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

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five biggest stories of the day.

1. #BARCELONA: A number of injuries have been reported after a van hit pedestrians in what police have said is a ‘terrorist attack’ on Las Ramblas.

2. #OCI: Pat Hickey’s lawyers asked an Oireachtas committee to not discuss the Rio Olympics as the committee met to discuss the ticketing controversy.

3. #CHARLOTTESVILLE: In a series of tweets, US President Donald Trump has said that the removal of ‘beautiful’ Confederate statues is ‘so foolish’.

4. #NORTHERN IRELAND: A judge in Belfast has ruled that the rights of two same-sex couples have not been violated because they are not allowed to marry.

5. #RADIO SLOTS: Newstalk FM has announced that Ivan Yates will present the station’s drivetime show from the start of next month.

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