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• Mary Robinson 'made a big mistake' over Dubai princess

  26-02-2021 23:58
  
  Princess Latifa Al Maktoum was previously described as "troubled" by the former Irish president.
  
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• Budget: Mortgage guarantee scheme to help those with small deposits

  26-02-2021 23:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mortgage guarantee scheme aimed at helping aspiring homeowners with small deposits onto the property ladder and firing up the market will feature in next week’s Budget.
  
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• Unionists warn PM that NI Protocol must be ditched immediately

  26-02-2021 23:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Unionists taking legal action against the Government over the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol have warned the Prime Minister that it must be immediately ditched.
  
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• Ulster 21-7 Ospreys ratings: Timoney the pick of the bunch as province pick up win over Welsh visitors

  26-02-2021 23:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster made it back-to-back wins since the break with a 21-7 win over Ospreys at Kingspan Stadium but failed to pick up the bonus point in the victory.
  
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• Charities unite in drive to try and boost vaccine take-up

  26-02-2021 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A group of 16 charities have joined forces to urge people with long-term health conditions, and their carers, to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
  
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• Lavery makes the difference as Linfield put daylight between themselves and the chasing pack

  26-02-2021 23:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Shayne Lavery. Take a bow. Just when Linfield needed it, the Northern Ireland striker came up with a match winning performance to reassert their authority in the title race.
  
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• West Brom boss Sam Allardyce feeling ‘much safer’ after receiving Covid vaccine

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  West Brom boss Sam Allardyce has expressed his relief at receiving the Covid-19 vaccine after admitting he was “terrified” of contracting the virus.
  
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• Roy Hodgson relieved James Tomkins’ ‘nasty’ eye injury is not career threatening

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson revealed his relief that the “nasty” eye injury James Tomkins suffered following an accident at training last month did not lead to the defender’s premature playing retirement.
  
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• Pep Guardiola’s tactical innovations Blumen marvellous – David Moyes

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Moyes has branded Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola ‘the Heston Blumenthal of football’.
  
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• Pep Guardiola believes there is still much more to come from Manchester City

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola claims his quadruple-chasing Manchester City side are still some way off reaching their potential.
  
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• Mikel Arteta hoping to have opportunity to give Bukayo Saka some resting time

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta admits it would be ideal to be able to rest Bukayo Saka in the coming weeks but warned his players not to complain about fatigue.
  
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• March international break could leave football in a mess – Nuno Espirito Santo

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nuno Espirito Santo has warned next month’s international break for World Cup qualifiers could leave football in a “mess”.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp denies it is time for a rebuild of Liverpool squad

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp denies it is time for a rebuild of his squad but admits a top-four finish this season will be a big achievement.
  
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• Gareth Bale looks happier than ever as resurgence continues – Jose Mourinho

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho says Gareth Bale looks “happier than ever” as the Wales international continues his resurgence at Tottenham.
  
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• Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel remembers dark place Man United loss left him at PSG

  26-02-2021 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has reflected on the dark place a defeat to Manchester United put him in during his time in charge of Paris St Germain.
  
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• Double amputee racing driver Billy Monger completes 140-mile charity challenge

  26-02-2021 23:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Double leg amputee racing driver Billy Monger said he has “never been that drained in all my life” after completing a 140-mile triathlon-inspired charity challenge across England.
  
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• Maro Itoje wants England to emulate Chris Eubank and thrive in adversity

  26-02-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Maro Itoje insists England must revel in their role as the Chris Eubank of rugby when they attempt to land a telling blow in the Guinness Six Nations title race at Wales’ expense.
  
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• DUP minister's blocking of EU infrastructure at ports branded 'a stunt'

  26-02-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A move by the Agriculture Minister to halt construction of permanent inspection facilities for post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods arriving from Britain has been branded a stunt.
  
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• Alun Wyn Jones talks up George North ahead of 100th Wales cap

  26-02-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alun Wyn Jones has paid a glowing tribute to team-mate George North ahead of him winning his 100th Wales cap.
  
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• Kate Lawler thanks doctors after daughter is treated in hospital

  26-02-2021 22:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kate Lawler has thanked doctors for caring for her baby daughter after she developed an infection.
  
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• Two men arrested over firearms after pictures of masked men in Co Antrim

  26-02-2021 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men have been arrested after pictures circulated on social media of masked men with suspected firearms in Co Antrim.
  
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• Salmond: Motive for ‘malicious’ plot was to avoid ‘cataclysmic’ defeat in court

  26-02-2021 22:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Government hoped a criminal trial of Alex Salmond would “ride to the rescue” and prevent its unlawful investigation of him suffering a “cataclysmic” civil court defeat, the former first minister has claimed.
  
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• Delay to safe staffing bill that led to suspension of nurses' strike

  26-02-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Legislation to address a shortage of healthcare workers in Northern Ireland which led to crippling strike action is not going to be passed by the current Assembly, it has emerged.
  
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• Belfast councillor in bid to block 'unlawful' fees for tenants - Belfast Telegraph

  26-02-2021 22:00
  
  Belfast councillor in bid to block 'unlawful' fees for tenants  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Belfast councillor in bid to block 'unlawful' fees for tenants

  26-02-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast City Council is to debate a motion that could lead to estate agents being fined for charging tenants "unlawful" letting fees.
  
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• Jake Quickenden and girlfriend Sophie Church share baby news

  26-02-2021 21:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jake Quickenden and his girlfriend Sophie Church have welcomed the birth of a baby boy.
  
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• Changes to hospital visiting rules after Covid threat downgraded

  26-02-2021 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been changes to guidelines around visiting hospitals and other care settings in Northern Ireland after the UK's Covid-19 alert level was downgraded.
  
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• ‘Serious questions for Sturgeon and Scottish Government’ after Salmond evidence

  26-02-2021 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alex Salmond’s evidence to a Holyrood committee “poses serious questions for Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish Government”, Jackie Baillie has said.
  
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• Flying doctors saved my son's leg after freak football injury

  26-02-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The mother of an east Belfast teenager who almost lost his leg in a freak football accident has told of his remarkable recovery.
  
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• A sorry week for Northern Ireland as crime gangs bid to reassert lost authority

  26-02-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In a week when Northern Ireland suffered bomb alerts, petrol bomb attacks, stabbing incidents and shootings, our criminal underbelly has raised its ugly head once again.
  
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• Single dose of Pfizer vaccine ‘can reduce asymptomatic infection by four-fold’

  26-02-2021 20:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A single jab of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine can reduce by four-fold the number of asymptomatic coronavirus infections, a new study has indicated.
  
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• Key points from Alex Salmond’s evidence

  26-02-2021 20:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Here are the key points from Alex Salmond’s evidence to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints.
  
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• Don’t wreck this now, says deputy chief medical officer

  26-02-2021 19:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England’s deputy chief medical officer has told people “don’t wreck this now” as he warned there were “some worrying signs that people are relaxing” in the coronavirus battle at “exactly the wrong time”.
  
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• Primary school teachers told their pupils should not be wearing masks

  26-02-2021 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Primary teachers have been told they should be “concentrating on the teaching” after some schools went against Government guidance to advise the youngest pupils to wear masks in the classroom.
  
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• Matt Hancock defends Covid-19 vaccine rollout that will not prioritise teachers

  26-02-2021 19:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Matt Hancock has defended the continued rollout of the UK vaccination programme in age order, saying it is the “fastest and simplest way to roll out the jabs”.
  
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• Drugs worth more than €1m seized at Dublin Port

  26-02-2021 19:40
  
  A detector dog helps gardaí seize around 57kg of herbal cannabis stored in a lorry driver's cab.
  
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• Do not have playdates and avoid congregating at school gates, parents urged

  26-02-2021 19:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ireland’s deputy chief medical officer has urged parents of schoolchildren not organise playdates and warned them not to congregate at school gates.
  
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• Sewage ‘poo power’ may help heat more than 2,000 homes

  26-02-2021 19:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of homes could be heated by waste from their local sewage works as part of England’s first “poo power” scheme.
  
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• US implicates Saudi crown prince in journalist’s killing

  26-02-2021 19:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is likely to have approved an operation to kill or capture a US-based journalist inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly-declassified intelligence report.
  
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• Stormont minister halts work on Brexit inspection posts at NI ports - Belfast Live

  26-02-2021 19:14
  
  Stormont minister halts work on Brexit inspection posts at NI ports  Belfast Live
  
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• Salmond claims Sturgeon broke rules, but stops short of calling for resignation

  26-02-2021 19:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alex Salmond claims there is “no doubt” Nicola Sturgeon has broken rules governing the behaviour of ministers, but stopped short of saying she should resign.
  
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• UK holidaymakers will have ‘nowhere to go’ until more countries ramp up vaccines

  26-02-2021 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Holidaymakers living in countries with high rates of coronavirus vaccinations will be “dressed up with nowhere to go” until other nations catch up, an expert has warned.
  
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• Chancellor reveals fast-track visa for highly skilled workers in boost to fintech sector

  26-02-2021 18:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Chancellor is set to announce a fast-track visa for highly skilled migrants in the Budget next week, as the UK tries to attract staff for rapidly growing new companies.
  
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• Myanmar’s UN envoy applauded for speech opposing military coup

  26-02-2021 18:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Myanmar’s UN ambassador has condemned the military coup in his country and appealed for “the strongest possible action from the international community” to restore democracy.
  
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• Stormont minister halts construction work on Brexit inspection posts at NI ports

  26-02-2021 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has halted construction of permanent inspection facilities for post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods arriving from Great Britain.
  
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• FTSE 100 has worst day since September as pressure hits metal prices

  26-02-2021 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  London’s top index notched up its worst performance since September on Friday, wiping out nearly all the gains that it had made in February.
  
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• Justin Bieber announces release of his upcoming album Justice

  26-02-2021 18:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Justin Bieber has announced he is to release a new album titled Justice.
  
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• Coronavirus: NI's weekly Covid-related death toll falls again

  26-02-2021 18:47
  
  Military personnel deployed to help hospital staff have been withdrawn as death rate declines.
  
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• DUP Minister Lyons orders halt to construction of permanent food import inspection posts in NI

  26-02-2021 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  DUP Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has ordered his officials to halt construction of permanent inspection facilities for post-Brexit checks on agri-food goods arriving in Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
  
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• Call for urgent Executive meeting after DUP Minister Lyons orders halt to construction of food inspection posts

  26-02-2021 18:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There have been calls for an urgent Executive meeting on Friday night after DUP Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons ordered his officials to halt construction of permanent inspection facilities for post-Brexit checks.
  
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