NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a roundup of today’s news.

IRELAND

Pro-Palestine demonstrators hold a candle vigil for those who have died in the Gaza Strip, in Dublin this evening. Sam Boal Sam Boal

• The man accused of murdering Ashling Murphy told his trial that he was a witness to her murder and that he was stabbed three times by the same person who attacked the 23-year-old school teacher.
• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that some of Israel’s actions in Gaza were “something more approaching revenge”. 
• Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said the position of the Israeli Ambassador to Ireland is now untenable and said the Ambassador should “no longer enjoy diplomatic status in Ireland”.  
• Senior gardaí signalled they’ll review their policing of far-right protests following a meeting with the country’s largest public service workers union. 
• The residents of two care centre facilities in Midleton that were flooded and sustained substantial damage during Storm Babet are still living in alternative accommodation two weeks on.
• A date has been set for the trial of former hurling star DJ Carey, who is facing 21 fraud and forgery charges.
• Corporation tax receipts fell by 45% in October, amounting to a loss of over €1 billion when compared to the same month last year. 
• A man in his 20s has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run in which a woman was killed in Phibsborough in Dublin last month. 
• A fundraiser concert set to be held later this month to raise money for Gaza has been moved to a larger venue due to demand. 

INTERNATIONAL 

Archaeologists have unearthed ancient ruins of what they believe was once a bustling port city near the capital of modern-day Morocco. The experts dug out thermal baths and working class neighbourhoods at Chellah, near Rabat. AP Photo / Mosa’ab Elshamy AP Photo / Mosa’ab Elshamy / Mosa’ab Elshamy

#GAZA An Irish citizen trapped in Gaza said Israel is applying “every kind of punishment that you can think of” on the besieged region.

#UK A security officer is set to stand trial next year accused of an alleged plot to kidnap and murder former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby.

#SCOTLAND Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to reveal whether she deleted pandemic WhatsApp messages to “retain a semblance of credibility”.

PARTING SHOT 

Beatles fans at HMV in Liverpool for a special midnight launch event for the release of the last Beatles song, Now And Then, allowing fans in the home city of the four Beatles members to be the first to get their hands on the new music. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

The Beatles released their last ever song today.

The iconic rock band, that continued to make music after the deaths of John Lennon and George Harrison, has used technological advances to bring back their old friends – in audio and now visual form.

The cover art for the song shows Harrison and Lennon aged by AI to blend with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, who are now in their 80s.

Harrison’s son Giles helped produce the song and Peter Jackson directed the music video, which came out today.

Jackson described the video, which incorporates unseen candid footage of the Beatles at the height of their fame, as “pretty nutty” and providing a “much needed balance between the sad and the funny”.