The 5 at 5: Tuesday

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. #SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS: Finance Minister Simon Harris has said he wants to see the government’s new State-backed personal investment scheme up and running next year.

2. #IRAN: Donald Trump has lashed out at allies who refused to get involved in the attacks on Iran, telling them that the US “won’t be there to help you anymore” and to get their own oil from the Strait of Hormuz.

3. #SCOTT MILLS: Former BBC Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills was questioned by police over allegations of serious sexual offences against a teenage boy under 16 in 2018, but the case was dropped due to lack of evidence.

4. #KYIV: The Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee has arrived in Kyiv on a two-day visit to coincide with a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers.

5. #ARMAGH: A delivery driver was forced to drive a ‘crude but viable’ explosive device in his vehicle to a police station in Northern Ireland last night.