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date: 2026-04-26 06:50
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-04-26
permalink: /2026-04-26-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Sunday, 26 April 2026

- The average temperature today is 8.85˚C,
- With highs of 9.73˚C and lows of 7.75˚C,
- It may feel like 7.34˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 2.68m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1024hPa and humidity is 76%
- The sun will rise at 04:48 and set at 19:23

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SUBSTANTIAL</span>
- It has been 782 days since the last change (2024-03-05)

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### Today's tasks

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- No tasks today
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### Daily Doctrine

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> Know your users.
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### Fixture List

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- Coventry City v Wrexham
- Everton Women v Chelsea Women
- London City Lionesses v Leicester City Women
- Tottenham Hotspur Women v Manchester United Women
- Durham Women v Sheffield United Women
- Manchester United U21 v Sunderland U21
- Liverpool U21 v Crystal Palace U21
- Liverpool Women v West Ham United Women
- Birmingham City Women v Ipswich Town Women
- Bristol City Women v Newcastle United Women
- Portsmouth Women v Nottingham Forest Women
- Sunderland AFC Women v Crystal Palace Women
- Chelsea v Leeds United
- Arsenal Women v Lyon Women
- Southampton Women v Charlton Athletic Women
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 129.66000366210938 
- ^FTSE : 10379.099609375 
- ^FTMC : 22582.80078125 

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### Just for fun

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> I have a business idea, it is a candle company with the words of famous songs printed on them, it is called waxing lyrical.
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### Top News
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- Moment Trump rushed to safety as gunshots heard at White House Correspondents' Dinner (€, [10 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/26/moment-trump-rushed-to-safety-as-gunshots-heard-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner))
- Trump evacuated after shots fired near White House Correspondents' Dinner (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/26/trump-evacuated-after-shots-fired-near-white-house-correspondents-dinner))
- This 9-seat plane takes off in 50 meters. Norway hopes it will connect people in remote areas (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/04/26/this-9-seat-plane-takes-off-in-50-meters-norway-hopes-it-will-connect-people-in-remote-are))
- ‘Nature has performed a factory reset’: Chernobyl has flourished into an unlikely wildlife refuge (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/26/nature-has-performed-a-factory-reset-chernobyl-has-flourished-into-an-unlikely-wildlife-re))
- Opinions divided across UK on historic anti-smoking law (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/26/opinions-divided-across-uk-on-historic-anti-smoking-law))
- Europe fuel prices before the Iran war and after the ceasefire: Where did they rise most? (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/26/europe-fuel-prices-before-the-iran-war-and-after-the-ceasefire-where-did-they-rise-most))
- Latest news bulletin  April 26th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/26/latest-news-bulletin-april-26th-2026-morning))
- New hotels in Japan: The standout openings to book in 2026 (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/26/new-hotels-in-japan-the-standout-openings-to-book-in-2026))
- Can AI discriminate if it can’t justify itself? (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/47f73399-df62-4683-93c2-ee210d983460))
- Google banks on AI edge to catch up to cloud rivals Amazon and Microsoft (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2429f0f0-b685-4747-b425-bf8001a2e94c))
- Iran war hits pistachio supplies amid Dubai chocolate boom (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/438ef32a-59e5-41b3-a0da-569716385347))
- How to demine the Strait of Hormuz (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/78a983c8-6ed5-42f3-b794-7fed9ee189ed))
- China’s smartphone king takes on Elon Musk in Europe with premium EVs (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/31f80e68-dc0a-4251-a657-351e2e614fe2))
- Vladimir Putin’s regime turns on book publishers (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/120db39e-4ec0-4ef7-8041-4a1fdafb9ef0))
- Fuel crisis hits remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6eaa0d4a-bf5c-40fa-91f7-001f399f4e08))
- Trump rushed offstage at White House correspondents’ dinner after shots fired (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a5b3add2-eee6-41d8-9353-f1bdc2b77398))
- Trump cancels trip by US negotiators for Iran peace talks (£, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c3be45f6-0e2d-4683-bd10-e0ba726ffade))
- Chelsea vs. Leeds United, FA Cup: Preview, team news, how to watch (♣, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168089/chelsea-vs-leeds-united-fa-cup-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- Palestinians vote in West Bank and central Gaza municipal elections, the first since war started (€, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/25/palestinians-vote-in-west-bank-and-central-gaza-municipal-elections-the-first-since-war-st))
- Latest news bulletin  April 25th, 2026 – Evening (€, [14 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/25/latest-news-bulletin-april-25th-2026-evening))
- Ex-AWS legend explains what enterprises need to make AI actually work (®, [17 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/25/ai_enterprise_matt_domo/))
- Crime crew impersonates help desk, abuses Microsoft Teams to steal your data (®, [21 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/25/new_crime_crew_impersonates_help_desks/))
- The Daily Hilario: Saturday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168067/the-daily-hilario-april-25th))
- Frank Lampard’s ‘business’ is at Coventry, not Chelsea (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168080/frank-lampards-business-is-at-coventry-not-chelsea))
- DeepSeek's new models are so efficient they'll run on a toaster ... by which we mean Huawei's NPUs (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/deepseek_v4/))
- Cesc Fàbregas would be ‘stupid’ to think about Chelsea job opportunity right now (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168076/cesc-fabregas-would-be-stupid-to-think-about-chelsea-job-opportunity-right-now))
- How should Calum McFarlane’s Blue and White Army line up against Leeds United in FA Cup semifinal? (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168071/how-should-calum-mcfarlanes-blue-and-white-army-line-up-against-leeds-united-in-fa-cup-semifinal))
- Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon spits out Xorg, but still lets you run X11 apps (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/ubuntu_resolute_raccoon/))
- Pentagon wants to water down drone program with autonomous subs (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/pentagons_deep_sea_drones/))
- US clarifies mobile hotspots part of foreign router ban despite rarity of American made consumer kit (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/fcc_does_a_doubletake_adds/))
- ShinyHunters claim they have cruise giant Carnival's booty as 7.5M emails surface (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/shinyhunters_claim_cruise_giant_carnivals/))
- Governments on high alert after CISA snuffs out Firestarter backdoor on fed network (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/government_cni_on_high_alert/))
- More ancient Linux device support faces the chop (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/ancient_linux_drivers_going/))
- Open Telemetry founder tools up for project graduation party (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/open_telemetry_founder_tools_up/))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168051/the-daily-hilario-april-24th))

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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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> Know the power of silence. - Geoff Watts

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Emphasize differences

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### Film Archive

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- American History X (Rated: 5)
- Released in 1998
- Summary: A European-American man is released from prison and now a changed man and hopes to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps.
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### Countdown Numbers
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- Target: 506, using [1, 2, 3, 8, 25, 75]
- Answer: 7 solutions.

- <details><summary><code>Solution</code></summary>

  Solution: ( 75 - 8 - 1 ) x ( 25 - 2 ) / 3

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links
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- ollicle.com [URL](https://ollicle.com/) [Feed](https://ollicle.com/feed.xml)
- Martin Fowler [URL](https://martinfowler.com/) [Feed](https://martinfowler.com/feed.atom)
- ThoughtAsylum [URL](https://www.thoughtasylum.com/) [Feed](https://www.thoughtasylum.com/atom.xml)
- Simon Collison [URL](https://colly.com/) [Feed](https://colly.com/articles/feed)
- Piccalilli (links) [URL](https://piccalil.li/) [Feed](https://piccalil.li/links.xml)
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