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1. #HIGH COURT: Submissions will be head today in the case of a clinically dead pregnant woman. HSE representatives yesterday said there is “no reasonable prospect” of the baby surviving.

2. UNITED STATES: A teenager has been shot dead by police two miles from Ferguson. Crowds have started gathering at the scene amid a heavy police presence.

3. #RIP: The body of missing woman Elaine McCann has been found in Cavan.

4. #EXPENSES: St Vincent’s Healthcare Group is liaising with Revenue over accommodation and utility bills the organisation paid for senior executives, The Irish Times reports. There are queries over whether these on-call expenses are subject to tax.

5. #CURRACLOE: A man has died after a quad bike accident in Co Wexford, RTÉ News reports.

6. #ARREST: A man accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Australia has been arrested and charged. He had gained media attention for a TV appearance earlier this year.

7. #HOLIDAY: Some 240 prisoners will be granted temporary release over Christmas, the Sunday World reports.

8. GALLAGHER SHATTER: The legal firm of former minister and family law expert Alan Shatter was the second highest recipient of GAL fees from the Child and Family Agency this year, The Irish Times reports. A total of €669,423 was paid.

9. #BURGLARY: Gardaí are confident a thief who raided a toy store in Cork will identified as he left fingerprints due to holes in his gloves, the Irish Independent reports. The shop had been ‘swamped’ over the past few days with people offering assistance.