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• Thomas Tuchel encouraged by Timo Werner performance at Sheffield United

  07-02-2021 23:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is confident Timo Werner will soon rediscover his goalscoring touch.
  
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• Lionel Messi inspires Barcelona to comeback victory

  07-02-2021 23:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi came off the bench to help Barcelona continue their momentum under Ronald Koeman and secure a sixth straight LaLiga win with a 3-2 victory at Real Betis.
  
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• SDLP: Our students in Britain and South must also get £500

  07-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The SDLP has vowed to keep the pressure on the Economy Minister to ensure students from here studying in the Republic and Britainreceive a £500 Covid hardship payment.
  
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• Northern Ireland households have £3.3k less disposable income than Republic

  07-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Households in the Republic have £3,300 more disposable income annually than those in Northern Ireland, new research shows.
  
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• Gambling advertising ban would hit football finances hard warns industry boss

  07-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Football must brace for a “significant impact” to its finances if gambling advertising is restricted or banned, an industry boss has said.
  
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• Edinburgh ‘blackout’ as power cut hit parts of city

  07-02-2021 23:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh residents have described how the city was plunged into a “blackout” following a power outage.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic surpasses landmark as AC Milan move back to Serie A summit

  07-02-2021 23:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic surpassed 500 career goals at club level as AC Milan returned to the top of Serie A with a 4-0 win over bottom club Crotone.
  
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• US states in north east hit by second major snowstorm in a week

  07-02-2021 23:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A major snowstorm pushed through the north eastern United States on Sunday, less than a week after a storm dumped more than two feet on parts of the region.
  
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• FA calls for swift Government action following latest racism incidents

  07-02-2021 23:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Football Association has called on the Government to act quickly in the fight against racism after Axel Tuanzebe and Lauren James were targeted on social media.
  
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• Kilmarnock set to turn to former St Johnstone boss Wright in bid to avoid Premiership relegation battle

  07-02-2021 23:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ballyclare man Tommy Wright looks set to be named manager of Scottish Premiership side Kilmarnock.
  
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• Eddie Jones ‘looking into everything’ to find out what went wrong for England

  07-02-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones will oversee a forensic inquest into Saturday’s Calcutta Cup surrender to Scotland as England look to revive their Guinness Six Nations title defence against Italy.
  
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• Cameron Redpath reveals the big part Stuart Hogg played in him choosing Scotland

  07-02-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cameron Redpath has revealed Stuart Hogg’s captain’s role in convincing the Bath centre to commit to Scotland’s Test match cause.
  
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• South Africa suspends Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine rollout

  07-02-2021 22:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  South Africa has suspended the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to healthcare staff after a study suggested it was not effective against mild illness caused by the variant discovered there.
  
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• Chelsea stay unbeaten under Thomas Tuchel with win at Sheffield United

  07-02-2021 22:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea remain unbeaten under Thomas Tuchel and are up to fifth place in the Premier League after a 2-1 win against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.
  
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• Agony for family of Richie Boyle following Belfast hit-and-run horror - Belfast Telegraph

  07-02-2021 22:00
  Agony for family of Richie Boyle following Belfast hit-and-run horror  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Agony for family of Richie Boyle following Belfast hit-and-run horror

  07-02-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man fatally injured by a hit-and-run driver was left lying on the road beside his dead dog before the motorist sped off.
  
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• Warning after spate of cliff falls

  07-02-2021 21:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People are being warned to keep away from crags and the bottom of cliffs following a spate of rock falls at coastlines across England.
  
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• Another star eliminated from Dancing On Ice following the skate-off

  07-02-2021 21:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Matt Richardson has been eliminated from Dancing On Ice after just a single week on the show.
  
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• Grandfather, 70, who rowed Atlantic encourages elderly to ‘find a challenge’

  07-02-2021 21:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A grandfather who became the oldest person to row 3,000 miles unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean has encouraged older people to “keep active and challenge yourself”.
  
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• Roy Keane says it’s ‘excuses after excuses’ for ‘bad champions’ Liverpool

  07-02-2021 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Roy Keane described Liverpool as “bad champions” after Jurgen Klopp’s side lost a third game in a row at Anfield to lose further ground in the Premier League title race.
  
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• Jeepers keepers: 5 other goalies who had a bad day

  07-02-2021 21:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  If Liverpool’s Alisson can take one sliver of solace from his disastrous display against Manchester City, it’s that he’s far from the first goalkeeper to have had a bad day.
  
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• DUP's Gregory Campbell under fire for 'shocking' attack on Songs of Praise

  07-02-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dozens of organisations and hundreds of individuals, including elected representatives, have signed a statement condemning as "astonishing and shocking" comments made by a DUP MP about an edition of Songs of Praise.
  
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• Two men arrested over Larne graffiti condemning Irish Sea border checks

  07-02-2021 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested in Larne on suspicion of painting graffiti condemning Irish Sea border checks.
  
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• Men arrested on suspicion of painting Irish Sea border graffiti in Larne

  07-02-2021 20:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested in Larne on suspicion of painting graffiti condemning Irish Sea border checks.
  
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• Mother of 22-year-old knifed in ‘barbaric’ attack asks Boris Johnson for help

  07-02-2021 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of a young man stabbed to death in a “barbaric” public attack has pleaded with the Prime Minister for help.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp speaks to Alisson about the keeper’s ‘killer’ mistakes against City

  07-02-2021 20:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has spoken to Alisson Becker about his two mistakes which “killed” the game for them and resulted in a 4-1 defeat to Manchester City but admits there is nothing he can do immediately to help his goalkeeper.
  
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• Wayne Pivac counts physical cost of Wales’ victory over Ireland

  07-02-2021 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wales head coach Wayne Pivac admits the first major victory of his reign was tempered by suffering a series of injury problems which have left him “counting the walking wounded”.
  
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• Pope greets public again at Vatican as faithful gather a safe distance apart

  07-02-2021 20:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pope Francis has resumed greeting the public in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, seven weeks after he halted the Sunday noon ritual to discourage crowds from gathering during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Stephen King helps children publish pandemic-inspired book

  07-02-2021 20:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of budding young writers is about to publish a book with some help from Maine’s most famous author.
  
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• Melanie C joining The Voice Kids as a coach

  07-02-2021 20:27 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Melanie C is to replace Paloma Faith as a coach on The Voice Kids.
  
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• Ireland's Six Nations hopes hanging by a thread as O'Mahony's red card sees Wales triumph in Cardiff

  07-02-2021 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  No tournament in the sporting world can match the Six Nations in its knack for rendering reams upon reams of build-up so redundant, so quickly.
  
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• Fortress Anfield crumbles: Three results which have dented Liverpool’s title bid

  07-02-2021 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool’s grip on the Premier League title was further loosened as they were well-beaten by Manchester City on Sunday evening.
  
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• Forty large vaccination centres planned in Ireland

  07-02-2021 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Around 40 large vaccination centres are to be set up across Ireland to facilitate the rollout of jabs through the year, the HSE has said.
  
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• Wales v Ireland ratings: Henshaw and Beirne lead the way as 14-man visitors nearly steal win in Cardiff

  07-02-2021 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was so near and yet so far for Ireland as they fell to a 21-16 defeat to Wales in their Six Nations opener at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
  
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• Calls for PSNI to investigate 'sinister' Lurgan posters

  07-02-2021 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have been asked to investigate "sinister" posters that have been erected in Lurgan featuring a woman holding a gun.
  
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• Gregory Campbell slated for “abhorrent and irresponsible” Songs of Praise comment - Belfast Live

  07-02-2021 19:57
  
  Gregory Campbell slated for “abhorrent and irresponsible” Songs of Praise comment  Belfast Live
  
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• Players free to decide whether to take knee, says Scottish Rugby after backlash

  07-02-2021 19:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Rugby Union insists it stands firmly behind the fight against racism despite only four players choosing to take the knee ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup win at Twickenham.
  
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• Reigning champions Liverpool slip further off the pace after Man City defeat

  07-02-2021 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An Ilkay Gundogan brace and two errors from goalkeeper Alisson Becker saw Manchester City stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League table with a fine victory over reigning champions Liverpool.
  
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• Manchester City get a break as Alisson howlers cost fading Liverpool

  07-02-2021 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool’s Premier League title defence appears to have ended at the feet of goalkeeper Alisson Becker as two awful errors gifted Manchester City a 4-1 victory at Anfield.
  
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• Police hand out nearly £30,000 in fines after shisha bar Covid-19 breach

  07-02-2021 19:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nearly £30,000 in fines have been handed out to people who broke Covid-19 rules by gathering at an illegal pop-up shisha bar.
  
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• Reagan’s long-time secretary of state George Shultz dies aged 100

  07-02-2021 19:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  President Ronald Reagan’s long-time US secretary of state, George P Shultz, who spent most of the 1980s trying to improve relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East, has died. He was 100.
  
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• Round of snow for Super Bowl Sunday - Waldo VillageSoup - Republican Journal

  07-02-2021 19:03
  
  Round of snow for Super Bowl Sunday - Waldo VillageSoup  Republican Journal
  
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• Shotgun fired at front door of Co Tyrone flat

  07-02-2021 18:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A shotgun was fired at the front door of a flat in Co Tyrone on Friday night.
  
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• Next stop Mars: Three spacecraft arriving at Red Planet in quick succession

  07-02-2021 18:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Three robotic explorers are due to reach Mars within days of each other, after hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space.
  
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• Things we learned from the opening weekend of Guinness Six Nations action

  07-02-2021 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wins for France, Scotland and Wales have launched the 2021 Guinness Six Nations in eventful fashion.
  
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• Wales battle to victory over 14-man Ireland in Cardiff

  07-02-2021 18:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Louis Rees-Zammit scored a try on his Guinness Six Nations debut as Wales held off 14-man Ireland to win 21-16 at the Principality Stadium.
  
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• Leicester’s spirit pleases Brendan Rodgers as they get the point at Wolves

  07-02-2021 18:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boss Brendan Rodgers praised Leicester’s grit after their 0-0 Premier League draw at Wolves.
  
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• Man charged after pensioner’s body found in burning car

  07-02-2021 17:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been charged after a pensioner was found dead in a burning car in north Co Cork.
  
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• Leicester held to goalless draw by Wolves

  07-02-2021 17:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Leicester were held to a scrappy stalemate at Wolves as the Foxes missed the chance to apply some serious pressure at the top of the Premier League.
  
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• LS Lowry painting with figures ‘social distancing’ features in online exhibition

  07-02-2021 17:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A painting by LS Lowry that seems apt for socially distanced times has been included in a new online art exhibition.
  
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