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1. #JASON CORBETT: A North Carolina court will today decide whether to throw out a custody application by the stepmother of Jason Corbett’s children.

2. #WATER CHARGES: There are reports that the coalition plans to link the €100 water conservation grant with bill payment.

3. #IVY LEAGUE: A 16-year-old girl who who says she was raped during a student tradition at a US prep school will take the stand again today.

4. #OBERSTOWN: A teenager was treated in hospital after he was attacked by another detainee at a child detention centre last night.

5. #WEE DANIEL: It’s been confirmed that Irish crooner Daniel O’Donnell is going to appear on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.

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