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The 9 at 9 Here’s everything you need to know as the day gets started.

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

1. #MORTGAGE TO RENT: A father has written a letter to the Taoiseach with a message that he and his family are “crying out for help” as he battles to keep their home.

2. #NORTH KOREA: Kim Jong-Un has said the country’s nuclear arsenal is now capable of “striking the whole mainland of the US”.

3. #BANTRY: Four people have been charged over a €100,000 drugs seizure in Cork.

4. #BORDER ISSUES: Channel 4 News asked British people to draw the Irish border for a report last night. (Spoilers: It didn’t go well)

5. #ASSAULT: A woman who glassed a victim in a pub told gardaí she “only meant to throw the drink at her”.

6. #QUEEN OF IRELAND: Complaints made to RTÉ about a Panti Bliss trailer before Six Nations rugby and the Angelus have been rejected.

7. #AUSTRALIA: Two teenagers were arrested after planning an attack with guns and explosives at a school.

8. #APPLE: Tech giant Apple has moved to fix a password bug that would allow anyone easily access a Mac.

9. #WRAP UP WARM: Temperatures are set to continue to dip below freezing with widespread frost and icy patches.

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