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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Friday 8th October 2021
5. Daily meat consumption in the UK has fallen by 17% in the last decade, a study has shown.
That reduction though, is not happening quickly enough to meet a key national environmental target, according to scientists.
4. Starting salaries and temporary staff wages have risen at the sharpest rate for 24 years, a survey suggests.
Robust demand for staff is being fuelled by rising economic activity, said KPMG and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
3. More than a million extra British households won't be able to afford to heat and power their homes next spring, according to a charity.
Energy bills are expected to rise again in April to reflect the rising wholesale price of gas.
2. Senators in the United States have voted to temporarily extend the country's debt ceiling, less than two weeks before it was due to be reached.
The temporary measure raises the US debt ceiling to $480 billion (£352 billion).
1. Travel firms have welcomed the latest relaxation of quarantine rules, as 47 countries are taken off the "red list".
But industry body Abta said it wants to see the government implement plans to replace expensive PCR Covid tests with lateral flow tests in time for the half-term break.