NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

Children drapped in UK flags beside a small fire near the Larne bonfire which is the tallest bonfire in Northern Ireland. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he believes the government will survive a no-confidence vote tomorrow.
• It was the hottest day of the year so far, for the second day in a row.
• The number of people in hospital with Covid-19 topped 1,000 for the first time since April.
• Two people were arrested in connection with the murder of Lisa Thompson.
• Musician Andy Irvine appealed for help in finding instruments lost while flying.
• Lawyers for Lisa Smith asked the Special Criminal Court to consider her young child and the “appalling” conditions they suffered while in Syria.
• A renewed appeal for information was made over the 1987 murder of Antoinette Smith.
• A former St Vincent’s hospital staff member avoided jail after spending €22,000 on a company credit card.

INTERNATIONAL

An apartment block that was hit by a Russian missile strike in central Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy Vyacheslav Madiyevskyy

#UKRAINE: Ukraine has warned that Russian forces were preparing to intensify their fight for key cities in the Donbas, where the death toll from a weekend attack rose to 30 as rocket strikes killed six in the country’s second city.

#INFLATION: The European Commission said it will again cut its growth forecast for this year and hike its expectations for inflation, but it signalled it saw no sign yet of recession in Europe.

#SOUTH AFRICA: Police in South Africa said they have arrested two people in connection with one of two bar shootings that left a total of 19 people dead, in killings that shocked the nation.

#MOUNT VESUVIUS: An American tourist is in hot water with Italian authorities after he fell into the crater of Mount Vesuvius while trying to retrieve a phone he dropped while attempting to take a selfie. 

PARTING SHOT

In our latest FactCheck, Brianna Parkins debunked a trend of viral videos which are promoting “at home” abortions using unregulated methods.

The recordings have become more frequent on TikTok since the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, racking up over a million views since May.

They contain footage of young, female creators explaining how to terminate a pregnancy without medical intervention or supervision by using over-the-counter items.

However, the methods promoted in these videos are completely unproven and potentially dangerous and should not be attempted according to experts. 

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