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• State cheering: Medomak Valley runners-up, Mount View 15th, Belfast 20th - By Ken Waltz - Republican Journal

  28-03-2021 23:56
  
  State cheering: Medomak Valley runners-up, Mount View 15th, Belfast 20th - By Ken Waltz  Republican Journal
  
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• State cheering: Medomak Valley runners-up, Mount View 15th, Belfast 20th - By Ken Waltz - Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald

  28-03-2021 23:51
  
  State cheering: Medomak Valley runners-up, Mount View 15th, Belfast 20th - By Ken Waltz  Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald
  
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• Police chief warns of race crisis tarnishing effectiveness of policing

  28-03-2021 23:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A senior police chief has warned of the damaging effect distrust in British policing in black communities is having on the effectiveness of law enforcement.
  
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• Wetherspoon boss says vaccine passports would be ‘the last straw’ for pubs

  28-03-2021 23:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has said vaccine passports would be “the last straw” for struggling pubs and force bar staff into a “bitter civil liberties war” with customers.
  
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• Steve Clarke not too concerned with two points after another Scotland stalemate

  28-03-2021 23:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scotland head coach Steve Clarke claims it is too early to say they are already struggling in their World Cup group after his side drew their second game of the campaign.
  
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• Line of Duty: Key moments from Series 6 Episode 2 - Belfast Live

  28-03-2021 23:01
  
  Line of Duty: Key moments from Series 6 Episode 2  Belfast Live
  
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• ‘We will fight harder to do better’ – Stephen Kenny promises Republic recovery

  28-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Kenny is convinced he can do “a very good job” as Republic of Ireland manager despite presiding over a catastrophic start to their World Cup qualifying campaign.
  
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• That's us now: the full-on Line of Duty we've come to expect

  28-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  When a television show amasses a devoted following, its popularity can prove to be a double-edged sword.
  
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• Northern Ireland Civil Service to shift 23,000 workers from central offices

  28-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Northern Ireland Civil Service is in talks with trade unions about future remote working for up to 23,000 workers, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Lyra McKee's family launch online plea for help to catch killer

  28-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The family of murdered journalist Lyra McKee are launching an online campaign appealing for information on her killer ahead of the second anniversary of her death.
  
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• Dungannon Swifts chairman wishes Dougie Wilson well at new club - Belfast Live

  28-03-2021 22:49
  
  Dungannon Swifts chairman wishes Dougie Wilson well at new club  Belfast Live
  
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• Ian Baraclough insists Northern Ireland on the right path despite defeat to USA

  28-03-2021 22:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  NORTHERN Ireland manager Ian Baraclough believes his team is moving in the right direction despite the 2-1 friendly defeat against USA leaving him without a home win in his tenure ahead of Wednesday’s crunch Windsor Park World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.
  
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• 'Public will want answers' over Stomont's £7m consultancy bill

  28-03-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stormont departments have spent almost £7m in consultancy fees since the start of the Assembly mandate in 2017.
  
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• England U21s on brink of European Championship elimination after Portugal defeat

  28-03-2021 22:13 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Toothless England Under-21s are on the brink of another early exit at the European Championship after a limp 2-0 defeat to Portugal.
  
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• Cuts to addiction services ‘could condemn young people to life of dependence’

  28-03-2021 22:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Cuts to addiction services for young people risk “condemning” them to a lifetime of dependence and poor health or even an early death, psychiatrists have warned.
  
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• Ryan Fraser’s second-half strike earns a point for Scotland in Israel

  28-03-2021 21:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ryan Fraser’s strike spared Scotland another defeat in Israel as they were forced to come from behind to claim another World Cup qualifying draw.
  
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• USA end wait for European victory with Belfast win - MARCA.com

  28-03-2021 21:29
  
  USA end wait for European victory with Belfast win  MARCA.com
  
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• In-depth report: Northern Ireland beaten by USA but there were five reasons this was a worthwhile exercise for Ian Baraclough

  28-03-2021 21:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In the greater scheme of this week, tonight’s friendly was largely irrelevant - a game forced upon Northern Ireland by FIFA to fill a fixtures void.
  
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• Fire service attends blaze near Belfast supermarket - Belfast Live

  28-03-2021 21:00
  
  Fire service attends blaze near Belfast supermarket  Belfast Live
  
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• England boss Gareth Southgate satisfied with victory but calls for improvements

  28-03-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate was pleased by victory in Albania but pointed to areas of improvement as England head into Wednesday’s World Cup qualifier against Poland in good health.
  
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• Luke Shaw admits to watching England matches with hint of regret before recall

  28-03-2021 20:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Luke Shaw admits he had been watching England matches with a hint of regret before returning to the fold in the World Cup qualifying win in Albania.
  
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• Northern Ireland player ratings: Daniel Ballard proves his promise once again despite defeat to USA

  28-03-2021 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland were beaten 2-1 by the USA in Sunday's international friendly but, once again, it was a performance not without its positives.
  
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• Dion Charles could become Northern Ireland favourite and Shayne Lavery could earn move after promising peformances against USA

  28-03-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The importance of Northern Ireland's first senior international against the United States of America was summed up by the team sheet. Steven Davis and Jonny Evans weren't on it; not even listed amongst the 12 substitutes.
  
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• Ian Baraclough says Northern Ireland need to win against Bulgaria after USA loss

  28-03-2021 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ian Baraclough was left frustrated as Northern Ireland’s winless run continued with a 2-1 friendly defeat to the United States at Windsor Park.
  
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• At Belfast, Northern Ireland - WTOP

  28-03-2021 20:22
  
  At Belfast, Northern Ireland  WTOP
  
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• PSNI hit out after recording 'one of the highest ever drink-drive readings in Northern Ireland'

  28-03-2021 20:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police in Mid Ulster have hit out after they recorded one of the highest ever alcohol readings in a driver's breath in Northern Ireland at the weekend.
  
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• Jos Buttler says England ‘still a very good side’ after ODI series loss in India

  28-03-2021 20:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler insists England’s world-beating one-day side have not lost their golden touch after Sam Curran’s heroics narrowly failed to salvage a morale-boosting win in India.
  
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• 'Noah's Army' line streets of Belfast calling for answers over schoolboy's disappearance and death - Belfast Telegraph

  28-03-2021 20:03
  
  'Noah's Army' line streets of Belfast calling for answers over schoolboy's disappearance and death  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• 'Noah's Army' line streets of Belfast calling for answers over schoolboy's disappearance and death

  28-03-2021 20:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Supporters and family of Noah Donohoe lined the streets of Belfast on Sunday to raise awareness of the campaign for answers around the schoolboy's disappearance and death.
  
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• Northern Ireland lose out to USA as Niall McGinn's strike proves a spectacular consolation in international friendly at Windsor Park

  28-03-2021 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland lost out 2-1 to the USA at Windsor Park on Sunday evening as another performance with promising spells went unrewarded, bar a spectacular Marco van Basten-esque consolation from Niall McGinn.
  
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• Colin Montgomerie criticises slow play as Horschel and Scheffler reach final

  28-03-2021 19:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Colin Montgomerie hit out at the “ridiculous” pace of play after Billy Horschel and Scottie Scheffler advanced to the final of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play.
  
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• Man creates Suez Canal video game to capture ‘gargantuan’ task of freeing boat

  28-03-2021 19:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Twitter user has created a video game to capture the “gargantuan” task of freeing the Ever Given boat from where it is stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal.
  
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• Luke Shaw in focus on his return to the England side against Albania

  28-03-2021 19:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Luke Shaw made his first international appearance since September 2018 as England won 2-0 in Albania.
  
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• France record first win in World Cup qualifying after battling past Kazakhstan

  28-03-2021 19:29 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  France registered their first World Cup qualifying win by beating Kazakhstan 2-0 in Astana.
  
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• Slovak premier resigns to end crisis over Russian vaccine

  28-03-2021 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Slovakia’s prime minister says he will step down to clear the way for a Cabinet reshuffle that will defuse a political crisis triggered by a secret deal to buy Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• Mick McCarthy tells great story about Jack Charlton silencing fans in Belfast - Pundit Arena

  28-03-2021 19:10
  
  Mick McCarthy tells great story about Jack Charlton silencing fans in Belfast  Pundit Arena
  
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• Gio Reyna and Christian Pulisic give USA victory over Northern Ireland

  28-03-2021 19:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  It was a familiar feeling for Northern Ireland as a positive performance went unrewarded in a 2-1 friendly defeat to the United States at Windsor Park.
  
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• Harry Kane scores first England goal since November 2019 in victory over Albania

  28-03-2021 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane’s first international goal in 16 months helped England on their way to a comfortable victory in Albania as World Cup qualification continued without a hitch for Gareth Southgate’s side.
  
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• Covid-19: Two found after people flee Dublin hotel quarantine

  28-03-2021 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says it is "not ideal" that people absconded from quarantine.
  
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• Sam Kerr bags brace as Chelsea beat Aston Villa to return to WSL summit

  28-03-2021 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A brace from Sam Kerr earned Chelsea a comfortable 2-0 win over Aston Villa and moved them back to the top of the Women’s Super League.
  
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• Emergency services rescue injured man from Cave Hill - Belfast Live

  28-03-2021 18:28
  
  Emergency services rescue injured man from Cave Hill  Belfast Live
  
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• Sam Curran heroics in vain as England fall short in decider against India

  28-03-2021 18:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sam Curran played the innings of a lifetime as he narrowly failed to drag England back from the brink in their one-day decider against India.
  
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• Dr Alex George: Why I need to take a break

  28-03-2021 17:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dr Alex George says he is taking a break to look after his physical and mental health.
  
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• Call for public transport to be used for travel to SSE Arena Covid vaccination centre in Belfast

  28-03-2021 17:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As thousands are expected to travel to Belfast's SSE Arena to receive their Covid vaccine in the coming weeks, people have been encouraged to use public transport to get to and from the centre.
  
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• Coronavirus: UK vaccine offer to Ireland 'a runner', says Arlene Foster

  28-03-2021 17:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster says she will again ask Boris Johnson to offer vaccines to the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Hospital ‘must demonstrate accountability over private school vaccinations’

  28-03-2021 17:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A private hospital that used spare jabs to vaccinate teachers from an exclusive school must show accountability if it wants to protect its relationship with the state, Simon Coveney has warned.
  
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• More than 30 million people in UK receive first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

  28-03-2021 16:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  More than 30 million people in the UK have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• Simon Rimmer accidentally cuts his thumb live on air

  28-03-2021 16:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sunday Brunch star Simon Rimmer accidentally cut his thumb live on air.
  
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• Government to take ‘cautious’ approach to relaxations amid further wave fears

  28-03-2021 16:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Government will be taking a cautious approach to lockdown easements amid fears of triggering another wave of infections, Simon Coveney has said.
  
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• Ashley Cain’s appeal for daughter’s cancer treatment reaches £1 million target

  28-03-2021 16:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A fundraiser for former footballer and Ex On The Beach star Ashley Cain’s daughter has reached its £1 million target in 16 hours.
  
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