EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #MIGRANT CRISIS: More than 200 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean are feared to have drowned after their boat capsized off Libya. Irish vessel LÉ Niamh rescued 367 people, including 13 children.

2. #SPLISH SPLASH: The government has launched an attack on Eurostat over its ruling on Irish Water last month. In a letter seen by the Irish Independent, Department of Environment officials said the research used was ‘littered with inaccuracies’.

3. #PRIVILEGE: Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Ceann Comhairle Seán Barrett has described a decision by Denis O’Brien to launch legal action against a Dáil committee as “outrageous” and “out of order”.

4. #MH370: While the Malaysian government believes the wing part found on Reunion Island is from MH370, BBC News reports that investigators are hesitant to agree.

5. #THE STATES: An 11-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a toddler in Detroit.

6. #COURTS: The number of home repossessions is continuing to rise, The Irish Times reports, with more than 60 a week granted. The numbers are up almost 200% on last year.

7. #MURDER: A man has been arrested in Northern Ireland on suspicion of withholding information by police investigating the murder of mother-of-three Jennifer Doran

8. #HERE COMES THE SUN: There’s a glimmer of hope after a horrible July. The forecast for Sunday looks like it might actually be a nice, sunny day.

9. #NOT THE PINK FLOYD ALBUM: Nasa has released amazing images of the dark side of the moon.