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• Olwethu Makhanya earns Rangers a point in Derek McInnes’ Tynecastle return

  28-10-2026 23:15 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Celtic settle for a point against Dundee United after second-half onslaught

  28-10-2026 22:54 via Belfast Telegraph
  Celtic 2 Dundee United 2
  
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• Meaty judgment gives greater clarity for future parading decisions

  28-10-2026 20:56 via Belfast Telegraph
  Judge rules that Secretary of State was right to call time on parading decision and that third party convention rights must be considered
  
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• ‘His story deserves to be told’: Belfast actor’s play on ‘fifth Beatle’ Stuart Sutcliffe set for world premiere next year

  28-10-2026 20:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Gerard McCarthy says tragic painter more than just a footnote in band’s history
  
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• From hauntings to poltergeists, exorcisms and buried bones: Belfast’s streets creak with dark secrets, says horror tour guide

  28-10-2026 20:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Former journalist Andrew Johnston has reinvented himself as a chronicler of real-life macabre stories from the scarier corners of our past
  
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• Dissident republican guns already on Garvaghy Road ahead of decision to ban parade, ‘high-grade’ police intelligence suggested

  28-10-2026 18:30 via Belfast Telegraph
  Judge references intelligence update as he finds Secretary of State’s decision to ban parade was lawful
  
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• Judge dismisses Orange Order challenge but warns against "joy in the outcome"

  28-10-2026 17:47 via Belfast Telegraph
  A judge has dismissed an Orange Order against the Secretary of State’s decision to ban the Drumcree parade from going down the Garvaghy Road.  But Mr Justice Scoffield said those against the march should take “no particular joy in the outcome”.  He said that a lawful decision-making process has established the lodge’s right to parade in law. He also told the court that Sir Chris Bryant’s decision was lawful but highly regrettable that it happened in the circumstances it did. And he
  
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• Stormont to receive extra £270m for public services under Budget

  28-10-2026 16:25 via Belfast Telegraph
  Rise in minimum wage, extension of fuel duty cuts and £100 cost-of-living payout also announced by Chancellor
  
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• Derry set for £7.4m economic boost as Europe’s biggest Halloween festival marks 40th year

  28-10-2026 16:02 via Belfast Telegraph
  120,000 people from all over world expected to attend events between now and Sunday
  
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• Emergency services at the scene of sudden death in Coleraine

  28-10-2026 14:07 via Belfast Telegraph
  The Health and Safety Executive have been informed of the incident, say the NIAS and PSNI
  
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• 10 of the cosiest hotels on island of Ireland, with roaring fires, hayloft snugs and lounges to hibernate in happiness

  28-10-2026 12:53 via Belfast Telegraph
  They include a historic NI coaching inn with a thermal playground, and a Causeway Coast favourite with Inglenook fires, gaslit bar lamps and its own cinema
  
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• Budget 2026: What’s announced by John Healey and what it means for Northern Ireland

  28-10-2026 12:31 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Budget 2026: John Healey announces £100 energy payment for households, minimum wage rise, and £7.5m for AI and cyber in Belfast

  28-10-2026 12:31 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Budget 2026: John Healey announces £100 energy payment for households

  28-10-2026 12:31 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Budget 2026: £100 energy payment, heating oil tariff suspended, first-time buyer help, minimum wage rise, and £7.5m for AI and cyber in Belfast

  28-10-2026 12:31 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Budget 2026: £100 energy payment for households, help for first-time buyers, minimum wage rise, and £7.5m for AI and cyber in Belfast

  28-10-2026 12:31 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Suspicious package sent to hotel contained explosive device

  28-10-2026 12:27 via BBC News
  
  Police condemn the "reckless and targeted attack" after the explosive was sent to a Londonderry hotel.
  
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• Legal bid to overturn Drumcree march ban fails

  28-10-2026 12:13 via BBC News
  
  The High Court in Belfast has rules that Sir Chris Bryant's decision made on 9 October was lawful.
  
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• Cruise stranded in NI for 4 months suspends operations in Cambodia

  28-10-2026 11:31 via BBC News
  
  The Villa Vie Odyssey suspended its voyage and is working with passengers on "temporary living arrangements".
  
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• The bank of mum and dad: Why parents are paying rent and bills for adult children, even ones with ‘good degrees and jobs’

  28-10-2026 11:27 via Belfast Telegraph
  Is it wrong to pay for what is essentially a grown adult’s rent or just part of modern parenting in a renting and cost-of-living crisis? Arlene Harris speaks to parents who still help support their children financially
  
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• ‘Who had a poster of Westlife on their bedroom wall?’: Pure feel-good nostalgia fest as Anniversary World Tour lands in Belfast

  28-10-2026 11:12 via Belfast Telegraph
  The trio of Shane Filan, Nicky Byrne and Kian Egan treated fans to a night of ‘Westlife mania’
  
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• What do people in NI want to see in the Budget?

  28-10-2026 11:06 via BBC News
  
  More money could help lead to a deal on the Stormont budget which is still not agreed, seven months into the financial year.
  
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• Energy bill help, minimum wage rise and bank taxes - what could be in the Budget?

  28-10-2026 10:25 via BBC News
  
  Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes on 28 October.
  
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• ‘Hotel targeted because it opens its doors to everyone’: Viable letter bomb found at NI hotel amid RAF event controversy

  28-10-2026 10:20 via Belfast Telegraph
  Dissident republicans among the lines of enquiry being pursued, say PSNI
  
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• ‘Hotel targeted because it opens its doors to everyone’: Letter bomb found at NI hotel amid RAF event controversy

  28-10-2026 10:20 via Belfast Telegraph
  Dissident republicans among lines of enquiry being pursued, say PSNI
  
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• Latest from court as judge to deliver ruling on legal challenge against Drumcree parade ban

  28-10-2026 10:10 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Judge to deliver ruling after legal challenge against NI Secretary’s block on Drumcree parade

  28-10-2026 10:10 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Judge dismisses Orange Order legal challenge against Drumcree parade ban as DUP MLA comes out in support of Carla Lockhart

  28-10-2026 10:10 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Judge dismisses Orange Order legal challenge against Drumcree parade ban

  28-10-2026 10:10 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Judge dismisses Orange Order case as he delivers ruling on legal challenge against Drumcree parade ban

  28-10-2026 10:10 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Viable explosive device in package delivered to Londonderry hotel, police say

  28-10-2026 09:08 via Belfast Telegraph
  A hotel and a number of neighbouring properties were evacuated following the security alert on Tuesday afternoon
  
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• Dr David Coleman: Making Halloween perfect for the kids is costing me time, money and stress – how has it turned into a second Christmas?

  28-10-2026 07:58 via Belfast Telegraph
  From decorations to buying costumes, Halloween has become another major expense for parents, but celebrating the day more modestly may actually be good for your child’s development
  
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• More NI bee colonies survived winter last year

  28-10-2026 07:30 via BBC News
  
  The annual honey bee husbandry survey by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute finds about one-in-four colonies were lost in 2025/26.
  
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• ‘It’s been a joy and a privilege’: Weather presenter Geoff Maskell latest big name to depart BBC NI

  28-10-2026 07:01 via Belfast Telegraph
  Outgoing star to spend more time playing in his Eighties cover band and teaching Pilates
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson caught spinning ‘rivers of lies’ about Cambridge University offer

  28-10-2026 06:59 via Belfast Telegraph
  Pre-sentence report exposes former DUP leader’s bogus Trinity College history claim
  
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• Patient living in 'horrific pain' due to UK-wide drugs shortage

  28-10-2026 01:01 via BBC News
  
  Jill Kenning says she has been unable to get a drug she uses to manage her condition.
  
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