LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Eric Locke sentenced to life for murder; Katie Hopkins to leave radio station 'immediately'

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IRELAND: Former Northern Ireland first minister Arlene Foster has said she does not expect to see a referendum on a united Ireland in her lifetime.

IRELAND: A Dublin man has been handed a life sentence for murdering his ex-girlfriend in a hotel room in Tallaght in February 2014.

WORLD: Controversial broadcaster Katie Hopkins and LBC have agreed that she will leave the radio station "immediately", LBC has said.

WORLD: A former altar boy has been jailed for 15 years for planting a home-made bomb on a busy Tube train.

ANALYSIS: The creed that freedom and the rule of law are inextricable has formed the backbone of democratic theory at least since the time of Cicero, writes Vittorio Bufacchi.

SPORT: Tipperary goalkeeper Evan Comerford is bracing himself for a lengthy inter-county ban following an incident with referee Paddy Russell towards the end of a club game on Tuesday evening.

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SHOWBIZ: Liam Gallagher has announced his first ever solo gig in Manchester, with all profits to be donated to the families of the terror attack victims.

SHOWBIZ: Cristiano Ronaldo has offered fans a rare glimpse into his love life with a snap of the footballer cuddling his girlfriend on the sofa.

FEATURES: DNA testing is a relatively new tool to determine your family history, and it can provide some surprising results, writes Elizabeth O’Neill