NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news…

IRELAND

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• The battle for the leadership of the Labour Party is shaping up with the big contenders now starting to throw their hats in the ring.
• Sean Kelly and Deirdre Clune have been elected to the European Parliament for Ireland South this evening while Mairead McGuinness has been re-elected in the Midlands North West. Matt Carthy is the latest elected to the European Parliament. 
• Labour Senator Lorraine Higgins says she was told that she’d be hatcheted in the face on her Facebook page.
• Ireland is the third highest country for drug-induced deaths in Europe.
• Speaking about Childline the ISPCC has said ‘We’ve told children we’re here for them 24/7 – if the charity crisis continues we won’t be.’
• Brennan’s Bread has been ordered to pay €600,000 for imitating McCambridge’s packaging.

INTERNATIONAL

#NIGERIA: A military officer has confirmed that they’ve located the missing schoolgirls but warned that it’s too dangerous to use force to rescue them.

#MEXICO: A man who was once the listed as the heaviest human being has died at the age of 48.

#SAN FRANCISCO: A millionaire is hiding envelopes of cash around the city because he wants to ‘put a smile on someone’s face’.

INNOVATION

• Google could soon be keeping your home safe as its latest target looks to be a WiFi camera company that streams live footage of what’s happening in your home. [TheJournal.ie]
• A recent study has found that diet soft drinks do actually help people to lose weight. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

This guy has put in a LOT of work in to find out which is the busiest public bike in New York City.