WHAT’S THE STORY?

1. A woman is still being questioned by police over the death of 2-year-old boy Hassan Khan in Dublin yesterday.

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2. A South African court has been told by a prosecutor that Oscar Pistorius should spend at least 10 years behind bars for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

#PistoriusTrial One of #OscarPistorius' relatives whispers 'oh my god' at suggestion of ten years in jail
— Alex Crawford (@AlexCrawfordSky) October 17, 2014

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3. JOE Biden‘s son was kicked out of the US Navy for taking cocaine.

4. A man has been arrested over a petrol bomb attack that injured three children in Waterford last night.

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5. It’s going to be a really, really wet weekend.

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