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The Know Daily - Monday 13 April 2026
Annabel Preston
April 13, 2026
Read in 4m 33s ∙ Listening to Lady Gaga ∙
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT…
💸 Your money diaries, Hungary’s new leader, the Queen’s memorial + Celebrity Traitors lineup
If you’ve ever picked up a stray plastic bottle on a beach walk, now you can see just how stellar that small act is. The Ocean Conservancy’s new Wildlife Impact Calculator lets you enter the plastic you’ve collected and instantly shows how many marine animals you’ve helped protect. Backed by real science, it turns your beach-cleanup efforts into feel-good stats, proving that even tiny acts of litter-lifting make a splash in the ocean. 🫶
NUMBER OF THE DAY
25 minutes
How long Justin Bieber’s nostalgic laptop interlude lasted during his Coachella set.
Welcome to Money Archetypes – a new series lifting the lid on the often mysterious world of money. Each week, someone from our community shares their real-life numbers, habits and goals – the good, the messy and everything in between – because there’s no one “right” way to do finances. We’ve partnered with Maike Currie, an advocate for improving women’s financial resilience and VP Personal Finance at PensionBee, to help us out. Anything discussed should not be regarded as financial advice and as always with investing, your capital is at risk.
Maike Currie is VP Personal Finance at PensionBee, a leading online pension provider in the UK. She’s also an author, award-winning financial commentator and advocate for improving women’s financial resilience (basically, she knows her sh*t and we’re lucky to have her!). With more than two decades’ experience in markets, money, investments and pensions, she has held senior roles across the investment industry. Maike specialises in helping women take control of their financial futures, with a particular focus on pensions, investing and closing the gender wealth gap. |  |
🙋♀️ TRIVIA TIME
What will the theme be for a new tourist park set to open in Switzerland?
A) Disney
B) Chocolate
C) Train
Got it? Answer at the bottom.
🌍 The planned deal over the Chagos Islands has been pulled by the UK government, pausing plans to transfer control to Mauritius.
The bigger story: The agreement centred on leasing back Diego Garcia, a strategically important UK-US base, has been paused following criticism from the United States. Without that backing, the UK has decided not to move ahead for now. The Independent has reported that government officials are now exploring alternative options to PM Keir Starmer’s proposed deal on the future of the islands, as discussions continue behind the scenes. For more info on the background, give our explainer a read.
🗳️ Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat after a landslide win by Péter Magyar. The incoming PM pledged closer EU ties, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stating: "Hungary has chosen Europe. Europe has always chosen Hungary".
👸 A national memorial in honour of Queen Elizabeth II has officially been approved after securing planning permission.
📱 Meta has launched its first artificial intelligence model – similar to ChatGPT or Google Gemini – called Muse Spark.
🧑🚀 NASA astronauts were welcomed home over the weekend, splashing down after their historic mission looping around the Moon.
🧛♀️ This year’s Celebrity Traitors lineup has been confirmed, Claudia Winkleman has revealed. Here are the predictions.
🔗 Last week’s most clicked: Europe’s Entry/Exit system, 10k concert archive and Lidl’s first pub.
If you’re looking to treat your garden (and yourself) to a bit of thoughtful, year‑round inspiration, this is a very handy companion. Written by the team behind Gardeners’ World, it breaks the growing year down month by month with practical tips, timetables and little projects to try as the seasons turn. Whether you’re planning what to sow next or just daydreaming about tulips and tomatoes with a cuppa in hand, it’s the sort of book that makes pottering around the garden feel extra rewarding – and could easily turn it into your new fave hobby.
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Trivia answer: B) The €433 million development will have this foodie theme.
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