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• What is the US presidential inauguration and who will be there?

  19-01-2021 23:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President-elect Joe Biden has arrived in Washington DC ahead of his inauguration ceremony that will draw a line under four years of Donald Trump’s administration.
  
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• Bayer Leverkusen see off Borussia Dortmund while Sevilla climb LaLiga table

  19-01-2021 23:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Bayer Leverkusen moved to within four points of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich with a 2-1 win over fellow challengers Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday night.
  
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• Tiger Woods focusing on return to PGA Tour after undergoing fifth back operation

  19-01-2021 23:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods has undergone surgery on his back to remove a pressurised disc fragment.
  
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• Scott Parker backs Joe Bryan to show his Premier League quality

  19-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fulham manager Scott Parker has challenged out-of-favour defender Joe Bryan to prove he belongs in the Premier League.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer talks up Luke Shaw’s recent performances

  19-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer heaped praise on maturing Luke Shaw for translating his “immense quality” into performances at Manchester United.
  
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• Biden White House splits unionists and nationalists

  19-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nationalists and unionists are deeply divided on the prospect of a Biden White House as the 46th US president is sworn in today.
  
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• Unions reject plans to reopen schools for pupils with special needs

  19-01-2021 23:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Teachers and special needs assistants have called for the postponement of the planned reopening of schools for pupils with special needs later this week.
  
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• Netflix crosses global subscriptions milestone and hints at more Bridgerton

  19-01-2021 23:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Netflix now has more than 203 million subscribers around the world, the streaming giant said.
  
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• Leicester go top as defeat piles more pressure on Chelsea manager Frank Lampard

  19-01-2021 23:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Classy Leicester returned to the top of the Premier League after a dominant 2-0 victory over fragile Chelsea.
  
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• Mexican food chain facing scramble to get wrapping for burritos

  19-01-2021 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fast food chain Boojum's owner has described a scramble to get foil wrapping for the Northern Ireland firm's Mexican burritos after a Brexit supply hitch.
  
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• Boojum facing scramble to get wrapping for burritos

  19-01-2021 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fast food chain Boojum's owner has described a scramble to get foil wrapping for the Northern Ireland firm's Mexican burritos after a Brexit supply hitch.
  
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• Southampton see off Shrewsbury in rearranged FA Cup tie

  19-01-2021 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl’s decision to mix youth and experience paid off after his side secured their place in the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-0 win over Shrewsbury in their rearranged tie following Covid-19 issues.
  
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• PSNI shuts Co Down police station after Covid-19 outbreak

  19-01-2021 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI has temporarily closed Downpatrick Police Station for a deep clean after 10 officers tested positive for Covid-19, while another 22 have been told to self isolate.
  
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• Trump does not mention Biden in farewell address

  19-01-2021 22:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Donald Trump does not mention his successor, Democrat Joe Biden, by name in his farewell address.
  
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• Filming resumes on thriller Don’t Worry Darling, Olivia Wilde reveals

  19-01-2021 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Filming has resumed on psychological horror movie Don’t Worry Darling after production was halted amid the pandemic, director Olivia Wilde revealed.
  
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• David Moyes urges West Ham to challenge at the top for rest of the season

  19-01-2021 22:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Moyes has challenged West Ham to prove they are not just a “flash in the pan” after they moved onto the shoulders of the Premier League’s elite.
  
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• Newly-delivered stocks of vaccine to NI could speed up jabs for over-75s

  19-01-2021 22:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland could begin vaccinating people aged over 75 ahead of schedule as further stocks of the AstraZeneca jab are delivered to GP surgeries rolling out the programme, it has emerged.
  
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• Premier League examining Robert Snodgrass agreement between Baggies and West Ham

  19-01-2021 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Premier League is looking into the ‘agreement’ between West Ham and West Brom which prevented Robert Snodgrass from playing on Tuesday night.
  
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• Foster condemns dissident republicans allegedly behind helicopter shooting

  19-01-2021 22:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  First Minister Arlene Foster has branded dissident republicans who allegedly targeted a privately owned helicopter in Co Fermanagh as “crazed political ideologues”.
  
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• Top NI medic lays bare impact of 'long Covid' on virus survivors

  19-01-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Patients who survive near-fatal cases of Covid-19 can spend months rebuilding their lives after leaving hospital, a leading doctor has warned.
  
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• PSNI issues 297 Covid notices in past week

  19-01-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI doled out almost 300 Covid-related notices in the week up to midnight on Sunday, new figures show.
  
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• Dolly Parton celebrates 75th birthday and calls for kindness

  19-01-2021 21:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton celebrated her 75th birthday by calling on her fans to spread kindness, saying “love is more contagious than a virus”.
  
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• Coronavirus: 'We're administering vaccines seven days a week'

  19-01-2021 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Health workers can book an appointment at seven vaccination centres in operation across NI.
  
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• English 'will not care' if Northern Ireland leaves UK for united Ireland, says former Chancellor

  19-01-2021 21:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne believes the majority of the English public “will not care” if Northern Ireland leaves the UK for a united Ireland.
  
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• Michail Antonio strikes again as Hammers deal blow to West Brom survival bid

  19-01-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michail Antonio snatched another victory for West Ham and denied former boss Sam Allardyce a precious point towards West Brom’s survival bid.
  
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• Outline of information and tracing legislation to be published by April

  19-01-2021 20:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Children’s Minister has said the outline of the Government’s information and tracing legislation allowing survivors of mother and baby homes access to their personnel information will be published by early April.
  
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• Newport keeper Tom King scores from goal kick against Cheltenham

  19-01-2021 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Newport goalkeeper Tom King sprung the biggest surprise of Tuesday night’s League Two fixtures when he scored the opening goal against Cheltenham from a goal kick.
  
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• Irish language signage to be rolled out for west Belfast Glider service - Belfast Telegraph

  19-01-2021 20:52
  
  Irish language signage to be rolled out for west Belfast Glider service  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Irish language signage to be rolled out for west Belfast Glider service

  19-01-2021 20:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Irish language signage will be rolled out on the west Belfast’s Glider route from Millfield to McKinstry Road, the Infrastructure Minister has confirmed.
  
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• US coronavirus death toll tops 400,000

  19-01-2021 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The US death toll from coronavirus has passed 400,000 in the final hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judged by public health experts a singular failure.
  
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• NI's road resurfacing branded 'senseless' after figures reveal more than £8m paid out in injury claims

  19-01-2021 20:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s approach to road resurfacing has been branded “senseless” after figures revealed that more than £8m has been paid out in injury claims over a five-year period.
  
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• Call for funding to address hospital maintenance after oxygen issues

  19-01-2021 20:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The “deteriorating” state of some NHS buildings could be having an impact on the supply of oxygen, health leaders have said.
  
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• Ain't no mountain high enough for Dromara man Noel as he scales Pakistan's K2 mountain with 8,611m peak

  19-01-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Noel Hanna has a mountain to climb. And not just any mountain - K2 in Pakistan is the world's second highest.
  
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• Michael Douglas meets his new grandson for the first time

  19-01-2021 20:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Michael Douglas cradled his month-old grandson as he met him for the first time.
  
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• Starbucks customer compensated over 'slanty' eyes drawing on cup

  19-01-2021 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Dublin branch of the chain is to pay €12,000 to Suchavadee Foley after an employee drew on her cup.
  
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• Lucie Donlan says she received death threats in Love Island bullying row

  19-01-2021 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Love Island’s Lucie Donlan said she has received death threats amid a bullying row with her former co-stars.
  
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• Government survives Tory rebellion to defeat genocide clause in Trade Bill

  19-01-2021 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson suffered a major Commons rebellion as Tory rebels narrowly failed in their bid to outlaw trade deals with countries that are committing genocide.
  
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• Thomas Markle believes Meghan wanted her letter to him published, court hears

  19-01-2021 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father has told the High Court he “still believes” his daughter wanted “her account” of a letter she sent to him to be made public.
  
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• Woman who lived through Spanish flu pandemic gets Covid jab on 108th birthday

  19-01-2021 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A woman who has lived through two world wars and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic has received her coronavirus vaccination on her 108th birthday.
  
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• Camden Church bells and Belfast City proclamation this evening to honor lives lost to COVID-19 - PenBayPilot.com

  19-01-2021 19:30
  
  Camden Church bells and Belfast City proclamation this evening to honor lives lost to COVID-19  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Man (23) charged with manslaughter of Darren O'Neill said he 'panicked' when questioned about changing his story, jury hears

  19-01-2021 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 23-year-old man charged with unlawfully killing his friend said he "panicked" when he was questioned about changing his story, a jury heard today.
  
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• Wetherspoon seeks £92m cash boost as pubs expected to stay shut until March

  19-01-2021 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pub giant JD Wetherspoon has said that it expects its pubs to remain shut until at least the end of March as it plans to issue new stocks to secure a £92 million cash boost.
  
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• Tiger King zoo ordered to turn over big cats

  19-01-2021 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A federal judge in Oklahoma has ordered the new owners of an Oklahoma zoo featured in Netflix’s Tiger King documentary to turn over all the lion and tiger cubs in their possession, along with the animals’ mothers, to the federal government.
  
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• Future of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant to be decided in ‘a few weeks’

  19-01-2021 19:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Vauxhall’s owner will decide the fate of its UK car plant at Ellesmere Port within weeks.
  
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• Covid-19: No vaccine postcode lottery in NI, say doctors

  19-01-2021 19:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All practices will have their own rollout plan but they have to meet official targets, says GP committee.
  
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• Belfast coalition among recipients of Conservation for All grants - PenBayPilot.com

  19-01-2021 19:15
  
  Belfast coalition among recipients of Conservation for All grants  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Artist Michele Ratté featured at Belfast art gallery - PenBayPilot.com

  19-01-2021 19:15
  
  Artist Michele Ratté featured at Belfast art gallery  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Barcelona appeal against Lionel Messi’s two-match ban

  19-01-2021 19:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Barcelona will appeal against Lionel Messi’s first red card of his career with the Spanish club.
  
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• Sir Van Morrison launches legal challenge against live music ban

  19-01-2021 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Van Morrison is mounting a legal challenge against a pandemic ban on live music.
  
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• Man accused of murdering student told police he offered ‘crying girl lift home’

  19-01-2021 19:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man accused of raping and murdering a 21-year-old student told police he “felt sorry for her” after seeing her crying and offered her a lift home in his car, a court heard.
  
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