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

1. #FAIR DEAL: A report on nursing home charges says older people are being prevented from choosing nursing homes under the Fair Deal scheme because of additional charges.

2. #FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: It took gardaí 11 years to pass claims to the DPP from a woman that she suffered sexual abuse at the hands of her father and brother from the age of 7.

3. #MILITARY FORCES: The United States has warned North Korea it has ‘considerable military forces’ and is ready to use them.

4. #EU POLICIES: Amnesty International says the soaring death toll and abuses faced by thousands of refugees and migrants are “clearly linked to failing EU policies”.

5. #ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT: A new report on illegal employment in Ireland has found that illegal non-EU workers are common in child and elderly care and the catering industry.

6. #DISTURBANCES: There are calls for all reports into the Oberstown children detention campus to be published following a series of disturbances at the facility.

7. #HUB ACCOMMODATION: A young mother who has been homeless with her partner and daughter for over two years has hit out at new family hub accommodation, saying it is not suitable for people and children to live in long-term.

8. #CAO: More than 6,600 people will receive CAO offers this morning. Here’s what you need to know.

9. #CLIMATE CHANGE: A chunk of ice bigger than the US state of Delaware is hanging by a thread from the West Antarctic ice shelf, satellite images have revealed.