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GOOD MORNING

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

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

1. #ABHAILE: Over 4,000 borrowers have flocked to a voucher scheme for those in mortgage arrears.

2. #LONDON: Three men have been arrested in connection with terrorism offences in London.

3. #TO THE POLLS: It’s election day in the UK, with opinion polls predicting everything from a Tory majority to a hung parliament.

4. #COMEY: Former FBI director James Comey will testify to the US Senate Intelligence Committee that President Donald Trump asked him to drop an investigation into national security adviser Michael Flynn.

5. #PAY DEAL: An €880 million public sector pay deal has been agreed between unions and government.

6. #POWER UP: Over 3,500 complaints were made to the energy regulator last year – including one from a person wrongly charged €2,500.

7. #SNOOPING: A Garda was sanctioned for using the Pulse system to access a girlfriend’s personal information last year.

8. #WEATHER: A rainfall warning is in place in Cork and Kerry as rain sweeps across the country.

9. #APOLOGY: Transport For London has apologised after cars abandoned following Saturday’s London Bridge attack were ticketed.