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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Friday 18th March 2022
5. Fraudsters are masquerading as victims of the war in Ukraine in an attempt to steal money from well-meaning UK residents.
Con-artists are also seizing on people's eagerness to help victims of the crisis by creating false charity websites to trick people into donating.
4. Ocado has reported a fall in sales as customers return to pre-pandemic shopping habits and costs increase.
In the three months to the end of February, retail sales for the online grocer fell 5.7% to £574.7m.
3. The owner of Burger King said the operator of its 800 stores in Russia has "refused" to close the sites despite demands to suspend trading.
Restaurant Brands said it had contacted its local partner, Alexander Kolobov, to shut the shops following Russia's invasion of Ukraine but they said they've been unable to do so because of "complex" legal arrangements.
2. Interest rates have increased for the third time in four months as the Bank of England tries to calm the rise in the cost of living.
The rise from 0.5% to 0.75% means rates are now at their highest level since March 2020, when Covid lockdowns began.
1. A backlash against P&O Ferries is growing after the firm sacked 800 staff without giving them any notice.
The UK government said it will review its contracts with P&O after it fired its employees with plans to replace them with cheaper agency workers.