diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PaddockBriefing.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PaddockBriefing.tsx
index 3f44aeb..d47588d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PaddockBriefing.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PaddockBriefing.tsx
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const SOURCE_DISPLAY: Record<string, string> = {
   'f1-youtube': 'F1 YouTube',
 }
 
+const PREVIEW_LIMIT = 10
+
 export function PaddockBriefing() {
   const now = useMemo(() => new Date(), [])
 
@@ -76,7 +78,9 @@ export function PaddockBriefing() {
   const sinceLabel = sinceLastLabel(meetings, now)
 
   const unreadCount = news?.filter((i) => !i.read_at).length ?? 0
-  const preview = sinceItems.length > 0 ? sinceItems.slice(0, 5) : (tagged.slice(0, 5))
+  // The strip flexes to the bottom of the dashboard column, so offer more than
+  // fits and let the overflow scroll rather than leaving the column short.
+  const preview = sinceItems.length > 0 ? sinceItems.slice(0, PREVIEW_LIMIT) : tagged.slice(0, PREVIEW_LIMIT)
 
   return (
     <section className="cc-briefing" data-testid="paddock-briefing">
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/app.css b/frontend/src/styles/app.css
index 52da8b8..c197efd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/app.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/app.css
@@ -1865,13 +1865,22 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 65fr) minmax(0, 35fr);
     gap: var(--s6);
-    align-items: start;
+    /* Stretch, not start: whichever column is taller sets the row height and the
+       other fills down to it, so the two never end on different baselines. */
+    align-items: stretch;
+  }
+
+  .cc-dashboard-panel {
+    flex: 1;
+    min-height: 0;
   }
 }
 
 .cc-dashboard-main {
   position: relative;
   z-index: 1;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
 }
 
 .cc-dashboard-panel {
@@ -3360,6 +3369,8 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: var(--s3);
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
 }
 
 .cc-briefing .sec-header {
@@ -3402,6 +3413,14 @@ a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
   gap: 1px;
+  /* Takes the column's leftover height; extra headlines scroll instead of
+     pushing the panel past the sidebar. */
+  flex: 1;
+  min-height: 0;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  overscroll-behavior: contain;
+  scrollbar-width: thin;
+  scrollbar-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14) transparent;
 }
 
 .cc-brief-item {