Tuesday 8 September 2026 · times in UTC

What the front pages led with on 8 September 2026

10 news sites, 169 top headlines. The longest-running: Ministerial pay to rise by up to 9% in first adjustment since 2011 on The Straits Times (SG), 16h 8m on top.

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BBC News (UK) 7 headlines

00:00–05:10 (from 7 Sep) 6h 39m Flight recorders recovered from 'devastating' Amazon cargo plane crash
05:10–06:01 51m Flight recorders recovered from Amazon cargo plane crash
06:01–12:40 6h 39m Canada braces for prolonged trade war as counter-tariffs on US take effect
12:40–14:51 2h 11m UK announces sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank and accuses settlers of 'ethnic cleansing'
14:51–15:52 1h 1m Israel to shut down UK consulate in Jerusalem, after UK sanctions Israeli settlements in West Bank
15:52–18:00 2h 8m Israel to shut down UK consulate in Jerusalem in response to sanctions on Israeli settlements in West Bank
18:00–00:00 6h 0m UK announces sanctions on West Bank settlements prompting furious Israeli response

The Independent (UK) 40 headlines

00:00–01:31 (from 7 Sep) 2h 21m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
01:31–02:51 1h 20m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
02:51–03:10 19m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
03:10–03:32 22m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
03:32–03:40 9m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
03:40–05:01 1h 21m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
05:01–05:10 9m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
05:10–05:42 31m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
05:42–05:51 9m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
05:51–06:10 19m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
06:10–06:21 11m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
06:21–07:20 59m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
07:20–07:30 10m Trump says ‘we worked long and hard’ on NYC construction project the day after 9/11, in latest dubious claim about attacks
07:30–07:41 11m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
07:41–07:52 11m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
07:52–08:00 9m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
08:00–08:12 11m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
08:12–08:20 9m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
08:20–08:31 11m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
08:31–08:40 8m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
08:40–08:51 11m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
08:51–09:15 25m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
09:15–09:31 16m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
09:31–09:41 11m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
09:41–09:51 10m Republicans blast out ‘free tickets’ offer to save Trump from Dallas convention embarrassment
09:51–12:02 2h 10m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
12:02–12:21 19m Hunter Biden launching crypto meme coin poking fun at infamous laptop scandal
12:21–12:31 10m Natalie Harp was by Trump’s side during weekend of AI slop at Bedminster: report
12:31–14:10 1h 40m Hunter Biden launching crypto meme coin poking fun at infamous laptop scandal
14:10–14:33 23m Mamdani releases undisclosed 9/11 files showing New Yorkers were not told the truth about air quality at Ground Zero
14:33–15:20 47m Undisclosed 9/11 files show New Yorkers were not told the truth about air quality at Ground Zero, NYC Mayor Mamdani reveals
15:20–16:01 41m Mamdani says officials 'lied' to New Yorkers about still-toxic air around Ground Zero after 9/11 and drops 170,000 pages of proof
16:01–16:10 9m Prankster built GOP midterm convention lookalike website - that just sends people to the Epstein files
16:10–18:21 2h 11m Mamdani says officials 'lied' to New Yorkers about still-toxic air around Ground Zero after 9/11 and drops 170,000 pages of proof
18:21–21:50 3h 29m Trump just kicked off his 9/11 commemorations in the most unsettling way
21:50–22:01 11m Asbestos dust and toxic smoke-filled air were no match for officials seeking to reopen NYC after 9/11, documents reveal
22:01–22:31 30m Trump just kicked off his 9/11 commemorations in the most unsettling way
22:31–22:42 11m Asbestos dust and toxic smoke-filled air were no match for officials seeking to reopen NYC after 9/11, documents reveal
22:42–22:51 9m Trump just kicked off his 9/11 commemorations in the most unsettling way
22:51–00:00 1h 9m Asbestos dust and toxic smoke-filled air were no match for officials seeking to reopen NYC after 9/11, documents reveal

ABC News (US) 7 headlines

00:00–05:31 (from 7 Sep) 8h 20m FBI official warns 9/11 is still inspiring terrorists inside America 25 years later
05:31–07:30 1h 59m American family missing in apparent crash of small plane off Bahamas coast
07:30–11:50 4h 20m Canada's retaliatory tariffs hit US products as Trump warns of escalation
11:50–17:50 6h 0m Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks Trump to pardon her after mistrial
17:50–21:11 3h 21m Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch resigns amid attacks from Trump administration
21:11–23:01 1h 50m Iran live updates: US strikes multiple Iranian oil tankers, US official says
23:01–00:00 59m Iran live updates: US forces destroyed 5 Iranian oil tankers, CENTCOM says

CBS News (US) 5 headlines

00:00–05:21 (from 7 Sep) 6h 40m Amazon cargo plane crash victims were in vehicles that were hit, NTSB says
05:21–07:11 1h 51m Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $20B in U.S. goods take effect
07:11–17:01 9h 50m Canada's retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in U.S. goods take effect
17:01–22:01 4h 59m Lonnie Bunch, Smithsonian leader, to retire amid Trump criticism
22:01–00:00 1h 59m U.S. forces hit Iran-linked oil tankers as oil nears $100 a barrel

The Guardian (US) 5 headlines

00:00–09:51 (from 7 Sep) 15h 51m Far-right AfD win in Germany is ‘grave moment’ for Europe, politicians warn
09:51–13:00 3h 9m Legal veterans lead fightback against Trump’s ‘full-out assault on democracy’
13:00–19:40 6h 40m Global move away from oil could lead to conflict and migration, experts say
19:40–22:21 2h 41m Israel to close British consulate in Jerusalem after sanctions announced
22:21–00:00 1h 39m US supreme court rejects Missouri Republicans’ appeal to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms

ABC News (AU) 6 headlines

00:00–00:21 (from 7 Sep) 2h 1m 'Misuse of public money': Allegations of pork-barrelling hit government
00:21–05:42 5h 21m One golf club benefitted from a multi-million-dollar Labor grants scheme. It was in the PM's electorate
05:42–06:41 59m Landmark study exposes scale of brain injury crisis in rugby league
06:41–18:51 12h 11m Degenerative brain disease found in 31 former rugby league players
18:51–19:10 19m 'Battery cowboys' accused of gaming taxpayer-funded scheme
19:10–00:00 4h 49m Anthony Albanese held undeclared honorary membership to golf club awarded $6 million

South China Morning Post (HK) 16 headlines

00:00–01:11 (from 7 Sep) 3h 2m How Tokyo is widening regional defence ties to complicate Beijing’s Taiwan calculus
01:11–02:11 1h 0m Should Chinese schools demote English as a core subject?
02:11–02:51 40m Huawei tests LogicFolding chip in handset with higher AI stakes ahead
02:51–04:10 1h 18m China’s export machine strengthens in August despite weather, trade headwinds
04:10–06:10 2h 0m Chinese PLA aircraft to headline Egypt air show in display of export potential
06:10–08:12 2h 2m China targets fourfold boost in AI computing capacity by 2030 in major tech push
08:12–11:10 2h 58m China rallies Central Asian police chiefs on terrorism threats, energy and trade
11:10–11:32 22m US port pledge ups China rivalry in Pacific but island nations stick to own course
11:32–12:12 40m China’s top court sets out new AI red lines with rules on deepfakes and privacy
12:12–13:21 1h 10m Copper rally sets record LME price as US tariff fears fuel supply ‘scramble’
13:21–14:10 49m Will Tesla’s rare-earth-free motor put China’s trade trump card at risk?
14:10–17:11 3h 1m Pakistan’s China-made HQ-17AE system to boost drone defence in future India war
17:11–19:10 1h 59m Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, dies aged 89
19:10–19:50 40m Pakistan’s China-made HQ-17AE system to boost drone defence in future India war
19:50–21:50 2h 0m Huawei goes on trial in US for racketeering after nearly decade of litigation
21:50–00:00 2h 10m Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa, dies aged 89

The Straits Times (SG) 8 headlines

00:00–02:20 (from 7 Sep) 3h 50m Jakarta airport and four others near Indonesia’s capital reopen after volcanic ash disruption
02:20–04:40 2h 20m Live: PM Wong, Chan Chun Sing to speak on political office-holders’ salary review
04:40–05:01 21m Live: PM Wong speaks on political office-holders’ salary review
05:01–05:31 30m Live: Chan Chun Sing speaks on political office-holders’ salary review
05:31–05:42 11m Live: New revised salary framework for political office-holders to take effect from Oct 15
05:42–06:01 20m Live: Revised salary framework for political office-holders to take effect from Oct 15
06:01–07:52 1h 50m Ministerial pay to rise by up to 9 per cent in first adjustment since 2011
07:52–00:00 16h 8m Ministerial pay to rise by up to 9% in first adjustment since 2011

The Times of India (IN) 63 headlines

00:00–00:01 (from 7 Sep) 10m Virginia teen dug pond for school project; 9 years later, wildlife thrives
00:01–01:11 1h 10m England released beavers into a Dorset woodland in 2025; one year later, their dams had...
01:11–02:11 1h 0m In 1876, Jesse James’s gang tried to rob a Minnesota bank for seven minutes; 150 years later...
02:11–02:20 9m Eiffel Tower shuts after female staff allegedly sidelined during Hindu group's visit
02:20–03:21 1h 1m Kai Trump gives tour of luxury Miami apartment after starting college at University of Miami
03:21–04:01 40m China tested nanobubbles across a 3,300-square-metre section of Taihu Lake; within 20 days...
04:01–04:32 30m 70-year-old Texas woman used $150,000 from her retirement savings to create an all-women tiny-home community
04:32–04:40 9m Eiffel Tower shuts after female staff allegedly sidelined during Hindu group's visit
04:40–05:01 21m 70-year-old Texas woman used $150,000 from her retirement savings to create an all-women tiny-home community
05:01–05:10 9m Manipuri Guitarist Killed In Assault: Music teacher dies after alleged attack; protests seek justice
05:10–06:10 1h 0m In 1895, lightning ignited a West Virginia gas well; flames soared 200 feet as crowds watched
06:10–06:51 41m Robot finds rare bigfin squid two miles below California in first live Northeast Pacific sighting
06:51–07:01 10m CCTV captures accused fleeing moments after Manipuri musician beaten to death in Delhi
07:01–07:20 19m Robot finds rare bigfin squid two miles below California in first live Northeast Pacific sighting
07:20–07:52 32m Phase Three Expansion: Broad Metro buys final 65 acres for $4.6 million; city backs $200m plan
07:52–08:00 9m Suicide After Apology Pressure: Dalit man dies after alleged harassment; opposition seeks FIR against Cheema
08:00–08:31 31m Phase Three Expansion: Broad Metro buys final 65 acres for $4.6 million; city backs $200m plan
08:31–08:51 19m As 9/11 attacks collapsed his office, a blind man's guide dog helped him down 78 flights to safety
08:51–09:00 9m Official excesses will make UP a dystopia, attempt made to make an example out of Aakriti: HC
09:00–09:41 42m As 9/11 attacks collapsed his office, a blind man's guide dog helped him down 78 flights to safety
09:41–09:51 10m PM Modi, Putin to hold bilateral talks ahead of Brics Summit in New Delhi
09:51–10:21 30m Dubai teen built AI platform for breast cancer after losing grandmother at 10; took cancer awareness to India
10:21–10:30 9m Shakespeare’s Globe to replace 30-year-old roof with 14,000 reed bundles in £10m project
10:30–10:40 10m PM Modi, Putin to hold bilateral talks ahead of Brics Summit in New Delhi
10:40–10:51 11m Shakespeare’s Globe to replace 30-year-old roof with 14,000 reed bundles in £10m project
10:51–11:01 9m Attempt to make example out of Aakriti: Official excesses will make UP a Orwellian dystopia, warns HC
11:01–11:23 23m Woman divorced after father's death can get his family pension, Tripura HC rules
11:23–11:32 8m Jaipur fort murder: Amer guide dies after knife attack; locals shut market, protest
11:32–11:42 10m India rolls out 400th Apache fuselage as defence sector takes off
11:42–11:50 8m Attempt to make example out of Aakriti: Official excesses will make UP a Orwellian dystopia, warns HC
11:50–12:51 1h 2m New Durga Puja Rules 2026: West Bengal bans liquor on Maha Ashtami and more
12:51–13:00 9m Terror conspiracy case: NIA chargesheets US citizen, 6 Ukrainians for training anti-India forces
13:00–13:10 10m New Durga Puja Rules 2026: West Bengal bans liquor on Maha Ashtami and more
13:10–13:21 11m Terror conspiracy case: NIA chargesheets US citizen, 6 Ukrainians for training anti-India forces
13:21–13:31 10m Hidden gut bacteria populations linked to ageing, cancer and type 2 diabetes may spread worldwide
13:31–14:01 30m California town first sold on eBay in 2002, is back on market again
14:01–14:10 9m Travis Kelce vs Patrick Mahomes
14:10–14:33 23m California town first sold on eBay in 2002, is back on market again
14:33–15:20 47m 1,800 years ago, a Roman household decorated floor with cat and dog; archaeologists uncover mosaic
15:20–16:21 1h 1m Kentfield Home Hits Market: Long-held 1966 Laurel Grove house lists at $3.295m; charter club perk included
16:21–16:30 9m UK-Israel spat gets ugly: Tel Aviv to close British consulate in Jerusalem over sanctions on settlers
16:30–16:40 10m Twin girls once given less than 10% chance of survival are now ready for their first day of school
16:40–16:50 10m UK-Israel spat gets ugly: Tel Aviv to close British consulate in Jerusalem over sanctions on settlers
16:50–17:01 11m Twin girls once given less than 10% chance of survival are now ready for their first day of school
17:01–17:11 10m UK-Israel spat gets ugly: Tel Aviv to close British consulate in Jerusalem over sanctions on settlers
17:11–17:41 30m Inside a $29M California mansion no one has ever lived in
17:41–17:50 9m Holy Grail of AI or hype? What OpenAI's GPT‑6 Astra can do, and what it can't
17:50–18:51 1h 2m Andrew Flintoff lists his £6.75 million Cheshire mansion, bought from Phil Neville in 2021
18:51–19:01 9m Why just Russian oil? US supplies over 50% of India’s LPG imports - what it means
19:01–19:10 9m In 1973, Montana released a gall fly to control spotted knapweed; decades later...
19:10–19:22 11m Why just Russian oil? US supplies over 50% of India’s LPG imports - what it means
19:22–19:31 10m Former Delhi chief secretary Rakesh Mehta found hanging at Noida residence, dies by suicide
19:31–20:01 30m In 1973, Montana released a gall fly to control spotted knapweed; decades later...
20:01–21:11 1h 10m AI predicts fusion plasma instability 200 ms early, stops it in time
21:11–21:21 10m Iran launched another attack on US navy ships Monday, with fears of China, Russia aid: Report
21:21–21:50 29m Cox Enterprises protects 4,400 South Carolina acres worth hundreds of millions forever
21:50–22:11 21m Endangered Sawfish-Turtle Photo Wins Australia’s Top Nature Prize
22:11–22:31 20m US strikes Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Tehran threatens Gulf oil vessels
22:31–23:01 30m Endangered Sawfish-Turtle Photo Wins Australia’s Top Nature Prize
23:01–23:10 9m US strikes Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Tehran threatens Gulf oil vessels
23:10–23:41 31m She built a 12-by-12-foot cabin with no electricity or road: The woman who chose to live alone in the Adirondack wilderness
23:41–23:50 9m US strikes Iranian tankers near Kharg Island; Tehran threatens Gulf oil vessels
23:50–00:00 9m Virginia teen dug pond for school project; 9 years later, wildlife thrives

Al Jazeera English (QA) 12 headlines

00:00–00:10 (from 7 Sep) 6h 30m Hormuz shipping traffic falls sharply as US insists waterway ‘fully open’
00:10–08:00 7h 50m Qatar says priority is to open Hormuz to avoid ‘industrial catastrophe’
08:00–11:10 3h 9m Saudi-backed troops move into Yemen as deadly fighting intensifies
11:10–12:31 1h 21m Saudi-backed troops advance in Yemen as dozens of civilians hurt in strikes
12:31–13:00 29m No ‘guns, ⁠cannons’: China backs ⁠dialogue; Iran vows to resist against US
13:00–13:10 10m Iran vows to resist; UK, France to ban goods from Israeli settlements
13:10–13:21 11m Iran vows to resist; UK, France, Canada to ban Israel settlements goods
13:21–15:52 2h 30m Iran vows to resist; UK, France, Canada to ban Israel settlement goods
15:52–18:21 2h 29m Iran claims seizing US submersible; UK, France ban Israel settlement goods
18:21–21:00 2h 39m US slaps Iranian aviation sanctions; UK, France ban Israel settlement goods
21:00–22:31 1h 31m US attacks Iranian tankers, IRGC says will retaliate against ships in Gulf
22:31–00:00 1h 29m US attacks Iranian tankers, Iran launches missiles at US army in Jordan

Each line is one headline that held a site's top slot: when it was there that day, how long it stayed in all, and a link to its permanent record. A reworded headline starts a new line. We check each front page every 10m or so, so times are right to within a few minutes.

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