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Blast at Russian nightclub kills 102
Over 100 people have been killed in Russia after an explosion and fire, blamed
on fireworks, tore through a nightclub.
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Amanda Knox found guilty of murdering Meredith
Amanda Knox was last night found guilty of the murder of Meredith Kercher during an extreme sex game.
Pair deny manslaughter
Two Maghera men have denied the manslaughter of a man whose body was found in a field off the Glenshane Pass.
Alert over swine flu jab
Children having a second dose of the swine flu jab may develop fever.
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‘Closure’ for Shirley’s family as killer gets life
After three harrowing years and two agonising trials the family of tragic murder victim Shirley Finlay finally have closure.
Tiger ‘snoring on street’
A neighbour of Tiger Woods has said he found the golf star lying in the street
“snoring” after a car crash.
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Gino is king of Jungle
Chef Gino D'Acampo has been crowned King of the Jungle in the final of I'm A
Celebrity.
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Nadine plans solo album
For the past decade Nadine Coyle has been one fifth of the most successful
girl group in the UK — and next spring she is hoping to emulate some of that
success on her own.
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Clubs to unite in tribute to boxer who died suddenly
Boxing clubs from across Northern Ireland will be helping Clonard Boxing Club put on a show next Sunday December 13 to raise money for the family of a 25-year-old former member who died suddenly on Thursday.
- Voyeurism charge man ‘had child porn images'
- Ex-Para 'targeted by dissidents' in plea for gun back
- Northern Ireland Lottery winner claims £70,000
- Six Chinese jailed over major cannabis operation
- CAJ slams Bill of Rights proposals
- One in six families from South shopping in North
- Change urged after parents five-hour trip for child's autopsy
- Irish folk legend Liam Clancy dies at 74
- Gang hits Kells bank machine yards from PSNI station closed due to cuts
- Jobs blow puts 1,700 steel workers on the scrapheap
- Transfer campaign: Public opinion seems to be causing a shift within Sinn Fein
- Schools petition that Stormont can’t ignore
- ‘If McConaghy is the Christian he professes to be he would have told the truth’
- Ronnie Wood arrested 'for assaulting girlfriend'
Amanda Knox: the middle-calls American student turned murderer
Raffaele Sollecito was an IT undergraduate from a middle-class family when he met the American student who would change his life forever.
- Amanda Knox parents could not believe daughter was killer
- Murder of Meredith Kercher: An Italian adventure that ended in death
- Amanda Knox: 'She-devil' killer behind a wide-eyed smile
- Meredith Kercher's family maintained dignified silence and waited for justice
- Knox planning to appeal Kercher murder conviction
- Amanda Knox awaits her fate after final plea
- Guinea's president 'wounded' in attack by bodyguard
- Man seriously ill after jellyfish attack
- Housewife who attacked maid with hot iron has sentence reduced
- Nicaragua's congress rejects Daniel Ortega re-election plan
- China sentences five more to death over race riots
Biggar shines as Ospreys win new
Dan Biggar out-kicked Ronan O'Gara as the Ospreys enjoyed a famous 19-14 Magners League victory over a strong Munster outfit at the Liberty Stadium.
- James helps Cardiff to win new
- Dragons go fourth with bonus win new
- Habana to cherish Baa-Baas treble new
- We can win title - Venter new
- No excuses from Booth new
- Dallaglio: Cipriani should stay new
- Wasps hold out for victory new
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- Qera recovering well after knock out new
- Blues run continues
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What will happen to Susan when the music is over?
Hello Susan, welcome to the lion’s den. We hope you’ll like it here. Over there’s where we keep the mirrors, the weighing machine and the laxatives.
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- 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
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- Swedes’ bed of nails is just a pain in the rear
- Dom Joly: My specialist subject is... sheer blind terror
Tory plea to help small businesses new
The Tories have urged the Government to overhaul measures meant to improve the flow of credit to small businesses amid a continued decline in lending.
- Stocks edge higher as job cuts ease new
- Sports Direct to unveil results new
- Fall in demand for second-hand cars new
- John Lewis sees weekly sales rise new
- Rate predicted to stay on hold new
- Windfall tax on bankers possible new
- Amazon scotches shops report new
- 1,000 investment bankers leave RBS new
- Unemployment 'set to rise in 2010' new
- Bankers 'face windfall tax threat' new
- Amazon 'plans high street assault'
Fired-up PM Gordon Brown launches class war on Tory rich
Zac Goldsmith, the Conservative parliamentary candidate who has an estimated £200m fortune, has given up his “non-dom” tax status after the Tories were hit by stinging accusations that they had once again become the party of the rich.
- Northern Ireland policing and justice deal is 'no closer'
- Culture minister accused of Irish language plans 'insult'
- More risk-taking needed in justice logjam, says Sir Hugh Orde
- MLAs told of format for electing future Justice Minister
- Woodward: Policing and justice devolution 'on track'
- Hung parliament ‘would not affect policing stance’
- Woodward looks to the future on anniversary
New pilot scheme to clean up hospitals
A £60,000 pilot scheme to clean up Northern Ireland’s hospitals has been launched after the results of a series of inspections revealed startling lapses in basic hygiene.
- 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
- Aids is officially in decline, say experts
- Cutting salt intake ‘could save 4m lives’
Schools petition that Stormont can’t ignore
We deliver the Sit Down, Sort It Out message to the heart of Government
- Transfer campaign: Public opinion seems to be causing a shift within Sinn Fein
- 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
- 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
Lisbon treaty another blow to our democracy
The criticism of Diane Dodds MEP made by Maurice Neill (Write Back, November 23) is nonsense.
- 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
- Open and shut case on doors
- One airport is all Belfast needs
- Question just a key to pushing for a pay rise
- Tesco setback for the people of Banbridge
- No to dictators
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- 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
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- 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
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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
BIFA honour for Caine and Day Lewis new
Daniel Day Lewis and Sir Michael Caine are due to be honoured at the British Independent Film Awards in London.
Quatro: The day I snubbed Elvis new
Former chart star Suzi Quatro has finally visited Elvis Presley's home Graceland - 35 years after turning down a personal invitation from The King to visit him there.
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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Columnist Comments
• 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.
• Vatican didn't know either? Pull the other one, there's church bells on it
It would be wrong to say that nothing has changed, but right to say not much. T
• How middle-class shoplifters keep up with the Joneses
I have not yet stolen anything from a shop but, if I am to continue the lifestyle to which I have become accustomed, it is only a matter of time.
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• Ten reasons why England can win the World Cup
The draw for the World Cup finals takes place tomorrow with England amongst the top seeds. They’ve had a lot of hurt to deal with since 1966 and all that, but next summer in South Africa it might just change. Here’s why.
• Doctors’ orders work wonders for players
When Meath won their All Ireland football titles in 1987 and ’88, Gerry McEntee was a driving force from midfield, his physical power and commitment helping to underpin Sean Boylan’s all-conquering side.
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