EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #TUAM BABIES: The Government announced that a full forensic excavation of the mother and baby home in Tuam will take place.

2. #FOUND: Gardaí confirmed that partial remains discovered in Co Clare, in 2001 have now been identified as those of Aengus ‘Gussie’ Shanahan, who went missing in Limerick in 2000.

3. #SAUDI: Turkish President said journalist Khashoggi killing was planned ‘days in advance’ as he demanded that his killers face justice.

4. #GUILTY: A 31-year-old man was found guilty of the murder of Dermot Byrne in Swords last year.

5. #CHARGED: A man has been remanded in custody after he was charged with murdering Amanda Carroll who was found dead in her apartment in Dublin on Sunday.

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