The know Daily - Friday 5 May 2023

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POLITICS & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🗳️ Early local election results have seen Labour take control of key targets and have been described as “miserable” for the Conservative Party. The Liberal Democrats also appear to have made gains.

🇺🇦 Ukraine and the US denied any involvement in an alleged drone strike on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, described by the Kremlin as “an assassination attempt”.

👑 As the UK gears up for the coronation weekend, a new YouGov poll found that two thirds of Brits feel “less proud” of the UK than they did five years ago.

CULTURE

💃 The Met Gala took place in New York on Monday, but its theme for 2023 - Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty - attracted widespread criticism due to the late designer’s controversial comments.

🚫 Recreational vaping is set to be banned in Australia amid what experts say is an “epidemic”. Nicotine vapes already require a prescription, but the industry is poorly regulated.

🎙️ Kate Bush, George Michael and Missy Elliott are among the artists who will be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the ceremony taking place later this year.

WORK & INNOVATION

🧠 Scientists used AI to translate brain activity into text, essentially making non-invasive mind-reading possible.

😮 Deloitte and PwC introduced extra training for younger recruits after finding that Covid-era graduates struggle with communication and teamwork tasks.

🤝 Apple and Google teamed up to stop people from using tracking devices such as AirTags for malicious purposes, following reports of stalking.

UPLIFTING STUFF

🇸🇪 Sweden announced that it’s building the world’s first permanent electrified road so that electric vehicles can recharge while driving.

💉 The world’s first vaccine against RSV, a common respiratory infection, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

👏 A UK man completed the three peaks challenge while carrying a fridge on his back to raise money for charity. Michael Copeland said his feat represented “the burden mental health can have on us all”.

📰 Read: Psychiatrist and author Pooja Lakshmin on why self-care doesn’t always make us feel better. In this thought-provoking piece, she argues that “real” self-care is ultimately about decision-making and knowing ourselves, rather than engaging in “the coping mechanisms of faux self-care”.

🎧 Listen: It Can’t Just Be Me, the brand-new podcast in which Anna Richardson attempts to solve life’s biggest dilemmas, with the help of celeb guests and experts. It’s a funny and frank discussion about everything from sex and divorce to motherhood and the menopause.

📽️ Watch: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (out in cinemas now), Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Netflix), Silo (AppleTV+).

🥗 Cook up a crowd-pleaser: Having friends or family over this bank holiday weekend - or simply want some tasty recipe inspo? We’ve got you covered! We love Mob’s summery halloumi crouton super salad and Sarah Akhurst’s blackberry and elderflower dump cake.

🌸 99 things to do on a long weekend: We’ve shared our ultimate bank holiday bucket list with you before - but figured it might come in useful again!

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