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Ex-PSNI trainee groped colleague
A judge has urged police chiefs to carry out an internal inquiry to weed out sexually explicit conversations among new recruits.
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Radio Ulster star admits broadcasting while naked
A radio presenter has revealed the naked truth about his.
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Ulster-Scots Agency and the £2,500 for Santa hats
The Ulster-Scots Agency has come under fire after spending more than £2,500
distributing Santa hats at a rugby game.
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Owen rampant as United slay Wolfsburg
Michael Owen netted a memorable hat-trick that saw injury-ravaged Manchester
United take three Champions League points against German champions Wolfsburg.
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Sponsors to back Woods
The drama surrounding Tiger Woods will not lead to the world's best golfer
losing any endorsement deals, a leading American sports business expert says.
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Natasha's sister moves to be closer to Liam Neeson
Natasha Richardson's sister Joely is moving to New York to be closer to
Ballymena-born actor Liam Neeson and his two sons.
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Ex-RUC chief Flanagan's 'credibility in ruins’
Former RUC chief Sir Ronnie Flanagan’s credibility is in tatters, the Robert Hamill inquiry has been told.
Vancouver is the world's 'most live-able' city
Canada’s Vancouver has scooped first-place spot in the top 50 "most
live-able" cities, according to worldwide analysis by the Economist
Intelligence Unit.
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SDLP may nominate Ritchie for justice post
Speculation is mounting that the SDLP will nominate Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie for the position of Justice Minister.
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- Vatican bluntly told to aid child abuse probes
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- Bishop may lose his job, but not his salary or his standing in the Church
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- Barman Paddy’s emotional tribute after double tragedy
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Terrorists slaughter 127 in bombing blitz on Baghdad
Car bombers yesterday killed as many as 127 people in Baghdad in a series of attacks that left the city's streets strewn with the wreckage of burning vehicles and the charred bodies of the dead.
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- Ex-SS man admits killings
- 100th British soldier killed in Afghanistan is named
- Mother-in-law takes centre stage in Tiger Woods drama
Tiger Woods and the downfall of an all-American hero new
As each day brings a fresh raft of sordid revelations, the image of Tiger Woods as a clean-cut family man has been lost forever in a scandal from which he may not recover, says Jane Graham
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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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Transatlantic alliance made in heaven new
A Transatlantic alliance that aims to improve Northern Ireland’s electricity network was announced in Belfast.
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- National Irish Bank to cut 150 jobs
- PM pledge over 'culture of excess'
- Tesco slashes upmarket range prices
- Shanks mulls bid interest
SDLP may nominate Ritchie for justice post
Speculation is mounting that the SDLP will nominate Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie for the position of Justice Minister.
- 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
- Tories plan double-job ban
- Robinson pressured over policing
- Adams and his pals in red, white and blue
FA denies Viagra player report
The Football Association has denied England are considering taking Viagra to help cope with playing at altitude at the World Cup in South Africa next year.
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- GPs’ revolt over hours may hit swine flu jabs
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- New pilot scheme to clean up hospitals
- No swine flu related deaths in two weeks
- Britons drink 84 times their own weight
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- Number of swine flu cases falls
"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.
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- 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
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- Schools at centre of election bust-up
- We got it wrong on 11-Plus, says Sinn Fein MLA
- P6 parents should get behind the Belfast Telegraph's transfer campaign
- Education body delay to cost £21m, says Ruane
Carbon capping won't help Third World countries
Paul Hopkins' article (December 7) correctly analyses many of the problems facing the poor in Africa. However, he is sadly mistaken in linking improvement in the condition of Africa's poor with reduction of so-called 'carbon emissions' by the nations of the world - rich and developed or otherwise.
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- TUV guilty of rank hypocrisy
- Police deserve to be praised
- Help is on hand for all people with arthritis
- Integration is obviously not a priority now
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- ‘Seeing James read the news should help others go public’
- Female perspective on Belfast’s sexual history
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- Meet Catherine, the transport chief who takes photos of train seats
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?
- US publishers in digital news venture for portable devices
- Internet retailer Amazon denies plans to open a chain of shops in the high street
- Pop-ups 'slow you down more than you think'
- What gets Belfast Googling? As ever, we’re obsessed by the past
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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.
Live Aid 'most significant event'
Live Aid has been named as the most important music event of the last 30 years, 25 years after the release of Band Aid's groundbreaking single Do They Know It's Christmas?
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