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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Monday 4th October 2021
5. Trading in Evergrande shares has been suspended as investors await a statement from the heavily indebted property company about its future.
The firm said the trade halt came ahead of "an announcement containing inside information about a major transaction".
4. Petrol supplies are still not getting to London and south-east England, with more than a fifth of forecourts still dry, retailers have said.
But it said the "crisis is virtually at an end" in Scotland, Wales, the North and Midlands.
3. New simplified travel rules have come into force in the UK, with the traffic light system replaced by a single red list.
Most fully vaccinated travellers arriving from non-red list countries will no longer have to take a test before setting off for the UK.
2. Boris Johnson says the UK is in a "period of adjustment" after Brexit and Covid as the country faces petrol shortages and supply chain issues.
The Prime Minister insisted his plan for a higher wage, higher skilled economy would offer a long-term solution.
1. The chancellor will commit £500m to renew job support programmes during his speech at the Conservative Party conference today.
Rishi Sunak will promise to "double down" on help for the jobs market after Covid, as he extends several schemes set up during the pandemic.