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

1. #MEATH: An 11-year-old boy has died a week after being struck by a truck on a road in Navan, Co Meath.

2. #MALTA: A small plane has crashed near the runway at Malta International Airport. A number of EU officials are said to be on board and it is not clear if there are any survivors.

3. #TIPPERARY: 11 units of the fire brigade have been working through the night to tackle a blaze which engulfed a furniture plant in Nenagh yesterday evening.

4. #CALIFORNIA: 13 people have died after a tour bus collided with a truck in California yesterday.

5. #CALAIS: Authorities in France have begun to clear the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, where between 6,000 to 8,000 people live.

6. #CARE ORDERS: Some 14,124 child care orders were put through the court system in 2015, up from 9,864 the previous year, a new study has found.

7. #CYBER SECURITY: Irish banks have serious gaps in their security systems which need to be addressed to properly protect against cyber attacks, according to one of the country’s leading cyber experts.

8. #TRAINS: A number of rail routes face closure due to funding issues at Iarnród Éireann, the Irish Times reports.

9. #GSOC: The Garda Ombudsman’s investigation into the treatment of whistleblower Sergeant Maurice McCabe has been delayed as it tries to access relevant documents, the Irish Examiner reports.