In MACRO, ENVIRONMENT & ENERGY NEWS, Spain passes its biggest-ever budget and China emissions fall while Entice and Orbit are the latest energy companies to fail. In CONSUMER, RETAIL & LEISURE NEWS, we look at how American, British and German consumers are feeling, the trend for online players boosting offline presence and Mitchells & Butlers' warning on rising cost impact. In TRAVEL NEWS, airlines brace for more Covid turbulence and southern African countries go on the red list. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Vitol buys Vivo, Robotaxis ply their trade in Beijing and Tencent has a problem. AND FINALLY, I bring you the Kevin frenzy and a clever optical illusion...