--- layout: post date: 2026-10-11 11:23 type: daily robots: noindex title: Daily Rundown for 2026-10-11 permalink: /2026-10-11-daily-rundown --- _Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._ ## On Sunday, 11 October 2026 - The average temperature today is 13.07˚C, - With highs of 14.37˚C and lows of 12.75˚C, - It may feel like 12.26˚C with overcast clouds - The wind speed is 3.6m/s and visibility is 10000m - The pressure is 1013hPa and humidity is 70% - The sun will rise at 06:25 and set at 17:24 ### MI5 Status - The current threat level is SEVERE - It has been 164 days since the last change (2026-04-30) ### Today's tasks - No tasks today ### Daily Doctrine > challenge assumptions. ### Fixture List - Southampton v Portsmouth - Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest - Hull City v Everton - Liverpool v Manchester City ### Stocks - VWRL.L : 141.3000030517578 - ^FTSE : 10552.099609375 - ^FTMC : 24213.80078125 ### Just for fun > Two tortillas have a fight in a karaoke bar. What ensued could only be described as a wrap battle. ### Top News - India’s ‘Cockroach’ leaders defiant as movement calls for more protests (FT, [11 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/9b30ee59-b542-48b8-85f6-d60dce897342?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Pope Leo XIV to have surgery in 'coming days' to remove nodule in lung (Euronews, [20 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/pope-leo-xiv-to-have-surgery-in-coming-days-to-remove-nodule-in-lung)) - Europe can fight the ‘China shock’ (FT, [23 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/eaaf7c65-fc11-41ab-8b83-9a163337fa6b?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - US police criticise Anthropic after Claude AI submits false information about an unsolved murder (Euronews, [37 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/us-police-criticise-anthropic-after-claude-ai-submits-false-information-about-an-unsolved-)) - Polish police alerted over possible attack on PM Donald Tusk (Euronews, [40 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/polish-police-alerted-over-possible-attack-on-pm-donald-tusk)) - Czech PM Babiš's ANO faces strong challenge in first round of Senate election (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/czech-pm-babiss-ano-faces-strong-challenge-in-first-round-of-senate-election)) - Latest news bulletin October 11th, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/11/latest-news-bulletin-october-11th-2026-midday)) - Missile strike on Riyadh airport kills 12 and injures hundreds (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/391ddf3f-b233-41fd-819b-fcdbfb0ed010?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - HPE's networking boss says AI will handle all trouble tickets without humans in two years (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/10/11/hpes-networking-boss-says-ai-will-handle-all-trouble-tickets-without-humans-in-two-years/5302179)) - Protesters take to the streets in Portugal over rising living costs and housing prices (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/protesters-take-to-the-streets-in-portugal-over-rising-living-costs-and-housing-prices)) - Researchers work out how to control 2D semiconductor growth for future chips (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/10/11/researchers-work-out-how-to-control-2d-semiconductor-growth-for-future-chips/5301666)) - Four dead as Isaias continues to push across the Southeast US, bringing strong winds and heavy rain (Euronews, [4 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/four-dead-as-isaias-continues-to-push-across-the-southeast-us-bringing-strong-winds-and-he)) - Xabi Alonso happy with ‘very complete’ Chelsea performance against Bournemouth (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/172948/xabi-alonso-happy-with-very-complete-chelsea-performance-against-bournemouth)) - The Daily Hilario: Sunday (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/172943/the-daily-hilario-october-11th)) - Teen revolt or revolution? The student protests threatening France's presidential race (Euronews, [5 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/teen-revolt-or-revolution-the-student-protests-threatening-frances-presidential-race)) - US hits commercial tanker in Gulf of Oman as tensions flare (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f9b9f937-97b0-4a03-90f6-05d7c7344ab9?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Farming and solar power are competing for land. Can agrivoltaics solve the problem? (Euronews, [6 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/farming-and-solar-power-are-competing-for-land-can-agrivoltaics-solve-the-problem)) - Europe's best Christmas markets to visit in 2026, according to travellers (Euronews, [6 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/11/europes-best-christmas-markets-to-visit-in-2026-according-to-travellers)) - US justice department probes TV networks over Trump pool coverage (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3004a030-d64e-4ff7-a70d-ea379b4784af?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - The problem with your AI therapist (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ab9e2f3e-1586-4c63-b423-6a179437fc13?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - The fall of Germany’s ex-spymaster (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/cdf8f2d0-dcde-42ab-9ec3-fc840b2b5c55?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Russia steps up bid to kill European defence chiefs, spy agencies warn (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5da2dd05-9583-4a75-b018-2c5024383ec4?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Trump is failing to arrest decline in popularity, FT poll shows (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/f6d29414-412d-4422-a5f4-cb3338f73d3a)) - Xabi Alonso highlights impact of 'very complete modern player' Morgan Rogers (CFC, [14 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/xabi-alonso-highlights-impact-of-very-complete-modern-player-morgan-rogers)) - Match gallery: Blues rack up the goals against Bournemouth (CFC, [15 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-gallery-blues-rack-up-the-goals-against-bournemouth)) - Henderson on his dream home debut and free-kick inspiration (CFC, [16 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/henderson-on-his-dream-home-debut-and-free-kick-inspiration)) - Alonso on Palmer's new contract: You want to keep the best for years (CFC, [17 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/alonso-on-palmers-new-contract-you-want-to-keep-the-best-for-years)) - Trump tells Ukraine to ‘get a new leader’ as US threatens to cut off intelligence-sharing (FT, [17 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/7fd4dffc-8adf-4ad8-9fba-333e1ced991d?syn-25a6b1a6=1)) - Xabi Alonso on a complete performance and Henderson's 'two beauties' (CFC, [18 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/xabi-alonso-on-a-complete-performance-and-hendersons-two-beauties)) - Official: Cole Palmer signs new long-term Chelsea contract (WAGNH, [18 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc/172939/official-cole-palmer-signs-new-long-term-chelsea-contract)) - Chelsea 5-1 AFC Bournemouth, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings (WAGNH, [19 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/172933/chelsea-5-1-afc-bournemouth-premier-league-post-match-reaction-ratings)) - Chelsea vs. AFC Bournemouth, Premier League: Confirmed lineups; how to watch (WAGNH, [22 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/172926/chelsea-vs-afc-bournemouth-premier-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch)) ### Word of the day > voracity - noun: An excessive desire to eat or consume something. ### Quote of the Day > Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. - Dwight Eisenhower ### Oblique Strategies > Tidy up ### Film Archive - The Platform (Rated: 5) - Released in 2019 - Summary: In a prison where inmates are fed on a descending platform, those on the upper levels take more than their fair share while those below are left to starve on scraps and one man decides to change the system. ### Countdown Numbers - Target: 721, using [5, 5, 5, 5, 8, 50] ### 5 Random Blogroll Links - Successful Software [URL](https://successfulsoftware.net/) [Feed](https://successfulsoftware.net/feed/) - Dalan Mendonca [URL](https://dalanmendonca.com/) [Feed](https://dalanmendonca.com/rss-all.xml) - Neil Williams [URL](https://neilojwilliams.net/) [Feed](https://neilojwilliams.net/feed/) - Matt Stein [URL](https://mattstein.com/) [Feed](https://mattstein.com/rss.xml) - Cybaa by Joe T [URL](https://joetiedeman.uk/) [Feed](https://joetiedeman.uk/feed/)