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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Police siege with suspected-IS attacker in Melbourne, and Trump picking a fight with the London mayor.

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

1. #WEB SUMMIT: The organisers of the Web Summit have said that its financial services conference MoneyConf will be held in Dublin.

2. #MELBOURNE: Police in Australia have shot dead a man following an hour-long siege, after he shot one dead and took another hostage.

3. #PENALTY POINTS: We’ve ranked the counties where you’re most likely to have received penalty points.

4. #RUDDY: The remains of INLA victim Séamus Ruddy will arrive back in Ireland today.

5. #POLL: The Conservatives’ lead over Labour ahead of Thursday’s election is only one point, according to the latest opinion poll for ITV.

6. #TWITTER: London mayor Sadiq Khan has said that Donald Trump is not welcome in the UK, after the US president tweeted his criticism of Khan following the London attack.

7. #LONDON: 12 people have been released without charge as part of investigations into Saturday’s London attack.

8. #EGG-CITING: A new study has found that eggs reduce stunting in children by 47%.

9. #WALLACE AND GROMIT: Actor Peter Sallis, who appeared in Last of the Summer Wine and voiced Wallace in the stop-motion cartoon, has died aged 96.