The Know Daily - Friday 10 October 2025

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Hello hello

It’s been a fab week – we hosted our first ever book club on Monday and absolutely loved it. We spent the evening chatting all things My Name Is Lucy Barton (so many feelings!), diving into the themes of connection, loneliness and all the little in-between moments that make Elizabeth Strout’s writing so quietly powerful. It was such a joy to see so many of you there – nothing better than a good book and an even better good natter to start the week right.

Outside of that, I’ve spent the rest of the week getting better acquainted with The Life of a Showgirl – yes, I’m talking about Taylor’s new album. It’s safe to say it’s been on repeat at my desk (and in the kitchen, and on my runs…). Consider me fully in my sequins era.

Anyhoo, scroll on for our usual round-up of news and culture picks, plus a few of the team’s go-to hacks for keeping a good mental headspace 💫

Annabel
Editor

UK NEWS

⛪️ Dame Sarah Mullally will become the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the history of the Church of England.

🍺 British cider will have more of a punch in 2026 after this year’s record-hot summer made fruit sweeter.

🟦 46% of Conservative party members would support a merger with Reform UK to create a single party, according to new polling.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🕊️ Israel and Hamas have agreed to the initial phase of a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

🇯🇵 Sanae Takaichi has won the leadership election for Japan’s ruling party and is poised to become the country’s first female prime minister.

✈️ The EU’s new Entry/Exit System launches this Sunday – here's everything you need to know.

CULTURE

🎤 Mariah Carey is finally revealing her secret scrapped ‘90s grunge album that first came to light through her memoir in 2020.

💃🏼 London’s Met Gala, a.k.a The British Museum Ball, will take place this month with a theme that will be inspired by ‘the colours and light of India’.

✍️ The cast of Rivals remembered Dame Jilly Cooper as a “magical woman” following her death aged 88. Here are some of her most iconic novels.

WORK & INNOVATION

👩‍💻 67% of employees have hidden their feelings at work to appear professional, according to a new study.

🤖 Living cells could be used to create computers by a group of researchers in Switzerland aiming to replicate how AI learns at a fraction of the energy use. 

🏙️ The world’s first fully upcycled skyscraper has been announced as a finalist for this year's Earthshot Prize. 

UPLIFTING STUFF

🐨 A baby koala was given a piggyback by a dog in Australia as it’s motherly instinct kicked in to help the little one be returned to its real mumma in the end.

⚡️ Renewables have overtaken coal as the biggest source of electricity and outpaced demand, according to a new analysis.

🦸🏼‍♀️ International Day of the Girl is tomorrow! In honour of the big day, here is a brilliant interview with the incredibly inspirational Malala Yousafzai.

🗞 Read: Has anyone else noticed that socks with sandals have become, dare I say it, cool again? This brilliant piece in The Observer explores the Gen Z case for the fashion statement and how it translates across different generations. Are you a proudly sporting ankle sock wearer with your shoes, or do you prefer a sock that is so discreet it gives the illusion of no socks at all? Trust me, I’ve been pondering it all morning… 

📺 Watch: Victoria Beckham’s new documentary launched on Netflix yesterday and it has definitely lived up to expectations. I’ve also been watching the L'Oréal Paris show from Paris Fashion Week on repeat – it’s such a beautiful (not to mention glamorous) ode to female empowerment. Plus, Celebrity Traitors started this week, and yes, that’s all you’ll be hearing me talk about until November comes around.

🎧 Listen: The Art of Loving by Olivia Dean is all I’m listening to when I’m taking time out from The Life of a Showgirl. It’s just the perfect soundtrack for going about your day and, crucially, romanticising the commute. Man I Need is my current fave track… but then again that does change roughly every other day.

💗 Do: It’s World Mental Health Day today. Life gets busy and sometimes we forget to prioritise our mental wellbeing – here are some useful tips that you can slip into your day-to-day.

🧑‍🍳 Cook: I went to an event with Bold Bean Co. on Tuesday where their fab founder demonstrated a couple of recipes from their new cookbook. Everything was delicious but I can’t take my mind off the “beanotto” (risotto made with beans instead of rice). Simply scrumptious and they made it look so easy?!

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