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The 9 at 9 Here are the news stories you should know about this morning.

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EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day.

1. #TIPPERARY: Elisha Gault’s family have reacted after the missing 14-year-old’s body was found in the River Suir last night.

2. #ABORTION: Tánaiste Simon Coveney has written in the Irish Independent that he now backs abortion up to 12 weeks.

3. #PORN STAR: Stormy Daniels said she was threatened over her allegations that she had a fling with Donald Trump before he became US President.

4. #SIBERIA: At least 53 bodies have been recovered from a fire that swept through a shopping centre in an industrial city in Russia.

5. #FRANCE: A left-wing politician has been arrested over a tweet that apparently celebrated the death of the policeman who died after swapping himself for a hostage in last weeks’ Islamic attack [RTÉ].

6. #COURTS: The husband of an adviser to Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has been ordered to pay €1,500 in compensation for groping a teenage homeless man, according to the Herald.

7. #GERMAN COURT: Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont is to appear in court today following his arrest in Germany which triggered protests in Catalonia.

8. # SEXUAL HARASSMENT: A car parts company has been ordered to pay €46,000 to a receptionist who was sacked after refusing to have sex with her boss.

9. #COMPLAINTS: Online tech retailer Click.ie have been accused by Irish customers of not fulfilling orders, and in some cases, has not provided receipts.

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