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IRELAND

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• The woman who saw her rapist walk free yesterday has said the suspended sentence sends a clear message that rape is not being taken seriously.
• A three-old boy has died after an incident at a swimming pool in Co Cork yesterday.
• A 61-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a car ploughed into pedestrians last night.
• Kerry woman Jackie Crowe whose life assurance lapsed over arrears of €244 has died.
• The body of a man has been found in a house in Drogheda this evening.
• An Irishman has died in Croatia.
• A man in his 20s has been killed in a workplace accident in Clonakilty, west Cork.
• Europe has given the green light to IAG’s bid for Aer Lingus
• Garda are appealing for help in finding Chantel Duffy (17) missing from Cork.
• Did you buy potato and spinach soup in Lidl recently? It’s being recalled
• Fewer people are being taken to court for drink driving offences

INTERNATIONAL

Daniel Pelka who was starved and beaten before dying from a head injury in March 2012. West Midlands Police West Midlands Police

#NUCLEAR DEAL: Iran agreed to a deal that essentially prohibits it from developing a nuclear bomb. Here’s what is in the deal and why we should care. 

#GREECE: The UK aren’t the only ones that have issues paying for Greece’s third bailout

#DERBY: A mother who starved and murdered her four-year-old son has died in prison.

#LEICESTER: A woman in the UK has claimed that a security guard at a Primark store removed her baby daughter as she was breastfeeding her.

#BANGLADESH: Protests are planned after the brutal beating to death of a 13-year-old boy which was captured on video and posted online.

#WASHINGTON: A teenage girl survived after a light plane crash but her step-grandparents are feared dead.

INNOVATION

• A new hexagon seat plan could see airlines aiming to cram more people on flights. [Geek.com]
• Nokia has an eye on re-entering the smartphone market, but under one condition. [TheJournal.ie]

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