EU ministers to hold emergency meeting on refugee crisis
EU ministers are due to hold an emergency meeting today to discuss the refugee crisis.
Germany says it is struggling to cope with the thousands of Syrian refugees flooding into the country.
Last night, Germany re-introduced temporary checks on its border with Austria - with trains between the two countries also suspended.
Fresh Stormont talks to begin today
A fresh round of all-party talks aimed at saving the power sharing executive is due to begin in the North this morning.
Last week, First Minister Peter Robinson stood aside along with three other Democratic Unionist Party ministers.
Just over 50% have paid Irish Water bill
Irish Water says just over half people have now paid their bill.
Early figures from the first billing cycle of January to March put the compliance rate at 43%.
That figure has now risen to 51%.
Egypt security forces kill tourists mistaken for terrorists
Egypt says its security forces have killed 12-people in the western desert after mistaking them for terrorists.
Mexico's foreign ministry says at least two Mexican tourists were killed in the attack.
Dublin to get 50 new jobs in the Docklands
A Dublin based online payments service provider is creating 50 new jobs in the Docklands.
The new positions come as the company Realex Payments was acquired by Global Payments earlier this year.
