--- layout: post date: 2026-04-27 07:09 type: daily title: Daily Rundown for 2026-04-27 permalink: /2026-04-27-daily-rundown --- _Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._ ## On Monday, 27 April 2026 - The average temperature today is 12.2˚C, - With highs of 14.05˚C and lows of 11.49˚C, - It may feel like 11.23˚C with scattered clouds - The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 10000m - The pressure is 1024hPa and humidity is 67% - The sun will rise at 04:46 and set at 19:24 ### MI5 Status - The current threat level is SUBSTANTIAL - It has been 783 days since the last change (2024-03-05) ### Today's tasks - Garden Waste Day ### Daily Doctrine > Crossing the river by feeling the stones. ### Fixture List - Manchester United v Brentford ### Stocks - VWRL.L : 129.66000366210938 - ^FTSE : 10379.099609375 - ^FTMC : 22582.80078125 ### Just for fun > Two tortillas have a fight in a karaoke bar. What ensued could only be described as a wrap battle. ### Top News - Police in Northern Ireland suspect dissident republicans in latest car bombing attack (€, [7 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/27/police-in-northern-ireland-suspect-dissident-republicans-in-latest-car-bombing-attack)) - PowerPoint punishment sent users into an infinite loop after lunch (®, [9 minutes ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/who_me/)) - Kanye 'Ye' West Portugal concert to go ahead - government will take action in case of risk (€, [12 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/27/kanye-ye-west-portugal-concert-to-go-ahead-government-will-take-action-in-case-of-risk)) - European markets set to open higher despite US-Iran negotiations stalling (€, [41 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/27/european-markets-set-to-open-higher-despite-us-iran-negotiations-stalling)) - How can Europe avoid a new energy crisis? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/27/how-can-europe-avoid-a-new-energy-crisis-ask-the-euronews-ai-chatbot)) - Europe Today: Suspect of White House press dinner shooting reportedly targeted Trump (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/27/europe-today-suspect-of-white-house-press-dinner-shooting-reportedly-targeted-trump)) - The Devil Wears Prada 2, Melanie C and birds: What to see, do or hear this week in Europe (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/27/the-devil-wears-prada-2-melanie-c-and-birds-what-to-see-do-or-hear-this-week-in-europe)) - At least 16 killed across Ukraine and Russia in exhange of strikes on Chernobyl anniversary (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/27/at-least-16-killed-across-ukraine-and-russia-in-exhange-of-strikes-on-chernobyl-anniversar)) - McFarlane hoping FA Cup semifinal win proves turning point for Chelsea (♣, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168163/mcfarlane-hoping-fa-cup-semifinal-win-proves-turning-point-for-chelsea)) - 'I loved everything about it': Reconnect with nature on Germany's barefoot hiking trails (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/27/i-loved-everything-about-it-reconnect-with-nature-on-germanys-barefoot-hiking-trails)) - As climate disasters grow, early skills may help children’s brains before they are born, study finds (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/04/27/as-climate-disasters-grow-early-skills-may-help-childrens-brains-before-they-are-born-stud)) - Europe’s best destinations and routes for cycling holidays in 2026 (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/27/europes-best-destinations-and-routes-for-cycling-holidays-in-2026)) - Rachel Reeves set for new growth push after May elections (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3d2e4007-dfe2-438a-96b8-b06c5d65f084)) - UK ministers resist alignment with EU’s AI rules (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b1d1f9be-7790-4227-acec-80fa34dbdbc8)) - How ‘conflict entrepreneurs’ are inflaming US political violence (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b52113b5-5c83-408b-ba2e-b0269290e153)) - Britain’s stealth fighter project faces 10-week funding deadline (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8766b40b-7692-4173-8754-fec49180efdc)) - Leading central banks play for time on interest rate rises (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7205961b-1c20-4699-b491-d9c45b278d1f)) - Inside China’s plans to fight in space (£, [3 hours ago](https://ig.ft.com/space-weapons/)) - Why the UAE asked Pakistan for its $3.5bn back (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/99073d6e-4b57-417f-88fb-7a2c0e55eef3)) - Private equity backers raise new conflict concerns over sweetheart deals (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ded6dc6f-9632-450d-ac62-ad80614436da)) - Google Cloud Next proves what we suspected: Everything is AI now (®, [7 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/google_cloud_next_proves_what/)) - Alleged Trump shooter was targeting US officials, authorities say (£, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2f922f3f-8232-4541-bfeb-66697b1d8790)) - Trump and the recurring assassin (£, [13 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8c6b2e4e-8096-4087-9082-6ca4548f1045)) - Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United, FA Cup: Post-match reaction, ratings (♣, [15 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168146/chelsea-1-0-leeds-united-fa-cup-post-match-reaction-ratings)) - Tokenmaxxing isn't an AI strategy (®, [16 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/26/ai_price_tag/)) - Chelsea vs. Leeds United, FA Cup: Lineups & Game Thread (♣, [18 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168124/chelsea-vs-leeds-united-fa-cup-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch)) - Everton FCW 1-4 Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Post-match reaction (♣, [18 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168135/everton-fcw-1-4-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-post-match-reaction)) - Go straight to sell! Windows second-chance setup hawks Microsoft services at IT's expense (®, [19 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/26/windows_second_chance_setup/)) - Everton FCW vs. Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (♣, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168126/everton-fcw-vs-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch)) - AI's not going to kill open source code security (®, [21 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/26/opinion_column/)) - Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Leeds United: Let’s hope Palmer & JP are good to go (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168121/chelsea-fans-preferred-lineup-against-leeds-united-lets-hope-palmer-jp-are-good-to-go)) - The Daily Hilario: Sunday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168091/the-daily-hilario-april-26th)) - Everton FCW vs. Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Preview, team news, how to watch (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168101/everton-fcw-vs-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-preview-team-news-how-to-watch)) - Chelsea vs. Leeds United, FA Cup: Preview, team news, how to watch (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168089/chelsea-vs-leeds-united-fa-cup-preview-team-news-how-to-watch)) - Ex-AWS legend explains what enterprises need to make AI actually work (®, [1 days 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 (®, [1 days ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/25/new_crime_crew_impersonates_help_desks/)) ### Word of the day > squarehead - noun: 1. An honest person; a non-criminal. 2. A stupid person. ### Quote of the Day > Change is a constant in all of our lives, and if you do not evolve, you are dead. To stay at the top, you cannot wait for the crisis. You must take steps to deal with it before it arises. - Emma Hayes ### Oblique Strategies > Turn it upside down ### Film Archive - Peppermint (Rated: 3) - Released in 2018 - Summary: Five years after her husband and daughter are killed in a senseless act of violence, a woman comes back from self-imposed exile to seek revenge against those responsible and the system that let them go free. ### Countdown Numbers - Target: 718, using [1, 1, 3, 4, 50, 75] ### 5 Random Blogroll Links - Six Colors [URL](https://sixcolors.com/?feed=json) [Feed](https://sixcolors.com/feed.json) - Marco Arment [URL](https://marco.org/) [Feed](http://www.marco.org/rss) - The Codist [URL](https://thecodist.com/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/thecodist) - Jim Nielsen (Blog) [URL](https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/) [Feed](https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/feed.xml) - Simon Willison [URL](http://simonwillison.net/) [Feed](https://simonwillison.net/atom/everything/)