The 5 at 5: Wednesday

The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #TRAIN DISRUPTIONS: North Dublin rail services have resumed after commuters faced major disruption to Dart, Northern Commuter and Belfast services today.

2. #HEATWAVE: Europe braced for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries and sent air conditioner sales zooming in a continent unused and ill-equipped to handle searing heat.

3. #DECRIMINALISE: TDs and senators from across the political spectrum have recommended that the possession of drugs for personal use be fully decriminalised – and that the move should apply to all illicit substances.

4. #HONOURS LIST: Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldon has sent a letter to the office of the British prime minister requesting that his knighthood be renounced and forfeited

5. #ESCAPE THE SUN: The government has advised older people to avoid direct sunlight as the unusually intense spell of hot weather continues.