EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.

1. #B-DAY: The details of Budget 2017 will be revealed today. Here’s everything you need to know about the announcement and its likely tax cuts and spending increases.

2. #BUDGET: Áine McDonnell from Co Mayo spoke to us about what she wants from Budget 2017, as a person living with a disability in rural Ireland.

3. #NOTE 7: Samsung has told customers to stop using their Galaxy Note 7s amid instances of the smartphones going on fire.

4. #COURTS: A Dublin City Council driver and waste management worker has claimed in the Circuit Civil Court that a new relationship he was in ended after he suffered a hypodermic needle stick injury to his hand.

5. #TRUMP: Donald Trump has vowed to increase his attacks on Bill Clinton if more tapes of him are leaked to the media. The Republican US presidential nominee is attempting damage control after he boasted about sexually assaulting women in audio recorded in 2005. Hillary Clinton, the Democrat party’s nominee, has stretched ahead in opinion polls since the audio was released.

6. #MAYOR: Dublin will hold a referendum for a directly elected mayor within two years if a Fianna Fáil proposal is approved by the Dáil.

7. #RATS: ‘Significant’ staff shortages at the HSE’s Pest Control Service in south Dublin led to delays dealing with reports of rat infestations in August of this year, Health Minister Simon Harris has confirmed.

8. #CHILD BRIDES: One girl under the age of 15 is married every seven seconds, according to a new report by Save the Children.

9. #HEART ATTACKS: Emotional upset and heavy exertion could double the risk of having a heart attack, new research from NUI Galway has found.