, insists Ralph Hasenhuttl

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl believes hard work is behind his squad’s transformation, rather than any Christmas miracle.
  
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• Roy Hodgson confident Christian Benteke’s best days are ahead of him

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson believes the best days of Christian Benteke’s career could still be yet to come.
  
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• Pep Guardiola wants ‘incredible’ Phil Foden to add patience to armoury

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola understands Phil Foden’s rush to “win the world” but has urged the youngster to slow down.
  
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• Mikel Arteta believes Chelsea have strongest squad in Premier League

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta believes Boxing Day opponents Chelsea boast the “strongest squad” in the Premier League as he looks to guide his team to a first domestic win in nearly two months.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp admits managing players like Mohamed Salah can be challenging

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits it is a challenge handling players like Mohamed Salah because of the high expectations he sets himself.
  
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• Frustrated Scott Parker ‘finding different ways’ to work in self-isolation

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scott Parker believes he is unable to do his job “to the maximum” during his period of self-isolation but insisted they are making the best of a bad situation.
  
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• Frank Lampard fears Premier League ‘compromising’ player safety with schedule

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard fears the Premier League and broadcasters are “compromising” player safety by forcing Chelsea and Aston Villa to play twice in 48 hours.
  
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• Falling into bottom three could deal Brighton psychological blow – Graham Potter

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brighton boss Graham Potter concedes that plunging into the Premier League relegation zone could deal a psychological blow to his under-performing players.
  
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• Dean Smith: There is more to come from Jack Grealish

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dean Smith has warned Aston Villa’s Premier League rivals Jack Grealish is just getting started.
  
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• Chris Wilder would think Sheffield United were doomed at any other club

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chris Wilder has admitted he would think Sheffield United were doomed to relegation from the Premier League if he was not their manager.
  
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• Carlo Ancelotti ponders options in absence of Richarlison and James Rodriguez

  25-12-2020 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti looks like having to find yet another way to win as he prepares to be without his two main creative outlets Richarlison and James Rodriguez at Sheffield United.
  
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• Ulster set to lose superstar Springbok flanker Marcell Coetzee to South African rivals Bulls

  25-12-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster look set to lose superstar Springbok flanker Marcell Coetzee to South African outfit the Bulls next season.
  
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• Ulster set to lose superstar Springbok flanker Marcell Coetzee as South African side Bulls' new signing unmasked

  25-12-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster look set to lose superstar Springbok flanker Marcell Coetzee to South African outfit the Bulls next season.
  
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• Ulster set to lose superstar Springbok flanker Coetzee to South African rivals Bulls

  25-12-2020 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster look set to lose superstar Springbok flanker Marcell Coetzee to South African outfit the Bulls next season.
  
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• Dr Alex George heads to work on ‘tough’ first Christmas after brother’s death

  25-12-2020 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alex George has shared a photo of himself heading to work in hospital on the “tough” first Christmas since his brother’s death.
  
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• Scientists trial new treatment to prevent infection soon after Covid-19 exposure

  25-12-2020 21:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new antibody treatment with the potential to give people immediate protection after being exposed to Covid-19 and prevent illness is being trialled in the UK.
  
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• Queen's refunds £1.8m for student accommodation

  25-12-2020 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Queen's University has given more than 1,200 rent holidays to students moving out of its accommodation for 13 weeks over the second Covid-19 wave - however, there are now calls for the contract suspension to continue.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing viewers praise ‘poignant’ Caroline Flack tribute

  25-12-2020 21:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing viewers have praised the programme’s tribute to former champion Caroline Flack.
  
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• Former England and Surrey bowler Robin Jackman dies aged 75

  25-12-2020 21:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former England and Surrey bowler Robin Jackman has died at the age of 75.
  
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• Voucher to give £100 off hotel break as scheme is set to roll out

  25-12-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Voucher schemes aimed at reviving tourism here could mean a £100 discount on a hotel stay and £20 off a visit to a tourist attraction.
  
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• Tributes paid after death of top Northern Ireland musical director Mark Dougherty

  25-12-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's arts community was plunged into Christmas Day mourning after the death of Mark Dougherty - one of the region's most gifted musical directors and composers.
  
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• Shops to take a £20m battering on Boxing Day due to Covid-19 lockdown

  25-12-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's Boxing Day lockdown could cost up to £20m in lost sales, an economist has warned.
  
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• Famous Northern Ireland faces share their Christmas messages

  25-12-2020 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland celebrities took to social media on Friday to share their Christmas messages with fans and friends.
  
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• Gary Barlow and Dua Lipa among celebrities sharing Christmas well-wishes

  25-12-2020 20:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gary Barlow, Dua Lipa, David Beckham and Holly Willoughby are among the celebrities who have shared festive well-wishes.
  
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• Three injured in Nashville blast

  25-12-2020 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of central Nashville, in the US, early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people.
  
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• New UK variant of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland while 1,025 new cases and two further deaths confirmed

  25-12-2020 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan has today confirmed that the new UK variant of Covid-19 has been detected in Ireland today.
  
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• More than 10,000 tested as efforts to clear Kent lorry backlog continue

  25-12-2020 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 10,000 coronavirus tests have been carried out in a bid to clear the backlog of lorries waiting to cross the English Channel into France on Christmas Day.
  
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• Strictly Come Dancing pays tribute to Caroline Flack in festive countdown

  25-12-2020 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strictly Come Dancing has paid tribute to former champion Caroline Flack in a special Christmas episode looking back on the 25 best performances from the show’s history.
  
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• Public services complaints increase by more than a third last year - Belfast Live

  25-12-2020 18:54
  
  Public services complaints increase by more than a third last year  Belfast Live
  
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• These are the restrictions coming into force at midnight tonight - Belfast Live

  25-12-2020 18:20
  
  These are the restrictions coming into force at midnight tonight  Belfast Live
  
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• Bedfordshire residents urged to leave homes ahead of Storm Bella

  25-12-2020 17:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents living in parts of Bedfordshire have been urged to leave their homes due to a risk of flooding as large swathes of the UK brace for Storm Bella.
  
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• Archbishop speaks of vaccine hope after ‘year of anxiety’ in Christmas sermon

  25-12-2020 17:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The year 2020 has been likened to walking through “the valley of the shadow of death” by the Archbishop of Canterbury, as he used his Christmas sermon to praise schools and hospitals for bringing hope during the pandemic.
  
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• Meet Northern Ireland's Christmas Day babies for 2020 - Belfast Live

  25-12-2020 17:00
  
  Meet Northern Ireland's Christmas Day babies for 2020  Belfast Live
  
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• New variant of Covid-19 is in Ireland, chief medical officer confirms

  25-12-2020 16:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The new UK variant of Covid-19 is in Ireland, the chief medical officer has confirmed.
  
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• Brexit: EU diplomats briefed on Brexit trade deal

  25-12-2020 16:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC has seen the 1,246-page document, which includes about 800 pages of annexes and footnotes.
  
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• Explosion rocks central Nashville

  25-12-2020 15:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An explosion linked to a vehicle rocked central Nashville, in the US, on Christmas morning, sending shattered glass and debris over a wide area and rocking nearby buildings.
  
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• Pope issues Christmas Day plea for Covid vaccines for all

  25-12-2020 13:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis has made a Christmas Day plea for authorities to make Covid-19 vaccines available to all, insisting that the first in line should be the most vulnerable and needy, regardless of who holds the patents.
  
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• In Pictures: Care home visits, sledging and chilly swims mark Christmas Day

  25-12-2020 13:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  With a white Christmas officially recorded, December 25 still managed to rustle up some special moments despite coronavirus restrictions keeping many families apart.
  
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• EU states briefed on post-Brexit trade deal agreed with the UK

  25-12-2020 13:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The 27 European Union states are expected to formally back the post-Brexit trade deal within days.
  
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• Santa hats for Atlantic rowers as they celebrate Christmas

  25-12-2020 13:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Competitors in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge donned Santa hats to celebrate Christmas while spending the festive period crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• Sir Ian Botham leads tributes to ‘wonderful man’ John Edrich

  25-12-2020 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Ian Botham led the tributes to John Edrich after the former England and Surrey batsman’s death at the age of 83.
  
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• Bus crash in western Russia kills four

  25-12-2020 13:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An intercity bus has veered off a road in western Russia, killing four people and injuring another 11, authorities said.
  
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• Genre-spanning violinist Ivry Gitlis dies at 98

  25-12-2020 13:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ivry Gitlis, an acclaimed violinist who played with famed conductors, rock stars and jazz bands around the world and worked to make classical music accessible to the masses, has died in Paris at the age of 98.
  
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• Davina McCall dishes on The Masked Singer during This Morning’s festive show

  25-12-2020 13:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Davina McCall has teased details about the upcoming series of The Masked Singer.
  
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• Sea swimmers take to the water on Christmas Day

  25-12-2020 12:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was 8C as hardy swimmers entered the sea for a bracing Christmas Day dip in Co Down.
  
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• Care home residents embrace family and friends during Christmas Day visits

  25-12-2020 12:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dozens of residents at a Leeds care home were able to embrace their loved ones on Christmas Day after a rapid results trial allowed visits from family members and friends.
  
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