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

1. #HOMELESSNESS: The number of people access emergency accommodation has hit a record number of 8,374.

2. #FATALITY: A motorcyclist has died after he collided with a car in Sligo yesterday evening.

3. #CATALONIA: The Spanish Senate is poised to adopt measures to seize control of Catalonia today.

4. #JFK: The US government has released a trove of secret files on the assassination of president John F Kennedy.

5. #DUAL CITIZENSHIP: Australian deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has lost his seat in parliament over his dual citizenship.

6. #YAS QUEEN: The UK could celebrate the centenary of the first woman elected to the House of Commons next year – Irish Republic Countess Markievicz.

7. #IMPEACHED: UCD Students’ Union president Katie Ascough has been impeached from her position, the University Observer reports.

8. #NEW JOB: Ex-garda commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan has been appointed Director of Strategic Partnerships for Europe at the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

9. #CONJOINED: Surgeons in India have separated twin boys who were conjoined at the tops of their heads, the BBC reports.