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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for October 27, 2020

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business

22:55:54 John Lewis to turn 45% of Oxford Street store into office space

21:42:33 Cloud growth helps Microsoft beat Wall Street expectations

20:14:16 37% of businesses considering move away from city centre offices

19:15:25 Mercedes seals deal to take up to 20% stake in Aston Martin

16:18:34 Over €100m worth of Irish staycation bookings impacted by Level 5 restrictions

12:03:40 AMD buying fellow chip maker Xilinx for €29.6bn

world

22:30:29 Melania Trump criticises Biden and Democrats in first solo campaign stop

21:58:04 UK MP criticised for saying ‘chaotic parents’ send children to school hungry

21:34:39 Nxivm guru Keith Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison

19:22:00 'Very Nice!' - Kazakhstan taps new Borat movie to woo tourists

17:51:58 Protests flare in Philadelphia after police kill black man

17:29:30 UK records highest daily coronavirus death toll since May

17:23:25 Tens of thousands evacuated as crews battle California wildfires

16:42:54 Vatican experts’ concern over Pope’s decision to forgo face covering

16:40:02 Migrants feared dead after boat sinks off French coast

16:39:48 Pfizer says release of Covid vaccine data unlikely before US election

16:10:36 Biden vs Trump: who is leading the 2020 US election polls?

15:24:50 Breath test ‘can diagnose Covid-19 within one minute’

14:20:33 United States ‘cannot replace Trump in columnist’s defamation lawsuit’

13:42:22 Supermarkets call for non-essential items rule to be relaxed in Wales

13:23:04 Indigenous group in Panama votes against use of face masks

13:22:26 Spanish doctors stage walkout over ‘weakened’ health system

13:07:34 Elephant baby boom sees record number of calves born in national park

12:39:42 Belgium’s former king Albert finally meets daughter Delphine

11:57:07 Polish PM warns of 'massive' Covid risk from abortion rights protests

11:41:35 Hurricane warning for Louisiana as powerful storm swirls over Mexico

11:14:31 Boris Johnson faces Tory demands for ‘road map’ out of lockdown

10:58:19 Bangladesh holds massive protest over French cartoons

10:34:48 Melbourne prepares to reopen after two days without new Covid cases

10:29:40 Deadly bomb attack on Islamic seminary in Pakistan

09:47:06 Vaccine could be effective despite natural Covid-19 antibodies fall, scientists say

08:19:17 Hurricane Zeta makes landfall on Yucatan Peninsula

08:11:49 Indigenous group in Panama votes against use of face masks

07:45:04 Joe Biden and Kamala Harris head for Republican strongholds one week before poll

07:13:40 Thai demonstrators urge German government to investigate king’s stays in Bavaria

07:07:42 Police investigate after Keir Starmer involved in road accident with cyclist

07:03:23 Covid-19 immunity could only last a few months, study says

03:43:53 Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as US Supreme Court justice

03:26:36 Thousands evacuated amid California fires

01:47:52 Trump eyes hosting election night party at his Washington hotel

01:21:42 US announces planned weapon sale to Taiwan

sport

22:14:53 Liverpool win but Fabinho injury adds to defensive worries

22:01:45 Manchester City in charge after win in Marseille

20:33:05 Josep Maria Bartomeu and Barcelona FC board resign

19:33:24 100-metres champ Coleman handed two-year ban for missed tests

19:29:23 Derry City bow out of Shamrock Rovers clash after positive Covid tests

18:03:41 FIFA president Gianni Infantino tests positive for Covid-19

15:48:49 Johnny Sexton hoping Ireland can mark Cian Healy milestone with Six Nations win

12:37:49 Final-round permutations as Ireland, England and France chase Six Nations glory

10:37:45 Rudiger to stay at Chelsea and Mustafi on the move from Arsenal

07:23:23 Sergio Aguero injury hands Manchester City a further blow

07:20:23 Jose Mourinho hails ‘fantastic’ Son Heung-min and Harry Kane after Burnley win

entertainment

22:02:04 Love Island stars congratulate Camilla Thurlow and Jamie Jewitt on first child

21:06:31 Jennifer Lawrence clarifies political stance after switching sides

20:29:11 Chrissy Teigen shares reasoning behind posting miscarriage photos

19:37:26 Netflix announces casting for young Colin Kaepernick in drama series

19:10:05 Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton announce engagement

15:43:10 Oscar Pistorius documentary to air on the BBC

15:38:53 Netflix developing Assassin’s Creed live-action TV series

13:48:47 George Clooney plays lonely scientist in The Midnight Sky trailer

11:16:50 Tom Parker welcomes second child weeks after revealing brain tumour diagnosis

10:43:19 Johnny Depp to find out next week if he has won his case against Sun publisher

09:50:45 Queen's Brian May ‘so grateful to be alive’ after health scare

07:18:27 The Weeknd and Roddy Ricch lead American Music Awards nominations

07:14:37 Model and actress Emily Ratajkowski shares baby news

07:10:16 Anne Hathaway’s most incredible on-screen outfits, from The Devil Wears Prada to The Witches

ireland

21:02:36 Armagh lorry driver’s 999 call after migrants' deaths played in court

20:03:44 Former priest jailed for possessing child pornography

19:56:54 Public health chiefs ‘not anticipating’ advising Government to keep schools shut

19:01:26 Weekly PUP cost reaches €85m as 50,000 additional workers sign up

17:51:48 Irish Aviation Authority calls for quarantine to be replaced with pre-flight testing

17:28:52 Covid-19: 5 deaths, 720 additional cases

16:48:12 Simon Coveney: Post-Brexit trade deal ‘likely but will not be easy’

16:45:58 Arts Minister announces additional funding of €725,000 for the music industry

16:37:04 Court rejects appeal on barring order based on martial arts skills

16:22:22 Woman in failed thrill ride case also has to pay appeal costs

16:16:46 Youth who subjected woman and her daughter to hours of rape threats spared jail

15:28:08 14,000 higher education places announced in response to pandemic unemployment

14:47:36 CervicalCheck Tribunal start date postponed following talks with 221+ group

13:31:18 Home schooling applications soar by 500% during pandemic

13:13:30 Met Éireann issues yellow rainfall warning for 10 counties

13:03:05 ‘Don’t wait’: BreastCheck services resume after pandemic suspension

12:48:07 Body of man discovered after house fire in Tipperary

12:35:35 Councillor Lorna Bogue leaves Green Party over Mother and Baby Home records

12:33:28 Taxi drivers being 'challenged' by passengers about wearing face masks

12:00:44 Those not able to work due to illness or disability most at risk of poverty

11:51:13 Ian Bailey: State will not appeal refusal to surrender

11:31:18 TD accuses those campaigning to unseal Mother and Baby Home records of 'fake news'

10:50:19 British applications for Irish passports up 42% last year

10:23:31 ‘Significant number’ of Covid-19 intensive care admissions expected

09:40:58 Patients waiting in ambulances in North as Covid-19 pressure builds on hospitals

08:45:46 Son shot in suspected murder-suicide set to graduate college with honours

08:07:52 Student accommodation to be converted to tourist or worker apartments

07:44:23 Transparency needed over Covid-19 cases and risk in schools, teachers say

06:54:44 ‘There’s a long shadow that’s been cast’: community rocked by murder-suicide

06:30:13 Forensic advances may aid probe into 1982 IRA bomb attack

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lifestyle

17:02:13 5 strange things that happen to your body during exercise

15:38:09 Six innovative things to do with your pumpkin this Halloween

15:17:19 Three projects promoting sustainability and inclusion in Cork awarded €200,000

10:45:09 Turning the heating on? Five ways to save on bills when you do

09:48:19 8 things you’ll understand if you’re a really fussy eater

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