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

IRELAND

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• Unions and management at Irish Rail are in a second day of talks at the LRC aimed at averting strike action.
• Irish and UK authorities are to launch a new terrorist flight watchlist over fears of jihadist militants arriving into both countries from the Middle East.
• A campaign to protect girls from cervical cancer is working, it aims to protect more than 42,000 girls from developing cervical cancer.
• The HSE today revealed that it received 2,437 referrals of elder abuse last year and that the sons and daughters were the biggest perpetrators.
• Dublin Bus is looking for a company that can conduct drug and alcohol tests on its employees.
• A print ad for Today FM’s Dermot and Dave show received a lot of criticism today for featuring the faces of the two presenters superimposed on a bra.

INTERNATIONAL 

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#UK: Police have defended their handling of the Ashya King case as sympathy mounts for the 5-year-old and his parents.

#UKRAINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a “political solution” to the crisis in eastern Ukraine.

#WEST BANK: Israel has claimed nearly 1,000 acres of Palestinian land in the West Bank, in what is understood to be the biggest such seizure in decades. Ireland has condemned Israel’s actions. 

INNOVATION

• We always knew tea made us feel better and now the science is on our side. It’s good for our liver so go on – stick on the kettle.
• A Galway husband and wife have found a way for drones to save lives. 

PARTING SHOT

Nude images of Jennifer Lawrence have been circulating online today but here’s why you shouldn’t look.