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

1. #DUBLIN: Post-mortems are due to be carried out on two elderly brothers who were found dead at a house in Dublin yesterday.

2. #WITNESSES: Gardaí are looking to speak to a man in connection with the discovery of the body of a man at a house on South Circular Road in Dublin.

3. #STRIKE: Nurses who work at a cancer ward in Cork University Hospital will begin industrial action today against what they say are dangerously low staffing levels.

4. #A SWIFT EXIT: Ukip is in turmoil after its new leader, Diane James, quit her role after just 18 days.

5. #HURRICANE MATTHEW: At least nine people have died as the most powerful Caribbean hurricane in almost a decade hit the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba.

6. #UK: The British government will force companies to list all their foreign workers, in a bid to shame firms that turn down UK citizens.

7. #VEEP: Republican Mike Pence and Democrat Tim Kaine, the two vice presidential nominees, squared off last night in the least high-profile debate of the current US general election campaign.

8. #DOWN UNDER: Irish people have spoken about their experiences of applying for work in Australia, with some being told by employers they will only hire Australians.

9. #HEALTH: A new study says regularly using a fitness or activity tracker (such as a pedometer) does not increase activity levels enough to benefit your health.