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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Wednesday 29th December 2021
5. Fishing and coastal communities are to benefit from a £75m funding boost, the UK government has announced.
It said the money would be used to modernise UK ports and processing facilities and create jobs.
4. Albums by Adele, Abba and Ed Sheeran helped vinyl sales in the UK top five million for the first time since 1991 marking the format's 14th consecutive year of growth, with sales up by 8% on 2020.
Almost a quarter of the albums bought this year (23%) were on vinyl, with Abba's Voyage the biggest-seller.
3. The Covid pandemic triggered a 71% drop in international flights in and out of the UK in 2021 and nearly a 60% fall in domestic flights.
About 406,060 international flights operated from the UK this year, compared with 1,399,170 in 2019 before travel was restricted.
2. The number of people taking advantage of post-Christmas sales on Monday fell by 32% compared with 2019 amid persistent Covid concerns.
Popular shopping destinations such as central London saw a drop caused in part by disruption to rail services.
1. People should enjoy themselves but be cautious when celebrating new year, UK care minister Gillian Keegan has said.
Revellers should take a lateral flow test before going out and celebrate in well-ventilated areas, she advised after the government is not imposing further Covid restrictions in England