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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for January 04, 2021

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world

23:31:34 Federal prosecutor resigns in Georgia after audio reveals criticism by Trump

20:28:48 Johnson shuts schools as English lockdown expected until mid-February

19:49:38 Amazon supremo Jeff Bezos tops list of largest charitable gifts of 2020

19:19:44 English lockdown looms as Johnson prepares to announce increased restrictions

17:54:00 Giant vagina sculpture fuels culture wars in Brazil

17:44:29 England to go back into Covid-19 lockdown from midnight - BBC

17:36:57 EU says interval between Pfizer vaccine doses should be respected

16:52:28 Total suspends work at Mozambique site following jihadist violence

16:21:17 South African Covid variant not anticipated to beat vaccine says expert

15:22:47 Greece’s Orthodox Church rejects government order to close places of worship

15:20:25 Germany heading towards extension of hard lockdown

14:45:43 Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot shareholders agree to merger

14:35:24 Scotland to return to lockdown as Johnson ponders school closures

14:27:59 Iran seizes oil tanker and enriches uranium amid mounting US tensions

14:03:11 Pandemic issues overshadow Brexit as Gibraltar moves into new era

12:57:31 Protests in Pakistan after miners killed by militants

12:31:52 Julian Assange avoids extradition to United States

10:36:24 Norwegian rescuers still hoping to find landslide survivors

09:33:47 Dialysis patient ‘really proud’ to be first to get Oxford Covid jab

09:28:19 New Year’s Eve activity breaks WhatsApp records

07:58:03 Japan considers Covid state of emergency

07:47:28 Trump recorded pleading with election official in Georgia to ‘find’ him votes

07:18:13 Five teenagers arrested after 13-year-old stabbed in England

06:33:28 Julian Assange to find out whether he will be extradited to the US

04:40:38 Coroner rules out involvement of other people in death of Nora Quoirin

01:49:00 Congress opens new session as virus and election result dominate

00:10:41 British former UN leader Sir Brian Urquhart dies

sport

22:17:08 Liverpool go down at Southampton

20:58:29 Six Nations organisers ‘planning for tournament to go ahead as scheduled’

20:55:17 Celtic insist controversial Dubai trip was approved by the Scottish government

15:41:09 Uruguayan players’ union wants Edinson Cavani’s ‘discriminatory’ ban overturned

15:13:01 A look at why Chelsea’s recent run has turned up the heat on Frank Lampard

15:11:47 Brentford boss Thomas Frank calls for ‘strict guideline’ on Covid postponements

14:48:55 F1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix facing postponement

14:28:37 Jack Byrne completes Apoel Nicosia move

13:51:02 Mayo goalkeeper David Clarke calls time on 20-year inter-county career

13:00:09 Gerwyn Price to receive Neath rugby honour after PDC World Championship triumph

12:58:50 Jamie Carragher steps in to sponsor Marine’s FA Cup tie with Tottenham

12:55:42 Darren Fletcher appointed to Manchester United first-team coaching staff

12:32:57 Footballers who broke Covid restrictions should know better – Troy Deeney

11:29:45 Boost for Dundalk as Michael Duffy signs new deal

10:42:57 Tyson Fury predicts early knockout against ‘not in form’ Anthony Joshua

10:41:39 ‘I can’t even speak’ – Gerwyn Price stunned after winning PDC World Championship

10:25:40 Tottenham in contract talks while pressure increases on Chelsea's Frank Lampard

ireland

21:34:54 Current Covid transmission rates ‘put too many people in funeral homes’ says CMO

21:15:29 Northern Ireland in ‘dire situation’ says Arlene Foster

18:15:29 Covid-19: 6,110 cases, six deaths

17:33:12 TUI calls for schools to remain closed until January 18th

16:55:24 Police break up almost 100 house parties in a week in North

16:47:11 Vaccine roll-out to be ramped up with 35,000 doses expected this week

16:31:44 Northern Irish man relieved after receiving Oxford jab

15:46:42 Government set to decide on Wednesday if schools will reopen – Donnelly

15:42:24 Coronavirus in Ireland: Five charts show the latest surge in cases

15:18:52 North records 1,801 new Covid cases, with 12 deaths

14:19:58 Oxford Covid vaccine roll-out begins in Northern Ireland

13:52:56 Met Éireann forecasts weather event that led to 2018’s Beast from the East

12:51:08 Gardaí seize 183 cannabis plants valued at €130,000

12:44:55 Inmates in North create nesting boxes for endangered birds

12:36:02 Covid-19 vaccine roll-out in nursing homes gets under way this week

12:08:26 School transfer tests in North should not go ahead, says O'Neill

11:59:29 Covid-19: Hospitalisations to reach 2,000 in days as thousands of HSE staff isolating

11:58:40 Four in five Irish smokers intend to quit in 2021

11:15:58 All signs now point to schools not reopening, health and political figures say

11:00:33 Covid in Ireland: Latest county-by-county data

10:38:12 Gardaí investigating fatal Kildare assault

10:34:12 Young female pedestrian dies following west Belfast crash

10:26:45 Teenager who died in fall from Kerry cliff walk named locally

10:20:53 Investigation into Garda Christmas party’s connection to road crash

09:22:39 Nora Quoirin's family 'utterly disappointed' in coroner’s verdict

09:15:43 Govt monitoring Level 5 impact ahead of decision on schools and new restrictions

08:38:38 Not testing Covid-19 close contacts a counterproductive move, expert warns

08:15:35 Covid-19 vaccine: Who has been vaccinated in Ireland?

07:04:27 Covid-19: Schools may remain closed while cancellation of hospital services expected

06:31:01 Covid-19: Oxford vaccines roll out in Northern Ireland

entertainment

20:51:57 Mel B discusses Spice Girls reunion following Masked Singer exit

17:13:50 Emily Eavis dismisses speculation Glastonbury 2021 cancelled

16:35:01 Doctor Who’s Nicola Bryant leads tributes to ‘Queen of Hammer’ Barbara Shelley

16:33:06 007 bosses pay tribute to Bond girl Tanya Roberts following her death

13:13:21 Michaela Coel ‘among contenders to replace Jodie Whittaker as Doctor Who’

12:38:15 Jeremy Vine: Having coronavirus was like meeting Elvis

11:17:32 New documentary looks at Robin Williams’ final months

09:46:29 Irish Harry Potter star Devon Murray announces baby news

09:43:23 Jodie Whittaker ‘to leave Doctor Who at end of next series’

07:23:22 Paul McCartney pays tribute to You’ll Never Walk Alone singer Gerry Marsden

06:25:37 Great British Bake Off New Year special crowns its winner

brexit

19:45:40 Dublin Port ‘mayhem’ fails to materialise says official

lifestyle

15:10:41 Six expert tips for rebooting your career in 2021

12:18:26 Doing Veganuary? Try these five meat replacements

12:14:45 Joe Wicks’ top five tips for a healthy January

11:09:24 One in four Irish adults expected to participate in Dry January

covid-vaccine

15:01:09 EU drugs agency meet to discuss Moderna Covid vaccine

business

12:01:00 Bitcoin slumps from record high of €28,000

11:48:15 Euro rises against sterling as coronavirus fears outweigh Brexit relief

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