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

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IRELAND

• A Coast Guard crew member was killed when their boat overturned off the Kilkee coast
• The Fine Gael think-in took place in Kildare
• Gardaí launched a public awareness campaign to reduce assaults
• Fianna Fáil wants water charges abolished
• An inquiry heard a doctor misdiagnosed an ectopic pregnancy
• Starbucks opened another store without planning permission
• Proposed toll increases were described as an ‘excessive burden’ on road user
• Thousands of jobs may be at risk in Irish pubs and restaurants after Brexit.

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WORLD

#BYE: David Cameron has resigned as an MP with immediate effect.

#QUEEN AND COUNTRY: Nigel Farage said Ireland should rejoin the Commonwealth

#CLINTON COLLAPSE: Hillary Clinton’s health has become the focus as the race for the White House continues.

#WEST SUSSEX: A man has been jailed for 15 months after a 50-minute car chase during rush hour.

#RIP: Transgender actress Alexis Arquette has died.

INNOVATION

• Tesla hopes a new system change will help its cars’ autopilot software avoid fatal crashes
• Jeff Bezos unveiled a new rocket design. [Time]

PARTING SHOT

Joe Caslin is back with a stunning new mural in Waterford in aid of Pieta House.

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