BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 04, 2021

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entertainment

22:12:56 Love Island receives thousands of complaints following Casa Amor postcard

19:50:43 First celebrity contestants announced for Strictly Come Dancing 2021

17:49:27 Electric Picnic organisers denied licence for September festival

17:17:26 Conflict looms for Love Island’s Hugo Hammond and Amy Day

17:04:31 Jamie Vardy’s phone could be inspected in wife’s libel battle with Coleen Rooney

15:35:00 Noel Gallagher to host new Radio X show

10:37:55 Queen Elizabeth, William and Kate wish Meghan a happy 40th birthday

08:58:48 Latest round of Rebekah Vardy and Coleen Rooney libel case to be heard

06:36:32 Meghan turns 40 after an eventful year

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olympics

22:03:45 Tokyo 2020: Times for Irish athletes competing on Day 13

14:58:33 Canadian Andre De Grasse wins men's 200 metre final

11:15:39 Team Ireland in Tokyo: Cian O'Connor withdraws from team event, 10m semi-final for Watson

10:58:31 Sydney McLaughlin smashes her own 400m hurdles world record to take gold

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ireland

20:55:23 Organised events of up to 200 people permitted says Government amid calls for clarity

19:21:14 Yellow weather warning issued for entire country

18:14:21 Niac: Vaccinations for children a step towards normal life, as 1,314 cases confirmed

17:36:59 Jury in Nadine Lott murder trial to continue deliberations

16:51:59 Two jurors excused from Bray Boxing Club murder trial

16:30:26 Mark O’Sullivan feared for safety in letter about family will, Kanturk inquest told

16:27:40 Future Gaiety Theatre shows impossible under current restrictions, says manager

15:45:05 Zappone says she will turn down UN envoy job after mounting political pressure

15:44:34 People Before Profit propose Bill for workplace carbon dioxide monitors to tackle Covid

15:33:12 Defence delivers closing speeches in Kevin Lunney assault trial

12:01:03 Decision to go ahead with First Communions ‘absurd’, scientist says

10:40:55 ‘Inappropriate and unnecessary’ vitamin D testing carried out, researchers say

10:08:22 Zappone defends 50-person hotel event involving Varadkar

09:09:12 Footage captured of Wally the Walrus on Waterford visit after European tour

08:00:13 Candlelight vigil held in Cork town for bus driver and priest killed in collision

07:17:39 Covid booster shot plan targeting one million people

06:00:07 Legal experts claim ‘lack of transparency’ around key Covid decisions in Ireland

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sport

20:07:32 5 talking points ahead of the series decider between Lions and South Africa

18:29:37 Rory McIlroy buoyed by Olympics display as he looks to have ‘fun’ in Memphis

15:29:46 Virgil Van Dijk staying cautious as playing comeback nears

14:54:33 Croke Park to host Dublin-Mayo football double-header

14:38:21 Manchester City closing in on £100m deal for Jack Grealish – reports

12:14:28 De Klerk and Du Toit absence will hurt South Africa – Warren Gatland

10:30:44 Aston Villa complete signing of Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen

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lifestyle

19:47:18 Louis Vuitton turns 200: These are the luxury fashion house’s most iconic moments

12:31:18 Record swim from Ireland to Scotland celebrated with pint and jam sandwich

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world

18:02:37 Grieving and angry Lebanese mark year since horrific blast

17:38:01 Belgium seizes tens of millions of counterfeit cigarettes

17:32:19 EU sends help as Greek island residents flee wildfire by sea

17:11:01 Lightning strikes kill 16 on way to wedding party in Bangladesh

17:07:11 Which countries are making the Covid vaccine mandatory?

16:22:32 Grammys commit to more hiring diversity for 2022 show

15:55:40 Dating app Bumble to offer trauma support to victims of sexual assault

15:26:43 Head of World Health Organisation seeks Covid vaccine booster moratorium

15:03:21 Belarus sprinter arrives in Vienna after fleeing Olympic team officials

13:46:58 UK government urged to halt ‘chaotic scenes’ at airports

13:24:17 Obama curtails 60th birthday bash due to virus surge

13:02:07 Wildfires burn for an eighth day in coastal Turkey

12:49:31 Italy presses EU nations to open ports to rescued migrants

12:10:19 Lebanon marks one year since horrific blast

11:51:30 Johnson snubs Sturgeon’s request for meeting as he visits Scotland

11:27:18 Belarus sprinter flies to Europe after clash with Olympic team managers

11:17:41 Three killed as passenger trains collide in Czech Republic

11:14:42 Japan to limit hospital care as Covid-19 cases hit new high

10:47:11 Man in his 20s becomes one of Australia's youngest Covid deaths

09:50:18 China seals off city as worst coronavirus outbreak in a year grows

09:22:08 Harry and Meghan considered New Zealand move, says governor-general

08:18:17 Honda reverts to profit amid recovery from pandemic damage

08:09:32 Firefighting planes resume flights over wildfire north of Athens

07:42:22 Toyota reports record £5.9bn profit amid pandemic

07:32:39 Tanker ‘safe’ after hijack reported in Gulf of Oman

07:21:23 Royal Navy warns of ‘potential hijack’ of ship in Gulf of Oman

03:54:32 Missouri governor pardons gun-waving St Louis couple

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video-news

17:40:41 Video: Kanturk inquest, Zappone turns down role and today's courts

12:55:09 Video: Cork vigil, communions backlash and Zappone defends hotel function

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covid-vaccine

16:48:08 EU seals deal with Novavax for up to 200 million Covid vaccines

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business

12:35:03 AIB sets €100m aside for Belfry funds investor compensation

11:54:16 WhatsApp introduces View Once disappearing photos and videos

07:40:50 Home Instead recruiting 1,000 new caregivers across Ireland

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soccer

09:01:47 Football rumours: James Maddison to leave Leicester for Arsenal?

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