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

1. #LONG WAR: The US says its fight against the Islamic State group is only getting started, despite having an alliance of 50 countries.

2. #DOCTORS: Irish GPs are protesting outside the Dáil today for the first time ever – and here’s why.

3. #LOVELY CRICKET: India made history overnight by sending a mission into orbit around Mars, and the country is only delighted about it.

4. #UNHEALTHY FIGURES: The number of people on hospital waiting lists has jumped to 360,753, with a five-fold increase in some hospitals.

5. #FINE MESS: It was supposed to a simple Seanad appointment, but Fine Gael has got itself into a debacle over John McNulty’s seat. Here’s how.

6. #ONE WAS PLEASED: British PM David Cameron is set to apologise after revealing the Queen “purred” when he told her over the phone that Scottish voters rejected independence. (Guardian)

7. #LET’S NOT GO MAD: Major think-tank The Nevin Institute has called for an €800 million adjustment in the budget, saying the recovery is not established enough for tax cuts.

8. #OUTBREAK: A US health agency has warned there could be as many as 1.4 million cases of Ebola in West Africa – by January. (New York Times)

9. #END OF AN ERA: RTE Radio has announced it will stop the Longwave 252 service, after 10 years.