British MPs have voted to take control of the Brexit agenda in the House of Commons.
They backed a move last night to hold a series of 'indicative votes' on alternatives to Theresa May's deal.
It's an attempt to break the ongoing deadlock.
Votes on the alternatives will take place tomorrow.
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80,000 people will lose their jobs if there's a no deal Brexit, the ESRI has warned.
The organisation has looked at the impact on Ireland of Britain leaving the EU.
It's found the economy will take a hit of 4.8% over ten years in a no deal scenario - or 2.6% if there is a deal.
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Irish aid agency GOAL is warning that the damage caused by Cyclone Idai is being hugely underestimated across Southeast Africa.
The charity's staff on the ground have heard reports of whole villages being destroyed with hundreds, even thousands of bodies.
The UN says the final casualty figure will only be known once the floods have receded.
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Gardaí in Cork are appealing for information after a toddler was seriously injured in a hit-and-run in Cork City.
The three-year-old boy was struck by a car which failed to stop at Castle Meadows off Skehard Road shortly before 4pm yesterday.
The young boy was rushed by ambulance to Cork University Hospital, where his condition is understood to be serious.
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Palestinian officials say a ceasefire has been negotiated after a missile destroyed a home north of Tel Aviv, injuring seven people.
Israel retaliated, with airstrikes flattening a multi-storey building in Gaza City.
The Israeli military claimed it was the headquarters of Hamas.
Air-raid sirens sounded across southern Israel again late last night.
