EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #GANGLAND: Gardaí have made three arrests in 24 hours as part of a crackdown on gangland crime.

2. #LONDON: An Irishman has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years for stabbing a woman to death in London.

3. #PRESS COUNCIL: The Press Council has called for judges to decide damages in defamation cases, rather than allowing juries to do so.

4. #SLAB MURPHY: Prominent republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy has been given a November date to appeal his conviction for tax evasion.

5. #OBAMA: US President Barack Obama has made a historic visit to the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

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