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Firm gives lie detector test to NI staff

A security company is having lie detector tests carried out on its own employees in Northern Ireland in a bid to combat robberies, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
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Boyfriend charged with Bangor mum’s murder

A 26-year-old man has been remanded in custody in connection with the killing of his girlfriend Katie Hughes.

Bangor in shock over murder of young mum Katie

Gang forces Hungarian women out of home

Four Hungarian women have been forced from their south Belfast home in a racially motivated attack.
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Ulster hotelier stays mum about hosting the Obamas

A hotel owned by a leading Ulster businessman has picked up a shining endorsement after the American President chose to stay in it.
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Obama to protect CIA torture operatives

McIlroy says no to US tour

Rory McIlroy has formally turned down a golden opportunity to become a full member of the US PGA Tour.
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The hunt begins for Sir Hugh's successor

Sir Hugh Orde has vowed to remain at the helm of the PSNI until a suitable replacement is found.
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Britney Spears planning 'monster' Irish gigs

Speculation is mounting that pop princess Britney Spears is to play two monster Irish dates this summer.
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Can Britney do it again?

Horror as boy plunges into vat of caustic soda

A man has described how a young boy screamed for help after plunging through the roof of a derelict building into a vat of caustic soda.

Holiday firm collapses

Thousands of British tourists have been hit by the collapse of an online tour operator and travel agent.
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Denis Donaldson informant kept hidden

A man was in Garda protective custody after providing crucial information which could lead to the capture of the killers of Denis Donaldson, who was shot dead in Co Donegal.

Pastry chef jailed for smashing Jamiroquai singer's Ferrari

A pastry chef who vandalised singer Jay Kay’s £1m Ferrari after the star invited two women to |a hotel room was last night beginning a jail term.

Obama to protect CIA torture operatives

Barack Obama yesterday confirmed he will shield from prosecution CIA operatives who inflicted waterboarding and other extreme interrogation techniques against terror suspects during the Bush years, even as the White House released memos containing shocking new details of what was permitted in their secret prisons.

Chelsea swoop for £20m Adebayor and Zhirkov

Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Russian international Yuri Zhirkov head a £50m hitlist of summer transfer targets being considered by Chelsea as part of the deal to bring Carlo Ancelotti to the club as their new manager.

Sammy fumes at ‘lack of respect’ from Westminster

Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has accused Westminster officials of failing to treat him with respect over the row over global warming ads.

Pretty in pink: Jenny Curran launches Action Cancer's first MoonLight Walk to be held on June 19

Women urged to take moonlight stroll in bras to help charity

Hundreds of people are being urged to sign for Northern Ireland’s first Moonlight Walk.

School transfer system 'will favour Catholics'

Caitriona Ruane’s preferred system of school transfer for 2010 favours Catholic pupils over Protestant children when it comes to getting into oversubscribed schools, it has emerged.

Obama welcomes signs of ‘progress’ in US economy

Barack Obama has pointed to “glimmers of hope” in the US economy but warned that the country was “by no means out of the woods just yet”.

How lies, lies and damned lies are the first resort of ruling class

The 1933 smash How Can You Believe Me When I Tell You That I Love You When You Know I’ve Been a Liar All My Life? might serve as the theme-song of authority confronted by the victims of official wrong-doing.

Sink Titanic project and we may save enough for stadium

The SDLP, in its recent examination of how spending could be freed up in the Northern Ireland economy, has suggested that in terms of Belfast's Titanic Signature Project ‘Belfast Harbour Commissioners ... should put £30m more into the Titanic project'.

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Guitar Hero and its numerous spin-offs have sold millions of copies worldwide

How Guitar Hero revolutionised the music industry

If you'd been living in the woods for the last 10 years and needed a quick pop cultural primer to bring you up to date, you could do worse than watch the new video by Eminem, for his single "We Made You".

Classy Michelle breezes into town . . .and blows all her rivals away

Stepping onto Air Force One to depart Washington for London, the First Lady of Fashion Michelle Obama looked every inch the perfect presidential spouse.

Russell Brand returns to radio

Russell Brand is to return to the radio it has been announced, six months after he left the BBC following the obscene phone messages scandal.

No question... we’re hot

Co Down’s The Answer are poised for a triumphant homecoming next week, after supporting AC/DC for six months. Edwin McFee finds out where it all went right

Super Furry Animals - Dark Days/Light Years (Rough Trade) (Rated 2/ 5 )

"What is this s**t?” Those four words were the only ones used in a celebrated Rolling Stone review of Bob Dylan's 1971 album Self Portrait. The author, Greil Marcus, was perhaps the leading music critic of his day, famed for his lengthy, considered reviews. But Self Portrait threw him.

£5,000 incentive to buy electric cars

Consumers could receive incentives of between £2,000 and £5,000 to buy an electric car from 2011, the Government announced today.

Could this house sell for record £100m?

A luxury terrace house has gone on the market for a potentially record-breaking £100m.

Seamus Heaney: voice of a generation

As Seamus Heaney celebrates his 70th birthday, Matthew McCreary looks at how a young man from Co Londonderry has become one of the world’s greatest living literary figures

Forte de Copacabana in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

48 hours in Rio de Janeiro

The beach is best for the citizens of this fascinating Brazilian city. Simon Calder enjoys a caipirinha or two

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Labour smear campaign: There still appear to be advisors left at Westminster who believe it is actually possible to further ‘smear’ politicians.

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I had a chance last week to gauge the mood of the media as one of the judges in the 2009 British Press Awards.

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Congratulations to the Obama family on the arrival of their new puppy, Bo the Water Spaniel!

• Gordon and his spin doctors have fuelled more public anger

The son-of-the-manse aura of sanctity which some sensed around Gordon Brown was never apparent to me.

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• David Healy: Ronaldo and United growing up fast

The Champions League just gets better and better. This week we had one of the greatest games in the history of the competition and one of the best goals.

• James Lawton: Fergie just can’t shake off Wenger

The weight of achievement may have swung heavily in favour of Sir Alex Ferguson but even at the apex of his power last season, when his Manchester United were striding to the Champions' League and Premier League titles, he could not forget Arsene Wenger.