The Know Daily - Friday 7 November 2025

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Hello hello,

Hope you’ve been enjoying all the razzle dazzle during this week of non-stop fireworks – apparently Bonfire Night in the UK has quietly expanded into a seven-day occasion? I must’ve missed the memo!

Anyway, now that the clocks have gone back, the evenings are properly dark by 5pm, and honestly, I’m not mad about it. There’s something about the early dusk that makes me want to hunker down, light a candle (or three) and really get on with the things I may or may not have been putting on the back burner/ the very bottom of my to-do list.

In the spirit of wrapping up loose ends, let’s dive into our usual roundup of the week’s headlines and culture picks ✨

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UK NEWS

📘 England’s biggest overhaul of the school curriculum in a decade will cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours per student and introduce new lessons on AI and spotting fake news.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Parliament has passed land reforms designed give communities a greater say in what happens on privately owned land.

🤳 London’s Borough Market now requires social media influencers to seek permission before filming food content on their phones.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🗽 Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, winning with just over 50.4% of the vote and becoming the city's youngest mayor since 1892.

🚭 The Maldives has become the first country in the world to ban smoking for anyone born after 1 January 2007.

🚄 The European Commission has unveiled its plan to connect Europe’s cities via high-speed rail that will require a €550 billion investment.

CULTURE

🏛️ Dubai Design Week’s 11th edition has welcomed 300 participants and has put the concept of community at its focus, with installations popping up across the city.

🤖 An AI-inspired word has been chosen as Collins dictionary’s word of the year for 2025.

📸 Us Brits love weather chat. And now you can flex those skills while looking at awesome snaps from the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year 2025 winners.

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WORK & INNOVATION

👩‍💻 Major changes are needed to help hundreds of thousands of people who are out of work return to employment, according to a review by former John Lewis boss Sir Charlie Mayfield.

🚕 Commercial robotaxi services are set to launch in three new cities as more driverless vehicles join the daily commute.

👩‍⚕️ A new bill calling for the statutory right to paid time off for fertility appointments was brought to UK parliament this week. 

UPLIFTING STUFF

🏆 Prince William announced the winners of the Earthshot Prize 2025 in Rio de Janeiro.

𓀿 Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum has opened, displaying the full Tutankhamun collection for the first time.

🌳 The UK government has announced a new national forest, set to be planted in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor.

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🎧 Listen: Lily Allen’s new album has been on repeat this week (a little late to the party I know!) and oh my is it a wild ride! Tickets to her tour went on sale this morning and you bet I was first in the queue.

📺 Watch: There’s a new Robin Hood out which I will definitely be watching, but it also made me crave the old Disney version – why do I still wish I could somehow get my hands on a real life version of Maid Marion’s flower ring? Motherland is back on Netflix so obviously that has been a must-rewatch. Also, if you haven’t watched the John Lewis Christmas advert yet then you absolutely have to! Maybe make sure there are some tissues nearby though.

🧑‍🍳 Cook: This Nigel Slater recipe for toffee apple sundae has had me drooling all week – I know what I’m spending my Sunday afternoon working on!

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