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EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head out the door.

1. #JOBSTOWN: A judge has refused to abort the trial of a teen accused of falsely imprisoning Joan Burton.

2. #NOONAN: The Department of Finance has insisted that Michael Noonan is “in fine health” as he returns to work.

3. #BRANGELINA: Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt after two years of marriage.

4. #SYRIA: The UN has suspended all humanitarian aid convoys in Syria after a deadly airstrike which saw the week-long ceasefire in the war-ravaged country collapse.

5. #CATHRIONA WHITE: Actor Jim Carrey is being sued over the death of his Irish ex-girlfriend.

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