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news wrap

Today's top stories in 6 seconds

All the day’s news so far? You’ll find it here.

WHAT’S THE STORY? 

1. #BELFAST: Police officers were injured and a 16-year-old girl was run over by a car in the Ardoyne area during riots.

2. #BULLYING: Police in the UK are investigating an attack on teenage girls that was filmed and shared on Faecbook.

3. #RAPE: The woman who saw her rapist walk free yesterday has said the suspended sentence given to him is a clear message rape is not taken seriously in this country.

4. #CORK:  A man in his 20s has died after a workplace accident at a Cork dairy.

5. #ERIC GARNER: The city of New York has agreed a €5.9 million settlement with the family of a man who died after being put in a chokehold and wrestled to the ground by police.

6. #GO SET A WATCHMAN: Harper Lee released her new book today and fans aren’t happy that Atticus Finch turned out to be a racist.