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Dissidents plot to down helicopter
Dissident republicans have secured a surface-to-air missile and are planning to use it to shoot down a helicopter full of police officers, the Belfast Telegraph has learned.
Boxing trainer made boys pray before abusing them
Barry McGuigan's former trainer has been jailed for the sexual assault of five teenage boys.
Knock 'miracle' - I could see, now I am blind
Five people who stared at the sun in the hope they might be witnessing religious apparitions are being treated for serious eye damage, a top eye surgeon has revealed.
Coroner asks MoD to hand over SAS ambush details
A coroner has asked the Ministry of Defence to hand over details about the activities of soldiers near the scene of an SAS ambush in which two IRA men were shot dead.
Hung parliament ‘would not affect policing stance’
A DUP MP has said the prospect of a hung parliament in the new year “has no
bearing” on the crunch decision the party is facing on the transfer of
policing and justice powers to Stormont.
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Customs smash largest ever fuel laundering plant
Customs officials have smashed Northern Ireland’s biggest ever fuel laundering plant after a major cross-border operation.
Gibson leads United march towards semi-finals
Londonderry's Darron Gibson led Manchester United into the Carling Cup
semi-finals last night with two goals against Tottenham Hotspur.
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Santa defies Tesco over grotto
Days after fouling foul of the Environment Minister with their plans for a new
superstore in Banbridge, retail giant Tesco is now taking on an even more
powerful adversary — Father Christmas.
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Top 10 songs of decade
Mr Brightside has been named the greatest song of the decade.
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More than 1m euro paid out for bad advice
More than 1.4 million euro has been paid out this year to angry investors in the Republic of Ireland who claimed they were badly advised by finance houses, it has been revealed.
- Ryanair to impose Visa Electron debit card charges
- Gerry Adams swine flu war of words
- Guests refusing to eat in hotels
- How the terror threat is affecting policing in Northern Ireland
- Apartments discount offer is rejected by buyers’ group
- Rape case may go to retrial
- CS spray used to restrain teenager in underwear
- Dog that savaged boy of four to death was illegal breed
- Residents to get say on Brandywell plans
- Murder suspect’s phone ‘tracked to killing scene’
- Trauma of boxing coach victims
- Legal hold-up in battle to save old warehouse
- British yacht sailors 'released' by Iran
- Planning chiefs told to reconsider Traveller appeal case
Obama pledges 30,000 troops and exit plan for Afghanistan
President Barack Obama was last night preparing the American people and US allies for a new “end game” strategy for the war in Afghanistan, deploying tens of thousands of new troops to the country along with the bold promise that he will bring them home again and end US involvement within three years.
- Man 'revenge rapes teenager who abused his son' new
- Woman dressed as nurse to steal baby
- South Africa's president promises 'new era of openness' over Aids
- Israel react angrily to EU Palestine move
- Obama speech: Troop boost and exit plan for Afghanistan
- Ron Paul: Troops out of Afghanistan. Leave Iran alone. Legalise drugs. No to bailouts
- Tears flow at Nazi accused’s trial
- Italian police break up major mafia clan
- Amanda Knox lawyer urges jury to acquit her
- Warning over 'serious' Christmas lights safety risk
- Large Hadron Collider celebrates world record
Woods in the clear over crash
Tiger Woods is to blame for the car crash outside his Florida home, but will not face criminal charges according to American police.
- Wallace could face long lay-off
- We can stop Chelsea: McDonald
- Ferdinand must wait, says Bruce
- Wenger sticking with Arsenal's youth policy
- More to Chelsea than muscle, says Lampard
- Novo investigated by police and SFA
- No doubt Messi is now the head boy
- Italy hope for Totti and Nesta rethink
- £10m on agents money well spent, insist Chelsea
- Hodgson is best man to follow Capello, says Nevin
- A seed of hope for England
Why clerical sex abuse probe must recognise no boundaries
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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- Kiss ‘n’ tell is the final betrayal of tragic Stephen
- Terri Judd: A stretch of sea where disputes escalate
- Clear the decks as the good ship Stormont heads for the shallows
- Throwing environment out with the bathwater
- Conspiracy of silence shames Catholic Church
- Another pay twist as MLAs want more and more
- Johann Hari: Dubai is finally financially bankrupt – but it has been morally bankrupt all along.
- Robert Fisk: Dubai may soon find itself a satellite of India
What will Tesco do now in Banbridge?
Supermarket giant Tesco is keeping tightlipped about expansion plans for its existing Banbridge store after being refused planning permission for a megastore on the outskirts of the south Down town.
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- Cafe leaves sweet taste with coffee lovers
- Dubai crisis ‘should not frighten off’ local firms
- Banned mortgage broker ‘lacked integrity’
- ‘Need for change’ in Planning Service
- House prices still rising but ‘will slow’
- Guests refusing to eat in hotels
- £360m Royal Exchange Scheme edges ever closer with new deal
- New survey shows ICT industry is optimistic about 2010
- Small businesses still aiming high despite downturn
- Lightstep goes global with two major deals
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.
- Woodward looks to the future on anniversary
- Assembly members 'unlikley' to vote again on own salary levels
- Governments optimistic over Northern Ireland policing
- Prime Ministers refuse to set justice devolution deadline
- MLA pay rise dropped
- McGuinness: The once reviled gunman now a politician of note
- Poll: Sinn Fein's McGuinness is Ulster's top minister
Toxic fears for baby bottles
Baby bottles containing the Bisphenol A chemical should be removed from UK shelves, campaigners said yesterday.
- Brtions drink 84 times their own weight
- 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
P6 parents should get behind the Belfast Telegraph's transfer campaign new
Parents of primary six children across Northern Ireland have been urged to get behind a Belfast Telegraph campaign demanding political action over the school transfer chaos.
- Education body delay to cost £21m, says Ruane
- Why one Ulster mum will be marching at Stormont
- 10,000 join Tele's school transfer chaos campaign
- Can new group solve schools crisis?
- 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’
In support of reinstatement of death penalty
Rodney McCune's hypotheses on the pros and cons of reinstating the death penalty (Write Back, November 24) misses many views, I believe, in favour of its reinstatement.
- Love trumps a wedding band
- Love trumps a wedding band
- Lift country out of the dark ages
- Way to embrace future and pay respect to past
- A healthy and happy winter for our pets
- Consumerism at its very worst
- Our politicians need to examine their actions
- Drug report left some important information out
- Scrum down to scrub up our hospital wards
- Ireland worse off with Rome rule after all
- Caroline should stay in Belfast
‘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: ‘I’m so glad to be home from hospital’
- 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
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.
- What gets Belfast Googling? As ever, we’re obsessed by the past
- 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
- Two arrested over net bank details virus
- How ergonomics can shape our daily lives
X Factor contestants more likely to eliminated if they sing early
University boffins have confirmed that X Factor contestants are more likely to get the boot if they sing near the start of the show.
Liam: Noel 'did a Keegan'
Liam Gallagher has branded his Manchester City mad brother Noel the Kevin Keegan of rock.
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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• Be careful what you step on for that cockroach might just be me
I am fond of animals, though I wouldn't like to be one. Most religions offer varieties of punishment to sinners.
• 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.
• Banks still call the shots as the rest of us are left to foot the bill
I hear rumours that The Financial Times is about to change its name to the Financial Crimes.
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• Ireland on top of the world after superb year
The timing could not be more perfect. After a year of unbeaten international rugby for Ireland, both the collective and the individual have been rewarded with global recognition.
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