News Headlines - 10 June 2014

World Cup 2014: Crowd turns hostile to Fifa bluster as Sepp Blatter misjudges the mood during pre-tournament speech - The Independent

The riot shields of Sao Paulo’s Shock Battalion were ready when Sepp Blatter arrived at the five-star Renaissance Hotel here to face the heads of European football. There was something plainly ridiculous about the way they raised their shields in defence of him when he arrived by the seclusion of a side exit because there was not a protester in sight.

Passport backlog hits 500k and holidaymakers told to pay £55 or risk losing summer break | Mail Online

Angry families said they were being held to ransom. And in stormy exchanges in the Commons, Theresa May was accused of complacency. MPs told the Home Secretary their constituents were panicking at the prospect of not being able to travel.

US Cyberfirm: China Military Continues Hacking After US Indictment

A well-known cyber security firm says the Chinese military unit at the center of recent U.S. cyber spying charges is continuing to carry out hacking activities.
Mandiant, which first published a report that documented alleged hacks of U.S. businesses by a People's Liberation Army [PLA] unit in Shanghai, says the group it has named APT1 is still trying to break into the data of American corporations.

E3 2014: Sony hits with Uncharted 4, GTA 5 and Grim Fandango | theguardian.com

Sony was happy to talk about hardware and non-core services, but made sure that everything was underpinned by some decent game announcements and a few left-field surprises. There were plenty of games that the PlayStation faithful have longed for and a huge array of mouth-watering cross-platform titles backed by deals offering timed exclusives and extra content for PS4 versions.
Sony left E3 2013 feeling ultra confident, and it started E3 2014 in exactly the same mood.

David Beckham: Into the Unknown, BBC One, review: 'Beckham laid bare' - Telegraph

Former England captain David Beckham's effortless charm and a childlike sense of wonder filled Into the Unknown with lovely, unaffected moments, says Michael Hogan