diff --git a/deathclock/main.py b/deathclock/main.py
index d413bed..b8c1d4a 100644
--- a/deathclock/main.py
+++ b/deathclock/main.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def main():
     #start timer for news
     news_timer = QTimer()
     news_timer.timeout.connect(news_obj.get_news)
-    news_timer.setInterval(600000) # 10 minutes
+    news_timer.setInterval(300000) # 10 minutes #changed to 5 mins 
 
     news_timer.start()
     
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ def main():
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
 
-#TODO: add weather to qml
-#TODO: move weather to own file
+
+
     
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deathclock/news.py b/deathclock/news.py
index 7bd2a1d..bca3851 100644
--- a/deathclock/news.py
+++ b/deathclock/news.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class news():
                 self._news_dict_length += 1
                 #for i in self._news_dict:
                 #    print(self._news_dict[i])
+        print("news updated")
         return self._news_dict
 
 
diff --git a/deathclock/weather.py b/deathclock/weather.py
index ba42366..80476e8 100644
--- a/deathclock/weather.py
+++ b/deathclock/weather.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Weather(QObject):
         weather_context = engine.rootContext()
         weather_context.setContextProperty("weatherImage", image)
         driver.quit()
+        print("weather updated")
         self.weatherUpdated.emit(image)
         return screenshot_path