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Man charged over balcony death
A 26-year-old man has been charged with murdering a teenager who fell from the balcony of a ninth-floor flat.
'Green light' for runway
Controversial plans to extend the runway at Belfast City Airport are about to
be given the green light, an SDLP MP has claimed.
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Adams and his pals in red, white and blue
Martin McGuinness tops an opinion poll, then Gerry Adams shows he too can
attract support from the unionist community.
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Mourners gather for folk musician Clancy's funeral
Music fans are expected to line the streets today to bid farewell to folk
legend Liam Clancy.
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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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Aquilani’s patience with Benitez running thin
Liverpool's Alberto Aquilani considers himself fit to play and is frustrated
by Rafael Benitez's reluctance to give him his chance, his father said.
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United close in on Dzeko
Manchester United are lining up a summer bid for giant Wolfsburg striker Edin
Dzeko.
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Hospital patient 'left in flames' after bib caught fire
An elderly man was left with third-degree burns to his neck, arms and face after a hospital incident which saw a bib catch fire.
How Alan McBride finally made peace with Gerry Adams
The Belfast Telegraph today reveals details of a remarkable first meeting in the story of Northern Ireland’s war and peace.
- Legal action over arrest of gay councillor is thrown out
- Call to fine energy-inefficient firms
- Soldier’s killing takes the year’s death toll in Afghanistan to 100
- World Cup coming to Belfast
- Bishop set to offer his resignation to Pontiff
- Northern Ireland drinkers ‘least likely to visit local pub’
- Re-think Protestant schools' grant cuts Irish government urged
- Northern Ireland's economy is 'out of recession'
- Republic's abortion law under spotlight
- Blaze deaths man 'was abusing girl'
- Murder probe after teenager's fall
- Four hurt in glass factory fire
- Tories plan double-job ban
- Robinson pressured over policing
Iran slows internet to tackle student protests
Iranian authorities have slowed internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests to deny the opposition a vital means of communication.
- Seize the chance to cut a crucial deal, world leaders told
- Tiger Woods linked to porn star
- Riots mark anniversary of death
- Romanian election was fixed - claim
- Lahore market hit by two explosions
- Cost of US bailout cut dramatically
- Elections in Iraq may be postponed
- Branson's spaceship to be revealed
- Seven die chasing rubbish truck
- Madonna considers another adoption
- 'Last chance' climate talks begin
Evans injured
Jonny Evans will be putting his feet up over Christmas while Manchester United battle Chelsea for top spot in the Premier League.
- World Cup coming to Belfast
- Hamilton hails new deal for British Grand Prix
- Swifts and Derry agree cash deal
- Ancelotti is Frank about Chelsea stars Lampard and Cech
- Manchester United must put faith in skeleton team
- Giggs scoops Welsh award
- Mac wants Swift return to form from Glentoran
- Milito makes Barca return
- Arsenal's young stars on European trail
- Cliftonville boss Patterson demands players go on attack
- Tymoschuk’s Bayern pain
Sean O'Grady: UK to drop out of global top 10 of international economies
Britain seems doomed to be relegated from the "premier league" of international economies over the next few years - with serious implications for its diplomatic status and international "clout". Stagnation at home and rapid economic growth in developing economies will push the UK as low as 11th in the global pecking order by 2015, according to analysis by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).
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- Katie should feel a heel over Suri’s shoes
- Robert Fisk: Anti-Semites in Hizbollah censor textbooks
- Johann Hari: I wish that the climate change deniers were right
- Robert Fisk: Strategy tried before – without success
- Arianna Huffington: Traditional media has to stop whining
- Vatican didn't know either? Pull the other one, there's church bells on it
- How middle-class shoplifters keep up with the Joneses
PM pledge over 'culture of excess'
Moves to curb a "culture of excess" in public sector pay were unveiled by Gordon Brown as part of a bid to slash £12 billion from spending over the next four years.
- Tesco slashes upmarket range prices
- Shanks mulls bid interest
- Banks' tax leaves FTSE 100 lower
- EasyJet pull out of East Midlands
- Labour market 'on road to recovery'
- November trading 'disappointing'
- Stocks end mixed after brief gain
- Caravan firm eyes recovery signs
- Anger over windfall tax on bonuses
- Call to fine energy-inefficient firms
- Northern Ireland's economy is 'out of recession'
- Watchdog in energy pricing warning
- National Irish Bank to cut 150 jobs
- Cadbury to respond to Kraft offer
- Pension deficits hitting firms hard
- Cost of US bailout cut dramatically
- Biscuit a big break for Fairtrade
- Windfall tax on bankers possible
- Shanks reveals bid interest
- Windfall tax buzz hits financials
- Firms warned over recession rebound
- Fiver set for a comeback
- Rate predicted to stay on hold
- Net giant Amazon denies plans for high street shops
PM pledge over 'culture of excess'
Moves to curb a "culture of excess" in public sector pay were unveiled by Gordon Brown as part of a bid to slash £12 billion from spending over the next four years.
- Tories plan double-job ban
- Robinson pressured over policing
- First Minister Martin McGuinness demands DUP publish policing conditions
- British Government urged to scrap Trident
- Tax hikes for the better off expected from Darling
- Gordon Brown to outline plans to save £3bn
- Northern Ireland policing and justice deal is 'no closer'
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.
- Alert over swine flu jab
- New pilot scheme to clean up hospitals
- No swine flu related deaths in two weeks
- Brtions drink 84 times their own weight
- Toxic fears for baby bottles
- Men ‘largely ignorant’ of processed meat risk
- Number of swine flu cases falls
- MLAs take health trust to task over bad hygiene
- ‘Bacterial defence systems’ could fight illnesses
"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.
- 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
- 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
- Why one Ulster mum will be marching at Stormont
We deserve to have Bill of Rights without delay
On November 30, the NIO issued its long-awaited consultation on a Northern Ireland Bill of Rights.
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- People needing the gift of sight
- Tourism bosses living in cloud cuckoo land
- Standard of secondary schools has to improve
- Sinn Fein finish with a whimper
- Please, all we ask is just one positive decision
- What an insult to the victims
- Trike police
- Lisbon treaty another blow to our democracy
- Open and shut case on doors
- 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’
- Confessions of a working mother: Looking after my wild kids is just snow joke
- ‘Seeing James read the news should help others go public’
- Female perspective on Belfast’s sexual history
- My Lost Life
- Anti-depressant hailed as 'Viagra for women'
- Meet Catherine, the transport chief who takes photos of train seats
- Just what do these famous people all have in common?
Pop-ups 'slow you down more than you think'
Computer screen pop-ups may slow down your work more than you think, according to research out today.
- Internet retailer Amazon denies plans to open a chain of shops in the high street
- What gets Belfast Googling? As ever, we’re obsessed by the past
- Wikipedia UK 'not dying' despite editors exodus
- Tesco to fight rivals on price with iPhone launch before Christmas
- How the internet use is re-wiring our brains
- Fox boss: Ban illegal downloaders from internet
- Illegal downloaders face broadband limits
- Telly host Eamonn Holmes is top celeb on Twitter
- Wireless electricity: Leap forward for the way we live
- Local media ‘excluded from Digital Britain shot in the arm’
- McCausland cancels meeting over Government’s digital stance
A-listers in town for Nine premiere
Hollywood A-listers Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Penelope Cruz have graced the red carpet at London's Leicester Square for the world premiere of Nine.
Vote for Brits' memorable moments
The Michael Jackson performance which was interrupted by Jarvis Cocker's stage invasion is in the running for the title of greatest ever Brits performance.
48 hours in: Istanbul
Mosques, mansions and markets: Turkey’s biggest city has lots to intrigue the weekend visitor. Twenty years since he first prescribed the perfect 48 hours here, Simon Calder returns
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• Why were these thugs allowed to put the boot into my husband?
Twice now, within as many weeks, my husband has been targeted by loyalist paramilitary thugs.
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• James Lawton: Button’s odds on but real hero is Strauss
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.
• Beckham's number’s up as England draw comfort
The Daily Mirror had his picture on both front and back pages: “Fab (sic) relief as Beckham helps England to a dream draw.”
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