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1. LEO Varadkar believes universal health insurance will not happen by 2019, as was planned by his predecessor James Reilly. He says the proposal is “too ambitious“.

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2. THE father in the Australian/Thai surrogacy case has convictions for child sex offences, according to reports in Australia today.

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3. A 72-hour ceasefire has started in Gaza with Israeli troops pulling out of the war-torn area.

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4. DO you text and drive? New laws haven’t stopped at least one in ten motorists from checking their phone while on the road.

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5. A German court ruled today that Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone may pay a $100-million settlement to end his trial on bribery charges.

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