March 8, 2026 - Brief Briefing

Avalanche say Gabriel Landeskog (lower body) week-to-week

ESPN News Services Mar 8, 2026, 05:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Colorado Avalanche said Sunday that captain Gabriel Landeskog is week-to-week with...

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Avalanche say Gabriel Landeskog (lower body) week-to-week

Face of unidentified man found dead in reservoir revealed for the first time in facial reconstruction

Who is this man? So far, that question has proved impossible to answer. Detectives hope that revealing the face of the man they found dead...

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Face of unidentified man found dead in reservoir revealed for the first time in facial reconstruction

Environment

Oil surges above $110 a barrel; Trump says ‘small price to pay’ for defeating Iran

Crude oil prices crossed $110 per barrel on Sunday, after major Middle East producers cut output because the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed...

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Oil surges above 0 a barrel; Trump says 'small price to pay' for defeating Iran

World

Iran has ‘betrayed us’ but all sides must de-escalate, says Qatar PM

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani described Iran’s strikes on Gulf countries as a “dangerous miscalculation”, warning the escalation risks destabilising the region and...

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Iran has 'betrayed us' but all sides must de-escalate, says Qatar PM

Donald Trump is clearly bruised by an old ally turning its back in his hour of need

Lest there be any doubt, the special relationship is pending repair. Donald Trump had barely left the tarmac at Dover Air Base, a president...

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Donald Trump is clearly bruised by an old ally turning its back in his hour of need

The B-52: Why the US still uses a plane from the 1960s to bomb its enemies

When Washington DC wants to attack its enemies, the aircraft US presidents often turn to is the Boeing 52 Stratofortress bomber. The B-52H model,...

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The B-52: Why the US still uses a plane from the 1960s to bomb its enemies

Business

Mark Kleinman blog | Purplebricks founders move back in with online estate agent’s owner Dunstone

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Vape shop fire closes Glasgow Central Station ‘until further notice’

A fire at a vape shop has forced the closure of Scotland’s busiest railway station “until further notice”, Network Rail says. Dozens of trains...

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Vape shop fire closes Glasgow Central Station 'until further notice'

Politics

Bitter break-up for Trump and Starmer – but polling suggests PM on side of public opinion

“We will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!” The latest late-night broadside from Donald Trump has torn another...

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Bitter break-up for Trump and Starmer - but polling suggests PM on side of public opinion

Science

NASA’s Hubble Images Show Binary Stars Can Shape the Evolution of Star Clusters

Astronomers studying the young star cluster Pismis 24 in the Lobster Nebula found many stars exist in binary systems

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Two drivers dead after four-vehicle collision near Bristol

Two drivers have died after a four-vehicle collision near Bristol. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash, on the A370 at...

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Two drivers dead after four-vehicle collision near Bristol

Politics

Bitter breakup for Trump and Starmer – but polling suggests PM on side of public opinion

“We will remember. We don’t need people that join Wars after we’ve already won!” The latest late-night broadside from Donald Trump has torn another...

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Lib Dem leader calls for King’s US state visit to be cancelled after Trump’s criticism of Starmer

The Liberal Democrat leader has called on Sir Keir Starmer to cancel the King’s US state visit over the war in Iran. The King...

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Lib Dem leader calls for King's US state visit to be cancelled after Trump's criticism of Starmer

Politics

Lib Dem leader calls on Starmer to cancel King’s US state visit

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called on Sir Keir Starmer to cancel the King’s US state visit over the war in Iran....

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Technology

Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled

Thomas Trutschel | Photothek | Getty Images New U.S laws designed to protect minors are pulling millions of adult Americans into mandatory age-verification gates...

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Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled

Environment

Energy prices will fall when U.S. destroys Iran’s ability to attack tankers in Strait of Hormuz: Wright

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright pumps gas at a gas station in Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S., February 27, 2026. Sheila Dang | Reuters Energy...

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Energy prices will fall when U.S. destroys Iran's ability to attack tankers in Strait of Hormuz: Wright

Science

Scientists Say the Milky Way Might Sit Inside a Massive Dark Matter Sheet

Astronomers found the Milky Way lies within a massive flat sheet of dark matter about 32 million light-years across. Simulations show this structure and...

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Sports