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Third home targeted in sectarian attacks in north Belfast

Grenade may have come from batch of stolen military weapons

Councillor Padraig McShane loses legal battle over flags suspension

Dissident republicans were paid to carry out gangland-style murder of Jim Donegan
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Brexit
Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O'Neill: Westminster is source of Brexit problem, now we must find Irish solution
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'Lame donkey' Brexit must be reconsidered, says Alliance leader Naomi Long
Brexit must be reconsidered after voters were promised a "unicorn" and are now being offered a "lame donkey", the Alliance Party leader has said.
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Arlene Foster says Brexit deal breaches unionist consent principle
The principle of requiring unionist consent to constitutional change affecting Northern Ireland has been breached for the first time over Brexit, Arlene Foster has said.
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Conor Murphy: Sinn Fein MPs will not take seats in Westminster even if they could stop Brexit
On whether Sinn Fein could be in a position to block Brexit if the party took its seats, he added: "Well we have no interest in defining the political future for the people of Britain."
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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: Boris Johnson's Brexit deal would be 'disadvantageous' to NI economy
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has said Boris Johnson's Brexit deal would "destabilise Northern Ireland's relationship with the rest of the UK"
News
Talks between trade unions and Stormont health department end without deal
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Dara Murphy resigns as TD to take up European Commission role
Fine Gael TD Dara Murphy has resigned from his seat in the Dáil.
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Nancy Pelosi authorises drafting of impeachment documents against Donald Trump
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that the House of Representatives is moving forward to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
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Man who 'threw a phone at his 93-year-old grandmother' refused bail
A MAN allegedly threw a phone at his 93-year-old grandmother, the High Court heard today.
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Man armed with suspected firearm robs west Belfast shop
A MAN armed with a suspected firearm has robbed a shop in west Belfast.
Business
STATSports awarded accreditation for data security processes
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Graham secures additional council water hygiene contracts
CO DOWN construction group Graham has secured two water hygiene contracts with Derry City and Strabane District Council and Ards and North Down Borough Council.
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Fashion chain Quiz sinks to a loss
BOSSES at fashion chain Quiz have blamed economic uncertainty and shoppers spending less on the high street as it sunk into the red.
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Creagh Concrete eyes 1,000-strong workforce after £1m new office investment
CONSTRUCTION supply firm Creagh Concrete has cast its eyes on a period of rapid growth, with its directors predicting that sales will rise to £200 million and staff numbers to 1,000 in the next two years.
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Lidl to offer cut price produce to reduce food waste
SUPERMARKET chain Lidl is to roll out a new waste initiative across its 39 stores in the north.
Sport
Tyrone SFC final live stream was subject to 'cyber attack'
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Ring warrior Marc McCullough retires from boxing on health grounds
MARC McCullough looked to back with a bang after flooring Declan Geraghy at the Ulster Hall in May but, seven months on, the Belfast man has announced his retirement from boxing on health grounds.
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Clubcall - for all the latest news from clubs across Ulster
Clubcall - for all the latest news from clubs across Ulster
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Fixtures task force calls for crackdown on county managers
THE GAA's Fixtures Task Force has called on the association to crack down on inter-county managers riding roughshod over club fixtures – despite putting forward two proposals to increase the number of inter-county games.
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"Time wasn't right" to abolish provincial championships
THE GAA's Fixtures Task Force did not put forward a proposal that involved abolishing the provincial championships because “the time was not right to do it”.
Opinion
Newton Emerson: Our politicians need to wake up to the implications of divergence on EU free market rules
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Allison Morris: This election might just focus the minds of the parties on making a deal
It has taken almost three years without devolution for the consequences of no government to become visible in real terms.
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Dissident grenade attackers must be apprehended
The grenade attack in west Belfast early yesterday is a sharp reminder that there are groups in our society determined to make any difficult situation much worse.
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Sinn Féin has helped create a secular state with a secular attitude
Having lost the war against the English, Irish republicanism found itself that most pathetic of things, “a rebel without a cause”.
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Jim Gibney: Everyone wants to talk about Brexit - apart from the DUP
THERE is an episode in the now classic Fawlty Towers where a manic John Cleese, in full tilt, creates chaos in the restaurant of his hotel, for the staff and for other guests in the absurd, hilarious and desperate lengths he goes to to protect a German couple from hearing any mention of the Second World War from staff and other guests.
Magazine
Dog stranded at sea rescued by Coast Guard
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Kevin Hart ‘feeling good' after car crash left him badly injured
The actor has made his first trip to the UK since the accident in September.
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Trafalgar Square Christmas tree lit after ‘sparse' spruce jibes
The tree, which had been labelled ‘anaemic' on social media, was lit in a ceremony in central London.
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Labour accuses BBC of ‘biased' election coverage in letter to director general
The letter claimed Labour's leadership faced ‘harsher scrutiny' by the BBC compared to the Conservatives.
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Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson pretty in pink for Jumanji premiere in London
He was joined on the red carpet by co-stars including Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black.
Life
20 Questions: World champion clay pigeon shooter Franko Duffy on how he hits his health targets
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Choosing between food, heat or toys this Christmas
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.
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Finding faith in the Borderlands
"We felt there was a growing space in society of people on the borders of faith," says Jonny Clark, talking about Borderlands, a monthly event carving out space to explore themes of music, art, faith and peacemaking
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Ask the GP: My daughter's yellow fingers and elbows worry me
Q: SOMETIMES my daughter’s fingers, elbows and the backs of her knees are yellow.
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The GP's view: We should all be eating more eggs
EVERYONE should eat more eggs.
Arts
Scannán atá ina chuireadh dúinn sult a bhaint as na rudaí coitianta sa tsaol

Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville star in a new film about how illness can transform ordinary love into something heroic. Manville is superb in portraying the physical effects of breast cancer while emotionallly she struggles with her own mortality - and a cantankerous husband, himself strugglng to find the middle ground between empathy and tough love.
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Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville 'share a delightful on-screen chemistry' in cancer drama Ordinary Love
ORDINARY LOVE (12A, 92 mins) Romance/Drama.
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Motherless Brooklyn features a 'striking, meticulous performance' from director and star Edward Norton
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN (15, 144 mins) Thriller.
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Natalie Portman astronaut drama Lucy in The Sky fails to achieve orbit
LUCY IN THE SKY (15, 125 mins) Drama/Sci-Fi/Romance.
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Worzel Gummidge comes to life in trailer for new show starring Mackenzie Crook
The Detectorists actor leads a star-studded cast in the BBC adaptation.
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Belfast company at the helm of pioneering global research is on the lookout for new talent
Fancy working with a Belfast-based company that helps scientists all over the world conduct pinoeering research on things like better cancer treatments, space exploration and cleaner energy solutions?
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Get ahead in the hospitality industry with the Hastings Group
Have you a passion for hospitality? Or how about a flair for food?
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Do you work through your lunch break? You really shouldn’t and here’s why
Over 60 per cent of us have skipped lunch at some stage but there is a solution
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Help challenge and support people in our care to change with a career in the Prison Service
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An tOireachtas: a key player in the Irish language sector and you can be part of it
A dynamic organisation with an excellent record of engagement with Irish-speaking communities, An tOireachtas are currently recruiting event officers
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Kerry minors have eyes on sixth All-Ireland final in-a-row ahead of Galway semi-final showdown
FOR the past five years it is Kerry who have delivered that vital surge of electricity on those glorious minor days beneath the Croke Park sun, and their quest for a sixth consecutive Electric Ireland All-Ireland title continues against Galway in Sunday’s semi-final.
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Mark Counihan's the voice of experience for Monaghan
THOSE glorious minor days in the sun, moments that will never be forgotten.
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Tyrone ready for Monaghan in the Electric Ireland Ulster Minor football final
MINOR matters often produce major moments and Tyrone captain Niall Devlin has already had a few of those this season.
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Worried about losing your job to automation? Queen's University Belfast has the course for you