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• Trust 'committed to improving facilities' with £2.5m investment in Altnagelvin ED

  07-10-2026 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The trust said it continued to work towards a longer-term goal of securing a new purpose-built Emergency Department.
  
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• School closes due to ‘flooding’ as water seeps through temporary tarpaulin roof during works

  09-10-2026 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Third Derry school forced to temporarily close due to roofing issues in past three years
  
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• ‘I found a helpline for gay women in the Belfast Telegraph, rang asked where the gay clubs are’: Hidden history of underground Lesbian Lines

  09-10-2026 16:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A new documentary uncovers an important part of Irish LGBTQ+ history when women all over the country created an underground network of lesbian telephone helplines to support each other
  
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• Senior Sinn Fein figures confirm they have received police letters over protest as Drumcree court ruling to be delivered on Monday

  09-10-2026 15:40 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• NI council spends £1.3m on failed legal case over wind turbine at historic Co Down site

  09-10-2026 15:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Site used as prehistoric burial cairn and for inauguration of early kings
  
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• Drumcree Court of Appeal ruling to be delivered on Monday as First Minister says she has not received PSNI letter over protests

  09-10-2026 15:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Joe Brolly talks to Peter O’Mahony: ‘If you didn’t know something, Joe Schmidt would annihilate you. Scream into your face’

  09-10-2026 15:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Successful teams need the O’Mahonys of this world — who take their role seriously — to drive them
  
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• Drumcree Court of Appeal ruling to be delivered on Monday as First Minister says she has not received letter from PSNI over protests

  09-10-2026 14:56 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Death driver who was speeding at 90mph before knocking down pedestrian and pet dog is jailed

  09-10-2026 14:39 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Family of victim call for changes to sentencing guidelines
  
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• NI council spends £1.3m on legal case over wind turbine at historic Co Down site

  09-10-2026 14:37 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Site used as prehistoric burial cairn and for inauguration of early kings
  
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• Hit and run driver sentenced for death of man walking his dog

  09-10-2026 14:31 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Family of victim call for changes to sentencing guidelines
  
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• Prince and Princess of Wales make surprise visit to Northern Ireland

  09-10-2026 14:16 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Prince and Princess of Wales arrive in Northern Ireland as part of surprise visit

  09-10-2026 14:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Inside the Belfast Telegraph archive: Were Belfast’s First World War veterans really the ‘lucky ones’?

  09-10-2026 13:55 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  With survival rates far higher than suggested, thousands of ex-servicemen returned to a city descending into violence, and many nationalist veterans found themselves stranded between old loyalties and a new republic
  
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• Driver in horror crash was almost twice legal drink-driving limit, inquest hears

  09-10-2026 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Pathologist tells court the vehicle’s driver Philip Mitchell would have died ‘extremely quickly’ after crash, as inquest findings expected before the end of the year
  
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• ‘I didn’t want to leave here’: Game of Thrones actor Conleth Hill back in Belfast for new play

  09-10-2026 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As he takes to the Lyric stage this evening in Brian Friel’s Faith Healer, the actor chats about career, happiness and local filmmaking
  
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• Paddy McKillen Jr hit with nearly £2m judgment, a fortnight after telling court he is broke

  09-10-2026 13:09 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Lawyer says hospitality entrepreneur disputed debt, but does not have the financial means to contest it
  
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• Restaurant review: 11 courses might sound daunting, but top Irish hotel serves knockout food in elegant setting

  09-10-2026 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  There’s bite-sized wonders and pricey wine pairings at Mount Juliet’s Lady Helen restaurant
  
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• Notorious former UDA boss dies lonely death, aged 58, and is cremated in secret in Scotland

  09-10-2026 12:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former paramilitary chief Brian Dean had been dead in flat for days
  
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• First Minister Michelle O’Neill says she has not received letter from PSNI over Garvaghy Road protests

  09-10-2026 12:08 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
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• Liverpool and Manchester City drove each other to new heights — their Premier League rivalry does not need rewriting

  09-10-2026 11:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Tactical masterpieces and pure drama between two great rivals cannot simply be erased
  
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• Tributes paid following death of former Dublin All-Ireland winner Darragh Nelson aged 36

  09-10-2026 11:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The 2016 Ballyboden St Enda’s Andy Merrigan Cup-winning captain passed away on Wednesday
  
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• ‘You just kind of know everything is going to change’: rugby star Shannon Ikahihifo one year on from breast cancer diagnosis

  09-10-2026 10:32 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Former Ireland-squad back row player talks career, the big C, and her hopes of starting a family
  
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• Jeffrey Donaldson: Sentencing date set for convicted paedophile ex-DUP leader

  09-10-2026 10:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A court previously heard the former MP for Lagan Valley could be jailed for up to 12 years
  
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• ‘Lovely jubbly’: Only Fools and Horses legend Sir David Jason arrives in Belfast ahead of Waterfront Hall show

  09-10-2026 09:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  An Evening with Sir David Jason takes place on Saturday, October 10
  
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• ‘I don’t focus so much on what is popular or trending and try to focus on what I want to say’

  09-10-2026 08:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As singer-songwriter Fya Fox prepares to release her debut EP Bittersweet, she chats about its creation and how becoming a mum has changed her creative process
  
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• Dublin rapper KhakiKid: ‘I don’t think we’re that different... there is an overarching Irishness to all of us’

  09-10-2026 08:15 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  KhakiKid discusses his upcoming headline show in Belfast, new music, fashion and the rising hip-hop scene on the island
  
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• NI councils’ widespread use of ‘gagging’ clauses in workers’ conciliation agreements revealed

  09-10-2026 07:20 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Confidential agreements signed in cases which include ‘disability discrimination’
  
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• Thousands of NI’s most vulnerable children at risk as funding crisis hits new digital health system

  09-10-2026 07:06 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Safeguarding fears after integration of juvenile social care into Encompass platform halted due to £27m shortfall
  
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• 33 cases of prisoners going on the run in last four years – but only 18 prosecutions so far

  09-10-2026 07:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  UUP leader Burrows insists ‘being AWOL must have consequences’
  
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