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• Protesters in Belfast hijack bus and set it on fire – video - The Guardian

  07-04-2021 23:49 via theguardian.com
  
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• Protesters in Belfast hijack bus and set it on fire – video

  07-04-2021 23:49 via theguardian.com
  
  A bus has been hijacked and set on fire at the junction of Lanark Way and Shankhill Road in west Belfast, the PSNI have said. Stones were thrown at police while a press photographer was assaulted during the course of their work on Wednesday evening. The driver of the bus was reportedly uninjured. Police are advising members of the public to avoid these areas. ‘We would appeal to those with influence in the area to use it to help restore calm,’ a PSNI statement saidBus set on fire in
  
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• UK suspends aid funding for Oxfam over sexual misconduct claims

  07-04-2021 23:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The UK has halted aid funding for Oxfam following allegations of sexual misconduct against staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
  
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• Thomas Tuchel praises ‘key’ Mason Mount as Chelsea close in on semi-final spot

  07-04-2021 23:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thomas Tuchel hailed “key player” Mason Mount for taking his career to the next level with his stunning strike in Chelsea’s 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Porto.
  
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• Physicists may have to rethink how universe works after ‘tantalising’ results

  07-04-2021 23:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Preliminary results from two experiments suggest something could be wrong with the way physicists think the universe works – a prospect that has the field of particle physics baffled and thrilled.
  
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• UK PM urges calm as Belfast protesters hijack bus, attack police - WHBL News

  07-04-2021 23:16 via whbl.com
  
  UK PM urges calm as Belfast protesters hijack bus, attack police  WHBL NewsBus torched in Belfast on sixth night of unrest in Northern Ireland  The GuardianBelfast protesters hijack bus, attack police as violence continues  KFGO NewsWidespread condemnation after bus hijacked and set on fire in Belfast  TheJournal.ieBelfast riots: Latest pictures show police under attack on Springfield Road  Belfast LiveView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Bus torched in Belfast on sixth night of unrest in Northern Ireland

  07-04-2021 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Stones thrown at police and press photographer assaulted in attack condemned by first minister and PM A bus was hijacked and set on fire in Belfast on Wednesday in the sixth consecutive night of violence in Northern Ireland.The vehicle was set alight at an intersectional area between nationalist and unionist communities, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said. Continue reading...
  
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• Bus set on fire in Belfast on sixth night of unrest in Northern Ireland

  07-04-2021 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Stones thrown at police and press photographer assaulted in attack condemned by first minister and PM A bus has been hijacked and set on fire in Belfast in the sixth consecutive night of violence in Northern Ireland.The vehicle was set alight at an intersectional area between nationalist and unionist communities, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said. Continue reading...
  
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• Transfer of Ulster Bank’s NI business cleared by Belfast court - The Irish Times

  07-04-2021 22:35 via irishtimes.com
  
  Transfer of Ulster Bank’s NI business cleared by Belfast court  The Irish Times
  
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• Hong Kong families moving to UK to benefit from £43m support package

  07-04-2021 22:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Families coming to live in the UK from Hong Kong using a new visa route will benefit from a support package worth £43 million, the Government has announced.
  
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• Music for mental health: School singing ban needs a rethink, urges Peter Corry

  07-04-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Renowned Belfast performer Peter Corry is urging the Executive to reconsider the ban on singing in schools, saying "young people's mental health depends on it".
  
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• Guidance on AstraZeneca jab 'unlikely to hinder NI's programme'

  07-04-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Updated guidance advising that under-30s should be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is unlikely to disrupt Northern Ireland's vaccination programme, with the Moderna vaccine predicted to be available here within a matter of weeks.
  
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• Myanmar ambassador locked out of London embassy

  07-04-2021 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Myanmar’s ambassador to the UK has been locked out of its embassy in central London.
  
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• Kylian Mbappe bags a brace as PSG edge five-goal thriller at Bayern Munich

  07-04-2021 22:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Kylian Mbappe and Neymar combined to condemn holders Bayern Munich to a first defeat in 20 Champions League games as Paris St Germain edged a thrilling quarter-final first-leg clash 3-2.
  
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• SDLP leader Colum Eastwood accuses Boris Johnson of 'total disinterest' over loyalist disorder

  07-04-2021 22:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has accused the Prime Minister of showing “total disinterest” over loyalist violence.
  
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• Dolly Parton mourns uncle who was instrumental in her career

  07-04-2021 22:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dolly Parton shared her touching eulogy for Bill Owens, the uncle who was instrumental in her career.
  
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• Chelsea take two-goal lead over Porto as Mason Mount shines in Seville

  07-04-2021 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Mason Mount’s masterful strike and Ben Chilwell’s late finish handed Chelsea a fine 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first-leg win over Porto in Seville.
  
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• Sam Simmonds driven by desire to win games rather than England snub – Rob Baxter

  07-04-2021 22:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sam Simmonds’ stellar season is fuelled by ability rather than anger over being ignored by England, according to his Exeter boss Rob Baxter.
  
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• Police attacked and hijacked bus set alight as disorder breaks out in west Belfast

  07-04-2021 21:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police officers have been attacked and a hijacked bus set on fire during violent disturbances at an interface area in west Belfast.
  
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• Northern Ireland riots - Belfast Telegraph

  07-04-2021 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
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• Belfast Telegraph photographer attacked during disorder at interface area in west Belfast

  07-04-2021 20:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Belfast Telegraph photographer has been set upon by two males while covering scenes of public disorder in an interface area in west Belfast.
  
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• Body found in Epping Forest lake confirmed as Richard Okorogheye

  07-04-2021 20:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed the body of a man found in a lake in Epping Forest, Essex, is that of missing 19-year-old Richard Okorogheye.
  
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• Titanic Belfast using ‘extensive cash reserves’ to sustain business - The Irish Times

  07-04-2021 20:39 via irishtimes.com
  
  Titanic Belfast using ‘extensive cash reserves’ to sustain business  The Irish Times
  
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• Johnson condemns violence in Northern Ireland after another night of unrest

  07-04-2021 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Prime Minister Boris Johnson has condemned violence that again broke out on the streets of Northern Ireland, after a bus was hijacked and set on fire.
  
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• Covid: NI adults under 30 to be offered Oxford-AZ alternative

  07-04-2021 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The announcement applies to adults in Northern Ireland without underlying medical conditions.
  
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• Bus set on fire and press photographer attacked as disorder resumes in Belfast

  07-04-2021 20:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A bus has been set on fire at the junction of Lanark Way and Shankhill Road in west Belfast, the PSNI have said.
  
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• Alleged mastermind of plot to rob west Belfast cash van denied bail - Belfast Telegraph

  07-04-2021 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Alleged mastermind of plot to rob west Belfast cash van denied bail  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• Alleged mastermind of plot to rob west Belfast cash van denied bail

  07-04-2021 20:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The alleged director of a plot to raid a security van in west Belfast must remain in custody, a High Court judge has ruled.
  
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• Bolsonaro rejects lockdown despite Brazils’ record Covid-19 death toll

  07-04-2021 20:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said there will be “no national lockdown” a day after the nation saw its highest number of Covid-19 deaths.
  
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• Lanark Way 'protest' leads to PSNI closing interface gates - Belfast Live

  07-04-2021 20:02 via belfastlive.co.uk
  
  Lanark Way 'protest' leads to PSNI closing interface gates  Belfast Live
  
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• COVID-19 case reported at Troy Elementary - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  07-04-2021 19:47 via waldo.villagesoup.com
  
  COVID-19 case reported at Troy Elementary - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican Journal
  
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• Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara receiving online racist abuse ‘every day’

  07-04-2021 19:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Glen Kamara has described facing a barrage of racist abuse on social media since his clash with Slavia Plague defender Ondrej Kudela during last month’s Europa League match at Ibrox.
  
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• Balloo Hire parent company snaps up firms in the Republic

  07-04-2021 19:23 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  THE parent company of equipment firm Balloo Hire Centres has announced two acquisitions in the Republic.
  
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• ‘Enough doubt’ over AstraZeneca jab risks in under-30s to advise alternative

  07-04-2021 19:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  There was “enough doubt” over the risks of the AstraZeneca vaccine in under-30s to advise alternative jabs for younger age groups, the deputy chairman of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has said.
  
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• Labour calls for probe into Johnson’s ‘political attack’ on London mayor

  07-04-2021 19:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Labour is calling for an investigation into Boris Johnson’s verbal attack on London mayor Sadiq Khan during a televised Government press conference on coronavirus.
  
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• Under-30s in Northern Ireland to be offered alternatives to AstraZeneca jab

  07-04-2021 19:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  People under the age of 30 in Northern Ireland are to be offered alternatives to the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine.
  
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• Imran Khan condemned after saying veil can protect women from sex attacks

  07-04-2021 18:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been criticised after he said that wearing the traditional Islamic head covering will protect women from sexual assault and not lead men into temptation.
  
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• Jane McDonald’s partner Eddie Rothe dies aged 67

  07-04-2021 18:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Singer Jane McDonald has announced her partner Eddie Rothe has died aged 67 after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
  
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• Tiger Woods was driving at almost twice the legal speed limit at time of crash

  07-04-2021 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods was travelling at almost twice the legal speed limit at the time of his car accident, police investigating the incident have revealed.
  
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• Tiger Woods car crash caused by excessive speed

  07-04-2021 18:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police looking into the cause of Tiger Woods’ car crash say the 15-time major winner was travelling at between 84-87 miles per hour at the time of the accident.
  
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• F1 team Williams Racing agrees deal with company owned by Newry’s First Derivatives

  07-04-2021 18:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Formula One team Williams has appointed a business owned by Newry’s First Derivatives for its data analytics.
  
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• Ulster Rugby Round Up podcast: What did Ulster actually learn from their win over Quins and a quarter date with Saints

  07-04-2021 18:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ulster charged into the quarter-finals with a simple win over Harlequins at the weekend, with a trip to the Northampton Saints to look forward to this weekend.
  
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• Davy breaches ‘not criminal offences’, says Central Bank

  07-04-2021 18:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Breaches in relation to the Davy bond-dealing scandal that enriched 16 staff at the stockbroker at the expense of a Northern Ireland client did not constitute criminal activity, the Republic’s Central Bank has claimed.
  
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• Scots react to receiving Moderna vaccine on first day of rollout

  07-04-2021 18:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scots have welcomed being among the first in the country to receive the new Moderna vaccine against coronavirus.
  
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• Ex-wife of murder accused tells court he confessed to killing woman

  07-04-2021 18:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The ex-wife of a man accused of murdering a mother of 11 in 1984 has told a court he allegedly confessed to killing a woman because he “just wanted to know what it felt like.”
  
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• High Court gives green light to Ulster Bank parent company transfer

  07-04-2021 18:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The transfer of Ulster Bank’s business to parent company NatWest has been approved by Belfast’s High Court.
  
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• Tiger Woods driving at twice the speed limit before LA crash, investigators say

  07-04-2021 18:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods was driving at twice the speed limit when he crashed an SUV in southern California leaving him seriously injured, authorities said.
  
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• Gardai seize cocaine and cannabis worth an estimated 230,000 euro

  07-04-2021 18:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested after gardai seized three kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of cannabis with an estimated street value of 230,000 euro.
  
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• Crate escape: Search for Irishmen who airmailed Brian Robson home

  07-04-2021 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Were you in Australia in 1965? Did you help a homesick Welsh friend send himself home in a crate?
  
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• Taylor Swift releases surprise song from the vault ahead of Fearless re-release

  07-04-2021 17:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Taylor Swift has released another surprise song “from the vault” ahead of the re-release of her album Fearless.
  
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