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date: 2026-04-24 08:52
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-04-24
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Friday, 24 April 2026

- The average temperature today is 7.91˚C,
- With highs of 9.6˚C and lows of 7.04˚C,
- It may feel like 7.91˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 0.89m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1027hPa and humidity is 73%
- The sun will rise at 04:52 and set at 19:19

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SUBSTANTIAL</span>
- It has been 780 days since the last change (2024-03-05)

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### Today's tasks

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- Farmers Market in town

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Embrace uncertainty.
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### Fixture List

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- Leicester City v Millwall
- Sunderland v Nottingham Forest
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 129.32962036132812 
- ^FTSE : 10381.509765625 
- ^FTMC : 22529.0703125 

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### Just for fun

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> A former girlfriend, who was a pyromaniac, tried to reignite our relationship. She was an old flame, but I was able to blow her off.
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### Top News
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- EU failure to sanction Israel weakens defence of Ukraine, warns Pedro Sánchez (€, [2 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/24/eu-failure-to-sanction-israel-weakens-defence-of-ukraine-warns-pedro-sanchez))
- Intel shares soar 20% on earnings beat and stronger-than-expected outlook (€, [3 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/24/intel-shares-soar-20-on-earnings-beat-and-stronger-than-expected-outlook))
- Ranked: Which countries have had the worst fuel price spikes since the Iran war? (€, [7 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/24/ranked-which-countries-have-had-the-worst-fuel-price-spikes-since-the-iran-war))
- Elon Musk's xAI discussed partnership with Mistral to try and rival OpenAI and Anthropic, report (€, [13 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/04/24/elon-musks-xai-discussed-partnership-with-mistral-to-try-and-rival-openai-and-anthropic-re))
- Polish PM questions whether US is ‘loyal’ to Europe’s defence (£, [14 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1a5a2502-a45a-40c1-af6f-b30ecc34bacb))
- 'Block The Merger': Celebrities react as shareholders approve Paramount takeover of Warner Bros (€, [14 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/24/block-the-merger-celebrities-react-as-shareholders-approve-paramount-takeover-of-warner-br))
- UK gov pays public £550 to discuss Digital ID – then bans journalists from the room (®, [22 minutes ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/digital_it_consult/))
- Meta axes 8,000 jobs to fund AI spending spree, Microsoft to follow suit (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/24/meta-axes-8000-jobs-to-fund-ai-spending-spree-microsoft-to-follow-suit))
- Betting shop bug ends in kidnap plot as staff turn ransom artists (®, [1 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/betting_shop_computer_glitch_sees/))
- Ukraine: Russian strike on Odesa kills 2, hits hospitals and schools overnight (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/24/ukraine-russian-strike-on-odesa-kills-2-hits-hospitals-and-schools-overnight))
- Eurovision crisis: Slovenia to broadcast films about Palestine instead of this year's Eurovision (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/24/eurovision-crisis-slovenia-to-broadcast-films-about-palestine-instead-of-this-years-eurovi))
- To fix this Wi-Fi network, we'll need a crane (®, [1 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/on_call/))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (♣, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168051/the-daily-hilario-april-24th))
- Researchers find cyber-sabotage malware that may predate Stuxnet by five years (®, [1 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/fast16_sabotage_malware/))
- At first summit without Orbán, Zelenskyy rejects “symbolic” EU membership (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/24/at-first-summit-without-orban-zelenskyy-rejects-symbolic-eu-membership))
- Manchester City ‘considering’ Enzo Fernández as summer transfer option — report (♣, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168059/manchester-city-considering-enzo-fernandez-as-summer-transfer-option-report))
- Russian soldiers should be banned from Schengen ‘for life’, Estonian PM tells Euronews (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/24/russian-soldiers-should-be-banned-from-schengen-for-life-estonian-pm-tells-euronews))
- Brighton &#038; Hove Albion 3-0 Chelsea, Player Ratings: Postscript (♣, [3 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168055/brighton-hove-albion-3-0-chelsea-player-ratings-postscript))
- Weak security means attackers could disable all of a city's public EV chargers (®, [4 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/rentable_iot_security_flaws/))
- Banks charged sharply different fees for access to Anthropic investment (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/62b8159b-1cf1-4dd8-9352-cde0021dec61))
- China’s own Mythos is coming — America must prepare (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ea8c8161-5b86-409b-93cf-5e778300d87e))
- The danger of weaponising dollar swap lines (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/aa7b9fe2-662b-42a4-b9b4-1f6675a30519))
- Morgan McSweeney held talks with Google DeepMind over AI project (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c3a31801-be53-4b73-9a62-d71ac81110c9))
- Donald Trump and the remaking of America’s media order (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ea10b519-a805-461e-8a8d-3ee1751939bc))
- KPMG and EY demote partners in end of job-for-life model (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7de5ef19-88c5-459f-bff7-d27d55d685c6))
- Trump says Israel and Lebanon will extend ceasefire by 3 weeks (£, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a0b83a1d-78d3-4097-a5a7-fbc11b250f5e))
- Anthropic admits it dumbed down Claude when trying to make it smarter (®, [9 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/anthropic_says_it_has_fixed/))
- Dev targeted by sophisticated job scam: 'I let my guard down, and ran the freaking code' (®, [11 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/job_scam_targeted_developer/))
- Solid-state batteries hold more juice, but keep cracking up. Now researchers know why (®, [11 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/solid_state_batteries_energy_storage/))
- Claude Opus 4.7 has turned into an overzealous query cop, devs complain (®, [12 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/claude_opus_47_auc_overzealous/))
- Chinese attackers are pwning your infrastructure to use in attacks, 10 countries warn (®, [13 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/23/china_covert_networks/))
- The Daily Hilario: Thursday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168034/the-daily-hilario-april-23rd))
- Andonio Iraola, Marco Silva, Edin Terzić, others ‘under consideration’ for next Chelsea head coach — reports (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168038/andonio-iraola-marco-silva-edin-terzic-others-under-consideration-for-next-chelsea-head-coach-reports))
- Estêvão to miss rest of season, World Cup with very serious hamstring injury — report (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/injury-news/168024/estevao-to-miss-rest-of-season-world-cup-with-very-serious-hamstring-strain-report))
- Official: Chelsea sack Liam Rosenior (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-news/168011/official-chelsea-sack-liam-rosenior))

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### Word of the day

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 > verdurous - adjective: Abounding in green vegetation; verdant.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Stop starting things, and start finishing things - Jean Tabaka

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Discard an axiom

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### Film Archive

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- Wrong Turn (Rated: 7)
- Released in 2003
- Summary: Chris and a group of five friends are left stranded deep in the middle of the woods after their cars collide. As they venture deeper into the woods, they face an uncertain and bloodcurdling fate.
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### Countdown Numbers
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- Target: 872, using [5, 5, 5, 7, 10, 100]

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links
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- Marc Amos [URL](https://marcamos.com/journal/) [Feed](https://marcamos.com/journal/feed.xml)
- Robin Rendle [URL](https://robinrendle.com/) [Feed](https://robinrendle.com/feed.xml)
- NetNewsWire [URL](https://netnewswire.blog/) [Feed](https://nnw.ranchero.com/feed.json)
- Calum Ryan (bookmarks) [URL](https://www.calumryan.com/bookmarks) [Feed](https://www.calumryan.com/feeds/bookmarks/rss)
- Six Colors [URL](https://sixcolors.com/?feed=json) [Feed](https://sixcolors.com/feed.json)
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