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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Evacuations as Texas braces for hurricane, Public Service Card ‘not compulsory but mandatory’ to claim welfare and government commits to Donegal flood clean-up, it’s the Evening Fix.

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

IRELAND

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INTERNATIONAL 

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#TEXAS: Evacuations are underway as Texas braces for the ‘fiercest hurricane to hit the US in nearly 12 years‘.

#YORKSHIRE: Police could have captured paedophile singer Ian Watkins had they acted earlier on multiple reports of child sex abuse, a new report has found.

#LONDON: Burglars smashed a hole in the wall of a London jewellers and crawled inside to steal £1.8 million-worth (about €1.9 million) of goods.

#UK: Partially driverless trucks are set to become a reality on UK motorways after a government trial was given the go-ahead.

PARTING SHOT

Restored footage of Charles and Diana’s wedding has been released.

Now, 36 years after the wedding day, Associated Press has restored original footage from the 29 July 1981 wedding and released it in 4K resolution on YouTube.

AP Archive / YouTube

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