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date: 2026-05-24 06:24
type: daily
title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-24
permalink: /2026-05-24-daily-rundown
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Sunday, 24 May 2026

- The average temperature today is 14.99˚C,
- With highs of 15.95˚C and lows of 14.27˚C,
- It may feel like 14.79˚C with few clouds
- The wind speed is 1.03m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1030hPa and humidity is 86%
- The sun will rise at 04:03 and set at 20:07

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 24 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- No tasks today
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### Daily Doctrine

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> Move fast.
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### Fixture List

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- Bolton Wanderers v Stockport County
- Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester United
- Burnley v Wolves
- Crystal Palace v Arsenal
- Fulham v Newcastle United
- Liverpool v Brentford
- Manchester City v Aston Villa
- Nottingham Forest v AFC Bournemouth
- Sunderland v Chelsea
- Tottenham Hotspur v Everton
- West Ham United v Leeds United
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 135.7899932861328 
- ^FTSE : 10466.2998046875 
- ^FTMC : 23167.5 

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### Just for fun

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> People smell when they get to the summit but never smell when they get back down due to a process called the descent.
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### Top News

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- Fighter jet tracks UFO in newly released Pentagon footage (€, [6 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/24/fighter-jet-tracks-ufo-in-newly-released-pentagon-footage))
- At least one killed after massive Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv (€, [20 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/24/at-least-one-killed-after-massive-russian-drone-and-missile-attack-on-kyiv))
- Heavy police presence outside White House after deadly shooting at security checkpoint (€, [29 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/24/heavy-police-presence-outside-white-house-after-deadly-shooting-at-security-checkpoint))
- Gunman killed after shootout with Secret Service near White House, Trump says (€, [40 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/24/gunman-killed-after-shootout-with-secret-service-near-white-house-trump-says))
- Suspect killed after gunfire exchange with Secret Service outside White House (£, [58 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a4b3f6e0-c0e7-4a80-b5ea-7d8dd4dd4de8))
- Pee for the planet: How Football fans are tackling Sweden’s fertiliser problem using urine (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/24/pee-for-the-planet-how-football-fans-are-tackling-swedens-fertiliser-problem-using-urine))
- Latest news bulletin  May 24th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/24/latest-news-bulletin-may-24th-2026-morning))
- Frequent flyers: How many of these airline collectibles do you have? (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/24/frequent-flyers-how-many-of-these-airline-collectibles-do-you-have))
- Iran’s Guards used UAE company to buy military satellite equipment (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/371fee77-8637-4b99-ab5a-4b6fae253a44))
- Commerzbank rallies shareholders in fight for independence from UniCredit (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/590ac4fd-ac77-499d-95be-4721ecb67e56))
- The power struggle in the world’s narrow seas (£, [2 hours ago](https://ig.ft.com/maritime-chokepoints/))
- Please stop talking about Gen Z in the office (£, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ff49b595-b5ed-4be9-8cb1-1522b7086b28))
- Trump says deal with Iran to reopen Hormuz ‘largely negotiated’ (£, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a27cc653-71ee-4668-8fcf-562fd7c9b93f))
- South-east Asian economies struggle to counter energy shock (£, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/746e3cbc-ebfd-40cc-915e-718643372989))
- Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles and drones in heavy overnight assault (£, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/334b2b9e-10c5-4292-aa53-c1c0589f1413))
- Trump says agreement to end Iran war 'largely negotiated' (€, [8 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/23/trump-says-agreement-to-end-iran-war-largely-negotiated))
- SpaceX Starship explodes in Indian Ocean after splashdown (€, [9 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/23/spacex-starship-explodes-in-indian-ocean-after-splashdown))
- Cannes 2026: Cristian Mungiu’s political drama 'Fjord' wins the Palme d'Or (€, [10 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/05/23/cannes-2026-cristian-mungius-political-drama-fjord-wins-the-palme-dor))
- Sunderland vs. Chelsea, Premier League: Preview, team news, how to watch (♣, [12 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168913/sunderland-vs-chelsea-premier-league-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- US oil producers increase output to capture price surge from Iran war (£, [19 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d0fc0074-86f1-46ec-bf80-9bbb6abb2c24))
- Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, Fragnesia: The start of a worrisome Linux security trend (®, [19 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/23/dirty-frag-copy-fail-fragnesia-the-start-of-a-worrisome-linux-security-trend/5244742))
- UK MPs slam digital ID rollout as a 'fiasco' after botched launch (®, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/05/23/uk-mps-slam-digital-id-rollout-as-a-fiasco-after-botched-launch/5245124))
- The Virtual OS Museum opens its doors (®, [21 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/23/the-virtual-os-museum-opens-its-doors/5243459))
- How should Chelsea line up against Sunderland in the final match of the season? (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168909/how-should-chelsea-line-up-against-sunderland-in-the-final-match-of-the-season))
- The Daily Hilario: Saturday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168885/the-daily-hilario-may-23rd))
- Chelsea romp to U18 Premier League crown with 5-1 win over Manchester City in National Final (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-youth-and-reserves/168896/chelsea-romp-to-u18-premier-league-crown-with-5-1-win-over-manchester-city-in-national-final))
- Feds unwittingly leak pilots' pre-crash conversation (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/05/23/feds-unwittingly-leak-pilots-pre-crash-conversation/5245462))
- Minor edits to AI skills can make agents go rogue (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/22/minor-edits-to-ai-skills-can-make-agents-go-rogue/5245413))
- A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/22/jailbroken-gemini-helped-russian-speaking-fraudster-target-maga-crypto-users/5245390))
- Zuck defends monitoring employees to win AI race in purported leaked audio (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/22/zuck-defends-monitoring-employees-to-win-ai-race-in-purported-leaked-audio/5245379))
- Reece James in, Cole Palmer out as Thomas Tuchel picks England squad for World Cup (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/168888/reece-james-in-cole-palmer-out-as-thomas-tuchel-picks-england-squad-for-world-cup))
- Megalodon chums the waters in 5.5K+ GitHub repo poisonings (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/22/megalodon-chums-the-waters-in-55k-github-repo-poisonings/5245342))
- Datacenter builders face an impossible quandary: Demand to the left of me, protests to the right (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/22/ai-datacenter-boom-collides-with-us-grid-reality/5245295))
- As memory prices squeeze enterprise buyers, Lenovo laughs all the way to the bank (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/22/as-memory-prices-squeeze-enterprise-buyers-lenovo-laughs-all-the-way-to-the-bank/5245202))
- The Daily Hilario: Friday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168865/the-daily-hilario-may-22nd))

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### Word of the day

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 > Elginism - noun: Cultural vandalism: the removal or plunder of cultural treasures from their place of origin, especially for display in another country.

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### Quote of the Day

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> It is never about how you start, it is always about how you finish. - Dwayne Johnson, The Rock

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Distorting time

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### Film Archive

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- Lone Survivor (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2013
- Summary: Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 983, using [5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 75]
- Answer: 8 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( ( 9 + 6 ) / 5 + 10 ) x 75 + 8

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Chris Shaw [URL](https://thoughts.uncountable.uk/) [Feed](https://thoughts.uncountable.uk/feed)
- The Sweet Setup [URL](https://thesweetsetup.com/) [Feed](https://thesweetsetup.com/feed/)
- Steven Breckinridge [URL](https://stuartbreckenridge.net/) [Feed](https://stuartbreckenridge.net/rss.xml)
- Conor Meagher [URL](https://conr.dev/) [Feed](https://conr.dev/feed/feed.xml)
- Shekhar Gulati [URL](https://shekhargulati.com/) [Feed](https://shekhargulati.com/feed/)
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