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GOOD EVENING

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. #ENERGY CRISIS: Minister for Environment Eamon Ryan has said households can expect to receive an additional electricity credit before Christmas. Meanwhile, another energy provider has announced a hike in prices

2. #SITESERV: The government has published a Commission of Inquiry report which found the sale of building services group Siteserv to a firm controlled by businessman Denis O’Brien was based on “misleading and incomplete information”.

3. #HIGH COURT: Suspended teacher Enoch Burke has returned to prison after refusing to purge his contempt of court and comply with a temporary injunction preventing him from attending or teaching at the secondary school where he is employed.

4. #BREXIT: The new Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has urged Stormont party leaders to form an executive “as soon as possible”.

5. #CHILDCARE: An increase in minimum pay rates for childcare providers has been formally approved by the government, following months of campaigning for reform of the sector.