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The Know Daily - Friday 17 May 2024
💌 Your Friday roundup is here
Esther Hurst
May 17, 2024
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Hello hello,
Lynn here, hoping you’ve all had wonderful weeks ❤️ Earlier this month, I asked if you wanted to see more financial content from us - and 97% said you did! So rest assured we’re working on bringing this to you ASAP 👩💻
I’m a huge forward planner (I’m a Virgo after all!), but I’ve been in more of a reflective mood this week. That’s why in this edition, I am super excited to be bringing back someone who was instrumental to The Know’s beginning and success. Longtime readers will remember the wonderful Holly Beddingfield, our old co-founder and editor-in-chief - and she’s here to tell you what she’s been working on recently!
Love,
Lynn x
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UK NEWS
🚰 Campaigners and MPs stepped up calls for water to be brought into public ownership, after residents in South Devon were told to boil their tap water before drinking it.
🧑⚖️ Three climate activists were convicted of “interference with key national infrastructure” in the first jury trial to take place under new anti-protest laws.
📝 A parliamentary inquiry called for an overhaul of maternity and postnatal care, finding that good care for pregnant women “is the exception rather than the rule”.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
🤝 Putin and Xi Jinping hailed a “new era” of strategic partnership after talks on Thursday.
🇸🇰 Slovakia’s PM Robert Fico is in a “stable, but very serious” condition after being shot on Wednesday.
🇺🇸 Trump and Biden agreed to hold two presidential TV debates, with the first set to take place next month.
WORK & INNOVATION
🩸Proteins in the blood can warn of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed, a new study found.
📝 Nearly 500,000 mothers in the UK have been “gagged” by confidentiality agreements following harassment at work, according to Pregnant Then Screwed.
😵💫 Apple is rolling out a new accessibility feature on iPhone and iPad that could help reduce motion sickness.
CULTURE
⚽ The first ever Women’s Club World Cup will take place in 2026, said Fifa (the men’s edition has been running since 2000).
📽️ The Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday with drama “on and off screen”. Here’s why.
🏛️ Employees at Vatican Museums started an “unprecedented” legal dispute over job conditions and workplace safety.
UPLIFTING STUFF
🚌 Montpelier introduced free public transport in December, leading to a 20% increase in use.
🇪🇺 The EU adopted the first ever directive on tackling violence against women, after two years of “intense negotiations”.
🪸 Peru took a “momentous stride” towards marine conservation and biodiversity protection in establishing the Mar Tropical de Grau National Reserve.
The town of Piura, Peru ☝️
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Hello everyone, it’s Holly here! Some of you may remember me as The Know’s old Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief. I wanted to tell you what I’ve been up to because I think you might like it.
Like many modern women, I’ve always been interested in fashion, pop culture, and trends. I love the internet. I love magazines. But in recent years, I’ve felt two things quite strongly: working, adult life is crazy busy, and keeping up with algorithm-driven content is exhausting and a bit soulless.
Building on the love I have for newsletters (The Know is the best, of course), I started Capsule. It’s a weekly newsletter about fashion and culture, and the perfect way to keep up with the stuff you enjoy without feeling fatigued by the endless scroll. The aim is to capture a week in a day: like a time capsule.
Here’s what to expect:
Open tabs - four things you’ll actually engage with in the fashion/pop culture/modern life space
Adding to queue - what to read, watch, and listen to this weekend
Special guest - a cool person shares what’s Hot and Not for them right now
Culture clairvoyant - a special oracle predicts a future trend
I’d love to see you there! My friends say it feels like the perfect Friday treat to start their weekend off…
P.S. If you’re looking to freshen up your feed, I share bits over on Instagram too.
📰 Read: 20 ways to make you, your house and your laundry smell great, according to perfumers. The piece is also a surprisingly thoughtful reflection on the power that certain scents can hold.
📚 Also read: Money Talks: A Lifestyle Guide for Financial Wellbeing by Ellie Austin-Williams. Congrats to our readers Becky H, Rachel C and Brigid C who each won a copy of the book in Monday’s giveaway ✨
🎧 Listen to: Any of the best podcasts of 2024 so far, according to Vulture. The Curious History of Your Home looks great, as does the cycling scandal exposé Ghost in the Machine.
📺 Watch: La chimera (out in cinemas now), Bridgerton S3 (Netflix), Uncle Samsik (Disney+), Outer Range (Prime Video).
🛍️ We’re wearing: 100% organic sweatpants (is there any other option when you’re WFH?!).
 | Who is leading the jury of this year’s Cannes film festival, becoming the first female American director to hold the post? A) Sofia Coppola |
We help you put your career goals first by highlighting purpose-driven jobs, flexible working options, female-founded environments and employers that truly champion mental health.
This week, we’re highlighting roles at:
⭐ Self Space, the world’s first on-demand mental health service on the High Street
⭐ Smart Works, the UK charity that helps unemployed women to get the job
⭐ Digital bank Tandem
Patricia, the winner of our giveaway last month with Unyoked! Patricia will soon be enjoying a two-night stay for two in a secluded cabin in the wild - and she described the win as a “real energy boost”, which has pretty much made our day ❤️ |  Insta: @patricarrocera |
And if you missed out on winning this one, no stress! We give away fab UK getaways every month or so, because we’re all about that news-life balance 😌 All you have to do is open one edition during the contest period to be automatically entered.
Our May giveaway is with the wonderful Hartwell House & Spa - and remember you can always boost your chances of winning by referring a friend to The Know 👀
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