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date: 2026-11-03 12:45
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-11-03
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Tuesday, 03 November 2026
- The average temperature today is 10.71˚C,
- With highs of 11.64˚C and lows of 9.67˚C,
- It may feel like 9.98˚C with scattered clouds
- The wind speed is 6.69m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1033hPa and humidity is 82%
- The sun will rise at 07:06 and set at 16:37
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 187 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- Recycling Waste Collection Day
- Food Waste Collection Day
### Daily Doctrine
> Exploit the landscape.
### Fixture List
- Manchester United U19 v Roma U19
- Cambridge United v Brighton & Hove Albion U21
- Newport County v Crystal Palace U21
- Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers
- Rotherham United v Newcastle United U21
- Boston United v Leicester City U21
- FC Halifax Town v Nottingham Forest U21
- Gateshead v Stoke City U21
- Hartlepool United v Leeds United U21
- Hornchurch v West Ham United U21
- Scunthorpe United v Wolves U21
- Sutton United v Southampton U21
- Truro City v West Brom U21
- Wealdstone v Derby County U21
- Tottenham Hotspur U21 v FC Nordsjaelland U21
- Braintree Town v Norwich City U21
- Blackburn Rovers v Stoke City
- Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers
- Derby County v Norwich City
- Portsmouth v Swansea City
- Preston North End v Sheffield United
- QPR v Burnley
- Watford v Lincoln City
- Huddersfield Town v Luton Town
- Wigan Athletic v Mansfield Town
- Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic
- Aldershot Town v Ipswich Town U21
- Tamworth v Everton U21
- Woking v Birmingham City U21
- Worthing v Fulham U21
- Birmingham City v Millwall
- West Brom v Southampton
- Barcelona v Aston Villa
- Manchester United v Roma
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 135.17999267578125
- ^FTSE : 10686.009765625
- ^FTMC : 24680.009765625
### Just for fun
> A candle delivery van crashed on the motorway last week, it had a blow out.
### Top News
- Turkey's justice minister says 'criminal network' behind billion-dollar fund scandal (Euronews, [18 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/turkeys-justice-minister-says-criminal-network-behind-billion-dollar-fund-scandal))
- North Macedonia leader hits back at Bulgaria's demands for constitutional change (Euronews, [19 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/north-macedonia-leader-hits-back-at-bulgarias-demands-for-constitutional-change))
- Video shows two helicopters colliding in Nepal’s Everest region (Euronews, [19 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/03/video-shows-two-helicopters-colliding-in-nepals-everest-region))
- French elections could derail EU enlargement, Croatian PM tells Euronews (Euronews, [25 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/french-elections-could-derail-eu-enlargement-croatian-pm-tells-euronews))
- Kristin Scott Thomas weighs in on Slow Horses co-star Jack Lowden for next James Bond (Euronews, [29 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/kristin-scott-thomas-weighs-in-on-slow-horses-co-star-jack-lowden-for-next-james-bond))
- Students block high schools in France to press for reform ahead of general strike (Euronews, [50 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/students-block-high-schools-in-france-to-press-for-reform-ahead-of-general-strike))
- Global travel to hit record 1.57 billion arrivals in 2026 – with European arrivals up 5% (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/global-travel-to-hit-record-157-billion-arrivals-in-2026-with-european-arrivals-up-5))
- What 21 months of Trump have done to America (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/703f842f-599f-4267-a7c9-1ec1d00ded00?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Marshall Wace hit as hedge funds suffer in October’s AI rout (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/fae029f1-f03e-4509-852e-396fa4863271?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Ukraine rejects permanent curbs on farm exports after joining EU, PM tells Euronews (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/ukraine-rejects-permanent-curbs-on-farm-exports-after-joining-eu-pm-tells-euronews))
- Latest news bulletin November 3rd, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/03/latest-news-bulletin-november-3rd-2026-midday))
- Broadcom denied names of cloud providers backing VMware merger challenge (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/11/03/broadcom-denied-names-of-cloud-providers-backing-vmware-merger-challenge/5307178))
- Americans begin voting in elections to decide control of Congress (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/77c2eaca-4fe1-4c69-b3bd-c517b045ff37?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Portugal housing protesters hail court win, but ruling limits tents to one activist (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/03/portugal-housing-protesters-hail-court-win-but-ruling-limits-tents-to-one-activist))
- Wall Street braces as voters head to high-stakes polls (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/c8a092e5-c1e4-46b8-83e1-73404900a0c5?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- UK.gov lacks understanding of climate impact, says watchdog (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/11/03/ukgov-lacks-understanding-of-climate-impact-says-watchdog/5306918))
- US voters prepare to deliver verdict on Trump (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/086e9324-9d27-43a7-9334-d743f7cf8626?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Raspberry Pi hikes prices again, barely a month after the last round (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/11/03/raspberry-pi-hikes-prices-again-barely-a-month-after-the-last-round/5307004))
- Everyone has the file. Nobody has the right version (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/11/03/sponsored-everyone-has-the-file-nobody-has-the-right-version/5306650))
- The Daily Hilario: He’s on a boat (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173690/the-daily-hilario-hes-on-a-boat))
- Forget retraining - AI can now tweak another AI's weights (Register, [4 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/03/forget-retraining-ai-can-now-tweak-another-ais-weights/5307105))
- US, Russia and China discuss meeting between Trump, Putin and Xi (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/73c1d1cc-6bb2-43a6-8532-7823e5c1a40b?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island on eve of election (FT, [6 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ebeaca62-8958-459a-be9d-d3d39e441a53?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Open models can do 90% of agentic work at a twentieth of the cost of a frontier LLM: Gartner (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/03/open-models-can-do-90-of-agentic-work-at-a-twentieth-of-the-cost-of-a-frontier-llm-gartner/5307132))
- Italy’s ‘exit tax’ plan spooks rich expats (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/394938d3-f635-4af7-89f2-8a3c28ecf4ae?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Architect creates open source replacement for VM migration tool VMware has hidden (Register, [7 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/11/03/architect-creates-open-source-replacement-for-vm-migration-tool-vmware-has-hidden/5307124))
- Toyota shows off SoC that stores model weights and its OS on integrated memory (Register, [9 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/11/03/toyota-shows-off-soc-that-stores-model-weights-and-its-os-on-integrated-memory/5307117))
- Anthropic's compute tab could top $1T as Q3 revenue nears $17B (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/02/anthropics-compute-tab-could-top-1t-as-q3-revenue-nears-17b/5307089))
- Max-severity bug in widely used OT programming tool exploited to deliver Linux malware (Register, [13 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/02/max-severity-bug-in-widely-used-ot-programming-tool-exploited-to-deliver-linux-malware/5307086))
- ‘A massive piece of pool’: Trump talks algae and grass in final midterm push (FT, [14 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6ec53c14-0186-4b58-86db-cf200131680f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- US midterms: the races to watch (FT, [16 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/1626b14d-524f-4d2a-94d1-860ae4a68692?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- A new way to shop in the USA (CFC, [18 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/video/a-new-way-to-shop-in-the-usa))
- Upcoming: New age rating content descriptors in App Store Connect (Apple, [19 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=yxkh08us))
- Five Chelsea stars nominated for FIFPRO Women’s World 11 (CFC, [19 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/five-chelsea-stars-nominated-for-fifpro-womens-world-11))
- Analysis: How Chelsea Women saw off Charlton with quick-fire attack (CFC, [21 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/analysis-how-chelsea-women-saw-off-charlton-with-quick-fire-attack))
### Word of the day
> adventurist - noun: One who pursues reckless ventures, especially in politics, military, foreign affairs, or business, disregarding established principles and norms.
### Quote of the Day
> You can never try to escape one danger without encountering another. Prudence consists in recognising the different dangers and in accepting the least bad as good. - Machiavelli
### Oblique Strategies
> Just carry on
### Film Archive
- Little Miss Sunshine (Rated: 5)
- Released in 2006
- Summary: A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 334, using [6, 8, 10, 50, 75, 100]
- Answer: 3 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 75 + 10 ) x 50 x 8 / 100 - 6