Here’s Proactive’s round-up of the top financial stories of the day, with helpful links taking you directly to the news
1.Johnson hangs on and ends restrictions
Prime Minister Boris Johnson seems unlikely to quit following today’s PMQ as he revealed Plan B restrictions will be ditched from 27 January.
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2.Microsoft means war
Picking up leading AAA game franchises like Activision’s Call of Duty and World of Warcraft could significantly be seen as a move to position Xbox to come out on top in its rivalry with Sony.
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3.Royal Mail letter chaos
At one stage, 77 areas were not receiving post regularly, although the figure has now dropped to 14, according to Royal Mail.
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4.FTSE 100 closes higher
The UK index of leading shares finished up around 26 points, or 0.35%, at 7,589.66.
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5.Orange juice feeling the squeeze
The price of orange juice (OJ) is set to be squeezed higher, with bad weather and citrus disease threatening some of the lowest supplies since World War Two.
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More on tomorrows news
Trading announcements from AJ Bell, City Pub Group, Entain, Wickes Group and many more
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