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5 Things You Need To Know, Today, on Monday 21st February 2022
5. Credit Suisse has hit out after a massive data leak has brought to light the hidden wealth of several clients of the bank.
Data on more than 18,000 bank accounts, holding more than $100bn (£73.6bn), was leaked to a German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, by a whistleblower.
4. A row over the treatment of pigs by McDonald's is escalating as Carl Icahn, an unhappy billionaire investor, fronts two nominations to its board.
Mr Icahn said the American chain uses suppliers that housed pregnant pigs in small crates, in a practice he argued was cruel.
3. Lufthansa and Swiss Air will suspend flights to the Ukraine capital Kyiv from today amid growing fears of a Russian invasion.
The German airline Lufthansa said it would also stop flights to Odessa, a key port on the Black Sea.
2. Boris Johnson says his "living with Covid" plan will return people's freedom as he prepares to scrap the legal duty to self-isolate in England.
The prime minister is to meet the Cabinet in the morning before updating the Commons in the afternoon.
1. More than 17,000 chain store outlets closed across Britain last year, according to new research.
The figures, compiled for the accountancy firm PwC, reflect the rise of online shopping and the impact of the pandemic, however, the data suggests the rate of closures is slowing as more independent firms take on space.