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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 13th January 2022
5. Kim Kardashian is among three celebrities being sued by investors in relation to the EthereumMax crypto-currency.
Other defendants include boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, basketball player Paul Pierce, and the currency's creators who allegely misleadingly promoted and sold the crypto-currency.
4. Pret A Manger is to raise the pay of thousands of its workers to more than £10 per hour, following the lead of other retailers and supermarkets.
The sandwich chain said it wanted to invest in its staff as it recovered from the coronavirus pandemic which has battered its business.
3. Britain's financial services grew for the third quarter in a row in the last three months of 2021 and at their fastest pace since mid-2017.
A year since the Brexit transition period ended, the health of British financial services is being closely monitored after the City of London was largely cut off from the European Union.
2. Prices in the US are rising at their fastest rate in almost 40 years, with inflation up 7% year-on-year in December.
Strong demand and scarce supply for key items such as cars are driving the increases, which are putting pressure on policymakers to act.
1. Boris Johnson is facing calls from senior Tories to stand down as prime minister after he admitted attending a drinks party during lockdown.
The PM apologised for the way he handled the event in the Downing Street garden in 2020 and said he understood the public's "rage" over it.