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date: 2026-07-05 06:26
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-05
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Sunday, 05 July 2026

- The average temperature today is 17.3˚C,
- With highs of 18.07˚C and lows of 16.58˚C,
- It may feel like 17.36˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 0.89m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1024hPa and humidity is 87%
- The sun will rise at 03:56 and set at 20:29

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 66 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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> Provide purpose, mastery and autonomy.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 137.64999389648438 
- ^FTSE : 10679.0 
- ^FTMC : 23538.80078125 

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### Just for fun

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> A woman from Detroit was recently interviewed by Police for setting on fire the terms and conditions of a loan. Her name was Bernadette.
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### Top News

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- 'I believe in the secret of things': Author Orhan Pamuk opens up at the Museum of Innocence (Euronews, [29 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/05/i-believe-in-the-secret-of-things-author-orhan-pamuk-opens-up-at-the-museum-of-innocence))
- Stockholm travel guide: Sunsets, fika and island swimming in the stunning archipelago (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/05/stockholm-travel-guide-sunsets-fika-and-wild-swimming-in-the-stunning-archipelago))
- Latest news bulletin  July 5th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/05/latest-news-bulletin-july-5th-2026-morning))
- Italy could be the next country to build a solar railway after Switzerland’s successful trial (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/05/italy-could-be-the-next-country-to-build-a-solar-railway-after-switzerlands-successful-tri))
- 2026 World Cup, Round of 16: Brazil vs. Norway; Mexico vs. England (WAGNH, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169959/2026-world-cup-round-of-16-brazil-vs-norway-mexico-vs-england))
- Returning to pre-Trumpian politics won’t save America (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5e7ca535-90a8-4f6d-934b-0a0d9b36e62d))
- How Bending Spoons built a $23bn tech empire from struggling brands (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/040aac86-f458-400b-a353-7ff2ee5aa34f))
- French push to exclude UK from EU defence spending backfires (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9077074a-b01d-4890-a938-403befccb21c))
- Oil market opens up as retail traders pour in (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b64227fd-3fae-4fea-bb83-4cc463fa09ed))
- Uber stalls European food delivery push as it pursues Delivery Hero takeover (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/53f631ef-98e4-4eec-92e4-3dd023ed25f5))
- Wall Street banks recover in China amid trading boom (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/90c1934a-505f-4c9d-9bdf-a28db14eb9f2))
- China cools on overseas publication of scientific research (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/64a811f1-b132-4211-8a8c-2252cf964039))
- Donald Trump defies storms and heatwave to deliver July 4 address (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e197cb3f-0329-4c3f-8f04-3f0b768cdb30))
- Everton, Chelsea agree £24+6m Tyrique George transfer — report (WAGNH, [8 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/169956/everton-chelsea-agree-246m-tyrique-george-transfer-report))
- Morocco and France through to World Cup quarterfinals (Euronews, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/04/morocco-beats-world-cup-co-host-canada-3-0-and-advances-to-quarterfinals))
- 80 vials of fentanyl stolen from Rome hospital, enough for 20,000 doses (Euronews, [12 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/04/80-vials-of-fentanyl-stolen-from-rome-hospital-enough-for-20000-doses))
- Cole Palmer to use World Cup snub as motivation for next season (WAGNH, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/169950/cole-palmer-to-use-world-cup-snub-as-motivation-for-next-season))
- Diamonds are forever: Karlovy Vary film festival honours Dustin Hoffman on its 60th anniversary (Euronews, [12 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/04/diamonds-are-forever-karlovy-vary-film-festival-honours-dustin-hoffman-on-its-60th-anniver))
- Thousands of protesters march throughout France to demand new law against sexual violence (Euronews, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/04/thousands-of-protesters-march-throughout-france-to-demand-law-against-sexual-violence))
- First Ebola patient in France 'recovered' and 'discharged from hospital' (Euronews, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/07/04/france-first-ebola-case-recovered-and-discharged-from-hospital))
- Latest news bulletin  July 4th, 2026 – Evening (Euronews, [14 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/04/latest-news-bulletin-july-4th-2026-evening))
- Iran mourners demand revenge at ayatollah’s funeral (FT, [20 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c40471ec-cac8-4ab0-8a77-34ae971a7ffc))
- Confidential computing's core trust mechanism is broken. The fix may not exist (Register, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/04/confidential-computings-core-trust-mechanism-is-broken-the-fix-may-not-exist/5266056))
- 2026 World Cup, Round of 16: Canada vs. Morocco; Paraguay vs. France (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/169939/2026-world-cup-round-of-16-canada-vs-morocco-paraguay-vs-france))
- The Daily Hilario: First pitch (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/169941/the-daily-hilario-first-pitch))

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### Word of the day

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 > Comstock Lode - noun: A rich supply or source, especially one that seems inexhaustible.

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### Quote of the Day

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> ScrumMasters are not just an additional expense; they create high-performing teams. - Zuzana Sochova

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Use "unqualified" people

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### Film Archive

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- Ex Machina (Rated: 6)
- Released in 2015
- Summary: A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 879, using [3, 3, 3, 9, 50, 100]
- Answer: 2 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 50 - 3 ) x ( 9 - 3 ) - 3

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Jeff Geerling [URL](https://www.jeffgeerling.com/) [Feed](https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog.xml)
- Lynn Fisher [URL](https://lynnandtonic.com/) [Feed](https://lynnandtonic.com/feed.xml)
- Olu Niyi-Awosusi [URL](https://olu.online/) [Feed](https://olu.online/feed/?type=rss)
- Karl Hughes [URL](https://www.karllhughes.com/) [Feed](https://www.karllhughes.com/feed.xml)
- Rachel Andrew [URL](https://rachelandrew.co.uk/) [Feed](https://rachelandrew.co.uk/feed/)
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