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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Wednesday 22nd February 2023
5. The UK's worst short-haul airline has been named, with customers criticising its smaller seats and lack of value for money and cleanliness.
Wizz Air was given just one star out of five for its boarding experience, cabin environment and seat comfort in a survey of thousands of customers.
4. Public borrowing in the financial year to date is £30.6bn less than predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), according to the last set of official figures before next month's budget.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a £5.4bn surplus for the chancellor in January - aided by the highest January figure for self-assessment income tax receipts since monthly records began in 1999 of £21.9bn.
3. Asda and Morrisons are putting limits on purchases of some fruit and vegetables as supermarkets face shortages of fresh produce.
The shortages - which are affecting Ireland too - are largely the result of extreme weather in Spain and north Africa, where floods, snow and hail have affected harvests.
2. British Steel is expected to announce today the closure of its coking ovens in Scunthorpe with the loss of 300 jobs.
The timescale for the closure is unclear, as is how many compulsory redundancies it will involve.
1. Health Secretary Stephen Barclay is to meet Royal College of Nursing bosses for pay talks later, after the union suspended next week's planned strike.
In a joint statement, after months of bitter dispute, the two sides said they would begin "intensive talks" on "pay, terms and conditions" and "reforms to enhance productivity".