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Average of almost 2,000 women and 411 children in receipt of support each month

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10/11/2020

There was a sharp increase in the number of women and children seeking support from domestic violence services during the first six months of the Covid-19 pandemic. New figures show an average of almost 2,000 women and 411 children were in receipt of some kind of support from domestic violence services such as a refuge, counselling, accompaniment, information or advice each month since last March. Of those women and children, an average of 575 women and 98 children accessed the service for the first time. The number of women accessing services decreased by 8 per cent between March and April as lockdown restrictions were put in place across Ireland. Since April, however, the number of women accessing services has steadily increased each month, with August being the only month which whic...

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Spurs offered former midfielder Eriksen and cut-price deal for Bale, Manchester United to finalise goalkeeper plans, plus more.

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10/11/2020

Tottenham have been offered the chance to re-sign Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen, 28, from Inter Milan. (Football Insider)external-link Manchester United are delaying a decision on 33-year-old Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero's future until a plan for Dean Henderson's development is finalised, with the Englishman, 23, in line for a January loan move. (ESPN)external-link Olivier Giroud is considering his future at Chelsea and the striker, 34, previously linked with Inter Milan, could seek a move to ensure that he is in the France squad for next summer's European Championship. (Football London)external-link Manchester United could miss out on Ousmane Dembele in January, with Barcelona now prepared to give their out-of-favour France forward, 23, a starring role in the absence of in...

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It’s great news that a coronavirus vaccine is highly effective in an early trial. But there are few details and many caveats, so let’s not celebrate too quickly

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10/11/2020

Lets allow ourselves a moment of elation at the news that the first coronavirus vaccine has not only been developed in record time, but appears to be highly effective. Woot, woot! Now that weve gotten that out of our system, lets remember that while the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has declared that its vaccine is 90 per cent effective, the details are scant and the caveats are many. Story continues below advertisement Determining how well a vaccine works is difficult at the best of times, especially for respiratory viruses. Doing so quickly, with a novel coronavirus and an innovative technology many times more so. The results that are making headlines around the world are preliminary, and they have yet to be published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. While Pfizer and its partne...