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

1. #ITALY: There are reports that there are “many dead” after an avalanche buried a hotel following the earthquake in Italy.

2. #MURDER: Locals in Clondalkin have been speaking of their shock after a man was savagely attacked and murdered by a gang of men in the area yesterday.

3. #WEXFORD: A HSE report has said that 13 patients may have had their cancer misdiagnosed at Wexford General Hospital.

4. #BUS ÉIREANN: Workers at Bus Éireann have rejected a plan proposed by the company, and have warned they may trigger a strike.

5. #PHARMACIES: The Irish Pharmacy Union has said that violent criminals are targeting pharmacies more and more.

6. #INDIA: At least 15 children have been killed and dozens injured when a school bus collided with a truck in northern India.

7. #BRRR: The cold weather is coming back tonight, as temperatures are set to fall as low as -4°C this weekend.

8. #BEATLES: Paul McCartney is suing Sony to get the rights to Beatles songs back.

9. #PUNTS: Check the drawers: there’s still over a quarter of a billion euro worth of old Irish punts around across the country.