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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Monday 19th December 2022
5. Twitter's owner Elon Musk is asking users of the social media platform to vote on his future as its chief executive officer.
In a poll to his 122 million followers, he tweeted: "Should I step down as head... I will abide by the results..." so far 56.5% of respndants says he should.
4. Across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, nurses from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union are walking out on Tuesday 20 December.
The strike will involve staff in about a quarter of hospitals and community teams in England, all health boards in Northern Ireland and all but one in Wales.
3. More than 130 bus operators outside London will begin capping single adult fares at £2 next month as part of a government-funded scheme to help people save money.
National Express and Stagecoach will be among those to introduce the cap in England from 1 January to 31 March.
2. British retailers have been hurt by a sharp dip in shopper numbers last week, a crucial Christmas trading period, as snowy weather and a national rail strike deterred people from venturing out, researcher Springboard said on Friday.
It said shopper numbers, or footfall, in UK retail destinations from Monday to Friday was down 7.5% from the week before and on high streets it was down 14% on last week.
1. Construction businesses are going bust at their fastest rate in a decade, driving the number of company insolvencies to its highest level since the financial crisis.
In the first half of the year, the Insolvency Service recorded 10,717 company insolvencies, the construction sector accounting for a fifth of these and in the second quarter of this year, company insolvencies reached their highest quarterly level since the third quarter of 2009.