March 10, 2026 - Brief Briefing

Abstentions spell trouble ahead on juries

Majorities of over 100 sound pretty healthy. But those numbers do not tell the whole story. There was an ominous warning for the government...

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Abstentions spell trouble ahead on juries

Labour MP says her rape case took 1,088 days to reach court

Labour MP Charlotte Nichols has told the House of Commons that it took 1,088 days after she was raped for her case to reach...

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Labour MP says her rape case took 1,088 days to reach court

Technology

Microsoft backs Anthropic in Pentagon blacklist battle, urges temporary restraining order

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Microsoft...

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Microsoft backs Anthropic in Pentagon blacklist battle, urges temporary restraining order

World

Dark ships and shadow fleets – what is crossing ‘closed’ Strait of Hormuz?

Iran’s move to shut the Strait of Hormuz has brought shipping through the 24-mile stretch of water close to a standstill. Only a handful...

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Dark ships and shadow fleets – what is crossing 'closed' Strait of Hormuz?

Technology

Oracle stock jumps 9% on earnings beat and increased guidance as cloud revenue climbs 44%

Oracle shares rose as much as 10% in extended trading on Tuesday after the software vendor reported quarterly results that surpassed Wall Street projections...

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Oracle stock jumps 9% on earnings beat and increased guidance as cloud revenue climbs 44%

Sports

Commission: Increase in 3rd-party deals beyond expectations

Associated Press Mar 10, 2026, 02:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The onset of $30 million football rosters funded mostly by companies providing third-party...

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Commission: Increase in 3rd-party deals beyond expectations

Sports

Trump plans executive order to address college sports issues

Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — After a plea for help from the highest levels of college athletics, President Donald Trump on Friday said he...

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Sports

Cheltenham Festival 2026 in pictures: Punters and celebrities revel in horse racing extravaganza

Tom Masters Mar 10, 2026, 03:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions As one of the highlights of the British sporting calendar, the Cheltenham Festival...

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Cheltenham Festival 2026 in pictures: Punters and celebrities revel in horse racing extravaganza

Environment

Gas prices threaten Republican lawmaker’s plans to win on affordability

High gas prices are listed at Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on March 9, 2026, as gasoline prices surge amid the ongoing war...

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Gas prices threaten Republican lawmaker's plans to win on affordability

Sports

Cheltenham Festival 2026 As it happened: Lossiemouth takes Champion Hurdle in dramatic Champion Day

Tom Masters Mar 10, 2026, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2026 Cheltenham Festival is well under way and it was Willie Mullins’...

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Cheltenham Festival 2026 As it happened: Lossiemouth takes Champion Hurdle in dramatic Champion Day

Technology

Elon Musk’s xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns

Elon musk and the xAI logo. Vincent Feuray | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI scored a victory in Mississippi, where regulators on...

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Elon Musk's xAI wins permit to build power plant in Mississippi despite pollution concerns

Science

Jupiter Resumes Direct Motion This March as the Gas Giant Hits Peak Visibility for 2026 Skywatchers

Jupiter’s retrograde motion ends around March 10, 2026, when the giant planet appears to reverse direction in the sky. The effect is caused by...

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How AI can identify breast cancer ‘better’ than a doctor but there’s a catch

Google’s AI can identify breast cancer better than a human doctor, and potentially save the stretched NHS a huge amount of time and effort,...

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How AI can identify breast cancer 'better' than a doctor but there's a catch

Mother speaks out after son fell to his death in high-rise railing incident

The mother of a 23-year-old who fell five floors to his death when the railing he leaned on came away has warned that the...

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Mother speaks out after son fell to his death in high-rise railing incident

Environment

Google deepens Pentagon AI push after Anthropic sues Trump administration

People walk near a sign outside of Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images A day...

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Google deepens Pentagon AI push after Anthropic sues Trump administration

World

Could Putin be the big winner of the Iran war?

👉 Listen to This Is Why on your podcast app 👈 After a phone call with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump announced the US could...

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Could Putin be the big winner of the Iran war?

Politics

Rethink plans for jury trials, thousands of lawyers tell Starmer

More than 3,200 lawyers have written to the prime minister urging him to “rethink” plans to restrict jury trials for all but the most...

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Rethink plans for jury trials, thousands of lawyers tell Starmer

Teen’s headache before death in suspected holiday park carbon monoxide poisoning

A teenage girl complained that she had a headache before she died of suspected carbon monoxide poisoning alongside her boyfriend, an inquest has heard....

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