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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Thursday 21st October 2021
5. Morocco has banned flights to and from the UK due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Several UK airlines and holiday companies have been told by the Moroccan government that flights were be suspended from midnight on Wednesday until further notice.
4. The boss of one of the UK's biggest energy companies has called for the energy price cap to be abolished.
Keith Anderson, chief executive of Scottish Power, said the recent energy crisis had exposed deep flaws in the way the energy market was structured and that there had been serious failures on the part of Ofgem.
3. Price rises fell to 3.1% in the year to September, down from 3.2% in August as measured by the Consumer Prices Index.
This was largely due to prices in restaurants and cafes rising less this summer than the last, when the government's Eat Out to Help Out Scheme was running.
2. The UK has agreed a free trade deal with New Zealand which it says will benefit consumers and businesses.
Boris Johnson said the deal will cut costs for exporters and open up New Zealand's job market to UK professionals and hopes it is a step towards joining a trade club with the likes of Canada and Japan.
1. A huge leak of documents shows how countries are trying to change a crucial scientific report on how to tackle climate change.
The leak reveals Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia are among countries asking the UN to play down the need to move rapidly away from fossil fuels.
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