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date: 2026-06-21 06:50
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-21
permalink: /2026-06-21-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Sunday, 21 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 17.07˚C,
- With highs of 18.8˚C and lows of 16.5˚C,
- It may feel like 16.87˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 1.58m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1025hPa and humidity is 78%
- The sun will rise at 03:48 and set at 20:31

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 52 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- No tasks today
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### Daily Doctrine

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> Use appropriate tools.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 138.9499969482422 
- ^FTSE : 10363.2998046875 
- ^FTMC : 23200.69921875 

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### Just for fun

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> I once had a work placement at an eye wear manufacturer, I gained good insight into the industry.
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### Top News

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- Fête de la Musique 2026: When the whole of France becomes one big music festival (Euronews, [21 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/21/fete-de-la-musique-2026-when-the-whole-of-france-becomes-one-big-music-festival))
- Russian strikes on eastern Ukraine kill three and injure 22 (Euronews, [46 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/21/russian-strikes-on-eastern-ukraine-kill-three-and-injure-22))
- From ruin to restoration: Byzantine Greek Monastery becomes 'Art Reliquary' for spiritual works (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/21/from-ruin-to-restoration-byzantine-greek-monastery-becomes-art-reliquary-for-spiritual-wor))
- Latest news bulletin  June 21st, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/21/latest-news-bulletin-june-21st-2026-morning))
- Europeans are making the most of cheap solar panels – by creating green garden fences (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/21/europeans-are-making-the-most-of-cheap-solar-panels-by-creating-green-garden-fences))
- Forget the Camino de Santiago. Romania’s Via Transilvanica hiking trail is wild, welcoming and quiet (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/21/forget-the-camino-de-santiago-romanias-via-transilvanica-hiking-trail-is-wild-welcoming-an))
- Which European countries are attracting millionaires — and which are losing them? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/21/which-european-countries-are-attracting-millionaires-and-which-are-losing-them))
- Sorry, Elon, the far right is still the far right (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/313f78c7-8959-4188-a3d2-dc9132ef0ba3))
- Finally, a use for corporate bullshit (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1795c467-761d-4cfc-8fe9-a6dbb888ba7b))
- Putin’s war machine sputters in drone age (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b409d72f-ccff-4952-8b71-dfd62d75a1cd))
- SpaceX handed lowest possible ESG rating by MSCI (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a0dd4ea7-ef3d-4460-a96c-8c6975a053e3))
- Holiday bookings surge in markets hit by Iran crisis (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4b389a01-871f-4d6f-85f1-6263a51dd5cb))
- How easily could Britain rejoin the EU? (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ac017928-50b5-40e5-a1a8-393b3a238477))
- Iran says it closed Strait of Hormuz after Israel and Hizbollah exchange fire (FT, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fad77f6e-b1db-460a-a0c8-c2fd132932f5))
- Meet Osito, the rescue dog winning hearts at the World Cup (Euronews, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/06/20/meet-osito-the-rescue-dog-winning-hearts-at-the-world-cup))
- World Cup: Netherlands win big while Germany avoid scare (Euronews, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/20/world-cup-netherlands-bounces-back-to-lead-group-f-with-5-1-win-against-sweden))
- Zelenskyy returns Polish state medal in escalating dispute with ally (FT, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e19012a8-d5ee-472f-a319-12c1a5f64a4a))
- Fuel crisis and war costs: Bank of Russia flags risks of faster inflation (Euronews, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/20/fuel-crisis-and-war-costs-bank-of-russia-flags-risks-of-faster-inflation))
- Rahm Emanuel says Trump ‘got schooled’ by Iran in bad ceasefire deal (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3be5a96f-f22e-4b8e-898f-fe10c2f84058))
- Chief whip warns Starmer that growing number of MPs want exit timetable (FT, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e586d110-34cf-47c6-8a05-68750ee425dd))

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### Word of the day

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 > pulchritudinous - adjective: Physically beautiful; comely.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Keep your roadmap simple and easy to understand. Capture what really matters; leave out the rest. - Roman Pichler, Agile Trainer and Author

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Change instrument roles

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### Film Archive

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- Black and Blue (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2019
- Summary: A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 874, using [1, 1, 10, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 6 solutions.

- <details><summary><code>Solution</code></summary>

  Solution: ( 100 - 75 / 25 ) x ( 10 - 1 ) + 1

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Benjamin Willems (Anti-) [URL](https://benjaminwil.info/) [Feed](https://benjaminwil.info/antisocial/feed.xml)
- Real Python [URL](https://realpython.com/) [Feed](https://realpython.com/atom.xml)
- Matt Mullenweg [URL](https://ma.tt/) [Feed](https://ma.tt/feed/)
- Mijndert Stuij [URL](https://mijndertstuij.nl/) [Feed](https://mijndertstuij.nl/feed.xml)
- Dave Rupert [URL](https://daverupert.com/) [Feed](https://daverupert.com/atom.xml)
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