In the UK, politicians are working on plans to gradually phase out smoking. A bill which would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January of 2009, passed its first hurdle in Parliament yesterday.

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The first seven jurors have been selected in Donald Trump's hush money trial. The former US President is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a sex scandal during his 2016 campaign. Eleven more jurors still need to be selected.

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The Taoiseach will hold discussions on recognising the state of Palestine when he attends a special European Council meeting today. Simon Harris says he hopes to build on his meeting with the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez last week.

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The US will impose sanctions on Iran in the coming days. The EU is also considering sanctions, after Tehran fired 300 drones and missiles at Israel over the weekend. Most were intercepted but Tel Aviv is now weighing its response to the attack.

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The Dublin District Coroner's Court has heard that the jury in the Stardust inquest is 'very close' to reaching verdicts in the inquiry. The seven women and five men retired to consider their verdicts on April 3rd and have five options open to them.

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📺On Ireland AM with Hannah Murphy at 9am:

🔴Jury in Stardust inquest 'very close' to reaching verdicts
🔴White House to impose sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel
🔴Taoiseach to discuss recognition of Palestinian state with leaders at European Council meeting

A man in his 40s has been charged in connection with the death of a man in Naas. He will appear in court this morning.

In New York, jury selection for Donald Trump's criminal trial will continue today. Yesterday 60 potential jurers were ruled out after admitting they could not be impartial in the case.

Police in Australia are treating a stabbing at a church in Sydney as a religiously motivated terrorist act. A 16 year old boy was arrested after at least 4 people, including a bishop and a priest, were stabbed during a mass.

Gardai are continuing to question a man in Co Kildare on suspicion of murder, after a man's body was discovered at a house in Naas. The victim suffered what gardai are describing as a violent death.

Israel's war cabinet met last night to consider its response to Iran's attack, as international leaders urge Benjamin Netanyahu to show restraint.

#WATCH A judge said a 51-year-old man who raped and sexually assaulted his daughter 'poisoned' her childhood.

Cyril Mullane was jailed for 11.5 years today, with his daughter Chole waiving her right to anonymity, so he could be named.

Nicole Gernon reports ⤵️

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150,000 more children are to begin receiving hot meals at school under an expansion of the nationwide scheme.

The Social Protection Minister, Heather Humphreys, says she hopes the scheme will expand to cover all primary pupils nationwide within the next 18 months.

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Donald Trump has called his hush money trial 'an assault on America'.

He was speaking as he arrived at a New York court Monday for the start of jury selection in the case.

He is accused of covering up hush money payments to the adult film star Stormy Daniels.

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The CEO of the FAI, Jonathan Hill, is to leave his role at the end of the month, after more than three years in the organisation's top job.

Bernard O'Toole has the details ⤵️

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Jury selection will begin in New York today for Donald Trump's first criminal trial. The former US President is accused of covering up hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. He is the first former US President to stand trial in a criminal case.

Gardai are investigating a number of incidents that occured in Clarecastle in Co. Clare yesterday in which three people were injured.

The United Nations Security Council has met in emergency session in New York following Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel. Israel says it will respond to Iran's attack when the time is right, although the US has said it will not take part in any Israeli response.

A man in his 40s is being questioned by Gardai this morning, in connection with the death of another man in Co. Kildare. His body was discovered at around half past one yesterday afternoon at a house at Eustace Demesne in Naas.

The Dublin Samaritans have unveiled a new mural inspired by Kintsugi, the Japanese art of finding beauty in the broken. It's hoped the art work will help people embrace the value of imperfections. Organisers say it's also a reminder for people to reach out if they need support.