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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Monday 11th July 2022
5. Macau closed all its casinos for the first time in more than two years on Monday after a coronavirus outbreak in the world's biggest gambling hub.
Authorities have ordered non-essential businesses, which includes over 30 casinos, to shut for a week.
4. The price of airline tickets will go up "without doubt" as fuel costs rise, Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), said.
Oil prices have jumped due to the war in Ukraineas & economies recovering from the Covid pandemic and these costs will be passed on to consumers.
3. Flights from Birmingham Airport had the longest delays in 2021, analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data suggests.
Planes left 12 minutes and 24 seconds late from Birmingham on average in 2021, which was followed by Southampton, Heathrow, Exeter and Aberdeen.
2. Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice.
They detail the extensive help Uber got from leaders such as Emmanuel Macron and ex-EU commissioner Neelie Kroes.
1. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has joined the race to replace Boris Johnson declaring her plans in the Daily Telegraph, Ms Truss pledged to start cutting taxes "from day one".
Many of the 11 leadership hopefuls looking to become the Tory party leader have set out competing tax plans as a core element of their proposals.