The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as you start your Saturday.

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

1. #SIPO: It cost €350,000 to investigate a senator’s €2,000 expense claims.

2. #RALLY FOR JUSTICE: A rally will take place in Dublin following yesterday’s guilty verdict handed down to a teenager who took part in the Jobstown protest.

3. #THIN BLUE LINE: A one day work-to-rule which saw middle ranking gardaí refusing to use the Pulse computer system has ended.

4. #DECEPTION: Graham Norton has said he feels sorry for people in the UK who “bought a pack of lies” and voted in favour of an exit from the EU.

5. #ALL CLEAR: London City airport has reopened after a “chemical incident” yesterday believed to have been caused by a tear gas canister.

6. #RIO 2016: Delegates at the European Olympic Committee general assembly have expressed concern about the health and treatment of former Olympic Council of Ireland President Pat Hickey in a Brazilian prison, the Irish Times reports.

7. #TRADE: Emergency talks are underway in Brussels to try to save an EU free trade deal with Canada, the BBC reports.

8. #HOME SWEET HOME: The government’s new scheme for first-time buyers could help push house prices up by more than 5% next year.

9. #CAMEROON: A train derailment has killed at least 55 people and injured hundreds, The Guardian reports.

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