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• Oscar-winning actress Cloris Leachman dies aged 94

  27-01-2021 23:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  US actress Cloris Leachman, who won an Oscar for The Last Picture Show and Emmys for her comedic work in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and other TV series, has died aged 94.
  
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• Sheffield United shock title-chasing Manchester United at Old Trafford

  27-01-2021 23:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Oliver Burke’s first Premier League goal dented Manchester United’s title challenge as bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United claimed a sensational victory at Old Trafford.
  
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• Tory MP Swayne accused of spreading ‘dangerous misinformation’ about Covid

  27-01-2021 23:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour has accused former minister Sir Desmond Swayne of spreading “dangerous misinformation” about coronavirus and has called for the Tories to take action.
  
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• Covid-19: NI health and social care workers to get £500 payment

  27-01-2021 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robin Swann says all health workers are valued and have worked tirelessly during the pandemic.
  
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• Jose Mourinho believes he is not treated the same as other misbehaving managers

  27-01-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho believes he would not be allowed to get away with behaving like Jurgen Klopp does on the touchline.
  
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• Scott Parker praises Alphonse Areola after Fulham keep Brighton at bay

  27-01-2021 23:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scott Parker praised goalkeeper Alphonse Areola after his key saves helped Fulham earned a first point in three games in a cagey goalless draw at Brighton.
  
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• Man involved in large scale cigarette smuggling operation spared jail - Belfast Live

  27-01-2021 23:29
  
  Man involved in large scale cigarette smuggling operation spared jail  Belfast Live
  
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• NI coronavirus: Stormont executive to consider further extension to school closures - Belfast Live

  27-01-2021 23:28
  
  NI coronavirus: Stormont executive to consider further extension to school closures  Belfast Live
  
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• James Rodriguez scores stunner and Jordan Pickford makes mistake as Everton draw

  27-01-2021 23:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Everton playmaker James Rodriguez’s moment of quality was cancelled out by an error from goalkeeper Jordan Pickford which allowed Leicester to leave Goodison Park with a 1-1 draw.
  
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• Oliver Burke winner sees Sheffield United stun title-chasing Manchester United

  27-01-2021 23:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United stunned title-chasing Manchester United as substitute Olivier Burke secured Chris Wilder’s rock-bottom side just their second Premier League win of a wretched season.
  
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• Trust chiefs get Covid-19 jab while some people over 80 are still waiting

  27-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chief executives of health trusts have received a Covid-19 vaccine while some patients over 80 years old are still waiting for the potentially lifesaving jab, it has emerged.
  
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• Relieved Celtic regain that winning feeling

  27-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Celtic returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Hamilton at Parkhead.
  
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• Owen Farrell: England’s Saracens players will be fully prepared for Scotland

  27-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Owen Farrell insists England’s Saracens contingent will race out of the blocks when the Guinness Six Nations begins against Scotland at Twickenham on February 6.
  
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• Morelos keeps Gers on relentless title march

  27-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alfredo Morelos left his mark on Hibernian in more ways than one as the striker fired Rangers another huge step closer to the Scottish Premiership title after a 1-0 win at Easter Road.
  
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• Chloe's burning ambition was to fight fires with dad

  27-01-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  After racking up almost two million views of a TikTok video, a father-daughter firefighting team from Co Armagh are thrilled to be showing just what it takes to be members of the emergency service.
  
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• Come Boating! adventure series continues with 'Boats Light up My Life' - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  27-01-2021 22:52
  
  Come Boating! adventure series continues with 'Boats Light up My Life' - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• Protests break out in Poland after court’s abortion ruling

  27-01-2021 22:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Anti-government protests have broken out in Polish cities after the country’s top court confirmed its highly divisive ruling that will further tighten the nation’s strict anti-abortion law.
  
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• Kate Moss and daughter Lila on catwalk together for Fendi show

  27-01-2021 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Moss and her daughter Lila have walked the catwalk together at a Fendi fashion show in Paris.
  
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• Brighton’s winless home run goes on after Fulham stalemate

  27-01-2021 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fulham earned their first point in three games against fellow relegation strugglers Brighton in a cagey goalless draw at the Amex Stadium.
  
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• Just £1.2m is clawed back after Covid grant blunder

  27-01-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Just a quarter of a £4.7m wrongly handed out by the Department for the Economy during the allocation of £10,000 Covid grants has been recovered three months on, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Dean Smith in disbelief after Aston Villa ‘throw three points away’ at Burnley

  27-01-2021 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dean Smith was in “disbelief” that Aston Villa were not heading back to Birmingham with all three points after they twice surrendered a one-goal lead before going on to lose 3-2 at Burnley.
  
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• Half of passengers arriving at Dublin Airport on Tuesday ‘had been on holiday’

  27-01-2021 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Half of all passengers coming into Dublin Airport on a single day this week were returning from holiday destinations, the Taoiseach has said.
  
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• Thomas Tuchel vows to build Chelsea team ‘that nobody wants to play against’

  27-01-2021 22:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel has pledged to conjure the “special energy” required to turn Chelsea into serial silverware winners.
  
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• Michael Stone: Victim's relative seeks to challenge prison release

  27-01-2021 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A relative of one of Stone's victims applies for a judicial review of his early release from prison.
  
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• Belfast art exhibit: Our Town and Times in the Editorial Cartoons of Douglas Coffin - PenBayPilot.com

  27-01-2021 22:00
  
  Belfast art exhibit: Our Town and Times in the Editorial Cartoons of Douglas Coffin  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• Bridgerton creator discusses his plans for future series of the Netflix hit

  27-01-2021 21:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The creator of Netflix hit Bridgerton said he “absolutely” wants to tell the stories of each of the eight books the series is based on.
  
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• Tanaiste ‘quietly confident’ schools can reopen on phased basis next month

  27-01-2021 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Tanaiste is “quietly confident” a phased reopening of schools will begin next month, a meeting of the Fine Gael parliamentary party has heard.
  
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• Five key points from Health Minister Robin Swann's latest coronavirus update - Belfast Live

  27-01-2021 21:48
  
  Five key points from Health Minister Robin Swann's latest coronavirus update  Belfast Live
  
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• Tottenham’s Sergio Reguilon facing three weeks on sidelines

  27-01-2021 21:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham defender Sergio Reguilon looks set to be out for three weeks with a muscle injury.
  
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• Grandparents warned Covid-19 rules still apply after first jab

  27-01-2021 21:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Grandparents can only see their grandchildren when tens of millions of people have been vaccinated and levels of Covid-19 have been properly brought down – even if they have had their first jab, England’s deputy chief medical officer has said.
  
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• Joe Biden signs executive orders to tackle climate change

  27-01-2021 21:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden has issued executive orders to cut oil, gas and coal emissions and double energy production from offshore wind turbines in a bid to combat climate change.
  
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• Belfast International Airport bus, route and ticket prices - Belfast Live

  27-01-2021 21:27
  
  Belfast International Airport bus, route and ticket prices  Belfast Live
  
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• Chris Wood caps vintage Clarets comeback against Aston Villa

  27-01-2021 21:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chris Wood capped a sensational comeback from Burnley as they twice came from behind to claim a 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in an entertaining encounter at Turf Moor.
  
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• NI Water: Contractors leave site after threat by masked man

  27-01-2021 21:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The threat by a masked man resulted in £50,000 worth of essential work not being carried out.
  
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• Charles urges people to use Holocaust remembrance to challenge ‘fake news’

  27-01-2021 21:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Prince of Wales spoke of the “deeply worrying growth of fake news” as he urged people to challenge those who peddle unfounded conspiracy theories on Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).
  
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• Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea reign starts with goalless draw against Wolves

  27-01-2021 21:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea career fell prey to a frustrating launch night as the Blues laboured to a galling goalless Premier League draw with Wolves.
  
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• Thomas Tuchel in focus: Chelsea boss switches things up in first game in charge

  27-01-2021 21:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea embarked upon a new era on Wednesday evening when new manager Thomas Tuchel stepped into the Stamford Bridge dugout for the first time.
  
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• Astronauts complete spacewalk to install British-built broadband hub on ISS

  27-01-2021 20:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two astronauts have completed a spacewalk to install a British-built broadband hub that will beam scientific research back to Earth.
  
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• Ian Paisley's 'Catholic IRA' remark criticised by MPs

  27-01-2021 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The DUP MP is told that his remark is not "conducive to moving things forward".
  
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• Covid-19: PPS to examine Tyrone funeral of SF councillor

  27-01-2021 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The file on potential Covid breaches at the the April 2020 funeral has taken 10 months to complete.
  
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• Alexei Navalny’s brother arrested during police raids on Moscow apartments

  27-01-2021 20:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Moscow police have launched a series of raids on the apartments and offices of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s family and associates.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic sends anti-racism message after showdown with Romelu Lukaku

  27-01-2021 20:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic has insisted there is no place for racism in his world after becoming involved in an angry showdown with former Manchester United team-mate Romelu Lukaku.
  
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• Government reverses attempt to specify in law limits on undercover agents

  27-01-2021 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ministers have reversed attempts to explicitly ban the state from authorising undercover agents to kill, torture or rape.
  
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• Coleraine football boss's car attacked

  27-01-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The chairman of Coleraine Football Club has revealed that his car was targeted following his team's victory against Larne on Tuesday evening.
  
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• National terrorism alert issued after Capitol violence

  27-01-2021 20:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a national terrorism bulletin warning of the potential for violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election.
  
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• Carrick Hill: Boiling water 'poured on victim during murder bid'

  27-01-2021 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man was burned, stamped on and ended up in a medically-induced coma, a Belfast court is told.
  
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• Hauliers warn of port disruption amid requirement for negative Covid-19 test

  27-01-2021 19:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Fresh disruption is being anticipated at Irish ports as a new requirement for negative Covid-19 tests for lorry drivers entering France comes into force.
  
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• Teacher who wrote anonymous blog about school says head was a ‘cheat’ in hearing

  27-01-2021 19:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A teacher who could be banned from the classroom after being caught writing an anonymous gossip blog about his school has accused his former headmaster of being a “cheat” and “dishonest”.
  
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• Lockdown has worked but country still in a difficult position – Vallance

  27-01-2021 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lockdown “has worked”, the Government’s chief scientific adviser has said.
  
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• Prime Minister warns of ‘ups and downs’ as vaccine rollout continues

  27-01-2021 19:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK’s rollout of coronavirus vaccines will face “ups and downs” during its early phases, the Prime Minister has warned.
  
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