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Child, 2, dies after swine flu
A two-year-old child has become the latest victim of swine flu.
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No end in sight for icy weather conditions
There was little hope of an end to the freezing conditions today that have so
far plunged the Christmas reunions of thousands of Northern Ireland people
into disarray.
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PSNI to seek warrant for Adams' brother
The PSNI has said it is beginning proceedings to issue a European arrest warrant against Gerry Adams' brother Liam.
Salaries 60% lower than those in South: survey
Workers in Northern Ireland are being paid up to 60% less than Southern
counterparts.
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'Rain Man' Kim Peek dies
Kim Peek, the autistic savant whose extraordinary genius for mental retention
inspired the Oscar-winning film Rain Man, has died.
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Mysterious smell leaves shoppers gagging
Mystery surrounds a nasty whiff that left Christmas shoppers gagging as they
poured into Belfast yesterday.
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Jet slides off runway
A Ryanair passenger jet has slid off a runway after hitting a patch of ice
moments after landing.
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Prisoners ‘waterboarded in Northern Ireland Troubles’
Northern Ireland prisoners were subjected to controversial “waterboarding”
interrogation techniques during the Troubles, it has been reported.
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Scandalous sports quotes
From Tiger’s text messages to Graeme Swann’s Twitterings, sport ticked off the
seven deadly sins (and more) in 2009.
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Cheryl goes ‘rock chick’
Cheryl Cole talks about politics, her husband Ashley and the prospect of going
solo in the latest edition of Q.
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Tall Ships festival brought £17m boost
Almost £17 million was spent during the Tall Ships festival in Northern Ireland.
- Thief returns stolen antique case
- First UK death 'solely linked to GBL'
- Guilty glamour model faints in dock
- Poppy Appeal breaks £1m barrier
- Northern Ireland firm to build 'green' London buses
- Student charged with Hawker murder
- Ex-Playboy model guilty of assault
- Belfast City Airport is fastest growing in UK
- CPS handed files in expenses probe
- Police hunt thieves after panties raid
- Man wins £1,000 in weight loss bet
- Government set to ban 'legal highs'
- Appeal 30 years after abduction
- Straw vows to introduce Cerys's Law
Mourners clash with Iranian militia
Security forces have clashed with crowds gathered for a memorial for Iran's most dissident cleric.
- Brittany Murphy leaked report investigated
- 'Santa Claus' robs bank
- Whalers and activists in sea clash
- Lizard smuggler pleads not guilty
- US flight misses runway in Jamaica
- Auschwitz theft sparks security row
- Exiled professor sentenced to death
- US mayor in Mexico gun terror
- Democrats confident over healthcare
- New spill at BP field off Alaska
- Iran dismisses US nuclear deadline
Torres: Sacking Benitez would not help Liverpool
Liverpool striker Fernando Torres insists sacking Rafael Benitez would not provide "a solution" to his team's problems.
- Diouf granted work permit
- Hammers in no rush to sell
- Clubs charged after ugly scenes
- Amy Winehouse charged with assault
- Allardyce blames City players
- Ancelotti content with striking options
- Moffat buoyed by returns
- Dann back to his best
- New deal for Turner
- Bassong omitted from Cameroon squad
- Wolves won't reignite Carroll interest
Goblins, gold-diggers and the grubbiest year of the Noughties
Russian beauty Ekaterina Ivanova (21) has described her ex-lover, Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood (62), as an "evil Goblin King". Now, I don't like to kick a man when he's down, but you've got to admit that, as insults go, that one's a cracker.
- Eric Waugh: 2009 - the more things change, the more they remain the same
- Laurence White: Gerry’s response to abuse claims shows how he trusts the police
- Ed Curran: Why our airports would benefit from a bit of blue sky thinking
- Gail Walker: So, what is it that makes Christmas magical for you?
- Barack Obama: The insurance lobby must not be allowed to kill healthcare reform
- Why I have fallen for that sexy TV domestic goddess, Nigella
- NME’s female editor shows the boys up
- Peter’s body of evidence is grounds for optimism
- Protestors are streets ahead of governments on climate change
Latest figures reveal true cost of recession
The UK has now lost 6% of its entire economic output in its longest ever recession, official figures confirm.
- Campaign aims to lure ex-pats back for good
- Fishmonger smokes the competition
- Marine firm generates £3.5m investment for tidal farm
- More cuts for higher education sector
- Glowing report for university research programme
- Northern Ireland firm to build 'green' London buses
- Many face second Christmas on dole
- OFT vows to continue banking fight
- Recession drags on in third quarter
- UK recession 'ended in third quarter'
- ‘No major property price rises expected for 2010’
CPS handed files in expenses probe
Scotland Yard have handed two more files of evidence against politicians suspected of abusing their expenses to prosecutors.
Call on teenage medical treatment
Teenagers as young as 14 should have the right to refuse medical treatment, legal experts claim.
- Natural defence against swine flu discovered
- Study finds risk in IVF screening test
- Living donors list now tops 3,000
- Cancer patients 'can't afford to stay warm'
- New treatment could aid sufferers of rare cancer
- 'One genetic mutation for every 15 cigarettes'
- Discovery of genes for lung disease may aid treatment
- 'Fresh-faced people live longer'
- Anti-HIV drug failed trial
Traditional three-year degree courses could be replaced
The traditional three-year degree could be coming to an end as the Government dramatically reduces higher education spending.
- Irish government to review cuts to Protestant schools
- Ruane bids to end schools priority for Northern children
- Four of five main parties issue joint call for temporary P7 test
- UU Graduations December 15 2009
- Republic’s funding for autism centre resumes
- Warning over failure to invest in Northern Ireland's universities
- QUB Graduations List December 10 2009
Kate’s courage
The widow of the first PSNI officer to be killed by paramilitaries tells Claire McNeilly of an unbearably hard year as yet another cruel blow hits the Banbridge family
We really need a proper train and bus service
Every time I visit Belfast to attend a concert at the Ulster Hall, or an occasional opera at the Opera House, I notice on my return journey home an endless procession of taxis along the Lisburn Road, invariably running on red diesel.
- Belfast school's reunion dinner
- Christmas myth needs explained
- DUP does nothing to promote unionism in UK
- Protestants are to blame too for child abuse
- Tele cartoonist makes us laugh
- Time to end barbaric hunts once and for all
- Changes within the EU must be decided by MPs
- Hospital staff deserve thanks
- Jimmy deserves a lasting tribute
- We must look to Europe for waste options
- McGuinness 'no right to attack Peter Robinson'
Stars Sarandon and Robbins split new
Top Hollywood stars Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins have split up, it has been revealed.
Cowell 'set to quit American Idol' new
The next series of American Idol will be judge Simon Cowell's last, his brother has said.
Belfast City Airport is fastest growing in UK
George Best Belfast City is the fastest growing airport in the UK, new figures indicate.
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It’s Christmas time and the exiles are returning in their planeloads to the land of their birth.
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This was always going to be a special year in a GAA context. After all, the 125th anniversary celebrations were destined to take pride of place in an extensive programme of fixtures and events that made it one of the busiest years in the history of the association.
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