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

1. #FINED: Bray Credit Union was fined €98,000 for failing to comply with Ireland’s laws on money laundering and terrorist financing.

2. #FIERCE MILD: The weather will remain unseasonably mild over the weekend.

3. #BIRTHDAY: Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas will turn 100 today.

4. #ALEPPO: The Syrian army has said that it has halted its attacks in Aleppo to allow trapped civilians to be evacuated.

5. #STACK: The son of murdered prison guard Brian Stack has said that he is confident knows the identity of a former IRA commander he met in relation to his father’s murder.

6. #DATA: A new report has has looked at data protection and security in an increasingly digital Ireland.

7. #HICKEY: Former head of the OCI Pat Hickey may get his passport back today, paving the way for him to return to Ireland from Brazil.

8. #POLL: An Irish Times poll has shown that the majority of people would rather have capital investment over public sector pay increases.

9. #SOFIA VERGARA: You might have seen some news stories about Sofia Vergara being ‘sued by her embryos’ in recent days. Here’s what the bizarre lawsuit is about.