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

IRELAND

Members of the public brave the rising winds on Sandycove strand ahead of the arrival of Storm Lilian tonight. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Much of the country will be under either a wind or rain warning from tonight as the weather turns rough with the arrival of Storm Lilian.
• An investigation was launched into the discovery of a man’s body in Drogheda, Co Louth.
• Heat-related deaths in Ireland could increase to as many as 1,413 per year this century under high levels of global warming due to climate change, a new study found.
• In our Morning Lead, we looked at how the Irish government has given money to fund a programme of building prefabs for displaced Ukrainians so they can return home.
• A 61-year-old man wanted by the Northern Irish authorities in connection with the killing of three police officers by an IRA bomb during the Troubles appeared before the High Court.
• Sinn Féin backed the calls for a 2009 review into the abuse of paedophile Michael Shine to be published and for a commission of investigation to be set up. 
• Social welfare payments worth over €115 million were found to have been wrongly paid to citizens last year, with six people having received more than €200,000 in benefit payments they were not entitled to.
• Inland Fisheries Ireland said the escaped farmed salmon from Killary Harbour in Co Galway “pose a significant risk to wild Atlantic salmon populations”.
• RTÉ announced Jim Jennings, the broadcaster’s Director of Content, will leave the company at the end of the month.
• A study from St Vincent’s University Hospital Dublin challenged the belief that weight loss medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy work just by making users feel more full.
• The funeral service of journalist, author and feminist activist Nell McCafferty will take place in Derry tomorrow.

INTERNATIONAL

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#DNC: Reporting from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, The Journal’s Christine Bohan looked at the how the Democratic nominee for vice president has made an unusual impact on voters in a short space of time.
#SICILY: Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily recovered the body of British entrepreneur Mike Lynch.
#GAZA: Egypt, the key mediator in ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, expressed scepticism as more details emerged of the proposal meant to bridge gaps in talks
#WEST BANK: Police in Israel announced they had arrested four people suspected of “terrorist” acts against Palestinians in the West Bank.
#VIETNAM: A six-year-old boy who had been missing for four days was found alive in a deep forest in a mountainous region of northern Vietnam.
#JERMAINE JENAS: Former footballer Jermaine Jenas was sacked from presenting BBC programmes The One Show and Match Of The Day.
#DIAMOND: The world’s second largest diamond was discovered in Botswana.

PARTING SHOT

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There are just 76 days to go until voters in the US head to the polls to elect their next president. 

That’s what Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for Vice President, reminded the Democratic National Convention last night, where supporters are getting geared up for the final few months of the Presidential race.

Polls are currently showing Harris with a very slight lead over Trump, but it’s still all to play for until election day on 5 November.

Meanwhile, Independent candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced he will address “his path forward” tomorrow, where it’s expected he will end his presidential bid and drop out of the race.

With all this in mind, in our daily poll we wanted to know: Who would you prefer as the next US President – Harris or Trump?

Take part in our poll here or take a look at how other have been voting.