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  Stephen Nolan says someone threatened him with organised online smear campaign of intimidation  
     
  Stephen Nolan has said that someone threatened to use fake ‘bot’ accounts on social media to target him if he did not do as they wished.  
     
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Overwhelming cross-party Assembly vote calling for O’Neill funeral apology
 
The Assembly has overwhelmingly voted to call on deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill to apologise for her actions at Bobby Storey’s funeral last Tuesday.
 
     
 
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The old UTV building Havelock House is one of Northern Ireland’s best-known cultural landmarks, yet it is to be flattened
 
The failure to protect of Havelock House is a planning failure by Belfast City Council and Dept of Communities, writes KEN GRIFFIN:
 
     
 
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Jonny McCambridge: The day Joey Dunlop kick-started my career
 
Back when I was a kid, in the part of the world where I grew up, there were two rough categories that boys could fall into - those who liked football, and those who liked motorbikes.
 
     
 
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Government submits plans to EU for border posts at NI ports
 
The UK government has applied to the EU to create border control posts at ports in Northern Ireland.
 
     
 
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Kate Hoey: Sinn Fein wants Northern Ireland to fail, which means forced power sharing at Stormont is dysfunctional and cannot work
 
During my 30 years as a MP in London I thought I knew everything about Northern Ireland politics. I was wrong.
 
     
 
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Flags & Identity Commission must outlaw terror monuments: IVU
 
A leading victims terror group says a forthcoming report from the Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition must include recommendations to remove all terrorist monuments dotted across Northern Ireland.
 
     
     
 
 
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World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea 'in a good place' ahead of Catalunya test
 
Jonathan Rea feels he is ‘in a good place’ as the reigning World Superbike champion prepares for his second test since the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions were eased at Catalunya in Barcelona on Wednesday and Thursday.
 
 
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Delight for Josh Robinson as he agrees switch to Larne
 
Josh Robinson has spoken of his delight after signing for Larne.
 
 
     
     
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  'I went home, shaved the head and won £1m' - NI man scoops £1m in National Lottery scratchcard  
     
  A Northern Ireland man has won £1m after buying a National Lottery scratchcard.  
     
     
 
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11 ‘low risk’ countries UK tourists can now visit
 
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) recently updated its global advisory against ‘all but essential’ travel, exempting some destinations that “no longer pose an unacceptably high risk for British travellers”
 
 
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Camilla uses ballet workouts to keep fit during lockdown
 
The Duchess of Cornwall has been keeping fit during the lockdown with ballet workouts – despite putting her back out with her dance moves.
 
 
 
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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