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• Derry to London flight route funding secured for two years

  02-04-2025 16:02 via bbc.com
  
  The UK and Stormont government are to fund the Derry to Heathrow service until 2027.
  
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• Castle and country park closed due to security alert

  23-04-2025 11:01 via bbc.com
  
  A number of what are believed to have been controlled explosions have been heard in the area.
  
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• Call for Kneecap's US visas to be revoked after Coachella

  23-04-2025 10:42 via bbc.com
  
  Kneecap performed at a music festival in California where they ended their set with pro-Palestinian messages.
  
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• Teddy bear hospital helps sick children overcome fears

  23-04-2025 07:33 via bbc.com
  
  The mock-up hospital helps sick children deal with anxiety about medical treatment.
  
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• Apology for autistic teen over lack of school place

  23-04-2025 07:26 via bbc.com
  
  Jai Stalford, 14, has not had a suitable school place for a year and half.
  
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• Pope's Ireland visit came at difficult time, says Varadkar

  23-04-2025 01:07 via bbc.com
  
  Pope Francis met former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at Dublin Castle in 2018 as part of a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Books of condolence opened for Pope Francis

  22-04-2025 18:16 via bbc.com
  
  Tributes have been paid after Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at his residence in the Vatican.
  
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• Elderly people in home 'terrorised' by rioters

  22-04-2025 16:37 via bbc.com
  Petrol bombers attacked police as they monitored a dissident republican parade from outside Alexander House in Derry.
  
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• BBC building in 'lockdown' after protesters break in

  22-04-2025 15:43 via bbc.com
  Police attended the scene as up to 20 protesters make their way into a BBC building in Belfast.
  
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• Irish team's football found 80 miles away on Welsh beach

  22-04-2025 15:35 via bbc.com
  An Anglesey family were surprised to find a ball washed up on their local beach belonged to a youth football team 80 miles away in Dublin.
  
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• How nettles are saving an endangered bird

  22-04-2025 07:30 via bbc.com
  Tonne bags of nettle rhizomes have travelled to Rathlin Island to support the corncrake population.
  
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• Theft and damage of defibrillators has 'life or death' impact

  22-04-2025 07:22 via bbc.com
  Concerns have been raised about the number of defibrillators that have been damaged or stolen in NI.
  
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• Who is Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the acting head of the Vatican?

  22-04-2025 01:51 via bbc.com
  The cardinal will oversee the Vatican until a new pontiff is elected.
  
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• Young boy dies after being struck by car

  22-04-2025 01:01 via bbc.com
  The collision happened in Farranshock Estate, Mullingar, on Monday evening.
  
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• Environmental group to purchase land once eyed for Belfast salmon farm - The Portland Press Herald

  21-04-2025 22:57 via news.google.com
  Environmental group to purchase land once eyed for Belfast salmon farm  The Portland Press Herald
  
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• Parishioners and church leaders pay tribute to 'humble' Pope

  21-04-2025 22:33 via bbc.com
  Members of the public and church leaders express "sadness" after the death of Pope Francis.
  
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• Belfast man accused of threatening to stamp on girlfriend's head and 'put her windows in - Belfast Live

  21-04-2025 21:56 via news.google.com
  Belfast man accused of threatening to stamp on girlfriend's head and 'put her windows in  Belfast Live
  
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• West Belfast councillor calls for calm after anti-social behaviour at interface - Belfast Live

  21-04-2025 21:51 via news.google.com
  West Belfast councillor calls for calm after anti-social behaviour at interface  Belfast Live
  
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• Netminder takes the plaudits at Belfast Giants’ end of season awards - Belfast Telegraph

  21-04-2025 21:30 via news.google.com
  Netminder takes the plaudits at Belfast Giants’ end of season awards  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• ‘He was excellent with us’: Belfast priest recalls meeting ‘personable’ Pope Francis in Rome - Belfast Telegraph

  21-04-2025 21:00 via news.google.com
  ‘He was excellent with us’: Belfast priest recalls meeting ‘personable’ Pope Francis in Rome  Belfast Telegraph
  
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• ‘A truly momentous occasion for Belfast and for Irish sport’: City to host cream of Irish boxing at June competition - The Irish News

  21-04-2025 20:45 via news.google.com
  ‘A truly momentous occasion for Belfast and for Irish sport’: City to host cream of Irish boxing at June competition  The Irish News
  
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• Pregnant woman forced out in sectarian hate crime expects "no prosecution" - Belfast Live

  21-04-2025 20:31 via news.google.com
  Pregnant woman forced out in sectarian hate crime expects "no prosecution"  Belfast Live
  
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• Upstream Watch to acquire Nordic Aquafarms parcel in Belfast - PenBay Pilot

  21-04-2025 19:45 via news.google.com
  Upstream Watch to acquire Nordic Aquafarms parcel in Belfast  PenBay Pilot
  
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• Petrol bombers attack police during dissident republican parade

  21-04-2025 19:43 via bbc.com
  Petrol bombs were thrown at police on Derry's Walls, as 50 people in paramilitary-style clothing led a republican parade.
  
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• Man assaulted on Glider after onboard row in west Belfast - MSN

  21-04-2025 19:12 via news.google.com
  Man assaulted on Glider after onboard row in west Belfast  MSN
  
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• Police "making enquiries" after video shows car tipped over in Portrush - Belfast Live

  21-04-2025 19:00 via news.google.com
  Police "making enquiries" after video shows car tipped over in Portrush  Belfast Live
  
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• A conservation group will buy site of failed Belfast fish farm - Bangor Daily News

  21-04-2025 18:03 via news.google.com
  A conservation group will buy site of failed Belfast fish farm  Bangor Daily News
  
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• Belfast to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day with wide range of events - Belfast News Letter

  21-04-2025 17:22 via news.google.com
  Belfast to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day with wide range of events  Belfast News Letter
  
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• 'A sad day for Catholics around the world'

  21-04-2025 16:40 via bbc.com
  Members of the public in west Belfast and Londonderry express "sadness" after the death of Pope Francis.
  
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• Culture That Made Me: Des Kennedy, the Belfast-born director of the Everyman in Cork - Irish Examiner

  21-04-2025 15:43 via news.google.com
  Culture That Made Me: Des Kennedy, the Belfast-born director of the Everyman in Cork  Irish Examiner
  
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