Your world, in focus.

The stories that matter to you. A fresh perspective, every day.

Finding your headlines…Refreshes every 5 minutes

The latest, for you.

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On your radar

A closer look at your interests.

FOR A QUIETER MOMENT

Worth coming
back to.

Keep the stories that catch your eye. Read them on your own time.

Headlines from Google News RSS, with BBC feeds as a backup. Every story links to its reporting.

briefly.Stay informed. Stay curious.

A BRIEFING THAT FEELS LIKE YOU

Make it yours.

What catches your curiosity?

Choose the topics you want in your daily view. Select at least one.

Keep your world in view.

Follow worldwide coverage, or choose up to five regions and countries. Headlines are in English.

Regions guide the news search. A story may cover more than one place.

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Follow keywords optionalFind stories matching any of these phrases within your topics and regions. Separate phrases with commas. Hide headlines containing optionalHide matches from your live briefing. Separate words or phrases with commas. Hide stories I’ve already opened

Muted publishers

Use the × beside a publisher in your feed to mute it.

Preferences, read history, and saved stories stay in this browser. Auto-refresh works while the app is open; returning to the tab checks for updates.

A little more perspective.

Briefly brings together live headlines from Google News RSS, with topic-matched BBC feeds as a backup for worldwide coverage. Publishers supply the headlines and publication times. Links open the reporting in a new tab, sometimes through Google News.

Your choices shape your briefing. Topics and regions guide the feeds; keywords narrow them further. “Top stories” uses feed order, while “Newest first” uses publication time. This is a useful selection, not a complete record of every news event.

Fresh when you’re here. Briefly checks for new headlines at your chosen interval while open, and when you return to it. Browsers can pause background tabs. It doesn’t send push alerts when closed.

A personal reading space. Preferences, bookmarks, and read history are stored on this device’s browser. There’s no account or cross-device sync. Your chosen filters are sent to the news service to find stories. Cached stories remain available during temporary outages and are labeled with their last update.