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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for December 29, 2020

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world

22:10:09 Around 8,400 meals given to stranded drivers during border disruption week

22:02:33 Much-loved actor who ‘lived for being Santa’ dies on Christmas Day

21:34:17 Girl among seven killed as strong earthquake hits Croatia

21:19:53 Biden criticises pace of vaccine rollout and vows acceleration

20:51:34 Calls for tougher Covid restrictions in England as hospitals consider triage tents

17:59:11 Hurricanes and coronavirus can’t stop Louisiana couple’s wedding

17:51:22 Kamala Harris receives Covid vaccine on live TV

16:49:12 Coronavirus-denying Russian monk detained by police

16:35:46 History-making Enniskillen grandmother receives second Pfizer vaccine dose

16:26:15 Boris Johnson wins backing of Brexiteers for trade deal

16:25:30 Backpackers warned visas could be cancelled after large Sydney beach gathering

16:17:54 AstraZeneca vaccine not ready for quick European approval, watchdog official says

16:13:50 Covid-19 drives Dutch death rate up to highest level since WWII

14:55:30 French fashion designer Pierre Cardin dies aged 98

13:59:51 Belarus and Argentina begin administering Russian coronavirus vaccine

13:35:57 Strong earthquake hits central Croatia

13:24:21 Iranian women’s group empowers amid pandemic by making face masks

12:53:14 Spanish police find Nazi memorabilia stash as they arrest suspected arms traffickers

11:24:19 ‘Pandemic shows we cannot make it without science’ – Greta Thunberg

11:22:54 1,800 Rohingya relocated to isolated island

11:20:28 UK government coronavirus briefings prompt spikes in 999 calls

08:22:55 Suspect held in China over ‘poison death’ of tycoon behind Netflix sci-fi series

07:31:20 Five cups of tea a day aids focus in over 85s according to new study

07:07:26 Ghislaine Maxwell has bail application rejected

02:20:43 Biden warns of Trump officials’ ‘roadblocks’ to transition

01:56:08 Ohio police officer fired after fatal shooting of black man

01:19:09 Nashville bomber: ‘The world is never going to forget me’

00:50:21 House votes to override Donald Trump’s veto of defence bill

sport

22:07:56 Marcus Rashford hits last-gasp winner lifting Manchester United to second

21:54:37 Sam Allardyce calls for Premier League 'circuit break' as positive Covid tests rise

20:10:22 Southampton held to second successive stalemate as West Ham earn point

20:09:14 Five-star Leeds see off sorry West Brom thanks to first-half blitz

20:06:40 Substitute Alexandre Lacazette fires Arsenal to victory at beleaguered Brighton

20:02:20 Sheffield United still winless as Ben Mee nods Burnley to victory

16:30:54 Blades reveal outbreak as Premier League positive Covid-19 tests hit season-high

13:54:07 Gareth Bale injury blow for Tottenham

12:55:57 Diego Costa rescinds contract with Atletico

12:47:28 Premier League testing results in season-high number of positive Covid cases

12:02:20 Thomas Tuchel’s PSG departure confirmed

11:34:50 Two Leinster players have tested positive for Covid-19

11:29:40 Frank Lampard admits Hakim Ziyech injury is a factor in Chelsea’s dip in form

07:46:15 Man City bid to control Covid-19 outbreak as match postponement angers Everton

ireland

21:30:55 Health officials urge vigilance amid new record number of Covid-19 cases

19:58:11 In Photos: Frontline healthcare workers react to their Covid-19 jab

19:05:55 Hosts of illegal rave organising New Year’s Eve event on social media

18:15:26 Covid-19: Nine deaths and 1,546 cases reported as third wave sees hospital highs

16:52:15 Number of UFO sightings in Northern Ireland rose in 2020

16:44:29 Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin retires

15:54:12 March-style lockdown may be implemented in days over ‘exponential’ Covid growth

15:43:03 Covid-19: 14 further deaths, 1,566 new cases in NI

15:30:57 Ireland could provide Covid-19 vaccine to everyone by August

14:48:03 ‘I have been waiting’: Republic's first Covid vaccines mark pandemic milestone

13:50:31 Speed of roll-out down to availability of vaccine, says Stephen Donnelly

12:42:27 Backlog of untreated respiratory diseases escalating, warns consultant

12:30:50 Snow and ice warning issued for 18 counties

11:23:58 Ireland will generate over 81,000 tonnes of packaging waste over Christmas

11:09:14 Bishop of Ossory Dermot Farrell appointed new Archbishop of Dublin

11:08:40 President Higgins pays tribute to Samaritans 'making the difference between life and death'

10:45:47 GPs record 65% increase in referrals for Covid tests

10:00:22 ‘Fact-checkers can’t keep up’: Does Irish misinformation threaten a Covid vaccine?

09:45:58 Alcohol Action urge drinkers to be mindful of standard measures

07:20:42 Concern as people avoiding contact tracing calls says HSE chief

06:23:20 First Covid vaccine in Republic administered to Dublin woman (79)

00:01:49 Blair’s Famine apology warmly received in Ireland, archives say

00:01:48 Sinn Féin Christmas party invitation created headache at Maryfield - archives

00:01:44 Croke Park to host criminal trials in first three months of 2021

00:01:26 Republicans abandoned violence because it was inconvenient – Alderdice in archives

00:01:26 Government to build up to 25,000 homes by end of next year, says Martin

00:01:24 Mo Mowlam planned Elton John concert months before Belfast Agreement

entertainment

21:01:01 Hundreds complain over Channel 4’s ‘deepfake’ Queen’s speech

18:17:14 Michael Sheen reveals why he relinquished his OBE in 2017

16:40:44 Harry and Meghan joined by famous faces for new podcast series

12:38:14 Daisy Ridley: I was called intimidating on set of Chaos Walking

12:04:04 Jessie J ‘sets story straight’ after revealing ear condition

09:58:06 Corrie actor shares family tragedy as he urges suicidal people to speak out

07:43:06 Halsey apologises over eating disorder picture

business

12:43:58 Ryanair and Wizz Air strip UK shareholders of voting rights

12:17:10 FTSE soars to highest since March as traders cheer Brexit deal

lifestyle

09:18:43 The books set to create a buzz in 2021

07:37:54 Eight New Year’s resolutions that actually work in a pandemic

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