EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #RIP: Overnight gatherings around the world have paid tribute to music icon David Bowie, who passed away yesterday at the age of 69.
2. #FLOODING: Taoiseach Enda Kenny is to meet insurance companies today to discuss their apparent refusal to cover households in areas with flood defences. Insurance Ireland has denied claims that its members are not doing enough to help those affected.
3. #BAIL DENIED: A US judge has refused to grant former Anglo Irish Bank CEO David Drumm bail ahead of his upcoming extradition hearing.
4. #NURSES STRIKE: The nurses strike planned for this Thursday has been postponed after the INMO accepted revised proposals over tackling overcrowding and understaffing.
5. #ON THE RUN: CCTV images of fugitive Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam are said to have emerged from a French petrol station.
6. #PAY HIKES: Irish salaries are expected to increase by 10% this year, with economic growth here currently three times the EU average, according to a new study.
7. #STARVATION: UN trucks carrying aid have entered the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where over two dozen people are reported to have starved to death.
8. #EL CHAPO: The Mexican government has released footage showing the violent raid on notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s safe house.
9. #ON THE ROAD: Are you commuting this morning? Follow our live blog for the latest traffic, transport and weather news.
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