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The Attorney General’s Office referred the 30-year minimum jail terms handed to McCann and Sinaga to the court.

Boris Johnson has said he wants a trade deal by Thursday, when the leaders of the 27 EU countries meet in Brussels.

Aaron Brady was found guilty of murdering Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe during the robbery of a Credit Union Co Louth in 2013.

England and Wales experienced the largest increase in mortality, with nearly 100 excess deaths per 100,000 people.

The European Space Agency has a number of missions planned, aimed at getting humans back to the moon, and learning more about Mars.

Pubs and restaurants are set to close for all four weeks with schools closing for two.

Talks of a circuit-breaker and pressure on Boris Johnson lead many of Wednesday’s papers.

A man, 30, and an 18-month-old girl were also taken to hospital in a critical condition.

The Times said the modelling suggested that coronavirus deaths for the rest of the year could be reduced from 19,900 to 12,100.

Apple’s newest iPhones have 5G for the first time, but are they better than the competition?

The Irish Government unveiled an 18 billion euro package to weather the Covid and Brexit storms.

Meghan revealed she would not be proud of herself as a mother if she had not tried to “make this world better” for son Archie.

Northern Ireland could be facing a four-week period of wide-ranging Covid-19 restrictions.

The £99 smart speaker is a new rival to Amazon’s Echo range.

The iPhone 12 range will be the first Apple phones to carry the mobile technology.

It is the first of nine aircraft which will be at the Moray base.

Andrea Jenkyns’s voice cracked with emotion as she started to speak about the Fisheries Bill.

Tim Cook said the new phones were the start of a “new generation” of iPhone products.

One woman told researchers she had to take breaks while peeling vegetables due to fatigue.

It comes after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said herd immunity is a ‘flawed goal’ without a vaccine.