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• UFC Belfast: Everything you need to know about the action-packed show - Belfast Live

  18-11-2016 18:51 via belfastlive.co.uk
  
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  UFC Belfast: Everything you need to know about the action-packed show
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  It's the fastest growing sport in the world and its stars are rolling into Belfast this weekend for an action-packed night of combat. And as if the arrival of UFC in the city wasn't exciting enough, global superstar Conor McGregor is set to swagger in ...
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• Pair admit stealing three-week-old pygmy goat from NI farm

  14-08-2026 15:34 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The defendants entered guilty pleas
  
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• Two men charged over major haul of illegal cigarettes and cash in Co Armagh

  14-08-2026 15:17 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Court hold seizure ‘a massive blow’ for all-Ireland crime gang
  
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• MP accuses Agriculture Minister of being ‘tone deaf’ on cattle cull row as farmers’ union calls for resignation

  14-08-2026 14:50 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Members “do not have confidence” in independence of a review
  
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• Ombudsman hits back at claims of bias around PSNI officers under investigation

  14-08-2026 14:28 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  New watchdog said those who came forward with allegations would be believed in the ‘first instance’
  
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• Flashback to Lady Day 1876: ‘A glimpse into an Irish nationalist tradition that has been lost over time’

  14-08-2026 13:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Historian Jason Burke looks through the Belfast Telegraph archive for a large-scale event that resulted in severe violence and rioting
  
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• Modern Morals: ‘My mum and dad haven’t offered to contribute any money to my wedding and we need them to chip in; how do we bring it up?’

  14-08-2026 13:35 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Our vendors are expecting at least part payment, and although my parents have the means to help us, they haven’t done so
  
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• ‘I’ll keep working until I drop’: Julian Simmons is spinning many plates — and loving it

  14-08-2026 13:30 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Julian Simmons is packing everything into his career — and rightly so. The air travel expert turned broadcaster turned DJ tells Weekend about his latest role and why being open to all of life’s opportunities is the direction to take
  
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• Restaurant review: Conducted with the skill of a chamber orchestra, the food at this spot is the true performance

  14-08-2026 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Husk, Crescent Arts Centre, University Road, Belfast. Instagram: @huskcafe24
  
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• ‘I got a part in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as an extra… Every time I got paid, I sent the money to the last owner until the shop was mine’

  14-08-2026 13:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Each month, the Belfast Telegraph showcases one of Northern Ireland’s most exciting, quirky and individual shops. This August, it’s Portrush’s Arcadia Skateshop in the spotlight
  
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• ‘He became a metaphor for what Anthony Bourdain needed’: Antonio Banderas on playing a maestro chef

  14-08-2026 11:53 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Antonio Banderas joins director Matt Johnson to discuss their biopic Tony based on the formative kitchen experiences of Anthony Bourdain
  
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• Top 50 Northern Ireland Employers: Queen’s University and Tesco boasting biggest workforces

  14-08-2026 11:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  As challenges facing employers change, experience and expertise matter more than ever, writes Mark Wade of Hays as Ulster Business showcases the largest employers in Northern Ireland
  
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• CIA no longer believes Israeli intel – where does that leave Trump’s fragile relationship with Netanyahu?

  14-08-2026 11:22 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Two leaders were good friends – butrelationship under pressure as Iran war continues
  
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• ‘I’m not going to stay quiet’: Martin Olali claims shooting was ‘coordinated’ attack on his life

  14-08-2026 10:51 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Killer hit-and-run driver now charged with disorderly behaviour over incident at Belfast Fleadh
  
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• Lyons welcomes ‘no intention’ of Executive collapse but accuses Sinn Féin of mixed messaging: ‘They’re blaming everyone but themselves’

  14-08-2026 08:42 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Communities Minister takes aim at ‘a real lack of delivery in Sinn Féin-led departments’
  
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• ‘He became a metaphor for what Anthony Bourdain needed’ – Antonio Banderas on playing a maestro chef

  14-08-2026 08:07 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Antonio Banderas joins director Matt Johnson to discuss their biopic Tony based on the formative kitchen experiences of Anthony Bourdain
  
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• A track-by-track guide to Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’ at 40

  14-08-2026 08:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The iconic album gave the American singer his biggest success since Simon & Garfunkel’s heyday but his breaking of a cultural boycott of South Africa sparked controversy on its release
  
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• Planners recommend social housing scheme at former cricket club be turned down

  14-08-2026 07:44 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Concerns proposal for 37 homes in Dunmurry will lead to ‘significant loss of open space’
  
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• Fearmongering by a minority putting marine regeneration plans in jeopardy, claims forum admin

  14-08-2026 07:38 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The post was made after several posts were deleted due to comments
  
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• Health body tried to block release of documents on medical gas contracts over ‘commercial interest’ concerns

  14-08-2026 07:33 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The organisation took almost eight months to provide the information
  
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• Martin Olali claims shooting was ‘coordinated’ attack on his life

  14-08-2026 07:14 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Killer hit-and-run driver now charged with disorderly behaviour over incident at Belfast Fleadh
  
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• Culture war rages in the wake of Prof Jason Arday resignation

  14-08-2026 03:18 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  At 37, Jason Arday became the University of Cambridge’s youngest black professor. However, he is now at the center of a plagiarism accusations which have cast a shadow over his career – and thrust him into the international limelight.  Parts of his CV have been rubbished, and his most implausible claims about his personal life and achievements have been ridiculed.  Arday resigned from Cambridge last week saying he was under an “unrelenting level of public scrutiny and
  
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• ‘Evil and abhorrent’: Holywood community reps slam recent attacks on migrant homes in town

  13-08-2026 22:52 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  A number of MLAs and local MP Alex Easton have signed an open letter
  
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• ‘He loved people, conversation, good food and, above all, laughter’: Family pays tribute to City Picnic restaurateur after death at 50

  13-08-2026 21:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Family pays tribute to City Picnic restaurateur Arthur McAnerney after death at 50
  
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• Executive writes to Burnham seeking meeting to discuss fair funding for Stormont

  13-08-2026 20:11 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Communities Minister says his ‘biggest ask’ is newborrowing powers for Housing Executive so it can build more social homes
  
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• Meet the Strand superfan who got married in its aisles and is now living her dream as part of team at cinema: ‘I can’t wait to get into work every day’

  13-08-2026 20:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Iconic East Belfast picture house currently being redeveloped, with new recruit delighted with role future-proofing 1930s cinema for new generations
  
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• The Divorce Diaries: ‘One night, he came home late looking for sex – I wasn’t having any of it so he beat me’

  13-08-2026 18:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her mid-70s with three adult children tells her story of separation
  
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• If the wheels are coming off anything, it’s Sinn Féin, says DUP Minister amid Stormont collapse fears

  13-08-2026 17:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Paul Givan: ‘Unforgivable’ if party collapses Stormont
  
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• Young family targeted as car torched in race-motivated arson attack in Co Antrim

  13-08-2026 16:26 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  The vehicle was completely destroyed
  
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• ‘Best is yet to come’: Education Minister hails NI’s A-level pupils for being top of class

  13-08-2026 15:57 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Tens of thousands of students across the country are receiving their results
  
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