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

1. #AIR CORPS: Today we list the ranks and cause of deaths of 45 of those alleged to have died after exposure to chemicals at Baldonnel Airfield.

2. #KEVIN SPACEY: The US actor will now not receive a special recognition award at the Emmys following sexual assault allegations.

3. #VAGINAL MESH: Patients who suffered complications after having the vaginal mesh implant have been urged to report it to Ireland’s health watchdog.

4. #DISASTER: There’s been a rise in weather-related disasters of almost 50% and it’s being blamed on climate change.

5. #STRIKE: Irish Rail faces its first day of industrial action tomorrow which is expected to impact over 150,000 people (RTÉ).

6. #FACEBOOK: Russian-backed content aimed at manipulating US politics reached 126 million people, Facebook has claimed.

7. #WASTE: The Green Party is arguing that there will be more plastic waste than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050.

8. #AH HERE: Over half of all Irish 18-34-year-olds have had sex in a public place, a new survey has claimed.

9. #TOKYO: Police in Japan have arrested a man after they found nine headless bodies in his apartment.