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# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
A woman’s being tested for Ebola in Belfast, a valuable copy of the Book of Kells has been stolen, and Berlin has been celebrating 25 years since the Wall came down.
NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- A patient is being tested for Ebola in Belfast, it was confirmed.
- A body was recovered in the search for a woman missing in Howth.
- The death was announced of former Agriculture Minister Joe Walsh.
- Minister Alex White said a referendum on water needed “more work”.
- Water protesters announced a major action for tomorrow.
- Two men appeared in court over cannabis seizures in Kerry.
- The Irish ambassador laid a wreath at London’s Cenotaph as part of Remembrance Sunday.
- Joan Burton was named Woman of the Year (yes, really).
- And it turns out Keith Barry was kind of right about the Book of Kells being stolen.
WORLD
#GERMANY Berlin is packed tonight, as the city holds a massive street party (above) to mark 25 years since the Wall came down.
#IRAQ Has the leader of ISIS been killed in a US airstrike? There are unconfirmed reports that he may have been.
#SPAIN Catalonia has been voting on whether to break away from Spain, in a symbolic ballot.
INNOVATION
- Experts are looking at ways to enlist robots in the fight to contain Ebola. [CNET]
- And (this is a pretty odd one) — former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg has invested in some pretty amusing domain names. [Huffington Post]
PARTING SHOT
A festival celebrating the life and work of Spike Milligan has been announced — taking place in Sligo next year.
Here’s a classic clip from one of his many BBC comedy shows … featuring Pakistani Daleks.
“Put her in the curry.”
