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• Royal Albert Hall postpones The Car Man performances

  29-03-2021 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Royal Albert Hall has pushed back a run of performances to celebrate the venue’s 150th anniversary.
  
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• Stephen Kenny wants to build a Republic of Ireland team that ‘exhilarates’

  29-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Stephen Kenny has vowed to build a Republic of Ireland team which “exhilarates” as he attempts to follow in the footsteps of Mick McCarthy.
  
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• Padeophile brought from jail in England convicted of rape

  29-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  One of Northern Ireland's most notorious paedophiles has been convicted of raping a teenage boy after being transferred from prison in England to stand trial in Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland seven-day case rate falls to lowest level in six months

  29-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The seven-day case rate for Covid-19 is the lowest it has been since September in the clearest sign yet that Northern Ireland is winning the war against the virus.
  
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• Decision on charges over Storey funeral due on Tuesday

  29-03-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is to announce if four people referred by police for alleged offences committed during the funeral of former IRA prisoner Bobby Storey are to be charged.
  
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• Fish tanks, pucks, lions and chainsaws – freak injuries in sport

  29-03-2021 22:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England bowler Jofra Archer has needed surgery for a cut on his hand after he dropped a fish tank whilst cleaning at home prior to travelling to India for the recent Test and white-ball series.
  
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• Rejuvenated Luke Shaw: I will never take representing England for granted again

  29-03-2021 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Luke Shaw will never take representing England for granted again as the rejuvenated Manchester United left-back looks to grab his chance to make this summer’s rearranged Euros.
  
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• England boss Gareth Southgate grateful to have ‘elite level’ striker Harry Kane

  29-03-2021 22:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Poland will be without top goalscorer Robert Lewandowski for their trip to Wembley on Wednesday but England boss Gareth Southgate insists there will still be a world-class striker on display.
  
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• Jofra Archer has operation to remove glass from finger after smashing fish tank

  29-03-2021 22:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England fast bowler Jofra Archer has had successful surgery to remove a piece of glass which became lodged in a finger when he smashed a fish tank in the bath while trying to clean it.
  
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• Paddy McNair hopes Northern Ireland to return to winning ways against Bulgaria

  29-03-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Paddy McNair is desperate for Northern Ireland to get back to winning ways on Wednesday night in their crunch World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria.
  
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• Eddie Nketiah sees the quality as England youngsters aim to pick themselves up

  29-03-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England Under-21 captain Eddie Nketiah has denied the Young Lions have been caught out of their depth at Euro 2021.
  
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• Where next for Sergio Aguero?

  29-03-2021 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have announced Sergio Aguero, their record goalscorer, is to leave the club when his contract expires this summer.
  
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• Gregg Wallace says every barbecue he has been to was ‘rubbish’

  29-03-2021 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gregg Wallace has said every barbecue he has ever been to has been “rubbish”.
  
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• Sergio Aguero’s glittering Manchester City career in pictures

  29-03-2021 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero will leave the club at the end of the season.
  
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• Fugitive Italian mobster arrested in Lisbon Covid clinic

  29-03-2021 22:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Italian fugitive who was convicted in his homeland of ordering the revenge killing of a mobster’s wife has been arrested in Portugal in a clinic where he was reportedly being treated for Covid-19.
  
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• Police issue new images in hunt for remand prisoner released in error

  29-03-2021 22:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police searching for a man who was mistakenly released from a west London prison have issued new images of the 24-year-old.
  
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• Sex trafficking charges brought against Ghislaine Maxwell

  29-03-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sex trafficking charges and another alleged victim have been added to a US indictment in the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell as prosecutors alleged that a conspiracy to sexually abuse girls stretched over a decade.
  
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• NI 'positive' for Bulgaria World Cup qualifier

  29-03-2021 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland defender Shane Ferguson says a win over Bulgaria in Belfast would provide momentum for the rest of the World Cup qualifying campaign.
  
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• Sergio Aguero proud of Manchester City career and ready for new challenge

  29-03-2021 21:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero insists he is ready to face a new challenge at the highest level after his departure at the end of this season was confirmed.
  
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• We are repeating some of the mistakes of the 1930s, says Eddie Izzard

  29-03-2021 21:10 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Eddie Izzard has said the world is “repeating” some of the political mistakes which were made in the 1930s.
  
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• David Lammy praised for handling of radio caller who told him he is not English

  29-03-2021 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  David Lammy has received praise for his handling of a caller to his radio show who said he could not describe himself as English.
  
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• Covid-19: 'Monumental day' as SSE Arena opens for mass vaccination

  29-03-2021 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first jab is delivered on Monday with 40,000 people expected to be vaccinated weekly.
  
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• Kingspan to close Ballyclare factory putting 23 jobs at risk

  29-03-2021 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kingspan are to close their Ballyclare plant with the potential loss of up to 23 jobs.
  
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• Kingspan Ballyclare factory under review putting 23 jobs at risk

  29-03-2021 20:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kingspan are to consider closing their Ballyclare plant pending a company consultation, with the potential loss of up to 23 jobs.
  
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• Sergio Aguero’s 10 best goals for Manchester City

  29-03-2021 20:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero will leave the club at the end of the season.
  
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• Behind the lines: five key factors in AC-12's new case

  29-03-2021 20:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  As Line of Duty series six begins to ramp up the drama, fans are furiously trying to piece together the clues.
  
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• Sergio Aguero’s Manchester City career in numbers

  29-03-2021 20:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have announced Sergio Aguero is to leave the club at the end of the season.
  
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• Manchester City record goalscorer Sergio Aguero to leave club in summer

  29-03-2021 20:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will leave the club this summer when his contract expires, the Premier League outfit have confirmed.
  
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• Sergio Aguero has been worth his weight in goals for Manchester City

  29-03-2021 20:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City as their greatest goalscorer and the scorer of their greatest goal.
  
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• Private hospital announces independent investigation into vaccine controversy

  29-03-2021 20:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Beacon Hospital has announced that an independent investigation will be carried out into the decision to vaccinate teachers from an exclusive school using spare jabs.
  
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• Jurors shown video of George Floyd gasping for breath at ex-officer’s trial

  29-03-2021 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A video of George Floyd gasping for breath was front and centre as a former police officer who pressed his knee on the black man’s neck went on trial on charges of murder and manslaughter.
  
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• Thai soldiers ‘returning people to Myanmar’ after thousands flee air strikes

  29-03-2021 19:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thai soldiers have started sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of air strikes by the military in neighbouring Myanmar, sources said.
  
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• Care home staff have ‘professional responsibility’ to get Covid jab – Whitty

  29-03-2021 19:24 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  England’s chief medical officer has said care home workers have a “professional responsibility” to get a Covid-19 vaccine after he was questioned about the lower uptake of jabs among staff in some parts of the country.
  
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• Roberto Firmino returns to training with Liverpool

  29-03-2021 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino is in contention to face Arsenal at the weekend after returning to training.
  
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• NI man would face ‘barbaric’ conditions if extradited to US, court told

  29-03-2021 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man fighting extradition from Northern Ireland over a drugs-related murder in Florida would be at risk of “barbaric” conditions and sexual violence in jail, the High Court heard.
  
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• DUP call for vaccine prioritisation for those living with immunosuppressed adults

  29-03-2021 19:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The DUP have called for those living with adults who have a weakened immune system to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinations.
  
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• Coronavirus: Two vaccine doses given before any surplus offered, says Arlene Foster

  29-03-2021 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arlene Foster says UK population will get both Covid vaccine doses before any are provided to RoI.
  
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• Man hospitalised after 'vicious' attack in Belfast - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk - Belfast Telegraph

  29-03-2021 19:11
  
  Man hospitalised after 'vicious' attack in Belfast - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Man hospitalised after 'vicious' attack in Belfast

  29-03-2021 19:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The PSNI are appealing for information after a man was attacked by two men in Dundonald on Sunday evening.
  
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• Jessica Chastain says vaccine is part of Covid ‘fight back’ after receiving jab

  29-03-2021 19:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jessica Chastain has revealed she has been given the coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• Cross-border golfers back on course after Covid fine fears eased

  29-03-2021 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Members of a golf club with holes in both England and Wales have been given the green light to cross the border during their rounds.
  
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• Man jailed for knife attack on ex-girlfriend

  29-03-2021 19:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Lisburn man who launched a “frenzied” drink and drug fuelled knife attack on an ex-girlfriend at a New Year’s Eve party was handed a five and a half year sentence today.
  
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• Northern Ireland’s leaders urge UK to share surplus vaccines with the Republic

  29-03-2021 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland’s political leaders have urged the UK to share any surplus vaccines with the Irish Republic as soon as possible.
  
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• Man in his 50s dies following incident in Dublin

  29-03-2021 18:58 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Gardai have launched an investigation after a man in his 50s died following an incident in Dublin.
  
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• Bomb maker accused not linked to paramilitaries, court told

  29-03-2021 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police do not believe a Co Armagh man accused of creating homemade bombs behind a number of security alerts is linked to any paramilitary organisation, it has emerged.
  
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• Belfast church to host Good Friday 'Way of Sorrows' - PenBayPilot.com

  29-03-2021 18:40
  
  Belfast church to host Good Friday 'Way of Sorrows'  PenBayPilot.com
  
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• £2.6m Downing Street briefing room used for first time

  29-03-2021 18:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson addressed the nation for the first time from the £2.6 million media suite he has had installed in Downing Street – although a technical hitch meant some viewers could not hear him.
  
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• 'I told him we used to be more aggressive': Warren Feeney dines with Bulgaria boss in build-up to crunch Northern Ireland clash

  29-03-2021 18:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Former international striker Warren Feeney received a call ahead of Northern Ireland's vital World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria at Windsor Park this week.
  
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• Updated with video routines: Medomak Valley runners-up, Mount View 15th, Belfast 20th at state cheering - By Ken Waltz and Mark Haskell - Republican Journal

  29-03-2021 18:29
  
  Updated with video routines: Medomak Valley runners-up, Mount View 15th, Belfast 20th at state cheering - By Ken Waltz and Mark Haskell  Republican Journal
  
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• Johnson urges caution as lockdown restrictions ease in England

  29-03-2021 18:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson has appealed to the public to exercise caution as coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England are eased amid fears of a new wave of the disease spreading from Europe.
  
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