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December 16, 2020
Over 300 passengers on ferry to Belfast kept overnight after six crew members test positive for coronavirus

More than 300 passengers have been kept on a ferry overnight after six members of the crew tested positive for coronavirus.

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December 16, 2020
‘If Northern Ireland was a football team the manager would be sacked’- Dr Scally heavily criticises UK Covid approach

Dr Gabriel Scally has heavily criticised Northern Ireland's approach to Covid-19, saying he believes its Health Minister should resign and that if it was up to him he would “change...

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December 16, 2020
‘If NI was a football team the manager would be sacked’- Dr Scally heavily criticises UK Covid approach

Dr Gabriel Scally has heavily criticised Northern Ireland's approach to Covid-19, saying he believes its Health Minister should resign and that if it was up to him he would “change...

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December 16, 2020
Average UK house price hits new record with highs in England, Scotland and Wales

The average UK house price hit a record high of £245,000 in October – also marking a £13,000 increase on a year earlier – according to official figures.

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December 16, 2020
Average UK house price hits new record with highs in England, Scotland and Wales

The average UK house price hit a record high of £245,000 in October – also marking a £13,000 increase on a year earlier – according to official figures.

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December 16, 2020
Average UK house price hits new record with highs in England, Scotland and Wales

The average UK house price hit a record high of £245,000 in October – also marking a £13,000 increase on a year earlier – according to official figures.

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December 16, 2020
Average UK house price hits new record with highs in England, Scotland and Wales

The average UK house price hit a record high of £245,000 in October – also marking a £13,000 increase on a year earlier – according to official figures.

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December 16, 2020
‘The situation is very serious’- Health Minister says Ireland will help with NI hospital overcrowding if needed

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said “as always” Ireland will help the North with regards to healthcare capacity if it would be of use to them.

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December 16, 2020
Eat Out scheme helps Wagamama like-for-like sales jump before second lockdown

Asian restaurant chain Wagamama has posted a jump in like-for-like sales prior to the second national lockdown.

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December 16, 2020
Superdry founder secures permanent chief executive role amid board overhaul

Fashion retailer Superdry said founder Julian Dunkerton has been appointed as permanent chief executive following his return to the top job last year after a boardroom coup.

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December 16, 2020
Germany enters harder lockdown to curb coronavirus cases

Germany has entered a harder lockdown, closing shops and schools in an effort to bring down stubbornly high new cases of coronavirus

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December 16, 2020
Eu Commission President says there is “path to an agreement” on Brexit

The EU's chief executive has said that here had been progress on a trade deal with Britain and the next few days would be critical.

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December 16, 2020
Huge queues of ambulances at Northern Ireland hospitals ‘only the beginning’

Pressure continues to mount on Northern Ireland's over-stretched health service, with queues of ambulances forming outside several hospital emergency departments on Tuesday.

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December 16, 2020
Competition watchdog to probe Rangers and retailers over replica kits

The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Rangers FC and sportswear retailers over the price of replica football kits.

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December 16, 2020
Competition watchdog to probe Rangers and retailers over replica kits

The UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into Rangers FC and sportswear retailers over the price of replica football kits.

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December 16, 2020
‘Every night at sea is a night on the town’ – what I’ve missed about cruising in 2020

When a cruise ship departs the dock and heads out to sea, it's like leaving everything behind and moving toward infinite possibilities. There's a slight rumble under the ship's hull,...

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December 16, 2020
Row over Mayo school’s closure highlights lack of clarity over how outbreaks are handled

PUBLIC health teams have advised people to restrict their number of contacts in advance of Christmas – unless you happen to attend a small school in which there is an...

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December 16, 2020
Covid cases on rise as 15 test positive in one classroom

With just over a week to go to Christmas, Kerry has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases with 19 reported in the county on Monday and a further eight on...

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December 16, 2020
Jacinda Ardern says flattening the curve was ‘not sufficient’ for New Zealand

New Zealand this year pulled off a moonshot that remains the envy of most other nations – it eliminated the coronavirus.

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December 16, 2020
South Korea mulls new restrictions after reporting a new high in daily cases

South Korea reported another high in daily coronavirus increases as health officials face growing pressure to enforce stricter social distancing to slow the spread in the capital area.

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December 16, 2020
President Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden

President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden.

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December 16, 2020
President Trump asking about special prosecutor for Hunter Biden

President Donald Trump is considering pushing to have a special counsel appointed to advance a federal tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden.

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December 16, 2020
Fashion mogul Nygard (79) arrested on sex abuse charges

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard was arrested on charges alleging he sexually abused women and girls after luring them into his orbit with opportunities in fashion and modeling over the...

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December 16, 2020
Kangaroos use ‘gazes’ to communicate with humans

Kangaroos can communicate with humans despite never being domesticated, according to a new study.

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December 16, 2020
Bishops cast doubt over communions and confirmations happening in 2021

Two of the country's most senior Catholic bishops have warned parents their children's communions and confirmations may have to be called off next year due to the continuing uncertainty caused...

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December 16, 2020
Kangaroos use ‘gazes’ to communicate with humans

Kangaroos can communicate with humans despite never being domesticated, according to a new study.

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December 16, 2020
People with vaccine certificates to face fewer restrictions on life

Vaccine certificates may be needed to attend social gatherings or sporting events once the majority of the population are vaccinated.

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December 16, 2020
Kangaroos use ‘gazes’ to communicate with humans

Kangaroos can communicate with humans despite never being domesticated, according to a new study.

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December 16, 2020
This Christmas, the cautious and the risk-takers will have to meet in the middle

We wring our hands about the frantic pace of Christmas; every year we promise ourselves that next year will be different – and, weirdly enough, this year it can be.

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December 16, 2020
Maxwell asks for armed guards as part of $28.5m bail package ahead of trial

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the one-time girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, are urging a judge to free her to await trial, under a $28.5m (€23.4m) bail package that would include armed...

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December 16, 2020
Americans being urged to stay at home during a reimagined inauguration day

US President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in to office on the steps of the Capitol next month, but those who are planning his inauguration...

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December 16, 2020
Maxwell asks for armed guards as part of $28.5m bail package ahead of trial

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the one-time girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, are urging a judge to free her to await trial, under a $28.5m (€23.4m) bail package that would include armed...

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December 16, 2020
Americans being urged to stay at home during a reimagined inauguration day

US President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in to office on the steps of the Capitol next month, but those who are planning his inauguration...

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December 16, 2020
Maxwell asks for armed guards as part of $28.5m bail package ahead of trial

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the one-time girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, are urging a judge to free her to await trial, under a $28.5m (€23.4m) bail package that would include armed...

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December 16, 2020
Americans being urged to stay at home during a reimagined inauguration day

US President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn in to office on the steps of the Capitol next month, but those who are planning his inauguration...

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December 16, 2020
McConnell breaks ranks with Trump over election result

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has, for the first time, acknowledged Joe Biden is the president-elect – becoming the most senior Republican official to break with Donald Trump's baseless election...

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December 16, 2020
Biden calls for unity as democracy ‘prevails’

US President-elect Joe Biden has pointedly criticised President Donald Trump for threatening the core principles of democracy, even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “prevailed”.

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December 16, 2020
McConnell breaks ranks with Trump over election result

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has, for the first time, acknowledged Joe Biden is the president-elect – becoming the most senior Republican official to break with Donald Trump's baseless election...

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December 16, 2020
Biden calls for unity as democracy ‘prevails’

US President-elect Joe Biden has pointedly criticised President Donald Trump for threatening the core principles of democracy, even as he told Americans that their form of self-government ultimately “prevailed”.

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December 16, 2020
McConnell breaks ranks with Trump over election result

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell has, for the first time, acknowledged Joe Biden is the president-elect – becoming the most senior Republican official to break with Donald Trump's baseless election...

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