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

1. #UMBRIA: The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy has climbed to at least 247 this morning.

2. #TICKETING SCANDAL: Two Olympic Council of Ireland officials are due to present themselves to a police station in Rio today to answer questions about the tickets controversy. It comes after Minister Ross announced the terms of reference of the non-statutory inquiry into the Rio Olympics ticket scandal.

3. #LLORET DE MAR: A 12-year-old Irish schoolboy has died in hospital in Spain – four days after being saved from drowning in his holiday hotel pool.

4. #COLOMBIA: An historic peace deal has been reached to put an end to world’s longest-running war.

5. #GOING TO JACKSON: Nigel Farage threw his support behind Donald Trump’s bid to become US president last night.

6. #SIX YEARS: The Arab uprising, which began in 2010, has had a serious detrimental impact on health in many countries, a major new study has found.

7. #MILLIOR DOLLAR ‘E’: A famous artist, who was sued for claiming a painting wasn’t his, has won a court case meaning the piece will now be worth a fraction of the price.

8. #ECO-FRIENDLY: Britain wants a global ban on microbeads – so what’s Ireland going to do about it?

9. #SHORTEN LIVES: A new report has found that the average commuter adds 800 calories a week to their diet.