The UK Prime Minister will continue his push for a pre-Christmas election today after his third attempt was rejected last night.
Boris Johnson yesterday abandoned his "do or die" pledge to take the UK out of the EU by Halloween and formally accepted a three-month extension to the process.
Under current legislation, Mr Johnson needs the support of two-thirds of the House of Commons to call an election.
He is now expected to try and change that law – so that he only needs a simple majority to push through his plan for an election on December 12th.
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The two boys who murdered Kildare schoolgirl Ana Kriegel are due back in court today for their sentence hearing.
It has been four months since they were both convicted of murdering the 14-year-old at a derelict farmhouse in Lucan, Dublin on May 14th last year.
One of them was also found guilty of aggravated sexual assault.
The sentencing hearing was previously adjourned to allow for various reports to be compiled – including psychiatric and psychological assessments.
The hearing is due to take a full day, but sentences are likely to be handed down at a later date.
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Police have appealed directly to the Vietnamese community in Britain in an attempt to help identify 39 victims found dead in a lorry in Essex.
In a Facebook video, Essex Police urged anyone with information that could help establish who the victims are to come forward.
25-year-old lorry driver Maurice Robinson, from Craigavon in County Armagh appeared in court yesterday over the discovery.
He has been charged with 39 counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration, and money laundering.
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There are calls for those behind a fire attack on the car of a County Leitrim TD to be brought to justice.
Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny’s car was burnt out in front of his home near Ballinamore at around 2:30am yesterday morning.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses who were in the area between midnight and 3am yesterday to contact them.
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy said the local community will be appalled by the attack – and insisted his party colleague will not be intimidated.
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A group opposed to plans to pipe water from the Shannon to Dublin has warned that last week's boil-notice highlights the real problem facing the Capital.
The River Shannon Protection Alliance said Dublin's pipes are ancient and corroded – and filling them with water is like trying to fill a sieve.
Spokesperson Gerry Siney said there is plenty of water in Dublin, but Irish Water needs to treat it and keep it.
