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1. #JO COX: Tributes continue to be paid to Jo Cox, the British Labour MP killed yesterday.

2. #HIT AND RUN: The family of a man killed in a hit-and-run incident have told of life without him.

3. #MEAT LOAF: Singer Meat Loaf has been taken to hospital after collapsing on stage in Canada.

4. #COURT: A court has been told that a husband accused of rape installed location apps on his wife’s phone.

5. #GOING OFFLINE: The Taoiseach has been reading more news online in order to save money on newspapers.

6. #BIN CHARGES: Local Government Minister Simon Coveney will meet with waste companies today to discuss rising bin charges.

7. #NORTHERN IRELAND: A football fan in his 60s died in Stade de Lyon last night as Northern Ireland won a Euro 2016 match.

8. #TRINITY ACCESS PROGRAMME: Students in the Trinity Access Programme, which gives people who may have faced educational disadvantage throughout their lives another chance at higher level education, graduate today.

9. #WEATHER: The weather this weekend is going to be rainy. And warm. And cloudy. And sunny.

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