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• Vietnam War reporter and author Neil Sheehan dies aged 84

  07-01-2021 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Neil Sheehan, a US reporter who wrote an award-winning book about the Vietnam War, has died aged 84.
  
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• Stella Tennant ‘felt unable to go on’ after being unwell, family say

  07-01-2021 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of Stella Tennant have confirmed the model took her own life, saying she “felt unable to go on” after being “unwell for some time”.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp says he and Liverpool owners are on same page over transfer policy

  07-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insists he and owners Fenway Sports Group are on the same page when it comes to transfer business in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• It is not life or death, it is the FA Cup – Graham Potter on Covid-19 struggles

  07-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Football must remember it is “not life or death” as the fixture schedule continues to be disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Brighton boss Graham Potter.
  
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• Heaven and Adele: Chorley up for a third FA Cup upset and another singalong

  07-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chorley goalkeeper Matt Urwin is determined to make more FA Cup memories when the Magpies take on a makeshift Derby side at Victory Park this weekend.
  
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• Aston Villa to send out youth side for FA Cup match after Covid-19 outbreak

  07-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa will field a youth team in their FA Cup clash with Liverpool after coronavirus swept through the senior squad.
  
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• Clap for Heroes founder opts out as return of ritual appears to fall flat

  07-01-2021 23:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The return of weekly clapping for the “heroes” of the pandemic appeared subdued on Thursday, with the founder opting out too.
  
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• Boeing to pay 2.5bn dollars over 737 Max conspiracy

  07-01-2021 23:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boeing is to pay 2.5 billion dollars (£1.84bn) to settle a criminal conspiracy charge for misleading regulators about the safety of its 737 Max aircraft, which suffered two deadly crashes shortly after entering service.
  
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• Brexit: Why are the shelves empty in some supermarkets?

  07-01-2021 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leading supermarkets confirm new Brexit arrangements are restricting supplies to Northern Ireland.
  
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• Kings Of Leon make surprise album announcement

  07-01-2021 23:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kings Of Leon have announced their long-awaited eighth album and shared two new tracks.
  
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• Republican lawmaker condemned for joining mob which stormed Capitol

  07-01-2021 23:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A West Virginia lawmaker who filmed himself and supporters of Donald Trump storming into the US Capitol has been widely condemned as federal prosecutors step up their pursuit of violent perpetrators.
  
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• 'Stormont's faults are obvious, but it is still a good thing it is back'

  07-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new, if disputed, border in the Irish Sea, bringing delays in deliveries and complicating our food supplies, is not the rosiest environment for marking a year on from the New Decade, New Approach agreement.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: We may never return to normality despite success of vaccine, warns Professor Young

  07-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  After almost a year living under the shadow of a pandemic, the approval of two Covid-19 vaccines finally brought some hope to a world weary of coronavirus.
  
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• Burnley boss Sean Dyche calls for coronavirus vaccinations in football

  07-01-2021 22:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley boss Sean Dyche has called for a fast-tracked introduction of coronavirus vaccinations in football, with money saved on testing being distributed back into the NHS.
  
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• Trump supporters could face sedition charges for storming Capitol – prosecutor

  07-01-2021 22:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The top prosecutor for the District of Columbia has said “all options are on the table” for charging members of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the US Capitol — including sedition.
  
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• Tributes to Antrim man who died days after wife shared emotional plea to take Covid-19 seriously

  07-01-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man from Co Antrim who died after contracting Covid-19 just days after his wife shared an emotional plea to take the virus seriously has been described as a "friendly and caring gentleman".
  
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• Boris Johnson struggles with names of Covid-19 drugs

  07-01-2021 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson struggled with pronouncing the names of two tongue-twisting drugs that can significantly reduce the risk of death from coronavirus as well as time spent in hospital by up to 10 days.
  
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• Coronavirus: Churches to halt public services until February

  07-01-2021 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Church leaders say they recognise the serious position Northern Ireland is in due to coronavirus. 
  
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• City Council briefs - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  07-01-2021 21:57
  
  City Council briefs - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican Journal
  
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• Government U-turns on plan for Leaving Cert students to return to classrooms

  07-01-2021 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government has performed a U-turn on plans for Leaving Cert students to attend school for three days each week.
  
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• Jessie Cave’s newborn son out of hospital after catching Covid-19

  07-01-2021 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Potter star Jessie Cave’s newborn son is out of hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.
  
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• Teaching union calls for education staff to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine

  07-01-2021 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A leading teachers' union has called on all education staff to be prioritised for the coronavirus vaccination to help get children back into the classroom as quickly and safety as possible.
  
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• Northern Ireland cancer patients told their operations won't go ahead due to Covid-19 crisis

  07-01-2021 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People with cancer are among the patients who have been told their operations have been cancelled as the effects of the latest Covid-19 surge take hold.
  
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• Coronavirus: Belfast Trust cancels urgent cancer surgeries - BBC News

  07-01-2021 21:19
  
  Coronavirus: Belfast Trust cancels urgent cancer surgeries  BBC NewsCOVID-19: Belfast health trust axes inpatient operations as UK hospitals pushed to the brink  Sky NewsBelfast Trust cancels all planned surgeries this week due to Covid  Belfast TelegraphBelfast Health Trust cancels ‘planned in patient surgery’ amid Covid pressures  Belfast LiveView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Coronavirus: Belfast Trust cancels urgent cancer surgeries

  07-01-2021 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health officials say it was the only option due to the demand for beds as a result of Covid-19.
  
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• Vaccine rollout means current lockdown could be the last, says Hancock

  07-01-2021 20:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Health Secretary said he believed the current national lockdown in England could be the last, as he pinned his hopes on the coronavirus vaccines.
  
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• 'We have a very sound record' - Down GAA chairman explains team meeting and defends county's policy on Covid

  07-01-2021 20:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Down GAA chairman John Devaney has launched a staunch defence of his county's track record of adherence to Covid-19 restrictions after controversy erupted over a gathering of senior football squad members on Tuesday night.
  
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• The UK vaccination programme in numbers

  07-01-2021 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged an unprecedented national effort to roll out Covid-19 vaccines across the UK.
  
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• Pelosi threatens to impeach Trump after ‘armed insurrection against America’

  07-01-2021 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said President Donald Trump should immediately be removed from office or Congress may proceed to impeach him.
  
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• First care home residents get Oxford vaccine as rollout to GPs begins

  07-01-2021 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The first care home residents have had doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine brought to them as it was rolled out to GP surgeries.
  
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• Henry Golding feels ‘sense of displacement’ over British-Malaysian heritage

  07-01-2021 20:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Henry Golding has said he was drawn to the lead role in Monsoon by feeling neither British or Asian enough to fit into either society.
  
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• Milk dumped along Antrim coast for the second time

  07-01-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The hunt is on to unmask mysterious milk dumpers along the north coast.
  
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• How Northern Ireland's new lockdown will work

  07-01-2021 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The latest guidance on the new restrictions that have been imposed across the UK.
  
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• Two cousins jailed for killing man wrongly accused of stealing bike

  07-01-2021 20:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two cousins who killed a man in an “appallingly violent” attack after wrongly accusing him of stealing a bike have been jailed.
  
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• UK daily Covid-19 death toll remains above 1,000 for second day in a row

  07-01-2021 19:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 1,000 new UK Covid-19 deaths have been reported for the second day in a row while hospital admissions have risen above the first wave peak, new figures show.
  
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• Cliftonville announce signing of Northern Ireland youth international - Belfast Live

  07-01-2021 19:53
  
  Cliftonville announce signing of Northern Ireland youth international  Belfast Live
  
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• Covid-19 hoax claims are ‘nonsense’ and an insult to staff – NHS boss

  07-01-2021 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Claims that hospitals are not under pressure from rising coronavirus cases are “nonsense”, according to the head of NHS England.
  
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• Farmer’s son tried to ‘sneak away’ from schoolboy murder conviction, says judge

  07-01-2021 19:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A farmer’s son who murdered a schoolboy after paying more than £2,000 to stop him revealing their sexual relationship tried to “sneak away” from a conviction, a judge has said.
  
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• Essex lorry deaths: Dad learned of son's fate on social media

  07-01-2021 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nguyen Huy Hung was one of 39 people who died in a container en route from Belgium to Essex.
  
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• Warning issued to pet owners after food laced with poison found in Dundonald car park

  07-01-2021 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A warning has been issued to pet owners after food laced with poison was found in a public car park near Dundonald.
  
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• Robert Snodgrass can be West Brom’s Gary Speed, says Sam Allardyce

  07-01-2021 19:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce hopes Robert Snodgrass can have a similar impact at West Brom to the one Gary Speed had at Bolton nearly 17 years ago.
  
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• Ted Danson discusses his admiration for wife Mary Steenburgen

  07-01-2021 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ted Danson has discussed his admiration for his wife Mary Steenburgen.
  
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• Boris Johnson pledges unprecedented effort to roll out Covid-19 vaccines

  07-01-2021 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has pledged an unprecedented national effort to roll out Covid-19 vaccines across the UK as GPs warned of “teething problems” in some areas with doctors getting supply.
  
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• Fishing is form of ‘exercise’ so permitted during lockdown – angling group

  07-01-2021 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Recreational fishing will be allowed in England during the latest lockdown after the Government accepted it was a form of exercise, the Angling Trust has said.
  
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• ASTI directs teachers not to comply with plans to teach in schools three days a week

  07-01-2021 19:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The ASTI teaching union has directed its members not to comply with plans for Leaving Cert students to attend school for three days a week.
  
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• Record daily total for deaths in US as coronavirus surges in nearly every state

  07-01-2021 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US registered more Covid-19 deaths in a single day than ever before, nearly 3,900, on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic.
  
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• Schools told not to limit number of key worker children onsite during lockdown

  07-01-2021 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Schools in England should not limit the number of children of key workers onsite during the national lockdown, according to new Government guidance.
  
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• UK ‘not missing out on crime intelligence’ since Brexit

  07-01-2021 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK is not missing out on intelligence about wanted criminals after losing access to a European crime database under Brexit, government officials have insisted.
  
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• Aston Villa’s FA Cup clash with Liverpool in doubt after coronavirus outbreak

  07-01-2021 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa’s FA Cup third-round clash with Liverpool remains in doubt after a coronavirus outbreak at the club.
  
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• Public urged to support health service as hospitals treat 1,000 Covid patients

  07-01-2021 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s health chief has said reaching the sad milestone of more than 1,000 patients in hospital with Covid-19 must be a “call to arms” to the public to support the health system.
  
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