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date: 2026-05-26 06:32
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-05-26
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Tuesday, 26 May 2026

- The average temperature today is 21.77˚C,
- With highs of 23.72˚C and lows of 19.82˚C,
- It may feel like 21.88˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 1.6m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1027hPa and humidity is 72%
- The sun will rise at 04:00 and set at 20:10

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 26 days since the last change (2026-04-30)

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### Today's tasks

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- Refuse Waste Collection Day
- Food Waste Collection Day

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### Daily Doctrine

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> Set exceptional standards.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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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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> Police officers working double shifts have to be on call and they even have to share a cell.
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### Top News

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- Newsletter: Drone crisis talks in Lithuania as Russia steps up Kyiv threats (€, [2 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/26/newsletter-drone-crisis-talks-in-lithuania-as-russia-steps-up-kyiv-threats))
- Do German holiday destinations benefit from the Iran war? (€, [9 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/26/do-german-holiday-destinations-benefit-from-the-iran-war))
- 'Generational health drift': Younger people not getting healthier, UK study finds (€, [19 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/health/2026/05/26/generational-health-drift-younger-people-not-getting-healthier-uk-study-finds))
- Rubio says US ready to mediate peace as Moscow steps up threats to strike Kyiv (€, [27 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/26/rubio-says-us-ready-to-mediate-peace-as-moscow-steps-up-threats-to-strike-kyiv))
- US strikes Iranian missile sites as peace talks continue (£, [31 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/eec48003-35a8-4932-bac0-573cdaade0e5))
- Turkish tourists flock to Greece as rising costs put Greeks off Turkey (€, [31 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/business/2026/05/26/turkish-tourists-flock-to-greece-as-rising-costs-put-greeks-off-turkey))
- Europe Today: Von der Leyen heads to Lithuania, condemns Russia as Baltic tensions rise (€, [34 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/26/europe-today-von-der-leyen-heads-to-lithuania-condemns-russia-as-baltic-tensions-rise))
- Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea, Player Ratings: When your best is just barely average (♣, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168972/sunderland-2-1-chelsea-player-ratings-when-your-best-is-just-barely-average))
- Can heat pumps cool down your home and how do they compare to air conditioning units? (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/05/26/can-heat-pumps-cool-down-your-home-and-how-do-they-compare-to-air-conditioning-units))
- Latest news bulletin  May 26th, 2026 – Morning (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/05/26/latest-news-bulletin-may-26th-2026-morning))
- Europe could fall into ‘dependency trap’ in AI trade with US and Asia, report finds (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/05/26/europe-could-fall-into-dependency-trap-in-ai-trade-with-us-and-asia-report-finds))
- You can now buy Marriott’s luxury hotel look for your home – but some pieces cost more than €6,500 (€, [1 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/05/26/you-can-now-buy-marriotts-luxury-hotel-look-for-your-home-but-some-pieces-cost-more-than-6))
- Japanese Space Agency names arrival date for BepiColombo Mercury mission (®, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/05/26/japanese-space-agency-names-arrival-date-for-bepicolombo-mercury-mission/5245906))
- SpaceX to drive a cybertruck through corporate governance norms (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7f34d58b-da81-4778-bca1-7aa89b08afca))
- ‘Epstein class’ becomes a populist battle-cry in US politics (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e9ee464f-a43e-4088-aade-053e2c135f5d))
- Real wages start to shrink in developed countries (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e126f744-3db9-4305-8871-31f83ebc4ed7))
- Deregulation hands top US and UK banks $1.3tn opening (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9db7a522-17a2-40c9-a0e5-ee250992be06))
- Apple has an innovation gap. Will its new CEO fill it? (£, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d16f3ae6-8e27-4293-8bef-6bda7a9706d2))
- Pope Leo warns AI boom can give Big Tech and the people who run it too much power (®, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/26/pope-leo-warns-ai-boom-can-give-big-tech-and-the-people-who-run-it-too-much-power/5245883))
- China’s change in maths on carbon emissions masks growth, report says (£, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/78d28a07-02ac-4a86-bcae-6eb70dd948b8))
- Carney warns Alberta separatists of Brexit-style regret (£, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5c3d12ba-c959-4d84-b0ee-b9258a749cd4))
- Enzo Fernández ‘would welcome’ offers to leave Chelsea, with Real Madrid and Manchester City linked — report (♣, [13 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/168961/enzo-fernandez-would-welcome-offers-to-leave-chelsea-with-real-madrid-and-manchester-city-linked-report))
- Google is cannibalizing the web to feed AI (®, [18 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/25/google-is-cannibalizing-the-web-to-feed-ai/5244641))
- Iran is beating Trump at the art of the deal (£, [18 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/24cd5d27-34f9-4286-bfdc-984843c25683))
- Digital sovereignty, the musical: One engineer’s bizarre crusade against hyperscalers (®, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/25/digital-sovereignty-the-musical-one-engineers-bizarre-crusade-against-hyperscalers/5245148))
- Under-trained techie didn't claim overtime for mistakenly failing to phone it in (®, [22 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/25/under-trained-techie-didnt-claim-overtime-for-mistakenly-failing-to-phone-it-in/5242388))
- OpenBSD 7.9 arrives, a diamond in the rough proud of every sharp edge (®, [22 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/25/openbsd-79-arrives-a-diamond-in-the-rough-proud-of-every-sharp-edge/5244877))
- Anthropic to release Mythos-class models to the public (®, [23 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/25/anthropic-to-release-mythos-class-models-to-the-public/5245596))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168949/the-daily-hilario-may-25th))
- One final letdown to end the 2025-26 season (♣, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/opinion/168952/one-final-letdown-to-end-the-2025-26-season))
- Samsung memory workers call off strike and may score six-figure bonuses (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/25/samsung-memory-workers-call-off-strike-and-may-score-six-figure-bonuses/5245573))
- Linus Torvalds to ‘start being more hardnosed’ about ‘pointless pull requests’ – some of which come from AIs (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/25/linus-torvalds-to-start-being-more-hardnosed-about-pointless-pull-requests-some-of-which-come-from-ais/5245549))
- Google has seriously leaned into AI enshittification lately (®, [1 days ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-ml/2026/05/25/google-has-seriously-leaned-into-ai-enshittification-lately/5245365))
- Sunderland 2-1 Chelsea, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168939/sunderland-2-1-chelsea-premier-league-post-match-reaction-ratings))
- Sunderland vs. Chelsea, Premier League: Lineups &#038; Game Thread (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168933/sunderland-vs-chelsea-premier-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Sunderland: Jorrel Hato wins defensive battle (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/168929/chelsea-fans-preferred-lineup-against-sunderland-jorrel-hato-wins-defensive-battle))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday (♣, [1 days ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/168920/the-daily-hilario-may-24th))

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### Word of the day

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 > confect - verb tr.: To put together by combining ingredients or materials. noun: A sweet preparation, such as a candy or a preserved fruit.

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### Quote of the Day

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> Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. - Margeret Mead

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Do the words need changing?

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### Film Archive

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- The International (Rated: 7)
- Released in 2009
- Summary: An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution's role in an international arms dealing ring.
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 832, using [3, 6, 10, 25, 50, 100]
- Answer: 14 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( ( 50 - 25 ) x 100 + 6 - 10 ) / 3

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Johnny Reilly [URL](https://johnnyreilly.com/) [Feed](https://blog.johnnyreilly.com/rss.xml)
- Wordland dev [URL](https://daveverse.org/) [Feed](https://wordland.dev/scripting/237777565/rss.xml)
- Ellane N [URL](https://ellanew.com/) [Feed](https://ellanew.com/feed.rss)
- Dave Kiss [URL](https://davekiss.com/) [Feed](https://davekiss.com/blog.rss)
- Jeff Gothelf [URL](https://jeffgothelf.com/) [Feed](https://jeffgothelf.com/feed/)
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