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Today’s top stories in 6 seconds

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WHAT’S THE STORY?

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1. #WICKLOW: A  man has appeared in court charged with the murder of mother-of-three Anne Shortall.

2. #SPLASH: The We Won’t Pay campaign has launched a ‘counter offensive’ against water charges as the first bills begin arriving into letterboxes.

3. #MILAN: Two people, including a judge, have been killed in a courtroom shooting in Italy.

4. #RULE BREAKERS: Sinn Féin has again broken a long-standing rule that political parties are not allowed to use the grounds of Leinster Hosue for party political broadcasts.

5. #ISLAMIC STATE: A French TV network was taken off-air following an ‘unprecedented’ cyberattack.

6. #SUNSHINE: The weather is still glorious – but it will all change tomorrow.

Main pic: Two Indian men walk next to burning rubbish at Dharavi, one of the world’s largest slums, in Mumbai, India.