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1. #MAJORCA: A 14-year-old Irish boy has died after falling from a second-floor hotel balcony in Majorca.

2. #EXPLOSION: A steam pipe has exploded beneath Fifth Avenue in Manhattan today, sending white steam stories into the air and forcing pedestrians to take cover.

3. #HOUSING: Plans to alleviate the housing crisis by accommodating families in log cabins would cause landlords to abuse the rental market, it has been claimed.

4. #PAISLEY: DUP MP Ian Paisley Jr has made an emotional apology in the House of Commons over his failure to declare benefits he received from the Sri Lankan government.

5. #ASSAULTS: New garda figures have revealed that 2017 was the worst year for assaults in almost a decade.

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