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GOOD MORNING

The 9 at 9 Here’s what you need to know as we enter Thursday.

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

1. #ENDA THE LINE: The government survived a confidence vote in the Dáil last night but Enda Kenny’s position as Taoiseach is looking shakier.

2. #KIM JONG-NAM: A second woman has been arrested over the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader.

3. #INSECURE: Focus Ireland says that one in nine people are worried they will lose their home.

4. #INVESTMENT: A report discussing the ways and means of regenerating Dublin’s north inner city is to be launched today.

5. MIDDLE-EAST: US President Donald Trump has said he would back a one state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “if they liked it best”.

6. #ADDITIVES: The case for adding vitamin D to food “is now undeniable” argues some experts after new evidence of its benefits have been revealed.

7. #LOCATION: Over 50 TDS yesterday attended a presentation seriously criticising the location of the new national children’s hospital.

8. #HOMELESSNESS: There has been a 55% increase in the number of children who are registered as being homeless in Ireland.

9. #EVACUATION: A wildfire has destroyed at least 11 homes and forced hundreds of terrified residents to evacuate in the New Zealand city of Christchurch.