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The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #DOCTORS An inquiry has begun into the conduct of a doctor who allegedly failed to pass on the x-ray of a woman who later died of cancer.

2. #CLOSURE Twelve food businesses around Ireland were ordered to close last month because food safety legislation breaches.

3. #INSURANCE There has been a big increase in the number of people being refused car insurance and insurance premiums have risen by 200-400%.

4. #FIRE Passengers were evacuated from a train in Dublin following a fire outbreak in the engine.

5. #KIDNAPPING Two teenage girls have admitted to kidnapping a two-year-old girl from a Primark store in Newcastle, England.

Comments are closed as the inquiry relating to one of the stories is still ongoing.

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