French President Emmanuel Macron said he had not been given a formal mandate from G7 leaders to pass messages to Iran, but that he would continue to hold talks with Tehran in the coming weeks to defuse tensions.

Hong Kong police fired water cannon towards protesters for the first time today in a significant escalation of clashes that have rocked the city for the past three months.

Two men have been charged with the murder of Malcolm McKeown in Co Down last week.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, it will no longer legally owe the £39 billion (€41.8 billion) divorce bill agreed by his predecessor Theresa May.

A 34-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital following a serious assault in Tallaght in Dublin.