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

1. #MISSILE: North Korea has launched a ballistic missile over Japan sparking widespread international condemnation and escalating tensions.

2. #RECORDS: Local authority records show what has been described as the daily abuse experienced by traffic wardens across the country.

3. #TOBACCO: Seven million deaths were caused by tobacco use last year, according to the latest Global Burden of Disease study (GBD).

4. #WEATHER: The weather is looking mixed this weekend with a mixture of bright spells and showers.

5. #THINK-IN: The Fine Gael think-in is underway in Clonmel, Co Tipperary. Yesterday, the governing party floated the idea that Nama could be repurposed as a state housing developer.

6. #MYANMAR: New images from Myanmar show the nation’s army orchestrating a scorched-earth campaign against fleeing Rohingya Muslims (Guardian).

7. #HSE: Records show that HSE ambulances broke down over 200 times last year.

8. #PARIS: Reports indicate that a soldier on an anti-terror patrol in the city was attacked by a man wielding a knife. Police said that the soldier was not injured.

9. #LONDON: There are numerous reports of an explosion on a London Underground train with a number of people injured.