July 9, 2025 - Brief Briefing

Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry defects to Reform

Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry has defected to Reform, in the latest blow to the Conservatives. The former MP for Rossendale and Darwen, who...

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Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry defects to Reform

Politics

Starmer and Macron agree need for ‘new deterrent’ to stop small boat crossings

Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed the need for a “new deterrent” to deter small boats crossings in the Channel, Downing Street...

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Starmer and Macron agree need for 'new deterrent' to stop small boat crossings

Politics

Controversial welfare bill passes final Commons stage – but only after another concession

Sir Keir Starmer’s watered down welfare bill has passed its final stage in the Commons, after another concession was made to MPs. The Universal...

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Controversial welfare bill passes final Commons stage - but only after another concession

Politics

Starmer refuses to rule out wealth tax

Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out a wealth tax or say if he would extend a freeze on income tax and national...

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Sports

Deion advocates for salary cap in college football

Adam RittenbergJul 9, 2025, 04:10 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas...

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Deion advocates for salary cap in college football

Sports

Yormark: Big 12 ‘striving for’ multiple CFP teams

Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — Big 12 champion Arizona State was the lone team from the league to reach the 12-team College Football...

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Yormark: Big 12 'striving for' multiple CFP teams

Labour MPs form new group as they urge prime minister to focus on living standards to help ward off Reform

A group of Labour MPs has urged Sir Keir Starmer to do more to tackle the rising cost of living amid fears the party...

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Labour MPs form new group as they urge prime minister to focus on living standards to help ward off Reform

Technology

Amazon Web Services is building equipment to cool Nvidia GPUs as AI boom accelerates

The letters AI, which stands for “artificial intelligence,” stand at the Amazon Web Services booth at the Hannover Messe industrial trade fair in Hannover,...

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Amazon Web Services is building equipment to cool Nvidia GPUs as AI boom accelerates

Technology

Bitcoin rises to fresh record above $112,000, helped by Nvidia-led tech rally

The logo of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin can be seen on a coin in front of a Bitcoin chart. Silas Stein | Picture Alliance |...

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Bitcoin rises to fresh record above 2,000, helped by Nvidia-led tech rally

Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry defects to Reform

Ex-Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry has defected to Reform, in the latest blow to the Conservatives. The former MP for Rossendale and Darwen, who...

by admin July 9, 2025

World

IDF chief says conditions ‘created’ for Gaza ceasefire – as Trump says it could be ‘this week or next’

Donald Trump and a leading figure in the Israeli army have suggested a ceasefire in Gaza could be close. Eyal Zamir, chief of staff...

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IDF chief says conditions 'created' for Gaza ceasefire - as Trump says it could be 'this week or next'

Business

Nvidia wins race to become first $4trn listed company

Nvidia has become the first stock market-listed company to achieve a value of $4trn. Its share price rose by more than 2% at the...

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Nvidia wins race to become first trn listed company

Business

Trump fires tariff threats at more nations as EU ‘ready for all scenarios’

Donald Trump has revealed a list of more nations set to face delayed ‘liberation day’ tariffs from 1 August. He has threatened tariffs of...

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Trump fires tariff threats at more nations as EU 'ready for all scenarios'

Science

Dark Dwarfs: New Star-Like Objects May Reveal Nature of Dark Matter

Astronomers predict an unseen class of star-like bodies called “dark dwarfs” near our galaxy’s center. A new study suggests these objects could shine thanks...

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Dark Dwarfs: New Star-Like Objects May Reveal Nature of Dark Matter

Science

NASA Astronaut Captures Rare Red Sprite Over Storm from Space Station

In early July 2025, NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers snapped a rare image of a giant red “sprite” phenomenon erupting above a thunderstorm, as...

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NASA Astronaut Captures Rare Red Sprite Over Storm from Space Station

Man guilty of murder after driving into ‘Good Samaritan’ Chris Marriott following wedding brawl in Sheffield

A man who killed a “Good Samaritan” by driving into the middle of a wedding brawl has been found guilty of murder. Chris Marriott,...

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Man guilty of murder after driving into 'Good Samaritan' Chris Marriott following wedding brawl in Sheffield

Science

Progress 92 Spacecraft Docks at ISS with Vital Supplies for Expedition 73

The progress of 92 spacecraft, which is unpiloted, reached the space-facing port of the Poisk of the orbiting laboratory at 2:55 a.m. IST on...

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Progress 92 Spacecraft Docks at ISS with Vital Supplies for Expedition 73

Science

Scientists Trace Universe’s Missing Ordinary Matter Using FRBs and X-rays

Almost half of the matter of the universe is yet hidden from observation, literally unknown to us. Scientists have discovered the fast radio waves...

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Scientists Trace Universe’s Missing Ordinary Matter Using FRBs and X-rays

Technology

Perplexity launches AI-powered web browser for select group of subscribers

Dado Ruvic | Reuters Perplexity AI on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence-powered web browser called Comet in the startup’s latest effort to compete...

by admin July 9, 2025