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date: 2026-10-25 09:47
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-10-25
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._

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## On Sunday, 25 October 2026

- The average temperature today is 11.8˚C,
- With highs of 12.37˚C and lows of 11.5˚C,
- It may feel like 10.63˚C with few clouds
- The wind speed is 8.23m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1000hPa and humidity is 61%
- The sun will rise at 06:49 and set at 16:54

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### MI5 Status

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- The current threat level is <span class="highlighter">SEVERE</span>
- It has been 178 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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> Embrace uncertainty.

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### Fixture List

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- Exeter City Women v Hashtag United Women
- Crystal Palace Women v Chelsea Women
- Watford Women v Durham Women
- Crystal Palace v Newcastle United
- Hull City v Brentford
- Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
- Manchester United v AFC Bournemouth
- Birmingham City Women v Charlton Athletic Women
- Everton Women v Aston Villa Women
- Liverpool Women v London City Lionesses
- Bristol City Women v Wolves Women
- Burnley Women v Sheffield United Women
- Ipswich Town Women v Sunderland AFC Women
- Nottingham Forest Women v Newcastle United Women
- Leicester City Women v Southampton Women
- Sunderland v Leeds United
- Manchester United Women v Manchester City Women

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### Stocks

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- VWRL.L : 137.0
- ^FTSE : 10690.400390625
- ^FTMC : 24237.400390625

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### Just for fun

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> Two tortillas have a fight in a karaoke bar. What ensued could only be described as a wrap battle.

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### Top News

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- Thousands march across Italy as protests bring isolated clashes with police (Euronews, [15 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/thousands-march-across-italy-as-protests-bring-isolated-clashes-with-police))
- Audi heads to US: Trump hopes carmaker boosts election bid (Euronews, [31 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/audi-heads-to-us-trump-hopes-carmaker-boosts-election-bid))
- <span class="italic m-italic">Reg</span> readers land on 'Binface' as name for UK space cleanup mission (Register, [47 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/10/25/reg-readers-land-on-binface-as-name-for-uk-space-cleanup-mission/5305144))
- Almost 1,000 arrests across France as protesters clashed with police (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/almost-1000-arrests-across-france-as-protesters-clashed-with-police))
- 100 arrested after night of unrest and looting in Barcelona (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/100-arrested-after-night-of-unrest-and-looting-in-barcelona))
- Crystal Palace FCW vs. Chelsea FCW, Women’s Super League: Preview, team news, how to watch (WAGNH, [1 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-women/173356/crystal-palace-fcw-vs-chelsea-fcw-womens-super-league-preview-team-news-how-to-watch))
- The Daily Hilario: Sunday funday (WAGNH, [2 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173389/the-daily-hilario-sunday-funday))
- Serbia goes to polls to choose between populist Vučić and student movement (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/serbia-goes-to-polls-to-choose-between-populist-vucic-and-student-movement))
- Should Europe ban meat advertisements? We asked a climate psychologist to find out what would happen (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/should-europe-ban-meat-advertisements-we-asked-a-climate-psychologist-to-find-out-what-wou))
- Graveyard tourism: Why Europe’s cemeteries are on the must-visit list for Halloween (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/graveyard-tourism-why-europes-cemeteries-are-on-the-must-visit-list-for-halloween))
- Latest news bulletin October 25th, 2026 – Morning (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/25/latest-news-bulletin-october-25th-2026-morning))
- Gold market and central banks: Russia, Kazakhstan sell as Poland, China buy (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/gold-market-and-central-banks-russia-kazakhstan-sell-as-poland-china-buy))
- Luxury groups’ value drops by €250bn as Chinese consumer demand fades (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1c3065cf-538f-433a-9749-0355a3642c7c?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Bolsonaro and Lula face off in knife-edge Brazil election (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/29033fb9-2dc7-4af0-a2ff-55d1bdd5dece?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The right’s obsession with ‘civil war’ in Britain (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3736714a-2058-4413-ac91-e8f10f33ad69?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The Black Sea is now the world’s deadliest shipping route (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/8c874f60-0041-476d-9c53-8524c374443f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- More than 1mn antiquities returned to countries of origin (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/82f2922f-8c73-4e00-9a71-7682a2c9af1a?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Why 17 is not the magic number in industrial policy (FT, [8 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/3e405824-a44a-4cb7-bc80-acc5bc3b5b59?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Ukraine military says Starlink service restrictions have been lifted (FT, [12 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/5b5592f4-c59d-4eb1-af78-078dc32fcab8))
- Young protesters clash with police on Rome streets (Euronews, [12 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/24/young-protesters-clash-with-police-on-rome-streets))
- Match report: Chelsea 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur (CFC, [15 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-chelsea-0-2-tottenham-hotspur))
- Chelsea 0-2 Spurs, Premier League: Post-match reaction, ratings (WAGNH, [15 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/173378/chelsea-0-2-spurs-premier-league-post-match-reaction-ratings))
- Xabi Alonso on his confidence in Mike Penders and Liverpool decision (CFC, [16 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/xabi-alonso-on-his-confidence-in-mike-penders-and-liverpool-decision))
- Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League: Lineups &#038; Game Thread (WAGNH, [17 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/173352/chelsea-vs-tottenham-hotspur-premier-league-confirmed-lineups-how-to-watch))
- Alonso explains Joao Pedro absence against Tottenham (CFC, [17 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/alonso-explains-joao-pedro-absence-and-penders-and-quenda-selections))
- Premier League 2 report: Cobham Next Gen 2-2 Liverpool (CFC, [20 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/premier-league-2-report-cobham-next-gen-2-2-liverpool))
- Autonomous attack agent in 'Skynet mode' hijacks other models to carry out its evil deeds (Register, [20 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/24/autonomous-attack-agent-in-skynet-mode-hijacks-other-models-to-carry-out-its-evil-deeds/5305215))
- Raspberry Pi Desktop proves old PCs aren't past it (Register, [22 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/24/raspberry-pi-desktop-proves-old-pcs-arent-past-it/5304676))

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### Word of the day

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> izzard - noun: The letter Z.

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### Quote of the Day

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> This indispensable first step to getting what you want is this: Decide what you want. - Ben Stein, Actor

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### Oblique Strategies

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> Take away the elements in order of apparent non-importance

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### Film Archive

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- Mad Max: Fury Road (Rated: 8)
- Released in 2015
- Summary: In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper and a drifter named Max.

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### Countdown Numbers

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- Target: 472, using [3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 100]
- Answer: 30 solutions.

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

  Solution: ( 100 + 9 + 7 + 5 - 3 ) x 4

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### 5 Random Blogroll Links

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- Joana Stern (The New Things) [URL](https://thenewthings.com/) [Feed](https://rss.beehiiv.com/feeds/1vJYynypCP.xml)
- Alvin Ashcroft (Morning Dew) [URL](https://alvinashcraft.com/) [Feed](https://www.alvinashcraft.com/feed.xml)
- Andypbrowne [URL](https://andypbrowne.com/) [Feed](https://andypbrowne.com/feed/feed.xml)
- Mike Cohn [URL](https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/) [Feed](http://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog/rss)
- Ploeh.DJ [URL](https://blog.ploeh.dk/) [Feed](https://blog.ploeh.dk/rss.xml)

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