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• Charles warns cancer risks becoming ‘Forgotten C’ during pandemic

  01-01-2021 23:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales has warned that cancer risks becoming “the Forgotten C” and that delayed operations during the pandemic are causing “despair”.
  
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• Dr Alex George wants meeting with PM about mental health education

  01-01-2021 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dr Alex George has called on his followers to help him secure a meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson about mental health education in schools.
  
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• Transfer test: Pupils to sit AQE test on 9 January

  01-01-2021 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  AQE is to proceed with the tests as planned despite homeschooling returning in the first week of January.
  
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• UK ticket-holder celebrates new year with £39m EuroMillions jackpot

  01-01-2021 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A lucky UK ticket-holder has started 2021 by scooping a £39 million EuroMillions jackpot.
  
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• Mikel Arteta: Arsenal need a player as talented as Emile Smith Rowe

  01-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta has talked up Emile Smith Rowe’s quality and admitted the re-emergence of the midfielder has been timely for Arsenal.
  
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• Jose Mourinho says Premier League ‘unprofessional’ over Fulham postponement

  01-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has accused the Premier League of being unprofessional over the handling of their postponed match with Fulham.
  
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• Graham Potter admits he struggles to handle criticism from Brighton fans

  01-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brighton boss Graham Potter admits he finds it hard to handle criticism from fans and insists he pays no attention to social media as it would be “dangerous” to do so.
  
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• Frank Lampard refuses to abandon principles as Chelsea look to end barren spell

  01-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard refuses to abandon his principles as he looks to navigate Chelsea out of a barren spell.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers not focusing on Leicester title challenge

  01-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers says Leicester’s target for the season remains European qualification.
  
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• Liverpool author Maureen Lee dies aged 88

  01-01-2021 23:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Author Maureen Lee, who wrote more than 20 novels set in her native Liverpool, has died at the age of 88.
  
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• Man arrested in connection with pensioner murder

  01-01-2021 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police on the hunt for Leighton Snook in connection with the murder of a pensioner earlier this week have arrested a 28-year-old man in Colchester.
  
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• Manchester United join Liverpool at top of table with win over Aston Villa

  01-01-2021 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester United moved level on points with Premier League leaders Liverpool as Bruno Fernandes’ penalty got 2021 off to a winning start against Aston Villa.
  
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• DUP’s critics slam Poots as he hails Leave EU chief Arron Banks for Brexit efforts

  01-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP minister Edwin Poots has been criticised for thanking a leading Brexit campaigner for his efforts following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union — even though his party voted against the deal.
  
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• Gardai investigating after discovery of man’s body in Cork

  01-01-2021 22:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Garda investigation has been launched following the discovery of a man’s body in Co Cork on New Year’s Day.
  
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• Daryl Gurney loses out to 'lucky' Gerwyn Price in epic World Darts Championship quarter-final

  01-01-2021 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Daryl Gurney kept getting off the floor in a battling New Year’s Day display in his bid to make darting history as the Iceman, Gerwyn Price, just about kept his cool to win and was honest enough to admit: “I was very, very lucky.”
  
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• Government under fire over U-turn as all London primary schools to remain closed

  01-01-2021 22:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has been criticised for creating “chaos” for parents after reversing its decision for some primary schools in London to open.
  
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• Appeal to find missing man last seen on Christmas Eve - Belfast Live

  01-01-2021 22:15
  
  Appeal to find missing man last seen on Christmas Eve  Belfast Live
  
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• World Championship disappointment for Daryl Gurney - Belfast Newsletter

  01-01-2021 22:10
  
  World Championship disappointment for Daryl Gurney  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Professor Green expecting first child with actress girlfriend

  01-01-2021 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Professor Green and his girlfriend Karima McAdams are expecting their first child together.
  
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• David Moyes praises ‘really important’ West Ham win at Everton

  01-01-2021 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham manager David Moyes admits their 1-0 win at his former club Everton was special.
  
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• Tributes to Mark Elliott who died while walking in Mournes

  01-01-2021 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mountain walker who died suddenly on New Year's Eve has been described as "a gentle giant with a heart to match".
  
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• Carrick Rangers announce signing of experienced Irish League defender Chris Ramsey - Belfast Live

  01-01-2021 21:29
  
  Carrick Rangers announce signing of experienced Irish League defender Chris Ramsey  Belfast Live
  
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• Saturdays star Mollie King and cricketer Stuart Broad engaged

  01-01-2021 21:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Saturdays star Mollie King is engaged to cricketer Stuart Broad.
  
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• How Belfast City Centre looked on the first day of 2021 - Belfast Live

  01-01-2021 21:10
  
  How Belfast City Centre looked on the first day of 2021  Belfast Live
  
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• Keeping every London primary school closed a ‘last resort’, says Williamson

  01-01-2021 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All London primary schools will remain shut next week, the Education Secretary has confirmed, as the capital battles with high levels of coronavirus infections.
  
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• Northern Ireland Centenary: Unionists must ask difficult questions while Irish Unity should be the main conversation, say Alex Kane and Andree Murphy

  01-01-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alex Kane and Andree Murphy assess 100 years of partition in Ireland
  
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• Milestone or millstone: contrasting views of Northern Ireland centenary

  01-01-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Partition is a fact of history. It is also a fact of history that neither unionists nor nationalists wanted it. And, a century on, it remains the chief bone of contention between both sides: the subject around which every and any election revolves.
  
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• Jon Tonge: Back in the job a year, but who impressed as a minister and who didn't?

  01-01-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Next week marks the first anniversary of the New Decade, New Approach deal, which led to devolved government being restored to Northern Ireland. After the most difficult of 12 months, Jon Tonge rates our ministers.
  
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• Ant McPartlin engaged to girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett

  01-01-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ant McPartlin has become engaged to his girlfriend Anne-Marie Corbett.
  
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• Archbishop Eamon Martin criticises RTE over ‘offensive and blasphemous’ sketch

  01-01-2021 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Archbishop Eamon Martin has criticised state broadcaster RTE over a “deeply offensive and blasphemous” clip that ran as part of the station’s NYE Countdown show.
  
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• PM pledges to ‘turbocharge’ UK economy as first Brexit teething problems felt

  01-01-2021 20:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leaving the European Union’s trading arrangements offers the chance to “transform our country”, Boris Johnson has claimed as UK businesses acclimatised to new Brexit border requirements.
  
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• Tomas Soucek scores late West Ham winner as David Moyes enjoys return to Everton

  01-01-2021 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham boss David Moyes registered his first win at Goodison Park as an opposition manager as Tomas Soucek’s fortuitous late goal beat his former club Everton 1-0.
  
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• Health system ‘will not continue to cope’ with high levels of coronavirus cases

  01-01-2021 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s health system “will not continue to cope” with the high levels of coronavirus cases, the Chief Medical Officer has warned.
  
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• Northern Ireland's New Year bundles of joy provide perfect start to 2021

  01-01-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It's a new year, and a new era for Northern Ireland following our exit from the European Union.
  
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• New Year’s Eve still busy for police despite Tier 4 rules

  01-01-2021 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers on the beat had little respite from the usual chaos of New Year’s Eve in England’s biggest cities despite most of the country being under the highest level of Covid-19 restrictions.
  
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• Every London primary school to remain closed after Christmas break – Khan

  01-01-2021 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  All London primary schools will remain shut next week, according to Mayor Sadiq Khan, as the capital battles with high levels of coronavirus infections.
  
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• Karen Carney deletes Twitter account in wake of online abuse

  01-01-2021 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Karen Carney has deleted her Twitter account three days after comments about Leeds – which were mocked by the club – sparked a wave of online abuse.
  
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• Resumption of pre-school programme delayed until January 11

  01-01-2021 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The reopening of state-funded childcare services which cater for 100,000 children will be delayed until January 11, the Government has announced.
  
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• Grammar school transfer test set to go ahead in January

  01-01-2021 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of the private companies which run transfer tests for grammar school entrance has confirmed the tests will go ahead as planned.
  
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• The top Irish League hardmen from past 30 years - Belfast Live

  01-01-2021 19:51
  
  The top Irish League hardmen from past 30 years  Belfast Live
  
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• New Year inspiration for 2021: Sunrises, beach dips and babies - Belfast Newsletter

  01-01-2021 19:38
  
  New Year inspiration for 2021: Sunrises, beach dips and babies  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Andrew Ridgeley: Last Christmas in top spot is fitting tribute to George Michael

  01-01-2021 19:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Andrew Ridgeley has said Last Christmas finally going to number one 36 years after its release is a “fitting tribute” to his Wham! bandmate George Michael’s “songwriting genius”.
  
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• Coronavirus forces postponement of two Championship games

  01-01-2021 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship fixtures between Brentford and Bristol City and Luton and QPR have both been postponed due to coronavirus.
  
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• Brexit: First goods cross Irish Sea trade border

  01-01-2021 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trade border means most commercial goods entering NI from GB now require a customs declaration.
  
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• Rodrigo hoping Leeds begin 2021 on similar note that they ended 2020

  01-01-2021 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Forward Rodrigo hopes Leeds can begin the new year as they ended the last one.
  
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• US hits 20 million coronavirus cases

  01-01-2021 19:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The number of confirmed US coronavirus cases has surpassed 20 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
  
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• Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D star Chloe Bennet tests positive for Covid-19

  01-01-2021 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chloe Bennet has revealed she has tested positive for Covid-19 and “multiple” members of her family are also infected.
  
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• Wham!’s Last Christmas finally reaches top of the singles chart

  01-01-2021 19:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wham! song Last Christmas has shot to the top of the singles chart, 36 years after its release.
  
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• 126 coronavirus fines handed out by police on New Year’s Eve

  01-01-2021 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 100 fines were handed out for breaches of the coronavirus regulations and 34 prohibition notices issued over house parties on New Year’s Eve, police have said.
  
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• Coronavirus: Police issue 126 fines for New Year's Eve parties

  01-01-2021 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police also served 34 prohibition notices over parties and two businesses were given penalty notices.
  
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