https://briefest.org.uk/Dismount the news cycle! Brief. Deeds not words. No links.https://briefest.org.uk/favicon-128x128.png?93d68a5dWed, 8 Apr 2026 15:10:02 +0000desk@briefest.org.ukhttps://briefest.org.uk/2025-5115 – 21 Dec 2025 * Gunmen kill 15 at Australia Hannukah event. * Trump sues BBC. * Doctors on strike. * Interest rate cut. https://briefest.org.uk/2025-51Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2025-5222 – 28 Dec 2025 * Ukraine withdraws from Siversk. * Wegovy pill approved. * UK migration down. * US attacks Nigeria IS camps. * US siezes further tanker. * England lose *Ashes*. https://briefest.org.uk/2025-52Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0129 Dec 2025 – 04 Jan 2026 * US captures Venezuelan president. * Swiss fire kills more than 40. * Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire begins. * Asthma drug approved. * Bulgaria joins Euro. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-01Sun, 4 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0205 – 11 Jan 2026 * Venezuelan president appears in US court. * Venezuelan vice-president sworn in. * Further oil tankers seized by US. * Winter storm hits UK. * EU reaches trade deal with South America. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-02Sun, 11 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0312 – 18 Jan 2026 * 2,000 protestors killed in Iran. * Small number of European troops in Greenland. * Chief Constable goes after Israel football AI debacle. * X abandons deepfake facility. * Prostate cancer drug approved. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-03Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0419 – 25 Jan 2026 * Four train crashes in Spain. * 1000 tonnes of drug precursors seized. * Austrian ex-agent tried in Russia spy case. * MP resigns. * Dodgy jury collapses grooming trial. * Silver museum emptied of silver. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-04Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0526 Jan – 01 Feb 2026 * Afghan hunger crisis. * Epstein Files Released. * Tory MP defections. * New Archbishop of Canterbury. * Svalbard polar bears thriving. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-05Sun, 1 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0602 – 08 Feb 2026 * Interest rates held. * Baby milk contamination. * Winter Olympics. * Floods evacuate Ksar el-Kebir. * Ipswich serial-killer pleads guilty. * Mandelson accused of leaking to Epstein. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-06Sun, 8 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0709 – 15 Feb 2026 * Palestine Action ban unlawful. * Sacked Ukraine minister caught fleeing country. * Head of Civil Service removed. * US fighting Boko Haram. * Japanese election bolsters ruling party. * Deadly elephant rampage. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-07Sun, 15 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0816 – 22 Feb 2026 * Former-Prince Andrew arrested. * Former Korean President jailed for life. * US Supreme Court strikes down tariffs. * Mental health hospital arrests. * Sagrada Familia top-out. * Positive economic news. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-08Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-0923 Feb – 01 Mar 2026 * US and Israel bomb Iran. * Counter-strikes across region. * Mandelson arrested. * Greens win by-election. * Bone cement supplier found. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-09Sun, 1 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-1002 – 08 Mar 2026 * Iran conflict continues. * Russian LNG tanker fire. * 600 killed in DR Congo mine collapse. * New Iran Supreme Leader elected. * Glasgow fire. * Six Nations trophy destroyed. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-10Sun, 8 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-1109 – 15 Mar 2026 * Strait of Hormuz closed. * Iran War Continues. * Hot Flushes Drug Approved. * Economy Flat. * International Waste Arrests. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-11Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-1216 – 22 Mar 2026 * Iran war continues. * Meningitis outbreak in Kent. * 20,000 Mariners Stranded. * Jewish ambulances set alight in London. * Curfew in Ecuador. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-12Sun, 22 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-1323 – 29 Mar 2026 * Iran War continues. * London anti-racism march. * Doctors to strike. * Archbishop enthroned. * d'Artagnan found. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-13Sun, 29 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://briefest.org.uk/2026-1430 Mar – 05 Apr 2026 * Iran war continues. * Minimum wage increases. * Funeral director pleads guilty. * Artemis II. * Stolen paintings. https://briefest.org.uk/2026-14Sun, 5 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000