BreakingNews.ie Headlines for August 12, 2021

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entertainment

23:30:50 Britney Spears’s father ‘agrees to step down from conservatorship’

16:48:21 Riverdance gets on the road again after Covid impact

16:02:37 Sitcom star Una Stubbs dies aged 84

15:38:02 First look at Florence Pugh in new film shot in Ireland

13:29:37 Chart-topping rapper Nines facing jail after admitting plot to import cannabis

10:40:42 Chris Hemsworth shows off birthday cake made by his children

09:00:54 Kim Kardashian says she was left in tears over Kate comparisons

06:37:58 Beyonce shares rare glimpse of twins Rumi and Sir Carter in Ivy Park advert

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world

23:07:34 Canadian PM Trudeau set to call election for September 20, official says

22:19:15 Taliban takes Kandahar as another Afghan provincial capital falls

21:45:58 ‘Number of fatalities’ in Plymouth ‘serious firearms incident’, police say

19:52:45 Sony delays Venom sequel release amid Delta virus surge

17:47:10 Taliban takes Afghanistan’s third-largest city in onslaught

17:35:02 Witnesses say 11th Afghan provincial capital falls to Taliban

16:54:05 Japan mayor apologises for biting athlete’s Olympic medal

16:28:31 Cargo ship splits in two after running aground in Japanese port

16:21:38 US Embassy in Kabul urges US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately

16:00:20 How the pandemic laid bare America's diabetes crisis

15:43:22 Torrential rain triggers fatal floods and mudslides in northern Turkey

14:05:14 Rescuers forced to suspend search at site of India landslide

13:40:28 Rights group says Hamas rockets at Israel a clear war crime

13:11:57 Police actions prevented ‘far worse tragedy’ during Euro 2020 final chaos - London police chief

11:54:12 'No-one above the law' says police chief after Andrew allegations

11:41:39 New Zealand plans to reopen borders to vaccinated travellers in early 2022

11:18:53 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for another album

08:27:12 Zambia’s voters go to polls in election billed as test of democracy

08:06:11 Sydney to tighten Covid restrictions as Canberra enters lockdown

07:37:56 Wildfires continue to advance in multiple US states

01:22:25 Higher but still slim odds of asteroid Bennu slamming Earth

00:25:59 NASA blames Mars rover sampling failure on powdery rock

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ireland

21:57:49 Dublin homeless charity suspends employee and begins inquiry over ‘serious matters’

21:57:40 Dublin Bus drivers overwhelmingly reject deal on work changes and pay rises

21:28:24 Gerry Hutch arrested in Spain under European warrant

20:55:11 Man (80s) dies after three-car crash on motorway in Co Galway

20:35:32 Covid hotspots: How many cases in your local area?

19:39:17 Teenage pedestrian seriously injured after jeep crashes in Co Offaly

19:30:56 More than 50,000 children sign up for Covid vaccine as registration opens

17:55:39 Coronavirus: 1,903 new cases as HSE warns hospitals are extremely busy

17:41:40 Campaigners say no maternity hospitals comply with visit rules

16:56:18 Michelle O’Neill keeps ‘open mind’ on vaccine certs for hospitality in North

16:41:05 Credit union ordered to pay €7,500 to man with mental disability over car draw ban

16:12:10 Revenue seize tobacco worth €700,000 at Dublin Port

15:41:44 Dr Ronan Glynn compares getting Covid vaccine to wearing a seatbelt

15:29:01 Four rescued after yacht sinks off Wexford coast

15:21:02 Vicky Phelan receives ‘bad news’ and returns to US for new clinical trial

15:20:24 Minister challenges conviction of department official for animal welfare breaches

15:03:43 Boy (15) sent for trial accused of murdering woman at Dublin's IFSC

14:35:58 Man and woman arrested following death of four-year-old boy in Limerick

14:19:58 Children ‘not properly protected from paramilitaries and criminal gangs’

13:18:30 Irish people have donated over one million vaccines to world's poorest countries - UNICEF

12:48:56 Property prices rise almost 7% in a single year, CSO figures show

12:38:38 Mother whose two sons were killed by father describes new Parole Act as 'bitter-sweet'

12:22:43 Do Not Swim notice issued for popular Wexford beach

11:28:19 Citywest to offer late-night walk-in Covid vaccines

10:32:55 North's ministers to consider relaxing self-isolation rules

09:56:29 Almost 40% of North's GCSE entries awarded top grades

08:53:45 Ireland's climate becoming 'warmer and wetter', says EPA report

07:11:00 Thousands of teacher-assessed GCSE grades to be issued in the North

07:06:52 Western counties brace for windy conditions as weather warning takes effect

06:29:27 Covid vaccine registration opens for children aged 12-15

00:02:18 Report finds 20% drop in availability of affordable rental properties

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olympics

19:06:57 British Olympic silver medallist suspended for alleged anti-doping breach

17:16:26 Jamaican gold medallist thanks volunteer who paid for his taxi to Olympic Stadium

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sponsored

19:01:23 This striking library wall maximises space and makes this house a home

19:01:06 Discovering the true ecological value of Ireland’s peatlands

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soccer

18:58:17 Striker Romelu Lukaku returns to Chelsea on five-year deal

16:06:59 5 talking points as Premier League gets set to return

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business

18:11:09 Directors of inhaler firm back takeover by Marlboro owner

13:24:16 Brexit has 'significantly altered' Irish-British freight traffic, report finds

10:17:54 Over 2.4 million contactless payments made each day in June

07:53:02 Green energy company to create 80 new jobs in Munster

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video-news

17:12:14 Video: Yacht rescue, vaccines defended, and a pregnant woman's Covid experience

12:43:42 Video: Changing weather, vaccine defence, Tallaght stabbing and hurler retires

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lifestyle

16:16:30 TikTok star Abby Roberts on fighting stigma in the business world

10:10:16 Galway researchers uncover potential way to control Japanese knotweed

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sport

14:45:31 GAA: Where to watch this weekend’s fixtures

13:46:22 David Haye to return to boxing for one-off bout with Joe Fournier

10:44:03 Football rumours: Kurt Zouma to feature in Chelsea deal for Jules Kounde?

06:50:20 Thomas Tuchel: Substitution of Super Cup hero Kepa Arrizabalaga was planned

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gaa

09:33:44 Tipperary's Brendan Maher announces retirement from inter-county hurling

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