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Erin Patterson's appeal case update
An Australian court has heard the first day of Erin Patterson's appeal. This comes after she was sentenced to life in prison last year for murdering three relatives and trying to kill another With an update from what happened in court was is Melina Sarris, Senior News Reporter with 7 news Melbourne.
Yesterday saw landmark trial against Meta opened in federal court in Oakland, California. Kentucky's attorney general has called the largest consumer protection lawsuit in American history Newstalk's Tech Correspondent Jess Kelly bought us the latest on the trial.
EU Commission proposes new directive to curb tobacco use
The European Commission has proposed a revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive to implement fresh rules and curb tobacco use. For more on this Anton spoke to Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil MEP and a Member of the European Parliament’s Public Health Committee .
Electric Picnic is just around the corner, with many music lovers still scrambling to find a resale ticket for the sold out event. Today Bank of Ireland are warning people to look out for the signs of a scam, which are becoming increasingly sophisticated. With advice for people was Nicola Sadlier, Head of Fraud with Bank of Ireland.
TikTok asked to show how it moderates dangerous content
TikTok has said it is “closely monitoring content related to” Sunday’s M9, and would remove any videos and accounts that broke its rules. It comes after Coimisiún na Meán contacted the platform to determine how it is responding to footage of joyriding and dangerous driving on its platform. Speaking to Anton was Joanna Byrne, Sinn Féin TD for Louth and a member of the Oireachtas Media Committee and…
‘Expresso’, ‘The Specific Ocean’, ‘Akai bowel’, these are just some of the mispronunciations that drive people mad. But why do people so often mispronounce words? and how can it impact you socially? Anton asked Dr Kirsty King, Forensic Linguist, Lecturer in Communication at UCL and Author of The Language of Lies.
We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Aisling Moloney, Political Reporter, Irish Independent.
Children playing outdoors no more than 25 minutes a week
Children are spending less than 25 minutes a week playing in the street. Only when they are nearly 11 before they are allowed to play outdoors without supervision, according to a new report from the University of Exeter. Discussing these findings with Anton was Paul McCrorie, Deputy Director of the Outdoor Play Research Centre at the University of Exeter.
The new short-term rental register is due to be introduced this December. The Irish Self-Catering Federation has said that the Government must introduce a new National Planning Statement for short-term rentals to allow self-catering businesses to develop across Ireland. Speaking to Anton with more on this was Noelle Casey, Vice-chair of the Self-Catering Federation and owner of Knockcarrig House…
Ukrainian Defence Minister has called for a Presidential election
The sacked former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhaile Fedorov has called for a Presidential election. He is saying that democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia. Ukraine correspondent for France24 Emanuelle Chaze brought us the latest.