EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1.#MALI: At least 27 people have been killed in a siege at the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, with all remaining hostages now believed to be freed.

2. #DUBLIN: A man who drove a car through a red light at a pedestrian crossing, flinging a girl into the air and breaking her leg has been jailed for a year and banned from driving for four years.

3. #MEATH: A man has died in hospital after a vicious assault in Navan yesterday.

4. #STRIIIIKE: Local authority members who do work for Irish Water have overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action over staff reductions.

5. #MONEY TALKS: The biggest Euromillions jackpot of the year is up for grabs this evening: €160 million.

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