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Woman rescued after canal plunge

A woman has been taken to hospital after being rescued from Newry canal by two police officers.

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Alex Higgins: 'Malnutrition was cause of death'

Alex Higgins starved to death after refusing to eat, according to Jimmy White.
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‘Disappeared’ search: Family wait in hope

The family of one of the ‘Disappeared’ was maintaining a vigil in Co Monaghan, where the excavation of a body was continuing.

Human remains found in hunt for Disappeared

Poignant farewell to last Battle of Britain hero

Northern Ireland was today preparing to bid a final farewell to the last of its Battle of Britain heroes.
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Abuse brothers row: Heated meeting clears air

The Western Health Trust has apologised to the families of disabled people forced to share accommodation with the paedophile McDermott brothers at a Londonderry care unit.

Spare Ulster in benefits shake-up, pleads minister

Stormont Minister Alex Attwood has cited the Troubles as a reason for sparing Northern Ireland from a major benefits system shake-up.
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Ban on ‘�10 porn discos’ at ex-embassy building

The High Court has imposed a permanent ban on an entrepreneur's use of a historic London house for activities including a “porn disco”, a sex party and pole dancing lessons.

13 suspects police want to quiz over Ardoyne riots

These are the 13 suspects who the PSNI want to question in connection with some of the worst rioting seen on the streets of Belfast for years.

Grounding RAF's Tornado jets ‘will save �7.5bn’

Grounding the RAF's Tornado jet fleet would save £7.5 billion in defence spending, a leaked Government document has revealed.
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Vierka goes from X Factor... to Cultra hotel

Three years ago she was a superstar singing to thousands of adoring fans. She had a recording contract worth thousands of euros and the world was at her feet.
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X Factor winner reveals he is gay

Northern Ireland 0 USA 3

Northern Ireland’s proud record at the Milk Cup came to a shuddering half last night’s Elite final.
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Worst football kits

This season's worst offenders
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A fire at a ytre recycling plant has caused �1m of damage

Fire at tyre site causes �1m damage

A fire at a tyre recycling depot near Portglenone in County Antrim has caused �1 million worth of damage.

An AA survey found a fifth of drivers do not feel save on Ireland's roads

Drivers 'feel unsafe on roads'

Almost a fifth of Irish motorists feel unsafe on the roads, a survey for the AA has found.

Soham murderer Ian Huntley is suing the prison service after being attacked by another inmate

Payne sickened by Huntley claim bid

The Government's Victims' Champion Sara Payne said she was "sickened" by Soham murderer Ian Huntley's six-figure claim for compensation after he was badly injured by another inmate.

Alex Higgins: Last poignant journey through Belfast

Snooker legend Alex Higgins will make a poignant last journey through the centre of Belfast before a funeral service which will celebrate his life as the ‘People’s Champion’.

Bill and Hillary Clinton arrive for a party in honor of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky

Chelsea weds at exclusive estate

Chelsea Clinton wed her long-time boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late on Saturday.

Daniel Kearns was born in Belfast but wanted to play for the Republic of Ireland

IFA fails in bid to halt player exodus to Republic

The Irish Football Association has been left with nowhere else to turn in its bid to stop the Football Association of Ireland from picking Northern Ireland-born players.

Invest NI food director Maynard Mawhinney announced the expansion of Cloughbane Farm Foods during a visit to the company, where
he met the owner Lorna Robinson

Family-run food firm eyes bigger slice of the market

A food company in Co Tyrone is making an investment of over �620,000 to expand sales of its convenience foods and strengthen its brand identity.

Andy Burnham said he would give 'free rein' to Labour MPs in Northern Ireland if chosen as the party leader

Burnham offers Labour free rein

Labour Party members in Northern Ireland should be able to decide for themselves if they stand as candidates for election next year, leadership hopeful Andy Burnham said.

Israel has crept into the EU without anyone noticing

The death of five Israeli servicemen in a helicopter crash in Romania this week raised scarcely a headline.

Spike Lee screens oil spill film

Spike Lee has screened his new four-hour documentary on the massive BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and says no one from the oil giant is speaking to him.

Big Boi has been talking about OutKast's next album

OutKast's Big Boi talks new album

Big Boi has revealed that there is another OutKast album in the pipeline.

Street Slide threatens to eclipse Street View

Microsoft Research has unveiled a next-generation browsing interface for street-level imagery at the Siggraph computer graphics conference in Los Angeles.

My, Chelsea, how you’ve changed

When Chelsea Clinton, shy, homely daughter of Bill and Hillary first moved into the White House, the portents were not good. So when and how did she become the attractive high-flyer expected to wed this weekend, asks Emily Hourican

Obese lose weight using anti-addiction drugs

Dramatic effects have been seen from a weight loss recipe that combines anti-addiction drugs with dieting and exercise.

August-born kids 'do worse in GCSEs'

Around 10,000 teenagers fail to score five good GCSEs simply because they were born in the summer, new research suggests.

For BMW's S1000RR owners - quality gear to match

Get suited and booted by BMW

With almost 20 of BMW’s new S1000RR super sportsters sold in Northern Ireland since its release only a couple of months ago, there’s now a full set of clothing to match the marque’s special edition colour scheme.

People in Northern Ireland are the biggest spenders when on holiday, according to a survey

Northern Ireland holidaymakers spend most cash

People from Northern Ireland have become the big spenders when on holiday, according to a survey.

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• Israel has crept into the EU without anyone noticing

The death of five Israeli servicemen in a helicopter crash in Romania this week raised scarcely a headline.

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• Celebrity culture is all Greek (and Roman) to me

We are turning into the Romans of old. So says Ferdinand Mount, former adviser to Margaret Thatcher, but not to be dismissed as a nutter just because of that.

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• Could NHS have done more to save Hurricane?

The Lord Mayor of Belfast, Pat Convery, paying tribute to the late Alex Higgins, told reporters: “He was a controversial and colourful character, but we have to remember the good things that Alex did for this city in the international sporting arena of snooker.”

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• Fame is that most fickle friend who finally left Alex snookered

Snooker genius Alex Higgins was found dead in his Belfast flat a few days ago. He was 61. Alex had battled throat cancer for 10 years and recent photographs showed him to have become a skeletal ghost of a man.

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• Why Alex was the last of the Belfast working class heroes

Sadly , we’re in the middle of yet another period of mourning for a homegrown sporting hero. Do we as a society endure more of these than other places? It would certainly seem so.