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• Sir Paul McCartney pays tribute to You’ll Never Walk Alone singer Gerry Marsden

  03-01-2021 23:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Paul McCartney has said he will always remember his long-time friend and fellow Merseyside singing star Gerry Marsden with a smile.
  
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• Spurs boss Jose Mourinho coy on why Erik Lamela will miss game against Brentford

  03-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Erik Lamela will not be available for Tottenham’s Carabao Cup semi-final against Brentford on Tuesday following his coronavirus rule-breaking.
  
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• Man’s body recovered in Lough Erne

  03-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man's body was recovered from the water at a private marina near Derrylin in Co Fermanagh on Saturday night after what's believed to have been a tragic accident.
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp insists he will not spend just for the sake of it

  03-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has played down the likelihood he will utilise the January transfer window to ease his problems in central defence.
  
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• Graham Potter ditches tracksuit in bid to sharpen up Brighton’s performances

  03-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Under-pressure Brighton boss Graham Potter hopes smartening his attire can help his struggling side sharpen up on the pitch.
  
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• Alexandre Lacazette contract talks to wait until summer, says Mikel Arteta

  03-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal will hold contract talks with Alexandre Lacazette in the summer.
  
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• Lionel Messi returns to help Barcelona ease past rock-bottom Huesca

  03-01-2021 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi produced an assist on his return to action as Barcelona won 1-0 at LaLiga basement boys Huesca.
  
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• Benjamin Mendy ‘made a big mistake but it finishes here’, says Pep Guardiola

  03-01-2021 23:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola considers the Benjamin Mendy issue closed after the full-back admitted hosting friends at his house on New Year’s Eve in a breach of coronavirus restrictions.
  
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• Nancy Pelosi narrowly re-elected as House speaker

  03-01-2021 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nancy Pelosi has been narrowly re-elected as speaker, giving her the reins of Democrats’ slender House majority as President-elect Joe Biden sets a challenging course of producing legislation to tackle the pandemic, revive the economy and address other party priorities.
  
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• Murder investigation launched after 13-year-old boy stabbed in Reading

  03-01-2021 22:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Reading.
  
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• Primary school reopening causing ‘confusion and stress’ among staff

  03-01-2021 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Uncertainty over reduced staffing numbers and the safety of vulnerable students is causing “confusion and stress” among primary school staff, a teacher has said.
  
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• Daughter of Gerry Marsden pays tribute to her ‘wonderful dad’

  03-01-2021 22:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Merseybeat singer Gerry Marsden’s “devastated” daughter said she “very, very proud to call him dad”.
  
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• Great British Bake Off New Year special crowns its winner

  03-01-2021 22:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Rahul Mandal has been crowned the winner of the Great British Bake Off New Year special.
  
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• Coronavirus: Northern Ireland's schools must remain closed until the end of January, says union

  03-01-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teachers' union has called for all schools in Northern Ireland to stay shut until February at the earliest.
  
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• Police make arrests in Nottingham following coronavirus protest

  03-01-2021 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three people were arrested in Nottingham after a coronavirus protest made its way through the city.
  
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• Death of teen in Twinbrook not suspicious: police

  03-01-2021 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The death of a teenager in the Twinbrook area of west Belfast is not being treated as suspicious, police have said.
  
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• Belfast Game Loft Begins Premade Food Deliveries to Waldo County - WABI

  03-01-2021 21:21
  
  Belfast Game Loft Begins Premade Food Deliveries to Waldo County  WABI
  
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• Teenager dies after falling during cliff walk

  03-01-2021 21:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 17-year-old has died after falling during a cliff walk with his parents in Co Kerry.
  
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• Vanessa Kirby: Playing Princess Margaret would be daunting now

  03-01-2021 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vanessa Kirby says she would feel “daunted” if she was still playing Princess Margaret in The Crown.
  
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• Tributes to ‘Liverpool legend’ Gerry Marsden

  03-01-2021 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes have been paid to “pop royalty” and “Liverpool legend” Gerry And The Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden.
  
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• Martin Luther King Jr. Day Candlelight Vigil, online reflection planned in Belfast - PenBayPilot.com

  03-01-2021 21:05
  
  Martin Luther King Jr. Day Candlelight Vigil, online reflection planned in Belfast  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Trump recorded pleading with election official to ‘find’ him votes

  03-01-2021 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US President Donald Trump badgered and pleaded with Georgia’s election chief to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state, suggesting in a telephone call that the official “find” enough votes to hand Mr Trump the victory.
  
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• Frank Lampard insists ‘any rebuild takes pain’ after Man City thump Chelsea

  03-01-2021 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard has acknowledged Chelsea can expect more “pain” if he is allowed to complete his Stamford Bridge rebuilding work.
  
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• Merseybeat singer Gerry Marsden ‘was a fantastic ambassador for Liverpool’

  03-01-2021 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Much-loved Merseybeat singer Gerry Marsden’s most famous hit, You’ll Never Walk Alone, became a soothing anthem for many people in times of troubles.
  
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• Greta Thunberg thanks birthday well-wishers and says she is headed to the pub

  03-01-2021 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has thanked well-wishers for their messages on her 18th birthday and joked she would be spending it in the pub exposing the “dark secrets” behind climate change conspiracy.
  
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• Manchester City cruise to win at Chelsea to pile pressure on Frank Lampard

  03-01-2021 20:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne all struck in the first half as Manchester City thumped Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to heap pressure on Frank Lampard.
  
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• Man City first-half blitz sinks Chelsea and heaps pressure on Frank Lampard

  03-01-2021 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne all struck in the first half as Manchester City thumped Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to heap pressure on Frank Lampard.
  
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• British nationals refused boarding on Spanish flights over documentation

  03-01-2021 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government is “working closely” with Spanish authorities to resolve issues over post-Brexit residency documentation, after British nationals were prevented from boarding flights back to Spain.
  
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• You’ll Never Walk Alone singer Gerry Marsden dies aged 78

  03-01-2021 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry and the Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden, singer of You’ll Never Walk Alone, has died at the age of 78.
  
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• In Pictures: Merseybeat hero Gerry Marsden through the ages

  03-01-2021 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry And The Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden has died at the age of 78.
  
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• Heartbroken husband Lee Parker pays tribute to late wife Jade, who has died two days after wedding

  03-01-2021 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jade Parker, the young Portadown wife and mother who had been suffering from terminal cancer, has died - just two days after her New Year’s Eve wedding.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers will not alter Leicester ambitions after win at Newcastle

  03-01-2021 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers is refusing to recalibrate his ambitions for the season despite guiding Leicester into the Champions League places.
  
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• Covid-19: NI records 1,662 cases and six more virus-linked deaths

  03-01-2021 19:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There have also been six more virus-related deaths, according to official figures.
  
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• PM urges parents to return children to schools as councils fight to stay closed

  03-01-2021 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parents should send primary-age children back to schools which remain open this week, the Prime Minister has said, despite growing calls from unions to close them.
  
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• Executors undervalued Prince’s estate by 50%, US tax authorities say

  03-01-2021 19:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The continuing controversy over the money left behind by Prince when he died without a will is heating up again after the US’s Internal Revenue Service calculations showed that executors of the rock star’s estate undervalued it by 50%, or about 80 million dollars (£58.5 million).
  
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• Teen (17) dies in cliff fall tragedy while walking in west Kerry

  03-01-2021 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teenager has died in a tragic cliff fall in Kerry.
  
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• Gerry and the Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden dies aged 78

  03-01-2021 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gerry and the Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden has died at the age of 78.
  
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• Vaccinations ramping up in ‘glimmer of hope’ as US death toll passes 350,000

  03-01-2021 18:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US ramped up Covid-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing to four million the number of Americans who have received shots, Dr Anthony Fauci said Sunday.
  
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• County Kerry: Teenage boy, 17, dies in Bull Head cliff fall

  03-01-2021 18:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gardaí (Irish police) say the 17-year-old's body was recovered in the Bull Head area on Sunday.
  
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• Portadown mum Jade Caughey dies just days after saying 'I do' - Belfast Live

  03-01-2021 18:20
  
  Portadown mum Jade Caughey dies just days after saying 'I do'  Belfast Live
  
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• Man City express disappointment over Benjamin Mendy’s Covid-19 rule breach

  03-01-2021 18:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City expressed “disappointment” after Benjamin Mendy admitted hosting friends at his house on New Year’s Eve in a breach of Covid-19 restrictions.
  
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• Glenn Quinn murder: PSNI issue renewed appeal for information ahead of anniversary of brutal killing

  03-01-2021 17:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a renewed appeal for information over the murder of 47-year-old Glenn Quinn in Carrickfergus, ahead of the first anniversary of the killing on Monday.
  
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• Brexit: Arlene Foster sees 'gateway of opportunity' in UK-EU trade deal

  03-01-2021 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NI's first minister says the UK-EU deal eases "some of the difficulties with the NI Protocol".
  
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• Starmer calls for new national Covid lockdown within 24 hours

  03-01-2021 17:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new national lockdown should be declared within the next 24 hours, because  coronavirus is out of control, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.
  
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• Youri Tielemans wraps up win as Leicester maintain title tilt at Newcastle

  03-01-2021 17:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Youri Tielemans’ stunning finish ensured Leicester remain firmly in the title race after a fifth successive Premier League victory at Newcastle.
  
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• Northern Ireland records another 1,662 cases of Covid-19

  03-01-2021 17:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland has recorded a further 1,662 cases of Covid-19.
  
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• Hospitals under ‘extreme pressure’ during Covid surge

  03-01-2021 17:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hospitals are under “extreme pressure” due to a surge in Covid-19 cases in Ireland, medics have warned.
  
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• PSNI treating attacking on man and woman in Ballymena as 'potential hate crime'

  03-01-2021 16:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police are treating an attack on a man and a woman in Ballymena on Saturday evening as a "potential hate crime".
  
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• Weir has failed thousands of pupils over transfer test, says Stormont Education Committee chair Chris Lyttle

  03-01-2021 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chair of Stormont’s Education Committee has said the Education Minister has failed thousands of primary school children as they prepare to sit the first transfer test on Saturday.
  
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• In Pictures: Get your skates on!

  03-01-2021 16:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was plenty of deliberate slipping and sliding as the icy conditions continued on Sunday.
  
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