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              <title><![CDATA[Rev Ian Paisley ‘UVF links’ played down by Ex-PUP chief Brian Ervine]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/crime/rev-ian-paisley-uvf-links-played-down-by-ex-pup-chief-brian-ervine-1-9062794</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A former PUP leader and the son of Rev Ian Paisley have both denied claims of his links with loyalists, after it was alleged he had funded a UVF bombing.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Crime</category>
                                  <category>Politics</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 7 Sep 2019 08:00:49 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Brexit Backstop: 16 strange and bizarre alternatives Brexiters think could replace the backstop]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/brexit-backstop-16-strange-and-bizarre-alternatives-brexiters-think-could-replace-the-backstop-1-9057549</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[It's an understatement to say the backstop has been a stumbling block for the United Kingdom as it attempts to leave the European Union.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
                                  <category>Brexit</category>
                                  <category>Boris Johnson</category>
                                  <category>Jeremy Corbyn</category>
                                  <category>Theresa May</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2019 12:56:23 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Mid and East Antrim votes against flying of Pride flag]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/mid-and-east-antrim-votes-against-flying-of-pride-flag-1-9057034</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Mid and East Antrim Borough Council has voted against the flying of a rainbow flag as a show of support for Pride next year.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2019 09:54:10 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Calls for Sinn Fein mayor to resign after he hailed IRA bomber as ‘brave’]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/calls-for-sinn-fein-mayor-to-resign-after-he-hailed-ira-bomber-as-brave-1-9035370</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[A Sinn Fein mayor has been slammed for lauding an IRA terrorist convicted of killing a young mother in a firebomb attack.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 11:34:29 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Electoral registration kiosk installed in NI town]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/electoral-registration-kiosk-installed-in-ni-town-1-9025751</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[An electoral kiosk has been installed in Ballymena to allow the public to complete online electoral registration forms.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 7 Aug 2019 14:17:18 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[UUP councillor resigns and apologises after ‘driving incident’]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/uup-councillor-resigns-and-apologises-after-driving-incident-1-9017906</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[An Ulster Unionist councillor has resigned after &#8220;a driving incident&#8221; earlier this month.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:39:54 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Unionists at odds over prospect of Troubles pension for ex-terrorists]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/crime/unionists-at-odds-over-prospect-of-troubles-pension-for-ex-terrorists-1-9013624</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Two legally qualified unionist representatives are at odds over a UK Government assurance that no injured terrorists will benefit from a Troubles pension. ]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Crime</category>
                                  <category>Politics</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:13:58 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Ian Paisley: MP challenges BBC to submit evidence of wrongdoing over Maldives trip]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/ian-paisley-mp-challenges-bbc-to-submit-evidence-of-wrongdoing-over-maldives-trip-1-8979430</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[North Antrim MP Ian Paisley has challenged the BBC to submit evidence to support claims that he and his family took a luxury holiday that was part-funded by a Maldivian government minister.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
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              <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 12:04:53 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Universal Credit in Crisis: These people want you to hear their stories of life on the problem benefit before it is rolled-out even further]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/people/universal-credit-in-crisis-these-people-want-you-to-hear-their-stories-of-life-on-the-problem-benefit-before-it-is-rolled-out-even-further-1-8944647</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Universal Credit is still pushing tens of thousands of people into destitution just weeks before its roll-out continues.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Human Interest</category>
                                  <category>National</category>
                                  <category>Politics</category>
                                  <category>Investigations Team</category>
                                  <category>Lancashire</category>
                                  <category>Blackpool</category>
                                  <category>Preston</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2019 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[First count results for NI European Election candidates]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/first-count-results-for-ni-european-election-candidates-1-8942091</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The breakdown of the first count has been revealed for Northern Ireland&#8217;s European Election.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
                                  <category>Brexit</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2019 13:41:02 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[European elections in NI: Your full list of candidates]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/european-elections-in-ni-your-full-list-of-candidates-1-8935072</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[As it stands in NI, there are three MEPs, with the region voting in an MEP from Sinn Fein, the DUP and the UUP in 2014]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Election</category>
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              <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 11:38:09 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Larne representative new Mayor of Mid and East Antrim]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/larne-representative-new-mayor-of-mid-and-east-antrim-1-8934032</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The UUP has retained the top post on Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2019 16:23:12 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[New Mayor and Deputy Mayor]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/new-mayor-and-deputy-mayor-1-8925793</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council held their first Annual General Meeting of its second term on Monday night, confirming the election of Alderman John Smyth as Mayor.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 08:23:43 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[William McNeilly pleased to be returning to council chamber for UUP]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/william-mcneilly-pleased-to-be-returning-to-council-chamber-for-uup-1-8915378</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[UUP representative William McNeilly has been re-elected to Mid and East Antrim Borough Council after securing transfers from his party colleague, Jackson Minford.]]></description>
              
                                                <category>Politics</category>
                              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2019 21:16:32 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[TUV top the poll in Bannside]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/tuv-top-the-poll-in-bannside-1-8915044</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[TUV leader Jim Allister has praised his Bannside candidates after they topped the poll in yesterday&#8217;s election.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2019 16:27:55 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Turnouts announced in Mid and East Antrim]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/turnouts-announced-in-mid-and-east-antrim-1-8914394</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[Voter turnout has been announced for the seven District Electoral Areas across Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2019 11:57:06 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[TUV hoping for heartland gains as SDLP fights to keep sole councillor]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/tuv-hoping-for-heartland-gains-as-sdlp-fights-to-keep-sole-councillor-1-8905236</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The staunchly unionist Mid and East Antrim Borough Council looks set to follow the same pattern at this year&#8217;s local government election.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 11:13:18 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Ian Paisley: No comment over accepting £1,000 gift from bookie]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/ian-paisley-no-comment-over-accepting-1-000-gift-from-bookie-1-8886458</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[DUP MP Ian Paisley has refused to comment after it emerged he accepted a four-figure gift from a gambling firm after previously criticing the industry.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 18:41:36 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Who is the most likely to become the next Prime Minister?]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/who-is-the-most-likely-to-become-the-next-prime-minister-1-8874437</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[As the Brexit behemoth stumbles to a halt once again, who are the likely candidates for the top job?]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2019 13:42:04 +0100</pubDate>
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              <title><![CDATA[Who do you want to be the next Prime Minister? Take part in our poll]]></title>
              <link>https://www.ballymenatimes.com/news/politics/who-do-you-want-to-be-the-next-prime-minister-take-part-in-our-poll-1-8874263</link>

                                            <description><![CDATA[The future of Theresa May as leader of the Conservative Party and as Prime Minister is looking less secure by the day.]]></description>
              
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              <pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2019 13:02:09 +0100</pubDate>
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