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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five stories you need to know as you head home for the day.

1. #RUSSIA: Around ten people are dead after an explosion rocked the metro system in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg, according to authorities and news reports.

2. #ELEVENTH HOUR: NBRU chief Dermot O’Leary has confirmed that the National Bus and Rail Union has received a legal letter from Coras Iompar Éireann over last Friday’s wildcat action.

3. #PROPERTY: The asking price for a typical three-bed semi in Dublin has risen to €290,000.

4. #MAURITIUS: The chief public prosecutor of Mauritius has said that the murder case of Michaela McAreavey is not closed.

5. #IT CAN’T BE YOU: The unlucky winner of the Christmas Millionaire Raffle draw has missed out on their €1 million prize as the deadline to claim the cash has passed.

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