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Stuart Wilson was being towed on a wakeboard at the time of the accident

Six-year-old dies after boat crash new

A boy has died after being hit by a speedboat close to a beach in Co Down.

Call for change in the law after speedboat critically injures child

Police probe new child abuse claims

Police are investigating three new allegations of child abuse in the Western Health Trust.

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Emotional Hague denies gay rumours

Foreign Secretary William Hague issued an extraordinary public statement yesterday denying that he was gay.

Priest jailed over sex assault

A Catholic priest has been jailed for indecently assaulting three sisters at their home in Northern Ireland more than 40 years ago after befriending their parents.

Riots cost police �1.1m

Riots in north Belfast over July 12 cost police £1.1 million.

Star insures hair for $1m

In its 322-year history, Lloyd's of London has insured everything from the Titanic to Bette Grable's legs.
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Air drama as BA jet uses wrong runway for take-off

The commander of the Boeing 777 noted that the runway ahead looked "very short".
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Get your views across at Tele's first roadshow

Two weeks to go until the Belfast Telegraph roadshows get under way.
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Blast on Gulf of Mexico rig

An explosion has ripped through an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Guns N' Roses bottled and booed offstage

Concert organisers stopped Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose walking out on a Dublin gig after unruly fans fired plastic glasses at his band.

Review: Guns n’ Roses, Odyssey Arena, Belfast

Holland family’s fury as freed thug in dock again

The family of murder victim Harry Holland have hit out after a man jailed for his involvement in the killing committed a string of offences just weeks after walking free from jail.

Troubles probes costing �12m a year

Investigating past atrocities is costing police in Northern Ireland £12 million a year.

Apple's Ping rival to Facebook launched

Apple put itself on a collision course with Facebook as it launched a new social network called Ping.
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Northern Ireland risks being dragged back into a past of sectarianism, a Church of Ireland bishop warned

Bishop issues sectarianism warning

Northern Ireland risks being dragged back into a past of sectarianism and religious leaders need to respond, a Church of Ireland bishop has warned.

On-the-run Scottish paedophile Fraser Benjamin McLaughlin has been arrested today in the Irish Republic

Paedophile arrested after tip-off

An on-the-run Scottish paedophile has been arrested in the Republic.

Hugh McFall beat his wife Susan and their daughter Francesca to death, an inquest ruled

Man battered wife and girl to death new

A businessman who battered his wife and daughter to death with a mallet professed his love for his family repeatedly in the moments after their brutal killings, an inquest heard.

Captain Fabian Lizarraga discusses the mummified infants case in Los Angeles.

Woman linked to mummified remains new

US police have identified the owner of a trunk in which the mummified remains of a baby and a foetus were found.

Giggs: Squad is looking strong

Ryan Giggs feels Manchester United's squad is looking in good shape with the impending return to first-team action of Rio Ferdinand.

Doug Baxter, chief executive of Survitec Group, (right) announced the group?s acquisition of Seaweather. Its managing director Richard George (left) will stay on at the business

Equipment firm buoyed by deal

A survival equipment group with a base in Co Antrim has announced a new acquisition.

The Conservative and Ulster Unionist pairing spent more than 100,000 pounds on its general election campaign

Tories and UUP 'spent most on election campaign'

The Conservative and Ulster Unionist pairing spent almost twice as much on its election campaign than any other party in Northern Ireland.

Richard Gere injury delays film

Richard Gere has dislocated his shoulder rehearsing a fight scene for his new film The Double.

Ali Campbell has been ordered to rest by doctors after being diagnosed with Epstein Barr virus

Ex-UB40 singer rests after collapse new

Former UB40 frontman Ali Campbell has been ordered to rest by doctors after collapsing in the studio and being diagnosed with Epstein Barr virus.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs displays the new Apple TV at a news conference in San Francisco

Apple unveils new TV set-top box

Apple is upping its game in a bid to annexe the living room into its entertainment empire.

Survivors: Anne and Neill Mullan with their baby son Eoin

Battling mum of ‘miracle’ baby in blood donor plea

This is the young mother and her miracle baby who owe their lives to the kindness of mystery blood donors.

Patients who have had hip replacements may face complications

Elderly face a more than 48-hour wait for broken hip surgery

Elderly patients with fractured hips are waiting more than 48 hours for surgery at Northern Ireland’s hospitals, a new report has revealed.

Around 150 A-level students in Northern Ireland were awarded lower grades than they deserved, prompting an official investigation

A-level grade errors probe

An independent regulator is to investigate how more than 150 A-level students in Northern Ireland were awarded lower grades than achieved.

Review: Volkwagen Polo 1.6 TDI

Volkswagen’s Polo is a car that should be at its best with an economical diesel engine installed. Steve Walker checks out the 1.6 TDI.

Nearly all women do not wear all the clothes they take on holiday, according to a survey

Women pack more than they wear

Nearly all women do not wear all the clothes they take on holiday but almost half buy things when away as they have forgotten to pack them, a survey has shown.

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21:02 Six-year-old dies after boat crash
21:02 Woman linked to mummified remains
19:52 Ex-UB40 singer rests after collapse
19:42 Walliams and Lucas unveil next show
19:22 Man battered wife and girl to death
18:22 Paedophile arrested after tip-off

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18:12 Traveller life expectancy unchanged
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• The Right has got it all wrong. King was a real social reformer

The fifth of Americans who believe that Barak Obama is a Muslim were well-represented at the rally in Washington on Saturday marking the anniversary of Martin Luther King's 1963 'I have a dream' speech.