LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Taxi driver gives evidence in rugby rape trial; Man dies after 'serious accident' at Heathrow Airport

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.

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IRELAND: The jury in Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding’s rape trial has heard from the taxi driver who took the complainant home after the alleged attack.

IRELAND: The three-year old girl who was allegedly assaulted last Saturday in Dublin has passed away.

IRELAND: A man shot dead in West Belfast has been named locally as Raymond Johnston.

WORLD: A man, aged in his 40s, has died after two airport vehicles crashed on the airfield at Heathrow, Scotland Yard said.

WORLD: Boris Johnson has warned it would be "mad" to end up with a Brexit settlement that does not allow the UK to enjoy the "economic freedoms" of leaving the European Union.

BUSINESS: Dublin has already outpaced Paris and is catching up fast with London as Brexit fears helped the city to attract a raft of foreign direct investment projects, while Cork has been named the best small city in Europe for business friendliness, according to a major study.

SPORT: Dublin footballers are the latest to put in place their own media ban, with RTÉ now believed to be denied access to management and players

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VIRAL: Yesterday, two women were fined after being caught putting on makeup while driving. In an interesting way to warn others on driving safety, the Gardai Twitter account, @GardaTraffic composed this 'sweet' Valentine's day poem.

CULTURE: Ciara McDonnell asks the people who make romance happen what it’s like to work on Valentine’s Day.

SHOWBIZ: When it comes to presents, sometimes it’s the bigger the better. At least, that was the attitude of Abigail Breslin’s boyfriend, who surprised her with an enormous teddy bear for Valentine’s Day.