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Murder inquiry as 'assaulted' baby dies new
PSNI launch murder inquiry after a 15-month-old toddler injured in an alleged assault at a house died today.
Simple gene technique changes sex of a mouse
Scientists have been able to show that a gender war is constantly raging
between the genes and cells of one individual.
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Ulster's skies to host a celestial fireworks display
Keep your eyes on the skies this weekend for one of the best display of
shooting stars in years.
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We paid for Sammy’s snacks
DUP MP Sammy Wilson billed taxpayers for groceries bought in London including
a Twix, fruity yoghurt pack and chicken soup.
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Westlife Kian's wife won't be 'tarted up' like Girls Aloud
Kian Egan has said he won't have his wife “tarted up” for her new band.
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Pressure mounts to catch digger ATM thieves
The PSNI faced heightened demands today to catch the thieves who have used
diggers to steal 11 cash machines in nine months.
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New mum's morphine death 'avoidable' new
The death of a new mother could have been avoided had an anaesthetist been
consulted, a coroner in Northern Ireland ruled today.
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Tiger Woods rocked by love child claims
A gossip magazine is claiming Tiger Woods may have fathered a love child.
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Poll: Glentoran legends
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‘The worst of swine flu outbreak is behind us’
The worst of Northern Ireland’s swine flu alert is behind us, medical experts have said.
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Peace prize Obama defends war
At once grave and humble, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo yesterday and told his audience in the glittering City Hall an uncomfortable truth in such surroundings: the “imperfections of man and the limits of reason” mean that bloodshed must sometimes come before peace.
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Republicans have waited for this moment since 1916. It's not a bluff
Martin McGuinness's suggestion that the Stormont institutions could collapse if a date isn't set very soon for the devolution of policing and justice has struck many - including supporters of Sinn Fein - as out of proportion to the issue involved.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Prison forums simply good, modern practice
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Seriously its the real Eddie Izzard
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All the Answers
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• The border should not be a barrier to compassion
It was not so long ago that the Republic of Ireland was being heralded as the fastest growing economy in western Europe.
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It would be wrong to say that nothing has changed, but right to say not much. T
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I have not yet stolen anything from a shop but, if I am to continue the lifestyle to which I have become accustomed, it is only a matter of time.
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• Ghost of Shankly still haunts Benitez
Not so long ago it would have been one of the pivotal contests of the season but now what can you say about Sunday's duel between Liverpool and Arsenal? Only perhaps that maybe it should be moved from Anfield to the nearest available Fantasy Island.
• Our game is changing for better
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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