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The Know Daily - Friday 5 September 2025
Annabel Preston
September 05, 2025
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Hello hello,
Happy beginning of September 🍂 There’s something about this time of year that always makes me feel like I should be buying new stationery and colour-coding my calendar, even though I’m very much no longer at school… Maybe it’s the cooler mornings or the sight of fresh notebooks lining the shelves, but autumn really does carry that back-to-school energy.
It’s also the season of little resets – swapping iced lattes for flat whites, reaching for jumpers instead of sundresses and finding new rhythms that feel a bit more grounded after the busyness of summer. If you’re in the mood for a refresh, we’ve pulled together a few simple ideas below to help you reset for autumn (think books, routines, and a little seasonal decluttering).
For now though, let’s get into our usual round-up of headlines and culture picks for the week ❣️
Love,
Annabel
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UK NEWS
☎️ An emergency alert drill will send a test message to mobile phones across the UK on Sunday at 3pm.
🚉 London’s Tube strike also begins on Sunday for a week – here’s everything you need to know.
🟩 Zack Polanski has won the election to lead the Green party in England and Wales.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
🇨🇳 26 world leaders attended one of the biggest global military parades in Beijing.
⛴️ Hydrogen-powered vessels set sail in the Netherlands, marking a significant step towards zero-emission maritime transport.
🦕 The fossil of a “bizarre” armoured dinosaur with a tail weapon and spikes has been uncovered in Morocco.
CULTURE
✍️ A new editor is in town! Vogue has officially announced who will be replacing the iconic Anna Wintour.
🎤 On Bohemian Rhapsody’s 50th anniversary, a new version has been released in the Zulu language, performed by South Africa’s Ndlovu Youth Choir.
💚 Charli XCX will be contributing to the soundtrack of Emerald Fennell’s highly anticipated version of Wuthering Heights. Brontë but make it #brat, right?!
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WORK & INNOVATION
🤖 Tuesday marked 1,000 days since ChatGPT launched – here is how it has changed the way we work. Thank you to Hubspot for helping sponsor this newsletter ❤️
💊 A new pill has been shown to reduce high blood pressure that resists standard treatments, according to a landmark global trial.
🤳 Smartphone cameras can now help you to “see” the stress hormone cortisol through a new test.
UPLIFTING STUFF
🌊 The Scottish Government has confirmed that almost 60,000 km2 of ocean will now be protected from bottom trawling.
🐆 Mexico’s jaguar numbers have risen by 30% since 2010, as a result of a successful conservation drive.
🍣 South Australia has become the first place in the world to ban soy sauce fish-shaped containers to cut single-use plastic.
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🗞 Read: Are you a Mr Darcy girl or a Mr Knightley girl? To mark the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, The Conversation have called on the experts to decide who is the best leading man amongst her novels. Well, I don’t care what anyone says, Mr Bingley will always have my heart!
🎧 Listen: The Devil Wears Prada Musical have released their first single with the original West End cast and it has got me itching to book more tickets to see the show again! You literally cannot listen without grinning ear to ear… the perfect pre-workout tune.
📺 Watch: It’s officially la la la season so of course it goes without saying I am halfway through season one of Gilmore Girls (again). On a more serious note, Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over is back and she’s done it again – insightful and thought-provoking. The Women’s Rugby World Cup is well under way and definitely worth tuning into.
🧑🍳 Cook: You cannot welcome in the autumn without a good crumble and this peach recipe hits the spot 😋
 | A 1 million-year-old fossil of which animal has been discovered in Siberia? |
Autumn is here 🍂 It’s the season of crisp air, golden leaves and a slower rhythm that feels like a natural reset. As the days shorten and routines shift, it’s the perfect moment to take stock, clear out what’s no longer working for you and lean into small habits that make day-to-day life feel fresh again. Here are some ideas:
Refresh your TBR list – summer reading is all about page-turners you can throw in a beach bag, but autumn invites a different pace. Take a moment to clear out books you’re no longer excited about, make a stack of devourable reads (think mysteries, memoirs or anything you’ve been meaning to get to), and maybe even set a little reading challenge for yourself.
Switch up your daily rituals – when the seasons change, so do our energy levels. Try shifting your routine to match: maybe swap that evening stroll for a morning walk, add journaling before bed or build in a new weekly ritual like Sunday meal prep. Small tweaks can make the transition feel intentional instead of jarring.
Do a seasonal declutter – autumn is nature’s way of letting go, so follow its lead. Clear out your wardrobe, tidy up your digital files or reorganise a corner of your home you’ve been ignoring. A lighter environment makes space for fresh energy.
Find a cosy anchor – having one simple, seasonal thing to look forward to can ground you. Maybe it’s lighting a candle while you work, cooking a hearty soup once a week or picking a weekly “autumn walk” route to enjoy the changing colors… or maybe it’s watching When Harry Met Sally on repeat! These little rituals add warmth and stability as life speeds up.
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