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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 18th November 2021
5. Crisis-hit Chinese real estate giant Evergrande is selling its entire stake in film and television streaming company HengTen for $273m (£200m).
The move comes as the world's most indebted developer has been struggling to meet interest payments on its loans.
4. UK employers should stop asking jobseekers about their previous salaries, a campaign group is urging.
The Fawcett Society says asking about previous pay when recruiting contributes to the gender pay gap, by keeping women on lower wages.
3. Amazon will stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the UK from 19 January, the online retail giant has said.
It said the move was due to high credit card transaction fees but said Visa debit cards would still be accepted.
2. The cost of living has surged at its fastest pace in almost 10 years, hitting 4.2% in the year to October.
It is mainly due to higher fuel and energy prices but the cost of second-hand cars and eating out also rose.
1. A £96bn rail improvement programme will help transform services in the Midlands and northern England, the government has said ahead of the expected scrapping of part of the HS2 scheme.
It comes as businesses reacted angrily to reports the East Midlands-Leeds HS2 high-speed line would not be built.