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BreakingNews.ie Headlines for October 20, 2021

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world

23:50:50 Gabby Petito case: Police seeking Brian Laundrie find potential human remains

17:37:26 New York City police and firefighters told to get vaccinated or be put on leave

17:06:23 Failure to hit climate targets is death sentence for Maldives, says minister

16:51:06 Pope Emeritus Benedict: I look forward to seeing old friend in the afterlife

16:15:52 14 die as bombs destroy bus carrying Syrian soldiers in Damascus

15:55:54 British serviceman killed in action in 1943 is laid to rest in Albania

15:48:22 Parkland shooting: Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to killing 17 staff and students

15:12:48 Imprisoned Alexei Navalny receives EU’s top human rights prize

15:01:45 Putin orders non-working week as Covid death hits record level in Russia

14:02:10 Brazil’s senate to recommend indicting Bolsonaro over bungled Covid response

12:41:32 Russia hosts talks aimed at stabilising Afghanistan under the Taliban

12:27:15 Police investigate reports of spiking by injection at venues in Scotland

12:24:08 Orionid meteor shower to light up night sky

11:54:34 Japan’s met office increases warning level on volcano after eruption

11:46:14 Europe must cut reliance on natural gas, warns Ursula von der Leyen

11:26:31 Tigray’s capital hit by airstrikes as UN scales back presence in region

11:19:27 Queen cancels visit to Northern Ireland after ‘medical advice’

10:55:12 Delta subvariant won't change Covid picture, Oxford vaccine chief says

10:29:47 North Korea confirms submarine missile launch amid tensions

10:24:54 Emergency call from four-year-old asking police to see his toys goes viral

10:18:04 UK government rejects health chief’s call for Covid ‘Plan B’ as cases surge

08:50:24 Dozens killed after floods hit northern India

08:09:54 Guatemala veterans stage violent protest to demand civil war bonus

06:21:54 Facebook plans to change its name, reports say

03:53:22 Hawaii prepares to welcome tourists again as Covid-19 cases fall

02:27:25 Capitol riot panel votes to hold ex-White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt

sport

22:11:15 Last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo header completes stunning Manchester United comeback

22:06:07 Romelu Lukaku adds to Chelsea’s injury problems as Malmo are brushed aside

20:32:02 Ireland face crunch match with Namibia following resounding defeat to Sri Lanka

20:19:56 Simon Zebo returns to Ireland squad for autumn internationals

19:04:42 Henry Shefflin set to be named as new Galway manager

18:45:55 Rugby deal put €334m value on Pro-14 tournament business

18:01:36 Patson Daka scores four as Leicester kickstart Europa League campaign in Moscow

17:23:24 Two-time Super Bowl champion Malcolm Jenkins invests in Burnley

16:29:12 West Ham’s Tomas Soucek recovering from plastic surgery to face after challenge

16:18:41 Newcastle ask fans not to wear Arab-style clothing to matches

15:29:00 Mohamed Salah’s season so far – a player in the form of his life

14:14:24 Steve Bruce says Newcastle job ‘probably’ his last as abuse takes its toll

13:27:06 FIFA Council to arrange December meeting to discuss controversial World Cup plan

13:23:38 A closer look at the managers from Mike Ashley’s 14-year Newcastle reign

07:22:45 Football rumours: Kieran Trippier set for Premier League return?

ireland

22:04:33 Almost full reopening of hospitality sector to be announced

21:55:41 Nigel Farage tricked into saying: 'Tiocfaidh ár lá'

21:33:16 Research shows most people believe Ireland has problem with consent

20:14:38 Sinn Féin claims NI destinations excluded from Irish tourism initiatives

20:11:01 Health officials insist schools still safe despite rise in Covid-19 cases

19:23:21 Unionists clash with Irish Senators over protocol during Stormont visit

19:12:04 Mortality from Covid to rise as experts warn pandemic is ‘growing’

18:51:53 Shop manager who stole €72,000 to feed gambling addiction gets community service

18:05:53 Widower challenges coroner's refusal to allow cross examination of doctor

18:04:45 Man jailed for four years after he agreed to move drugs to pay off a drug debt

17:46:51 Clare man accused of sex assault, coercive control and false imprisonment of ex-wife

17:20:46 Attorney General’s views may be sought over DUP meeting boycott, says High Court

17:14:45 Experts believe proximity to UK could be a factor in rising Covid cases – Martin

16:55:20 Minister 'confident' anomalies in nightclub guidelines will be resolved within 24 hours

16:46:58 Judge criticises sentencing laws as he gives tobacco seller community service

16:44:29 Permission granted for Ashford housing development despite council opposition

16:25:55 Stephen Penrose declines to continue attending Kildare woods murder trial, jury told

16:25:40 Covid: 2,148 new cases, 63 deaths notified in past week

16:04:10 Lotto: Players again urged to purchase tickets early ahead of €19.06m capped jackpot

15:45:01 Children living in homes hit by mica crisis stage protest outside Dáil

15:37:49 Man dies after three-vehicle crash on M9 motorway

15:34:53 Family seeks answers over care of farmer who took his life hours after hospital release

15:34:50 Boy who slipped in Tenerife holiday complex settles case for €20,000

15:24:10 'Absolutely gigantic' amount of disclosure in trial of Lisa Smith

14:33:09 Solicitors allege defamation by Denis O'Brien in press release

14:27:44 Healthcare workers should be part of booster vaccine programme, Minister says

13:51:58 Political leaders wish Queen Elizabeth well after Northern Ireland visit cancelled

13:49:25 Nightclub guidelines: Further talks to discuss ‘anomalies’ in reopening plan

13:47:55 Over three million people watched TG4 during the pandemic

13:44:58 Teenage boy to go on trial for alleged murder of woman on Custom House Quay

13:20:53 Republic’s population reaches 5 million for first time since famine era

13:00:56 Man jailed after getting caught storing drugs worth €70,000

12:47:25 Northern Ireland ‘in dark ages’ on equality laws, commissioner tells MPs

12:40:07 Two seriously injured after three-vehicle crash on M9 motorway

12:37:01 Gerard 'The Monk' Hutch further remanded in custody

12:15:33 Warning of ‘tsunami’ of mental health issues among children due to pandemic

11:58:17 Enforcement of nightclub vaccine passes to be legal requirement

11:54:31 Failure to use pharmacies for Covid-19 booster jabs a major oversight, says union

11:38:39 Gardaí urge motorists to reduce speed as part of National ‘Slow Down Day’

11:11:02 Irish start-up campaigns to build world’s largest database of accessibility information

10:46:42 E-scooter users should require insurance and a licence - survey

10:33:50 Over half of Irish SMEs have paid ransoms to cybercriminals

09:47:50 New cost-rental homes in Co Kildare open for applications

08:52:51 Skeletal remains of six people found under Cork pub

07:48:05 Women’s council critical of garda’s three-month sentence for domestic violence

07:13:21 Boris Johnson to attend Armagh service marking partition centenary

06:10:51 Lack of legislation around unvaccinated staff could present issues for HSE

06:04:12 Firefighters tackle huge blaze in Antrim industrial estate

entertainment

21:36:34 Sadie Frost reflects on ‘nerve-wracking’ experience of making new film Quant

21:05:51 Gwyneth Paltrow on learning to look at her body without a ‘critical eye’

20:57:25 Mark Rylance backs youth theatre’s ‘gender change’ Romeo And Juliet adaptation

20:41:11 Curator of new Beano exhibit: There is still ‘joy in the rebellion’ of the comic

15:05:16 Tilly Ramsay, 19, slams male DJ, 67, who called her ‘chubby little thing’

12:29:34 Elton John hails Lil Nas X as a ‘hurricane of fresh air’

business

18:34:32 Solicitor challenges handling of unfair dismissal case before WRC

16:35:04 Dunnes granted delay on order to fit out Dublin docklands store

video-news

17:16:36 Video: Confusion over reopening plan, rising Covid cases, children protest over mica redress

12:36:15 Video: Government irons out re-opening issues, antigen tests, National Slow Down Day

climate

15:16:16 Agriculture sector to have ‘really ambitious targets’ for reducing emissions

lifestyle

10:17:49 Five new books to read, including John Le Carré and Roddy Doyle

08:59:12 Donal Skehan on tacos in LA, cooking as ‘solace’ and moving back to Dublin

covid-vaccine

06:54:47 Booster vaccine rollout for over-60s to begin in November

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