LAST UPDATE | 1 Feb 2019

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #ABORTION: A number of investigations are underway over the alleged leak of a woman’s details after she had an abortion in Dublin. 

2. #BIG FREEZE: The UK experienced its coldest night since 2012 last night with temperatures in some areas dropping to -15.4C.

3. #LONDON: Amid those freezing conditions, police in London discovered an abandoned newborn baby. 

4. #BANK HOLIDAY: A number of MEPs are campaigning for Europe Day to be marked as a public holiday across the EU. 

5. #CHURCH: A Catholic diocese in Texas has published a list of 300 priests accused of sexual abuse since 1950.

6. #HOMELESSNESS: A new report has shown that the rate of deaths among homeless people in Dublin was up to 10 times higher than in the general population. 

7. #SYRIA: A US court has found the Syrian government culpable in the 2012 death of journalist Marie Colvin, ordering a €264 million judgment.

8. #TRIAL: Lawyers for the Mexican drug kingpin known as El Chapo have urged a US jury not to believe prosecution witnesses, calling them ‘lifelong liars. 

9. #DOWN UNDER: Australia recorded its hottest month ever in January, with mean temperatures exceeding 30C for the first time. (BBC News)

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