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

1. #MURDER: A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was “stabbed to death” in Dublin overnight.

2. #TRAFFIC: Commuters are facing serious delays this morning after a crash in Dublin city centre.

3. #BELFAST: A man has been charged with the murder of Anne O’Neill who was killed at her home on Saturday morning.

4. #TRUMP: A Republican senator has announced that he will not seek re-election as he launched a verbal attack on US president Donald Trump.

5. #HARASSMENT: Another 200 women have contacted the LA Times with sexual harassment allegations against US film director James Toback.

6. #TRACKER MORTGAGE: A victim of the tracker mortgage scandal has described the “constant harassment” he endured from Permanent TSB when he went into arrears.

7. #EMINEM: A New Zealand political party has been ordered to pay NZ$600,000 (€352,156) in compensation in a breach of a copyright suit filed by Eminem, according to the BBC.

8. #CHINA: Chinese president Xi Jinping has secured a second term in office and has revealed his new leadership team, CNN reports.

9. #POLITICAL ADS: Twitter has announced steps to make it easier to see who is behind political ads and who they are targeting.