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Doctor 'had sex with suicidal patient'

A French doctor accused of having sex with a suicidal patient during a night call to her home has been struck off, the General Medical Council (GMC) said today.
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Bloody Sunday report could face further delay

Saturday, 21 November 2009

The Saville report could face further delay if David Cameron becomes the next prime minister, it was claimed tonight.
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Civil servants to decide on £150m back pay

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Around £150 million is to be offered to civil servants in a deal to settle the long-running dispute over pay, it was revealed today.
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Ulster sculptor honoured with an OBE at Palace

Saturday, 21 November 2009

John Sherlock with Dame Mary Peters at Buckingham Palace, and (left) Delia Smith with her CBEONE of Northern Ireland’s best known artists has received an OBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.
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Two Presbyterian Mutual Society directors launch bid to delay investigation

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Two directors at the collapsed Presbyterian Mutual Society have launched a High Court bid to delay an investigation by their professional disciplinary body.

Lawyer in plea not to jail suicidal death driver

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Relatives of a teenage girl who died after a speeding car flung her into the air gasped with disbelief as the driver's lawyer asked for him not to be jailed.
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Family prepare for funeral of quad bike tragedy teen

Saturday, 21 November 2009

The body of the teenager who lost his life following a tragic quad bike accident has been returned to his family.
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Two thugs armed with knives rob town bank

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Two men, believed to be armed with knives, have robbed a bank in Warrenpoint.
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Man who strangled wife in his sleep freed

Saturday, 21 November 2009

A “devoted” husband who strangled his wife during a nightmare walked free yesterday as a judge told him he was a “decent man” who bore no responsibility for her death.
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Man killed in bulldozer horror

Saturday, 21 November 2009

A 60-year-old man was killed yesterday when he was run over by a bulldozer on a beach, police said.
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Priest denies abuse of three girls

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Fr Eugene Lewis, who was formally arraigned yesterday
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MLA hits out at police response to blitz on ATMs

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Pressure is intensifying on the PSNI to spell out what is being done to tackle the alarming rise in ATM thefts.
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Policeman dies after bridge collapses over swollen river

Saturday, 21 November 2009

It was the wettest day ever — and last night a family were mourning a “heroic” policeman and thousands of others were left counting the cost.
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Couple kidnapped by pirates warn they could be killed ‘within a week’

Saturday, 21 November 2009

The UK couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have said their captors are “losing patience” and they could be killed within a week.
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Celibacy ‘fundamental’ to priesthood, say bishops

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Catholic Bishops have insisted that celibacy remains “fundamental” to the priesthood — despite calls for the rule to be abolished.
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Hammer attack thugs get longer prison sentences

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Two brothers who battered a man with hammers after breaking into his north Belfast home have been given new 12-month jail terms.
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Rajinder Singh, who has appeared on the BNP's internet TV channel, blames Muslims for the death of his father during the Partition of India in 1947

BNP gets non-white member...a man who 'hates Muslims'

Friday, 20 November 2009

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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