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Man 'thought cocaine parcels were bibles'
A lorry driver charged in connection with a suspected £5m cocaine seizure is a religious convert who believed he was transporting Christian tracts, a court has heard.
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Christmas travel plans of thousands of people across Northern Ireland have
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Hain hiked MLAs’ office payouts despite advice
Peter Hain overruled Civil Service advice and increased MLA office expenses by
45% after the 2007 power-sharing deal.
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Jade Goody widower Tweed on rape charge new
The widower of Jade Goody is expected to deny raping a teenager.
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Family is being forced from home by race hate attacks
A Belfast father has said he is being forced to look for alternative
accommodation after constant racist attacks on his home.
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Blaze at Guinness plant
Workmen repairing a roof with a blowtorch yesterday sparked a major blaze at
the iconic Guinness plant in Dublin city centre.
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QC’s criticism of Bloody Sunday probe ‘an insult’
The brother of a man shot dead on Bloody Sunday has said he feels insulted
after a top QC branded the Saville Inquiry “unnecessary”.
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Priest says shoplifting 'sometimes best option'
A priest has used a sermon to advocate shoplifting in certain circumstances.
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Agger’s Liverpool rage
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger admits standards have slipped at the club, but
has stressed they cannot afford to fall any further.
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Secret shame at the heart of the Adams family
Throughout Gerry Adams' time as the public face both of Sinn Fein and the IRA, his family has been largely off-limits – until now.
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It is difficult to know which is the more astonishing — the level of sexual abuse which went on in the Catholic Church or the level of sexual abuse that allegedly went on in the Adams' household.
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The recession all but ended between July and September, official figures are expected to show.
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PM and Taoiseach step up pressure over policing
The DUP is facing mounting pressure to resolve a “limited number of outstanding issues” over the devolution of policing and justice powers.
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Call on teenage medical treatment
Teenagers as young as 14 should have the right to refuse medical treatment, legal experts claim.
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Ruane bids to end schools priority for Northern children
Pupils living along the border are being unfairly treated by a law that means schools in Northern Ireland must give priority to children living in Northern Ireland when allocating their places, according to Caitriona Ruane.
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Why they're all in the pink
Noleen Rooney from Belfast, who was diagnosed with breast cancer at 22, recruited her celeb friends to highlight how the disease can strike at any age. She tells Jane Hardy about starting a charity to help other women and, despite her illness, fostering several teenage children
Sir Reg will play part in appeasing republicans
Sir Reg Empey's rejection of the DUPs offer to work to ensure the election of Unionist MPs in Fermanagh/South Tyrone and South Belfast is to be expected (Write Back, December 14).
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Brittany Murphy 'ill days before death'
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Spinal Tap star to host radio show
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