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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Tuesday 5th October 2021
5. Windows 11, the latest version of Microsoft's computer operating system, launches worldwide today as a free upgrade for Windows 10 users.
Windows chief product officer Panos Panay, says the latest version was built to be "clean and fresh and simpler" for the user and would not be an "extreme departure" from what people know.
4. One in five forecourts in London and the South East of England are still without fuel, the body that represents independent fuel sellers has said.
The Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) said there had been a "marked improvement" across the rest of the UK thanks to "steady deliveries".
3. The union that represents some of Hollywood's most important workers has voted to approve a strike in a move that could shut down nearly all US film and television production.
Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) say they are being worked to death with gruelling hours and no guaranteed rest or meal breaks.
2. Social media services Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram are back up and running after an outage that lasted almost six hours, Facebook says.
The company says the cause was a faulty configuration change and Downdetector, which tracks outages, said it was the largest failure it had ever seen, with 10.6 million problem reports around the world.
1. New car registrations fell to their lowest levels in September for more than two decades, according to figures from the industry's trade body.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said new registrations dropped 35% compared with the same period in September 2020.