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• Celtic settle for a point against Dundee United after second-half onslaught

  28-10-2026 22:54 via Belfast Telegraph
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• Sara Colohan: I saw how Russell Brand treated women firsthand in 2007 – and how no one dared challenge him

  11-11-2026 10:05 via Belfast Telegraph
  At an afterparty in Dublin, Sara Colohan watched how Russell Brand operated with women while the network of people around him looked the other way
  
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• ‘I saw how Russell Brand treated women firsthand in 2007 – and how no one dared challenge him’

  11-11-2026 10:05 via Belfast Telegraph
  At an afterparty in Dublin, Sara Colohan watched how Russell Brand operated with women while the network of people around him looked the other way
  
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• IT Awards: ‘Winner will have people at the forefront of their ethos and culture’

  11-11-2026 09:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Best Place to Work in IT (Over 100 Employees)
  
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• Far-right terror groups plan new wave of race hate attacks as paramilitary links probed

  11-11-2026 08:36 via Belfast Telegraph
  The location of the successful police raid has inevitably led to suspicions that loyalist paramilitary groups are at play
  
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• PSNI taking 'more robust' approach to e-bikes and scooters

  11-11-2026 07:47 via BBC News
  
  Police say they seized 473 e-scooters and e-bikes between 1 January and 31 October 2026.
  
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• A different kind of drama - the visually-impaired actors creating pictures through sound

  11-11-2026 07:25 via BBC News
  
  An audio drama workshop has brought blind and partially-sighted people together to create a new play.
  
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• MLA's daughter co-opted into vacant council seat after party colleague’s retirement on health grounds

  11-11-2026 07:20 via Belfast Telegraph
  The vacancy comes following Councillor Lorna McAlpine’s retirement
  
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• Over £1bn of renewable energy wasted over last five years, expert reveals

  11-11-2026 07:10 via Belfast Telegraph
  Level of wasted ‘green’ electricity laid bare to Belfast councillors as social enterprise calls for support in tackling fuel poverty
  
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• Stephen Nolan on why he feared for his life during second season of Peelers: ‘I needed a hug’

  11-11-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  As BBC series returns, Nolan talks terrifying car chases, his admiration for police... and getting emotionally involved overwhat they have to deal with in the job
  
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• Pictures of David Walliams’ visits to NI resurface as he faces allegations of sexual misconduct

  11-11-2026 07:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  Comedian behind failed bid to gag media met primary school pupils in Fermanagh, viewed Falls Road murals, attended business gala, did book signing and went to Titanic Belfast during trips here
  
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• Woman charged in suspected murder investigation

  11-11-2026 00:27 via BBC News
  
  The woman, aged 69,will appear in Dungannon Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
  
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• Cattle cull was lawful but there were operational shortcomings, review finds

  10-11-2026 23:19 via BBC News
  
  Ireland's former chief veterinary officer Dr Martin Blake carried out a review of the operation.
  
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• Unionist parties accused of ‘not caring’ about poverty as holiday hunger bill passes despite opposition

  10-11-2026 22:44 via Belfast Telegraph
  Concerns over cost raised
  
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• Law on 'holiday hunger' passed by Stormont assembly

  10-11-2026 22:24 via BBC News
  
  A majority of 49 to 24 assembly members backed the legislation, which was proposed by Sinn Féin's Danny Baker and welcomed by some parents and charities.
  
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• Restaurant review: Beautiful food to finish relaxing day at upmarket hotel and spa outside Belfast

  10-11-2026 20:00 via Belfast Telegraph
  It was birthday bliss at the Rabbit Hotel and Retreat
  
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• Arrests made after visit from former US President Biden

  10-11-2026 19:07 via BBC News
  
  Joe Biden was in Dublin to see his son Hunter awarded the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution for Public Discourse
  
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• Jury discharged in Chloe Mitchell murder trial

  10-11-2026 18:57 via BBC News
  
  The judge has given no reasons for the decision but said he will give his reasons in due course, after the conclusion of the trial.
  
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• ‘Today, we felt heard’: Stormont advances Jade’s Law NI consultation to protect children bereaved by domestic homicide

  10-11-2026 18:55 via Belfast Telegraph
  The parents and grandfather of murdered Derry mum-of-two Amy Doherty (28) were among those who attended launch
  
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• Man left 'traumatised' after racist attack

  10-11-2026 18:24 via BBC News
  
  Police are treating three assaults on Sunday night as racially-motivated hate crimes.
  
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• Sinn Féin surge post-Drumcree, unionists divided, and united Ireland gap closing

  10-11-2026 18:05 via Belfast Telegraph
  Sinn Féin has seen a post-Drumcree surge in support, according to the latest Belfast Telegraph LucidTalk polling. The DUP, on the other hand, has seen its support fall to a five-year low. An overwhelming majority of nationalists back the Garvaghy Road protesters, but unionists seem a little more cautious about Drumcree Orange Order march.  And more people in Northern Ireland support the Union than a united Ireland, but it’s not a majority of the population, and the gap is closing.  Ciarán
  
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• Some pupils 'struggling just to get a hot meal'

  10-11-2026 17:46 via BBC News
  
  Students speak out as school dinner prices are set to increase for the second time in a year.
  
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• New law could stop killers' parental rights in NI

  10-11-2026 17:22 via BBC News
  
  The proposed changes to family law are being considered in a public consultation, which was launched on Tuesday.
  
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• Bigger, Better, Faster: Racing royalty turn out for premiere of North West 200 film

  10-11-2026 17:09 via Belfast Telegraph
  The docudrama was directed by actor and motorcycle enthusiast, Charley Boorman
  
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• Woman aged in her 80s dies in hospital after crash

  10-11-2026 16:54 via BBC News
  
  The woman was struck by a vehicle in the Circular Road area of Newtownards last week.
  
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• PSNI to support gardaí amid huge security operation for EU meetings

  10-11-2026 16:37 via BBC News
  
  Irish police say it is going to be the largest security operation in the history of the state.
  
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• Co Fermanagh pair face trial accused of radio-controlled bomb plot targeting armoured vehicles

  10-11-2026 16:21 via Belfast Telegraph
  Two men charged as part of same investigation released after judge accepts a ‘No Bill’ application
  
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• 'Blatant disrespect' - Row over DUP bid to veto Irish education bill

  10-11-2026 15:57 via BBC News
  
  Sinn Féin accuses the DUP of "sectarianism" but the DUP says its move is in response to Drumcree.
  
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• ‘This is not something I support’: Education Minister Paul Givan blames budget cuts for school dinners’ price hike

  10-11-2026 15:09 via Belfast Telegraph
  Minister ‘disappointed’ after EA raises cost again
  
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• New regulation for heating oil market, but no price controls

  10-11-2026 14:42 via BBC News
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority has investigated the heating oil market in Northern Ireland and other parts of the UK.
  
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