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Rheinmetall Faces Fresh Protests as Around 40 Demonstrators Target Berlin Office

Secure Boot certificate updates are broken on some PCs, Microsoft confirms
On June 24th, several older Microsoft certificates expired, meaning that many Windows 10 and 11 users need to update their computers. Without properly updated certificates, Windows Secure Boot will stop working and can no longer guarantee secure startups. However, it’s now confirmed that Microsoft has temporarily suspended the issuance of new certificates...

Former Spanish leader is criticised for racially charged comments about France's World Cup team
Mariano Rajoy, a member of Spain’s conservative Popular Party, made the comment in a column for Spanish outlet El Debate ahead of Tuesday’s (local time) World Cup semifinal between the European neighbours.

Police investigate the death of South Africa World Cup soccer player Jayden Adams
The 25-year-old Adams died two weeks after helping South Africa reach the knockout stage of a World Cup for the first time.

This is the first site I visit when my tech breaks
We’ve all been in a spot where we wish we had the technical know-how to fix a cracked phone screen, deal with a laptop that won’t charge, or bring an old game console back to life. I’ve been in these exact situations and instead of needlessly tossing my electronics and...

Ted Lasso actor Fernandez makes professional debut
Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernandez makes his professional football debut for American second-tier side El Paso Locomotive.

I passed my Grade 8 piano exam with one hand
Freya Terris' achievement has inspired music exam board ABRSM to publish a new syllabus for one hand.

BBC experts pick their England World Cup semi-final XI - do you agree?
England are through to the World Cup semi-finals, but who would you pick in your starting XI?

These are unprecedented times - England should enjoy them
A record of four semi-finals in the past five international tournaments for England is outstanding. It is time to accept that this is where England belong.

Why DisplayPort beats HDMI for gaming PCs
Many gaming PCs aren’t delivering their full potential because the monitor and graphics card are connected via HDMI. While this usually works without any problems, it does not always make full use of the system’s capabilities, particularly when using high refresh rates, variable refresh rates, and modern graphics cards. DisplayPort is...

Meta expands Louisiana data center to 5 gigawatts compute capacity

Massive AI buildout poses latest inflation threat as consumers pay more for laptops and electricity

Brazil coffee faces El Niño headwinds, but crops more resilient

Sam Neill: A versatile actor whose roles went far beyond Jurassic Park
The actor, who has died aged 78, built up a long string of screen credits over a five-decade career.

Stop looking for ironclad cybersecurity answers. They often don’t exist
Cybersecurity advice is sometimes extremely straightforward. Your password leaked? Change it. Your PC needs updates? Apply them. You want to install pirated software? Don’t. But more often, cybersecurity advice is a simplification of complex details—and results in opposite instructions from various experts. That’s confusing for many people, and I don’t blame...

Borrowed shoes, no Golden Boot - the story of the World Cup's greatest scorer
Just Fontaine's record of 13 goals in a single World Cup has stood for decades, but he never played in the tournament again after injury ended his career at the age of 28.

'Out of this world!' - Best shots of Wimbledon 2026
Enjoy the best shots of Wimbledon 2026, featuring Great Britain's Arthur Fery, Novak Djokovic, Coco Gauff and more.

Heavy rains and flash floods in Bangladesh leave 51 dead
Thousands have lost their homes as flash floods and landslides have hit large parts of the country.

Wildfire expected to spread due to heatwave as 36 homes evacuated
The blaze broke out near Conwy Mountain and the Sychnant Pass in Conwy county on Sunday.