In ENERGY & BATTERY-RELATED NEWS, EU countries want gas cut exemptions and the UK's National Grid begged Belgium for electricity while Tesla considers opening its charging network, we look at how a British battery centre has boosted battery power and the M6 sees the site of a world-first. In CONSUMER/REAL ESTATE NEWS, Americans change spending - as do Brits - while £10m homes in the UK get hot, rents go higher and beach huts feel a surge. In TECH NEWS, the UK and France get together on satellites while clouds gather over Apple. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS we see an arms race, Disney+ going adult and a new social investing app. AND FINALLY, I show you a real-life Spider-Man sighting...