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date: 2026-06-22 07:02
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-06-22
permalink: /2026-06-22-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Monday, 22 June 2026

- The average temperature today is 21.47˚C,
- With highs of 21.96˚C and lows of 20.4˚C,
- It may feel like 21.66˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 2.68m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1026hPa and humidity is 76%
- 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 53 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Garden Waste Day

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Optimise flow.
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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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> Where do they make facts? At the factory.
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### Top News

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- Can the EU fix the gender pay gap? Take our poll. (Euronews, [1 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/can-the-eu-fix-the-gender-pay-gap-take-our-poll))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [2 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169617/the-daily-hilario-june-22nd))
- Newsletter: A Commissioner's secret trip to Israel (Euronews, [9 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/newsletter-a-commissioners-secret-trip-to-israel))
- How dare you stop data loss – that's not your job! (Register, [32 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/22/how-dare-you-stop-data-loss-thats-not-your-job/5258742))
- 'Toy Story 5' breaks record and scores biggest box office debut of 2026 (Euronews, [36 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/22/toy-story-5-breaks-record-and-scores-biggest-box-office-debut-of-2026))
- Spain pound Saudi Arabia 4-0 as Egypt tops Group G in matchday two fixtures of the 2026 World Cup (Euronews, [44 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/06/22/spain-pound-saudi-arabia-4-0-as-egypt-tops-group-g-in-matchday-two-fixtures-of-the-2026-wo))
- Oil prices slip as progress in US-Iran talks eases supply concerns (Euronews, [47 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/oil-prices-slip-as-progress-in-us-iran-talks-eases-supply-concerns))
- Europe Today: Starmer set to step down as US-Iran talks and Moldova summit unfold (Euronews, [59 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/europe-today-starmer-set-to-step-down-as-us-iran-talks-and-moldova-summit-unfold))
- How does the EU ensure pay transparency? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/06/22/how-does-the-eu-ensure-pay-transparency-ask-the-euronews-ai-chatbot))
- Starmer on brink of quitting as UK prime minister (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d586063a-bf52-4041-adc0-3b357354df26))
- Supergirl, Frida Kahlo and dragons: What to see, do or hear this week in Europe (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/06/22/supergirl-frida-kahlo-and-dragons-what-to-see-do-or-hear-this-week-in-europe))
- Rightwing populist ‘El Tigre’ wins Colombia election (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/49294716-56be-40a4-ba31-b4e376ccb47f))
- Poland's Top Economist: Germany’s economy needs “bold revolutionary approach” (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/polands-top-economist-germanys-economy-needs-bold-revolutionary-approach))
- Mandarin Oriental is set to return to this southeast Asian capital this winter (Euronews, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/06/22/mandarin-oriental-is-set-to-return-to-this-southeast-asian-capital-this-winter))
- God makes a footballing comeback (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ab6f5b7c-3858-4ba1-a93c-543b2c7458c2))
- Ireland says it can secure an EU capital markets deal this year (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/022cb596-b92a-4fe3-838d-1e536cb95a7d))
- Germany’s spy agency comes in from the cold (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/50069749-fe38-4a6e-80d4-fe84d53f94a1))
- Bain tests software takeover targets by vibecoding AI replicas (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e5bac4d1-b1f8-43a4-bd54-b182d5357af0))
- Iran hails ‘progress’ to end Lebanon war (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/52ee33ce-3576-4d8c-ac45-bff963074676))
- Why sinodollars outweigh the petroyuan (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0948fa97-1585-4484-90a5-6df769367dfe))
- Anthropic's Mythos mess just keeps getting more complicated (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/22/anthropics-mythos-mess-just-keeps-getting-more-complicated/5258577))
- Starmer mulls podium moment after Chequers retreat (FT, [14 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7852c1e4-9629-4a67-bf36-7177bc711e34))
- 2026 World Cup, Day 11: Spain vs. Saudi Arabia; Belgium vs. Iran; Uruguay vs. Cape Verde; New Zealand vs. Egypt (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/ex-chelsea-fc/169602/2026-world-cup-day-11-spain-vs-saudi-arabia-belgium-vs-iran-uruguay-vs-cape-verde-new-zealand-vs-egypt))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169599/the-daily-hilario-june-21st))

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### Word of the day

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 > psithurism - noun: A rustling or whispering sound, especially of leaves in the wind.

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### Quote of the Day

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> The thing is, Bob, it is not that I am lazy, it is that I just do not care. - Ron Livingston, as Peter Gibbons in Office Space

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Think of the radio

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### Film Archive

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- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (Rated: 4)
- Released in 2009
- Summary: When another child goes missing, washed-up solicitor John Piggott unwittingly provides a catalyst for Detective Chief Superindent Maurice Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 691, using [3, 3, 8, 10, 75, 100]
- Answer: 6 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 10 - 3 ) x 100 - ( 75 - 3 ) / 8

   </details>

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- HeyDingus [URL](https://heydingus.net/) [Feed](https://heydingus.net/feed.rss)
- Farnham Street [URL](https://fs.blog/) [Feed](https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/feed/)
- Lisa Charlotte Muth [URL](https://lisacharlottemuth.com/) [Feed](https://lisacharlottemuth.com/feed.xml)
- Leading Answers [URL](https://www.leadinganswers.com/) [Feed](http://leadinganswers.typepad.com/leading_answers/atom.xml)
- Aaron Gustafson [URL](https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/) [Feed](https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/feeds/all.xml)
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