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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 so far.

1. #GAZA: A ten-month-old baby in Gaza has been paralysed due to polio as the region recorded its first case of the disease in 25 years.

2. #NELL MCCAFFERTY: The funeral service of journalist, author and feminist activist Nell McCafferty took place today in her hometown of Derry.

3. #SICILY: The family of Mike and Hannah Lynch, who died after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily, have said they are “devastated” and “in shock”.

4. #RSA ADVERT: The Advertising Standards Authority said that a controversial road safety ad is outside its remit.

5. #JERMAINE JENAS: Match Of The Day and One Show presenter Jermaine Jenas is “speaking to his lawyers” after being sacked by the BBC amid allegations he sent unsolicited messages to a female colleague.

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