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date: 2026-11-04 12:58
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title: Daily Rundown for 2026-11-04
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_Good Morning, Here is your daily briefing..._
## On Wednesday, 04 November 2026
- The average temperature today is 10.71˚C,
- With highs of 11.31˚C and lows of 10.39˚C,
- It may feel like 9.69˚C with broken clouds
- The wind speed is 6.17m/s and visibility is 10000m
- The pressure is 1029hPa and humidity is 71%
- The sun will rise at 07:07 and set at 16:35
### MI5 Status
- The current threat level is SEVERE
- It has been 188 days since the last change (2026-04-30)
### Today's tasks
- No tasks today
### Daily Doctrine
> Be open to change.
### Fixture List
- Fenerbache U19 v Liverpool U19
- Chelsea U19 v Flora U19
- RB Leipzig U19 v Manchester City U19
- Fenerbahce v Liverpool
- Cardiff City v West Ham United
- Wrexham v Middlesbrough
- Oxford United v Reading
- Bristol City v Wolves
- RB Leipzig v Manchester City
- Slavia Prague v Arsenal
### Stocks
- VWRL.L : 136.13999938964844
- ^FTSE : 10801.91015625
- ^FTMC : 24858.470703125
### Just for fun
> Police officers are being asked to work double shifts without extra pay, they do not even get arrest.
### Top News
- Watchdog sticks probe into Capita's handling of 1.7 million member civil service pension scheme (Register, [8 minutes ago](https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/11/04/watchdog-sticks-probe-into-capitas-handling-of-17-million-member-civil-service-pension-scheme/5307542))
- Stocks rebound after Democrats’ sweep (FT, [15 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/a0b18705-3bd8-4886-992c-b6062fdec6ea?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Trump admits Iran war hurt Republicans as blame game erupts (FT, [19 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/6bc8be51-5bd8-468c-bd3c-82bbc2866ba1))
- Key Central Asian highway expands on trade route from China towards Europe (Euronews, [20 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/key-central-asian-highway-expands-on-trade-route-from-china-towards-europe))
- ‘The transition is inevitable’: Brazil releases first global roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels (Euronews, [26 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/the-transition-is-inevitable-brazil-releases-first-global-roadmap-for-phasing-out-fossil-f))
- How the Trump era crashed (FT, [35 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/637bfe05-69f9-4650-b043-731c1ebb4be6?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Five takeaways from the midterm results (FT, [42 minutes ago](https://www.ft.com/content/2bfbe464-f070-44bb-a761-fecad1cde4d4?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Cyberattack hits French blood banks but no samples compromised, officials say (Euronews, [56 minutes ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/cyberattack-hits-french-blood-banks-but-no-samples-compromised-officials-say))
- Cyberattack on French plasma stores is enough to make your blood boil (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/04/cyberattack-on-french-plasma-stores-is-enough-to-make-your-blood-boil/5307519))
- Spanish police arrest three in Seville province over suspected war weapons trafficking (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/spanish-police-arrest-three-in-seville-province-over-suspected-war-weapons-trafficking))
- French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa reports cyberattack, says customers face no losses (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/credit-mutuel-arkea-reports-cyberattack-says-clients-will-be-fully-protected))
- Slavery reparations 'not feasible' for UK, Foreign Secretary Ed Milliband says (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/slavery-reparations-not-feasible-for-uk-foreign-secretary-ed-milliband-says))
- The EU KIDS Act – why its impact extends beyond social media (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/the-eu-kids-act-why-its-impact-extends-beyond-social-media))
- Blue wave, viral memes: How the internet is reacting to the US midterm elections (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/blue-wave-viral-memes-how-the-internet-is-reacting-to-the-us-midterm-elections))
- Latest news bulletin November 4th, 2026 – Midday (Euronews, [1 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/11/04/latest-news-bulletin-november-4th-2026-midday))
- Republicans turn on each other after disastrous midterms (FT, [1 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/83a46027-3cde-41fa-8c55-405f40c6fa82?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Achieving nirvana: Enlightenment 0.28 hits the desktop (Register, [1 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/11/04/achieving-nirvana-enlightenment-028-hits-the-desktop/5307329))
- Hockey nations refuse to play Russia as Germany weighs pulling out as host (Euronews, [2 hours ago](https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/04/hockey-nations-refuse-to-play-russia-as-germany-weighs-pulling-out-as-host))
- Windows pushed AI PCs, but now it's hit a wall of RAM prices (Register, [2 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/11/04/windows-pushed-ai-pcs-but-now-its-hit-a-wall-of-ram-prices/5307335))
- ‘A deep sense of deceit’: Young Republicans reckon with US midterms rout (FT, [2 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/ec6029c3-3ec2-4948-8b69-298e3b10399f?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Datacenter operators must win hearts and minds, not just permits (Register, [3 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/11/04/datacenter-operators-must-win-hearts-and-minds-not-just-permits/5306895))
- Americans deliver stunning rebuke to Trump as blue wave sweeps country (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/b1eb9500-612a-4bb0-bdc3-0311cfc0ec99?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- The Daily Hilario: Here to there, and here again (WAGNH, [4 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/bobby-ramblings/173709/the-daily-hilario-here-to-there-and-here-again))
- Who are the new faces in the Senate? (FT, [4 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/d808855c-7157-4f63-b511-943fd3714e34?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Corporate America braced for Democrats to unleash investigations (FT, [5 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/89b80817-fe6b-4172-ad01-8f675e3be6a5?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- Cole Palmer third fastest to 50 Premier League goals for Chelsea (WAGNH, [6 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/premier-league/173704/cole-palmer-third-fastest-to-50-premier-league-goals-for-chelsea))
- China outlines plans for moonshot it hopes to land by 2030 (Register, [6 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/11/04/china-outlines-plans-for-moonshot-it-hopes-to-land-by-2030/5307457))
- Emiliano Martínez, Valentín Barco, Aarón Anselmino called up by Argentina (WAGNH, [7 hours ago](https://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/chelsea-fc-international-duty/173699/emiliano-martinez-valentin-barco-aaron-anselmino-called-up-by-argentina))
- Trump’s slapdown by America is one for the ages (FT, [7 hours ago](https://www.ft.com/content/0a9d5d07-bc57-4348-b67e-54cf4f1a246e?syn-25a6b1a6=1))
- AMD on track to overtake Intel as biggest x86 outfit (Register, [8 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/11/04/amd-on-track-to-overtake-intel-as-biggest-x86-outfit/5307448))
- Aussie Adobe assailant Canva announces layoffs in re-org affecting 22% of staff (Register, [12 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/11/04/aussie-adobe-assailant-canva-announces-layoffs-in-re-org-affecting-22-of-staff/5307422))
- North Korean fake job interview led to $6.3B Binance heist (Register, [14 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/11/03/north-korean-fake-job-interview-led-to-63b-binance-heist/5307398))
- Microsoft improves Windows 11 performance on 8 GB PCs as RAM prices keep climbing (Register, [15 hours ago](https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/11/03/microsoft-improves-windows-11-performance-on-8-gb-pcs-as-ram-prices-keep-climbing/5307382))
- Siri AI is now open to all developers (Apple, [18 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=gdk2umrf))
- Training gallery: The work starts again at Cobham (CFC, [19 hours ago](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/training-gallery-the-work-starts-again-at-cobham))
- Get ready with the latest beta releases (Apple, [20 hours ago](https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=6gpufove))
### Word of the day
> chicaner - noun: 1. One who uses deception, especially in a legal, financial, or political context. 2. One who raises petty objections; a quibbler.
### Quote of the Day
> As an Agile coach, you do not need to have all the answers; it takes time and a few experiments to hit on the right approach. - Rachel Davies and Liz Sedley, Agile Trainers and Authors
### Oblique Strategies
> Fill every beat with something
### Film Archive
- Frankenstein (Rated: 8)
- Released in 2025
- Summary: Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
### Countdown Numbers
- Target: 253, using [4, 6, 7, 25, 75, 100]
- Answer: 13 solutions.
- Solution
Solution: ( 75 - 6 - 4 ) x 100 / 25 - 7