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United defender Jonny Evans has won praise for the way he's bounced back this season. Former Northern Ireland boss and United ace Sammy McIlroy has always kept a keen eye on his fellow Belfast-born Reds player. And McIlroy believes Evans’ response to...
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22 February 2012 Last updated at 04:21 ET A security alert is under way in north Belfast. It follows a report of a suspicious object in the Ballysillan Road area on Wednesday morning. Army bomb officers are examining the scene. The Ballysillan Road has...
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A man looks at a picture as a portrait of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II by Hiroshi Sugimoto hangs in the background during 'The Queen: Art and Image' exhibiton at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland on January 14, 2012. To commemorate the... View Photo »
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Having secured additional funding from the Executive, I welcome the valuable employment opportunities that this initiative will provide across Northern Ireland, particularly in areas of high unemployment such as West Belfast, North Belfast and the Foyle area.
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22 February 2012 Last updated at 04:06 ET A 19-year-old man has been charged over an attempted hijacking in north Belfast on 12 January. The man was arrested on Tuesday over the incident which took place at Hopewell Place. He is also charged with...
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12 years ago. English (40) was gunned down in his house in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim in front of his wife and three young children on Halloween night in 2000 during a bloody feud between the UVF and the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). The prosecution...
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February 2012 Last updated at 03:32 ET Journalist Mike Philpott takes a look at what is making the headlines in Wednesday's newspapers. There is a glimpse of the future on the front of the Belfast Telegraph. It is an artist's impression of what Belfast...
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A man views an abstract figurative painting and photo composite of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (R) by Justin Mortimer during 'The Queen: Art and Image' exhibiton at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, Northern Ireland on January 14, 2012. To commemorate the... View Photo »
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Occupy Belfast have taken control of the Bank of Ireland on Royal Avenue in opposition to soaring homelessness, lack of affordable social housing and home repossessions.
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Belfast community. A cross-party initiative has been launched at Westminster by Lord Dubs, the former Labour NI minister, and by me, a Conservative peer with a long-standing interest in Northern Ireland. Those who respond to our appeal will visit the...
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It would enhance both the daytime and night-time economies and attract more people to one of the most important commercial hubs in the province. But there is one huge problem to overcome as the minister concedes. What can be done with the traffic and...
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