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IRELAND

People sit on benches in St Stephen's Green Park this morning, waiting for the sun to appear. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was found guilty at Newry Crown Court of multiple sexual offences against two women when they were children.
• Met Éireann issued a Status Yellow high temperature warning for Ireland from Tuesday until Friday, warning the “exceptionally warm weather” may cause heat stress, uncomfortable sleeping conditions and water safety issues.
• A young girl died after being struck by a van in Co Down on Sunday.
• When gardaí interviewed Riad Bouchaker (52) after his arrest on suspicion of the attempted murder of children in Dublin city centre, he told them that he ‘did not want to kill,’ the Central Criminal Court heard today.
• One of the organisers of fuel protests that ground Dublin and parts of the country to a halt earlier this year is trying to rally support for a similar blockade over a planned 32c increase to diesel coming in August.

INTERNATIONAL

Andy Burnham arrives at Portcullis House in Westminster, central London, as he returns to the House of Commons after winning the Makerfield by-election. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#KEIR OUT: UK prime minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation in a televised speech outside 10 Downing Street this morning. 

#HEATWAVE: Two children were found dead in a car in France today as much of Europe sweltered through an intense heatwave, with national authorities issuing danger warnings and taking special measures to reduce the impact of the high temperatures.

#COLOMBIA: A US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s polarizing presidential run-off on Sunday, swinging the country hard right and sparking violent protests.

PARTING SHOT

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gets in his car to leave 10 Downing Street.

ANOTHER ONE BITES the dust.

This week marks ten years since the UK voted for Brexit and fittingly there is another prime ministerial resignation to mark the occasion.

Keir Starmer today became the sixth departure from 10 Downing Street in that time. David Cameron started the trend the morning after the Brexit vote.

News editor Rónán Duffy examines how Starmer became the latest casualty of Downing Street.