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The Know Daily - Friday 28 June 2024
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Hanna Pham
June 28, 2024
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A very happy Friday to you all, from a very sunny London!
According to the weather forecast, it’s going to rain on Sunday, so I’m packing all my warm-weather activities into the next 48 hours. 8pm strolls around the park, a BBQ in the garden, making yoghurt pops - all the good stuff.
Whatever your plans for the weekend, I hope it’s a relaxing one. And a reminder to our UK readers to clear your diaries for next Thursday: it’s election day! If you’re eligible to vote, go make your voice heard.
Love,
Lynn x
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UK NEWS
🗳️ Sunak and Starmer went head-to-head in the last TV debate before voters go to the polls next week - as the election betting scandal rumbles on.
🚘 Private car parks are set to give drivers a 10-minute ‘grace period’ before handing out fines.
🎢 A planned Universal theme park in Bedfordshire will be open 365 days a year and “bring £50bn” to the UK economy.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
🇺🇸 Trump and Biden took part in the first US presidential debate ahead of the November election - with Biden failing to put to rest voters' concerns about his age.
🗳️ France heads to the polls on Sunday for the first round of a high-stakes parliamentary election.
🧑⚖️ Wikileaks founder Julian Assange walked free from a US court after pleading guilty in a deal that ended a years-long legal battle.
CULTURE
📰 The Associated Press announced the launch of a sister organisation that will finance and support local news reporting.
🎵 Glastonbury kicked off on Wednesday – this year marks the first time in the event’s history that female acts have taken two of the three headline slots.
⚽ England are through to the last-16 of Euro 2024 - and a fair few players have been sporting socks with holes. Here’s why.
WORK & INNOVATION
🇪🇺 Microsoft and Apple found themselves in hot water with the EU this week, charged with breaching the bloc’s new tech rules.
📦 Amazon plans to launch a cheap overseas shopping service to rival Shein and Temu, The Information reported this week.
🖊️ Skeletons from ancient Egypt revealed that having bad posture at work isn’t a modern problem.
UPLIFTING STUFF
🌊 Cornish is making a comeback thanks to a growing movement to revive the language.
🌞 Pope Francis unveiled plans for the Vatican City to run on solar power.
🐈 Wildcat kittens were born in the Scottish highlands in a “major milestone” in saving the population from extinction.
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📰 Read: This guide from The Guardian on the best sustainable eateries on the British coast, featuring a map so you can easily see if there’s one near you. It also got me thinking about all the different ways to eat fish - like these creative ways to cook with canned seafood. ~ Hanna
🎧 Listen to: Life Kit, which sees host Marielle Segarra chat to experts to get the best advice out there on anything and everything. Think, how to improve your memory, or work through feeling guilty, or have summer fun on a budget (yes please!).
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