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

Minister Heather Humphreys has been asked by An Taisce to explain what’s happening in relation to planned further Star Wars filming at Skellig Michael (above). PA WIRE PA WIRE

IRELAND

• The leader of the UUP has recommended his party pull out of the Stormont executive. 
• Politicians in Leinster House also had a thing or two to say about the Provisional IRA debate. 
• Gardaí began a search of land in Dublin after tip-offs about a man’s disappearance. 
• There was a huge fire at Dublin Airport. 
• An appeal was issued for help tracing a missing teenage girl. 
• A man was arrested in connection with the assault and robbery of an 89-year-old woman. 
• The defence minister announced plans to bulk up the Defence Forces. 
• House prices rose. 
• Jobless figures went down. 
• Finally, TheJournal.ie was in Cork today to speak to people who work in Irish Water’s call centre.

WORLD

A Heathrow bound British Airways flight passing the waxing moon above Egham in Surrey. Anthony Devlin Anthony Devlin

#US A man who shot and killed two journalists on live TV in the US state of Virginia later died after shooting himself.

#UK The frontrunner in the battle to be the next leader of the UK Labour Party came in for criticism for suggesting that women-only carriages could be introduced on public transport to reduce harassment.

#PLANET TRUMP ‘The Donald’ reignited his bizarre feud with a Fox News host.

INNOVATION

• The astronauts on board the International Space Station got a delivery of Bill Murray’s favourite whiskey. 
• And some interesting news from San Francisco, where an old folks home has some new residents: young techies [Buzzfeed]

PARTING SHOT

Burger King have asked McDonald’s to help create a ‘McWhopper’ (and it looks pretty amazing). [DailyEdge.ie]