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# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday
Everyone’s been talking about the job losses in Newbridge, the garda stand-off in Windy Arbour, and what Nigella had to say…
Updated at 11.14pm
NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
There were 150 job losses at the Pfizer plant in Newbridge
There was a stand-off between gardaí and an armed man in Windy Arbour
A teenage girl questioned over the Phoenix Park killing was released
Gerry Adams was criticised for comments on the Smithwick report
Live Register numbers fell
Ireland topped the Forbes list of Best Countries for Business
It was confirmed that an Irish military vehicle in Syria had hit a mine
The Language Commissioner quit, over marginalisation of Irish
Aer Lingus Regional announced 20 new jobs
A donkey was recovering after a night in a Dublin canal
The Eirgrid CEO said he had no problems with pylons
And the earth moved for some people in Cork
WORLD
[Image: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/Press Association Images]
#LONDON: Nigella Lawson admitted having taken cocaine twice, but said claims by her ex-husband that she was a habitual user were “absolutely ridiculous”
#NEW YORK: The driver of the train that crashed on Sunday admitted he may have nodded off at the controls
#FRANCE: Legislation that would make the clients of prostitutes liable for fines starting at €1,500 was approved
#BRITAIN: Facebook and Twitter users got an official Government warning on discussing details of ongoing court cases
INNOVATION
- Days after Amazon’s announcement on ‘drones’ Google confirmed it’s bought seven companies to help develop its robotics business
- Another First World problem solved: Reversible USBs will soon be a thing
- And the NORAD Santa Tracker has some tough (but adorable) competition this year [Huffington Post]
PARTING SHOT
There’s only a few weeks left to go of 2013. What do you reckon were the country’s top tracks of the year? Well, Spotify have been crunching the numbers (or whatever it is they do these days).
So, this year, we have mostly been listening to…
[Screengrab via Spotify]
First posted at 9pm
