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date: 2026-04-25 06:42
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-04-25
permalink: /2026-04-25-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Saturday, 25 April 2026
- The average temperature today is 9.57˚C,
- With highs of 10.52˚C and lows of 9.42˚C,
- It may feel like 9.57˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 0.88m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1022hPa and humidity is 53%
- The sun will rise at 04:50 and set at 19:21
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SUBSTANTIAL
- It has been 781 days since the last change (2024-03-05)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Inspire others
### Fixture List
- Chelsea U18 v Ipswich Town U18
- Manchester City U18 v Middlesbrough U18
- Norwich City U18 v Crystal Palace U18
- Brighton & Hove Albion Women v Manchester City Women
- Charlton Athletic v Hull City
- Middlesbrough v Watford
- West Brom v Ipswich Town
- Doncaster Rovers v Stevenage
- Stockport County v Peterborough United
- Grimsby Town v Swindon Town
- MK Dons v Tranmere Rovers
- Aldershot Town v Truro City
- Altrincham v Gateshead
- Boreham Wood v Sutton United
- Boston United v Hartlepool United
- Carlisle United v Brackley Town
- Forest Green Rovers v Morecambe
- Rochdale v York City
- Scunthorpe United v Eastleigh
- Southend United v Wealdstone
- Tamworth v Braintree Town
- Woking v FC Halifax Town
- Yeovil Town v Solihull Moors
- Merthyr Town v AFC Fylde
- Slough Town v Dagenham & Redbridge
- Worthing v Ebbsfleet United
- Fulham v Aston Villa
- Sunderland U18 v Manchester United U18
- Manchester City v Southampton
- Arsenal v Newcastle United
- Manchester City U21 v Arsenal U21
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 129.66000366210938
- ^FTSE : 10379.099609375
- ^FTMC : 22582.80078125
### Just for fun
> What TV show is a pirates favourite? Plankety Plank.
### Top News
- Can Europe keep its industrial champions in the AI era? (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/04/25/can-europe-keep-its-industrial-champions-in-the-ai-era))
- Ditch the hotel for a zoo? Top European destinations for a wild night away (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/25/ditch-the-hotel-for-a-zoo-top-european-destinations-for-a-wild-night-away))
- Powerful El Niño, projected to be 2C warmer than normal, puts 2026 on track for second-warmest year (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/25/powerful-el-nino-projected-to-be-2c-warmer-than-normal-puts-2026-on-track-for-second-warme))
- Europe’s wage growth since 2020: Are Europeans better off? (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/25/europes-wage-growth-since-2020-are-europeans-better-off))
- Latest news bulletin April 25th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/25/latest-news-bulletin-april-25th-2026-morning))
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- No edge, no hedge: why markets are stuck (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fff7a84f-83bf-45af-9a3d-78e0cf181539))
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- Pro-independence parties bank on rethink of UK ‘status quo’ after May 7 (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4795501a-37d3-4954-8294-4e0cbf32d30c))
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- DeepSeek's new models are so efficient they'll run on a toaster ... by which we mean Huawei's NPUs (®, [9 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/deepseek_v4/))
- US stocks race ahead of Europe as Wall Street shrugs off energy shock (£, [10 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/199c4082-9c97-4f59-bdb0-8b1f53abb11a))
- Cesc Fàbregas would be ‘stupid’ to think about Chelsea job opportunity right now (♣, [10 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168076/cesc-fabregas-would-be-stupid-to-think-about-chelsea-job-opportunity-right-now))
- EU and US deepen cooperation on critical minerals amid concerns over China’s dominance (€, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/24/eu-and-us-deepen-cooperation-on-critical-minerals-amid-concerns-over-chinas-dominance))
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- EU leaders vow to boost security and economic ties with Middle East to minimise effect of Iran war (€, [12 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/24/eu-leaders-vow-to-boost-security-and-economic-ties-with-middle-east-to-minimise-effect-of-))
- Starmer promises imminent laws to ban IRGC (£, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0d7b0fd1-8e7c-404d-988d-15b31e91c1eb))
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- Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon spits out Xorg, but still lets you run X11 apps (®, [13 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/ubuntu_resolute_raccoon/))
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- US clarifies mobile hotspots part of foreign router ban despite rarity of American made consumer kit (®, [14 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/fcc_does_a_doubletake_adds/))
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### Word of the day
> verdurous - adjective: Abounding in green vegetation; verdant.
### Quote of the Day
> Change is scary, but complacency is deadly. - Dave Dame, Agile Leader
### Oblique Strategies
> Don't be afraid of things because they're easy to do
### Film Archive
- Duchess (Rated: 10)
- Released in 2024
- Summary: Follows a tough, working-class, petty criminal who morphs into an anti-heroine to be reckoned with in a murky underworld, in the treacherous world of diamond smuggling.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 196, using [3, 5, 8, 8, 9, 75]
- Answer: 23 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 8 / 8 + 75 - 9 ) x 3 - 5