Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
New UK coins featuring the image of King Charles have been revealed. The 50 pence coin is expected to enter circulation within weeks, while a commemorative £5 coin will have a more limited release.
We are proud to unveil the first official coin portrait of King Charles III which has been designed by Martin Jennings FRSS and personally approved by His Majesty.
— The Royal Mint (@RoyalMintUK) September 29, 2022
The first coins to feature the effigy are part of a memorial collection for Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. pic.twitter.com/umrUBbUCBr
Vladimir Putin has claimed the formal annexation of four regions of Ukraine. According to Putin, Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson are now part of the Russian Federation.
As he announces the Kremlin's intention to illegally annex nearly a fifth of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin says the people who live in these regions "are becoming our citizens forever" https://t.co/Mco3iwWgaj pic.twitter.com/TFPiydMlwi
— CNN (@CNN) September 30, 2022
More than a dozen members of a Jewish sect that were arrested in Mexico have fled, according to officials. They had been held on suspicion of human trafficking and sexual abuse.
Members of extreme Jewish sect in Mexico escape encampment https://t.co/7LYmgd0TiO
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 29, 2022
An American army doctor has been charged with a plot to leak information to Russia. Jamie Lee Henry, as well as Anna Gabrielian, have been accused of sharing confidential data about patients at a military hospital.
Jamie Lee Henry and Anna Gabrielian face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. https://t.co/IKKz4ocF6I
— BuzzFeed (@BuzzFeed) September 29, 2022
The EU has announced a windfall tax on the profits of energy companies. Funds levied are expected to be directed towards businesses and families.
UK isolated as EU agrees windfall tax on energy firms https://t.co/uDPaOqfbXu
— The Guardian (@guardian) September 30, 2022
