June 21: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Titanic submersible: ‘Underwater noises’ detected in search for missing vessel
“Underwater noises” have been detected in search for the missing Titan submersible vessel that disappeared in the North Atlantic on Sunday while on a dive to the site of the Titanic shipwreck. The search is continuing on Wednesday.
The Irish Times

Summer solstice: crowds greet the sunrise on longest day of the year
Crowds greeted the rising sun aroundto mark the summer solstice.
Sun worshippers got up very early or stayed out all night to celebrate the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere at Irish sites such as the ancient passage tomb at Newgrange and the Hill of Tara in Co Meath. Crowds also gathered at the Grange Stone Circle, in Co Limerick. The site is made up of 113 contiguous standing stones, and is considered one of the most impressive stone circles in Ireland. Photographer Declan Hehir captured the sun breaking through the trees at sunrise in Grange.
Independent.ie

Nursing home review finds allegations of sexual assault by same worker
A governance review into a Health Service Executive-run nursing home, where a resident was sexually assaulted three years ago, has found that other residents had alleged incidents of sexual assault by the same healthcare worker. The report by the National Independent Review Panel (NIRP), seen by RTÉ News, states that none of the incidents were followed up in accordance with HSE safeguarding policy. In June 2020, a healthcare assistant (‘Mr Z’) who worked at the home was jailed for 11 years for the rape of a female resident who has been given the pseudonym ‘Emily’ for the purposes of the NIRP report. The NIRP, which reviews the most serious incidents in services run by the HSE, was commissioned by the HSE to complete an independent review of governance arrangements at the home.
RTÉ

Report finds new ‘improved’ non-jury court should permanently replace Special Criminal Court 
A new and “improved” permanent non-jury court should replace the existing ‘emergency’ Special Criminal Court, with tighter laws over its use, the majority report of an expert review group has said. But a conflicting minority report said it “simply cannot support” the proposals and described changes as “largely cosmetic”.
The Irish Examiner

UK inflation stays at 8.7% despite hopes of a fall
The rapid pace of price rises in the UK has been more “sticky” than in other big economies in the world, with inflation running at the highest in the G7, ahead of Italy, which recorded a rate of 8.0% in May. Markets expect the Bank of England to raise interest rates on Thursday to 4.75% from 4.5%. Before today’s inflation data, markets had predicted UK rates to get as high as 6% by early 2024.
BBC News

‘Monstrous murder’: 41 women killed in Honduras prison riot
At least 41 women have been killed – some of them burned to death – after an outbreak of violence between gangs at a prison in Honduras. Authorities found dozens of bodies after the violence on Tuesday at the prison in Tamara, about 30 miles (50km) north-west of the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa, said Yuri Mora, spokesperson for the national police investigation agency. Some of the victims had been shot to death, and at least seven female inmates were being treated at a Tegucigalpa hospital for gunshot and knife wounds, employees there said.
The Guardian

Andrew Tate and brother arrive at court over human trafficking allegations
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have arrived at a Romanian court after being charged over allegations of human trafficking and forming an organised crime group. Alongside charges of human trafficking, Andrew Tate has also been charged with raping one of the victims, while his brother has been charged with inciting others to violence.
Sky News

Today’s forecast
Mainly dry this morning with spells of sunshine, though with a few showers in the west and north. Showers will spread elsewhere this afternoon, before becoming confined to Leinster, Munster and east Ulster where some will be heavy with the chance of isolated thunderstorms. Highest temperatures of 18 to 22 degrees in mostly light westerly breezes. Tonight will be dry for most with clear spells and a few isolated showers. Some mist and fog patches will develop also. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 12 degrees in a light variable breeze.
Met Éireann