The Know Daily - Friday 20 February 2026

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Hello hello!

This weekend marks a day that is super special to me – National Margarita Day 😏 (but seriously, who knew they’d taken a whole day to honour the marg!?) So to celebrate, we’ve dug out a few recipes which you’ll find further down in the edition! 

Scroll on for that, plus our usual round up of the week’s headlines as well as some culture picks and a few recs to see you through the weekend! 💕

Lynn xx
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UK NEWS

💼 The first female cabinet chief – the UK’s most senior civil servant – has been named as Antonia Romeo.

🚔 Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested yesterday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, with King Charles stating the law must take its course.

📉 UK inflation fell sharply to 3% in January, strengthening the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates at its next meeting in March.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🤝 Nine countries that have signed up to US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace have offered more than $7bn towards a Gaza "relief package", the president has said after yesterday’s inaugural meeting.

🤖 Senior figures, from politicians to tech bosses, have gathered in India this week for discussions about what the world should be doing to make sure the AI revolution is going in the right direction.

🏅 The Winter Olympics ends this weekend – here’s everything you need to know about the closing ceremony and final medal table.

CULTURE

👩🏻‍🎤 The UK’s Eurovision Song Contest entrant for this year has been announced. 

🎆 Rio de Janeiro’s famous carnival has been glittering this week – here are some pics of the spectacular scenes. 

📸 London Fashion Week kicked off yesterday. It’s just the beginning but we’ve already been served with some jaw-on-the-floor looks.

WORK & INNOVATION

🌳 An island in the Middle East has built an outdoor, air-conditioned “forest” to help visitors enjoy wandering in the heat.

👷‍♀️ Gen Z are turning to construction and trade jobs hoping it will ensure steady pay and remain AI-proof, new data has found.

🐦‍⬛ A Pokémon-style app that’s just launched hopes to turn birdwatching into a game, with users able to collect digital cards of the birds they record seeing.

UPLIFTING STUFF

🐦 A nature sanctuary is being created in London’s Hampstead Heath park to help birds, insects, frogs and native wildflowers thrive.

🌊 Inventors have created a device that traps microplastics which are released during laundry – and the tech is actually inspired by fish biology!

🙋‍♀️ Almost half of Brits say they are likely to volunteer this year, according to a new poll from the charity Marie Curie. Now those are the kind of stats we love.

🗞 Read: This is an interesting take on how TikTok could actually be the answer to encouraging people to put their phone down… stay with me! The popular “BookTok” corner of the app is a hub of readers who share recs and debrief concepts, and ultimately push the audience towards reading rather than scrolling.

🎧 Listen: I’ve been really craving podcasts that make you properly laugh out loud and this one has been giving me exactly that. We love an unfiltered moment over here! 😂

📺 Watch: Victoria Derbyshire’s Newsnight interview with Gisèle Pelicot is moving and a must-watch. Now that Miley Cyrus has confirmed there’s going to be a 20th anniversary Hannah Montana special, I’ve been getting into the nostalgia by rewatching the original series. Oh, and I audibly gasped when I found out a documentary on America’s Next Top Model had been released. 

🧑‍🍳 Cook: As promised, here are a few of our fave margarita recipes. Of course, you have the classic cocktail with the signature salted rim – once you’ve conquered that, you’re unstoppable! The team have also agreed that a Margarita Picante is a big crowd-pleaser, especially for the spice-lovers. Then there’s the mocktail option – zesty, salty and feels like a real treat on a Friday evening! 

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