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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 23, 2021

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entertainment

22:42:12 Love Island crowns its 2021 winners

22:10:52 Paul McCartney’s new book to contain previously unseen Beatles lyrics

20:44:19 From raffles to sing-songs, Bill Murray gives Ireland his best shot

17:57:46 Taylor Swift joins TikTok with vinyl announcement

17:04:40 Billy Connolly says the medical challenges he faces are ‘getting worse’

16:35:37 Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock gives birth to twins

14:24:12 Katie Price taken to hospital following alleged attack

12:53:53 UB40 musician Brian Travers dies aged 62

12:25:18 Former Sex Pistols win legal battle with band’s former frontman Johnny Rotten

11:36:43 Gogglebox star Mary Cook dies aged 92

10:47:47 Winners of Love Island 2021 to be crowned

09:05:43 Sex Pistols to find out result of High Court battle over use of band’s songs

06:24:45 Love Island’s Liberty says she will ‘always be friends’ with Jake

sport

22:39:31 Michail Antonio brace sends him into record books and West Ham top of the league

18:02:03 Xherdan Shaqiri completes permanent switch from Liverpool to Lyon

18:00:06 Brighton striker Florin Andone joins Cadiz on season-long loan

17:20:39 ‘You always want to improve’ – Rafael Benitez expects more from Everton

15:49:11 Tottenham interested in Wolves winger Adama Traore but are yet to make a move

15:30:13 Leona Maguire ‘humbled’ to become first Irish player to compete in Solheim Cup

15:02:45 Manchester United defender Brandon Williams joins Norwich on season-long loan

14:23:35 Two games into the new season and Arsenal’s problems are already mounting

13:16:39 Kerry footballer says Ronaldinho was 'genuinely impressed' by GAA

12:50:02 Where next for Cristiano Ronaldo if he leaves Juventus?

12:09:37 Nice and Marseille summoned to disciplinary hearing following abandoned Ligue 1 match

11:13:44 Manchester City prepare final offer for Harry Kane

07:15:38 Manchester City to unveil statues of David Silva and Vincent Kompany

07:14:11 Ronaldo and Bale catch the eye but neither Juventus nor Real Madrid manage a win

ireland

21:55:20 Irish diplomats supported by military deploy to Afghanistan to aid evacuation

20:46:22 WRC rejects UCC campus firm CEO's unpaid €6,512 bonus claim

20:17:26 Irish woman evacuated from Afghanistan now back with family in Co Meath

20:08:21 Family hope for ‘whole truth’ about 1975 death of 10-year-old in Belfast

18:06:04 Sinn Féin calls for PUP to be kept at current rates until end of 2021

17:44:09 Each college to decide how to hold lectures safely, says minister

17:35:40 Covid: 1,592 new cases as ICU numbers triple in recent weeks

16:54:25 Tearful scenes as new mother who contracted Covid laid to rest in Derry

16:49:06 Ireland to enjoy 25 degree heat and sunshine this week

16:45:27 Arts Council issues apology over segregation ad featuring Nina Simone

16:25:23 New medical school in Derry welcomes first intake of students

15:41:57 Fresh appeal for information on 25th anniversary of Fiona Pender disappearance

15:40:49 Online safety commissioner and database among suggestions in school bullying report

15:11:32 Boy (10) found on ground after 1975 baton round discharge, inquest told

14:27:26 Irish mammy ‘couldn’t be prouder’ of Love Island finalist Toby

13:42:56 Bray boxing club shooting jury asked to sit until late October

13:29:37 New apartments, to accommodate over 300 students, planned for Limerick

13:19:25 Gardaí making enquiries into alleged breach of Covid rules at pub near Croke Park

12:49:48 Number of Irish evacuations from Afghanistan rises to 10

12:31:27 Covid rates for Northern Ireland highest since January

12:10:39 Nursing home worker found smoking beside ‘large oxygen cylinders’ by inspector

11:58:06 Venomous Portuguese Man O'War spotted on Cork beaches

11:06:44 Students will return to ‘near normal’ college experience in September

10:58:53 Missing swimmer rescued by RNLI after extensive Kerry search

10:55:26 Six Irish people rescued from Sweden's highest mountain

10:39:07 Galway crash: Family learned of collision on Facebook

10:18:14 Covid: Delta wave to peak in September, warns Prof Philip Nolan

09:42:04 Over 46,000 Covid cases detected among children since pandemic began, says HSE

09:00:20 Some nursing homes not sticking to HSE guidelines for visitations - advocacy group

07:05:52 Coveney to open Irish embassy in Ukraine

06:48:09 Plans for easing of restrictions to proceed despite rising case numbers

world

20:51:38 Proud Boys leader who burned BLM flag gets five months in jail

18:45:28 Thousands of Covid cases thought to be linked to music festival in England

17:31:35 Poland to build fence on Belarus border to halt migrants

17:28:53 ‘Vegetarian’ giant tortoise filmed attacking and eating baby seabird

17:12:30 Extinction Rebellion block roads in central London in climate crisis protests

17:01:34 US troops step up evacuations out of Kabul but Taliban warns over ‘red line’

16:39:12 Dozens still missing after floods surge through Tennessee

15:22:01 Anti-vaxx protesters ‘force their way into ITN’s London headquarters’

14:53:31 Kamala Harris sidesteps questions about US policies in Afghanistan

13:47:05 One killed by gunfire amid chaotic evacuations at Kabul airport

12:56:26 Slow-moving storm Henri drenches north-eastern United States

12:53:06 Joe Biden claims evacuation operation at Kabul airport has accelerated

12:40:41 Afghanistan flag to be displayed in Paralympic ceremony

12:27:12 Extinction Rebellion kicks off latest mass climate protest in London

11:36:40 Two new wildfires break out in Greece amid strong winds

10:40:02 Covid to spread faster in coming months, says Swedish health agency

10:29:57 Extinction Rebellion gears up for two weeks of climate protests across London

08:37:18 New Zealand extends lockdown while Australian PM advocates reopening

08:08:29 Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City put under strict lockdown after coronavirus surge

07:54:39 New Zealand lockdown extended as Covid outbreak tops 100 cases

07:54:16 Japan’s prime minister’s ally loses mayoral poll ahead of general elections

07:47:33 Firefight involving Western forces erupts at Kabul Airport, says German military

05:19:35 Haitian gang boss offers to help in earthquake relief efforts

04:47:50 Taiwan’s president receives domestically developed vaccine

video-news

16:57:47 Video: Covid ICU numbers triple, 10 Irish evacuations from Afghanistan, school reopening

12:06:24 Video: High Covid numbers in hospitals, 46,000 cases among children, Afghanistan latest

soccer

16:49:54 Rangers fans ‘banned indefinitely’ after alleged racist chants about Celtic star

covid-vaccine

15:59:17 US FDA grants full approval to Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine

lifestyle

13:05:57 Love Island final: 6 life lessons we’ve learned from this season

golf

10:24:35 Leona Maguire handed wild card to become first Irish Solheim Cup player

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