Autumn colours surrounding the village of Kenmore, Perthshire, are reflected in the waters of Loch Tay, Scotland, earlier today PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin and Dr Peter Boylan arrive at Leinster House this afternoon to serve as witnesses for the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Committee Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• Strong words were exchanged at today’s sessions of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment.
• A status-yellow rainfall warning has been issued for 14 counties for tomorrow.
• An Irish man in his 30s has died while on honeymoon in the Maldives.
• Ireland’s competition watchdog is probing reports of nursing homes ripping off elderly people.
• Remains washed up on a Clare beach have been confirmed as those of a woman who was buried at sea.
• Dr Ciara Kelly is to take over George Hook’s radio slot on Newstalk.
• The number of homes without power following Storm Ophelia is gradually dwindling.
• An appeal has been made for information after a teenage girl suffered facial injuries in a Cork hit-and-run.
• A phone scam involving incoming calls from countries like Liberia raised its head.
• Ryanair pilots in Madrid rejected the latest pay deal on offer from the company.

WORLD

Former British Neo Nazi leader Kevin Wilshaw Channel 4 News / Youtube Channel 4 News / Youtube / Youtube

#TRUMP: The US president faces a backlash after allegedly saying that a dead American soldier ‘knew what he signed up for’.

#ABOUT TURN: A Neo-Nazi leader in the UK has quit his movement, come out as gay, and described his Jewish heritage.

#LAS VEGAS: The disappearance of a security guard who was on site during the recent mass shooting there has raised fresh questions.

PARTING SHOT

Kent Fire Brigade in the UK has pulled out all the stops to get people to check their smoke alarms by… invoking the spirit of Dirty Dancing? Ireland’s fire services, the gauntlet has well and truly been thrown down.

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