February 9, 2026 - Brief Briefing

Tesla exec Raj Jegannathan leaves automaker after 13 years

Tesla electric vehicles outside the company’s manufacturing facility in Fremont, California, Feb. 24, 2025. Mike Kai Chen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla Vice...

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Tesla exec Raj Jegannathan leaves automaker after 13 years

Politics

Starmer vows to stay on, saying he’s ‘won every fight’ he’s been in

Sir Keir Starmer has defiantly vowed to fight on as prime minister, telling Labour MPs he won’t “walk away” and that he’s won every...

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Starmer vows to stay on, saying he's 'won every fight' he's been in

Palace’s latest Andrew statement really is extraordinary – don’t underestimate the significance

“New facts meant the need for a new response” – that is how one palace source described this latest statement and why it was...

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Palace's latest Andrew statement really is extraordinary - don't underestimate the significance

Technology

Alphabet calls out new AI-related risks, as it taps debt market to fund build-out

Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google’s annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025. David Paul...

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Alphabet calls out new AI-related risks, as it taps debt market to fund build-out

Epstein affair may be ‘the end of the monarchy’, says US congressman

A member of a US congressional committee investigating the Epstein affair has said: “Maybe this will be the end of the monarchy.” Congressman Ro...

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Epstein affair may be 'the end of the monarchy', says US congressman

US TV host Savannah Guthrie at ‘hour of desperation’ in search for missing mother

US TV host Savannah Guthrie has said her family is “at an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing 84-year-old mother –...

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US TV host Savannah Guthrie at 'hour of desperation' in search for missing mother

Science

Dark Matter May Not Exist, Study Suggests Gravity Works Differently at Cosmic Scales

A new theoretical study suggests dark matter may not exist, proposing instead that gravity behaves differently across vast cosmic distances. By modifying how gravity...

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Science

NASA’s SPHEREx Spots Interstellar Comet Flaring With Gas and Organic Molecules

NASA’s SPHEREx telescope has observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS unexpectedly brightening as it leaves the solar system. The comet released water vapour, carbon dioxide, and...

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Starmer says he’s going nowhere – after arriving at crunch meeting with ‘face like thunder’

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a cabinet session today after earning a lifeline from Labour MPs during a crunch meeting in which he declared:...

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Starmer says he's going nowhere - after arriving at crunch meeting with 'face like thunder'

Politics

Read Wes Streeting’s messages with Mandelson in full

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has shared WhatsApp and text messages he exchanged with Lord Mandelson between August 2024 and October 2025. Mr Streeting says...

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Read Wes Streeting's messages with Mandelson in full

Technology

Morgan Stanley says buy 2 beaten-down software stocks. We agree on one of them

The selloff in enterprise software stocks that crushed the market for most of last week was abating for the second straight session on Monday...

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Morgan Stanley says buy 2 beaten-down software stocks. We agree on one of them

King has ‘profound concern’ over Andrew claims – and Buckingham Palace ‘ready to support’ police if contacted

Buckingham Palace says it will support police if contacted over allegations about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The palace also said King Charles had “profound concern” over...

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King has 'profound concern' over Andrew claims - and Buckingham Palace 'ready to support' police if contacted

Politics

Starmer ‘upbeat and confident’ despite two top aides quitting in less than 24 hours

Sir Keir Starmer will not stand down and remains “upbeat and confident” despite his second top aide quitting in less than 24 hours. The...

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Starmer 'upbeat and confident' despite two top aides quitting in less than 24 hours

Politics

Starmer battling for survival after his chief of staff resigns

Sir Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival as calls for him to step down grow, after the resignation of his top aide...

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Starmer battling for survival after his chief of staff resigns

World

Have a baby while you still can, France to tell 29-year-olds

All 29-year-old French citizens are to be encouraged by their government to have babies while they still can. Health officials say the aim is...

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Have a baby while you still can, France to tell 29-year-olds

World

DNA found on gun is match to both identical twins – so who is the killer?

Prosecutors in France have been unable to tell which of a pair of identical twins on trial for murder pulled the trigger in a...

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DNA found on gun is match to both identical twins - so who is the killer?

World

Tear gas and pepper spray used on protesters opposing Israeli president’s visit to Australia

Police have reportedly used pepper spray and tear gas as thousands of people held protests in Australia over the visit of Israeli president Isaac...

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Tear gas and pepper spray used on protesters opposing Israeli president's visit to Australia

World

Face of a ‘vampire’ revealed: Science rebuilds likeness of man decapitated after death to stop him coming back

The face of a “vampire” whose remains were posthumously mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead can be seen for the first time...

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Face of a 'vampire' revealed: Science rebuilds likeness of man decapitated after death to stop him coming back

Streeting shares his Mandelson texts with Sky News

Wes Streeting says he has “nothing to hide” over his relationship with Lord Mandelson and has shared his private texts with the disgraced Labour...

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Streeting shares his Mandelson texts with Sky News

Sports

Way-too-early look at the 2026 Heisman Trophy race

Mark SchlabachFeb 9, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of...

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