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date: 2026-10-05 12:14
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-10-05
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Monday, 05 October 2026

- The average temperature today is 19.55˚C,
- With highs of 21.08˚C and lows of 18.87˚C,
- It may feel like 19.55˚C with overcast clouds
- The wind speed is 5.66m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1023hPa and humidity is 76%
- The sun will rise at 06:15 and set at 17:38

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 158 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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> Use a common language.
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### Fixture List

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- No Fixtures
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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 141.14999389648438 
- ^FTSE : 10521.3896484375 
- ^FTMC : 24163.240234375 

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### Just for fun

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> Why did the crab cross the road? It just followed the sidewalk.
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### Top News

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- EU monitors 'very closely' suspected outbreak of pneumonic plague in Russia (Euronews, [3 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/eu-monitors-very-closely-suspected-outbreak-of-pneumonic-plague-in-russia))
- Ai Weiwei: "We are losing privacy and without it we stop being individuals" (Euronews, [24 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/ai-weiwei-we-are-losing-privacy-and-without-it-we-stop-being-individuals))
- Putin’s nuclear threats no longer work (FT, [36 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b49f5459-92fc-4b91-92c4-d8f2a6f87893?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump’s diesel export coercion will not strengthen the US (FT, [39 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/94e56abb-83ed-4eb5-b0cf-db9252b4cf62?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Pink, perfume and power: Inside Copenhagen's new exhibition on ancient Roman fashion (Euronews, [46 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/05/pink-perfume-and-power-inside-copenhagens-new-exhibition-on-ancient-roman-fashion))
- Ubuntu 'Stonking Stingray' beta swims out: Deeper Rust 'oxidization' plus LLM speech-to-text (Register, [49 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/05/ubuntu-stonking-stingray-beta-swims-out-deeper-rust-oxidization-plus-llm-speech-to-text/5301023))
- Schneider Electric shares plunge on record $22.6bn PTC deal (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/schneider-electric-shares-plunge-on-record-226bn-ptc-deal))
- Student's hand blown off by police grenade as French school protests continue (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/french-students-set-fire-to-paris-school-entrance-on-eve-of-nationwide-day-of-action))
- The 'Terminator scenario': How realistic is the AI apocalypse? (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/the-terminator-scenario-how-realistic-is-the-ai-apocalypse))
- Musk to follow Trump and rebrand SpaceXAI as SpaceXSI (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/musk-to-follow-trump-and-rebrand-spacexai-as-spacexsi))
- Anatomy of a flop: ‘Digger’ a disaster at box office and a major misfire for Tom Cruise (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/anatomy-of-a-flop-digger-a-disaster-at-box-office-and-a-major-misfire-for-tom-cruise))
- Windows 11 market share creeps upwards as cost of staying on Windows 10 set to double (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/05/windows-11-market-share-creeps-upwards-as-cost-of-staying-on-windows-10-set-to-double/5300870))
- Bond turbulence means it’s time for the ECB to put QT on hold (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/e0dfef01-4933-4ab9-8927-d08115f4822c))
- Latest news bulletin  October 5th, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/05/latest-news-bulletin-october-5th-2026-midday))
- Middle East oil exports return to pre-war levels, excluding Iran (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/middle-east-oil-exports-return-to-pre-war-levels-excluding-iran))
- BT buys TalkTalk out of administration to keep 2.5M customers connected (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/05/bt-buys-talktalk-out-of-administration-to-keep-25m-customers-connected/5301066))
- Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez calls snap election (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/866dea03-4cee-4009-b130-6f7a191336c4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Brazil’s Bolsonaro dynasty closes in on stunning comeback (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1ab64d24-0f32-4dc8-86b5-20d06e3b3588?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Brighter isn't better and more is less. The AI slowdown is nigh, no matter who says what (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/05/brighter-isnt-better-and-more-is-less-the-ai-slowdown-is-nigh-no-matter-who-says-what/5300747))
- Saudi Aramco chief warns world’s oil stockpiles are ‘scarily thin’ (FT, [3 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/53e88a8d-65b5-445e-82ee-aee253a32094?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Flávio Bolsonaro takes commanding lead in Brazil election (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/028da85c-0e1f-4f1b-ad04-eac78c4f18c0?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- What people say about their file infrastructure once the badge comes off (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/10/05/sponsored-what-people-say-about-their-file-infrastructure-once-the-badge-comes-off/5300482))
- Euro slides to 17-month low against dollar (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8b19b9f7-9237-47bf-bc50-d8b78aa7fe24?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Valentín Barco picks up assist for Argentina; Jorrel Hato finally gets to play for the Netherlands (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/172813/valentin-barco-picks-up-assist-for-argentina-jorrel-hato-finally-gets-to-play-for-the-netherlands))
- The Daily Hilario: Monday (WAGNH, [5 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/172801/the-daily-hilario-october-5th))
- Buyer missed one option and got 1% of the cable they needed (Register, [5 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/05/buyer-missed-one-option-and-got-1-of-the-cable-they-needed/5300739))
- Russia’s new drive to crush Ukraine (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/cc96ac01-7929-4954-97a3-7b30e00ef324?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Why a booming economy is not helping Trump (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8f4525eb-ce7c-4323-9dda-698aa1e8521a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Gallery: Chelsea see off Hammers with resounding win (CFC, [19 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/gallery-chelsea-see-off-hammers-with-resounding-win))
- Sonia Bompastor on finding a way to win and praise for Potter (CFC, [20 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/sonia-bompastor-on-finding-a-way-to-win-and-praise-for-potter))
- Fulcrum Echo promises AI text in the style of any writer, so I tested it (Register, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/04/fulcrum-echo-promises-ai-text-in-the-style-of-any-writer-so-i-tested-it/5300944))
- West Ham WFC 0-3 Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Post-match reaction (WAGNH, [21 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/172793/west-ham-wfc-0-3-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-post-match-reaction))
- Match report: West Ham United 0-3 Chelsea Women (CFC, [22 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-west-ham-united-0-3-chelsea-women))

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### Word of the day

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 > ideocracy - noun: 1. Government according to the principles of a particular ideology. 2. A state or society governed in this way.

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### Quote of the Day

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> The important thing is not your process. The important thing is your process for improving your process. - Henrik Kniberg, Agile Trainer and Author

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Define an area as `safe' and use it as an anchor

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### Film Archive

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- The Equalizer 2 (Rated: 3)
- Released in 2018
- Summary: Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 897, using [1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 100]
- Answer: 13 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 10 x 8 + 100 ) x 5 - 3

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Codemanship [URL](https://codemanship.wordpress.com/) [Feed](https://codemanship.wordpress.com/feed/)
- One Thing Well [URL](https://onethingwell.org/) [Feed](http://onethingwell.org/rss)
- Scott Hanselman [URL](https://www.hanselman.com/blog/) [Feed](http://feeds.hanselman.com/ScottHanselman)
- The 5k Runner [URL](https://the5krunner.com/) [Feed](http://the5krunner.com/feed/)
- Geoff Graham [URL](https://geoffgraham.me/) [Feed](https://geoffgraham.me/feed)
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