In BIG PICTURE NEWS, Trump warns Hamas, green-lights bribery and threatens all steel and aluminium imports while Starmer faces water issues, English council mergers have consequences, Elliott gets involved in BP and gas prices hit a two-year high. In TECH NEWS, Taiwan and TSMC brace for Trump impact, China's CXMT threatens Korean dominance, Musk & chums make a cheeky offer and OpenAI's Sam Altman talks about an AI future. In CONSUMER NEWS, we consider consumer spending trends on EVs, health foods and McDonald's. In MISCELLANEOUS NEWS, Fox makes an offer for Red Seat and US firms snap up central London offices. AND FINALLY I bring you Macron as you've never seen him before...