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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #UK British Prime Minister Liz Truss asked Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng to resign from his position after days of turmoil in the country’s markets over tax plans.

2. #RING ROAD Contentious plans for a new ring road in Galway have been scrapped after An Bord Pleanála said it did not take into account the State’s Climate Action Plan when considering the development.

3. #CAPITOL HILL The panel probing the 6 January attack in Washington DC voted to subpoena then-President Donald Trump to testify before it.

4. #WATER QUALITY Only half of Irish rivers and lakes are capable of sustaining healthy ecosystems for fish and insects, according to a new EPA report.

5. #MORTGAGES AIB announced that it is increasing interest rates on new fixed mortgages by 0.5%.

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