EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #PARIS: A massive security operation is underway in Paris near a shopping district on the Champs-Elysees after a car crashed into a police van before bursting into flames.

2. #LONDON MOSQUE: A man has been killed in a suspected terror attack in London that saw a van crash into pedestrians outside a mosque.

3. #APPEAL: Attorney General Máire Whelan has been officially appointed to the Court of Appeal.

4. #DEVASTATION: Portugal is in mourning as firefighters continue to battle a giant forest fire that killed at least 62 people.

5. #WEATHER: The current sunny spell is set to last for the early part of the week, but we can expect thundery downpours on Wednesday.

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