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

IRELAND

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• An Irishman in his 60s died while swimming in Portugal.
• Professionals are leaving Dublin in their droves to follow careers in other Irish cities outside the capital.
• Police in Belfast launched a murder inquiry after the death of a 51-year-old woman.
• A man was rescued after the car he was travelling in entered Lough Neagh in Antrim.
• Ireland is attempting to become the data centre capital of the world.
• A new book has put Ireland’s welfare system in the spotlight.
• Parents who use smartphones or smartwatches to keep tabs on their child’s whereabouts were warned that they could be creating risks to their privacy and security.
• The iconic Phil Lynott statue has been removed in Dublin.

WORLD

Police at the scene at Bermuda Park in Nuneaton where a gunman is holding two bowling alley members of staff hostage. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#ENGLAND: A man was arrested after taking hostages at a UK bowling alley this afternoon.

#ZIMBABWE: The World Health Organisation rescinded its decision to name Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador, saying it was in the “best interests” of the UN agency.

#MALTA: The Maltese government has offered a one-million euro reward for information to help solve the murder of journalist and anti-corruption campaigner Daphne Caruana Galizia.

PARTING SHOT

Live television can be a minefield at the best of times but spare a thought for reality TV star Gemma Collins who has had an absolute beast tonight while presenting an award.

Shortly after naming the winner of winner of Best TV Show at the UK Teen Awards, she proceeded to fall down a hole.

Collins took it in good humour though as her tweet suggests.

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