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1. #EXPELLED: More than a dozen European countries and the US have expelled Russian diplomats over the Sergei Skripal affair.

2. #PROPERTY LADDER: A three-bed semi-detached house now costs an average of €229,111.

3. #TIPPERARY: The family of Elisha Gault is in mourning after the body of the missing 14-year-old was discovered.

4. #BELFAST: The judge in the rugby rape trial has told the jury they must “decide where the truth lies”.

5. #WRAP UP WARM: Frosty, wintry weather is set to return later this week.

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