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Northern Ireland braces for ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown tonight

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Northern Ireland is bracing for a brutal ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown from 6pm tonight, with pubs and restaurants set to close for four weeks. Along with shutting the hospitality sector except for takeaways, schools will be closed for an extra week at half-term as part of desperate efforts to control the coronavirus outbreak. But despite the … Read more

Could a regional ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Cummings and Gove back lockdown

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Could a regional ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove back a broad crackdown in badly-affected ‘urban areas’ over school half-term Gove and Cummings said to be pushing for two-week closure from October 26  Would affect only parts of England with the worst coronavirus levels But faces opposition from Chancellor Rishi … Read more

Could a ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Cummings and Gove back a broad crackdown

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Could a ‘circuit breaker’ STILL happen at half-term? Claims Dominic Cummings and Michael Gove back a broad crackdown in badly-affected ‘urban areas’ over school half-term Gove and Cummings said to be pushing for two-week closure from October 26  Would affect only parts of England with the worst coronavirus levels But faces opposition from Chancellor Rishi Sunak … Read more

Coronavirus: Northern Ireland faces circuit breaker lockdown month

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Northern Ireland could see a month-long circuit breaker as the country’s politicians debate how to tackle soaring case numbers. The country’s Health Minister Robin Swann has warned that infection rates will continue rising if both schools and the hospitality sector remain open. The weekly meeting of the powersharing administration, scheduled for Thursday, was brought forward in an indication … Read more

Two-thirds of the public would back Scottish-style ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown

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Two-thirds of the public would back Scottish-style ‘circuit breaker’ nationwide lockdown for a fortnight as Boris Johnson prepares to shut pubs and restaurants in the North By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 11:46 BST, 8 October 2020 | Updated: 11:46 BST, 8 October 2020 Nearly two-thirds of the public would back a Scottish-style … Read more

Arkansas teen hospitalized with concussion from dangerous ‘skull breaker challenge’

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An Arkansas teenager was hospitalized with a concussion after participating in a dangerous viral prank on TikTok known as the ‘skull breaker challenge.’ The challenge involves three people standing in a row and jumping. While the middle person is in the air, the other two kick inwards to knock the middle person’s legs out from … Read more

DARPA developing hypersonic defense glider called ‘Glide Breaker’ that can shoot incoming missiles

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$19.6million ‘Glide Breaker’ hypersonic defense glider is being developed which can shoot incoming missiles out of the sky and travel up to five times the speed of sound The US military will develop a hypersonic glider designed to intercept missiles Called ‘Glide Breaker,’ the hypersonic glider will cost $19.6million to develop It can travel at up … Read more