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Plan to give MLAs a pay rise dropped
Plans to increase MLA pay by up to £7,000 are in “disarray” after an Assembly
debate was abruptly dropped.
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I’m sorry, says the driver who killed girl of 14
A man who knocked down and killed a teenager while speeding in Belfast has said he is “sorry” after walking free from court with a suspended sentence.
Toxic fears for baby bottles
Baby bottles containing the Bisphenol A chemical should be removed from UK
shelves, campaigners said yesterday.
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57% of Belfast’s children born out of marriage
Statistics show that in Northern Ireland last year the number of births
increased by 5% to 25,631. 57% of Belfast births occurred outside marriage.
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Tesco store plan rejected
Plans to build Ireland’s largest Tesco store near Banbridge have been rejected
for a second time.
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Top 10 songs of decade
The Killers' Mr Brightside has been named the greatest song of the decade by
radio listeners.
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Top 20 guitar riffs ever
Watch the Top 20 greatest guitar riffs of all time. And for those about to
rock... we salute you.
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Battle of Jutland veteran HMS Caroline to stay in Belfast
The Royal Navy wants HMS Caroline to stay in Belfast once she is decommissioned, her commanding officer has insisted.
- Tesco store plan rejected again
- Fatal car crash motorist ignored plea not to pass lorry, court told
- Abortion judge says guidelines have to be re-written
- I’m sorry, says the driver who killed girl of 14
- Murder victim’s family blast HET investigation
- Runner’s libel action will be heard in Belfast
- £1,400 bag in charity shop
- Power plant is blockaded
- Tragic couple’s brains donated for research
- Degree of support among Protestants will enhance McGuinness standing
- Poll: Sinn Fein's McGuinness is Ulster's top minister
- Public gets hands dirty sprucing up ‘grot spots’
- Lottery scams on the rise
- Brazil hands England new World Cup lifeline
Iran to build uranium plants
The Iranian government approved a plan yesterday to build 10 new uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion, in defiance of UN demands that it halt the programme.
- Tiger Woods pulls out of tournament and calls celeb lawyer
- Five Britons on racing yacht detained in Iran
- Still in the dark over Tiger Woods crash
- Transsexual who went back to being a man is found dead
- Obama set to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan
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- Militant ‘behind Russian train blast’
- Nepal's ministers meet on Everest
- Moose killed woman: police
- Lawsuit as 'coffin shatters in graveside mishap'
Valley gala a great success
The Lagan Valley Leisureplex played host to one of the biggest sporting events of the weekend in terms of competitors as the Disability Sports NI swimming championships took place there on Saturday.
- Premier League's £70m on agents
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- McCorkell chasing Olympic golden glory
- Fergie’s stands firm on Manchester United youth
- O’Neill searching for a silver lining to lift Villa's spirits
- Corry’s star rising at Manchester United
- Chelsea will complete the job: Drogba
- Benzema in car accident
- Republic’s late plea set to fail
- Rafa’s thanks for Liverpool's crocked stars
- Liverpool owe everything to Shankly, says Carragher
Why clerical sex abuse probe must recognise no boundaries new
It was in the 1970s that the Irish bishops of the Roman Catholic Church were having one of their regular meetings in St Patrick's College, Maynooth. On these occasions they were provided with an ample luncheon.
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- Throwing environment out with the bathwater
- Conspiracy of silence shames Catholic Church
- Another pay twist as MLAs want more and more
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- Robert Fisk: Dubai may soon find itself a satellite of India
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- Too much idol gossip over Adam’s gay kiss
- Banks still call the shots as the rest of us are left to foot the bill
Achievement Awards for eight Ulster companies
The achievements of entrepreneurial businesses in the face of challenging economic conditions have been celebrated at an awards event in Belfast.
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- Dubai debt fears ease after bank guarantee
- Filling station gets a £2m facelift
- Downpatrick’s new post-primary school gets the thumbs-up
- Property prices rise for fourth month running
- Newry traders set for festive record – and there’s still four weeks to go
- Good neighbours top supermarket spenders in Strabane
Degree of support among Protestants will enhance McGuinness standing
While Martin McGuinness’ approval rating is significant, his level of cross-community endorsement makes it even more so.
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- Poll: Sinn Fein's McGuinness is Ulster's top minister
- DUP and Sinn Fein play new blame game over policing
- Republicans seeking an end to ‘Stormont charade’
- Crucial Anglo-Irish talks held
- Sinn Fein refuses to budge on its deadline for policing
- 41 Stormont MLAs employed family members
Brtions drink 84 times their own weight
The typical British adult knocks back more than 84 times their body weight in alcoholic drinks during their lifetime, according to research published today.
- 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
- Aids is officially in decline, say experts
- Cutting salt intake ‘could save 4m lives’
- Pregnancy 'could slow development of multiple sclerosis'
- 'Covert copers' more likely to have heart attack
- Vigorous exercise 'can protect men from strokes'
Why one Ulster mum will be marching at Stormont
Niorthern Ireland’s politicians have an immediate responsibility to reach consensus on a way forward for school transfer, according to one Belfast mum.
- 10,000 join Tele's school transfer chaos campaign
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- Brain drain fears as Irish students opt for the UK
- 8,500 people call for Transfer resolution
- Ruane admits delay in setting up education body
- Transfer test: ‘We can’t wait for all them to be over’
- Dialogue is vital ‘to bring an end to transfer chaos’
- Anti-bullying message taken to schools
- Students can help economy thrive again
Where is Northern Ireland's report on abuses?
The Ryan report and now the report into child abuse by paedophile priests in the Dublin archdiocese again raises the question of why the Northern Ireland Assembly has not instigated a similar urgent investigation in the North.
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- Caroline should stay in Belfast
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- Shamed clerics must resign immediately
- Sport is about so much more than winning
- Papers want their own way
- GPs are doing their very best in difficult times
‘Seeing James read the news should help others go public’
James Partridge challenged public attitudes to disfigurement by reading the news on Five last week. Kerry McKittrick talks to three local women on how they coped after being left scarred
- Confessions of a working mother: Looking after my wild kids is just snow joke
- 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?
- Pushchair firm Maclaren backs recall plan
- Home birth warning after baby death
- Outstanding winners out in force at awards dinner
- Women of the Year Awards
- Could you quit complaining for 48 hours?
Wikipedia UK 'not dying' despite editors exodus
The UK off-shoot of Wikipedia has insisted the site was "definitely not dying" after research suggested thousands of volunteer editors across the world had left.
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- 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
- Two arrested over net bank details virus
- How ergonomics can shape our daily lives
- Comparison websites ‘aren’t trusted’
Fan mail deluge for X Factor reject Lloyd Daniels
X Factor reject Lloyd Daniels said yesterday he has been deluged with fan mail — and has even found the time to reply personally to some of his fans.
Stephen Gately remembered at concert
Stars of stage and screen turned out last night to pay tribute to Stephen Gately at a concert in memory of the late Boyzone singer. As crowds of fans gathered in the pouring rain in London's West End, a string of celebrities showed their support for the event.
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- Take That's tour DVD fastest-selling in UK
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- Beyonce: the epitome of beauty in body, mind and soul
- Soul star Sade to release new album
- US plans TV special on singing sensation Susan Boyle
48 hours in: IstanbulI
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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• Fisk: Dubai may soon become a satellite of India
Allah was kind to Dubai yesterday. Just when the emirate's unspeakable wealth appeared on the point of collapse – stock markets, of course, naturally 'trembled' – along came the feast of Eid al-Adha and sent all the kings and emirs and sheikhs off to their diwans to celebrate the decision by the father of monotheism – the Prophet Ibrahim himself – not to kill his son Ismail.
• Come rain or revolution, it's money they all want
Haven't the 20th anniversary celebrations of the overthrow of communism been miserable?
• Why shouldn’t a priest fall in love and get married?
Fr Sean McKenna’s dramatic announcement during mass at Holy Family church in Ballymagroarty, Co Londonderry that he was leaving the priesthood because of his relationship with a woman sent shockwaves through the Catholic Church.
• The war in Helmand cannot be lost on the streets of Wiltshire
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• Golden Bear is inspiring for Woods
Those who see in the passing embarrassment of Tiger Woods the seeds of breakdown are likely to be extremely disappointed by the resulting harvest. At the very least they leave themselves open to the reminder that those who forget what happened yesterday are perhaps not the best judges of quite what tomorrow may bring.
• Ulster's injury headache
Ulster's countdown to Friday night’s Magners League clash with Glasgow Warriors is underway and coach Brian McLaughlin is hoping that the autumn’s international calls do not prove to have been detrimental to his side’s promising start to the series.
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