The Know Daily - Tuesday 22 April 2025

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Chattanooga in Tennessee has become North America’s first national park city, meaning that it's a world leading city in greener urban living, sustainable agriculture and environmental stewardship. “We’ve always known how special Chattanooga’s connection to the outdoors is, and now it’ll be recognized around the world,” the city’s mayor said 🌳

🛒 Cost competition

Supermarkets in the UK are facing a price war.

Hold up. What’s a price war?
It’s a situation where rival companies compete with each other by reducing their prices in order to have the biggest market share and attract the most customers.

What’s the story?
An increasing number of UK supermarkets are announcing price reductions in response to Asda saying it’s going ahead with its biggest cost-cutting in 25 years. Back in March, Asda lowered the price of 1,500 items by as much as 45%. Since then, Tesco has announced similar price cutting – taking an “active approach” with weekly reductions, and Sainsbury’s said it plans to continue investing in keeping costs down. Plus, price matching with discount chains like Aldi has become commonplace, and they have once again been crowned the cheapest supermarket by a recent analysis. 

How will this affect the grocery sector?
While the move will likely result in stronger sales volumes, it is expected to be “counterbalanced” by lower profits. This is also due to the rise in employer National Insurance Contributions and minimum wages putting more pressure on operations. However, it could be “good news” for shoppers as food inflation and household bills continue to rise, according to a spokesperson from consumer organisation Which?. To better help consumers know where to shop, comparison sites like Trolley can be useful to determine what’s best for your budget.

🌍 Earth Day: Today’s international celebration of Earth aims to “honour the achievements of the environmental movement and highlight the need to protect the planet”.

• The bigger story: Beginning 55 years ago, Earth Day has a different theme each year. Today’s focus is ‘Our Planet, Our Power’, with organisers calling for global renewable energy generation to triple by 2030 in line with targets set out at the United Nation climate conference COP28.

🧒 Morning meals: Free breakfast clubs are rolling out across 750 schools in England today, “offering 30 minutes of free childcare and a healthy start for kids”.

🕊️ Paying tribute: Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday - here’s what will happen over the coming days.

👁️ Eye spy: A new blue-green colour that “no human has ever seen before” has been discovered, which researchers have called olo.

🤖 Robot race: Humanoid robots competed against thousands of humans in a world-first half-marathon in China.

☀️ Sun seeking: Looking for some holiday inspiration? This Mediterranean island has been named Europe’s sunniest city by Time Out.

🌌 Spectacular skies: The Lyrids meteor shower is happening this week - here’s how to catch it.

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