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21 Jan, 2019 Children evacuated from church youth club just minutes before bomb exploded Last night's car bomb attack on Londonderry's courthouse has been condemned by police as "unbelievably reckless". Latest News Man, 33, due in court after bus carrying eight passengers hijacked at knifepoint A 33-year-old man has been charged in connection with the hijacking of a Metro bus in Dundonald on Saturday night. Four people cut free from wreckage of major road smash A traffic collision which was treated as a "major incident" by the ambulance service has seen all occupants escape life-threatening injuries. Bus carrying eight passengers hijacked at knifepoint A man has been arrested in connection with the hijacking of a Metro bus in Dundonald on Saturday night. Reported On This Day (Jan 20 1739): Sailors thwart hanging; Jews die in plague; negroes kill surgeon; bull found in Straid From the fifth surviving Belfast News Letter. The edition is dated January 9 1738 but that is in fact Jan 20 1739 in the modern calendar, which Britain adopted in the 1750s. Under the old calendar the new year did not begin until March. The paper was founded Sept 1737 but the first year is lost: Sport Update William Dunlop's partner Janine in heart-warming tribute to 'special' daddy William Dunlop's partner Janine Brolly and mother Louise paid a heart-warming tribute to the Ballymoney road racer as he was posthumously inducted into Irish motorcycling's Hall of Fame. Stephen McDonnell: Cliftonville speculation 'irrelevant' after Barry Gray's exit as boss keeps focus on Warrenpoint Town Stephen McDonnell has dismissed as "irrelevant" speculation linking the Warrenpoint Town boss with a switch to Cliftonville. Our game plan worked – Warrenpoint Town's Stephen McDonnell Warrenpoint Town manager Stephen McDonnell was delighted his game plan worked, as they easily seen off an out of form Institute. And finally... On This Week 280 Years Ago (Jan 20 1739): Corsican baron arrested; Prince Ragotski's death; Spaniards attack sloop From the fifth surviving Belfast News Letter. The edition is dated January 9 1738 but that is in fact Jan 20 1739 in the modern calendar, which Britain adopted in the 1750s. Under the old calendar the new year did not begin until March. The paper was founded in September 1737 but the first year is lost: See all the day's news here

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