The 9 at 9: Friday

The 9 at 9 All you need to know on this Friday morning.

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

1. #BENZOS: There are fears a ‘risky new drug trend’ could develop amid a crackdown on prescription drugs such as benzodiazepines and ‘z-drugs’.

2. #LUAS: A Luas passenger has been hospitalised after an early morning crash with a truck which resulted in a suspension of some Red Line services.

3. #I DON’T BELIEVE IT: Enda Kenny had a go at a journalist for asking when he’ll step down as Taoiseach during an official visit to Canada yesterday.

4. #HAWAII: A California couple is claiming they were kicked off an overbooked Delta flight for refusing to give up their child’s seat.

5. #CHEATS: Reports about potential welfare fraud have doubled in the aftermath of a recent publicity campaign.

6. #US: Donald Trump has moved a step closer to scrapping Obamacare after the US House of Representatives passed a bill that will repeal it.

7. #SLIGO: The coastguard helicopter was drafted in to help quell a gorse fire which spread across 4,000 acres of a remote and inaccessible part of Sligo yesterday.

8. #FINE KNIT: A complaint was upheld after a man was surprised a Lidl jumper was only 3% cashmere.

9. #SPINNERS: Fidget spinners are the new ’must-have’ toy that are selling out here but have been banned in some UK schools.