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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Tuesday 22nd February 2022
5. Donald Trump's social-media platform, Truth Social, has launched, in a limited form, on the US Apple App Store.
The app had similarities to Twitter, which Trump was banned from as well Facebook and YouTube last year.
4. A shortage of homes being put up for sale has led to rising asking prices and frustration for buyers, two reports suggest.
The average asking price for a property in Britain has risen by £7,785 in February compared with last month, the largest month-on-month rise for 20 years property portal Rightmove said.
3. Nearly 40% of the board positions at the UK's biggest companies are now held by women, a government-backed review has found.
The FTSE Women Leaders Review found 414 women held company board roles at FTSE 100 firms last year, up from 374 in 2020.
2. The prime minister's 'Living with Covid' plan must not put the cost and responsibility of testing on employers, business groups have warned.
Boris Johnson set out plans to end nearly all Covid rules in England in the House of Commons on Monday.
1. Futures of Brent crude oil, reached a seven-year high of almost $98 (£72) on fears that the Ukraine-Russia crisis will disrupt supply chains across the world after Russia recognised breakaway rebel regions in Ukraine's east as independent states.
Boris Johnson is currently chairing a meeting of the government’s emergency Cobra committee to agree on a significant package of sanctions against Russia.