Latest reports suggest 25 migrants have died and 400 rescued after a fishing boat carrying over 600 people capsized off the coast of Libya; An evangelical Belfast preacher who branded Islam “satanic” has said his prosecution is a “waste” of public money and Zimbabwe postpones the trial of the guide who oversaw the shooting of Cecil the Lion. Catch up with these and more of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com.

New figures reveal an increase in unemployment for July, Irish Water meet with stiff resistance in Cork as defiant residents block meter installations, a young woman tries to chop off one of her own fingers in a desperate bid to end chronic pain and an NCT tester is sacked over a breach of its code of integrity. Here’s today’s lunchtime irishexaminer.com round-up.

HOURS we had spent, the two of us, scrambling for survival on an infested space station. How many corridors had we pushed through? How many enemies had we slain, this hero and I?