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The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as we start Wednesday

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

1. #CRUSH THE SABOTEURS: The British press has been ramping up the discourse as the UK prepares for a snap election.

2. #RHETORIC:  US Vice President Mike Pence has promised an “overwhelming and effective” response to any attack by North Korea.

3. #HOMELESSNESS: A transplant patient has spoken about being homeless and living in his car on Killiney Hill in Dublin.

4. #MICROBEADS: The government is to bring forward legislation banning the sale of products that contain microbeads.

5. #FACEBOOK KILLING: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has paid his respects to the family of a man whose murder was posted to the social networking site.

6. #PRIMARY CITY: New stats show that Dublin Airport is taking passengers from Cork.

7. #INSENSITIVE: Adidas has apologised for sending out a marketing email praising customers it said “survived” this year’s Boston Marathon.

8. #DUBLIN TO DOHA: There’s to be a new link between Ireland and the Middle-East with Dublin getting a new direct route to Qatar,

9. #KILLORGLIN: Gardaí are appealing for information over the unsolved murder of 58-year-old James Cahillane at his home in Kerry in 2012.

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