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date: 2026-08-23 05:21
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-08-23
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Sunday, 23 August 2026
- The average temperature today is 8.86˚C,
- With highs of 9.98˚C and lows of 7.6˚C,
- It may feel like 8.86˚C with clear sky
- The wind speed is 0.89m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1025hPa and humidity is 89%
- The sun will rise at 05:05 and set at 19:16
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 114 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Be humble.
### Fixture List
- West Brom v Burnley
- Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa
- Manchester City v AFC Bournemouth
- Newcastle United v Liverpool
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 137.9600067138672
- ^FTSE : 10816.599609375
- ^FTMC : 24718.80078125
### Just for fun
> I have a business idea, it is a candle company with the words of famous songs printed on them, it is called waxing lyrical.
### Top News
- Gstaad vs St. Moritz: Skiing, scenery and aprés-ski – which Swiss resort town should you visit? (Euronews, [13 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/08/23/gstaad-vs-st-moritz-skiing-scenery-and-apres-ski-which-swiss-resort-town-should-you-visit))
- Latest news bulletin August 23rd, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [20 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/23/latest-news-bulletin-august-23rd-2026-morning))
- Romania is falling behind the renewables race. Can the EU's biggest solar farm save it? (Euronews, [20 minutes ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/23/romania-is-falling-behind-the-renewables-race-can-the-eus-biggest-solar-farm-save-it))
- US buyers snap up Europe’s asset managers at fastest rate in decades (FT, [51 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/dd605c6f-8a6e-4664-970b-f4c07ea7a4d2?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Are America’s vast Gulf bases worth rebuilding? (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6f664a31-ca24-4a16-a6e9-5978fdf2512c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Why is the far right so obsessed with knights? (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ef65c99c-b58c-430c-b6be-8036f042cc1e))
- India’s reliance on Russian oil hits all-time high (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/be3c0c6c-0a65-4add-b675-7a5876f625be?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Europe can do better than US-style air conditioning (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fe9be519-ceae-4279-83b1-220f9505d6a9))
- Investors try to catch ‘falling knife’ with bets on risky funds during chip rout (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5e8072a7-cb99-47a6-9478-e46e7de3b4a2?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Israel’s Syria strike may have been bid to provoke Turkey conflict, US envoy says (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d770cdbf-46b1-4928-9ec7-e1155db679d2))
- Official: Napoli sign Benoît Badiashile on loan from Chelsea (WAGNH, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/171258/official-napoli-sign-benoit-badiashile-on-loan-from-chelsea))
- How should Chelsea line up against Fulham to begin the new season? (WAGNH, [11 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/171253/how-should-chelsea-line-up-against-fulham-to-begin-the-new-season))
- Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade (FT, [11 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e3b5c236-bd5f-45c2-8ddf-5279a7375d3f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Another eclipse over Spain on 28 August: where and how to see the Moon almost completely covered (Euronews, [12 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/22/another-eclipse-over-spain-on-28-august-where-and-how-to-see-the-moon-almost-completely-co))
- Metsola pays tribute to ex-EU Commissioner Kallas, after daughter Kaja Kallas announces father's death (Euronews, [12 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/22/metsola-pays-tribute-to-ex-eu-commissioner-kallas-after-daughter-kaja-kallas-announces-fat))
- Latest news bulletin August 22nd, 2026 – Evening (Euronews, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/video/2026/08/22/latest-news-bulletin-august-22nd-2026-evening))
- COP17 in Mongolia: Finding solutions to land degradation (Euronews, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/2026/08/22/cop17-in-mongolia-finding-solutions-to-land-degradation))
- German Chancellor Merz visits Hürtgen Forest fire site amid boos and whistles (Euronews, [13 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/22/german-chancellor-merz-visits-hurtgen-forest-fire-site-amid-boos-and-whistles))
- Poland: Man who ordered 300 pizzas in food-delivery pranks faces up to eight years in prison (Euronews, [14 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/22/poland-man-who-ordered-300-pizzas-in-food-delivery-pranks-faces-up-to-eight-years-in-priso))
- If you're not using AI to attack your own systems, your adversaries will (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/22/if-youre-not-using-ai-to-attack-your-own-systems-your-adversaries-will/5291346))
- France to give new interceptor missiles to Ukraine, Macron says (Euronews, [15 hours ago](http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/22/france-to-give-new-interceptor-missiles-to-ukraine-macron-says))
- AI slop is good for business if you know what you're doing (Register, [16 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/22/ai-slop-is-good-for-business-if-you-know-what-youre-doing/5291382))
- Official: João Pedro signs new Chelsea contract (WAGNH, [16 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/171248/official-joao-pedro-signs-new-chelsea-contract))
- Skylab completists, clear some shelf space for 26 DVDs (Register, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/22/skylab-completists-clear-some-shelf-space-for-26-dvds/5290531))
- Casio decides it's about time the simple digital watch got a little smarter (Register, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/22/casio-decides-its-about-time-the-simple-digital-watch-got-a-little-smarter/5291223))
- The Daily Hilario: Saturday (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/171219/the-daily-hilario-august-22nd))
- AS Roma submit official loan offer for Jamie Gittens — report (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/171236/as-roma-submit-official-loan-offer-for-jamie-gittens-report))
- Chelsea reject Leeds United’s opening offer for the loan of Mykhailo Mudryk — report (WAGNH, [23 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-transfer-rumours-news/171231/chelsea-reject-leeds-uniteds-opening-offer-for-the-loan-of-mykhailo-mudryk-report))
### Word of the day
> gangway - noun: A passageway, especially a narrow or temporary walkway, such as a gangplank, a jet bridge, or an aisle between rows of seats. interjection: Used to tell people to clear the way.
### Quote of the Day
> Stop starting things, and start finishing things - Jean Tabaka
### Oblique Strategies
> What mistakes did you make last time?
### Film Archive
- Surveillance (Rated: 9)
- Released in 2008
- Summary: Two FBI agents attempt to clarify the murders occurring in a desolate region. They approach the witnesses of the latest incident with the help of the local police. All of them hide something and all have wildly different stories t...
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 270, using [3, 8, 10, 25, 50, 100]
- Answer: 66 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 100 - 50 / 25 - 8 ) x 3