After loading my home page (BBC) Yahoo then loads automatically in a 2nd tab, how do I stop this?

When I open Firefox, my home page (BBC) opens normally, then, after a few seconds Yahoo opens automatically in a second tab and the screen goes to Yahoo. How do I stop this?

If you use Ctrl + left-click or middle-click a link then the link should open in a new tab.<br />
Start Firefox in <u>[[Safe Mode]]</u> to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode

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