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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Wednesday 9th February 2022
5. Japan's Toyota the world's best-selling carmaker saw its profits fall by 21% for the last three months of 2021 as the global chip shortage hit production.
The company said that its third quarter operating profit came in at 784.4bn yen (£5bn; $6.8bn) as they cut its annual production target by 500,000 vehicles to 8.5 million.
4. Boris Johnson's premiership is "past the point of no return" and he should resign, says a financier who has given the Conservatives more than £3m.
John Armitage has given the Tories more than £500,000 since Johnson became PM but donated £12,500 to Labour last year.
3. The cost of renting a property in a city centre is rising as office workers, students and international residents return, according to Zoopla.
The property portal said greater competition meant that renters taking on a new let were paying £62 more a month than they did pre-pandemic.
2. Many UK families have cancelled half-term trips to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands because children over 12 must be double vaccinated to enter.
Hoteliers in the islands say the restrictions have lost them millions of pounds' worth of trade.
1. There could be further disruption to trade with the EU this year if more is not done to improve post-Brexit border arrangements, MPs have warned.
The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said the main impact of Brexit on UK firms had been "increased costs, paperwork and border delays".