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• Educate male teachers about sexism to support girls facing abuse, union told

  08-04-2021 16:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Male teachers and boys must be taught about sexism to support women and girls facing sexual harassment and abuse, a union conference has been told.
  
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• Myanmar announces it has pardoned and released 23,000 prisoners

  17-04-2021 06:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Myanmar’s junta announced it pardoned and released more than 23,000 prisoners to mark the new year holiday, but it was not immediately clear if they included pro-democracy activists who were detained in the wake of the February coup.
  
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• SpaceX wins bid for lunar lander to put first woman on moon

  17-04-2021 05:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nasa has chosen SpaceX to build the lunar lander that will eventually put the first woman and person of colour on the moon.
  
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• Ontario to limit outdoor gatherings as coronavirus cases surge in Canada

  17-04-2021 05:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The premier of Canada’s most populous province says he will be limiting outdoor gatherings to those in the same household amid a record wave of coronavirus infections fueled by variants.
  
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• Black Panther 2 will film in Georgia despite voting law, director says

  17-04-2021 05:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Marvel superhero blockbuster Black Panther 2 will still film in Georgia despite the state’s controversial new voting law, director Ryan Coogler has said.
  
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• Joe Biden to lift Donald Trump’s cap on refugees amid criticism

  17-04-2021 04:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The White House has announced Joe Biden plans to lift his predecessor Donald Trump’s historically low cap on refugees by next month, after the US leader was criticised for initially moving only to expand the eligibility criteria for resettlements.
  
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• Sharon Osbourne: I will not be labelled a racist

  17-04-2021 04:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sharon Osbourne said she refuses to be labelled a racist as she discussed the fallout around her departure from The Talk.
  
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• Elliot Page describes US transgender bills as ‘upsetting, cruel and exhausting’

  17-04-2021 03:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Actor Elliot Page has described a wave of bills targeting the transgender community in the US as “upsetting, cruel and exhausting”.
  
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• Pupils at Duke of Edinburgh’s boarding school to lead tributes in Scotland

  17-04-2021 02:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Young sailors at the Duke of Edinburgh’s former school in Moray are to lead a tribute in Scotland on the day of his funeral.
  
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• Twitter confirms outage and says users will ‘be back on timeline soon’

  17-04-2021 02:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Twitter has confirmed some users may be experiencing an outage on its platform.
  
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• Karlie Kloss reveals son’s name one month after giving birth

  17-04-2021 01:49 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Model Karlie Kloss has revealed her son’s name a month after she became a mother for the first time.
  
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• Hayley Hasselhoff ‘overwhelmed’ by response to her Playboy cover

  17-04-2021 01:19 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Hayley Hasselhoff said she has been “overwhelmed” by the response to her history-making Playboy cover.
  
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• Celeste, H.E.R. and Leslie Odom Jr among performers at pre-Oscars show

  17-04-2021 00:21 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  British star Celeste will join fellow Academy Award nominees including H.E.R., Leslie Odom Jr and Diane Warren in performing at the Oscars pre-show.
  
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• Fears Indian Covid variant could ‘scupper’ road map as UK cases dwindle

  17-04-2021 00:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Indian coronavirus mutation could “scupper” the UK’s march to freedom, a leading scientist has warned, despite the lockdown and vaccine programme leading to cases falling to a seven-month low.
  
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• Duke of Edinburgh's 'unwavering loyalty' to the Queen and 'courage, fortitude and faith' to be hailed at funeral

  17-04-2021 00:05 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Edinburgh's "unwavering loyalty" to the Queen and "courage, fortitude and faith" will be hailed at his funeral.
  
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• Warm afternoon expected for Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral

  17-04-2021 00:01 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A rather warm afternoon is expected for the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, forecasters have said.
  
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• Mandatory hotel quarantine introduced in Northern Ireland

  16-04-2021 23:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Passengers arriving into Northern Ireland from designated red-list countries will have to undergo hotel quarantine, it has been confirmed.
  
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• Quarantine 'packages' for those arriving into Northern Ireland from 'red list' countries now live

  16-04-2021 23:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Passengers who arrive into Northern Ireland from so-called "red list" countries will now have to pay for an "isolation package", as the Executive announces the system is now in place.
  
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• Jose Mourinho insists it is too early to know how bad Harry Kane injury is

  16-04-2021 23:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho says it is too early to determine the severity of the ankle injury suffered by Harry Kane in the 2-2 draw at Everton.
  
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• Judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell’s motions to toss sex charges

  16-04-2021 23:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s arguments to toss charges that she recruited three teenage girls from 1994 to 1997 for then-boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein to abuse.
  
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• Fans praise Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar for Have I Got News For You performance

  16-04-2021 23:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Social media users have taken to Twitter in praise of Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar, after the Enniskillen actor hosted BBC’s Have I Got News For You.
  
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• Queen's favourite photograph together with Duke of Edinburgh released ahead of funeral

  16-04-2021 23:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The Queen has shared one of her favourite pictures of herself with the Duke of Edinburgh on the eve of her husband's funeral.
  
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• Facebook bins pages by loyalist agitators as fears raised about 'dissident organisation'

  16-04-2021 23:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Facebook pages that have been agitating in the loyalist community, calling young people to protest at interfaces, have been removed by the social media giant.
  
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• Too early to judge severity of Harry Kane injury, says worried Jose Mourinho

  16-04-2021 22:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho insisted it was too early to speculate on the severity of Harry Kane’s latest apparent ankle injury.
  
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• Scott Parker feels Fulham were ‘punched in the belly’ by last-gasp Wolves defeat

  16-04-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Scott Parker said Fulham had been “knocked and punched in the belly” by their last-gasp loss to Wolves and admitted the squad will have to show their quality against Arsenal.
  
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• Ralph Hasenhuttl hoping to emulate Southampton’s previous FA Cup success story

  16-04-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Ralph Hasenhuttl needs no reminding of what it would mean if his Southampton side were to write their own FA Cup success story.
  
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• Poignant photo of Queen and Philip released as funeral approaches

  16-04-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A touching photograph of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh that gives a glimpse of their lives away from protocol and ceremony has been released on the eve of Philip’s funeral.
  
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• Pep Guardiola has no concerns about Raheem Sterling’s current form

  16-04-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola insists he has no concerns about Raheem Sterling’s form.
  
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• Kelechi Iheanacho insists his belief never wavered during year-long goal drought

  16-04-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  In-form Kelechi Iheanacho admits to suffering during his year-long goal drought but insists he never lost his self belief.
  
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• Dwight McNeil loving life at Burnley after Manchester United heartbreak

  16-04-2021 22:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Dwight McNeil will be back at Old Trafford on Sunday but believes being released by Manchester United as a schoolboy was a blessing in disguise.
  
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