WHAT’S THE STORY?

1. Human excrement was sent to an Irish Water call centre

2. A well-known Republican figure has been arrested in connection with the murder of Jean McConville

3. The streets of Ferguson have been calmer overnight.

4. New drink-driving laws have come into effect.

5. A man called a “moron” by a Fine Gael TD is waiting for an apology.

6. Police in Cleveland have released CCTV footage of the shooting of a 12-year-old boy

Main image: A seal pup lays on the beach at Blakeney Point, located on the National Trust’s Blakeney National Nature Reserve, North Norfol (Chris Radburn/PA Wire)

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