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News Letter
25 Mar, 2019
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Teenage girl found dead beside car ‘in vicinity of Belfast City Hospital’
Police are appealing for information after a young female was found on the ground next to a grey-coloured MG car in the vicinity of Belfast City Hospital in the early hours of th8is morning.
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Coalition with ‘toxic and bullying’ Sinn Fein ruled out by Leo Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that Fine Gael will “under no circumstances” enter government with Sinn Fein, as the party is “toxic” and its members “do not respect democracy”.

Fundraiser started to help Ruth Maguire’s family after ‘tragic accident’

A friend of Ruth Maguire - who drowned whilst on a hen night in Carlingford - has started a fundraising page to assist her devastated family.

The British empire was driven by greed but it helped spread Christianity, promoted human rights and opposed slavery

Billy Kennedy (‘Welby lambasts empire in shock intervention,’ March 16) questions the wisdom of recent negative comments about the British empire by Archbishop Justin Welby.

Reported On This Day 280 years ago (March 24 1739): The Man caught in York is indeed the highwayman Dick Turpin

From News Letter of March 13 1738. This is March 24 1739 in modern date, because of an 11-day time lag between the two calendars, and the new year then beginning in late March

Sport Update
Isle of Man TT: The top 20 seeded Superbike riders for 2019

The start numbers for the top 20 seeded riders at the Isle of Man TT have been confirmed for the Superbike, Superstock and Senior races.

Injury-free Lee Johnston aiming to recapture peak 2015 form

Fermanagh’s Lee Johnston is confident he has put everything in place to allow him to challenge for more international road racing victories in 2019.

Ian Hutchinson vows to come back fighting at Isle of Man TT

Honda Racing’s Ian Hutchinson hopes to banish the memories of a frustrating year in 2018 after vowing to come back fighting this season.

And finally...
Reported On This Day 280 years ago (March 24 1739): Apparent cheating in cock fight in Randalstown

From the Belfast News Letter of March 13 1738. This is in fact equivalent to March 24 1739 in the modern calendar, because there was an 11-day time lag between the two calendars, and because the new year then began in late March.

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