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

1. #CALIFORNIA: A couple suspected of killing at least 14 people in a mass shooting in San Bernardino yesterday have been killed in a shootout with police.

2. #WAR: The UK has dropped its first bombs on Syria after the House of Commons last night backed military action against Isis targets in the area.

3. #PISTORIUS TRIAL: Oscar Pistorius is to return to jail after a South African court convicted him of the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.

4. #FIFA CORRUPTION: Two Fifa officials have been arrested in a Zurich hotel raid on suspicion of accepting millions of dollars of bribes.

5. #BANKING REPORT: The Oireachtas banking inquiry has agreed to delay publication of its report, RTÉ reports.

6. #HOUSING: Six in ten people in Ireland have given up on owning their own home, according to a new survey.

7. #GROWING UP IN IRELAND: A report published today finds that young children in childcare have similar cognitive development to those cared for at home.

8. #MATERNAL HEALTH: New research shows that mothers who gain weight after their first pregnancy are more likely to have a stillborn second child or a baby who dies in the first year of life.

9. #NUCLEAR TESTING: Satellite photographs taken earlier this year suggest that North Korea is digging a new tunnel for nuclear testing.