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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. #COURTS: A 49-year-old man has been charged at the Special Criminal Court with the 2006 murder of Denis Donaldson in Co Donegal.

2. #IRAN: Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s oil export hub of Kharg Island, oil wells and power plants if it does not agree soon to a deal to end the war.

3. #OFF AIR: BBC Radio 2 DJ Scott Mills has been sacked from his role as a presenter at the station over allegations regarding his “personal conduct”.

4. #INFLATION ONCE AGAIN: A rise in energy prices due to the war in Iran has pushed the rate of inflation to 3.6%, according to the Central Statistics Office. 

5. #HASTA LA VISTA BELFAST: Actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has been presented with an honorary degree during a visit to Belfast.

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