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Gunman arrested at Blair's home
A suspected Albanian gangster carrying a loaded pistol has been arrested outside the home of Tony Blair.
LHC scientists wow students
Two Northern Ireland scientists who are working at the Large Hadron Collider
were back home yesterday to share experiences with students.
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Bishops beg for forgiveness
Catholic bishops last night begged for forgiveness after issuing a blanket
apology to everyone who has been affected by clerical child sex abuse.
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Republic defends strict abortion laws
The Irish government has robustly defended the Republic’s abortion laws.
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Shakin' Stevens faces assault charge
Eighties pop idol Shakin' Stevens has appeared at a Ballymena court to explain how he allegedly left a Press photographer “all shook up” last December.
Darling gives Executive a spending boost
An £8m spending boost for the Executive was announced yesterday as Alistair
Darling outlined his pre-budget report.
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Church takes back land with unmarked graves
Land containing unmarked graves that was inadvertently leased out by Catholic
clerics has been handed back to the church.
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Cops pay Princes’ £3k bill
A police credit card was used to pay a bill totalling almost £3,000 during a
trip by Prince Charles' sons.
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Interface communities to hold joint Christmas fayre
Two Belfast communities are holding their first joint Christmas fayre.
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Poll: Glentoran legends
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Ronnie Flanagan may challenge inquiry claims
Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s legal team is considering challenging allegations made about the former police chief during closing submissions at the Robert Hamill Inquiry this week.
- Man admits harassing prison psychologist
- ‘Meetings of DPP can’t be turned into fortresses’
- War deaths blamed on ‘amateur’ politicians
- Man who shared child porn jailed for six months
- Hoteliers cleared of insulting Muslim
- Pilot and safety failures blamed for SAS helicopter deaths
- Crash witness ‘urged to change story’
- Executive has not debated transfer issue for two years
- Adam Khatib found guilty of jets plot
- Community service for driver who hit student
- Man with mental age of six appeals jailing
- MP calls for public inquiry into Omagh blaze tragedy
- Judge’s warning over anonymity at UVF murder inquest
- Pogues Fairytale Of New York named top song for Christmas
America beginning to turn its back on Tiger Woods
Dented or otherwise, would you buy a used car from Tiger Woods? What about a flashy Tag Heuer watch? Or a Gillette razor? And would you take his financial advice by going shopping with an American Express card and getting your taxes done by the men in suits from Accenture?
Don’t let Magilton vanish from game
Magic. A little bit of word play from the Ipswich Town fans as they nicknamed a man who became a firm favourite with the Portman Road faithful.
- I'll clear my name, says Magilton
- GAA rule changes off the mark: Harte
- Souness warns of Liverpool meltdown
- Buzsaky happy to stay and ‘focused on next match
- Magilton’s twinkle will come back: Hamilton
- ‘Innocent’ Magilton now fighting to save his job
- Owen still a world class performer, says United team-mate Carrick
- Everton to sign Galaxy star Donovan
- Suarez could be first of many for Chelsea
- Extra training key to Celtic's run of success: Caldwell
- Campbell hoping to seal Manchester United deal
Fresh twists in Tiger's tale mean Woods is far from out of the woods yet
Is it just me? Or is Tiger Woods only an average-looking guy? He's not unattractive, but neither is he likely to cause a riot in a shopping mall.
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Pet food firm to create 10 new jobs in exports boost
A local pet food company expects to create up to 10 new jobs early next year following growth of its export business.
- Two-year high for new mortgages
- Green light for £35m Northcott plan
- MLAs must start talking about spending priorities
- Darling waits to swing the axe on public spending
- Business leaders’ dismay at tax rises
- Foster targets US chiefs for province investment
- Exchange rates drove increase in exports for last year
- UK’s trade gap widens to £7.1bn despite car scrappage
- City warns of ‘financial firm exodus’
- EasyJet boss quits after four years
- easyJet replaces Belfast fleet with Airbus 319s
Paisley jnr wants UUP pact to take nationalist seats
DUP politician Ian Paisley jnr has urged rank-and-file UUP members to press for a unionist pact in two key Westminster seats.
- Irish Budget moves unlikely to halt shopper exodus
- PR executive to replace SDLP's Carmel Hanna
- SDLP may nominate Ritchie for justice post
- Taoiseach Brian Cowen is warned over ‘coup’ threat
- Multi-job Sammy Wilson rapped over plan to stand again as an MP
- £1bn funding at risk over justice powers delay: McGuinness
- Peter Mandelson talks his way into gobbledegook prize
No fear: scientists find a way to beat phobias
Fear has been eliminated from the human mind for the first time in a series of pioneering experiments that could open the way to treating a range of phobias and anxiety disorders with behavioural therapy rather than drugs.
- Beer and coffee "may slash prostate cancer risk"
- GPs’ revolt over hours may hit swine flu jabs
- FA denies Viagra player report
- Alert over swine flu jab
- New pilot scheme to clean up hospitals
- No swine flu related deaths in two weeks
- Britons drink 84 times their own weight
- Toxic fears for baby bottles
- Men ‘largely ignorant’ of processed meat risk
"Sort It Out" message delivered to Stormont
They were just one mother and child — but they represented the frustration and hopes of many thousands more.
- Executive has not debated transfer issue for two years
- One in four adults will find it hard to read this
- Re-think Protestant schools' grant cuts Irish government urged
- Sort It Out campaign won’t be over until all parties sit down and sort it out
- Transfer campaign: Public opinion seems to be causing a shift within Sinn Fein
- Schools petition that Stormont can’t ignore
- Schools at centre of election bust-up
- Confessions of a working mother: ‘Yikes! Is it really only 15 days to Christmas?’
- Helen Mirren: We need more females behind lens
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- Girls Aloud's Nadine Coyle has one group of young fans very close to her heart
- Confessions of a working mother: ‘I’m so glad to be home from hospital’
Abortion Act must be extended without delay
In response to the letter 'High Court's abortion decision is the right one' (Write Back, December 8), as a socially-responsible young woman I am horrified that intelligent young people feel the need to put their support behind any effort to prevent women exercising autonomy over their own bodies.
- TUV shows lack of principle
- Every single voter deserves a full-time MP
- Unionist seat deal is stuff of normal politics
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- Responsibility lies with Vatican
- Poots' politics are clear to see
- Hunting with hounds is just utterly cruel
- 'Protestant' schools are to blame for mess
- Carbon capping won't help Third World countries
- High Court's abortion decision is the right one
- Prescription charges must be abolished
Digital dilemma: New world disorder
Over the last 10 years, the internet has utterly transformed the world. But as we embrace this new-found connectedness, asks Johann Hari, are we losing our culture?
Ricky Gervais set for Golden Globes tease
Ricky Gervais said he planned to play it loose and off-the-cuff as host of next month's Golden Globes, with Frank Sinatra and his pals as role models.
Singer Stephen Gately’s €7m will still missing
Stephen Gately's partner and grieving family could be facing a legal nightmare over his €7m fortune as his last will has still not been located.
48 hours in: Istanbul
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We are living in an ever-changing society. Work practices, social trends, communications — in practically every aspect of our lives, change is taking place and at a rapid rate too.
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Here's a challenging proposition for the British sports public that a growing consensus believes, insultingly or legitimately, take your pick, is quite beyond its powers.
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