EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know before you hit the road.
1. #LUAS A young woman whose legs became stuck between a Luas and the platform was freed after passers-by pushed the side of the tram this morning. The incident was filmed by a bystander.
2. #UK More than 1,400 children were sexually exploited in the UK town of Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, a report out today says. The shocking report reveals that some children were abducted and beaten, and trafficked to other English cities, .
3. #BIG DEAL US fast food giant Burger King has snapped up Canada’s Tim Horton’s, in a ‘tax inversion’ deal that will see the new company headquartered in Canada but Burger King continuing to operate out of Miami.
4. #EMIGRATION Only 16% of emigrants were unemployed before they left Ireland, according to new CSO statistics. It says that there was a decline of 20% in people leaving the country between April 2013 and April 2014. Meanwhile, unemployment has fallen again, to 11.5%
5. #UH OH A 5.7 magnitude earthquake has hit Iceland’s largest volcano, Bardarbunga. It’s located under a glacier, and it is feared the quake could lead to another ash cloud across Europe, disrupting flights.
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