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• Government urged to reconsider plan to reopen schools for special needs pupils

  18-01-2021 23:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (Into) has called on the Government to reconsider its plan to resume special education this week amid safety concerns.
  
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• Man who drove 30 miles for takeaway and eight found in shed among Covid fines

  18-01-2021 23:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who drove 30 miles for a takeaway and a group gathering in a garden shed are among hundred of people who have been issued fines by police enforcing coronavirus rules.
  
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• Frank Lampard: Blues benchmark has changed since Brendan Rodgers made job remark

  18-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard believes Chelsea have a different “benchmark” from when Brendan Rodgers claimed taking the Stamford Bridge job could “destroy” the Northern Irishman’s managerial career.
  
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• BBC iPlayer enjoys its biggest ever week

  18-01-2021 23:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  BBC iPlayer enjoyed its biggest ever week earlier this month after viewers streamed 162 million programmes, the broadcaster said.
  
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• Labour: Trust parents and give them £15 a week to spend on children’s lunches

  18-01-2021 23:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour has called on the Government to “put your trust in mums and dads” by giving the families of children on free school meals £15 per week to pay for lunches while schools are closed.
  
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• Struggling medical staff may be forced to ration care, fears top GP

  18-01-2021 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Medics in Northern Ireland may be forced to make traumatic life or death decisions during this pandemic "crunch point" due to a delay in implementing an effective lockdown, it has been claimed.
  
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• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scores twice as Arsenal see off struggling Newcastle

  18-01-2021 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a brace as Arsenal eased past a much-changed Newcastle to heap more pressure on manager Steve Bruce.
  
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• Pupils are told to do their work at home... or be marked absent

  18-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Parents of children who are failing to engage with home schooling have been warned that work at home is still expected to be completed or they could be marked absent.
  
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• Gavin Robinson right to warn of border poll: DUP MPs

  18-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two DUP MPs have backed their Westminster colleague Gavin Robinson's warning that unionists should prepare for a future border poll.
  
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• Countries should try to eliminate Covid-19 – expert

  18-01-2021 22:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Countries that have the resources and political will “should clearly eliminate Covid-19”, a public health expert has said.
  
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• Country music star Garth Brooks to perform at Biden inauguration

  18-01-2021 22:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Country music star Garth Brooks will perform at Joe Biden’s inauguration as part of the swearing-in ceremony, it has been announced.
  
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• Lateral flow tests detect more than 37,000 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases

  18-01-2021 22:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 37,000 people with a symptomless Covid-19 infection have been detected through rapid lateral flow testing, the chief medical adviser for NHS Test and Trace has said.
  
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• Progress in Covid fight but not as much as needed, chief medical officer warns

  18-01-2021 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland has made progress in the fight against Covid-19 but not as much as is needed, the chief medical officer has warned.
  
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• ‘I just can’t fathom it’ – Josh Warrington frustrated by Can Xu withdrawal

  18-01-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bemused Josh Warrington has questioned Can Xu’s motivation for fighting after a bout that would have had two world titles on the line fell through because of the Chinese’s apparent reluctance to box behind closed doors.
  
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• Woman ruled dead in 2017 fights to be declared alive

  18-01-2021 21:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A French woman has been trying for three years to prove she is alive after being declared dead amid a legal dispute in 2017.
  
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• Keeley Hawes ‘can’t stop crying’ when discussing It’s A Sin

  18-01-2021 21:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It’s A Sin star Keeley Hawes said she cannot stop herself crying when discussing the drama, such is the bond between her and her co-stars.
  
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• Plans approved for new River Lagan pedestrian and cycle bridge - Belfast Live

  18-01-2021 21:44
  
  Plans approved for new River Lagan pedestrian and cycle bridge  Belfast Live
  
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• ‘I despise them’: Carl Frampton breaks silence on split with McGuigans

  18-01-2021 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Carl Frampton has opened up about the total breakdown in his relationship with former promoter Barry McGuigan after the highly-publicised court battle between the pair.
  
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• Charity’s bid to blow up former Trump casino ended by billionaire owner

  18-01-2021 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An auction house trying to raise money for a youth charity by soliciting bids to blow up a former casino once owned by Donald Trump has called off the effort after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from conservative billionaire Carl Icahn.
  
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• Joe Biden White House could be good news for NI, says economist

  18-01-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The incoming Joe Biden administration in the US could spell good news for Northern Ireland's economy, according to an expert.
  
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• PM fails to offer guarantees over future of weekly £20 Universal Credit rise

  18-01-2021 20:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has refused to guarantee he will not end the £20 weekly rise in Universal Credit in April, despite pressure from Conservative MPs for an extension.
  
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• Covid-19: 'Toughest week yet' of pandemic for NI hospitals

  18-01-2021 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The number of people needing intensive care is expected to continue rising for at least two weeks.
  
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• Aston Villa interested in Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson

  18-01-2021 20:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa are interested in signing Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson.
  
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• Traumatised lorry driver Fra McCaffrey returns to the scene of attack

  18-01-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast lorry driver is "physically and mentally" exhausted after leaving hospital where he was treated for injuries caused when a wheelie bin filled with rocks was hurled from an overpass onto his cab.
  
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• The Crown’s Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin score Critics Choice Awards nods

  18-01-2021 20:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Crown stars Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin have been nominated at the Critics Choice Awards for their depiction of a royal marriage in crisis.
  
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• Law change to protect medics from legal action ‘not necessary’ – Hancock

  18-01-2021 20:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Matt Hancock has said there will be no immediate change in the law to protect doctors from legal action over Covid-19 treatment decisions made under the pressures of the pandemic.
  
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• Stalemate between Stormont and Westminster over victims’ pension funding goes on

  18-01-2021 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A stalemate between the Northern Ireland Executive and Westminster is continuing over a compensation scheme for injured Troubles victims.
  
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• Martin Luther King Day service calls for non-violence amid turbulent times

  18-01-2021 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr holiday celebration in Atlanta have called for a renewed dedication to non-violence following a turbulent year in which a deadly pandemic, protests over systemic racism and a divisive election capped by an attack on the US Capitol strained Americans’ capacity for civility.
  
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• Hospitals to come under intense pressure this week – Robin Swann

  18-01-2021 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hospitals across Northern Ireland will come under “intense pressure” across the next seven days, the region’s health minister has said.
  
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• ‘We will reach you,’ Hancock tells over-80s who have not yet had jab

  18-01-2021 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People over the age of 80 have been promised they will be contacted about their Covid-19 jab within the next four weeks.
  
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• Warning over ‘volatile’ flooding as councils on standby for evacuations

  18-01-2021 19:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Severe weather set to batter the UK this week through Storm Christoph could bring significant flooding across some areas, as the Environment Agency described it as a “volatile situation”.
  
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• Legislation targeting domestic abusers passes final Assembly hurdle

  18-01-2021 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Legislation creating a domestic abuse offence has passed its final hurdle in the Northern Ireland Assembly.
  
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• Belfast council looking at electric car parking across the city - Belfast Live

  18-01-2021 19:19
  
  Belfast council looking at electric car parking across the city  Belfast Live
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension went behind agreement to reinstate, High Court hears

  18-01-2021 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jeremy Corbyn’s suspension from the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) “went behind an agreement to reinstate” him to Labour “at all levels”, the High Court has heard.
  
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• Former Northern Ireland football player jailed for begging and stealing Christmas presents

  18-01-2021 18:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who once played football for Northern Ireland has been jailed for begging and stealing Christmas presents.
  
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• Tax rises may not be needed to pay for Covid – minister

  18-01-2021 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak may not need to raise taxes to reduce the budget deficit built up by the pandemic, according to a Treasury minister.
  
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• Four million given first vaccine dose but PM warns Covid situation ‘precarious’

  18-01-2021 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has warned the UK is still in a “pretty precarious” position as ministers prepare for the easing of lockdown restrictions from early March.
  
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• NHS Test and Trace boss defends paying £1,000 on average per day to consultants

  18-01-2021 18:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The head of NHS Test and Trace has defended paying consultants on average £1,000 per day, as she told MPs the service was having a “material impact” in the fight against Covid-19.
  
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• Hotels in quarantine after Covid variant outbreak in upmarket Swiss ski resort

  18-01-2021 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Swiss authorities say they have placed two hotels under quarantine and ordered all guests and employees to be tested after a new variant of coronavirus was detected among them in the upmarket skiing resort of St Moritz.
  
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• Police issue appeal to find missing Ballymena teen

  18-01-2021 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Police have issued an appeal to help find a missing teenager who was last seen on Friday.
  
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• Peaky Blinders to end after upcoming sixth series

  18-01-2021 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Peaky Blinders will end after its upcoming sixth series, it has been confirmed.
  
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• My Liverpool future is ‘in the hands of the club’, says Mohamed Salah

  18-01-2021 18:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Forward Mohamed Salah has sent a message to Liverpool by reiterating his long-term future lies in the club’s hands.
  
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• Home Secretary launches investigation into missing police records issue

  18-01-2021 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Priti Patel has launched an internal investigation into the accidental deletion of hundreds of thousands of police records, amid claims it took 48 days to identify the error.
  
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• FTSE drifts into the red in subdued trading session

  18-01-2021 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The FTSE 100 sleepwalked into the red as a lack of major economic news resulted in a muted trading day on Monday.
  
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• ‘Difficult’ Northern Ireland draft budget open for consultation

  18-01-2021 18:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A “difficult” draft budget for Northern Ireland has opened for consultation.
  
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• Catastrophic moral failure if vaccines not delivered fairly – WHO

  18-01-2021 18:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The world is on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.
  
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• New Wallace and Gromit AR app offers ‘new form of storytelling’

  18-01-2021 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A new Wallace and Gromit adventure uses augmented reality to create a “new form of storytelling”, its creators have said as the story launches as a free app.
  
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• Dog walker performed CPR on Darren O’Neill after he collapsed at Tyrella Beach car park, court told

  18-01-2021 18:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A dog-walker has told a jury how he performed CPR on a young man who collapsed in a car park at Tyrella Beach.
  
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• Noel Clarke: Bulletproof has helped normalise black middle class families on TV

  18-01-2021 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bulletproof star Noel Clarke says the police drama has helped normalise black middle class families on television.
  
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• BBC apologises for calling murderer Phil Spector ‘talented but flawed’

  18-01-2021 18:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The BBC has apologised after describing music producer Phil Spector, who died in prison while serving a murder sentence, as “talented but flawed”.
  
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