EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you the five big news stories you need to know before you head out the door.

1. #DONEGAL: A man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who attacked his parents with an axe has been committed to the Central Mental Hospital in Dublin.

2. #MEXICO: Six people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a gunman opened fire at a teachers’ protest in Mexico.

3. #JO COX: UK Parliament has paid tribute to Jo Cox, who was murdered in her constituency last week.

4. #COLERAINE: Police in Northern Ireland have launched an investigation after the body of a woman was found next to a lake.

5. #JAILED: A 43-year-old woman has been jailed after failing to give up alcohol as part of a suspended sentenced handed down to her in a conviction for manslaughter.

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