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date: 2026-04-20 19:05
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-04-20
permalink: /2026-04-20-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Monday, 20 April 2026
- The average temperature today is 10.87˚C,
- With highs of 10.87˚C and lows of 10.87˚C,
- It may feel like 9.87˚C with scattered clouds
- The wind speed is 2.79m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1024hPa and humidity is 71%
- The sun will rise at 05:01 and set at 19:12
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SUBSTANTIAL
- It has been 776 days since the last change (2024-03-05)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Use a common language.
### Fixture List
- Crystal Palace v West Ham United
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 130.1999969482422
- ^FTSE : 10667.599609375
- ^FTMC : 23205.900390625
### Just for fun
> A woman from Detroit was recently interviewed by Police for setting on fire the terms and conditions of a loan. Her name was Bernadette.
### Top News
- Scot becomes second Scattered Spider-linked crook to plead guilty in US (®, [1 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/scattered_spider_linked_scot_plead_guilty/))
- Trump’s social media posts have transformed oil trading in Iran war, says Citadel (£, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/23b14d1b-8efa-4346-ab06-30db101e7748))
- Almost 43,000 migrants register in first three days of Spain's regularisation amnesty (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/20/almost-43000-migrants-register-in-first-three-days-of-spains-regularisation-amnesty))
- Spain's call to suspend EU-Israel agreement set to fail amid broad opposition (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/20/spains-call-to-suspend-eu-israel-agreement-set-to-fail-amid-broad-opposition))
- Turkey arrests 90 people with suspected links to so-called Islamic State group (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/20/turkey-arrests-90-people-with-suspected-links-to-so-called-islamic-state-group))
- EU considers freezing Serbia's €1.5 billion in EU funds amid rule of law scrutiny (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/20/eu-considers-freezing-serbias-15-billion-in-eu-funds-amid-rule-of-law-scrutiny))
- Starmer accused of scapegoating officials over Mandelson scandal (£, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8d62a74d-77d0-4dc8-a8f1-32347ef4f2de))
- You too can build a nuclear battery from junk you have lying around the house (®, [1 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/how_to_build_a_nuclear/))
- From soldier to developer: How German troops are test building their own drones (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/20/from-soldier-to-developer-how-german-troops-are-test-building-their-own-drones))
- UK PM Starmer admits Mandelson envoy appointment was a mistake amid Epstein row (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/20/uk-pm-starmer-admits-mandelson-envoy-appointment-was-a-mistake-amid-epstein-row))
- Schmoozebots: study finds flattery will get AI everywhere (®, [2 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/chatbots_win_trust_by_sounding/))
- Latest news bulletin April 20th, 2026 – Evening (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/20/latest-news-bulletin-april-20th-2026-evening))
- One of Europe's sovereign cloud picks may not be so-sovereign after all (®, [2 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/europe_picks_4_sovereign_cloud/))
- Businesses start claiming refunds on Trump's 'unlawful' tariffs (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/20/businesses-start-claiming-refunds-on-trumps-unlawful-tariffs))
- New York $3mn literature trove returned to Whitney heirs 40 years after theft (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/92386873-a9a8-4e94-a74f-3e9a5c536347))
- New Android development tool designed for robots, not humans (®, [3 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/google_previews_android_cli/))
- Gaza reconstruction to cost more than $70bn, officials say (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9bc43c2f-cb41-498d-bb8c-8ea756e04a82))
- Fake footage allegedly shows Zelenskyy's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein (€, [3 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/20/fake-footage-allegedly-shows-zelenskyys-friendship-with-jeffrey-epstein))
- Can AI read your future? South Korea’s digital shamans put it to the test (€, [3 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/20/south-koreas-digital-shamans))
- Starmer says ‘deliberate decision’ made to withhold Mandelson vetting from him (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ed1606f6-d865-4d99-9778-508890818179))
- Microsoft releases Windows Server update fix to fix its April update fixes (®, [5 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/microsoft_releases_a_windows_server_update_fix/))
- AI is reshaping Britain's datacenter map away from London (®, [5 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/ai_is_reshaping_britains_datacenter/))
- Miliband to unveil move to delink UK gas and electricity prices (£, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/03332af3-6fea-4e60-b0db-510172e7bb10))
- UK.gov kicks off half-a-billion quid sovereign AI venture with £80M invite (®, [6 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/ukgov_kicks_off_500m_ai/))
- The Iran crisis has not yet peaked (£, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/84566148-26de-4bb7-9d7c-d943c4c904ca))
- HP's remote desktop push retreats as Anyware heads for end of life (®, [7 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/hp_anyware_eol/))
- Blue Origin nails the landing, but puts the payload satellite in the wrong orbit (®, [8 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/20/blue_origin_nails_the_landing/))
- Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United, Player Ratings: Searching for any green shoots (♣, [8 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/167947/chelsea-0-1-manchester-united-player-ratings-searching-for-any-green-shoots))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (♣, [10 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/167937/the-daily-hilario-april-20th))
- ‘Highly unlikely’ Iran ceasefire will be extended if no deal reached, Trump says (£, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3f067df5-5016-4be1-aa61-21af3e7668e2))
- Out of office, still hyper-responsive (£, [14 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/98ab4190-9dbc-4f6c-bc3f-1a8afd0f4cc1))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/167910/the-daily-hilario-april-19th))
- Liam Rosenior left befuddled by ‘impossible’ defeat after ‘dominant’ performance (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/167927/liam-rosenior-left-befuddled-by-impossible-defeat-after-dominant-performance))
- Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/167914/chelsea-0-1-manchester-united-premier-league-post-match-reaction))
### Word of the day
> swale - noun: A low tract of land, especially one that is moist or marshy; also, a shallow channel or depression.
### Quote of the Day
> It is only a problem if it is a problem - Joe Delaney
### Oblique Strategies
> Make a sudden, destructive, unpredictable action; incorporate
### Film Archive
- Doa: Dead Or Alive (Rated: 7)
- Released in 2006
- Summary: The world's best fighters are invited to DOA, an invitational martial arts contest. There, four female rival fighters will have to work together to uncover the secret that the organizer of the tournament is trying to hide.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 744, using [4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 100]
- Answer: 36 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( ( 9 + 5 - 8 ) x 4 + 100 ) x 6