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date: 2026-05-11 06:25
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-11
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Monday, 11 May 2026

- The average temperature today is 6.23˚C,
- With highs of 7.94˚C and lows of 5.93˚C,
- It may feel like 6.23˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1010hPa and humidity is 77%
- The sun will rise at 04:21 and set at 19:48

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 11 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Garden Waste Day

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Be the owner.
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### Fixture List

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- Millwall v Hull City
- Tottenham Hotspur v Leeds United
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 133.02999877929688 
- ^FTSE : 10233.099609375 
- ^FTMC : 22849.400390625 

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### Just for fun

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> What do you call a pirate with a wooden leg? Peggy.
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### Top News

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- The race to unlock ‘superhot’ geothermal energy is heating up. Here’s why it matters (€, [23 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/11/the-race-to-unlock-superhot-geothermal-energy-is-heating-up-heres-why-it-matters))
- What does the 2028-2034 EU budget finance? Ask the Euronews AI chatbot (€, [25 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/11/what-does-the-2028-2034-eu-budget-foresee-ask-the-euronews-ai-chatbot))
- Oil jumps 4% as Trump rejects Iran’s response to ceasefire proposal (€, [25 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/11/oil-jumps-4-after-trump-rejects-irans-response-to-ceasefire-proposal))
- Europe Today: Putin says Ukraine war may end soon as EU foreign ministers meet in Brussels (€, [31 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/11/europe-today-putin-says-war-in-ukraine-may-end-soon-as-eu-foreign-ministers-meet-in-brusse))
- Modi calls on Indians to tighten their belts amid Gulf crisis (£, [50 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/39a9e8c8-432d-46c9-9875-cc0bfa5c380f))
- Eurovision semi-finals: What to expect, how to watch and who is among favourites to win (€, [53 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/05/11/eurovision-semi-finals-what-to-expect-how-to-watch-and-who-is-among-favourites-to-win))
- British children are growing taller due to obesity: How widespread is obesity across Europe? (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/11/british-children-are-growing-taller-due-to-obesity-how-widespread-is-obesity-across-europe))
- Meet Europe’s youth activists pushing back against blanket social media bans (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/11/meet-europes-youth-activists-pushing-back-against-blanket-social-media-bans))
- Latest news bulletin  May 11th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/11/latest-news-bulletin-may-11th-2026-morning))
- Beyond The Beatles: Why Liverpool and England’s north west should be on your 2026 must-visit list (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/11/beyond-the-beatles-why-liverpool-and-englands-north-west-should-be-on-your-2026-travel-lis))
- Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea, Player Ratings: Not a winger (♣, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168527/liverpool-1-1-chelsea-player-ratings-not-a-winger))
- Which EU capitals have rents higher than minimum wages? (€, [2 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/11/which-eu-capitals-have-rents-higher-than-minimum-wages))
- China expanding its industrial dominance, warns US business group (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/25f8bef0-6f46-4b80-aa8b-7384fb2de44d))
- American agriculture is broken (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a4e41434-b047-485f-a5e1-0e88277f8aae))
- Top ECB official attacks German opposition to UniCredit’s bid for Commerzbank (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/983af07c-1f52-4bdf-bbbd-090c46f97e18))
- Life without US tech (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/4c3aad70-e0cb-46a2-95d5-15d11b6bf818))
- How AI mania is disguising big companies’ hit from Iran war — in charts (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5e9008e6-75dc-438d-8eb0-1b507c426847))
- Trump says Iran’s response to peace proposal is ‘unacceptable’ (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f66186e7-8e14-466d-b4de-114ee70c3e62))
- China fixes currency at 3-year high ahead of Trump-Xi meeting (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/37fa551b-c4b3-44fb-ad71-3ba4aa448e50))
- ASIA IN BRIEF: China’s agentic AI policy wants to keep humans in the loop (®, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/11/asia-in-brief-chinas-agentic-ai-policy-wants-to-keep-humans-in-the-loop/5237632))
- Trump to press China’s Xi about Iran war at summit (£, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/09c91701-114b-45e9-9aa1-767ef95a5217))
- Yes, local LLMs are ready to ease the compute strain (®, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/11/yes-local-llms-are-ready-to-ease-the-compute-strain/5237451))
- Chelsea FCW 2-3 (a.e.t.) Manchester City WFC, Women’s FA Cup semi-final: Post-match reaction (♣, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168513/chelsea-fcw-2-3-a-e-t-manchester-city-wfc-womens-fa-cup-semi-final-post-match-reaction))
- Memory godboxes could offer relief from the RAMpocalypse (®, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/10/memory-godboxes-could-offer-relief-from-the-rampocalypse/5237463))
- Chelsea FCW vs. Manchester City WFC, Women’s FA Cup semi-final: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (♣, [16 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168504/chelsea-fcw-vs-manchester-city-wfc-womens-fa-cup-semi-final-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Both Fedora and Ubuntu will get AI support – soon (®, [17 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/10/both-fedora-and-ubuntu-will-get-ai-support-soon/5237409))
- HP stuffed a PC into a keyboard. We took it for a spin (®, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/10/hp-eliteboard-g1a-puts-a-pc-inside-a-keyboard/5235258))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168487/the-daily-hilario-may-10th))
- Calum McFarlane reflects on ‘positive’ Chelsea result against Liverpool that could’ve been even ‘better’ (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168491/calum-mcfarlane-reflects-on-positive-chelsea-result-against-liverpool-that-couldve-been-even-better))
- Chelsea FCW vs. Manchester City WFC, Women’s FA Cup semi-final: Preview, team news, how to watch (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/168436/chelsea-fcw-vs-manchester-city-wfc-womens-fa-cup-semi-final-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- Google tweaks Chrome AI privacy wording, insists processing stays on-device (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/09/google-tweaks-chrome-ai-privacy-wording-insists-processing-stays-on-device/5237580))
- Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168476/liverpool-1-1-chelsea-premier-league-post-match-reaction-ratings))
- macOS 27 threatens to bury Time Capsule, FOSS brings a shovel (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/09/macos-27-threatens-to-bury-time-capsule-foss-brings-a-shovel/5234824))
- Liverpool vs. Chelsea, Premier League: Lineups &#038; Game Thread (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168462/liverpool-vs-chelsea-premier-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- London’s BT Tower to get rooftop swimming pool (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/09/londons-bt-tower-to-get-rooftop-swimming-pool/5237337))
- UK wants fresh fingerprints on £300M biometrics platform (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/09/uk-wants-fresh-fingerprints-on-300m-biometrics-platform/5234933))
- The Daily Hilario: Saturday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168433/the-daily-hilario-may-9th))

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### Word of the day

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 > cat's meow - noun: Something or someone excellent.

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### Quote of the Day

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> The best way to get a project done faster is to start sooner. - Jim Highsmith, Agile Author

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Don't be frightened to display your talents

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### Film Archive

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- Ten Dollar Death Trip (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2020
- Summary: Ten Dollar Death Trip looks at the deadly opioid crisis happening in North America.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 115, using [2, 3, 4, 4, 7, 50]
- Answer: 48 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 50 + 7 - 4 / 4 ) x 2 + 3

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Jeff Gothelf [URL](https://jeffgothelf.com/) [Feed](https://jeffgothelf.com/feed/)
- Piccalilli (links) [URL](https://piccalil.li/) [Feed](https://piccalil.li/links.xml)
- Boz [URL](https://boz.com/) [Feed](https://boz.com/rss.xml)
- Joel Hawksley [URL](https://hawksley.org/) [Feed](https://hawksley.org/feed.xml)
- IntelTechniques [URL](https://inteltechniques.com/blog) [Feed](https://inteltechniques.com/blog/feed/)
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