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The Know Daily - Friday 24 January 2025
Hannah Bird & Hanna Pham
January 24, 2025
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Happy Friday!
It’s been a big week for global news, so take this as your reminder to do something that brings you peace this weekend. I’m trying to discover one new hobby each week this year to get out of my comfort zone and bring more playfulness into my life. First up – aerial acrobatics 🤸🏻♀️
With that being said, here’s our roundup of what’s happened this week, alongside some inspo for your weekend ahead 💖
Hannah
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UK NEWS
🚘 Digital driving licenses are set to be introduced this year via a new smartphone app from the UK government. It will allow users to access official documents more easily and can be used as a form of ID, though physical copies will still be available.
💷 Pay after inflation has risen at its fastest rate in three years in the UK, mostly driven by wage increases in the private sector.
🚆 A new train ticket website has been announced as part of the government’s renationalisation of public transport through Great British Railways.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
🇺🇸 Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States.
🏅 Over 100 Olympic athletes have returned their 2024 medals, here’s why.
🏔️ Mount Everest climbers will have to pay 36% more to reach the Nepalese summit, meaning it will now cost over £12k in peak season.
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CULTURE
🎥 This year’s Oscar nominations are out - which ones have you seen?
🐎 Portugal’s dancing horses have been recognised by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, celebrating a traditional dressage dating back to the 18th century.
🏴 Burn’s Night takes place this weekend, here’s how to celebrate it throughout the UK.
WORK & INNOVATION
🌊 Underwater pods could make living in the ocean for weeks, or even months, possible as UK company plans to make first launch this year.
🚀 The first rocket launch from mainland Europe is gaining speed after being granted a licence to take off from the Shetlands Isles, off the coast of Scotland.
⚒️ Heat from mines is being investigated in a world-first initiative to explore sustainable sources of underground energy to meet decarbonisation targets.
UPLIFTING STUFF
🧠 A brain implant is undergoing NHS trials for boosting patient’s mood using ultrasound. It is hoped that the treatment may help to manage depression, addiction and epilepsy in the future.
🇪🇨 Ecuador’s coastal marine ecosystems have been given legal rights in a landmark court ruling to ensure the government implements protective measures, like setting limits on human activities in the areas. It is the only country to recognise and protect the rights of nature at a constitutional level.
🧒 Kindness has been chosen as the Children’s Word of the Year, said to be an “encouraging” sign of youngsters’ awareness of mental health.
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🗞 Read: This piece about the enduring appeal of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave – even I have socks with the artwork on it 🌊
🎧 Listen: Are You a Charlotte? A podcast hosted by actress Kristin Davis delving into everything Sex and the City.
📺 Watch: Prime Target (Apple TV+), High Potential (Disney+), The Night Agent (Netflix) + Harlem (Prime Video).
🍋 Cook: Lemon lentil soup – Lynn always adds more lemon than recommended for extra zest.
🛍️ Do: Grab a bottle of this shoe cleaner – it’s completely transformed my white sneakers 👟
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