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The Know Daily - Friday 21 February 2025
Hanna Pham
February 21, 2025
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Hey there,
Popping in to wish everyone a happy Friday. Earlier this week, for Random Acts of Kindness Day, we asked you to nominate someone who’s made a positive impact in your life. We were overwhelmed by the response 💞 Reading your stories of kindness, friendship, and love was honestly the highlight of our week — thank you to everyone who participated. A huge congrats to Emma, Charlie and Hannah, who won cosy ‘Optimist’ sweatshirts for their friends!
Oh, and because we love a good giveaway, we’ve got another one lined up for you — scroll down to find out more along with your usual roundup of the biggest headlines and culture recs to fill up your weekend.
Have a good weekend,
Hannah
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UK NEWS
🎨 The government launched the Arts Everywhere Fund, which will see £270m given to boost arts and culture venues across the UK.
🦷 700,000 urgent dental appointments will become available across England from April.
🌠 The Dark Skies festival in Yorkshire is in full swing and it's gorgeous.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
🗣️ The US and Russia held talks in Saudi Arabia on the war in Ukraine – here’s what happened.
🇦🇺 Australia will ban foreign investors from buying homes for 2 years to tackle increasing property prices.
🇩🇪 An election for the next German chancellor will take place on Sunday – these are the candidates in the running.
CULTURE
📚 The 2025 Independent Bookshop of the Year finalists were announced.
🏁 Formula 1 celebrated its 75th anniversary – here are the highlights.
🧑🎨 A micro artist set a new world record for the smallest handmade sculpture.
WORK & INNOVATION
🧑🔬 Google launched an AI system for scientists to help them craft research plans.
🚰 Ancient aqueducts in Athens are being restored to create more public drinking water.
📱 Apple expanded its budget smartphone offering with the launch of a new iPhone.
UPLIFTING STUFF
📚 A free children’s bookstore opened in the US state of Maryland, in a bid to improve literacy among underserved youth.
🎤 Comedy shows will be prescribed to patients, as part of a new NHS trial to see if they could improve mental health.
🐢 Thousands of baby yellow-spotted river turtles were released into the wild in Brazil, as part of ongoing efforts to boost numbers of the species.
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We’re all about news-life balance 💖 We know that our readers come to us to feel informed and hopeful about what’s going on in the world, but we also know you need a break every once in a while. In fact, we’ve sent readers on 19 trips over the past few years. Think of it as our way of saying thank you for being a reader of The Know 🤗
Here are some of the amazing trips readers have won in the past…
Jo from Wokingham won a countryside spa holiday
Chloe from Peterborough won a Cornish coast getaway
Sophia G won a woodlands digital detox
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