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date: 2026-07-12 06:12
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-07-12
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Sunday, 12 July 2026
- The average temperature today is 18.32˚C,
- With highs of 18.8˚C and lows of 18.15˚C,
- It may feel like 18.19˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 1.34m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1024hPa and humidity is 76%
- The sun will rise at 04:02 and set at 20:24
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 73 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Be a learning individual.
### Fixture List
- No Fixtures
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 137.16000366210938
- ^FTSE : 10497.2998046875
- ^FTMC : 23371.400390625
### Just for fun
> Why did the blues man cross the road? To get from A to B#7
### Top News
- England battle past Norway as Argentina beat 10-man Switzerland in World Cup quarterfinals (Euronews, [6 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/12/england-battle-past-norway-as-argentina-beat-10-man-switzerland-in-world-cup-quarterfinals))
- 'What's left is you': AI is the elephant in the room of Europe's biggest animation festival (Euronews, [24 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/12/whats-left-is-you-ai-is-the-elephant-in-the-room-of-europes-biggest-animation-festival))
- Smart meters save money and prevent wasting renewables: Which country is leading Europe’s rollout? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/12/smart-meters-save-money-and-prevent-wasting-renewables-which-country-is-leading-europes-ro))
- Two cities, one trip: All the airline stopover programmes you need to know about (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/07/12/two-cities-one-trip-all-the-airline-stopover-programmes-you-need-to-know-about))
- Latest news bulletin July 12th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/12/latest-news-bulletin-july-12th-2026-morning))
- Iran launches major missile attacks across the Gulf (Euronews, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/12/iran-launches-attacks-on-qatar-uae-bahrain-kuwait-following-us-strikes))
- US launches more strikes after Tehran declares Strait of Hormuz closed (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6b6c23e9-f24e-4c3e-bb1a-e5cb6860008d))
- Stranded pollock prompt EU to delay fish import controls for US (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/aba8d356-489a-469b-bb49-b54e74acc3a0))
- The EU has ways out of its budget trap (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/127fd859-5e3d-4786-a4e2-318295976764))
- It pays to kiss up and kick down (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/719ce75b-dd30-4c98-ab48-a296188dfb8f))
- China cracks down on top ratings for corporate bonds (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/750c90d4-6c6f-464a-85c2-5ae86b085da8))
- Airbnb lures fans from US hotels after World Cup marketing push (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/21d4a393-701d-4da7-847c-bd53e95ac295))
- Big Tech to face fines for consumer protection failures, says EU official (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/25640be5-a5bd-4548-81f9-bd0e16f87f35))
- Big private equity firms pull in more cash as winners take all (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b7130eb3-c8bd-460f-9d8a-082e7bb48b48))
- Bellingham brace carries England past Norway into World Cup semi-final (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/34f8f9c2-07f8-4c71-b6b4-9bbf26878c9e))
- Alejandro Garnacho not in training and ‘keen to leave’ as Chelsea set €50m asking price — reports (WAGNH, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/170142/alejandro-garnacho-not-in-training-and-keen-to-leave-as-chelsea-set-e50m-asking-price-reports))
- 2026 World Cup, quarterfinals: England vs. Norway; Argentina vs. Switzerland (WAGNH, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/170134/2026-world-cup-quarterfinals-england-vs-norway-argentina-vs-switzerland))
- Latest news bulletin July 11th, 2026 – Evening (Euronews, [14 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/07/11/latest-news-bulletin-july-11th-2026-evening))
- Moldova's president nominates pro-European businessman Vasile Tofan for prime minister (Euronews, [15 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07/11/moldovas-president-maia-sandu-nominates-pro-european-businessman-vasile-tofan-for-prime-mi))
- South Africa World Cup footballer Jayden Adams dies aged 25 (Euronews, [16 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/07/11/south-africa-world-cup-footballer-jayden-adams-dies-aged-25))
- US rapper Pitbull sets record for largest gathering of people wearing bald caps (Euronews, [16 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/07/11/us-rapper-pitbull-sets-record-for-largest-gathering-of-people-wearing-bald-caps))
- The Daily Hilario: Saturday (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/170118/the-daily-hilario-july-11))
### Word of the day
> nigh - adverb: Nearly; almost. adjective: Near. preposition: Near.
### Quote of the Day
> Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work - Thomas Edison
### Oblique Strategies
> Cut a vital connection
### Film Archive
- Xmen II (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2003
- Summary: No summary available
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 984, using [3, 3, 10, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 7 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 75 + 10 - 3 ) x 100 x 3 / 25