The Know Daily - Friday 14 July 2023

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Happy Friday!

Here at The Know HQ, we’re refusing to lament the fact that the longest day of the year is already behind us. That’s because we know there are still so many sunny days on the horizon - and even more wonderful ways to spend them!

Bearing that in mind, we decided to pull together a midsummer bucket list for this week’s edition, featuring 10 simple and inexpensive ways to load up on seasonal fun.

On the work front, we’ve been busy putting together some amazing partnerships that we’re excited to share with you this autumn. Let us know if you’d like to introduce your business - or the business you work for - to our community of 175,000 women.

Scroll down for the usual roundup of the week’s biggest headlines, our Friday news quiz and all the culture recs you need to see you through the weekend.

Love,

Lily x
Brand and Partnerships Manager

POLITICS & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🥵 A heatwave is sweeping across southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potentially record-breaking temperatures expected in the coming days.

🌐 Nato summit: Turkey’s president agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join the intergovernmental military alliance, and a new package of measures for Ukraine was announced.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong said it would ban most imported Japanese seafood products if Tokyo proceeds with plans to discharge treated radioactive water from the Fukushima plant into the ocean.

CULTURE

🗞️ The Sun newspaper is facing questions over its reporting and ethical standards, after the Met Police concluded that there was no evidence to support the allegation of serious criminal wrongdoing levelled against veteran BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards.

🪧 Hollywood actors have joined a strike by screenwriters after the national board of the Sag-Aftra union approved a walkout by its members - marking the industry’s biggest shutdown in more than six decades. Stars of the upcoming movie Oppenheimer walked out of the London premiere last night as the strike was announced.

📸 Barbie had its premiere on Wednesday night in London’s Leicester Square. Fans queued from 3am in the hope of catching a glimpse of the pink carpet - and from these snaps, do you reckon it was worth the wait?

WORK & INNOVATION

🔎 Canada’s ethics watchdog launched an investigation into Nike Canada and a gold mining company, following allegations that they benefited from Uyghur forced labour in China.

🐦 Twitter is facing a landmark legal challenge after failing to remove a series of hate-filled tweets reported by users. Elon Musk was also accused of owing $500m in severance pay to former employees of the company.

📈 Millions of public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get pay risesof around 6% after the UK government decided to accept the recommendations of independent pay review bodies.

UPLIFTING STUFF

🙌 A long-awaited malaria vaccine will be rolled out across 12 African countries over the next two years, potentially saving tens of thousands of lives.

🪺 The regent honeyeater, one of Australia’s rarest species of bird, was sighted along the New South Wales coast, prompting joy among conservationists who had been unable to locate any nests.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Treshnish Isles, a remote archipelago off Scotland’s west coast and home to basking sharks and puffins, is to receive National Trust protection.

🗞️ Read: This informative and inspiring piece from Vox’s Allie Volpe on how (and why) you should travel alone. As well as extolling the wide-ranging virtues of solo travel, Volpe pulls together tips for avoiding “scams, creeps, and loneliness”.

🎧 Listen to: Crappy Friends, an empathetic and engaging advice podcast. With over 170 eps - with themes ranging from how to make friends to talking to a pal who’s in a bad place - you’re bound to find a topic that interests you. The best thing? Hosts Kristan Higgins and Joss Dey always make sure to recognise the joys female friendship can bring.

📺 Watch: Elemental and Smoking Causes Coughing (out in cinemas now), The Afterparty (Apple TV+), The Summer I Turned Pretty S2 (Prime Video).

🎭 Check out a comedy night: For our readers based around London, we love the look of this event with Lou Sanders and John Robins at the gorgeous Home Farm Comedy Club in Elstree, Hertfordshire, this Sunday. Plus, The Know readers can take 50% off their tickets (making them just £16.50) using the code FLASH15 at the checkout.

🌈 Virtual events more your thing?: Check out this free webinar with Dame Igna Beale - the inspirational first female CEO of Lloyd’s. Dame Igna will speak about her work driving the inclusion agenda for women and the LGBTQ+ community, and why fostering an LGBTQ+ culture in workplaces is crucial. 👉 Sign up here! 👈

Our Jobs Board highlights purpose-driven opportunities, flexible and female-founded environments, and employers who champion mental health.

Our top jobs this week include roles at pioneering period and ovulation tracker app Flo Health, B-Corp certified charity REAL Fundraising and University of the Arts London. Check them out 👉 here 👈
 
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