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date: 2026-04-28 07:09
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-04-28
permalink: /2026-04-28-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Tuesday, 28 April 2026
- The average temperature today is 9.28˚C,
- With highs of 9.6˚C and lows of 8.8˚C,
- It may feel like 7.57˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 3.13m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1025hPa and humidity is 82%
- The sun will rise at 04:44 and set at 19:26
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SUBSTANTIAL
- It has been 784 days since the last change (2024-03-05)
### Today's tasks
- Refuse Waste Collection Day
- Food Waste Collection Day
### Daily Doctrine
> Commit to the direction.
### Fixture List
- Arsenal U18 v Crystal Palace U18
- Tottenham Hotspur U18 v West Ham United U18
- Southampton v Ipswich Town
- Northampton Town v Barnsley
- Peterborough United v Mansfield Town
- Scunthorpe United v Southend United
- Buxton v Scarborough Athletic
- Hemel Hempstead v Weston Super Mare
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 129.35000610351562
- ^FTSE : 10321.08984375
- ^FTMC : 22579.4296875
### Just for fun
> I was in a coffee shop the other evening and got chatting to the barista, who said she worked everyday from 5 to 9pm. Her name was Polly Darton.
### Top News
- Trial to begin for Austrian man accused of plotting Taylor Swift concert attack (€, [4 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/28/trial-to-begin-for-austrian-man-accused-of-plotting-taylor-swift-concert-attack))
- The Daily Hilario: Tuesday (♣, [9 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168175/the-daily-hilario-april-28th))
- Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United, Player Ratings: Enzo makes a point (♣, [13 minutes ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168186/chelsea-1-0-leeds-united-player-ratings-enzo-makes-a-point))
- Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela calls early general election for May (€, [15 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/28/maltas-prime-minister-robert-abela-calls-early-general-election-for-may))
- Oil price hits $110 on Iran talks uncertainty (£, [20 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0244cd6d-b0da-435c-9c84-7ff4f37ec9ec))
- Taylor Swift files to trademark voice and image over AI concerns (€, [34 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/28/taylor-swift-files-to-trademark-voice-and-image-over-ai-concerns))
- The purr-fect shot: New book celebrates legendary cat photographer Walter Chandoha (€, [52 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/04/28/the-purr-fect-shot-new-book-celebrates-legendary-cat-photographer-walter-chandoha))
- Trumps greet King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the White House (€, [55 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/28/trumps-greet-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla-at-the-white-house))
- BP profits hit highest since 2023 on back of Iran war (£, [57 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/189a9248-d724-4128-b53a-b7afb33bcac4))
- EU energy mix: Crisis pushes balance on nuclear, renewables and security (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/28/from-crisis-to-transition-how-europe-is-rethinking-its-energy-strategy))
- Exclusive: Fintech giant Revolut to open first physical store in Barcelona (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/28/exclusive-fintech-giant-revolut-is-opening-first-physical-store-in-barcelona))
- Europe Today: Macron renews Eurobonds push amid energy crisis, faces Brussels scepticism (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/28/europe-today-macron-renews-eurobonds-push-amid-energy-crisis-faces-brussels-scepticism))
- ‘AI deflation’ comes to India’s tech services giants and puts downward pressure on revenue (®, [1 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/tcs_infosys_wipro_hcl_fy26/))
- Rare spring snowstorm hits Moscow (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/04/28/rare-spring-snowstorm-hits-moscow))
- AI tool could help predict ADHD in children years before a formal diagnosis (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/04/28/ai-tool-could-help-predict-adhd-in-children-years-before-a-formal-diagnosis))
- Liam Delap ‘wants to stay and fight’ for Chelsea career — report (♣, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/168181/liam-delap-wants-to-stay-and-fight-for-chelsea-career-report))
- Iran’s hardliners clash over talks with US (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/53a428c7-5242-4e90-ba87-71730128379a))
- The real lesson of Reform’s war on the history curriculum (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/977af7be-f69f-483b-9026-e5b60b24cf0f))
- Coffee, fuel and houses: why Trump has an inflation problem (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/401a7647-5593-4a58-8592-92caf9dbd440))
- Milken family office alumni raise $4bn to target private capital upheaval (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4bd56a80-948c-4749-a3ce-4cb1ae4ddfc5))
- Wall Street dealers boost Treasury holdings to highest level since 2007 (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/bdbfeee1-6780-4df7-9c42-34b9bc07f233))
- London landlord sues John Lewis in click-and-collect dispute (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ec9ed375-3dad-4fb6-9f77-b5d2d83c1187))
- China blocks Zuck’s acquisition of AI outfit Manus (®, [4 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/china_blocks_meta_manus_acquisition/))
- Microsoft's GitHub shifts to metered AI billing amid cost crisis (®, [6 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/28/microsofts_github_shifts_to_metered/))
- Rivian CEO’s $403mn pay package dwarfs those of top US car bosses (£, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/aabef226-0a42-4cde-9cc1-687e0f4a9d3a))
- Ongoing supply-chain attack 'explicitly targeting' security, dev tools (®, [7 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/supply_chain_campaign_targets_security/))
- Cursor-Opus agent snuffs out startup’s production database (®, [9 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/cursoropus_agent_snuffs_out_pocketos/))
- The Navy's autonomous carrier-based refueling drone has finally flown (®, [10 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/navys_autonomous_carrierlaunched_refueling_drones/))
- The crypto-to-AI bandwagon jumpers' club just landed another member: Core Scientific (®, [12 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/core_scientific_ai/))
- Medical and utility tech companies admit digital breakins (®, [13 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/itron_medtronic_hacked/))
- South Africa yanks AI policy after AI-assisted drafting invents citations (®, [13 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/south_africa_yanks_ai_policy/))
- Friendster rises from the grave to make social media great again (®, [14 hours ago](https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/27/friendster_rises_from_the_grave/))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168160/the-daily-hilario-april-27th))
- McFarlane hoping FA Cup semifinal win proves turning point for Chelsea (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168163/mcfarlane-hoping-fa-cup-semifinal-win-proves-turning-point-for-chelsea))
- Chelsea 1-0 Leeds United, FA Cup: Post-match reaction, ratings (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168146/chelsea-1-0-leeds-united-fa-cup-post-match-reaction-ratings))
- Chelsea vs. Leeds United, FA Cup: Lineups & Game Thread (♣, [1 days 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 (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168135/everton-fcw-1-4-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-post-match-reaction))
- Everton FCW vs. Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168126/everton-fcw-vs-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Leeds United: Let’s hope Palmer & JP are good to go (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/domestic-cups/168121/chelsea-fans-preferred-lineup-against-leeds-united-lets-hope-palmer-jp-are-good-to-go))
### Word of the day
> circle the wagons - idiom: To gather a group together to assume a defensive stance.
### Quote of the Day
> If you define the problem correctly, you almost have the solution. - Steve Jobs
### Oblique Strategies
> You don't have to be ashamed of using your own ideas
### Film Archive
- The Abyss (Rated: 3)
- Released in 1989
- Summary: A civilian diving team is enlisted to search for a lost nuclear submarine and faces danger while encountering an alien aquatic species.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 214, using [2, 4, 6, 9, 9, 50]
- Answer: 33 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 9 / ( 9 - 6 ) + 50 ) x 4 + 2