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

1. #OAKLAND: Nine bodies have been recovered after a huge fire at a dance party in a warehouse in California, it’s reported that the death toll could reach 40.

2. #STAY AWAY: Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been told he should not show up to turn on the Christmas lights in the north inner city of Dublin this year.

3. #DOWN THE DRAIN: To date, the State has spent €465 million on the water metering project, while it spent over €55 million on e-voting machines in 2002.

4. #RIP: Cuba’s long-standing Communist leader Fidel Castro will be laid to rest later, after a three-day funeral procession came to an end.

5. #TWEET HAPPY: Donald Trump has reacted to a comedy sketch that mocked his penchant for sending tweets – by sending a tweet.

6. #GERMANY: A teenage asylum seeker has been arrested on suspicion of the rape and murder of a 19-year-old female student.

7. #DOLLA DOLLA BILLS: Brexit has made London the cheapest city in the world for luxury goods shopping with the dollar.

8. #STORY BUD: Almost half of Irish people are in favour of legalising cannabis for recreational use.

9. #PIONEER: The man who brought Ticketmaster to Ireland started off selling tickets in a record shop.