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The 5 at 5 Five minutes, five stories, five o’clock…

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #MADURO Deposed Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro has been transferred to a New York courthouse where he is facing drugs and weapons charges this evening. You can follow live here.

2. #IS GREENLAND NEXT? A number of Nordic countries, France and the UK have pushed back on US President Donald Trump’s continued threats that the US “needs” Greenland.

3. #DONEGAL DEATH One man has been arrested after a man in his 60s was killed in an overnight attack in Ardara, Co Donegal.

4. #STATUS YELLOW WEATHER Weather warnings are in place around the country and have been extended until tomorrow as Met Éireann forecasts “very cold” conditions.

5. #ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST Ruben Amorim has been sacked by Manchester United after 14 months in charge, with former player Darren Fletcher set to take interim charge ahead of Wednesday’s game against Burnley.

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