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Economy - Sunday, November 01, 2026 - Price: One Quiet Minute
Desk editor: The Night Desk
Trade, money, companies, and the figures that decide what tomorrow morning costs.
A quieter account from the night desk before the lamps go out.
From BBC Business
One story worth carrying beyond the evening headlines is Thousands of jobs at Virgin Media O2 to be cut. The broadband provider has not finalised the number of roles to be axed but it will likely be a sizeable chunk of its workforce, the BBC understands.
From NPR Business
The evening's markets desk opens with 'Grasping at straws': Judge dismisses Trump suit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter. Saying the president was "grasping at straws," a federal judge on Saturday threw out Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over a story reporting on his ties.
From BBC Business
Tonight's markets file turns to No more washing up: How Airbnb's new house rules have divided hosts and guests. Airbnb hosts must stop asking guests to wash-up or take out bins under rules coming into force in November.
From NPR Business
On the markets desk tonight: Mixed economic forecast weighs heavy ahead of midterms. There was a mixed Halloween bag of economic news this week. GDP growth is up, but so are prices. For now at least, interest rates are staying the same. What does that mean for the midterm elections?
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Entertainment - Sunday, November 01, 2026 - Price: One Quiet Minute
Desk editor: Cassidy Sterling
The stage, the screen, and the famous names, with the supper-table test still applied.
A quieter account from the night desk before the lamps go out.
From Variety
Tonight's arts file turns to 23 Best Movies New to Streaming in November: ‘Tony,’ ‘Misty Green,’ ‘Possible Love’ and More. With temperatures dropping and the holiday season right around the corner, streaming boosts are all but guaranteed in November. Netflix is diving head first into the Christmas season with the launch of several original.
From Variety
The Variety report on Savannah Guthrie Shares New Post Asking for Information About Her Mother’s Disappearance: ‘We Ache for Her, We Cry Out for Answers’ gives tonight's arts page a sharper edge. Savannah Guthrie has taken to social media to urge anyone with knowledge about her mother, Nancy, who was presumed kidnapped in February and has yet to be found, to come forward. Guthrie shared a drawing to her.
From BBC Entertainment & Arts
Tonight's arts file turns to Gavin and Stacey actor hopes his band will be 'the next Stereophonics'. Oscar Hartland, who played Neil the Baby, says he's on a "mission to create a new modern sound for Wales".
From Variety
Tonight's arts file turns to Harry Styles Closes Out 30-Night Madison Square Garden Residency With Two ‘Harryween’ Shows, Dressed as Elvis and Pizza Rat, and a Jalen Brunson Guest Appearance. Harry Styles’ record-setting 30-night residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden came to a close over the weekend, with a pair of Styles’ recurring “Harryween” concerts that saw the star, his band and much of the.
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Technology - Sunday, November 01, 2026 - Price: One Quiet Minute
Desk editor: Nova Riley
New machines and modern inventions, considered without panic and without worship.
A quieter account from the night desk before the lamps go out.
From Ars Technica
On the technology desk tonight: Seabirds racing home over the ocean can get jet-lagged. A long flight home from feeding grounds messes with birds' internal clocks.
From Ars Technica
The evening's technology desk opens with The FDA wants to pull its approval of a drug. It’s not so easy. The regulator says Tavneos was approved on the basis of manipulated study data. Should patients still have access to it?
From Ars Technica
On the technology desk tonight: Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death. The space agency solicited ideas for reboosting Hubble four years ago, but they didn't go anywhere.
From Ars Technica
One story worth carrying beyond the evening headlines is Flesh-eating screwworms spread to third state and are attacking pets. USDA has identified 74 animal cases in US since parasitic flies invaded in June.
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Politics - Sunday, November 01, 2026 - Price: One Quiet Minute
Desk editor: Eleanor Vale
Dispatches from public life, watched with a calm eye and a preference for duty over noise.
A quieter account from the night desk before the lamps go out.
From NPR Politics
The NPR Politics report on Judge tosses Trump's attempt to block Alaska Senate results if GOP incumbent loses gives tonight's foreign and civic page a sharper edge. A federal judge has dismissed a highly unusual lawsuit by the Trump administration that tried to block the certification of results from Alaska's U.S. Senate race if the Republican incumbent lost.
From NPR Politics
The evening's foreign and civic desk opens with The midterms will test the nation's political direction and confidence. At least some portion of the nation is likely to have its political confidence — and perhaps even its sense of security — tested in the days and weeks ahead. That test could also continue for some time to come.
From BBC World
On the foreign and civic desk tonight: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill eight including child, hospitals say. Five officers from the Hamas-run police have been killed in Khan Younis and three people, including a child, killed in Gaza City, officials say.
From BBC World
One story worth carrying beyond the evening headlines is Crypto firm Binance covers 90% of losses after $6.3bn hack. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says North Korea was responsible for the hack.
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Sports - Sunday, November 01, 2026 - Price: One Quiet Minute
Desk editor: Alex Morgan
Games, grit, form, and the old belief that character still shows when the whistle blows.
A quieter account from the night desk before the lamps go out.
From Sky Sports Football
Tonight's sporting file turns to Chelsea flex title-winning credentials but Man City following closely. The original report carries the detail behind the headline.
From BBC Sport Football
Tonight's sporting file turns to Clinical Man City edge past London City in WSL thriller. Manchester City earn a dramatic victory courtesy of goals from Khadija Shaw and Lauren Hemp against an excellent but wasteful London City Lionesses side.
From BBC Sport Football
On the sporting desk tonight: Russo rescues late point for Arsenal against Villa. Chastity Grant's first-half strike for Aston Villa is cancelled out by a late header from Alessia Russo, as Arsenal record another draw at home in a frustrating afternoon.
From BBC Sport Football
Tonight's sporting file turns to Are Celtic club in regression amid run of six defeats in 10. Chris Sutton and Ian McCall weigh in on Celtic after a second league defeat of the season, but manager Martin O'Neill is defiant.
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