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THE CHURCH OF England has today said it is is considering alternatives to referring to God as “he” after priests asked to be allowed to use gender-neutral terms instead.

The Church said it would launch a new project on the matter in the spring to decide whether to propose changes or not.

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Wednesday 8 February

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# Rescue Effort

Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 12,000

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# montreal

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# surprise visit

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MTU Cork to stay closed this week amid suspicions it was targeted at weekend to maximise impact

# Bertie Ahern

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# disney dismay

Disney lays off 7,000 as streaming subscribers decline

The layoffs follow similar moves by US tech giants such as Meta and Google.

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# All Square

Jadon Sancho earns Man Utd a point as managerless Leeds let two-goal lead slip

Sancho equalised after Marcus Rashford had pulled one back for the hosts.

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# surprise visit

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed UK parliament this afternoon

Zelenskyy then travelled to Buckingham Palace for his audience with the King

The UK has also announced new sanctions targeting those who have helped Russian president Vladimir Putin build his personal wealth

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# Fascism

Greek MPs block jailed neo-Nazi from leading a new party in election

Kasidiaris was among several top Golden Dawn members who were handed heavy prison sentences in relation to the murder of an anti-fascist rapper.

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# Rescue Effort

Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 12,000

The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake.

The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake

The death toll is expected to continue to rise

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged "shortcomings" in his government's response to the earthquake

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# evening fix

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# Space

New planet ring system discovered in our Solar System

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# Baltic Sea

White House rejects report that US was behind Nord Stream pipeline sabotage

Investigations by Swedish, Danish and German authorities have not pinned the blame on any one country or actor.

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# Possible XV

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Andy Farrell had looked likely to name an unchanged XV but there are a couple of doubts.

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# Earthquake

Irish aid organisations seek support for emergency earthquake response in Turkey and Syria

The death toll from the quake has above 11,700 this afternoon.

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Voices

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# Bertie Ahern

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern rejoins Fianna Fáil after more than 10 years

Ahern resigned from Fianna Fáil in 2012 after the Mahon Tribunal.

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# TG4

TG4 confirms its documentary on Creeslough tragedy will air tonight as planned

The father of one of the ten victims has questioned the timing of the documentary, which is due to air tonight.

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# Drugs

Revenue seize MDMA tablets worth over €300,000 in Athlone

A parcel of MDMA weighing 5 kg was found with an address in Kildare written on it.

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# IT breach

MTU Cork to stay closed this week amid suspicions it was targeted at weekend to maximise impact

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# Courts

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The judge said the Children Act does not deal with young offenders such as the accused in this case.

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# Worry

Confusion over former Newcastle midfielder Atsu's safety after Turkey earthquake

The coach of Turkish club Hatayspor said on Wednesday the Ghana midfielder is yet to be found.

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# Courts

Human trafficking and prostitution trial of two Brazilian women collapses

The judge said that the case could not proceed due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ but will begin before a new jury later in the month.

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# chat gpt

Microsoft and Google go head-to-head with new products aimed at winning AI tech battle

The two Silicon Valley titans are rushing into the space after the ChatGPT bot caught the imagination of web users around the world.

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# anti-racism

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The Government plans to unveil an action plan against racism in March.

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# Update

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# New Zealand

Enough cocaine to 'service New Zealand for 30 years' found floating in Pacific Ocean

The cocaine is thought to have been dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate.

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# Donetsk

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# Lia Fáil

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The Lia Fáil standing stone was damaged some time between Monday evening and yesterday morning.

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# what's the french for yerra

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# rossa fanning

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He said that this policy was a “reasonable one” with a “rational basis”.

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# Syria

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# Disruption

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# Brexit

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# State of the Union

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Mr Biden ignored the bitter divisions between Republicans and Democrats and his own low standing with the public.

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# anne o'rorke

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# Your Say

Poll: Do you ever pray?

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# met police

Victims of serial rapist David Carrick say he was 'a beast' and 'evil'

The 48-year-old was handed 36 life sentences and will serve a minimum term of 32 years.

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# ross exposure

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