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BNP gets non-white member...a man who 'hates Muslims'
An elderly Sikh who describes Islam as a "beast" and once provided a
character reference for Nick Griffin during his racial hatred trial is set
to become the British National Party's first non-white member.
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House of straw and hemp withstands 1,000°C fire test
Friday, 20 November 2009
A house made of straw and hemp panels passed a fire resistance test where it
was exposed to temperatures over 1,000°C, a university said.
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‘Shock’ sex abuse report gets go-ahead
Friday, 20 November 2009
The Republic’s High Court has cleared the way for a damning report into the
handling of clerical sex abuse in the Dublin Archdiocese — to be published
next week — that “will shock us all”.
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Severe flooding in Northern Ireland
Friday, 20 November 2009
There was flooding misery last night as heavy rain and strong winds battered
Northern Ireland.
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More boys born in Ireland than girls
Friday, 20 November 2009
Ireland is producing more boys than girls -- a birth trend some experts
believe is due to fathers having a lot of sperm.
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Hotel porter jailed for child porn offences
Friday, 20 November 2009
A hotel porter who admitted having ten of thousands of images of child pornography has been jailed for 18 months and banned from the internet and owning a computer.
PSNI anger following mortar find in Armagh, Northern Ireland
Friday, 20 November 2009
A mortar bomb left on a roadside in Armagh has been blamed on “reckless”
criminal dissidents intent on killing police officers.
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Deal opens way for £150m back pay package for civil servants
Friday, 20 November 2009
Stormont Ministers have agreed to a deal totalling up to £150m owed to civil
servants in back pay — but it could be several more months before the money
reaches their pockets.
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Initiative offering work on new Peace Bridge
Friday, 20 November 2009
A new initiative aimed at helping people gain employment by working as
apprentices on Derry’s new Peace Bridge will continue this week.
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New child sex claims against loyalist accused of raping 13-year-old girl
Friday, 20 November 2009
A high-profile loyalist accused of raping a 13-year-old girl is being investigated for further alleged offences against two other potential victims — one of them a boy aged 12, the High Court has heard.
BBC rapped for ‘orgasm’ broadcast
Friday, 20 November 2009
The BBC was criticised yesterday after a radio presenter played a clip of Meg
Ryan faking an orgasm during a show broadcast during the time of the school
run.
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Kitten killer told he’ll go to prison
Friday, 20 November 2009
A man who admitted using a woman for money and a place to live was told he will go to prison for killing her kitten and putting the corpse in the freezer.
‘Plastic police’ could soon be on Northern Ireland's streets
Friday, 20 November 2009
Plans to introduce controversial ‘plastic police’ tofficers to tackle petty
crime and anti-social behaviour on the streets of Northern Ireland are back
on the table, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
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In Pictures: As Ireland fumes Thierry Henry is targeted by jokers
Friday, 20 November 2009
Within hours of the game that cost Ireland a place in the World Cup finals -
pictures mocking Thierry Henry's handball were flooding the internet and
dropping into inboxes.
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DUP should have 'sold' SF coalition to faithful
Friday, 20 November 2009
The DUP should have taken more time to “sell” its decision to go into
government with Sinn Fein, First Minister Peter Robinson has admitted.
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Ex-RUC man to become Sinn Fein MLA
Friday, 20 November 2009
A former RUC officer and Orangeman is to become a Sinn Fein MLA replacing
retiring Assemblyman Francie Brolly.
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Rare eagle found shot dead was killed in Northern Ireland
Thursday, 19 November 2009
A ninth white-tailed sea eagle has been killed since the project to
reintroduce the birds of prey began two years ago.
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Price war: The £3 Christmas lunch
Thursday, 19 November 2009
Christmas dinner could be served up for as little as £3 per person this year
because of a festive price war between our leading supermarkets.
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Man who strangled wife while dreaming 'should be freed'
Thursday, 19 November 2009
A man who strangled his wife during a nightmare should be set free whatever
the outcome of his murder trial, a psychiatrist told a jury yesterday.
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Irish seafood firm fined after hundreds become ill
Thursday, 19 November 2009
A leading seafood firm in the Republic of Ireland has been fined for selling
contaminated mussels abroad.
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Fermanagh tot (3) died after dress caught fire
Thursday, 19 November 2009
A Fermanagh mother rolled her three-year-old daughter on the floor in a
frantic effort to put out the flames after her dress caught fire from a tea
light, an inquest heard yesterday.
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Columnist Comments
• Brown can't even stick to his own nonsense on Afghanistan
Bit by bit, as happened with Iraq, the reasons for staying in Afghanistan slide into gibberish. So Gordon Brown's reasons for the war seem to change every week.
• Why defining identities is more than Armalites and Ulster Scots
If you think you're a unionist or a nationalist can you define what you mean?
• Cannabis: it’s time to stop the lies and start a rational debate
It doesn't require a Leap of faith to support the growing calls for a radical rethink of policy on drugs and in particular on the decriminalisation of cannabis.
• We're stuck with the Assembly . . . and it's no laughing matter
A few evenings ago the Minister of Health at Stormont, Michael McGimpsey, was to be seen on the television news offering his audience what he termed a 'joke'.
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Columnist Comments
• Thierry Henry's confession leaves revolting taste
The Republic of Ireland is entitled to believe it has never seen anything so cynical, so far removed from the spirit of sport, as the devilish hand played by Thierry Henry to deny Giovanni Trapattoni's team a place in the World Cup finals that would have been so thoroughly deserved.
• Wenger’s way a lesson to all of us
Arsenal are scoring goals galore at the moment. Not exactly what everyone was hoping for at Sunderland ahead of our Premier League game with them tomorrow.
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