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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your week.

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you start your day.

1. #WATERFORD: Post-mortems are due to be carried out on the bodies of three men who were killed in a car crash in Waterford yesterday morning.

2. #RESIGNATION: New Zealand’s prime minister John Key has stunned the nation by resigning suddenly.

3. #ITALY: Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has also resigned after he suffered a crushing defeat in a referendum.

4. #ARDMORE: Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for the iconic Ardmore Studios in Bray to be saved.

5. #PATRONAGE: Educate Together is applying for patronage for four new national schools set to open in 2017 and 2018.

6. #CHRISTMAS COSTS: Irish households will spend an average of €2,587 this December, according to a report from a retail group published today.

7. #CALIFORNIA: The death toll has risen to 33 after a fire broke out at a warehouse rave in Oakland.

8. #SMOG: India officially has the filthiest air on the planet. We travelled over there to see what it was like for ourselves.

9. #GRIDLOCK: There are severe traffic delays in Dublin after a crash between a bus and a truck Memorial Bridge at the IFSC.