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'No going back' after historic policing deal
Gordon Brown has called the devolution of policing and justice "a clear
message of confidence in the future."
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Seven held over cartoonist assassination plot
Seven Muslims were arrested in the Republic today over an alleged plot to assassinate a Swedish cartoonist who depicted the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, police said.
House prices 'to stay flat'
Average house prices in Northern Ireland are likely to remain largely flat
over the next two years.
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Fergie on red alert as Beckham returns
Sir Alex Ferguson has warned his Manchester United stars over the threat posed
by David Beckham on his return to Old Trafford tonight.
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Historical towns of Ulster: Cultra and Holywood
The Belfast Telegraph continues its stroll down Memory Lane with a visit to North Down.
Hurt Locker cleans up
Hurt Locker is Oscar favourite
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Arsenal hammer Porto
Nicklas Bendtner was Arsenal's hat-trick hero last night as the Gunners
cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals.
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US 'concealed torture'
A former head of MI5 has claimed that US intelligence agencies had deliberately concealed their mistreatment of terror suspects.
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Paisley's secret talks with PM over agreement
Prime Minister Gordon Brown was in secret dialogue with former DUP leader Ian
Paisley throughout the Hillsborough Castle talks.
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BA strike deal 'touch and go'
Hopes of a deal to avert a strike by thousands of British Airways cabin crew are hanging in the balance after a deadline to reach an agreement was extended.
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Election ban for Aung San Suu Kyi
A new election law issued by Burma's ruling military bars pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party, and thus from running in upcoming elections.
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Last Thursday afternoon, for many who follow Schools rugby, the world seemed to grind to a halt.
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Public cuts will bring private pain
With further government spending cuts on the cards businesses in Northern Ireland reliant on public sector contracts will face a tough time making up any lost ground
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Ian Paisley jnr to fight for his father’s old seat
The DUP has unanimously selected Ian Paisley junior as its candidate to fight for North Antrim in the forthcoming Westminster election.
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Democracy doesn't seem to work when occupied by Western troops
In 2005 the Iraqis walked in their tens of thousands through the thunder of suicide bombers, and voted – the Shias on the instructions of their clerics, the Sunnis sulking in a boycott – to prove Iraq was a "democracy".
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Standing ovation for Phantom sequel
Andrew Lloyd Webber and stars of Love Never Dies have received a standing ovation at the world premiere of the stage musical.
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Arcade Fire to set Oxegen alight
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There’s snow school so we’re just chilling out
I can’t believe it’s mad March already! What happened to January and February — maybe it’s just me but I do feel like I blinked and they were gone.
Swine flu jabs for healthy children end
Healthy children in Northern Ireland will not be vaccinated for swine flu after the end of March, the Department of Health has announced.
University expansion is backed by unions
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has backed radical plans to triple the number of university students in Londonderry.
Time running out to avert BA strike
Crucial talks aimed at averting strikes by British Airways cabin crew are set to end on Tuesday with time running out on reaching a deal before industrial action is called.
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In 2005 the Iraqis walked in their tens of thousands through the thunder of suicide bombers, and voted – the Shias on the instructions of their clerics, the Sunnis sulking in a boycott – to prove Iraq was a "democracy".
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