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• Mustangs gallop into team-oriented practices - By Staff - Republican Journal

  05-01-2021 23:57
  
  Mustangs gallop into team-oriented practices - By Staff  Republican Journal
  
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• Timeline of a troublesome school year in Northern Ireland

  05-01-2021 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  After what has been a year of chaos for school pupils, things have only become more chaotic.
  
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• Fury over exam body AQE's plans to go ahead with test in February

  05-01-2021 23:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland's transfer test procedure was in chaos on Tuesday night after one of the two examining bodies said it would be looking to reschedule exams for February 27.
  
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• The Weeknd shows off drastic new look in Save Your Tears music video

  05-01-2021 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Weeknd showed off a drastic new look in his latest music video – donning facial prosthetics for the track Save Your Tears.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Managers trying to influence referees over penalties

  05-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suggested rival managers might be attempting to influence referees by bringing up Manchester United’s penalty record in the wake of Jurgen Klopp’s comments about their contrasting spot-kick history.
  
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• Burnley chairman hints that partnership with American club could be on the cards

  05-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  New Burnley chairman Alan Pace believes a partnership with an American club could be on the cards in the future.
  
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• Almost 10,000 care home residents receive vaccine

  05-01-2021 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 46,000 first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are administered.
  
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• Scottish patrol vessel boards Donegal fishing boat at Rockall

  05-01-2021 23:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Scottish patrol board has stopped and boarded a Donegal fishing vessel near Rockall, a disputed area of sea in the North Atlantic claimed by the British.
  
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• No charges against Wisconsin officer who shot Jacob Blake

  05-01-2021 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file criminal charges against a white police officer who shot a black man in the back in Kenosha last summer, leaving him paralysed and setting off protests in the city.
  
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• Tottenham defeat 10-man Brentford to reach Carabao Cup final

  05-01-2021 22:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are one game from ending a 13-year trophy drought as they booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 2-0 win over Brentford.
  
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• Lucky number seven for Jose Mourinho? Spurs book boss another cup final outing

  05-01-2021 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has secured his seventh domestic cup final in English football, thanks to Tottenham’s 2-0 semi-final victory over Brentford.
  
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• Judge bans Proud Boys leader from Washington after arrest

  05-01-2021 22:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys from the US capital after he was accused of vandalising a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested.
  
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• International travellers to produce negative Covid test on arrival in Ireland

  05-01-2021 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cabinet will meet on Wednesday to consider a range of new Covid-19 restrictions to curb the pandemic.
  
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• Tributes paid to Colin Bell as former Manchester City star dies aged 74

  05-01-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mike Summerbee paid tribute to “a lovely, humble man” and Manchester City’s “greatest footballer” following the death of former team-mate Colin Bell.
  
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• Stormont Coronavirus restrictions detailed in Executive statement - Belfast Live

  05-01-2021 22:27
  
  Stormont Coronavirus restrictions detailed in Executive statement  Belfast Live
  
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• Students will not be asked to sit GCSE or A Levels, says Government

  05-01-2021 22:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Students in England will not be asked to sit GCSE and A Levels this summer, the Government has said.
  
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• Stormont signs off on new Covid restrictions, but little clarity over exams

  05-01-2021 21:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Strict new restrictions to combat the pandemic have been agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive.
  
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• Lockdown in NI 'a result of underfunding and chronic lack of nurses'

  05-01-2021 21:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The latest devastating Covid-19 lockdown is a direct result of the massive shortage of nurses in Northern Ireland, it has been claimed.
  
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• Irish boat blocked from fishing off Rockall

  05-01-2021 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is a long-running dispute over sovereignty of the uninhabited North Atlantic island.
  
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• YouTube reinstates talkRadio page after ‘further review’

  05-01-2021 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  YouTube has reinstated the page of talkRadio following “further review” by the video platform.
  
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• A career in pictures – Manchester City great Colin Bell dies aged 74

  05-01-2021 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester City and England midfielder Colin Bell has died at the age of 74.
  
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• Schools to teach via remote learning ‘until February’

  05-01-2021 21:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Schools in Northern Ireland will be required to provide remote learning to pupils until the half-term break in mid-February, the education minister said.
  
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• AQE to hold transfer test in February

  05-01-2021 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A single AQE transfer test will be held on Saturday February 27, the test administrators have confirmed.
  
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• Arlene Foster ‘disgusted’ over paramilitary threat

  05-01-2021 21:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster said she was “disgusted” after being threatened by loyalist paramilitaries.
  
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• Colin Bell, ex-England player and Manchester City legend, dies - Belfast Live

  05-01-2021 21:12
  
  Colin Bell, ex-England player and Manchester City legend, dies  Belfast Live
  
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• Former Bond girl Tanya Roberts dies aged 65

  05-01-2021 21:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tanya Roberts, who captivated James Bond in A View To A Kill, has died aged 65.
  
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• O’Neill criticises AQE after new date announced for post-primary transfer tests

  05-01-2021 21:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A company which sets post-primary transfer tests has been criticised by the Deputy First Minister for announcing a new test date.
  
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• Belfast family create fairytale storybook using ideas of late father and Tele journalist Terry Moorhead - Belfast Telegraph

  05-01-2021 21:00
  
  Belfast family create fairytale storybook using ideas of late father and Tele journalist Terry Moorhead  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast family create fairytale storybook using ideas of late father and Tele journalist Terry Moorhead

  05-01-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast family hope they have done their late father proud after publishing a children's book using his old scribblings and story ideas.
  
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• Schools and colleges given flexibility to decide whether to run Btec exams

  05-01-2021 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Schools and colleges in England will be given the flexibility to decide whether they want to run vocational exams due to take place this month.
  
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• Fire damages Bucksport apartment - By Jennifer Osborn, reporter, Ellsworth American - Republican Journal

  05-01-2021 20:39
  
  Fire damages Bucksport apartment - By Jennifer Osborn, reporter, Ellsworth American  Republican Journal
  
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• Colin Bell: The complete midfielder who helped turn Man City into a major force

  05-01-2021 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Colin Bell is regarded as one of the greatest players to have played for Manchester City and one of the finest English midfielders of his generation.
  
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• Former Manchester City and England midfielder Colin Bell dies at 74

  05-01-2021 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester City and England midfielder Colin Bell has died at the age of 74, the club have announced.
  
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• Former Manchester City and England midfielder Colin Bell dies aged 74

  05-01-2021 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester City and England midfielder Colin Bell has died at the age of 74, the club have announced.
  
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• Illinois teenager pleads not guilty in Kenosha protest killings

  05-01-2021 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third amidst sometimes violent summer protests on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, has pleaded not guilty to charges including intentional homicide.
  
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• Take lockdown rules seriously as one in 50 had virus last week, Whitty warns

  05-01-2021 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus poses an “extraordinarily high” risk and people must take the stay at home rules seriously, England’s chief medical officer has warned, as new figures suggested one in 50 had Covid-19 last week.
  
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• Will vaccines provide the way out of lockdown?

  05-01-2021 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus vaccines are being rolled out to millions of people across the UK, as all four nations are under lockdown measures to try to restrict the spread of the disease.
  
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• Blackpool boss hails 'leader' Daniel Ballard after loan deal is extended - Belfast Live

  05-01-2021 19:55
  
  Blackpool boss hails 'leader' Daniel Ballard after loan deal is extended  Belfast Live
  
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• Boris Johnson fails to guarantee all pupils will be back in class before summer

  05-01-2021 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has declined to guarantee that all children in England will be back in classrooms before the summer holidays.
  
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• Measures may be needed next winter, chief medical officer says

  05-01-2021 19:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England’s top medic has said that some restrictions may have to be brought back into place next winter to control the virus.
  
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• Parents cautiously welcome school closures but demand more support

  05-01-2021 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anxious parents have welcomed the expected decision to close schools, but have called for stronger support than was available during the first lockdown.
  
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• Wolves wing-back Ruben Vinagre joins Famalicao on loan

  05-01-2021 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wolves have confirmed wing-back Ruben Vinagre’s loan spell at Olympiacos has been cut short to allow him to spend the rest of the 2020-21 campaign with Famalicao.
  
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• Make threatening to share revenge porn a criminal offence, peers urge

  05-01-2021 19:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Threatening to share so-called revenge porn should be made illegal as part of the Government’s flagship reforms of domestic abuse laws, ministers have been told.
  
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• American Airlines moves to ground emotional-support animals

  05-01-2021 19:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  American Airlines is banning emotional-support animals in a move that will force most owners to pay extra if they want their pets to travel with them.
  
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• Three men jailed in Belfast for beating teen into a coma - The Irish Times

  05-01-2021 19:11
  
  Three men jailed in Belfast for beating teen into a coma  The Irish Times
  
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• Starmer presses Government to establish ’round-the-clock’ vaccination programme

  05-01-2021 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has urged the Government to use the third national lockdown in England to create a “round-the-clock” vaccination scheme in order to end “this nightmare”.
  
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• BBC says it will deliver ‘biggest educational offer in its history’

  05-01-2021 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC has said it will deliver the “biggest education offer in its history” for school pupils.
  
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• Young men sentenced for 'grotesque orgy of violence' in Ulidia House attack on teenager

  05-01-2021 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three young men who took part in a "sustained, persistent and repeated" attack on their teenage friend in a flat in Belfast were sentenced for the assault on Tuesday.
  
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• World Health Organisation ‘disappointed’ as China delays probe of Covid origins

  05-01-2021 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of the World Health Organisation has said he is “disappointed” that Chinese officials have not finalised permission for the arrival of a team of experts into China to examine the origins of Covid-19.
  
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• James Rodriguez: I chose Everton as I needed a club where I could be trusted

  05-01-2021 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Colombia playmaker James Rodriguez admits he chose to sign for Everton as he needed a club where he would be trusted.
  
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