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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Tuesday 20th September 2022
5. Vegan food giant Beyond Meat's chief operating officer (COO) has been arrested for reportedly biting a man's nose during a row in the US.
Douglas Ramsey, 53, faces charges of terroristic threatening and third-degree violence, court records show.
4. More than 90 videos and images from the next edition of the Grant Theft Auto franchise have been leaked online by a hacker, the game's developers say.
The leaked content was posted on Sunday after what is being described as one of gaming's biggest security breaches.
3. Interest rate hikes by central banks around the world could trigger a global recession in 2023, the World Bank has said.
Central banks have raised rates "with a degree of synchronicity not seen over the past five decades" to tackle soaring prices, it said.
2. Train drivers are set to stage more strikes in October as part of a long-running dispute over pay.
Drivers at 12 train companies are expected to strike on 1 and 5 October.
1. On Friday, Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, will outline a mini-Budget to deliver promises made by Liz Truss during her Tory leadership campaign to cut taxes.
The mini-Budget is expected to reverse a 1.25% rise in National Insurance, scrapping a 6% increase in corporation tax at a cost of £30bn and a cut in the basic rate of income tax may be on the cards.