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

1. #RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin has accused the West of attempting to destroy Russia as he announced “partial” conscription across the country.

2. #ENERGY: Green Party leader Eamon Ryan has accused Sinn Féin of “following the Tory government approach” in advocating for an energy price cap.

3. #DRIVERS: Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the recent announcement that government ministers would be driven by a pool of Garda drivers was necessary to protect senior ministers from attack.

4. #WESTMEATH: A woman in her 40s has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two children following a car fire in Co Westmeath on 9 September.

5. #RETRIAL: A US judge has set the date for a retrial of a daughter and father, who are accused of murdering Limerick man Jason Corbett in 2015.

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