2019 was a year dominated by Brexit, it has taken 12 months longer than we expected and we're still not over the finishing line. However, like most calendar years these last 12 months have been riddled with lots of controversy and political scandals as well as tragedy and mayhem. We...
Iraqi Protesters storm US embassy over airstrikes on Shia militia
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters storm US embassy in Baghdad. They have reportedly broken into the US embassy compound as violence erupted at the grounds of the US embassy. The protesters reacted with fury and were angered over the US bombing of bases connected to Kitaib Hezbollah in Iraq and Syria...
Daily News Briefing: Reaction to US air strikes, thousands trapped in Australia & Sharon Stone is a catfish
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, world leaders are reacting to the US air attacks on Shia militia. Thousands of tourists and locals are trapped on an Australian beach as the raging fires, which have turned the sky red, continue. A Romanian woman has died after being...
British woman found guilty for false gang rape claims
A British woman, 19 has been found guilty of lying about being gang-raped by Isreali youths in Ayia Napa, Cyprus. After withdrawing her allegation that she was attacked by 12 Israeli youths in a hotel in July, she was arrested. But the woman claims Cypriot police made her falsely confess...
Daily News Briefing: Bomb in Somalia kills 79 – Brit woman guilty of lying about gang rape & Hong Kong protests in the rain!
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, Hong Kongers are protesting in the rain as more than six months of pro-democracy demonstrations continue. US bombs pro-Iran militant group in Iraq and Syria in retaliation Friday's rocket attack. A massive suicide car bomb in near Somalia's capital has claimed...
The Brands we loved and lost over the decade
The Brands we loved and lost over the 10 years The UK retail industry has struggled heavily in recent years and many brands have fallen into administration. Whilst some are able to secure rescue deals with their creditors, some of our best-loved brands have disappeared from the UK’s High Street. ...
Sunday Papers – Queen’s Honours list ‘security breach’
Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, the Sunday papers front pages focus on the leaked Honours list. Also making the front splash is the police’s ‘troubling’ use of artificial intelligence. In our special feature, we take a look at the government’s accidental leak of personal information of some of the...
Arts and Ent | Film, TV, Music, Celebrity – Bieber is back & George Micheal’s sister dies on Christmas Day
BRIEF - ME! – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFING Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week's top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV. In music, Justin Bieber will release new music early next year, five years on from his last studio album. Legendary songwriter Allee Willis has died...
15 killed as Bek Air flight goes down hitting a building
Footage showed the front of the broken-up fuselage
Daily News Briefing: Netanyahu wins party vote – LA reviewing cases against Weinstein & Brit family die at resort on Xmas Eve
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, a rescue mission is underway for a pilot whose refurbished fighter jet crashed in northwestern Iran. Los Angeles prosecutors are reviewing eight cases against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein. Israel's Prime Minister wins the party vote and will lead the Likud...
Green Bay Packers are Kings of the North – Are they heading to the Super Bowl?
The NFC North belongs to the Green Bay Packers, and their defence makes them serious Super Bowl contenders this season. “I think there’s more work to be done, and I think that we can do more work,” cornerback Jaire Alexander said last week. “But Super Bowl- level defence? Psshh, I...
Daily News Briefing: Trump brushes off North Korea’s threats – Indian Ocean Tsunami remembered & Burkina Faso attacks kill 35
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, President Trump had a light-hearted response to North Korea's Christmas present threat. The world remembers the Indian Ocean tsunami and its 230,000 victims 15 years on. Burkina Faso suffered a double extremist attack, killing 35 civilians and seven soldiers. The drowning...
Daily News Briefing: 8 killed at sea trying to reach Spain – US hunts for killer of NFL star’s brother & Caroline Flack ignores Court’s rules
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, eight people have died at sea in 24 hours trying to reach Spain. Around 24 people are still missing. Islamic rights body denounces India's citizenship bill and strongly condemned the violence and loss of life in the wake of peaceful protests...
Boeing Starliner returns after failed mission to ISS
The Boeing Company has cut short the uncrewed demonstration flight of its new astronaut capsule. The Starliner successfully launched from Florida but suffered technical problems that stopped it from taking the right path to the International Space Station. It appears the capsule burnt too much fuel as it fired its...
Daily News Briefing: Australian PM smacks down Greta – Queen’s Speech acknowledge’s ‘bumpy’ year & Turkey in talks with Russia
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, North Korea's so-called 'Christmas gift' could be a new hardline anti-US policy. Australia PM smacks down Greta Thunberg's bushfire criticism, and says he's 'not here to impress people overseas'. And five Australians have been hospitalised after a Christmas balloon drop at...
Christmas is cancelled: Flights cancelled as Storm Fabien batters southern France
Storm Fabian batters France’s southwest Aquitaine coast
Tesco Christmas card factory denies ‘forced labour’
A factory in China has denied it used forced labour after a British child found a message from workers inside a Tesco charity Christmas card. The card supplier, Zhejiang Yunguang Printing, told China’s Global Times it has “never done such a thing.” Tesco stopped production at the factory after the...
Sonny Bill Williams latest to criticise China over Uighurs
The East Turkestan arm is dripping with blood.
Daily News Briefing: 18 dead in prison clash – Tens of thousands flee Syria & Astronaut celebrates Hannakuh from ISS
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, in Honduras, eighteen prisoners have died after another clash in another overcrowded prison. Tens of thousands have been forced to flee as Syrian forces continue its Idlib advance. In the US, an internal email suggests the US took steps to block...
Hong Kong stands with Ozil & the Uighurs as violence erupts!
More than 1,000 people had rallied calmly, waving Uighur flags
Arts and Ent | Film, TV, Music, Celebrity – YouTuber, 8 earns £20m & The rise of the Kardashians
BRIEF - ME! – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFING Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week's top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV. In music, Selena Gomez is set to host BBC Radio 1 on Christmas day! Rapper Tekashi 69 has been sentenced to two years after testifying...
Modi’s Hindu regime condemned by Malaysian PM
Protest continue in India as the Malaysian PM condemns the actions of the Modi-regime.
Daily News Briefing: Brexit deal vote – Gunman kills in Moscow & Iran’s President visits Japan
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, Iran's President is visiting Japan in hopes of easing a nuclear impasse between Tehran and Washington. In Moscow, one person has been killed and more injured after a gunman opened fire near Russia's intelligence agency. In the UK, MP's are to...
Rwandan officer convicted over role in 1994 genocide by Belgium court
Belgian courts enjoy universal jurisdiction to prosecute genocide, war crimes
Trump impeached, what happens next?
US President Donald Trump was been impeached by the House of Representatives vote on Wednesday. But he remains President. Early next year they’ll be a trial in the Senate that could, but probably won’t, cost him the White House. What happens now? House Speaker Nacy Pelosi would not commit Wednesday...
Daily News Briefing: Australia announces State of Emergency – Trump Impeached & Modi assassination plot uncovered
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, Afghans are divided following the United States troops' partial exit. In Australia, the second state of emergency has been announced amid the ongoing bushfires and rising temperatures. In the US, President Trump has been impeached! Charged with high crimes and misdemeanours...
The decade the Kardashians took over our lives
The decade the Kardashians took over our lives How the Kardashian clan became A-list stars is more complicated than you’ll remember. We take a look at the rise of the family and how they took over the decade. It’s easy to forget that 10 years ago KUWTK was only a...
“Born Without Civil Rights” – Israel’s Draconian Military Orders Repress Palestinians
HRW calls for equal Palestinian rights
Daily News Briefing: Chaos in France as strikes continue – UK nurses strike & India tells US students to mind their own business
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, in France, the ongoing strikes across the capital have resulted in major power cuts, travel chaos and the Effiel Tower being closed. The last two bodies on White Island volcano in New Zealand may never be found, police say. In the...
‘You are not forgotten, we’ll celebrate later’ Hong Kong pens Christmas cards
Hong Kongers have been gathering across the city in their spare time to write Christmas cards to injured protesters and those in detention as the anti-government movement continues through the festive season. “I don’t even want to celebrate because so many people are seriously injured,” said officer worker Felix Wong. ...
Daily News Briefing: Australian brothers jailed for airliner plot – 10 civilians killed in Afghan after bomb explodes & YouTuber announces break from social media
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, two brothers in Australia have been jailed for their airline meatgrinder plot. In Afghanistan, 10 civilians - including women and children - were killed when a roadside bomb detonated. In the UK, the government is set to introduce a bill that...
Six Muslims killed in India – Many more expected as hundreds are still missing
Demonstrators set fire to tyres, staged sit-ins on highways and railway tracks, and torched trains and buses
Daily News Briefing: Greta Thunberg apologies – Over 300 killed in Iran’s three-day crackdown & Man shot by police in Hull
BRIEF - ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, up to 25 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in an attack in the Ghazni province. In Dehli, police used tear gas to disperse protesters. In a three day crackdown in Iran over 300 protesters have been killed...
Police storm campuses as Protests spread through India
Modi’s Hindu nationalist agenda to marginalize India’s 200 million Muslims
New protests in Lebanon in a 10 hour ‘Battle of Beirut’
"We won't leave, We won't leave. Just arrest all the protesters!"
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