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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
been plunged into disarray.
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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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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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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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China slams Miliband climate claims
China has lashed out at climate change minister Ed Miliband after he accused the country of "hijacking" the United Nations-sponsored summit in Copenhagen.
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Mancini makes Man City title vow
Roberto Mancini has set himself a top-four target this season - and to win the Premier League title within 18 months.
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Why I have fallen for that sexy TV domestic goddess, Nigella
Now and again someone comes along whose allure is so powerful, and yet so contrary in character to everything you’ve ever thought you wanted, that your grip on your whole identity is threatened.
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UK recession 'ended in third quarter'
The recession all but ended between July and September, official figures are expected to show.
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- Borrowing hits an all time high of £20.3bn
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- Consultancy firm forges Saudi links
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- Executive promises to help the North West
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- Renewable energy is the future, and Northern Ireland could be a leader
- Copenhagen talks will have a far-reaching effect on all of us
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.
- Executive agrees cuts for the next Stormont budget
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- Eighty MPs to appeal repayment of expenses
- Dodds in bid to force Lisbon Treaty referendum
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- Talks that reveal the war has melted away
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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'
Brittany Murphy was ill with flu-like symptoms in the days before her death, the Los Angeles coroner's office said.
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Spinal Tap star to host radio show
Spinal Tap bass player Derek Smalls is turning the mixing desk up to 11 - to become a DJ for the BBC.
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