GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news you need to know to start the day.

Middle East

1. The United States launched a third night of strikes on Iran as President Donald Trump planned to reimpose a blockade on Iranian ports and floated a 20% fee on cargo in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

Laughing gas canisters

2. Local authorities are collecting thousands of discarded nitrous oxide canisters each year, according to new figures obtained by The Journal Investigates.

It’s posing risks, as shown by one Irish waste facility which recorded up to 120 exploding canisters over a recent two-week period

Scrambler bikes

3. Four people have died and 59 others have been seriously injured in road collisions involving scrambler bikes since the beginning of 2021, according to figures being presented to an Oireachtas committee today.

Weather warnings

4. The hot spell gripping the entire country is set to continue for at least several more days, with temperatures expected to reach 30C on Wednesday as forecasters warn of heat stress, wildfire risks and possible thunderstorms.

State apology

5. Survivors of the sexual abuse of notorious predator Bill Kenneally will today receive a state apology.

Ann Widdecombe death

6. Police in the UK continue to question the suspect being held on suspicion of murdering veteran politician Ann Widdecombe, as the Home Secretary said the man was not known to the anti-terrorism Prevent programme.

Miscarriage leave

7. Enterprise minister Peter Burke will today bring a bill introducing miscarriage leave to cabinet for sign-off ahead of the Dáil’s summer recess.

Bangkok fire

8. Grieving relatives of the victims of a huge Bangkok bar fire claimed their bodies Tuesday as the death toll rose to 30, even as others held out hope that missing loved ones were alive.

Planning objections

9. Members of the Corrs and The Mary Wallopers are among those who have lodged objections to plans for a large-scale housing development near a landmark site in Louth which is said in Irish mythology to be the birthplace of Cú Chulainn.