LAST UPDATE | 6 May 2021

EVERY MORNING, The Journal brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #BIKE THEFT There has been a 65% increase in violent bike and scooter thefts since last year, according to a Noteworthy investigation published this morning

2. #CROSS BORDER CRIME Both Irish and British police forces are working together to tackle the illegal trade of fake documents, with Ireland used as a backdoor to post-Brexit Britain.

3. #KILDARE CRASH A woman in her 40s has died after being hit by a car in Kildare last night.

4. #PFIZER VACCINE A national study in Israel on their vaccine rollout shows that two doses of a Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine provides 95.3% protection from the virus.

5. #SUPER THURSDAY Local and regional elections in the UK are taking place today, with the Tories expected to pull off a by-election sweep for the Labour constituency of Hartlepool

6. #SPACEX LAUNCH SpaceX has successfully landed its futuristic Starship, nailing a test flight of the spaceship that the company plans to use to take people to Mars.

7. #FACTCHECK Darkness into Light has not been cancelled by Pieta House this year, despite claims by anti-lockdown activists.

8. #GHISLAINE MAXWELL Overnight checks are being carried out on Ghislaine Maxwell in prison, while she awaits a trial on sex trafficking charges.

9. #THE TROUBLES The UK is set to introduce a statute of limitations to stop people from being charged over incidents in Northern Ireland that happened before the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, according to reports in the Daily Telegraph.

Comments are closed for legal reasons.