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1. #ON THE UP: The latest house price report from Daft.ie shows that prices rose over the summer in every single one of the 54 areas monitored. An analysis by the website showed that, in the year to September, prices rose an average of 7.6% across the State.
2. #COLOMBIA: Colombians hit their government with a shock defeat when they voted by a razor-thin majority to reject a historic peace accord with communist Farc rebels.
3. #RELEASED: A 41-year-old man questioned as part of a murder investigation following the discovery of a man’s body in a remote area near Tallaght has been released without charge. A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
4. #DRUGS: A Corkman who is facing 12 years in a Philippines jail for smuggling 0.38 grams of cannabis through Laoag International Airport in July 2013 says the drug was planted on him.
5. #GUNPOINT: Reality TV star Kim Kardashian was held at gunpoint last night at a Paris hotel by assailants disguised as police as she took part in fashion week.
6. #HUNGARY: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has declared victory in a referendum that saw 99.8% of voters reject mandatory EU migrant quotas. However, a low turnout appears to have made the vote invalid.
7. #BUDGET: Fianna Fáil has told the Government a €5 hike in the state pension is non-negotiable as Budget talks continue, the Irish Independent reports.
8. #CARERS: Carer Carmel Geoghegan spoke to us about the difficult reality faced by people in Ireland who care for loved ones during illnesses.
9. TRUMP: Republican leaders have hailed Donald Trump as a “genius” for allegedly paying no taxes for close to 20 years.
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