Your Friday morning catch-up

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TOP STORIES

A horrific and violent attack on a young family caused “catastrophic changes” to their lives and “shocked an entire nation”.

Amnesty International has warned Ibrahim Halawa may be sentenced to death when his case comes back before an Egyptian court this weekend.

Residents of Longboat Quay have rejected as “wholly unacceptable” an offer from the Dublin Docklands Development Authority to contribute towards the cost of remedial works in their building.

WORLD 

A gunman who opened fire inside a classroom at a rural Oregon college has killed at least nine people before dying in a shoot-out with police.

A 66ft (20m) sinkhole has opened up on a residential street in St Albans, forcing the evacuation of families in the area.