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• Appeal after road safety police officer mannequin ‘kidnapped’ from his post

  23-01-2021 23:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Local people are appealing for help to find their road safety officer Allan after he was “kidnapped” from his post.
  
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• Keep following the rules after you get Covid jab, Van-Tam tells public

  23-01-2021 23:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The millions of people who have received the coronavirus jab must keep following social-distancing rules if they are not to risk prolonging lockdown restrictions, the deputy chief medical officer for England has warned.
  
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• Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom before you can fight back – Jurgen Klopp

  23-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hopes his side have hit their lowest point and can now start to bounce back.
  
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• Scott Parker says Sunday could be a big day for Aleksandar Mitrovic

  23-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fulham manager Scott Parker believes Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round clash with Burnley could be a big opportunity for striker Aleksandar Mitrovic.
  
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• Karim Benzema scores twice as Real Madrid stop the rot with 4-1 win at Alaves

  23-01-2021 23:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Karim Benzema notched a brace as Real Madrid bounced back after their cup humiliation with a 4-1 LaLiga victory at Alaves.
  
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• Ollie Watkins helps Aston Villa to victory as Newcastle’s struggles continue

  23-01-2021 23:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ollie Watkins ended his goal drought as Aston Villa returned to winning ways and climbed into the top 10 of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory against lacklustre Newcastle.
  
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• Two arrested after police seize cannabis worth €1.1m

  23-01-2021 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Following searches into organised crime in Monaghan and Louth, a man and woman are in custody.
  
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• Eddie Jones admits to being embarrassed by the brilliance of Sir Dave Brailsford

  23-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England head coach Eddie Jones admits to being embarrassed by the brilliance of Sir Dave Brailsford when talking to the cycling supremo in advance of the Guinness Six Nations.
  
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• Scandal’s Darby Stanchfield offers tips to White House press secretary Jen Psaki

  23-01-2021 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scandal star Darby Stanchfield has offered some tips to lookalike White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
  
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• Texas man charged over Capitol riot and ‘urging Ocasio-Cortez assassination’

  23-01-2021 22:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A 34-year-old Texas man has been arrested for allegedly taking part in the storming of the US Capitol this month and posting violent threats, including a call to assassinate Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
  
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• Boris Johnson has first call with new US president Joe Biden

  23-01-2021 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has had his first call with Joe Biden since the new US president entered the White House on Wednesday.
  
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• TV star revealed to be Bush Baby on The Masked Singer

  23-01-2021 22:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cold Feet star John Thomson has been revealed to be Bush Baby on The Masked Singer.
  
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• Justin Bieber ‘not proud of where I was at in my life’ over 2014 arrest

  23-01-2021 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justin Bieber has reflected on seven years since he was arrested, saying it was “not my finest hour” and he is “not proud of where I was at in my life”.
  
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• Majority of NI voters want border poll within five years

  23-01-2021 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK is facing a constitutional crisis after the results of survey on regional independence showed a majority of Northern Ireland voters - 51% to 44% - want a border poll within the next five years.
  
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• Majority of NI voters want border poll in five years

  23-01-2021 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK is facing a constitutional crisis after the results of survey on regional independence showed a majority of Northern Ireland voters - 51% to 44% - want a border poll in the next five years.
  
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• Residents plead with PM to upgrade defences after town flooded for third year

  23-01-2021 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Residents of a town in Worcestershire have pleaded with the Prime Minister to upgrade flood defences after being washed out for the third year in a row.
  
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• Pep Guardiola hails Man City response after Cheltenham threatened huge cup shock

  23-01-2021 21:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola hailed Manchester City’s attitude after their major FA Cup scare at Cheltenham.
  
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• Three city workers arrested amid £6 million bounce back loan fraud probe

  23-01-2021 21:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three men have been arrested as part of an investigation into fraudulent coronavirus bounce back loans totalling £6 million.
  
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• Love Island’s Yewande Biala accuses Lucie Donlan of ‘racialised re-naming’

  23-01-2021 21:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Love Island’s Yewande Biala has accused Lucie Donlan of “racialised re-naming”, amid a row with her former co-star over bullying claims.
  
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• Southampton dump holders Arsenal out of FA Cup as Manchester City survive scare

  23-01-2021 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holders Arsenal are out of the FA Cup after Gabriel Magalhaes’ own goal condemned them to a 1-0 fourth-round loss at Southampton.
  
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• Kenneth Branagh to play Boris Johnson in new Covid-19 drama

  23-01-2021 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Kenneth Branagh is to play UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a new five-part Covid-19 drama, This Sceptred Isle.
  
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• Man City given huge scare by League Two Cheltenham before late turnaround

  23-01-2021 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City avoided FA Cup humiliation after their late comeback broke Cheltenham’s hearts.
  
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• Sir Kenneth Branagh to star in drama about Boris Johnson’s handling of pandemic

  23-01-2021 20:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sir Kenneth Branagh will play Boris Johnson in a TV drama about the Prime Minister’s handling of the coronavirus.
  
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• Customers rally for coffee shop ‘completely destroyed’ by flooding

  23-01-2021 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Customers have raised thousands of pounds for a local coffee shop after it was destroyed by flooding from Storm Christoph.
  
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• Questions over control of Sinn Fein part of 'misogynistic' and 'lazy' narrative, says O'Neill

  23-01-2021 20:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Questions over who controls Sinn Fein are "misogynistic" and are part of "a lazy narrative", the party's deputy leader Michelle O'Neill has said.
  
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• Man arrested over attempted abduction of five-year-old boy

  23-01-2021 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted abduction of a five-year-old boy in a park in west London.
  
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• Five new weather warnings for snow and ice overnight – Met Office

  23-01-2021 19:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Conditions are set to become more hazardous going into the final week of January as the Met Office gets ready to put in place five new weather warnings for snow and ice.
  
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• Covid-19: Republic's restrictions 'in place for six months'

  23-01-2021 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Irish government will take "cautious" approach to easing restrictions.
  
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• Graham Potter happy to see Yves Bissouma contribute to Brighton victory

  23-01-2021 19:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Graham Potter admits he was growing tired of Yves Bissouma’s wayward shooting before the midfielder stylishly set Brighton on course for a 2-1 FA Cup win over Blackpool.
  
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• West Ham assistant manager Alan Irvine backs Said Benrahma to end goal drought

  23-01-2021 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham assistant manager Alan Irvine is confident Said Benrahma will soon end his goal drought after he produced another blank despite an excellent performance in their 4-0 win over Doncaster.
  
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• Healy thankful that star man Waterworth came to the four as Linfield swat aside Warrenpoint

  23-01-2021 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Linfield manager David Healy was thankful for the intervention of superstar striker Andy Waterworth, who struck four times in a 6-0 thrashing of Warrenpoint Town at Windsor Park.
  
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• Jarvis claims confident Coleraine aren't getting carried away after accounting for Dungannon challenge

  23-01-2021 18:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The confidence has returned to Coleraine, according to goal scorer Aaron Jarvis, after their 2-0 win over Dungannon Swifts at the Coleraine Showgrounds.
  
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• Northern Ireland agencies made repeated Covid military aid requests over last year

  23-01-2021 18:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that 10 requests for military assistance were made by Northern Ireland agencies in the last eight months – prior to the news that Army medics are to assist local hospitals battling Covid-19.
  
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• PropertyPal reveals top selling areas across Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  23-01-2021 18:21
  
  PropertyPal reveals top selling areas across Northern Ireland  Belfast Live
  
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• Holders Arsenal out of FA Cup as West Ham brush aside Doncaster

  23-01-2021 18:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holders Arsenal are out of the FA Cup after Gabriel Magalhaes’ own goal condemned them to a 1-0 fourth-round loss at Southampton.
  
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• Tributes after Covid-19 death of Ireland cricket legend Roy Torrens

  23-01-2021 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tributes flooded in on Saturday following the death of Ireland cricket legend Roy Torrens from Covid-19.
  
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• Yves Bissouma thunderbolt helps Brighton ease past Blackpool

  23-01-2021 18:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Yves Bissouma’s stunning strike helped Brighton avoid an FA Cup upset as they scraped into the fifth round with a 2-1 win over League One Blackpool.
  
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• MAC Cosmetics makeup artist reveals mistake beauty lovers have been making - Belfast Live

  23-01-2021 18:11
  
  MAC Cosmetics makeup artist reveals mistake beauty lovers have been making  Belfast Live
  
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• Twelve further deaths with Covid in Northern Ireland

  23-01-2021 18:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been 12 more deaths due to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
  
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• West Ham cruise into the fifth round by hitting four past Doncaster

  23-01-2021 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Ham cruised into the FA Cup fifth round with a routine 4-0 home win over Doncaster.
  
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• Craft brewer invests to triple production - Belfast Newsletter

  23-01-2021 18:00
  
  Craft brewer invests to triple production  Belfast Newsletter
  
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• Vaccinations for over-70s may be delayed due to potential supply issues

  23-01-2021 17:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Coronavirus vaccinations for over-70s may be delayed due to potential supply issues with the Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the Taoiseach has said.
  
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• Schools will not fully reopen before St Patrick’s Day

  23-01-2021 17:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Schools will not reopen for all students before St Patrick’s Day, the Taoiseach has said.
  
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• Ian Rankin tells of ‘tough’ year being unable to hug disabled son

  23-01-2021 17:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Best-selling crime writer Ian Rankin has described the “tough” situation of being unable to touch or hug his disabled son for almost a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• In Pictures: Fury in cities across Russia over opposition leader’s arrest

  23-01-2021 17:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 1,600 people have been arrested amid mass protests across Russia over the arrest of opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
  
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• Coronavirus Northern Ireland: 12 further deaths and 670 new cases

  23-01-2021 16:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A further 12 deaths and 670 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported by the Department of Health.
  
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• Mikel Arteta left disappointed as Arsenal’s FA Cup defence ends at Southampton

  23-01-2021 16:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was “very disappointed” that his dream of retaining the FA Cup was ended with a fourth-round exit at Southampton.
  
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• Man appears in court accused of raping 13-year-old girl

  23-01-2021 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man appeared in court today accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and unlawful sexual touching.
  
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• Crusaders "fully deserved" to take something from thrilling draw with Larne, claims boss Baxter

  23-01-2021 15:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter believed his side deserved to take something from their thrilling 3-3 draw with Larne after Ben Kennedy's late penalty rescued them a point at Seaview.
  
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• Larry King remembered as ‘a giant of broadcasting’ after death at 87

  23-01-2021 15:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Larry King has been remembered as “a giant of broadcasting” and “a masterful TV interviewer”, whose name is “synonymous with CNN”.
  
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