The Know Daily - Friday 24 May 2024

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Hello! 

I am seriously looking forward to the bank holiday this Monday 💆 It’s been a busy old week for news, with the PM standing in the rain on Wednesday to declare a surprise general election on 4 July.

Now, I absolutely love election season (the drama, the memes) but even I get a bit sick of it all by the end. That’s why The Know is here to cut through the noise. Over the next six weeks, we’ll be bringing you all the election bits you need to know - leaving out the bias, spin and Westminster jargon - while keeping you up-to-date on everything else that’s going on. Oh, and we’ll keep throwing in plenty of positive news and culture recs, too.

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We’ll be back in your inboxes on Tuesday! Have a wonderful weekend,

Esther x 
Editor-in-chief

UK NEWS

🗳️ Election campaigning began in earnest, with Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer seeking to win over voters before the country goes to the polls on 4 July. Register to vote here.

📝 The Infected Blood Inquiry published its final report into the scandal, concluding that the infection of 30,000 people with HIV and hepatitis between 1970 and 1991 could have been largely avoided. 

🌳 Borrowdale in the Lake District was declared a national nature reserve, amid wider efforts to maintain and revive the UK’s temperate rainforests.

GLOBAL AFFAIRS

🤝 The second global AI summit took place in South Korea this week, with 16 tech companies signing up to voluntary AI safety standards.

👩‍⚕️ Health workers in conflict zones faced record-high levels of violence last year, a new report revealed.

🇪🇸 Spain permanently withdrew its ambassador from Argentina, amid a growing diplomatic row with the country’s rightwing president, Javier Milei. 

CULTURE

🎨 Leonora Carrington's surrealist masterpiece Les Distractions de Dagobert recently sold for £22m, making her the most valuable British-born female artist at auction.

🚉 Eurostar is considering adding more routes from London, as its annual revenue surpassed €2bn for the first time last year.

🏡 Riley Keough - Elvis Presley’s granddaughter - was granted a temporary injunction blocking the proposed sale of Graceland. 

WORK & INNOVATION

🚀 The first rocket test took place at the UK’s new spaceport on Shetland - and it was a success. 

🛍️ High-end brands were urged to embrace the #dupe subculture popping up on platforms such as TikTok.

🎥 Working class representation in the creative industries has fallen to the lowest level in a decade, a new study revealed.

UPLIFTING STUFF

🍃 Seven countries - including Albania, Paraguay and Ethiopia - now generate nearly all of their electricity from renewable sources.  

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein’s parliament voted to legalise same-sex marriage, making it the 22nd country in Europe to do so.

🦏 40 white rhinos were released into the wild in South Africa, with many more expected to follow.

📰 Read: People Probably Like You More Than You Think - it’s been backed by science!

📜 Also read: TLDR, a free, 5-minute newsletter that rounds up the most important tech, science and coding news. Sign up here! 

🎧 Listen to: The new season of Normal Gossip, a very entertaining podcast that delivers exactly what it promises. Juicy, bizarre and frivolous gossip about people you’ll never know.

📺 Watch: Hoard and Hit Man (out in cinemas now), Insomnia (Paramount+), Pauline (Disney+), Orphan Black (ITVX). 

😴 We’re wearing: Short PJs for summer. There is nothing nicer than the feeling of crisp cotton at the end of a warm day - especially if the pattern is super cute.

We help you put your career goals first by highlighting purpose-driven jobs, flexible working options, female-founded environments and employers that truly champion mental health.

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⭐ The certified B Corp Social Supermarket, which makes it easy to find and buy from social enterprises.
⭐ The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which aims to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. 
⭐ EcoVadis, the world’s largest provider of business sustainability ratings.

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