One killed and three missing after massive explosion reported at Didcot Power Station
One person has been killed, three people are missing and five in hospital after a building collapsed at Didcot Power Station. A major incident has been declared after reports of a loud explosion at the site in south Oxfordshire around 4pm. Thames Valley Fire Control Service area manager Mat Carlile said a search was underway. The collapse happened at Didcot A, a disused oil and gas plant which is currently being demolished.
Michael Lowry to appeal High Court decision over alleged tax offences
Michael Lowry says he intends to appeal a High Court dismissal of his attempt to stop his trial for alleged tax offences. The case of the outgoing Independent TD was described as "devoid of any substance or merit and ultimately built on a foundation of sand". In dismissing Mr Lowry's action, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan said he had failed to identity any unlawfulness in his prosecution, had failed to demonstrate anything remotely improper in the conduct of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), and said the time to challenge the decision to prosecute had long since passed.
Conor McGregor honoured with Sports Illustrated cover
Fresh from posing with fans in Galway, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has just been revealed as the cover star of the new edition of Sports Illustrated. Under the headline, “Conor McGregor puts the fight in Fighting Irish... and the fear in the rest of the UFC,” the notorious Dublin brawler is only the third MMA star to make the cover of the famous magazine.
Johnson & Johnson pay $72 million in damages after products caused cancer in consumer
Johnson and Johnson has been ordered to pay $72 million in damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer aged 62 was linked to her use of some of its products. The Missouri state jury heard Jaqueline Fox had used the company's talc-based Baby Powder and Shower to Shower for years.
The final live TV debate of the election campaign takes places tonight. The leaders of the four main parties will make their final pitch for votes on RTE's Primetime. It comes as polls show a tight race and the possibility of a hung Dáil. Newstalk live-tweeted the event, as well as adding a new #RealityCheck article in response to the debate.
