June 12: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Chloe Mitchell: Two men due in court with one facing murder charge
Detectives investigating the murder and disappearance of Co Antrim woman Chloe Mitchell have charged two men in connection to the case in the early hours of this morning. A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder. A 34-year-old faces the charge of assisting offenders. Both men are due to appear in Ballymena Magistrates’ Court this morning. A murder inquiry was launched yesterday following the discovery of “suspected human remains” in the Ballymena area. Chloe Mitchell was missing for over a week, and was considered a high-risk missing person by the PSNI. The 21-year-old was last seen on CCTV in the early hours of Saturday 3 June in Ballymena town centre. Extensive searches have been carried out in the locality by the PSNI and volunteers, including Ballymena search and rescue teams.
The Journal

1,400 homeless international protection applicants included four children who had to sleep rough
Almost 1,400 international protection applicants have been forced into homelessness this year due to a lack of State accommodation, including four children who are unaccompanied. Some of the refugees arriving in Ireland have found themselves without a place to stay for up to 10 weeks according to a report by the Irish Refugee Council.
The Irish Examiner

Too small, no garden, ‘unsuitable’ location, bad internet: Why one in five on waiting list rejected social home
Over 5,000 offers of social housing were refused in the past two years, with a variety of reasons given, an Irish Independent analysis can reveal. An average of one in five offers were turned down, with almost 25,000 offers of social housing made across 2021 and 2022. As many as two in five offers were refused last year alone, according to a county-by-county breakdown. Reasons for offers being refused included houses being too small, lacking in garden or parking space, or being located too close to an ex-partner. Lack of storage for motorbikes and bedrooms being too small were also among the reasons for nearly 5,100 social housing offers being refused in 2021 and 2022. Kildare had the highest rate of declined offers, with 38pc of homes refused. Apartments or duplexes being offered instead of houses is one of the most common reasons for refusals. People on council waiting lists also complained that homes being offered were in areas known for anti-social behaviour.
Independent.ie

Hunter Valley: Ten people killed in wedding bus crash in Australia
At least 10 people have died and 25 others are in hospital after a wedding bus crashed in an Australian wine region. The passengers were returning from a wedding at a winery on Sunday night in Hunter Valley, a popular spot for wine tourists, when their coach overturned. Police have charged the 58-year-old bus driver with 10 counts of dangerous driving which resulted in death. They said they were still in the process of identifying the dead. The newly-weds, however, weren’t reported to be on the bus.
BBC News

11-year-old girl from British family shot dead in France
An 11-year-old girl from a British family has been shot dead in France. She was reportedly killed while playing in the garden of her home in Saint-Herbot, a village near the city of Quimper in Brittany, at about 10pm local time on Saturday. According to local television network France 3, her father is in a critical condition, while her mother has non-life-threatening injuries. Both parents are reportedly in their 40s. The girl’s sister – who is eight years old – managed to escape unhurt and raised the alarm, but is in a state of shock.
Sky News

Today’s forecast 
Warm and humid today with a good deal of cloud and just a few sunny spells. Scattered showers will develop through the day, in the east at first before spreading westwards across the country. Some will be heavy with the chance of isolated thunderstorms and a risk of spot flooding. Highest temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees in a light north or northwest breeze. There will be coastal fog at times too. Showers will continue early tonight, with the continued chance of isolated thunderstorms and spot flooding. Showers will become more isolated towards morning with clear spells developing. Mist and fog patches will set in again. A warm night with temperatures not falling below 14 to 16 degrees in light northerly or variable winds. There is also a Yellow Thunderstorm Warning in place for counties Fermanagh, Tyrone and Derry with thunderstorms developing Monday afternoon expected to bring some disruption.
Met Éireann