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• ‘We showed a united front’: Ben Quinn’s goal ends Cliftonville’s losing streak as Glentoran bow out of County Antrim Shield

  13-10-2026 23:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Cliftonville 1 Glentoran 0
  
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• Bangor savour north Down derby bragging rights as they overcome Ards: ‘We got the job done’

  13-10-2026 23:47 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ards 1 Bangor 3
  
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• Israel has ‘ceded moral ground’ over Middle East conflict says Barack Obama during Belfast appearance

  13-10-2026 23:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s
  
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• Dundela cause seismic shock by knocking Larne out of the Shield with penalty shoot-out success

  13-10-2026 23:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Dundela 1 Larne 1 (Dundela win 5-3 on penalties)
  
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• Israel’s approach to Middle East conflict ‘a disaster for everyone’ says Barack Obama during Belfast appearance

  13-10-2026 23:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s
  
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• Couple and two children killed in arson attack named locally

  13-10-2026 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A "multiple murder" investigation has been launched by gardaí (Irish police) following the blaze.
  
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• Ben Quinn’s goal ends Cliftonville’s losing streak as Glentoran bow out of County Antrim Shield

  13-10-2026 23:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Cliftonville 1 Glentoran 0
  
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• Strike from Conor Burns enough to clinch Ballymena United’s place in County Antrim Shield Semi-Final at Crusaders’ expense

  13-10-2026 22:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Crusaders 0 Ballymena United 1
  
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• Bangor savour north Down derby bragging rights as they overcome Ards to book last-four slot

  13-10-2026 22:46 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Ards 1 Bangor 3
  
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• Barack Obama says people should ‘continually fight’ for democracy during Belfast appearance

  13-10-2026 22:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen’s
  
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• Northern Ireland go down fighting in Portimão as Portugal roar back to win second leg after early Kess Elmore goal

  13-10-2026 22:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Portugal 3 Northern Ireland (7-1 on aggregate)
  
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• ‘We want to make a permanent book lovers’ go-to destination’: Over £11,000 raised to help fund new premises for popular Belfast bookshop

  13-10-2026 22:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Keats and Chapman is one of the last few independent bookstores in Belfast
  
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• Novice driver jailed for killing dad-of-three in Co Down crash moments after hitting 107mph

  13-10-2026 21:48 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Young woman was also left paralysed following high speed collision
  
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• Restaurant review: Rustic pizzas, creamy pastas and comfort classics in a freshly revamped setting

  13-10-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Buzzing open kitchen and contemporary style meet reliably excellent cooking at Zio Portadown
  
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• DUP man ‘headbutted’ on street by angry husband over sex scandal

  13-10-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Married elected DUP representative who fathered a secret child was allegedly attacked
  
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• Olympian Ciara Mageean marries long-term partner

  13-10-2026 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The couple tied the knot on Monday, and the photographs show the newlyweds at various Belfast landmarks.
  
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• Omagh inquiry hears of police investigation 'shortcomings'

  13-10-2026 17:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Twenty-nine people died in the Real IRA bombing in the County Tyrone town on 15 August 1998.
  
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• ‘Brave acts come from feeling fear and doing it anyway’: Sports broadcaster Orla receives honorary doctorate

  13-10-2026 17:12 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Mocked for being a woman in sport, her accent and her background, Draperstown presenter tells students to ‘believe in themselves’
  
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• Remaining weapons must be disposed of to allow paramilitary disbandment, says interlocutor

  13-10-2026 15:54 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Fleur Ravensbergen insists there should be no financial incentive for paramilitary transitioning
  
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• DUP delegation meet PSNI chief as party demand ‘full transparency’ amid ongoing Drumcree standoff

  13-10-2026 15:36 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute
  
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• Planners block new petrol station near Creeslough blast site

  13-10-2026 15:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ten people died in the blast at a petrol station in Creeslough, County Donegal, on 7 October 2022.
  
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• UUP leader apologises after being caught listening to AirPods during stormy Assembly debate

  13-10-2026 15:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Votes of no confidence in First Minister Michelle O’Neill and three other Sinn Féin ministers failed
  
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• ‘When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty’: Unnotified loyalist parade takes place on Shankill Road following Garvaghy Road ruling

  13-10-2026 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Band says ‘do not expect restraint when none is shown to us’
  
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• Derren Brown on mystery, our need for control and why we still crave wonder in an age of AI

  13-10-2026 13:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Illusionist who likes to keep a low profile is back on our screens soon with a ‘mischievous psychological experiment’
  
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• Russell Brand’s publicity-shy wife won’t abandon him as couple arrive together for actor’s rape and sexual assault trial

  13-10-2026 12:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Laura Brand pulled back from social media since allegations against her husband were revealed in 2023, but she travelled from their home in Florida for the London trial
  
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• Firework set off at police dealing with antisocial behaviour

  13-10-2026 11:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A councillor says there is growing concern that young people may be coming into the Bogside area of Derry to cause trouble.
  
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• Beyond 10,000 hotel rooms: a new chapter for Belfast but student rooms changing market shape

  13-10-2026 11:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Northern Ireland has more than doubled hotel room numbers since the start of the millennium. But the pandemic stalled that growth, and while the next target is being eyed, the raft of student rooms coming onto the market is having an impact, writes Janice Gault, chief executive of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF)
  
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• Killer branded ‘enemy number one’ by fellow inmates after posting TikTok mocking Stormont minister

  13-10-2026 08:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Jail fury as inmate’s Naomi Long hate video from behind bars backfires
  
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• Here’s what happened when... I added sprints to my run

  13-10-2026 08:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Sarah Caden got expert advice on sprint interval training and how to incorporate it into a run
  
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• Stay Well: I have iron-deficiency anaemia. What should I eat?

  13-10-2026 08:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  It accounts for the majority of anaemia cases, and dietary tweaks can help, while prescription supplements can also be required in more serious cases
  
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• RNLI hero’s daring rescue after girl (11) trapped under boat: ‘We’re there to save a life’

  13-10-2026 07:59 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Brave volunteer John Bell wins 999 Hero award
  
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• ‘I feel like I’ve been reborn’: Bangor mum rings end-of-treatment bell at pub where her cancer fight began

  13-10-2026 07:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  After almost two years of chemotherapy, a mastectomy and a string of complications, Joan Dunlop was told in September that her scans showed no evidence of the disease. On Saturday, she celebrated with family and friends at the Groomsport Inn, where she shaved her head before her first chemo
  
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• How a viral breakup podcast in Australia led NI woman home to launch Nurturing Minds for anxious children

  13-10-2026 07:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  From a lockdown recording made in her bedroom to education centres and a Pilates studio, Caroline McKenna tells In Good Company that personal experience, not a blueprint, shaped her career
  
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• MLA warns cost of NI’s digital healthcare system ‘spiralling out of control’ as spend could top £400m

  13-10-2026 07:41 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Encompass system was rolled out between 2023 and 2025
  
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• NI Water discharging millions of tonnes of sewage into Lough Neagh with data for just a third of pipes

  13-10-2026 07:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Environmentalist calls for action before ‘dying lake becomes a dead lake’
  
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• ‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Co Antrim man whose heart stopped for four minutes to take on Dublin Marathon for NI charity

  13-10-2026 07:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Noel Williamson suffered cardiac arrest last July
  
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• Judges now at the centre of controversial Drumcree parading dispute

  13-10-2026 07:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Secretary of State may have called time on Drumcree but the parading standoff has now moved to the courts
  
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• ‘Every fabric has its own story’: NI fashion designer’s creations are cut from a different cloth

  13-10-2026 07:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Stitch Through Time winner giving fabrics a second life with inspiration from Derry’s shirt-making history
  
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• 'I was dead for 10 minutes, but lived to tell the tale'

  13-10-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Medics in Spain raced against time to save Sandra McCartney's life after her heart stopped beating.
  
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