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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Wednesday 14th July 2021
5. The US has issued a tough new warning to companies about doing business in China's Xinjiang province.
US firms that still have supply chain and investment ties in the region were told they "could run a high risk of violating US law."
4. Large businesses have said they will maintain a cautious approach to bringing staff back to the office despite the lifting of final Covid restrictions in England on Monday.
3. Employers are planning the lowest number of job cuts for over six years, as the economy reopens after the pandemic.
Redundancy figures for June from the Insolvency Service saw 15,661 positions put at risk in Great Britain whislt last June saw nearly ten times that number, the worst on record.
2. Face coverings must be worn on London's transport network despite restrictions easing on 19 July, London's mayor says.
Sadiq Khan said he was not prepared to put Tube, tram and other transport users at risk by relaxing the rules on face coverings.
1. Carry on flying, the government has told the British public, in its plan to reduce transport emissions to virtually zero by 2050.
Ministers say new technology will allow domestic flights to be emissions-free by 2040, and international aviation to be zero carbon by mid century.