LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: London attacks death toll rises to 8; House prices up over 10% in 12 months

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LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: London attacks death toll rises to 8; House prices up over 10% in 12 months

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WORLD: The death toll from the London Bridge terror attack has risen to eight today after police searching for a French man missing since Saturday recovered a body from the River Thames.

WORLD: A man has been arrested on suspicion of terror offences at Heathrow Airport in connection with the Manchester Arena bombing.

IRELAND: Gardaí have not changed the threat level here following a further assessment, with sources saying that “nothing” has emerged to increase the risk.

IRELAND: The average price of residential property in Ireland has increased by 10.5% in the year to April, official figures revealed today.

IRELAND: Settlement and compensation payouts by the State to victims of “negligence, incompetence, and neglect” in Irish hospitals have totalled almost €500m since 2011, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

BUSINESS: One in five Irish employees would be prepared to pay a bribe or act unethically if they knew it would lead to a pay rise — while almost half of Irish employees believe corruption is widespread, a survey has found.

SPORT: Kerry GAA chiefs have hit back at comments by Dr Una May in today's Irish Examiner where the Sport Ireland anti-doping chief claimed that Brendan O'Sullivan did not learn of his suspension via a phonecall from Sport Ireland.

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FEATURES: As a million tonnes of food is dumped here each year, FoodCloud collects surplus food from businesses and distributes it to local charities, writes Donal O’Keeffe.

SHOWBIZ: Actor George Clooney's wife Amal has given birth to twins, the couple's publicist said.

VIRAL: Dublin's Wax Museum says it has had to take preventative action to protect its Donald Trump statue.

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