In MACRO NEWS, China's GDP growth slows, investors have an Italian wobble and BoJo fights for survival. In BUSINESS & EMPLOYMENT TRENDS, road freight costs ramp up, UK construction companies fail and recycled plastic prices boom while UK wage rises are set to calm although factory wages strengthen. In RETAIL NEWS, Visa's Amazon problems continue while the Issa brothers consider a Boots takeover. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, EV sales overtake diesel in Europe, City Airport hopes (prays??) for business travel to return and Fever-Tree pushes Schweppes aside. AND FINALLY, I thought I'd bring you a plastic bag collection and a ridiculous invention...