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date: 2026-10-04 11:05
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-10-04
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Sunday, 04 October 2026

- The average temperature today is 15.58˚C,
- With highs of 18.8˚C and lows of 14.83˚C,
- It may feel like 15.15˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 0.45m/s and visibility is 4979m
- The pressure is 1029hPa and humidity is 75%
- The sun will rise at 06:13 and set at 17:40

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 157 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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> Bias towards action.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 140.67999267578125 
- ^FTSE : 10462.0 
- ^FTMC : 24194.19921875 

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### Just for fun

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> What did the cannibal eat for lunch? - Whoever they were meat-ing.
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### Top News

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- Revive Raskin's 3 laws of software with humane work that considers a dev's duty of care (Register, [35 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/04/revive-raskins-3-laws-of-software-with-humane-work-that-considers-a-devs-duty-of-care/5300539))
- Off the Record: Teflon Rutte is on a mission to keep NATO together (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/off-the-record-teflon-rutte-is-on-a-mission-to-keep-nato-together))
- Latest news bulletin  October 4th, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/04/latest-news-bulletin-october-4th-2026-midday))
- Spanish police begin clearing Ceuta's largest migrant camp ahead of King and Queen's visit (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/spanish-police-begin-clearing-ceutas-largest-migrant-camp-ahead-of-king-and-queens-visit))
- FlyDubai captain said he had “one more fight left in me” and opened cockpit door (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/flydubai-captain-said-he-had-one-more-fight-left-in-me-and-opened-cockpit-door))
- Why the IPO market is booming and busting (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8b7e2800-3e36-4d0c-9016-32deaae67b62))
- Australian authorities probe Flydubai attacker’s links to the country (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/488b479d-cd2f-401e-887e-97ce639d0329))
- 'I want to spark new ideas': Architect Ma Yansong on designing the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/04/i-want-to-spark-new-ideas-architect-ma-yansong-on-designing-the-lucas-museum-of-narrative-))
- Spies, prime ministers, and balls: The BBC Domesday project @ 40 (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/04/spies-prime-ministers-and-balls-the-bbc-domesday-project-40/5300383))
- North Korea fires intermediate-range missile, claiming evasive flight and AI features (Euronews, [3 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/north-korea-fires-intermediate-range-missile-claiming-evasive-flight-and-ai-features))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/172762/the-daily-hilario-october-4th))
- Bosnia votes as pro-Russian politician looms large over race and stalled EU bid dominate election (Euronews, [4 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/bosnia-votes-as-pro-russian-politician-looms-large-over-race-and-a-stalled-eu-bid-dominate))
- Increasing influence: Italy marks 800 years since death of Saint Francis of Assisi (Euronews, [4 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/assisi-marks-800th-anniversary-of-saint-franciss-death))
- The eyes have it: Iconic World Cup pictures explored by Getty photographers (Euronews, [5 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/shooting-and-scoring-iconic-world-cup-memories-explained-by-getty-photographers))
- Shooting and scoring: Photographer Alex Pantling on capturing the world’s greatest footballers (Euronews, [5 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/04/the-eyes-have-it-getty-photographer-alex-pantling-on-capturing-the-worlds-greatest-footbal))
- Estêvão scores against India; Morgan Rogers caps off England romp against Croatia (WAGNH, [7 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/172767/estevao-scores-against-india-morgan-rogers-caps-off-england-romp-against-croatia))
- Wall Street’s IPO fervour cools on tepid demand and valuation worries (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b8924d77-364b-46c1-b783-5db73a91f351?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Today’s youth would like to give back modernity, thank you very much (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/471ee22e-af95-4ada-a272-a6a876bc5234?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Dear all: how bosses should talk to the troops (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/de27e183-c8ab-4098-946b-7c1faf5a3d8a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Masayoshi Son’s AI ambitions outgrow SoftBank’s balance sheet (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9b3a355e-5975-445f-9004-b95513e3856a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- How 60,000 Polish number plates exposed Italy’s tax allergy (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/74e70f0c-3788-4343-93d7-9c8740ee28b6?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- China closes hundreds of banks to bolster financial system (FT, [9 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8a8f5c97-f1d3-4d3d-a3bc-d5a2e5539177?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Internationals: Martinez and Barco feature in Argentina rout (CFC, [11 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/internationals-martinez-and-barco-feature-in-argentina-rout))
- Anthropic's super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows (Register, [19 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/03/anthropics-super-bug-hunting-model-mythos-is-hardcore-good-at-math-as-latest-vuln-under-attack-shows/5300933))
- West Ham WFC vs. Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Preview, team news, how to watch (WAGNH, [20 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/172750/west-ham-wfc-vs-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- Clever database, but can it run Doom? (Register, [23 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/10/03/clever-database-but-can-it-run-doom/5300506))

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### Word of the day

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 > veracity - noun: 1. Truthfulness or accuracy. 2. Something true; a truth.

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### Quote of the Day

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> I keep the white-belt mentality that I can learn from anyone, anywhere, anytime. - Georges St-Pierre

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Use an old idea

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### Film Archive

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- James Bond: Live And Let Die (Rated: 4)
- Released in 1973
- Summary: No summary available
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 681, using [2, 4, 6, 7, 7, 100]
- Answer: 12 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 7 - 6 - 4 ) x 7 + 2

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Conor Meagher [URL](https://conr.dev/) [Feed](https://conr.dev/feed/feed.xml)
- And a Dinosaur (Zhenyi Tan) [URL](https://andadinosaur.com/) [Feed](https://andadinosaur.com/home.rss)
- Mijndert Stuij [URL](https://mijndertstuij.nl/) [Feed](https://mijndertstuij.nl/feed.xml)
- Stefan Judis [URL](https://www.stefanjudis.com/) [Feed](https://www.stefanjudis.com/rss.xml)
- The Codist [URL](https://thecodist.com/) [Feed](http://feeds.feedburner.com/thecodist)
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