| 17:12 – Hezbollah rejects ceasefire agreement and demands Israel withdraw from Lebanon | 17:09 – Man (42) jailed for rape of woman he met the day before | 17:05 – Retrial ordered for man accused of Cameron Reilly murder | 17:00 – Woman who allegedly committed €600,000 fraud seeking variation of freezing order | 16:47 – Over 20,000 fish estimated to have been killed in Louth river

BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 02, 2021

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entertainment

21:57:18 DaBaby offers second apology after homophobic comments

18:47:21 Toby reveals he still has feelings for Chloe in Love Island

17:21:58 The Weeknd on his Grammys snub and reading reviews: ‘I like critics’

14:21:58 Comedian Kathy Griffin reveals she has lung cancer

13:29:27 Location revealed of next series of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

13:16:30 Love Island’s Lucinda and Aaron still friends despite breaking up after the show

11:45:53 Jessica Batten on why she returned for Love Is Blind’s reunion episodes

08:08:20 Felicity Jones explains why she is not interested in films without women

olympics

21:47:59 Olympics day 11: Times and TV details for Irish athletes

17:34:19 Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard exits Olympics without registering lift

10:22:05 Simone Biles to make Tokyo Olympics return in women’s beam final

09:04:21 Team Ireland in Tokyo: Athletics and diving action fails to see qualifiers

world

21:30:05 US Senator Lindsey Graham says he tested positive for Covid-19

20:48:25 Rapper Dizzee Rascal charged with assault

20:46:14 Zoom to pay £61m over privacy breaches at start of pandemic

20:38:27 Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced - report

20:26:40 Verified Cormac McCarthy Twitter account is a fake

20:16:12 Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings prequel series to go to air in 2022

20:11:27 Jussie Smollett lawyers get more time to prepare arguments

19:30:31 Poland grants humanitarian visa to Belarus Olympic sprinter

19:15:04 Google reveals Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones with new camera bar

19:09:04 Firefighters continue to battle wildfires near Turkey’s beaches

18:57:49 Afghanistan president vows to defend cities against Taliban onslaught

17:44:38 England changes Covid-19 app so fewer people need to isolate

17:17:48 Ferrari posts a profit surge as it points to rising orders

14:38:48 Combining AstraZeneca and mRNA Covids vaccines is effective -Danish study

13:00:28 Death toll in central China floods now exceeds 300

12:26:24 Delta variant spreads 'like wildfire' as doctors study if it makes patients sicker

11:27:27 Israel’s new coalition proposes first budget for country since 2018

11:08:14 French zoo celebrates birth of twin giant panda cubs

10:42:47 Tigers at Indonesian zoo recovering from coronavirus

10:14:58 Belarus athlete involved in airport stand-off safe, say Japanese officials

09:31:01 Malaysian politicians stage protest over parliament closure

09:07:32 Drummer for Little Richard and James Brown dies aged 86

08:58:04 Man dies after being detained by Berlin police during anti-restrictions demo

08:34:17 Belarus athlete claims Olympic team tried to send her home

08:10:13 Hong Kong pop singer and activist arrested on corruption charge

08:04:50 Brisbane extends lockdown amid growing Covid-19 outbreak

05:02:54 Square agrees to £21 billion deal for buy now, pay later firm Afterpay

ireland

21:22:09 Record temperature during heatwave confirmed in Tyrone

20:58:10 Gardaí seize €560k worth of drugs at cannabis grow house in Meath

19:47:18 Covid: Six millionth vaccine dose to be given this week

18:53:50 Young girl seriously injured after being attacked by dog in Donegal

17:57:12 Hospitality sector wants 'roadmap' for easing of restrictions

17:07:33 Cork pub group identifies Covid cases with daily testing of 200 staff

16:57:54 Warning issued after potential artefacts removed from shipwrecks off Antrim coast

16:11:32 Publican apologises for expressing hope that Covid goes on for another decade

15:56:27 Driver of tractor dies in Westmeath collision

15:32:17 Electric Picnic organiser '100% expecting' festival to go ahead in September

15:30:09 Covid: 1,352 new cases, 177 coronavirus patients in hospital

15:24:42 Public urged to keep distance from dolphin Finn living in Carlingford Lough

13:08:32 Body discovered in south Dublin park

12:50:25 Ireland’s first Common Crane chicks for 300 years feared dead

12:16:54 Influencer urges support for 10,000-steps-a-day charity challenge

12:05:54 Prof urges CO2 monitors for indoor hospitality after Cork hair salon experiment

10:52:39 ‘Inspiring’ weekend for Ireland as thousands queue for walk-in Covid vaccines

10:08:11 Crumbling Laois mansion at slashed price in hopes buyer will restore former glory

08:42:33 Man dies after car collides with tree in Tipperary

08:25:10 New technology could record drivers using mobile phones

lifestyle

20:40:02 Rihanna’s bringing out a fragrance: What should you think about when buying a new perfume?

17:32:13 How rewilding can boost your garden – and your life

17:17:22 Derry Girls’ Siobhan McSweeney on why people need to visit the North

sport

20:27:02 Rassie Erasmus and South Africa Rugby to face independent misconduct hearing

20:24:46 Southampton sign defender Tino Livramento from Chelsea

19:20:05 Spurs set to fine Harry Kane after he fails to report for pre-season Covid tests

18:42:49 Dublin and Mayo reach semi-finals after tight contests against Donegal and Galway

18:20:27 Dean Henderson misses Manchester United training camp with effects of Covid-19

17:29:30 Footballs should be sold with warning about dementia risk, prof says

16:33:33 How Lions have fared in previous deciders as South Africa series goes to wire

15:54:57 Stewart Downing calls on time on career at age of 37

14:58:09 F1 reprimanding Sebastian Vettel for LGBTQ+ T-shirt is not on – Lewis Hamilton

14:49:51 Defender Adam Webster signs new five-year deal at Brighton

14:47:34 Andriy Shevchenko steps down as Ukraine manager

14:42:47 Tyrone Mings opens up over mental health struggles ahead of Euro 2020

14:17:19 Harry Kane fails to report for pre-season Covid-19 tests at Tottenham

soccer

09:21:38 Football rumours: City to drop Harry Kane pursuit if Jack Grealish signs

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