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Protests intensify over Sabarimala temple - GN Headlines

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00:00Good day, and welcome to the Gulf News Update for Monday, October the 15th.

00:06Here are the top stories at this hour.

00:09Britain's Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt said today that a Brexit deal with the European

00:13Union was possible with goodwill, but he warned that there were several issues still outstanding.

00:20Negotiators from both sides failed to bridge the gap in intense weekend talks before a

00:24high-stakes EU summit on Wednesday.

00:27I think everyone in the UK should have confidence that Theresa May will never sign a deal that

00:32is not compatible with the letter and the spirit of the referendum result, Hunt told

00:37reporters.

00:39It has been a fortnight since India's Supreme Court granted permission for women to go on

00:44pilgrimage to the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala.

00:48But there is no clarity on the likely scenario on Wednesday when the temple opens for prayers.

00:53Tens of thousands of devotees of Ayyappa have held demonstrations in various places in the

00:58state demanding that women's entry be banned.

01:01The Communist Party-led government in Kerala has said that it has to abide by the top court's

01:07ruling.

01:08If women do turn up for pilgrimage, they would be accorded protection as well as the facilities

01:13required for the pilgrimage, the state government said.

01:17Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are expecting their first child due in the spring

01:22of 2019, Kensington Palace announced today.

01:26The baby will be the seventh in line to the British throne.

01:29British media said Meghan was believed to be about 12 weeks pregnant.

01:33The news emerged shortly after the royal couple landed in Australia for their first overseas

01:38tour, a busy trip which will also take in New Zealand and Fiji.

01:43And finally, the weather.

01:45Today's highs across the UAE will be 35 degrees Celsius, dropping to 28 degrees at night.

01:51That's all for now.

01:52Thanks for watching.

01:53And as always, you can get the latest updates on gulfnews.com.