The Know Daily - Friday 21 June 2024

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Happy Friday everyone, 

I hope you all have relaxing weekends ahead – I, for one, will be curled up in bed devouring Celeste Ng’s novel, Everything I Never Told You, a page-turner that’s kept me staying up longer than is good for me…

After joining two book clubs and getting a library membership last year, most weekends have involved reading. After finishing uni, I realised that over those four years I had barely read for pleasure apart from the occasional book for beach holidays, and I was determined to change that. I’m happy to report that over the last nine months, I’ve been finishing at least one book per month. 

Trust me, I know getting back into reading can be daunting, which is why I’ve rounded up my best tips. Hopefully some of these can work for you. If they do, or if you have any other suggestions, I’d love to hear them. Happy reading!

Love,

Hanna
Staff writer

UK NEWS

🗳️ Leaders of the four biggest parties took part in a BBC Question Time special on Thursday night - here’s what we learned. 

📝 Windrush Day is taking place on Saturday, following a week in which the High Court ruled the government acted unlawfully when it dropped recommendations made by the Windrush review.

🪨 Stonehenge was covered in orange powder paint by Just Stop Oil supporters 👇

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🇷🇺 Russian president Vladimir Putin visited North Korea and Vietnam on Wednesday, seeking to boost ties with both countries.

🌡️ Heatwaves were felt around the world this week, affecting parts of Europe and the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

🇯🇵 Tokyo governor elections kicked off on Thursday with two women in the lead, a rarity in male-dominated Japanese politics.

CULTURE

🎶 Taylor Swift fans are expected to boost London’s economy by £300m, with the UK capital hosting more Eras Tour shows than any other city in the world. 

🚄 A new high-speed sleeper train will make it easier than ever to travel between Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing.

🎞️ The London premiere of a film with an AI-generated script was cancelled as a result of public backlash.

WORK & INNOVATION

📦 Amazon workers began taking part in a ballot process that could see the tech giant recognise a trade union in the UK for the first time. 

📈 London’s stock market became Europe’s most valuable once again, with Paris knocked off top spot amid uncertainty over the outcome of France’s upcoming elections.

🩸 A blood test that uses AI to predict Parkinson’s disease years before symptoms appear has been developed by researchers.

UPLIFTING STUFF

🍃 The EU approved a flagship policy to restore nature on 20% of the bloc’s land and sea by the end of the decade.

🏳️‍🌈 Thailand passed a landmark bill allowing same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. 

🇦🇺 A new national park in the Australian state of NSW is set to become home to 12 threatened species, including honeyeaters and pink cockatoos 👇

🎧 Listen to: that is the question, a podcast exploring social and personal issues with depth, nuance and a particular emphasis on feminism. Host Bea Harmston interviews everyone from her dad to feminist theorist Laura Mulvey, always speaking with compassion. It’s a lovely listen, and Bea is also a longtime reader of The Know - so go show it some love 💕 

📺 Watch: Agents of Mystery (Netflix), Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood (Discovery+), We Were the Lucky Ones (Disney+), Inside Out 2 (out in cinemas now)

📰 Read: This profile of Jovan Owusu-Nepaul, who is going head-to-head against Nigel Farage to become Clacton’s next MP. As the best dressed candidate (in my opinion) standing for election, Owusu-Nepaul dishes on how his style and politics inform each other, and his political menswear heroes. ~ Hanna 

😴 Do: Grab this silk sleeping mask in a gorgeous lilac shade, with 40% off now! The cutest way to block out those early morning sunrises for the ideal lie-in. 

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