LAST UPDATE | 6 Feb

GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news you need to know to start the day.

Weather warnings

1. Status Orange rain warnings remain in place in counties Dublin, Wicklow, Waterford and Louth, with Status Yellow warnings also in place in 14 other counties.

Deposit return scheme

2. Dubliners who collect bottles and cans on the streets have shared their stories, after The Journal sat down with four men who do so to raise money for food, Leap card top-ups, phone bills and more.

Iran

3. The United States and Iran are preparing for talks today in Oman, with Washington looking to see if there was any prospect of diplomatic progress on the Iranian nuclear programme and other issues while refusing to rule out military action.

Lord of the Dance

4. After legal wranglings, Michael Flatley vowed that the “show must and will go on” as the Lord of the Dance returned to Dublin’s 3Arena last night.

Epstein Files

5. British prime minister Keir Starmer remains under pressure from within Labour ranks as he seeks to steady the ship amid widespread anger over the Peter Mandelson scandal.

Hong Kong

6. Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Monday following his national security trial. 

Nigeria

7. The last 89 Christians held captive since criminal gangs attacked three churches in northern Nigeria in mid-January were released yesterday, following a spate of mass kidnappings in the country.

Novo Nordisk

8. Weight loss drugmaker Novo Nordisk said it would take legal action against a US chain offering a “knock-off” of the new pill version of its Wegovy drug.

Six Nations

9. Ireland reflect on a tough night in Paris, as the rugby team were defeated by 36-14 by France last night.