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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for April 21, 2021

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world

22:59:35 Albanian arrested over supply of arms to Nice truck attacker

22:49:19 Salmond accuses BBC of ‘constant attempts to re-try’ sex assault allegations

21:38:39 Thousands march in Moscow calling for Alexei Navalny to be freed

21:28:39 Four killed in bomb attack at luxury Pakistan hotel

18:54:11 ‘Hundreds arrested’ at demonstrations backing Russian opposition leader Navalny

17:08:10 Indonesia searching for missing navy submarine with 53 on board

16:41:53 Policy to deport EU rough sleepers from UK branded ‘inhumane’ by charity

16:37:53 Police fatally shoot black teenage girl in Ohio as Floyd verdict announced

16:00:19 Justice Department to investigate policing in Minneapolis after Floyd verdict

13:51:30 India reports new record number of coronavirus cases and deaths

13:28:01 Top Navalny associates detained ahead of protests across Russia

13:18:18 London Bridge Station evacuated after reports of suspicious package

13:11:51 Putin warns Russia’s enemies they ‘will feel sorry for their deeds’

13:01:40 Police called after intruder held at Prince Andrew’s home

11:26:43 EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden summit

11:14:13 Irish woman named new Mrs World after title-holder quits over on-stage fracas

10:47:06 Putin hails Russia’s vaccine development in annual address

10:35:13 Instagram to filter message requests in latest step to fight online abuse

08:29:06 Boris Johnson told entrepreneur James Dyson he would ‘fix’ tax issue

08:00:49 New Zealand remembers Philip at national memorial service

06:16:41 Former police officer faces jail after George Floyd murder conviction

05:26:42 Golden Globes group ousts senior member over BLM email

04:13:05 Amnesty Report: Mideast countries top executions list outside China

04:10:20 Vitamin D levels in UK population rose by ‘almost a third last summer’

02:40:44 Crowds react with joy and wariness to Floyd verdict

02:15:43 Biden after Floyd verdict: ‘We can’t stop here’

01:31:57 Chinese hackers suspected of spying on US, European and Japanese targets

01:04:23 Ex-police officer found guilty of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd case

00:05:59 Key events since the death of George Floyd

soccer

22:23:28 Manchester City edge closer to title with Aston Villa win

ireland

22:21:12 Pfizer to offer Covid vaccine to employees’ relatives in Ireland

21:47:17 Vaccine passports in the North should be limited to large events, says minister

21:33:38 Public urged to avoid Limerick Emergency Department due to 'unprecedented' patient numbers

21:01:55 Night owls to be treated to best of meteor display over Ireland tonight

19:43:47 Climate Action Bill debate prompts heckling from rural TDs

19:32:27 Over 14,000 doses of delivered J&J vaccines await Niac instruction

18:10:17 Fox living on Trinity College campus new mother to five cubs

18:06:13 Berlin D2 bar sorry for Covid guideline breaches, court told

17:54:45 Taxi driver avoids jail term after admitting to transporting drugs

17:51:32 Covid-19: 401 cases, 15 additional deaths

17:47:19 Farmer accused of taking digger to mother's home 'adored her and she adored him'

17:45:29 Seanad byelection: Fine Gael’s Maria Byrne and Fianna Fáil's Gerry Horkan elected

17:37:17 Summer months may be excluded from plans to ease restrictions, says Taoiseach

17:32:50 Cork vet resolves case over report into alleged misconduct

16:38:54 Go Fund Me page to exhume child's body reaches €42,000 target

16:21:42 University of Limerick stops funding Garda Covid-patrols after March street party

16:04:59 Husband secures €300,000 settlement against defibrillator firm after wife's death

15:56:02 Regency Hotel accused will get bail if someone will provide surety, court says

15:43:09 Couple claiming to be homeless sent €8,800 to Romania over two months, court told

15:42:23 'No confidence' in Taoiseach's handling of pandemic says Fianna Fáil TD

15:41:42 Mary Lou McDonald: Rents must be cut and increases banned

15:29:36 Challenge to Defence Forces recruitment ban over asthma

15:07:49 Coveney points to 'good news on the horizon' for international travel

14:41:45 Colm Tóibín loses battle over Joyce's House of the Dead

14:34:59 Taoiseach insists goal of vaccinating 80% of adults by June still stands

14:28:27 Boris Johnson must be as ‘engaged’ in NI disorder as Super League, says MP

13:28:11 What is the Covid data to back up reopening plans?

12:55:48 Migrant women fear speaking out about gender-based violence – report

12:17:44 State fails to overturn €7,500 award to asylum seeker over unlawful detention

11:43:09 Garda ‘chatting benches’ introduced in Wicklow and Arklow

11:21:36 Arrest after man robbed with knife in Cork

11:10:53 Aer Lingus plans two new regional routes to Britain

10:51:49 Varadkar fears Covid-19 vaccine ‘apathy’

10:17:16 Coroners’ court system ‘violating human rights’, report finds

08:19:55 Ireland to have ‘constant low level’ of Covid for years, WHO expert says

07:49:10 Extra staff ‘urgently needed’ for mandatory hotel quarantine

07:23:19 Workers set to return to offices by September under Government plans

06:44:06 Cabinet agrees to planned reopening from Monday despite vaccine setbacks

04:21:15 Lyrid display to delight skygazers with up to 18 meteors per hour

sport

22:07:23 Sam Warburton backs England's Maro Itoje for Lions captaincy

21:58:54 Taking a knee set to be outlawed at Tokyo Olympics

21:35:21 Mason makes winning start as Spurs switch focus back to Premier League

16:54:18 ‘Big Six’ could face Premier League punishment over Super League plans

13:49:17 The rise and fall of the European Super League – a timeline of developments

12:48:07 ‘June is too soon’: Varadkar doubts Dublin will host Euro 2020 matches

09:11:03 Maurizio Sarri linked to Tottenham manager role

08:41:22 Liverpool owner John W Henry apologises to fans over Super League

06:00:17 Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher welcome demise of European Super League

entertainment

21:57:26 Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Luke Kleintank to star in The Good Neighbour

15:39:46 Kate takes pilot’s seat to show off aerial skills

14:33:40 Laura Whitmore among nominees at Audio and Radio Industry Awards

06:12:15 Cher calls on Britney Spears’ father to stand down from role as conservator

lifestyle

18:11:57 How all the excuses not to exercise can be overcome

16:48:11 George Floyd verdict: 5 other court cases that changed the course of history

10:49:18 Five new books to read this week

video-news

17:22:12 Video: April 21st three-minute evening news update

12:24:27 Video: April 21st three-minute lunchtime news update

business

17:21:19 Offaly filling station owner loses VAT challenge

16:05:27 Free data skills training for unemployed in UCD-SAS partnership

14:52:32 Hammerson exits UK retail parks sector with assets sale to Canadian equity firm

11:26:49 Carphone Warehouse to close all Irish stores

06:07:44 Netflix shares plunge following disappointing subscriber growth

covid-vaccine

17:04:11 EU 'will not' take up extra 300m AstraZeneca and J&J doses, in bet on Pfizer

16:35:12 France kicks off Europe's vaccine donations to poorer states

13:44:40 Leaked Pfizer contract shows EU paying €15.50 per Covid vaccine dose

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