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- Rents at all time high, supply all time low - Daft.ie
Average rental prices reached a new record high during the first six months of this year, while supply is at an all-time low - Buildings collapse as quake hits Italian island
An earthquake measuring 3.6 magnitude hit the island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, tonight, with first reports saying one person was killed and at least 20 people injured in the collapse of several buildings. - UK wants cooperation with EU on cross-border disputes
Britain is to outline ways to resolve cross-border civil disputes with the European Union after Brexit, the latest in a flurry of proposals for future ties to try to nudge talks forward with the bloc. - Varadkar to visit Canada-US border for Brexit research
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is to visit the Canadian border with the US tomorrow, to observe how it operates. - Chile rejects iron mine to protect endangered penguins
The Chilean government has rejected plans for a two-and-a-half billion dollar iron-mining project - to protect thousands of endangered penguins. - Main suspect in Barcelona van attack shot dead
Spanish police have shot dead Younes Abouyaaqoub, the 22-year-old Moroccan suspected of being behind the Barcelona terror attack, Catalan authorities said this afternoon. - CAO points down for more than half of courses offered
About 52,000 applicants have received offers of places at third level from the CAO, with changes to both the points and Leaving Cert grading systems contributing to fluctuations in the points requirements for the majority of courses. - Torso found in Denmark amid search for missing reporter
A headless female torso was found in the water's edge in Copenhagen, hours after a Danish inventor charged with killing a journalist in his home-made submarine told a court she died on board, police said. - Father recalls horror of Barcelona van attack
The father of the Irish-Filipino family caught up in the Barcelona terror attack has described the horrific moment he and his family were struck by the van as it was being driven at speed down Las Ramblas last Thursday. - Brokenshire to visit Dublin for talks with Coveney
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire will travel to Dublin tomorrow for talks with Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney. - 'Operational pause' ordered after US Navy collision
Ten US sailors are missing after a collision between a destroyer and a tanker near Singapore earlier today, the second involving a US warship and a merchant ship in Asia in about two months, triggering a fleet-wide probe of operations and training. - Repair works silence Big Ben until 2021
Britain's Big Ben has fallen silent for four years of renovation work, with its final 12 bongs ringing for midday in front of a crowd of over 1,000 people. - Court hears NI prison officer was 'key player' in gang
A prison officer charged with dealing drugs inside a high-security jail in Northern Ireland is a "key player" in an organised crime gang, a court has been told. - Duterte says there may have been abuses in war on drugs
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said there could have been abuses in his government's war on drugs and ordered the police to take custody of officers who were involved in the killing of a high-school student last week. - Tenants awarded compensation over HAP refusal
Three tenants have been awarded compensation after the Workplace Relations Commission found they had been discriminated against by a landlord who refused to accept the Housing Assistance Payment. - US to scale back visa services in Russia
The United States is sharply scaling back its visa services in Russia after Russia cut the number of its diplomatic staff in retaliation over new US sanctions. - New bus priority measures in effect on Dublin quays
No significant delays were reported on Dublin's Quays on the first week day operation of new bus priority measures, according to the AA. - Marseille crash not treated as terror incident
At least one person was killed and another injured in Marseille when a car crashed into two bus shelters in different parts of the French city. - US and South Korea begin annual military exercises
South Korean and US forces are taking part in military exercises amid tensions over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes. - Total solar eclipse takes place in US
A total solar eclipse has swept across parts of the US, with day turning into night for two minutes in 14 states.
