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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for January 06, 2021

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world

22:38:42 Twitter restricts Trump video ‘due to a risk of violence’

22:16:56 Trump tells ‘very special’ protesters to go home

21:54:10 In Pictures: Shocking scenes as Trump supporters storm US Capitol

21:41:53 Joe Biden tells Trump to 'step up' after protestors storm US Capitol building

21:38:34 Biden calls on mob to ‘pull back’ and urges restoring decency

21:33:24 Warnock and Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Democrats Senate control

20:54:15 National Guard to be deployed as US Capitol breached by Trump supporters

18:48:31 Republicans raise first objection in Congress to Biden win

18:11:28 Trump vows ‘we will never concede’ at Washington rally

17:57:29 UK records highest daily Covid-19 death toll since April

17:49:54 Joe Biden ‘picks senior judge Merrick Garland as attorney general’

16:11:42 EU may authorise extra doses from vials of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine - source

16:04:46 Thousands of Trump supporters hold rally near White House

15:31:13 European nations urge Iran to reverse nuclear enrichment move

14:58:41 Illegal Covid-19 vaccinations under investigation in Ukraine

14:46:44 Orthodox Christians mark Epiphany with river plunge despite Covid warnings

13:49:43 Democrat Raphael Warnock makes history with Senate win in Georgia

13:30:46 Sudan set to normalise ties with Israel after signing US deal

12:14:38 Dutch play catch-up in Europe's patchy Covid-19 vaccine drive

11:53:36 Virginia Woolf’s literary confessions to be sold at auction

11:16:52 China cites 'misunderstanding' after delaying WHO trip to probe Covid-19 origins

11:12:27 Law to require large German firms to have at least one woman on board

10:33:56 Covid-19 UK variant less easy to control through lockdown – expert

09:11:08 What do Hong Kong mass arrests mean for democracy movement?

08:22:17 Julian Assange seeks freedom with bail application after avoiding extradition

08:10:12 Dozens of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in election crackdown

07:59:51 Congress set to confirm Biden’s electoral win over Trump

06:41:44 UK government announces cancellation of GCSE and A-levels exams in England

05:41:41 Georgia counts ballots as US Senate control hangs in balance

04:18:12 Hundreds of President Trump’s supporters flock to Washington DC ahead of vote

01:13:20 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un opens congress with policy failures admission

sport

22:01:08 John Stones and Fernandinho fire Manchester City to another Carabao Cup final

17:37:31 Wigan administrators enter takeover talks with three parties over potential sale

17:03:08 David Beckham’s Inter Miami approach Phil Neville over managerial role

16:22:12 Wayne Rooney and Derby first-team squad to miss FA Cup tie due to Covid outbreak

15:33:50 Who might be on Mauricio Pochettino’s wish list as Paris St Germain boss?

15:06:30 Mesut Ozil’s Arsenal future should become clearer in next 10 days – agent

14:22:15 Behaviour of footballers breaching lockdown rules branded ‘disgusting’

13:35:37 Tottenham offer stadium to NHS as a venue to roll out Covid-19 vaccine

12:13:16 Paying the penalty – Are Liverpool suffering from spot-kick shortage?

12:01:37 Ireland international Jayson Molumby joins Preston on loan

11:50:47 Mayo exodus continues as Séamus O'Shea announces retirement

11:38:46 Xander Schauffele pledges to ‘fake it until I make it’ after contracting Covid

11:36:07 Manchester City confirm three more positive Covid tests

10:52:00 APOEL sack Mick McCarthy after two months

10:26:05 Slaven Bilic handed Beijing Guoan reins three weeks after West Brom dismissal

10:23:36 Real Madrid to beat Liverpool to David Alaba signing

10:21:08 Manchester City players to pay shirt tribute to former midfielder Colin Bell

ireland

21:55:38 Irish political leaders condemn Washington DC protests

19:55:27 Full list of new measures brought in by Government

18:05:42 TD urges RTÉ to remove 'blasphemous’ comedy sketch from Player

17:52:54 Covid-19 vaccine: Where does Ireland’s roll-out stand?

17:51:33 17 deaths and 7,836 new cases of Covid-19

17:32:54 Covid-19: Additional Garda checkpoints to support restrictions

17:22:21 School staff unions raise concern over partially keeping schools open

17:02:02 Cabinet agrees schools will close on Monday with Leaving Cert students to do three day week

15:57:19 GCSE and A-level exams in Northern Ireland cancelled, minister confirms

15:47:35 Foster describes 'grave' situation as North continues to report daily cases in thousands

15:10:43 Gardaí continue search for human remains following discovery of skull

15:08:56 Dublin nursing home tackling Covid-19 outbreak

15:06:05 Essential workers may be able to form support bubbles under Cabinet plans

14:50:22 Extra 10,000 will be vaccinated weekly with Moderna vaccine, says Varadkar

14:18:46 Conor McGregor donates to fundraiser for seriously ill mother

13:47:13 Family of George Nkencho awaiting meeting with Garda watchdog

13:21:45 Michael D Higgins opens first virtual BT Young Scientist Exhibition

13:00:31 Ban on click and collect ‘another setback’ for shuttered retailers

12:55:33 Unemployment rate for December stood at 20.4%

12:46:54 All exams 'not likely' to go ahead in Northern Ireland

12:40:29 New variant ‘far more contagious’ with early evidence of ‘rapid spread’ in Ireland

12:04:38 Remote workers face long waits for garden offices or log cabins

11:54:26 ‘PPE promised months ago has not arrived’: Dentists feel sidelined in Covid-19 crisis

11:24:33 Minister for Justice Helen McEntee tests positive for Covid-19

11:05:10 Two arrested as €75k of cannabis seized in Cork searches

10:54:44 Covid-19: ‘Worst yet to come’ in hospitalisations surge

09:25:49 Covid hospitalisations surpass first wave high

08:37:22 Man killed in Kerry road crash

08:04:48 Construction sector has 'exemplary record' with Covid control says industry rep

07:29:26 Motorists warned of icy conditions as weather warning remains in place

06:30:07 'Life and health has to come above everything else' says Harris, more restrictions on the way

entertainment

20:18:02 Graham Norton: I did not like being on list of top BBC earners

13:09:03 Neil Young sells 50% of song catalogue to Hipgnosis

11:42:26 Chef and restaurateur Albert Roux dies aged 85

11:40:12 Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott show support after Dr Dre taken to hospital

10:30:42 Alan Titchmarsh: The Crown is playing with people’s lives

10:27:54 Paloma Faith urges people to ‘do your bit for the greater good’

08:30:14 Grammys postponed due to coronavirus surge in LA

08:27:41 Dr Dre shares update with fans after being taken to hospital

lifestyle

15:38:49 14 ways to refresh your daily walk (if you’re growing really sick of it)

14:31:16 5 new books to read this week

10:34:01 Meet the star species of David Attenborough’s A Perfect Planet

10:08:21 Could these be the big fitness trends of 2021?

08:26:02 Five apps to help you feel happier if you’re struggling right now

business

14:32:17 Price of Bitcoin jumps to record high

09:07:35 Galway-based consumer service technology firm to bring 100 new jobs

covid-vaccine

12:49:30 Moderna vaccine secures European approval

07:15:12 European decision on Moderna vaccine expected today

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