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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

A deadly terrorist attack in central London seized headlines today.

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

IRELAND

0093candlelit vigil Martin McGuinness_90506299 A candlelit vigil for McGuinness last night. Books of condolences have been opened around the country for people to pay their respects. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

  • The wreckage of the Rescue 116 helicopter was found off the coast of Co Mayo
  • Tributes continue to pour in for Martin McGuinness; his funeral is to be held in Derry City tomorrow
  • Health minister Simon Harris plans to eventually dimantle the HSE and replace it with a “much leaner” national health agency
  • The director general of RTÉ Dee Forbes said the TV licence fee should be doubled
  • A Dáil committee will this evening discuss the possibility of introducing a dress code for Leinster House
  • Taoiseach Enda Kenny said he was “disturbed” about reports of Ibrahim Halawa‘s health, as his trial date is postponed again
  • A list of options were published today to extend the right to vote in presidential elections to citizens living abroad
  • Only four counties in the Republic of Ireland have a disposable income per person greater than the State’s average. Here they are.

WORLD

Palace of Westminster incident Stefan Rousseau / PA Images Stefan Rousseau / PA Images / PA Images

#WESTMINSTER: At least four people have died and twenty people injured during an attack on Westminster Bridge and the grounds of the UK Parliament.

#NATO: President Donald Trump will attend a Nato summit in May, as the US administration seeks to quash questions about Trump’s support for the alliance.

#NORTH KOREA: A new missile test has failed according to South Korea and the US, two weeks after Pyongyang launched a ‘drill’ for an attack on American bases in Japan.

PARTING SHOT

In case you need a slight sheer up, here’s Nat Geo’s stunning photo of the day: surfers on the Pier of Scheveningen, a landmark of The Hague, Netherlands.