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1. #RAQQA: French fighter jets have begun bombing the Islamic State group’s de facto capital in Syria. The airstrikes come after a series of terrorist attacks that killed 132 people in Paris on Friday night.
2. #TERROR ARRESTS: French police have made arrests in dozens of raids across the country following the declaration of a national state of emergency.
3. #MANHUNT: A manhunt continues this morning for a Belgian suspect thought to have rented the car used by the group of attackers who targeted the Bataclan theatre. Belgium has issued an international arrest warrant for Abdeslam Salah, a 26-year-old man born in Brussels.
4. #TRIBUTES: The Irish Independent reports that a young Irishman injured in the concert hall shielded his partner and others during the shooting. Meanwhile, victims of the terror attacks continue to be identified.
5. #SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: The Marriage Equality Bill, legalising marriage between people of the same gender, comes into force today.
6. #WESTMEATH: A man in his 50s has been arrested in connection with the murder of a woman in Ballynacargy.
7. #BREASTFEEDING: Soon-to-be released guidelines from the Food Safety Authority will warn mothers who sell their breast milk that they could be putting the health of children at risk, according to The Irish Daily Mail.
8. #CRACKDOWN: Iranian police have cautioned that women who fail to wear the veil when driving will have their cars confiscated for a week and are likely to be fined.
9. #BAD NEWS: New research has found that a typical Indian takeaway meal of a starter, main course and pilau rice can contain more calories than the total daily requirements for adults.
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