EVERY MORNING (including Christmas morning), TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #BLACK SEA: A Russian military plane with 91 people on board has crashed in the Black Sea after it took off on a flight to Syria.

2. #HOME SWEET HOME: About 70 people will have Christmas dinner in Apollo House today according to activists from the Home Sweet Home group.

3. #VOLUNTEERING: Thousands of others across the country will receive a meal provided by Christmas Day volunteers.

4. #TRAGEDY: A 10-year-old girl who took ill while travelling on a transatlantic jet that diverted to Shannon Airport has died, according to RTÉ News.

5. #BANGED UP ABROAD: New figures have revealed that 45 Irish people were imprisoned abroad in 14 countries across the world.

6. #CHRISTMAS WEATHER: Ireland is having an unseasonably mild Christmas day with temperatures up to 14 degrees.

7. #TRUMP DUMP: US President-elect Donald Trump has he intends to dissolve his controversial charitable foundation to avoid conflicts of interest.

8. #NO MESSING: Canadian Ambassador to Ireland Kevin Vickers says he doesn’t regret tackling an Irish Easter Rising protester,

9. #EXCHANGING GIFTS: Taoiseach Enda Kenny has given crystal bowls to five foreign dignitaries this year, the most popular official gift from the Taoiseach.